# The Indoor League

The Indoor League was a pub games competition series that was produced by Yorkshire Television and aired from 1973 until 1977. The programme was hosted by former England cricketer Fred Trueman (1931–2006).

## Background

The first series of The Indoor League began transmission, by ITV, on 5 April 1973 at 1 pm and ran for the following six weeks. The TV Times magazine dated 31 March 1973 contains a one-and-a-half-page editorial on it, featuring noted darts player Tom Barrett. Most of the competitions were filmed the year before transmission. From series 2 onwards, The Indoor League made its various competitions open to international competitors, and they played for the Indoor League World Championships.
Presenter Fred Trueman often wore a cardigan and smoked a pipe throughout his links. He always ended the show with the Yorkshire dialect phrase, "ah'll see thee". The programme's theme tune was Waiting For You by André Brasseur.
The show featured many indoor games, the majority of which were pub games, each of which had a prize of £100 for the competition winners. The sports included darts, pool, bar billiards, bar skittles, table football (a.k.a. foosball), arm wrestling and shove ha'penny amongst others. Among the commentators were Dave Lanning and Keith Macklin. The programme was broadcast from The Leeds Irish Centre, which was later recognised as the 'birthplace of television darts'
The Indoor League was created by Sid Waddell, who also produced the series from 1972 to 1976. Darts coverage on television was in its infancy, with the News of the World Darts Championship having just begun to be broadcast on ITV in 1972. Waddell would later go on to become one of the voices of darts on television when the World Championship was created in 1978.
In the first series, all darts matches were played on a Northern England "doubles dartboard" that does not have any treble scoring segments. The competition was restricted to players from within the Yorkshire Television region but, due to the programme's success, from the second series onwards the men's and women's darts competitions were open to all players from around the globe, and they played for the Indoor League World Darts Championships. In the final series there was also an international mixed darts tournament. The winner of the first competition received £100, with the runner-up getting £50. From the 1974 Season onwards, the winner of the men's darts tournament qualified for the BDO World Masters the following year.
The first two series were released on DVD by Network Publishing but are now out of print. All available episodes were repeated by now defunct UK digital channel FrontRunner TV.

## Series air dates

| Series | Tournament year | From | To | Episodes |
| 1 | 1972 | 5 April 1973 | 10 May 1973 | 6 |
| 2 | 1973 | 27 September 1973 | 11 April 1974 | 13 |
| 3 | 1974 | 8 January 1975 | 2 April 1975 | 12 |
| 4 | 1975 | 1 January 1976 | 25 March 1976 | 15 |
| 5 | 1976 | 7 Feb 1977 (regions) 10 Feb 1977 (Yorkshire TV) | 2 May 1977 (regions) 5 May 1977 (Yorkshire TV) | 13 |
| 6 | 1977 | 9 January 1978 | 7 April 1978 | 13 |
According to the ITV listing magazine TV Times, programmes were shown by the different ITV regions on different days of the week and at different times across their schedules. Some ITV regions showed an episode of the programme one or more weeks later than other ITV regions. The details above are taken from TV Times.

## Tournament winners
### The Indoor League Men's Darts Championships

* 1972 Colin Minton beat Charles Ellis 2–0 (Played on a Yorkshire dartboard)
* 1973 Tommy O'Regan beat Alan Evans 2–0
* 1974 Leighton Rees beat Alan Evans 2-1
* 1975 Conrad Daniels beat Cliff Inglis (Championship of Champions)
* 1976 Leighton Rees beat Charlie Ellix 3–0 (Indoor League World Championship)
* 1977 Tony Brown beat David "Rocky" Jones 3-2 (Indoor League World Championship)

### The Indoor League Ladies' Darts Championships

* 1973 Loveday King beat Jessie Catterick 2–0
* 1974 Greta Hallgren beat Millie Bergeson 2–1
* 1975 Jean Dickinson beat Brenda Simpson 2–1 (Championship of Champions)
* 1976 Jean Dickinson beat Margaret Lally 2–0 (Indoor League World Championship)
* 1977 Sandra Gibb vs Margaret Lally (Indoor League World Championship)

