1961

1961 Edinburgh Monarchs Old Meadowbank

Rider Scores & Averages Rider M R Pts Bon Tot Ave Max Paid Dick Campbell 31 81 181 10 191 9.43 7 3 Doug Templeton 35 105 208 12 220 8.38 4 2 George Hunter 32 93 140 21 161 6.92 - 1 Willie Templeton 36 103 148 25 173 6.72 2 - Wayne Briggs 36 90 124 14 138 6.13 1 2 Jimmy Tannock 35 92 109 28 137 5.96 - 1 Alf Wells 34 69 56 21 76 4.46 - 1 Bill Osborne 4 4 3 1 4 4 - - Jimmy Cox 5 10 6 3 9 3.60 - - Geoff Hassel 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - Gordon Mitchell 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - Jack Fortune 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - Willie Forbes 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 - - Provincial League M W D L F A Pts Poole Pirates 20 15 1 4 932½ 622½ 31 Plymouth Bulldogs 20 12 0 8 826 726 24 Stoke Potters 20 12 0 8 811 737 24 Cradley Heath Heathens 20 11 1 8 781 777 23 Rayleigh Rockets 20 11 0 9 769 784 22 Edinburgh Monarchs 20 10 1 9 784 767 21 Sheffield Tigers 20 10 0 10 782 772 20 Exeter Falcons 20 9 0 11 772½ 777½ 18 Wolverhampton Wolves 20 7 0 13 715 841 14 Middlesbrough Bears 20 6 1 13 712.5 839.5 13 Newcastle Diamonds 20 5 0 15 655.5 897.5 10 Northern Shield M W D L F A Pts Stoke 12 9 0 3 527 406 18 Edinburgh 12 7 2 3 534.5 399.5 16 Cradley 12 8 0 4 523 405 16 Wolverhampton 12 5 1 6 440.5 492.5 11 Sheffield 12 5 1 6 427.5 506.5 11 Middlesbrough 12 4 0 8 417.5 510.5 8 Newcastle 12 2 0 10 389 539 4 Alf Wells, Doug Templeton, Willie Templeton, Ian Hoskins (promoter). (Front) Jimmy Tannock, Wayne Briggs, George Hunter, Dick Campbell. George Hunter, Willie Templeton, Jimmy Tannock, Jackie Fortune, Alf Wells, Wayne Briggs, Gordon Mitchell, Dick Campbell, Doug Templeton (cap on bike) Fixtures & Results 08/04/1961 Edinburgh 46-30 New Cross Colts Challenge 13/04/1961 Middlesbrough 34-43 Edinburgh Provincial League 15/04/1961 Edinburgh 46-32 Wolverhampton Provincial League 22/04/1961 Edinburgh 46-31 Middlesbrough Provincial League 29/04/1961 Edinburgh 55-20 Sheffield Provincial League 05/05/1961 Wolverhampton 47-31 Edinburgh Provincial League 06/05/1961 Edinburgh 46-32 Plymouth Provincial League 13/05/1961 Edinburgh 26-22-16-32 KI vs SH vs NC Four Team Challenge 20/05/1961 Edinburgh 43-34 Cradley Heath Provincial League 27/05/1961 Edinburgh Lightfoot World Championship QR 03/06/1961 Cradley Heath 42-36 Edinburgh Provincial League 10/06/1961 Edinburgh 40-38 Rayleigh Provincial League 15/06/1961 Sheffield 39-39 Edinburgh Northern League 17/06/1961 Edinburgh (1) Poole Provincial League 24/06/1961 Edinburgh 44-34 Exeter Provincial League 30/06/1961 Wolverhampton 39-39 Edinburgh Northern League 01/07/1961 Edinburgh Mattingley Provincial Riders QR 08/07/1961 Edinburgh 42-35 Middlesbrough Challenge 10/07/1961 Newcastle 24-54 Edinburgh Northern League 14/07/1961 Rayleigh (2) Edinburgh Provincial League 15/07/1961 Stoke 47-29 Edinburgh Provincial League 17/07/1961 Edinburgh 49-47 Rayleigh Provincial League KO Cup 22/07/1961 Edinburgh 45-33 Stoke Provincial League 27/07/1961 Sheffield 48-30 Edinburgh Provincial League 29/07/1961 Edinburgh 56-21 Wolverhampton Northern League 31/07/1961 Exeter 52-25 Edinburgh Provincial League 02/08/1961 Poole 58-20 Edinburgh Provincial League 04/08/1961 Plymouth 46-32 Edinburgh Provincial League 05/08/1961 Edinburgh 39-39 Poole Provincial League 07/08/1961 Rayleigh 40-38 Edinburgh Provincial League 12/08/1961 Edinburgh 55-40 Plymouth Provincial League KO Cup 17/08/1961 Middlesbrough 42.5-35.5 Edinburgh Northern League 19/08/1961 Edinburgh 49-29 Middlesbrough Northern League 26/08/1961 Edinburgh 60-18 Newcastle Provincial League 31/08/1961 Stoke 49-29 Edinburgh Northern League 01/09/1961 Edinburgh 41-37 Stoke Northern League 04/09/1961 Newcastle 42-36 Edinburgh Provincial League 09/09/1961 Cradley Heath 68-28 Edinburgh Provincial League KO Cup 11/09/1961 Bradford 34-43 Edinburgh Challenge 16/09/1961 Edinburgh 53-25 Sheffield Northern League 16/09/1961 Harringay R Reeves Provincial League Riders Championship 23/09/1961 Edinburgh 59-34 Cradley Heath Provincial League KO Cup 30/09/1961 Edinburgh TRedmond Scottish Open (1) abandoned heat 5 (2) cancelled track closed