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Barrow

Barrow
Barrow Happy Faces (1972), Barrow Bombers (1973-1974), Furness Flyers (1978) Barrow Blackhawks (1985)
track: Holker Street location Little Park location Park Road location
first meeting: 22 August 1928
final meeting: 24 September 1985
honours: none
rider records: 1972-1978
programme gallery: 1930-1977, 1978-1984
links:
National Speedway Museum
Speedway Resercher
Defunct Tracks (Holker Street)
Defunct Tracks (Park Road)
Romford Bombers moved it's operation north during the 1972 season and the club was renamed Barrow Happy Faces.
Barrow Bombers 1973
League Record
M W D L F A Pts Pos
1930 Open
1931 Open
1972 British League Division Two (Happy Faces) 32 15 1 16 1260 1230 31 8/17
1973 British League Division Two (Bombers) 34 15 2 17 1375 1268 32 10/18
1974 British League Division Two (Bombers) 36 15 2 19 1402½ 1396½ 32 12/19
1977 Open
1978 National League (Furness Flyers) 38 8 2 28 1204 1755 18 20/20
1981 National League (Berwick Bandits) 26 8 0 18 998 1026 16 w
1984 Open
1985 National League (Blackhawks) 3 0 0 3 65 168 0 w