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Neath (Welsh Dragons)
Abbey Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
Provincial League 1962
Nelson Admirals
Seedhill Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
open 1933-1935
British League Division Two 1968, 1969, 1970
club moved operations to Bradford during the 1970 season.
New Brighton
The Tower Ground
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
open 1933-1935
New Cross Lambs
New Cross Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
National League 1934
Reserve League 1934
New Cross Tamers
National League 1935
National League Division One 1938-1939
New Cross Rangers
open 1945
National League 1946
National League Division One 1947-1953
open 1959
National League 1960-1961
Provincial League 1963
Newcastle
Gosforth Park
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
open 1929
Northern League 1930
open 1931
Newcastle Diamonds
Brough Park Greyhound Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
English Dirt Track League 1929
open 1930
National league Division Two 1938-1939
open 1945
Northern League 1946
National League Division Two 1947-1951
Provincial League 1961-1964
British League 1965-1967
British League Division One 1968-1970
National League 1975-1983
British League 1984
National League 1986-1987 1989-1990
British League Division Two 1991-1994
Premier League 1997-2015
Newcastle Gems
Brough Park Greyhound Stadium
Speedway Resercher
second team of Newcastle Diamonds
Conference League 2002-2004
Newport Wasps
Somerton Park
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
Provincial League 1964
British League 1965-1967
British League Division One 1968-1974
British League 1975-1976
Newport Dragons
National League 1977
Newport Wasps
Hayley Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
Premier League 1997-2011
open 2012
Newport Welsh Western Warriors
Hayley Stadium
Newport Wasps second team
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
Amateur League 1997
Newport Mavericks
Conference League 1998-2011
Newton Heath
Newton Heath, Manchester
Speedway Resercher
open 1951, 1953
Newtongrange Saints
Victoria Park Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
training 1928
open 1950-1951
training 1952
open 1970
Newtongrange Monarchs
open 1973
Norfolk Braves
Saddlebow Road
Speedway Resercher
Conference League 1998
Northampton
Greyhound Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
open 1929-1930
Northampton Hannington
Hannington
Speedway Resercher
open 1928-1929
Norwich Stars
The Firs Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
open 1931-1936
Provincial League 1937
National league Division Two 1938-1939
Northern League 1946
National League Division Two 1947-1951
National League Division One 1952-1956
National League 1957-1964
training 1965
Norwich
The Firs Stadium Car Park
training 1956, 1959
Nottingham Olympic
White City Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
open 1929
Southern League 1930-1931
Nottingham Wasps
National League 1933
open 1934
Provincial League 1936-1937
English Speedway Trophy 1938
Nottingham Outlaws
Long Eaton Stadium
Speedway Museum · Speedway Resercher
National League 1979-1980
The club were generally known as Long Eaton but for two years were known as Nottingham.

Tyburn Gallows

Tyburn Gallows
Name: Ray Humphreys
Born: 7 September 1934
Died: 1994
Place: Australia
British Clubs: Edinburgh (1965), Oxford (1965), West Ham (1967), Canterbury (1968), King's Lynn (1970)
Bio:
Honours:
Year Team League Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 1 2 0 0 0.00 - -
1965 Oxford Cheetahs British League 2 4 0 0 0.00 - -
1967 West Ham British League 2 3 0 0 0.00 - -
1968 Canterbury British League Div 2 6 22 25 2 4.91 - -
1970 King's Lynn British League Div 2 1 2 1 0 2.00 - -

Alfred Sitzwohl

Alfred Sitzwohl
Name: Alfred Sitzwohl
Born: 1930
Died: ?
Place: Austria
British Clubs: (Edinburgh (1965)
Bio:
Honours:
Austrian Champion (1964)

Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 1 4 1 1 2.00 - -

Henry Harrfeldt

Henry Harrfeldt
Name: Henry Harrfeldt
Born: 17 February 1942
Died:
Place: Norway
British Clubs: Edinburgh (1965-1966)
Bio: brother of World Finalist Sveere
Honours:
Year Team League Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 35 144 171 24 5.42 - -
1966 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 2 4 4 0 1.00 - -

