1946 Norwich Stars

1946 Norwich Stars The Firs, Aylsham Road Norwich, England

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images from the John Somerville Collection

Northern League Riders Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Bert Spencer 22 92 232 3 235 10.22 6 2 Wilf Jay 21 88 190 8 198 9 Paddy Mills 22 88 159 11 170 7.73 2 1 Ted Bravery 22 89 152 15 167 7.51 3 Roy Duke 15 47 63 10 73 6.21 Sid Hipperson 15 57 64 12 76 5.33 Len Read 9 20 16 4 20 4 Don Houghton 19 76 56 19 75 3.95 Bluey Thorpe 6 13 9 0 9 2.77 Ted Gibson 2 4 2 0 2 2 Paddy Hammond 2 5 1 1 2 1.6 Charlie Challis 2 4 1 0 1 1 Ted English 1 2 0 0 0 0 Geoff Revett 1 3 0 0 0 0 Edwin Young 1 3 0 0 0 0 Tip Mills 10 26 29 9 38 5.85 Ken Tidbury 8 24 13 2 15 2.5 Harwood Pike 15 42 30 6 36 3.43 Tip Mills also raced for Middlesbrough Ken Tidbury also raced for Glasgow Harwood Pike also raced for Newcastle 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 FP CMA FM PM Bert Spencer 10 47 111 4 115 9.78 1 Wilf Jay 11 52 109 8 117 9 Paddy Mills 9 42 76 7 83 7.9 Don Houghton 7 29 35 9 44 6.06 Ted Bravery 8 29 35 6 41 5.65 Len Reed 6 14 14 5 19 5.42 Sid Hipperson 8 36 34 11 45 5 Harwood Pike 6 12 12 1 13 4.33 Bluey Thorpe 1 2 4 0 4 8 Roy Duke 5 22 32 7 39 7.09 Charlie Challis 2 4 4 0 4 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 First Round 04/05/1946 Birmingham 56 48 Norwich 27/04/1946 Norwich 53 51 Birmingham Northern Trophy Final 14/09/1946 Norwich 61 35 Sheffield 12/09/1946 Sheffield 50 45 Norwich Semi Finals 10/08/1946 Norwich 59 36 Glasgow White City 07/08/1946 Glasgow White City 54 42 Norwich First Round 22/06/1946 Norwich 63 32 Middlesbrough 13/06/1946 Middlesbrough 48 47 Norwich Norwich Stars ACU Cup Champions Paddy Mills aka (Horace Burke) Ted Bravery Bert Spencer Roy Duke Wilf Jay Don Houghton Len Read Dicky Wise (Manager) Sid Hipperson

Bert Spencer Wilf Jay Paddy Mills Ted Bravery Roy Duke Sid Hipperson Len Read Don Houghton Ted Gibson Paddy Hammond   Geoff Revett Tip Mills Harwood Pike Ken Tidbury         Charlie Challis

Fixtures & Results 20/04/1946 Norwich 49-34 Sheffield Challenge 22/04/1946 Norwich Paddy Mills & Bob Wells Best Pairs 27/04/1946 Norwich 53-51 Birmingham National Trophy 1st round 1st leg 02/05/1946 Middlesbrough 49-34 Norwich Northern League 04/05/1946 New Cross 44-40 * West Ham Challenge 04/05/1946 Birmingham 56-48 Norwich National Trophy 1st round 2nd leg 11/05/1946 Norwich Wal Morton Eastern Counties Trophy 13/05/1946 Newcastle 48-36 Norwich Challenge 16/05/1946 Sheffield 45-39 Norwich Northern League 18/05/1946 Norwich 42-40 Sheffield Northern League 22/05/1946 Glasgow White City 44-38 Norwich Northern League 25/05/1946 Norwich 41-43 Glasgow White City Northern League 01/06/1946 Norwich 51-33 Newcastle Northern League 08/06/1946 Newcastle & Miiddlesbrough 33-50 * Sheffield & Glasgow Challenge 08/06/1946 Birmingham 43-31 Norwich Northern League 10/06/1946 Norwich Malcolm Craven Experts Knockout Cup 13/06/1946 Middlesbrough 48-47 Norwich Northern Trophy 1st round 1st leg 15/06/1946 Norwich 58-26 Birmingham Northern League 17/06/1946 Newcastle 48-36 Norwich Northern League 20/06/1946 Norwich 51-33 Newcastle & Glasgow Challenge 22/06/1946 Norwich 63-32 Middlesbrough Northern Trophy 1st round 2nd leg 26/06/1946 Glasgow White City 37-46 Norwich ACU Cup 29/06/1946 Norwich 50-32 Middlesbrough Northern League 04/07/1946 Middlesbrough 55-41 Norwich ACU Cup 06/07/1946 Norwich 55-28 Middlesbrough ACU Cup 08/07/1946 Newcastle 42-42 Norwich ACU Cup 11/07/1946 Sheffield 45-38 Norwich Northern League 13/07/1946 Norwich 41-42 New Cross Challenge 20/07/1946 Norwich 52-32 Birmingham Northern League 27/07/1946 Norwich Tommy Allott British Riders Championship QR 03/08/1946 Norwich 40-44 Sheffield Northern League 07/08/1946 Glasgow White City 54-42 Norwich Northern Trophy Semi Final 1st leg 10/08/1946 Norwich 59-36 Glasgow White City Northern Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg 17/08/1946 Birmingham 28-55 Norwich Northern League 17/08/1946 Norwich Dick Geary British Riders Championship QR 22/08/1946 Sheffield 52-43 Norwich ACU Cup 24/08/1946 Norwich 51-45 Birmingham ACU Cup 29/08/1946 Middlesbrough 42-42 Norwich Northern League 31/08/1946 Norwich 38-34 Wembley Challenge 06/09/1946 Bristol 76-30 Norwich Challenge 07/09/1946 Norwich 44-40 Middlesbrough Northern League 12/09/1946 Sheffield 50-45 Norwich Northern Trophy Final 1st leg 14/09/1946 Norwich 61-35 Sheffield Northern Trophy Final 2nd leg 16/09/1946 Newcastle 51-33 Norwich Northern League 21/09/1946 Norwich 48-46 Newcastle ACU Cup 28/09/1946 Norwich 64-32 Glasgow White City ACU Cup 02/10/1946 Glasgow White City 40-44 Norwich Northern League 05/10/1946 Norwich 51-32 Glasgow White City Northern League 12/10/1946 Norwich 51-32 Newcastle Northern League 19/10/1946 Birmingham 48-48 Norwich ACU Cup 19/10/1946 Norwich Bill Kitchen & George Wilks Best Pairs 26/10/1946 Norwich 51-45 Sheffield ACU Cup * raced at Norwich