1947 Plymouth Devils

1947 Plymouth Devils

National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | British Speedway Cup Division One | British Speedway Cup Division Two | Midlands vs South Cup | London Cup

images from the John Somerville Collection

Riders Points & Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Ivan Kessell 27 104 186 16 202 7.77 2 1 Stan Lanfear 23 87 154 12 166 7.63 2 1 Alex Gray 23 86 134 15 149 6.93 Charlie Challis 21 78 128 0 128 6.56 1 Billy Newell 19 73 110 9 119 6.52 1 Len Read 11 40 41 10 51 5.10 Doug Bell 12 46 43 6 49 4.26 Vic Gent 18 59 47 11 58 3.93 Bill Deegan 7 25 20 4 24 3.84 Jack Milross 6 14 11 1 12 3.43 Bill Sale 6 15 8 3 11 2.93 Len Covell 5 13 16 3 19 5.85 Ralph Westwood 5 15 14 2 16 4.27 Jim Cashmore 5 20 19 2 21 4.20 Vic Bernard 2 3 2 1 3 4.00 Len Gore 1 2 1 1 2 4.00 Ken Slee 2 6 3 1 4 2.67 Des Tamblyn 3 12 6 2 8 2.67 Phil Day 2 5 1 1 2 1.60 George Argrave 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Mal Hogan 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Dick Shepherd 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 Des Tamblyn also raced for Exeter National League Division Three   P W D L F A Pts Eastbourne Eagles 28 18 0 10 1260 1057 36 Cradley Heath Cubs 28 18 0 10 1215 1116 36 Southampton Saints 28 17 1 10 1113 1197 35 Exeter Falcons 28 15 0 13 1193.5 1131.5 30 Tamworth Hounds 28 12 0 16 1159 1179 24 Stoke Potters 28 12 0 16 1113 1197 24 Wombwell Colliers 28 12 0 16 1100 1225 24 Plymouth Devils 28 7 1 20 995 1330 15 Midlands vs South Cup group one M W D L F A Pts Southampton 6 4 0 2 298.5 275.5 8 Eastbourne 6 4 0 2 290.5 283.5 8 Exeter 6 3 0 3 308 266 6 Plymouth 6 1 0 5 250 322 2 Harold Sharpe Vic Gent Ivan Kessell Billy Newell (bike) Doug Bell Charlie Challis Alex Gray George Argrave Gordon Parkins (Manager)

Fixtures & Results 24/04/1947 Plymouth George Bason The Lord Mayor’s Trophy 01/05/1947 Plymouth 33-48 Exeter Challenge 05/05/1947 Exeter 47-34 Plymouth Challenge 06/05/1947 Southampton 54-29 Plymouth Challenge 08/05/1947 Plymouth 47-37 Southampton Challenge 14/05/1947 Tamworth 44-38 Plymouth National League Division Three 15/05/1947 Plymouth 41-43 Tamworth National League Division Three 22/05/1947 Plymouth 42-42 The Rest Challenge 29/05/1947 Plymouth Steve Langton Speedway Riders Championship QR 05/06/1947 Plymouth 43-40 Wombwell National League Division Three 06/06/1947 Wombwell 54-30 Plymouth National League Division Three 12/06/1947 Plymouth 40-42 Cradley Heath National League Division Three 19/06/1947 Plymouth 37-45 West V North Challenge 19/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 59-23 Plymouth National League Division Three 26/06/1947 Plymouth 41-42 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 03/07/1947 Plymouth 41-54 Southampton Challenge 05/07/1947 Eastbourne 56-27 Plymouth National League Division Three 07/07/1947 Exeter 55-28 Plymouth National League Division Three 10/07/1947 Plymouth 40-43 Exeter National League Division Three 15/07/1947 Southampton 49-34 Plymouth National League Division Three 17/07/1947 Plymouth 30-54 Eastbourne National League Division Three 19/07/1947 Eastbourne 60-34 Plymouth Midland V South Cup 24/07/1947 Plymouth 48-47 Exeter Midland V South Cup 26/07/1947 Cradley Heath 54-30 Plymouth National League Division Three 31/07/1947 Plymouth 39-44 Southampton National League Division Three 04/08/1947 Exeter 51-45 Plymouth Midland V South Cup 07/08/1947 Plymouth 54-29 Wombwell National League Division Three 08/08/1947 Wombwell 48-36 Plymouth National League Division Three 14/08/1947 South 45-39 North Challenge 14/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 63-20 Plymouth National League Division Three 19/08/1947 Southampton 60-36 Plymouth Midland V South Cup 21/08/1947 Plymouth 47-36 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 27/08/1947 Tamworth 54-29 Plymouth National League Division Three 28/08/1947 Plymouth 44-40 Tamworth National League Division Three 04/09/1947 Plymouth 45-33 Cradley Heath National League Division Three 06/09/1947 Eastbourne 52-29 Plymouth National League Division Three 08/09/1947 Exeter 53-30 Plymouth National League Division Three 11/09/1947 Plymouth 44-40 Exeter National League Division Three 16/09/1947 Southampton 62-22 Plymouth National League Division Three 18/09/1947 Plymouth 42-42 Southampton National League Division Three 25/09/1947 Plymouth 47-37 Eastbourne National League Division Three 27/09/1947 Cradley Heath 62-22 Plymouth National League Division Three 02/10/1947 Plymouth 46-50 Eastbourne Midland V South Cup 09/10/1947 Plymouth 25-7-21-30 Tamworth / Exeter / Southampton Four Team 16/10/1947 Plymouth Cyril Roger Best Riders Trophy 23/10/1947 Southampton & Plymouth 43-41 The Rest Challenge * held at Plymouth ** held atSouthampton