1946 Birmingham Brummies

1946 Birmingham Brummies

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Northern League Riders Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Doug Wells 10 45 94 6 100 8.89 Phil Hart 22 97 208 6 214 8.82 3 1 Stan Dell 22 91 159 13 172 7.56 1 1 Roy Dook 25 107 177 13 190 7.10 Laurie Packer 16 61 66 21 87 5.70 Bob Lovell 22 93 107 16 123 5.29 Ernie Appleby 22 86 77 17 94 4.37 Cyril Page 14 39 26 6 32 3.28 Charlie Appleby 16 59 34 8 42 2.85 Jimmy Wright 12 31 19 3 22 2.84 Dick Tolley 6 18 9 1 10 2.22 Jock Grierson 1 4 4 0 4 4.00 Dick Howard 2 4 2 0 2 2.00 Percy Brine also raced at Glasgow & Sheffield Northern League M W D L F A Pts Middlesbrough Bears 20 12 4 4 434.5 400.5 28 Sheffield Tigers 20 11 1 8 377 459 23 Norwich Stars 20 10 1 9 400 435 21 Birmingham Brummies 20 9 1 10 326 504 19 Newcastle Diamonds 20 8 1 11 357 479 17 Glasgow Tigers 20 6 0 14 370 466 12 ACU Cup Northern League Riders Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Stan Dell 10 49 86 11 97 7.91 1 Roy Dook 10 47 68 11 79 6.72 Bob Lovell 9 43 56 4 60 5.58 Ernie Appleby 10 44 42 7 49 4.45 Cyril Page 8 16 15 1 16 4 Charlie Appleby 7 24 24 5 29 4 Jim Wright 4 3 4 2 6 8 Jock Grierson 2 2 3 0 3 6 Laurie Packer 5 21 24 4 28 5.33 Dick Tolley 4 15 14 3 17 4.53 Percy Brine 2 2 1 1 2 4 Vic Pitcher 1 1 1 0 1 4 ACU Cup   M W D L F A Pts Norwich 10 6 2 2 220 234 14 Middlesbrough 10 7 0 3 217 250 14 Sheffield 10 6 0 4 229 245 12 Birmingham 10 4 1 5 183 283 9 Glasgow 10 3 0 7 184 282 6 Newcastle 10 2 1 7 208 267 5 National Trophy Quarter Finals 22/06/1946 Birmingham 31 77 Wembley 13/06/1946 Wembley 80 27 Birmingham Second Round 25/05/1946 Birmingham 61 45 Middlesbrough 16/05/1946 Middlesbrough 58 50 Birmingham First Round 04/05/1946 Birmingham 56 48 Norwich 27/04/1946 Norwich 53 51 Birmingham Northern Trophy Semi Finals 13/07/1946 Birmingham 46 50 Sheffield 06/06/1946 Sheffield 60 35 Birmingham Stan Dell Laurie Packer Phil Tiger Hart Dick Tolley Les Beaumont Ernie Appleby Bob Lovell

Doug Wells Phil Hart Stan Dell Roy Dook Bob Lovell Charlie Appleby Jim Tolley Jock Grierson Dick Howard Ernie Appleby

Fixtures & Results 27/04/1946 Norwich 53-51 Birmingham National Trophy 1st round 1st leg 02/05/1946 Sheffield 39-44 Birmingham Northern League 04/05/1946 Birmingham 56-48 Norwich National Trophy 1st round 2nd leg 11/05/1946 Birmingham 48-35 Sheffield Northern League 15/05/1946 Glasgow White City 40-42 Birmingham Northern League 16/05/1946 Middlesbrough 58-50 Birmingham National Trophy 2nd round 1st leg 18/05/1946 Birmingham 42-42 West Ham Challenge 20/05/1946 Newcastle 40-41 Birmingham Northern League 25/05/1946 Birmingham 61-45 Middlesbrough National Trophy 2nd round 2nd leg 30/05/1946 Middlesbrough 22-12 * Birmingham Northern League 01/06/1946 Birmingham 46-37 Glasgow White City Northern League 06/06/1946 Sheffield 60-35 Birmingham Northern Trophy Semi Final 1st leg 08/06/1946 Birmingham 43-31 Norwich Northern League 13/06/1946 Wembley 80-27 Birmingham National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg 15/06/1946 Norwich 58-26 Birmingham Northern League 15/06/1946 Birmingham Tommy Allott Northern Riders Championship 19/06/1946 Glasgow White City 47-36 Birmingham ACU Cup 22/06/1946 Birmingham 31-77 Wembley National Trophy Quarter Finals 2nd leg 29/06/1946 Birmingham 45-38 Newcastle Northern League 06/07/1946 Birmingham 49-47 Sheffield ACU Cup 11/07/1946 Middlesbrough 61-35 Birmingham ACU Cup 13/07/1946 Birmingham 46-50 Sheffield Northern Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg 15/07/1946 Newcastle 66-29 Birmingham ACU Cup 18/07/1946 Middlesbrough 55-28 Birmingham Northern League 20/07/1946 Norwich 52-32 Birmingham Northern League 20/07/1946 Birmingham Jeff Lloyd British Riders Championship QR 27/07/1946 Birmingham 44-39 Newcastle Northern League 03/08/1946 Birmingham 39-45 Glasgow White City Northern League 10/08/1946 Birmingham rained off Middlesbrough Northern League 17/08/1946 Birmingham 28-55 Norwich Northern League 24/08/1946 Norwich 51-45 Birmingham ACU Cup 24/08/1946 Birmingham 67-41 London Challenge 31/08/1946 Birmingham Tommy Allott British Riders Championship QR 05/09/1946 Sheffield 45-39 Birmingham Northern League 07/09/1946 Birmingham 46-38 Sheffield Northern League 11/09/1946 Glasgow White City 58-26 Birmingham Northern League 14/09/1946 Birmingham 56-40 Middlesbrough ACU Cup 21/09/1946 Birmingham 42-42 Middlesbrough Northern League 28/09/1946 Birmingham 57-38 Newcastle ACU Cup 03/10/1946 Middlesbrough 65-18 Birmingham Northern League 05/10/1946 Birmingham 33-51 Middlesbrough Northern League 07/10/1946 Newcastle 52-31 Birmingham Northern League 12/10/1946 Birmingham 62-34 Glasgow White City ACU Cup 17/10/1946 Sheffield 58-38 Birmingham ACU Cup 19/10/1946 Birmingham 48-48 Norwich ACU Cup 26/10/1946 Birmingham 38-46 Wembley Challenge 31/10/1946 The Midlands 53-31 The Rest Challenge * abandoned heat 6