Bernt Persson

Bernt Persson
Name: Bernt Persson
Born: 24/06/1946
Died:
Place: Eskilstuna, Sweden
British Clubs: Edinburgh (1965, 1967) Coatbridge (1968) Cradley (1969-1973, 1975-1977) Sheffield (1978)
Bio:
Honours:
World Finalist (1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977)
World Pairs 3rd place (1971,1972, 1976) runner up (1977)
World Team Cup 4th place (1971, 1977), runner up (1973) 3rd place (1975,1976)
World Final Reserve (1978)
Swedish Champion (1977)
Swedish Longtrack Champion (1979, 1981)

Year Team League Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 3 13 25 1 8.00 - -
1967 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 30 128 284 10 9.19 5 2
1968 Coatbridge Monarchs British League Div 1 32 147 335 6 9.28 9 -
1969 Cradley Heath British League Div 1 32 137 307 5 9.11 4 -
1970 Cradley Heath British League Div 1 39 143 323 9 9.29 1 1
1971 Cradley Heath British League Div 1 41 148 344 14 9.68 5 1
1972 Cradley Heath British League Div 1 35 130 331.5 5 10.35 6 1
1973 Cradley United British League Div 1 28 110 251 7 9.38 8 1
1975 Cradley United British League 38 133 263 20 8.51 3 1
1976 Cradley Heath British League 9 38 79 8 9.16 - -
1977 Cradley Heath British League 35 110 225 9 8.51 4 1
1978 Sheffield Tigers British League 34 132 201 27 6.91 - 2

John Ellis

John Ellis
Name: John Ellis
Born: 24/06/1946
Died:
Place: Southampton
British Clubs: Belle Vue (1965) West Ham (1965) Edinburgh (1965) Long Eaton (1965) Exeter (1966) Swindon (1966) Newport (1967) Plymouth (1969)
Bio:
Honours:


Year Team League Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1965 Belle Vue British League 1 3 0 0 0.00 - -
1965 West Ham British League 1 3 0 0 0.00 - -
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 1 3 1 0 1.33 - -
1965 Long Eaton British League 1 3 1 0 1.33 - -
1966 Exeter British League 1 2 0 0 0.00 - -
1966 Swindon British League 1 2 2 1 6.00 - -
1967 Newport British League 6 11 2 0 0.73 - -
1969 Plymouth British League Div 2 6 19 19 2 4.42 - -

Fred Priest

Fred Priest
Name: Fred Priest
Born:
Died:
Place: England
British Clubs: Cradley (1964), Edinburgh (1965)
Bio:
Honours:



Year Team League Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1964 Cradley Heath Provincial League 4 7 3 1 2.29 - -
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 1 2 0 0 0.00 - -

Ross Nickisson

Ross Nickisson
Name: Ross Nickisson
Born:
Place: Australia
British Clubs: Edinburgh (1965)
Bio:
Honours:
Western Australia State Champion 1963-64, 1966-67 runner up 1965-66
Year Team League Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 20 56 26 9 2.50 - -
1965 Fife Lions non league 3 9 8 5 5.77 - -

Kevin Torpie

Kevin Torpie
Name: Kevin Torpie
Born:
Place: Australia
British Clubs: Middlesborough (1962-1964), Edinburgh (1964-1966)
Bio:
Honours:
Victorian State Championship (1966)
Australian Championship finalist 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974
represented Australia against England 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973
Year Team League Meet Race Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
1962 Middlesborough Bears Provincial League 39 106 81 19 3.77 - -
1963 Middlesborough Bears Provincial League 32 99 64 12 3.07 - -
1964 Middlesborough Bears Provincial League 9 22 11 1 2.18 - -
1964 Edinburgh Monarchs Provincial League 18 49 40 10 4.08 - -
1965 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 23 69 55 12 3.88 - -
1965 Fife Lions no league 1 4 2 0 2.00 - -
1966 Edinburgh Monarchs British League 2 7 8 2 5.71 - -

