became first
on the PBA tour
We have previously published the best Bowlers of the Decades based on our database of results and ranking points system.
Records and opportunities for bowlers improved during the 1970s as the sport developed in the UK and abroad.
We now publish year by year who, according to our records, was the best bowler each year throughout the 1970s.
| Year | Name | Entries | Points |
| 1970 | Colin Presland | 3 | 8 |
| 1970 | Chris Warman | 1 | 6 |
| 1971 | Brian Michael Norman Higginbottom | 1 1 | 6 6 |
| 1971 | Sue Winter | 1 | 6 |
| 1972 | Chris Buck | 5 | 16 |
| 1972 | Hilda Clifford Pat Blaber (Dew) | 2 1 | 6 6 |
| 1973 | Bernie Caterer | 4 | 25 |
| 1973 | Meg Shaw (Jordache) | 2 | 11 |
| 1974 | Chas McCarthy | 2 | 20 |
| 1974 | Kim Wheeler | 1 | 3 |
| 1975 | Bernie Caterer | 5 | 26 |
| 1975 | Lesley Potter | 2 | 7 |
| 1976 | Kevin Lamb | 2 | 10 |
| 1976 | Pat Blaber (Dew) | 2 | 10 |
| 1977 | Sam Pugh Geoff Buck | 3 3 | 10 10 |
| 1977 | Pauline Buck (Smith) | 2 | 12 |
| 1978 | Geoff Buck | 2 | 12 |
| 1978 | Meg Shaw (Jordache) | 1 | 6 |
| 1979 | Gerry Bugden | 2 | 28 |
| 1979 | Gill Beven (Hood) | 1 | 6 |
