1947 Tamworth Hounds

1947 Tamworth Hounds

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images from the John Somerville Collection

Riders Points & Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Steve Langton 28 111 209 10 219 7.89 2 Vic Pitcher 21 82 150 7 157 7.85 3 Arthur Payne 27 100 177 17 194 7.76 3 Bill Harris 28 111 198 7 205 7.39 Ted Gibson 25 92 128 24 152 6.61 Cyril Page 29 109 154 10 164 6.02 Bill Dalton 9 26 34 11 45 6.92 Jack Baxter 17 53 69 19 88 6.64 Charlie Oates 22 74 84 15 99 5.35 Jack Ladd 14 46 51 7 58 5.04 Owen Greenwood 2 4 4 1 5 5.00 Fred Yates 4 9 10 1 11 4.89 Ron Roach 3 7 6 1 7 4.00 Ernest Silver 1 2 1 1 2 4.00 Bluey Thorpe 2 8 6 2 8 4.00 Reg Challenger 12 36 27 7 34 3.78 Jack Kidd 10 26 22 2 24 3.69 Cyril Page also raced for Stoke Vic Pitcher also raced for Stoke Reg Challenger also raced for Wombwell 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 Hanley 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

Fixtures & Results 30/04/1947 Tamworth Len Tupling & Harwood Pike Best Pairs 07/05/1947 Tamworth 50-28 Wombwell Challenge 09/05/1947 Wombwell 54-39 Tamworth Challenge 14/05/1947 Tamworth 44-38 Plymouth National League Division Three 15/05/1947 Plymouth 41-43 Tamworth National League Division Three 21/05/1947 Tamworth Steve Langton Speedway Riders Championship 26/05/1947 Tamworth 48-31 Cradley Heath Challenge 28/05/1947 Tamworth 46-38 Stoke Hanley Challenge 04/06/1947 Tamworth 40-44 Eastbourne National League Division Three 09/06/1947 Exeter 56-28 Tamworth National League Division Three 10/06/1947 Southampton 55-29 Tamworth National League Division Three 11/06/1947 Tamworth 41-42 Southampton National League Division Three 13/06/1947 Wombwell 50-34 Tamworth National League Division Three 18/06/1947 Tamworth 49-35 Wombwell Midland V South Cup 25/06/1947 Tamworth 43-41 Cradley Heath National League Division Three 28/06/1947 Cradley Heath 44-40 Tamworth 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 09/07/1947 Tamworth 44-40 The Midlands Challenge 12/07/1947 Eastbourne 54-27 Tamworth National League Division Three 16/07/1947 Tamworth 48-36 Exeter National League Division Three 23/07/1947 Tamworth 48-35 Wombwell National League Division Three 25/07/1947 Wombwell 54-42 Tamworth Midland V South Cup 30/07/1947 Tamworth 33-50 Eastbourne National League Division Three 04/08/1947 Tamworth 54-42 Cradley Heath Midland V South Cup 04/08/1947 Cradley Heath 47-49 Tamworth Midland V South Cup 05/08/1947 Southampton 48-35 Tamworth National League Division Three 06/08/1947 Tamworth 50-34 Southampton National League Division Three 11/08/1947 Exeter 47-37 Tamworth National League Division Three 13/08/1947 Tamworth 50-34 Exeter National League Division Three 15/08/1947 Cradley Heath 35-48 Tamworth National League Division Three 20/08/1947 Tamworth 41-43 Cradley Heath 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 03/09/1947 Tamworth 46-38 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three 04/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 35-49 Tamworth National League Division Three 10/09/1947 Tamworth Steve Langton Midland Riders Championship 17/09/1947 Tamworth 54-30 Wombwell National League Division Three 20/09/1947 Eastbourne 44-39 Tamworth National League Division Three 24/09/1947 Tamworth 51-33 The Rest Challenge 26/09/1947 Wombwell 51-32 Tamworth 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 08/10/1947 Tamworth 44-40 Cradley Heath Challenge 15/10/1947 Tamworth 51-33 Southampton Challenge 22/10/1947 Tamworth 37-15 Dutch Team Challenge 29/10/1947 Cradley 64-32 * Stoke Midland V South Cup 05/11/1947 Tamworth 55-41 Eastbourne Midland V South Cup * held at Tamworth