1970 Nelson Admirals

1970 Nelson Admirals Seedhill Stadium
Team relocated to Bradford mid season
M R Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
Gary Peterson 8 33 85 1 10.42 4 -
Alan Wells 8 32 66 7 9.13 1 1
Alan Knapkin 7 29 61 3 8.83 2 1
Alan Bridgett 9 36 61 10 7.89 1 2
Dave Schofield 9 36 47 12 6.56 - 1
Sid Sheldrick 9 33 46 7 6.42 - -
Robin Adlington 1 3 4 0 5.33 - -
Stuart Riley 1 3 3 1 5.33 - -
Peter Thompson 9 29 34 3 5.10 - -
Guests 1 4 6 2 8.00 - -
British League Division Two
M W D L F A Pts
1. Canterbury Crusaders 32 23 1 8 1384 1108 47
2. Eastbourne Eagles 32 22 1 9 1364.5 1125.5 45
3. Rochdale Hornets 32 21 2 9 1460 1020 44
4. Bradford Northern 32 21 2 9 1355 1134 37
5. Teesside Tigers 32 18 0 14 1304 1186 36
6. Ipswich Witches 32 17 2 13 1254 1236 36
7. Crewe Kings 32 17 1 14 1305 1186 35
8. Romford Bombers 32 17 1 14 1253.5 1231.5 35
9 Reading Racers 32 17 0 15 1278.5 1211.5 34
10. Peterborough Panthers 32 14 2 16 1191 1301 30
11. Workington Comets 32 13 1 18 1245 1236 27
12. Rayleigh Rockets 32 13 1 18 1155.5 1329.5 27
13. Boston Barracudas 32 12 2 18 1144 1342 26
14. Crayford Highwaymen 32 11 1 20 1153 1338 23
15. Doncaster Dragons 32 11 1 20 1123.5 1361.5 23
16. Berwick Bandits 32 10 0 22 1089 1400 20
17. Long Eaton Archers 32 8 3 21 1087.5 1400.5 19
King's Lynn 22 9 1 12 774 934 19
Nelson Admirals 8 6 0 2 384 237 12
British League Division Two Knock Out Cup
first round
20/04/1970 Crewe 49 29 Nelson
Alan Knapkin, Gary Peterson, Alan Bridgett, Alf Wells, Peter Thomson, Sid Sheldrick, Robin Holington, on bike Dave Scholfield (captain)
Results & Fixtures
18/04/1970 Nelson rained off Doncaster British League Divison Two
20/04/1970 Crewe 49-29 Nelson British League Division Two Ko Cup
25/04/1970 Rayleigh 40-38 Nelson British League Divison Two
02/05/1970 Nelson 49-29 Reading British League Divison Two
03/05/1970 Doncaster 30-47 Nelson British League Divison Two
09/05/1970 Nelson 55-23 Crayford British League Divison Two
21/05/1970 Long Eaton 40-38 Nelson British League Divison Two
23/05/1970 Nelson 46-31 Rochdale British League Divison Two
30/05/1970 Nelson 18-06 (a) Teesside British League Divison Two
13/06/1970 Nelson 55-22 Long Eaton British League Divison Two
20/06/1970 Nelson 56-22 Peterborough British League Divison Two
(a) abandoned heat 4

