1947 Stoke Potters

1947 Stoke Potters  
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | British Speedway Cup Division One | British Speedway Cup Division Two | Midlands vs South Cup | London Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
Riders Points & Averages
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Dave Anderson 25 94 180 19 199 8.47 1 2
Vic Pitcher 21 82 150 7 157 7.85 3
Dick Howard 25 92 151 17 168 7.3 3
Ray Harris 18 63 91 16 107 6.79

Will Gordon 4 11 14 3 17 6.18

Reg Gregory 28 106 148 15 163 6.15 1
Les Jenkins 26 101 140 14 154 6.1 1
Cyril Page 29 109 154 10 164 6.02

Gil Blake 26 79 92 14 106 5.37

George Fisher 25 87 103 12 115 5.29 1
Bert Danner 12 33 24 7 31 3.76

Bryan Gorman 5 12 5 0 5 1.67

John Dorey 2 4 0 0 0 0

National League Division Three
  P W D L F A Pts
Eastbourne Eagles 28 18 0 10 1260 1057 36
Cradley Heath Cubs 28 18 0 10 1215 1116 36
Southampton Saints 28 17 1 10 1113 1197 35
Exeter Falcons 28 15 0 13 1193.5 1131.5 30
Tamworth Hounds 28 12 0 16 1159 1179 24
Stoke Potters 28 12 0 16 1113 1197 24
Wombwell Colliers 28 12 0 16 1100 1225 24
Plymouth Devils 28 7 1 20 995 1330 15
Midlands vs South Cup
group two M W D L F A Pts
Tamworth 6 4 1 1 302 261 9
Stoke 6 3 1 2 288 283 7
Cradley Heath 5 2 0 3 243 235 4
Wombwell 5 1 0 4 206 260 2
Dick Howard Les Jenkins Dave Anderson Reg Gregory Cyril Page (bike) George Fisher Bert Danner Gil Blake
Fixtures and Results
19/04/1947 Eastbourne 49-29 Stoke Hanley Challenge
08/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 48-33 Cradley Heath Challenge
12/05/1947 Exeter 62-20 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
13/05/1947 Southampton 55-27 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
15/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 49-33 Exeter National League Division Three
22/05/1947 Stoke Hanley Len Tupling
Speedway Riders Championship QR
28/05/1947 Tamworth 46-38 Stoke Hanley Challenge
29/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 37-44 The Rest Challenge
05/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 43-40 Eastbourne National League Division Three
12/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 43-40 Southampton National League Division Three
19/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 59-23 Plymouth National League Division Three
21/06/1947 Eastbourne 55-29 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
26/06/1947 Stoke Hanley George Bason & Peter Robinson
Best Pairs Championship
26/06/1947 Plymouth 41-42 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
02/07/1947 Tamworth 54-30 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
03/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 49-34 Tamworth National League Division Three
10/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 64-32 Wombwell Midland V South Cup
12/07/1947 Cradley Heath 49-34 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
17/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 47-33 Wombwell National League Division Three
18/07/1947 Wombwell 44-38 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
21/07/1947 Exeter 52-31 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
22/07/1947 Southampton 61-23 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
24/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 41-43 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
31/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 36-46 Eastbourne National League Division Three
04/08/1947 Dave Anderson’s Team 42-41 Vic Pitcher’s Team Challenge
07/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 54-23 Exeter National League Division Three
09/08/1947 Eastbourne 48-32 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
14/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 63-20 Plymouth National League Division Three
21/08/1947 Wombwell 30-51 * Tamworth Challenge
21/08/1947 Plymouth 47-36 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
28/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 55-39 Cradley Heath Midland V South Cup
29/08/1947 Wombwell 40-54 Stoke Hanley Midland V South Cup
03/09/1947 Tamworth 46-38 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
04/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 35-49 Tamworth National League Division Three
11/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 45-36 Wombwell National League Division Three
12/09/1947 Wombwell 40-44 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
18/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 37-47 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
20/09/1947 Cradley Heath 59-23 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
25/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 57-26 Southampton National League Division Three
01/10/1947 Tamworth 60-35 Stoke Hanley Midland V South Cup
02/10/1947 Stoke Hanley 48-48 Tamworth Midland V South Cup
03/10/1947 Wombwell 57-27 Stoke Hanley Challenge
09/10/1947 Stoke Hanley Gil Blake Charity Cup
16/10/1947 Stoke Hanley 51-33 Midlands Challenge
23/10/1947 Stoke Hanley
The Rest Challenge
29/10/1947 Cradley Heath 64-32 ** Stoke Midland V South Cup
30/10/1947 Stoke Hanley 45-48 Eastbourne Challenge
* raced at Stoke
** raced at Tamworth