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Ken Sharples

Ken Sharples 1948
Name: Kenneth Sharples
Born:
 15 May 1924
Died: 17 July 1967
Place: Clayton-le-Moors, England
British Clubs: Belle Vue (1948, 1949-1956), Cradley Heath (1948), Edinburgh (1948), Sheffield (1948), Newcastle (1964-1965), Sunderland (1964)
Honours:
International Honours: represented England 8 times
Bio: Ken's career was mainly as a Belle Vue rider. He came up from the training school at Hyde Road and spent most of his racing life there.  He rode one match for the Monarchs in 1948 in a National League 2nd Division match against Newcastle he failed to score from 3 races. He spent the rest of the season at Sheffield. The following year he returned to Belle Vue who he rode with for the next 8 years. In 1964 he joined Sunderland before joining Newcastle the same year where he spent two years.
ear Club Division M R P B CMA Max Paid
1948 Belle Vue National League Division One 1 2 0 0 0.00 - -
1948 Cradley Heath National League division Three 18 49 78 9 7.10 2 1
1948 Edinburgh National League Division Two 1 2 0 0 0.00 - -
1948 Sheffield National League Division Two 19 38 27 8 3.68 - 1
1949 Belle Vue National League Division One 42 116 154 26 6.21 3 2
1950 Belle Vue National League Division One 49 160 231 42 6.83 1 2
1951 Belle Vue National League Division One 49 158 274 39 7.92 2 3
1952 Belle Vue National League Division One 45 154 299 20 8.29 4 1
1953 Belle Vue National League Division One 44 127 258 11 8.47 4 2
1954 Belle Vue National League Division One 41 149 272 14 7.68 - 1
1955 Belle Vue National League Division One 33 132 261 17 8.42 1 2
1956 Belle Vue National League Division One 30 99 135 21 6.30 - 1
1964 Newcastle Provincial League 28 99 135 21 8.32 1 1
1964 Sunderland Provincial League 10 41 65 3 6.63 - -
1965 Newcastle British League 32 88 104 23 6.63 - -