1969 Nelson Admirals

1969 Nelson Admirals Seedhill Stadium
M R Pts Bon Ave Max Paid
Gary Peterson 4 18 41 0 9.11 1 -
Dave Schofield 24 103 191 7 7.69 2 -
Murray Burt 11 48 88 2 7.50 - -
Alan Knapkin 29 125 214.5 14 7.31 3 -
Chris Baybutt 4 12 19 2 7.00 - -
Stuart Riley 22 78 91 19 5.64 - 1
Sid Sheldrick 28 102 115 14 5.06 1 -
Dai Evans 16 68 69 11 4.71 - -
Peter Thompson 16 55 47 13 4.36 - -
Peter Thompson 16 55 47 13 4.36 - -
John Lynch 2 7 4 1 2.86 - -
Jack Lee 21 58 35 4 2.69 - -
Dave Beacon 8 23 10 1 1.91 - -
Norman Truman 1 2 0 0 0.00 - -
guests 11 65 130 4 8.25 1 -
British League Division Two
M W D L F A Pts
Belle Vue Colts 30 23 1 6 1356 898 47
Reading Racers 30 19 1 10 1183 1063 39
Romford Bombers 30 19 1 10 1222 1109 39
Crayford Highwaymen 30 19 0 11 1229.5 1022.5 38
Rayleigh Rockets 30 16 2 12 1172 1081 34
Canterbury Crusaders 30 15 2 13 1182 1070 32
Crewe Kings 30 15 0 15 1204 1014 30
Eastbourne Eagles 30 14 2 14 1089.5 1143.5 30
Middlesbrough Teessiders 30 14 1 15 1112 1147 29
Long Eaton Rangers 30 14 1 15 1065.5 1144.5 29
Ipswich Witches 30 13 1 16 1081 1169 27
Doncaster Stallions 30 12 0 18 1036 1209 24
Nelson Admirals 30 11 2 17 1019.5 1230.5 24
Berwick Bandits 30 11 1 18 1071 1173 23
Plymouth Devils 30 9 0 21 965 1279 18
King's Lynn Starlets 30 8 1 21 987 1250 17
British League Division Two knock Out Cup
first round
12/06/1969 Teesside 49 29 Nelson
Nelson Admirals
Alan Knapkin, Paul Sharples, Stuart Riley, Murry Burt, Dai Evans, Sid Sheldrick, Dave Scolfield on bike (captain)
Fixtures & Results
19/04/1969 Nelson 39-39 Rayleigh British League Division Two
26/04/1969 Berwick 55-22 Nelson British League Division Two
03/05/1969 Nelson 38-38 Long Eaton British League Division Two
07/05/1969 Belle Vue Ii 49-29 Nelson British League Division Two
10/05/1969 Nelson rained off King's Lynn Ii British League Division Two
17/05/1969 Canterbury 51-27 Nelson British League Division Two
18/05/1969 Eastbourne 41-37 Nelson British League Division Two
24/05/1969 Nelson rained off Canterbury British League Division Two
29/05/1969 Long Eaton 48-29 Nelson British League Division Two
07/06/1969 Rayleigh 43-35 Nelson British League Division Two
12/06/1969 Teesside 49-29 Nelson British League Division Two KO Cup
14/06/1969 Nelson 45-33 Eastbourne British League Division Two
16/06/1969 Reading 54-23 Nelson British League Division Two
21/06/1969 Nelson 24-54 Belle Vue Ii British League Division Two
27/06/1969 Plymouth 55-23 Nelson British League Division Two
05/07/1969 Nelson 34.5-42.5 Berwick British League Division Two
12/07/1969 Nelson 41-37 Reading British League Division Two
17/07/1969 Romford 43-35 Nelson British League Division Two
26/07/1969 Nelson 44-34 Romford British League Division Two
02/08/1969 Nelson 43-35 Ipswich British League Division Two
02/08/1969 Nelson 50-27 King's Lynn Ii British League Division Two
06/08/1969 Crayford 41-37 Nelson British League Division Two
16/08/1969 Nelson 45-33 Doncaster British League Division Two
17/08/1969 King's Lynn Ii 37-40 Nelson British League Division Two
23/08/1969 Nelson 41-37 Crewe British League Division Two
28/08/1969 Teesside 49-29 Nelson British League Division Two
31/08/1969 Doncaster 43-32 Nelson British League Division Two
06/09/1969 Nelson 52-25 Teesside British League Division Two
09/09/1969 Young Britain 66-42 Young Australia International
11/09/1969 Ipswich 41-37 Nelson British League Division Two
20/09/1969 Nelson 36-42 Crayford British League Division Two
20/09/1969 Nelson 43-35 Plymouth British League Division Two
06/10/1969 Crewe 54-24 Nelson British League Division Two
25/10/1969 Canterbury 54-24 Nelson British League Division Two