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1 January |
New Year meeting at Marine Gardens is cancelled due to rain |
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Edinburgh Handicap is won by Frank Charles, Frank Varey wins the Scottish Gold Sash |
14 April |
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19 April |
The first match of the Northern League is raced at Marine Gardens Edinburgh are defeated by Belle Vue 12-21. Bill Llewelly wins the Handicap event and Jack Chapman wins the Scottish Golden Helmet. |
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The first Southern League match of the season is raced Coventry defeat Leicester 34-19 at Brandon |
21 April |
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Northern League match in Manchester Belle Vue 25-8 Edinburgh |
26 April |
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3 May |
Edinburgh win their first league points defeating Preston 21-15. George McKenzie wins the Handicap event and Joe Abbott wins the Scottish Golden Gauntlett |
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Northern League Preston 25 19 Edinburgh |
8 May |
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10 May |
Edinburgh and Glasgow contest the White City White Horse Distillers Trophy Edinburgh defeat rtheir rivals 12 -10, George McKenzie wins the Edinburgh Handicap and the Scottish Gold Sash |
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The Marine Gardens Sports day event is held and a series of Scratch races take place. |
16 May |
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17 May |
Northern League match Edinburgh defeat Gosforth 26-10 The Edinburgh Handicap is won by Syd Parsons and the Scottish Golden Torch by Drew McQueen |
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In the Edinburgh Handicap George McKenzie claims top spot and the the Scottish Gold Helmet is won by Frank Varey |
19 May |
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23 May |
Edinburgh are in Warrington in a Northern league match going down 22-14 |
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Edinburgh 22-14 Barnsley Lundwood in a Northern league match. In the Edinburgh Handicap George McKenzie wins and then wins the Scottish Golden Gauntlet |
24 May |
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31 May |
Edinburgh face Warrington in a Northern League match with the Scots winning 23-13. The Edinburgh Handicap is won by Tommy Hatch and the Scottish Gold Sash is won by George Milton |
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Wembley journey to Edinburgh for a challenge match with the visitors winning 16-20 The Edinburgh Handicap is won by Drew McQueen and Jack Ormston wins the Scottish
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7 June |
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14 June |
Edinburgh 17-19 Sheffield in teh Northern league. Edinburgh Handicap is won by George McKenzie and the Scottish Gold Helmet is won by Laurie Packer |
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Edinburgh travel to Liverpool for a Northern League matchwith the home team winning 24-12 |
18 June |
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Last meeting at Northampton |
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21 June |
Edinburgh 20-4 Wombwell in the National League the Edinburgh Handicap is won by Col Stewart and the Scottish Gold Sash is won by Len Stewart |
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Edinburgh Scottish Championships are held at Marine Gardens Harry Harry Whitfield is the champion with Stan Catlett in second place and Syd Parsons in third place. |
28 June |
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West Ham are Essex County champions |
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30 June |
England 17-35 Australia at Wimbledon |
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Edinburgh head west to face Glasgow in a challenge match with the home team winning 19-17 |
1 July |
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5 July |
Edinburgh 12-25 White City Manchester in the Northern League. In the Edinburgh Handicap Bob Dawson wins and the Scottish Gold Torch is won by Frank Charles. Edinburgh withdrew from the league. |
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Southampton are South Coast championsthey defeat Portsmouth in their last match to claim the title. |
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Ivor Creek wins the Edinburgh Handicap and the Scottish Gold Gauntlet |
12 July |
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16 July |
Rain forces the Gosforth vs Edinburgh match to be cancelled. |
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Edinburgh Handicap is won by Norrie Isbister and in the Scottish Gold Helmet George McKenzie is the winner. |
19 July |
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23 July |
Rain again forces the Gosforth vs Edinburgh match to be cancelled. |
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England 56-39 Australia at Belle Vue |
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Edinburgh Marine Gardens Track Championship is won by Harry Whitfield Gordon Byers is in second place and Stan Catlett third. This was the last meeting of the season in Edinburgh. |
26 July |
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29 July |
Match vs Glasgow at White City is cancelled due to rain |
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England vs Scotland at Leeds |
6 August |
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20 August |
England 49-46 Australia at Stamford Bridge |
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England 51-45 Australia at Belle Vue |
3 September |
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4 September |
International challenge match England vs Australia this is the last ever meeting at Halifax (Thrum Hall) |
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In the final of the Star Riders Championship Vic Huxley is crowned champion after defeating Frank Arthur in the final at Wembley he wins £100 in prize money in front of 30,000 spectators. |
12 September |
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18 September |
first leg of the British Championships Northern League champions Belle Vue face Southern League Champions Wembley in the first of a two legs. The London team win 27-20 at the Empire stadium. |
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England 49-45 Australia at Wembley |
26 September |
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27 September |
Final match of the Northern League 18-18 draw between Leicester and Belle Vue. The Manchester team are the League Champions. |
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Wembley are crowned British Champions after defeating Belle Vue in the second leg of the final. Belle Vue 43.5 - 56.5 Wembley |
1 October |
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9 October |
Wembley win the London Cup defeating Stamford Bridge |
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Wimbledon defeat High Beech in the final match of the Southern League. Wembley are crowned champions. |
13 October |
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