Snooker world rankings 1978/1979

Snooker world rankings 1978/1979: The professional world rankings for the top 26 snooker players in the 1978/1979 season are listed below.

No. 1: Ray Reardon
Born (1932-10-08) October 8, 1932
Sport country  Wales
Professional 1967–1992
Highest ranking 1
No. 2: Perrie Mans
Born (1940-10-14) October 14, 1940
Sport country  South Africa
Professional 1961–1991?
Highest ranking 2
No. 3: Eddie Charlton
Born October 31, 1929
Died November 7, 2004(2004-11-07) (aged 75)
Sport country  Australia
Professional 1963–1995
Highest ranking 3
No.[1][2][3] Name Nationality
1 Ray Reardon  Wales
2 Perrie Mans  South Africa
3 Eddie Charlton  Australia
4 John Spencer  England
5 Cliff Thorburn  Canada
6 Fred Davis  England
7 Alex Higgins  Northern Ireland
8 Dennis Taylor  Northern Ireland
9 Graham Miles  England
10 John Pulman  England
11 Patsy Fagan  Ireland
12 Bill Werbeniuk  Canada
13 David Taylor  England
14 Doug Mountjoy  Wales
15 Willie Thorne  England
16 Jim Meadowcroft  England
17 Rex Williams  England
18 Pat Houlihan  England
19 John Virgo  England
20 John Dunning  England
21 Gary Owen  Wales
22 Warren Simpson  Australia
23 Ian Anderson  Australia
24 Marcus Owen  England
25 Bernard Bennett  England
26 Paddy Morgan  Australia

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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