### The Indoor League Mixed Pairs' Darts World Championship

* 1977 Ken Brown & Sandra Gibb beat Kevin White & Lynn Stewart (Indoor League World Championship)

### Indoor League Bar Billiards Championships

* 1972 "Taffy" John 2,820–1,450 Malcolm Rider
* 1973 John Baker 2,400–1,440 Peter Wells
* 1974 John Peters 4,200–3,050 John Baker
* 1975 Roy Buckle 900–? Alan Sales
* 1976 Stan Pratt beat Gerry Lambert
* 1977 Not held
After the second series, The Indoor League Bar Billiards added the unusual rule of a 45-second maximum break limit. This was to allow full games to be shown during the 18-minute TV as breaks in bar billiards can go on for long periods of time.

### Indoor League Arm Wrestling Championships

* 1972 Not held
* 1973 Donald "Buster" Witney beat "King" Ben Boothman 1–0
(Ben Boothman went on to have a successful wrestling career as King Ben with ITV's World of Sport Wrestling)
* 1974 Clive Myers beat Tony Lees 2–1
* 1975 Right-handed – Tony Fitton beat Tony Lees
(Tony Fitton left the UK shortly after this season to work in the USA. He was exposed in a Sports Illustrated exclusive in 2008 as being the so-called "Godfather of Steroids", contributing to the major steroid problem in American Sports during the 80s and 90s)
* 1975 Left-handed – Bill Richardson beat Paul Jordan
(Bill only entered the left handed competition because all the spots in the right handed competition was taken. He later won Universe Championships Mr Universe in 1980)
* 1976 Under 200 lb – Clive Myers beat Joe Graham 2–0
* 1976 Left-handed – Mike Winch beat Alan Jackson
* 1976 Super heavyweight – Bill Richardson beat Donald "Buster" Witney 2–0
* 1977 Under 200 lb – Clive Myers vs ?
* 1977 Left-handed – Mike Winch vs ?
* 1977 Super Heavyweight – Bill Richardson vs ?

### Indoor League American Pool Championships

* 1972 Not held
* 1973 John Ashcroft 1–0 Ray Edmonds
* 1974 Willie Thorne 3–0 Ray Edmonds
* 1975 Ray Edmonds 2–1 Willie Thorne
* 1976 Not held
* 1977 Phil Tyas vs Dean Emmott

### Indoor League Table Skittles Championships

* 1972 Philip Senior beat Dennis Jones
* 1973 John Chell beat William Woolwich
* 1974–1977 Not held

### Indoor League Table Football Championships

* 1972 John Kropacz & Frank Bowett 6–0 Eric Crane & Stephen Kelly
* 1973 Speedy Campbell & Bervis Harris 6–3 John Kropacz & Frank Bowett
* 1974 Nelly Nelson & John McKrith 6–5 John Kropacz & Frank Bowett
* 1975–1977 Not held

### Indoor League Shove Ha'Penny Championships

* 1972 Alan Brown beat Barry Stones
* 1973 Bryn Turner beat Alan Brown
* 1974–1977 Not held

