1947 Sheffield Tigers

1947 Sheffield Tigers

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Riders Points & Averages   M R Pts BP FP CMA FM PM Stan Williams 10 40 100 4 104 10.40 2 1 Dick Geary 32 135 294 19 313 9.27 2 3 Tommy Bateman 30 123 257 20 277 9.01 3 2 Jack Bibby 29 116 239 15 254 8.76 3 2 Tommy Allott 28 112 221 16 237 8.46 4 1 Len Williams 28 100 144 31 175 7.00 5 Bruce Semmens 25 92 136 15 151 6.57 2 Danny Lee 20 60 81 13 94 6.27 1 Jack D White 27 98 124 26 150 6.12 1 Alf Elliott 10 24 23 8 31 5.17 Dick Campbell 9 26 20 8 28 4.31 Dennis Parker 13 26 22 5 27 4.15 Bernard Tennant 1 2 1 1 2 4.00 Stan Hodson 1 4 3 0 3 3.00 Ralph Horne 1 2 1 0 1 2.00 Bert Lacey 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Dick Geary also raced for Wigan National League Division Two   M W D L F A Pts Middlesbrough Bears 28 20 0 8 1363 977 40 Sheffield Tigers 28 17 2 9 1315 1021 36 Norwich Stars 28 16 0 12 1182 1142 32 Birmingham Brummies 28 14 0 14 1118 1222 28 Newcastle Diamonds 28 12 2 14 1228.5 1200.5 26 Bristol Bulldogs 28 11 0 17 1125.5 1215.5 22 Wigan Warriors 28 9 2 17 1067 1266 20 Glasgow Tigers 28 10 0 18 1044 1299 20 British Speedway Cup   M W D L F A Pts Sheffield Tigers 14 11 0 3 771 569 22 Middlesbrough Bears 14 9 0 5 750.5 587.5 18 Norwich Stars 14 7 0 7 676.5 660.5 14 Wigan Warriors 14 7 0 7 639 696 14 Newcastle Diamonds 14 6 0 8 653 683 12 Bristol Bulldogs 14 6 0 8 625 711 12 Glasgow Tigers 14 5 0 9 625 717 10 Birmingham Brummies 14 5 0 9 610 696 10 National Trophy 2nd division first round 12/06/1947 Sheffield 57 51 Norwich 07/06/1947 Norwich 60 47 Sheffield Sheffield Tigers British Speedway Cup Champions Dudley Marchant Jack Bibby Tommy Bateman Stan Williams Ted Flanagan Jack D White Frank Varey Dennis Parker Bruce Semmens Tommy Allott Mascot Len Williams Danny Lee

Fixtures & Results 03/04/1947 Sheffield Stan Williams Easter Trophy 10/04/1947 Sheffield Tommy Bateman Owlerton Trophy 17/04/1947 Sheffield 65-19 Wigan National League Division Two 19/04/1947 Wigan 32-51 Sheffield National League Division Two 21/04/1947 Newcastle 38-45 Sheffield National League Division Two 23/04/1947 Glasgow White City 31-52 Sheffield National League Division Two 24/04/1947 Sheffield 58-26 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 01/05/1947 Sheffield 54-29 Norwich National League Division Two 03/05/1947 Norwich 45-39 Sheffield National League Division Two 08/05/1947 Sheffield Jeff Lloyd & Doug Mclachlan Best Pairs 08/05/1947 Middlesbrough 43-39 Sheffield National League Division Two 10/05/1947 Birmingham 55-29 Sheffield National League Division Two 15/05/1947 Sheffield 42-42 Newcastle National League Division Two 22/05/1947 Sheffield 76-20 Bristol British Speedway Cup 23/05/1947 Bristol 44-50 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 28/05/1947 Glasgow White City 42-54 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 29/05/1947 Sheffield 56-40 Glasgow White City British Speedway Cup 05/06/1947 Sheffield 34-50 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 07/06/1947 Norwich 60-47 Sheffield National Trophy 2nd division 1st R 1st leg 12/06/1947 Sheffield 57-51 Norwich National Trophy 2nd division 1st R 2nd leg 14/06/1947 Birmingham 37-59 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 19/06/1947 Sheffield Tommy Allott Speedway Riders Championship QR 26/06/1947 Sheffield 60-24 Bristol National League Division Two 27/06/1947 Bristol 47-36 Sheffield National League Division Two 03/07/1947 Sheffield 34-50 Belle Vue Two Counties Challenge 1st leg 05/07/1947 Belle Vue 53-31 Sheffield Two Counties Challenge 2nd leg 10/07/1947 Sheffield 68-28 Wigan British Speedway Cup 17/07/1947 Sheffield 60-24 Birmingham National League Division Two 19/07/1947 Birmingham rained off Sheffield National League Division Two 21/07/1947 Newcastle 39-42 Sheffield National League Division Two 24/07/1947 Sheffield 54-29 Newcastle National League Division Two 25/07/1947 Bristol 46-38 Sheffield National League Division Two 31/07/1947 Sheffield 56-40 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 02/08/1947 Wigan 41-41 Sheffield National League Division Two 07/08/1947 Sheffield 63-32 Birmingham British Speedway Cup 13/08/1947 Glasgow White City 47-37 Sheffield National League Division Two 14/08/1947 Sheffield Brian Wilson 50 Guineas Trophy 14/08/1947 Middlesbrough 54-30 Sheffield National League Division Two 16/08/1947 Wigan 55-41 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 21/08/1947 Sheffield 59-37 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 23/08/1947 Norwich 37-47 Sheffield National League Division Two 28/08/1947 Sheffield 58-26 Birmingham National League Division Two 04/09/1947 Sheffield 57-27 Bristol National League Division Two 11/09/1947 Sheffield 49-34 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 13/09/1947 Norwich 44-51 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 18/09/1947 Sheffield 66-30 Norwich British Speedway Cup 25/09/1947 Middlesbrough 67-29 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 25/09/1947 Sheffield Dent Oliver Silver Helmet 27/09/1947 Birmingham 45-39 Sheffield National League Division Two 02/10/1947 Sheffield 46-37 Norwich National League Division Two 06/10/1947 Newcastle 53-43 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 09/10/1947 Sheffield 57-27 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 16/10/1947 Sheffield 56-28 Wigan National League Division Two 18/10/1947 Sheffield 43-41 * Middlesbrough Challenge 23/10/1947 Sheffield Louis Lawson Sheffield Telegraph Trophy * raced at Norwich