1947 Stoke Potters

1947 Stoke Potters

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images from the John Somerville Collection

Riders Points & Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Dave Anderson 25 94 180 19 199 8.47 1 2 Vic Pitcher 21 82 150 7 157 7.85 3 Dick Howard 25 92 151 17 168 7.3 3 Ray Harris 18 63 91 16 107 6.79 Will Gordon 4 11 14 3 17 6.18 Reg Gregory 28 106 148 15 163 6.15 1 Les Jenkins 26 101 140 14 154 6.1 1 Cyril Page 29 109 154 10 164 6.02 Gil Blake 26 79 92 14 106 5.37 George Fisher 25 87 103 12 115 5.29 1 Bert Danner 12 33 24 7 31 3.76 Bryan Gorman 5 12 5 0 5 1.67 John Dorey 2 4 0 0 0 0 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 two M W D L F A Pts Tamworth 6 4 1 1 302 261 9 Stoke 6 3 1 2 288 283 7 Cradley Heath 5 2 0 3 243 235 4 Wombwell 5 1 0 4 206 260 2 Dick Howard Les Jenkins Dave Anderson Reg Gregory Cyril Page (bike) George Fisher Bert Danner Gil Blake

Fixtures and Results 19/04/1947 Eastbourne 49-29 Stoke Hanley Challenge 08/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 48-33 Cradley Heath Challenge 12/05/1947 Exeter 62-20 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 13/05/1947 Southampton 55-27 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 15/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 49-33 Exeter National League Division Three 22/05/1947 Stoke Hanley Len Tupling Speedway Riders Championship QR 28/05/1947 Tamworth 46-38 Stoke Hanley Challenge 29/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 37-44 The Rest Challenge 05/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 43-40 Eastbourne National League Division Three 12/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 43-40 Southampton National League Division Three 19/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 59-23 Plymouth National League Division Three 21/06/1947 Eastbourne 55-29 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 26/06/1947 Stoke Hanley George Bason & Peter Robinson Best Pairs Championship 26/06/1947 Plymouth 41-42 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 02/07/1947 Tamworth 54-30 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 03/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 49-34 Tamworth National League Division Three 10/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 64-32 Wombwell Midland V South Cup 12/07/1947 Cradley Heath 49-34 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 17/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 47-33 Wombwell National League Division Three 18/07/1947 Wombwell 44-38 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 21/07/1947 Exeter 52-31 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 22/07/1947 Southampton 61-23 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 24/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 41-43 Cradley Heath National League Division Three 31/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 36-46 Eastbourne National League Division Three 04/08/1947 Dave Anderson’s Team 42-41 Vic Pitcher’s Team Challenge 07/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 54-23 Exeter National League Division Three 09/08/1947 Eastbourne 48-32 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 14/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 63-20 Plymouth National League Division Three 21/08/1947 Wombwell 30-51 * Tamworth Challenge 21/08/1947 Plymouth 47-36 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 28/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 55-39 Cradley Heath Midland V South Cup 29/08/1947 Wombwell 40-54 Stoke Hanley Midland V South Cup 03/09/1947 Tamworth 46-38 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 04/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 35-49 Tamworth National League Division Three 11/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 45-36 Wombwell National League Division Three 12/09/1947 Wombwell 40-44 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 18/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 37-47 Cradley Heath National League Division Three 20/09/1947 Cradley Heath 59-23 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 25/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 57-26 Southampton National League Division Three 01/10/1947 Tamworth 60-35 Stoke Hanley Midland V South Cup 02/10/1947 Stoke Hanley 48-48 Tamworth Midland V South Cup 03/10/1947 Wombwell 57-27 Stoke Hanley Challenge 09/10/1947 Stoke Hanley Gil Blake Charity Cup 16/10/1947 Stoke Hanley 51-33 Midlands Challenge 23/10/1947 Stoke Hanley The Rest Challenge 29/10/1947 Cradley Heath 64-32 ** Stoke Midland V South Cup 30/10/1947 Stoke Hanley 45-48 Eastbourne Challenge * raced at Stoke ** raced at Tamworth