## 1972 Indoor League Men's Darts Results

| 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs |
| Ballam Bolton on Dearne | Ballam Bolton on Dearne | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sykes Huddersfield | Sykes Huddersfield | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sykes Huddersfield | Sykes Huddersfield | | Ballam Bolton on Dearne | Ballam Bolton on Dearne | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colin Minton Easingwold | Colin Minton Easingwold | 2 | | | | | | | |
| England Barnsley | England Barnsley | | Colin Minton Easingwold | Colin Minton Easingwold | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Colin Minton Easingwold | Colin Minton Easingwold | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colin Minton Easingwold | Colin Minton Easingwold | 2 | | | | Colin Minton Easingwold | Colin Minton Easingwold | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | 1 | | | | |
| Twigg Sheffield | Twigg Sheffield | | | | | | | | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | 1 | | | | |
| Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | 2 | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | Gerry Haywood Dewsbury | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Graham Elvidge Scarborough | Graham Elvidge Scarborough | | | | | | | | |
| Dodds Conisbrough | Dodds Conisbrough | | Graham Elvidge Scarborough | Graham Elvidge Scarborough | | | | | | | | |
| Graham Elvidge Scarborough | Graham Elvidge Scarborough | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Graham Elvidge Scarborough | Graham Elvidge Scarborough | 2 | | | | | | | | Colin Minton Easingwold | Colin Minton Easingwold | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Charles Ellis Bradford | Charles Ellis Bradford | 0 |
| John Walker Hull | John Walker Hull | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Charles Ellis Bradford | Charles Ellis Bradford | 0 |
| Hornby Upton, Lincs | Hornby Upton, Lincs | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hornby Upton, Lincs | Hornby Upton, Lincs | | John Walker Hull | John Walker Hull | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Bob Crosland Knottingley | Bob Crosland Knottingley | 1 | Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | Keith Naylor Scunthorpe | 2 | | | | John Walker Hull | John Walker Hull | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Charles Ellis Bradford | Charles Ellis Bradford | 2 | | | | |
| McDonald Wombwell | McDonald Wombwell | | | | | | | | Charles Ellis Bradford | Charles Ellis Bradford | 2 | | | | |
| Les Mills Hull | Les Mills Hull | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Les Mills Hull | Les Mills Hull | 2 | Les Mills Hull | Les Mills Hull | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Charles Ellis Bradford | Charles Ellis Bradford | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Reid Hull | Reid Hull | | Charles Ellis Bradford | Charles Ellis Bradford | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Charles Ellis Bradford | Charles Ellis Bradford | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
All matches were played on a Northern England dartboard that does not have any treble scoring segments. The 1972 darts tournament was limited to players within the Yorkshire TV region. The winner received £100 and the runner up £50. There was no women's darts tournament in 1972. Only the final, two semi-finals and two of the quarter-finals were transmitted during the 1972 series of six episodes.

## 1973 Indoor League Men's Darts Results

| 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs |
| 1 | Tommy O'Regan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Inglis | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Inglis | | Tommy O'Regan | Tommy O'Regan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Frank Crolla | Frank Crolla | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Frank Crolla | Frank Crolla | 2 | Frank Crolla | Frank Crolla | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 1 | | | | Tommy O'Regan (76.85) | Tommy O'Regan (76.85) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Des Stabb (56.00) | Des Stabb (56.00) | 0 | | | | |
| Des Stabb | Des Stabb | 2 | | | | | | | Des Stabb (56.00) | Des Stabb (56.00) | 0 | | | | |
| Willie Etherington | Willie Etherington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willie Etherington | Willie Etherington | 1 | Des Stabb | Des Stabb | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ron Church | Ron Church | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Ron Church | Ron Church | 2 | Ron Church | Ron Church | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Charlie Ellis | Charlie Ellis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlie Ellis | Charlie Ellis | 1 | | | | | | | | Tommy O'Regan (79.11) | Tommy O'Regan (79.11) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alan Evans (69.15) | Alan Evans (69.15) | 0 |
| Tony Ridler | Tony Ridler | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Alan Evans (69.15) | Alan Evans (69.15) | 0 |
| Harry Heenan | Harry Heenan | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Heenan | Harry Heenan | | Tony Ridler | Tony Ridler | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colin Minton | Colin Minton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Colin Minton | Colin Minton | 2 | Colin Minton | Colin Minton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| George Foster | George Foster | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Foster | George Foster | 0 | | | | Tony Ridler (86.49) | Tony Ridler (86.49) | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alan Evans (91.88) | Alan Evans (91.88) | 2 | | | | |
| Bob Whyte | Bob Whyte | 2 | | | | | | | Alan Evans (91.88) | Alan Evans (91.88) | 2 | | | | |
| John Kelly | John Kelly | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Kelly | John Kelly | 1 | Bob Whyte | Bob Whyte | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Gerry Haywood | Gerry Haywood | | Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Alan Evans, in his semi-final match against Tony Ridler became the first ever male player to score a 180 on Television. In the same game, Ridler also scored a 180 in the second leg.
The current News of the World Darts Championship winner Ivor Hodgkinson entered the tournament but was beaten in the first round by Frank Crolla.
The tournament featured several internationally capped darts players. Winner O'Regan played for both England and Ireland before becoming captain of Ireland. Willie Etherington, Ron Church and Des Stabb represented England, Bob Whyte represented Scotland,Alan Evans and Tony Ridler played for Wales and George Foster & John Kelly represented Australia.

