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 (age 80) |
Sport country |
Wales |
Professional |
1967–1992 |
Highest ranking |
1 |
No. 2: Perrie Mans
Born |
(1940-10-14) October 14, 1940 (age 72) |
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 |
Ranking |
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 |