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18 March |
First meeting of the year is held at Southampton Tommy Croombs wins the Flying Sixteen event. |
First meeting of the year in Scotland Scratch Races at Glasgow White City |
7 April |
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15 May |
Practice session at Marine Gardens |
The Scottish Gold Torch is won by Harry whitfield and the Edinburgh Handicap is won by Alfie Williams |
16 May |
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20 June |
Sam Aitkenhead wins the Edinburgh Handicap The Scratch Card event is won by Drew McQueen |
Meeting cancelled due to rain. This would have been the last meeting atMarine Gardens until the sport returned in |
6 June |
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23 June |
White City Championships in Glasgow Drew McQueen takes the title |
Vic Huxley wins the British Open Championship defeating Colin Watson in the final. |
25 June |
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27 June |
at Crystal Palace in the first England vs Australia Test Match the home side win 55-37 Australia, Eric Langton with a 12 point maximum. |
Australia defeat england 46-47 at Leicester Lionel Van Praag is top man for the Ausies scoring 9 points. |
20 July |
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John Garmson is killed in a track crash at Nottingham |
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4 August |
James Kenny dies from injuries after a crash two days earlier at Audenshaw |
Percy Kent dies from injuries after a crash two days earlier at Greenford |
20 August |
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21 August |
At Wembley in the Third Test Match England win 53-43 against Australia. Jack Parker scores 11 points. |
Noel Johnson is killed at Plymouth |
25 August |
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5 September |
In Manchester England defeat Australia 53-41 Jack Parker scores a 12 point maximum. |
Jim "Indian" Allen is seriously injured in a crash at Belle Vue |
9 September |
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12 September |
Belle Vue win the Northern Cup defeating leeds in the final. competition details. |
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Jim "Indian" Allen dies |
Belle Vue lose 26-27 to Leeds in there last Northern league match but are still crowned League Champions. competition details competition details |
15 September |
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23 September |
England wrap up the Test Series against australia winning 48-46 at Stamford Bridge. Jack Parker again scored 4 wins from his 4 races. England win the series 4-1 |
Crystal Palce win the London Cup defeating Wembley. Tom Farndon and Ron Johnson are the star men both scoring 12 point maximums for Palace. |
24 September |
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10 October |
Wembley win the National Trophy defeating Stamford Bridge competition detals |
Joe Frances wins the London Riders Championship |
17 October |
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Wembley's last match in the Southern League they lose away to stamford Bridge but are still crowned League champions competition details |
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19 October |
Jack Parker wins the British Open Championship crown defeating Vic Huxley |
In the star Riders Championship at Wembley Ray Tauser beat Vic Husley in the final to claim the title, |
18 September |
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19 November |
Funeral for Belle Vue's Bruce McCallum who died from natural causes at the age of 24 |