## 1974 Indoor League Men's Darts Championship Results

| 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs |
| Des Stabb | Des Stabb | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tom Brown | Tom Brown | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Tom Brown | Tom Brown | 2 | Tom Brown | Tom Brown | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 1 | | | | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 0 | | | | |
| Stefan Lord | Stefan Lord | 2 | | | | | | | Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 0 | | | | |
| Pat Mullings | Pat Mullings | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pat Mullings | Pat Mullings | 0 | Stefan Lord | Stefan Lord | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| John Craine | John Craine | 1 | Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivor Hodgkinson | Ivor Hodgkinson | 2 | | | | | | | | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 1 |
| Joe Matthews | Joe Matthews | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 1 |
| Willie Etherington | Willie Etherington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willie Etherington | Willie Etherington | 2 | Willie Etherington (67.97) | Willie Etherington (67.97) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alan Evans (67.52) | Alan Evans (67.52) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Frank Brown | Frank Brown | 1 | Alan Evans (67.52) | Alan Evans (67.52) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 2 | | | | Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tommy O'Regan | Tommy O'Regan | 1 | | | | |
| Peter Chapman | Peter Chapman | 2 | | | | | | | Tommy O'Regan | Tommy O'Regan | 1 | | | | |
| Steve Rollings | Steve Rollings | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steve Rollings | Steve Rollings | 0 | Peter Chapman | Peter Chapman | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tommy O'Regan | Tommy O'Regan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Tommy O'Regan | Tommy O'Regan | 2 | Tommy O'Regan | Tommy O'Regan | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Doug Priestner | Doug Priestner | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
Doug Priestner, hit a 180 with his first three darts in the competition. He played with John Craine represented of Isle of Man and Steve Rollings represented by South Africa.

## 1975 Indoor League Men's Darts Championship Results

| 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs |
| Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Ridler | Tony Ridler | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tony Ridler | Tony Ridler | 0 | Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Hobson | Peter Hobson | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Peter Hobson | Peter Hobson | 2 | Peter Hobson | Peter Hobson | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Doug Priestner | Doug Priestner | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doug Priestner | Doug Priestner | 0 | | | | Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 2 | | | | |
| Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 | | | | | | | Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 2 | | | | |
| Dave 'Charlie' White | Dave 'Charlie' White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave 'Charlie' White | Dave 'Charlie' White | 1 | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 2 | Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 2 | | | | | | | |
| George Foster | George Foster | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Foster | George Foster | 0 | | | | | | | | Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Cliff Inglis | Cliff Inglis | 1 |
| Cliff Inglis | Cliff Inglis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Cliff Inglis | Cliff Inglis | 1 |
| Willie Etherington | Willie Etherington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willie Etherington | Willie Etherington | 1 | Cliff Inglis | Cliff Inglis | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Harry Heenan | Harry Heenan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Harry Heenan | Harry Heenan | 2 | Harry Heenan | Harry Heenan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Andre DeClerqe | Andre DeClerqe | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andre DeClerqe | Andre DeClerqe | 0 | | | | Cliff Inglis | Cliff Inglis | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 1 | | | | |
| Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 1 | | | | | | | Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 1 | | | | |
| Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 2 | Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Peter Chapman | Peter Chapman | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Tommy O'Regan | Tommy O'Regan | 0 | Peter Chapman | Peter Chapman | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Peter Chapman | Peter Chapman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
For the second year running Doug Priestner, hit a 180 with his first three darts in the competition. Cliff Inglis, hit back-to-back 180s in one of his matches.

