Snooker world rankings 1977/1978: The professional world rankings for the top 25 snooker players in the 1977/1978 season are listed below.
No. 1: Ray Reardon
Born |
(1932-10-08) October 8, 1932 (age 80) |
Sport country |
Wales |
Professional |
1967–1992 |
Highest ranking |
1 |
No. 2: John Spencer
Born |
September 18, 1935 |
Died |
July 11, 2006(2006-07-11) (aged 70) |
Sport country |
England |
Professional |
1968–1991 |
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 |
Ranking |
Name |
Nationality |
1 |
Ray Reardon |
Wales |
2 |
John Spencer |
England |
3 |
Eddie Charlton |
Australia |
4 |
Dennis Taylor |
Northern Ireland |
5 |
Alex Higgins |
Northern Ireland |
6 |
Cliff Thorburn |
Canada |
7 |
John Pulman |
England |
8 |
Graham Miles |
England |
9 |
Fred Davis |
England |
10 |
Perrie Mans |
South Africa |
11 |
Rex Williams |
England |
12 |
David Taylor |
England |
13 |
Gary Owen |
Wales |
14 |
Doug Mountjoy |
Wales |
15 |
Jim Meadowcroft |
England |
16 |
John Dunning |
England |
17 |
Bill Werbeniuk |
Canada |
18 |
John Virgo |
England |
19 |
Patsy Fagan |
Ireland |
20 |
Willie Thorne |
England |
21 |
Ian Anderson |
Australia |
22 |
Warren Simpson |
Australia |
23 |
Marcus Owen |
England |
24 |
Bernard Bennett |
England |
25 |
Paddy Morgan |
Australia |