1947 Bristol Bulldogs

1947 Bristol Bulldogs

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images from the John Somerville Collection

Riders Points & Averages   M R Pts BP FP CMA FM PM Fred Tuck 14 56 131 2 133 9.50 3 1 Mike Beddoe 27 107 199.5 17 216.5 8.09 2 Jack Mountford 30 120 183 33 216 7.20 2 Roger Wise 28 101 151 16 167 6.61 1 Jack Cooley 5 14 20 3 23 6.57 Billy Hole 30 119 173 18 191 6.42 2 Eric Salmon 29 105 136 18 154 5.87 1 Cyril Anderson 12 32 39 8 47 5.87 Cyril Quick 30 103 109 20 129 5.01 Frank Evans 11 31 31 4 35 4.52 Bill Clifton 2 4 3 1 4 4.00 George Craig 27 77 64 10 74 3.84 Graham Hole 2 5 3 1 4 3.20 Cyril Anderson also raced for Norwich National League Division Two   M W D L F A Pts Middlesbrough Bears 28 20 0 8 1363 977 40 Sheffield Tigers 28 17 2 9 1315 1021 36 Norwich Stars 28 16 0 12 1182 1142 32 Birmingham Brummies 28 14 0 14 1118 1222 28 Newcastle Diamonds 28 12 2 14 1228.5 1200.5 26 Bristol Bulldogs 28 11 0 17 1125.5 1215.5 22 Wigan Warriors 28 9 2 17 1067 1266 20 Glasgow Tigers 28 10 0 18 1044 1299 20 British Speedway Cup   M W D L F A Pts Sheffield Tigers 14 11 0 3 771 569 22 Middlesbrough Bears 14 9 0 5 750.5 587.5 18 Norwich Stars 14 7 0 7 676.5 660.5 14 Wigan Warriors 14 7 0 7 639 696 14 Newcastle Diamonds 14 6 0 8 653 683 12 Bristol Bulldogs 14 6 0 8 625 711 12 Glasgow Tigers 14 5 0 9 625 717 10 Birmingham Brummies 14 5 0 9 610 696 10 National Trophy 2nd division first round 13/06/1947 Bristol 62 45 Wigan 07/06/1947 Wigan 73 34 Bristol MikeBeddoe BobSteel CyrilQuick GeorgeCraig BillyHole JackMountford unknown RogerWise EricSalmon JackCooley

Fixtures & Results 10/04/1947 Middlesbrough 61-23 Bristol National League Division Two 11/04/1947 Bristol 49-57 Birmingham Challenge 18/04/1947 Bristol 35-49 Birmingham National League Division Two 19/04/1947 Birmingham 53-31 Bristol National League Division Two 25/04/1947 Bristol 39-44 Norwich National League Division Two 26/04/1947 Norwich 58-26 Bristol National League Division Two 02/05/1947 Bristol 47-35 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 03/05/1947 Wigan 49-35 Bristol National League Division Two 05/05/1947 Newcastle 50-34 Bristol National League Division Two 07/05/1947 Glasgow White City 48-36 Bristol National League Division Two 09/05/1947 Bristol 37-43 Wigan National League Division Two 16/05/1947 Bristol 57.5-26.5 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 22/05/1947 Sheffield 76-20 Bristol British Speedway Cup 23/05/1947 Bristol 44-50 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 26/05/1947 Bristol & West Ham 44-64 New Cross Challenge 30/05/1947 Bristol 59-37 Glasgow White City British Speedway Cup 06/06/1947 Bristol Kid Curtis Speedway Riders Championshit QR 07/06/1947 Wigan 73-34 Bristol National Trophy 2nd division 1st round 1st leg 13/06/1947 Bristol 62-45 Wigan National Trophy 2nd division 1st round 2nd leg 20/06/1947 Bristol 50-44 Norwich British Speedway Cup 21/06/1947 Norwich 73-23 Bristol British Speedway Cup 26/06/1947 Sheffield 60-24 Bristol National League Division Two 27/06/1947 Bristol 47-36 Sheffield National League Division Two 04/07/1947 Bristol Jack Mountford & Fred Tuck Best Pairs 07/07/1947 Newcastle 53-31 Bristol National League Division Two 09/07/1947 Glasgow White City 48-36 Bristol National League Division Two 11/07/1947 Bristol 62-33 Birmingham British Speedway Cup 12/07/1947 Birmingham 59-37 Bristol British Speedway Cup 18/07/1947 Bristol 52-44 Wigan British Speedway Cup 19/07/1947 Wigan 52-42 Bristol British Speedway Cup 25/07/1947 Bristol 46-38 Sheffield National League Division Two 01/08/1947 Bristol 53-42 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 04/08/1947 Bristol 74-33 The Rest Challenge 08/08/1947 Bristol 62-22 Norwich National League Division Two 09/08/1947 Norwich 55-29 Bristol National League Division Two 15/08/1947 Bristol 57-27 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 18/08/1947 Newcastle 54-42 Bristol British Speedway Cup 20/08/1947 Glasgow White City 54-42 Bristol British Speedway Cup 22/08/1947 Bristol 62-22 Newcastle National League Division Two 28/08/1947 Middlesbrough 59-25 Bristol National League Division Two 29/08/1947 Bristol 38-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 04/09/1947 Sheffield 57-27 Bristol National League Division Two 05/09/1947 Bristol 47-36 Wigan National League Division Two 12/09/1947 Bristol 40-54 West Ham Challenge 19/09/1947 Bristol 64-32 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 26/09/1947 Bristol 51-32 Newcastle National League Division Two 02/10/1947 Middlesbrough 61-35 Bristol British Speedway Cup 03/10/1947 Bristol 48-48 Captains Challenge 10/10/1947 Bristol 46-47 Bradford Odsal Challenge 17/10/1947 Bristol 60-24 Birmingham National League Division Two 18/10/1947 Wigan 41-43 Bristol National League Division Two 24/10/1947 Bristol Mike Beddoe & Les Wotton Best Pairs 25/10/1947 Birmingham 44-40 Bristol National League Division Two 31/10/1947 Bristol Fred Tuck West of England Trophy