## 1976 Indoor League Men's Darts World Championship Results

| 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs |
| Charlie Ellix | Charlie Ellix | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willie Scott | Willie Scott | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willie Scott | Willie Scott | 0 | Charlie Ellix | Charlie Ellix | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Lowe | John Lowe | 1 | | | | | | | |
| John Lowe | John Lowe | 2 | John Lowe | John Lowe | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Peter Chapman | Peter Chapman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Chapman | Peter Chapman | 1 | | | | Charlie Ellix | Charlie Ellix | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eric Bristow | Eric Bristow | 2 | | | | |
| Stefan Lord | Stefan Lord | 2 | | | | | | | Eric Bristow | Eric Bristow | 2 | | | | |
| Ken Brown | Ken Brown | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Brown | Ken Brown | 1 | Stefan Lord | Stefan Lord | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Eric Bristow | Eric Bristow | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Eric Bristow | Eric Bristow | 2 | Eric Bristow | Eric Bristow | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 1 | | | | | | | | Charlie Ellix | Charlie Ellix | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 3 |
| Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 3 |
| Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 0 | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cliff Lazarenko | Cliff Lazarenko | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Lazarenko | Cliff Lazarenko | 2 | Cliff Lazarenko | Cliff Lazarenko | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Brian Vaux | Brian Vaux | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Vaux | Brian Vaux | 0 | | | | Leighton Rees | Leighton Rees | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 2 | | | | |
| Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 2 | | | | | | | Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 2 | | | | |
| John Stanton | John Stanton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Stanton | John Stanton | 0 | Conrad Daniels | Conrad Daniels | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cyril Hayes | Cyril Hayes | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Bill Lennard | Bill Lennard | 1 | Cyril Hayes | Cyril Hayes | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Cyril Hayes | Cyril Hayes | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
In the 1976 Indoor League men's darts World Championship players were redrawn after each round. And the draw above reflects this.

## 1976 Indoor League Ladies Darts World Championship Results

| 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 3 legs | | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs | Final Best of 3 legs |
| Jean Dickinson | Jean Dickinson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Susie Robertshaw | Susie Robertshaw | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Susie Robertshaw | Susie Robertshaw | 0 | Jean Dickinson | Jean Dickinson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pat Piper | Pat Piper | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Pat Piper | Pat Piper | 2 | Pat Piper | Pat Piper | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Pam Langridge | Pam Langridge | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pam Langridge | Pam Langridge | 0 | | | | Jean Dickinson | Jean Dickinson | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maureen Flowers | Maureen Flowers | 1 | | | | |
| Maureen Flowers | Maureen Flowers | 2 | | | | | | | Maureen Flowers | Maureen Flowers | 1 | | | | |
| Cathy Wardell | Cathy Wardell | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cathy Wardell | Cathy Wardell | 0 | Maureen Flowers | Maureen Flowers | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Loveday King | Loveday King | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Loveday King | Loveday King | 2 | Loveday King | Loveday King | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Eva Johansson | Eva Johansson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eva Johansson | Eva Johansson | 1 | | | | | | | | Jean Dickinson | Jean Dickinson | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Margaret Lally | Margaret Lally | 0 |
| Brenda Simpson | Brenda Simpson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Margaret Lally | Margaret Lally | 0 |
| Ceiwen Potter | Ceiwen Potter | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ceiwen Potter | Ceiwen Potter | 1 | Brenda Simpson | Brenda Simpson | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sandra Gibb | Sandra Gibb | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Sandra Gibb | Sandra Gibb | 2 | Sandra Gibb | Sandra Gibb | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Molly Gregory | Molly Gregory | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Molly Gregory | Molly Gregory | 0 | | | | Sandra Gibb | Sandra Gibb | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Margaret Lally | Margaret Lally | 2 | | | | |
| Betty Hughes | Betty Hughes | 2 | | | | | | | Margaret Lally | Margaret Lally | 2 | | | | |
| Sharon Brown | Sharon Brown | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sharon Brown | Sharon Brown | 0 | Betty Hughes | Betty Hughes | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Margaret Lally | Margaret Lally | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Babs Evans | Babs Evans | 0 | Margaret Lally | Margaret Lally | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Margaret Lally | Margaret Lally | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

## 1977 Indoor League Men's Darts World Championship Results

| 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | 1st round Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Quarter-finals Best of 3 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs |
| Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eric Bristow | Eric Bristow | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eric Bristow | Eric Bristow | 0 | Alan Glazier | Alan Glazier | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | David "Rocky" Jones | David "Rocky" Jones | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Alan Evans | Alan Evans | 1 | David "Rocky" Jones | David "Rocky" Jones | 2 | | | | | | | |
| David "Rocky" Jones | David "Rocky" Jones | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| David "Rocky" Jones | David "Rocky" Jones | 2 | | | | David "Rocky" Jones | David "Rocky" Jones | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Lowe | John Lowe | 2 | | | | |
| Cliff Lazarenko | Cliff Lazarenko | 2 | | | | | | | John Lowe | John Lowe | 2 | | | | |
| Rab Smith | Rab Smith | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rab Smith | Rab Smith | 0 | Cliff Lazarenko | Cliff Lazarenko | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | John Lowe | John Lowe | 2 | | | | | | | |
| John Lowe | John Lowe | 2 | John Lowe | John Lowe | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Doug McCarthy | Doug McCarthy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doug McCarthy | Doug McCarthy | 0 | | | | | | | | David "Rocky" Jones | David "Rocky" Jones | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Tony Brown | Tony Brown | 3 |
| Charlie Ellix | Charlie Ellix | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Tony Brown | Tony Brown | 3 |
| Bill Lennard | Bill Lennard | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bill Lennard | Bill Lennard | 2 | Bill Lennard | Bill Lennard | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cyril Hayes | Cyril Hayes | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Cyril Hayes | Cyril Hayes | 2 | Cyril Hayes | Cyril Hayes | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Lord | Stefan Lord | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Lord | Stefan Lord | 0 | | | | Cyril Hayes | Cyril Hayes | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tony Brown | Tony Brown | 3 | | | | |
| Phil Obbard | Phil Obbard | 0 | | | | | | | Tony Brown | Tony Brown | 3 | | | | |
| Kevin White | Kevin White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin White | Kevin White | 2 | Kevin White | Kevin White | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tony Brown | Tony Brown | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Mick Norris | Mick Norris | 1 | Tony Brown | Tony Brown | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Tony Brown | Tony Brown | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
Reigning champion Leighton Rees was unavailable at the time of filming the competition due to him touring Australasia doing dart exhibitions. In the 1977 Indoor League men's darts World Championship players were redrawn after each round. And the draw above reflects this.

## 1977 Indoor League Mixed Pairs Darts World Championship Results

| Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Semi-finals Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs | Final Best of 5 legs |
| 1 | Kevin White & Lynn Stewart | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Bob Crosland & Margaret Lally | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Bob Crosland & Margaret Lally | 2 | Kevin White & Lynn Stewart | Kevin White & Lynn Stewart | |
| | | | Ken Brown & Sandra Gibb | Ken Brown & Sandra Gibb | 3 |
| 3 | Ken Brown & Sandra Gibb | 3 | Ken Brown & Sandra Gibb | Ken Brown & Sandra Gibb | 3 |
| 2 | Peter Chapman & Brenda Simpson | 2 | | | |
During the second semi-final, Peter Chapman become the first player to a televised 180 in a mixed pairs game, and Sandra Gibb scored the first ever televised 180 scored by a female player.
The semi-finals and final in this mixed pairs competition were the best of five legs of 701.