1947 Wombwell Colliers

1947 Wombwell Colliers

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Riders Points & Averages Rider Scores   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Harwood Pike 23 92 198 7 205 8.91 1 1 Len Tupling 27 108 200 13 213 7.89 1 Stan Hodson 15 52 93 5 98 7.54 2 Bernard Tennant 5 18 27 5 32 7.11 Phil Dargue 1 4 5 2 7 7.00 Bert Lacey 3 8 10 3 13 6.50 Stan Beardsall 7 25 35 4 39 6.24 Red Hamley 20 75 102 13 115 6.13 Alf Elliott 13 49 67 8 75 6.12 Frank Wright 1 2 3 0 3 6.00 Bernard Thomas 18 61 74 14 88 5.77 Harry Modral 9 32 38 7 45 5.63 Ken Allick 19 55 64 11 75 5.45 Sammy Marsland 9 34 39 4 43 5.06 Gerry Williams 18 59 60 14 74 5.02 Jeff Bishop 25 86 94 13 107 4.98 Reg Challenger 12 36 27 7 34 3.78 Cliff Crothers 5 15 10 2 12 3.20 Ralph Horne 1 4 3 0 3 3.00 Frank Schofield 4 8 5 1 6 3.00 John Yates 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Stan Hodson also raced for Exeter Reg Challenger also raced for Tamworth 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 Unknown Son Mitchell unknown Red Hamley Len Tupling Harry Welch Harry Saunders Harwood Pike (bike) unknown (bike) Mascot

Fixtures & Results 07/05/1947 Tamworth 50-28 Wombwell Challenge 09/05/1947 Wombwell 54-39 Tamworth Challenge 16/05/1947 Wombwell 48-35 Exeter National League Division Three 23/05/1947 Wombwell Lanfear Speedway Riders Championship QR 26/05/1947 Wombwell 36-42 The Rest Challenge 30/05/1947 Wombwell Alf Elliott & Gerry Williams Best Pairs 02/06/1947 Exeter 50-31 Wombwell National League Division Three 03/06/1947 Southampton 57-27 Wombwell National League Division Three 05/06/1947 Plymouth 43-40 Wombwell National League Division Three 06/06/1947 Wombwell 54-30 Plymouth National League Division Three 13/06/1947 Wombwell 50-34 Tamworth National League Division Three 18/06/1947 Tamworth 49-35 Wombwell Challenge 20/06/1947 Wombwell 47-37 Cradley Heath National League Division Three 21/06/1947 Cradley Heath 46-36 Wombwell National League Division Three 27/06/1947 Wombwell 46-37 Eastbourne National League Division Three 28/06/1947 Eastbourne 51-33 Wombwell National League Division Three 04/07/1947 Wombwell 45-51 Cradley Heath Midland V South Cup 10/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 64-32 Wombwell Midland V South Cup 11/07/1947 Wombwell 37-47 Southampton 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 23/07/1947 Tamworth 48-35 Wombwell National League Division Three 25/07/1947 Wombwell 54-42 Tamworth Midland V South Cup 28/07/1947 Exeter 43-41 Wombwell National League Division Three 29/07/1947 Southampton 53-31 Wombwell National League Division Three 01/08/1947 Wombwell 51-33 Exeter National League Division Three 04/08/1947 Wombwell Harwood Pike Wombwell Colliers’ Cup 07/08/1947 Plymouth 54-29 Wombwell National League Division Three 08/08/1947 Wombwell 48-36 Plymouth National League Division Three 15/08/1947 Wombwell 43-40 Eastbourne National League Division Three 16/08/1947 Eastbourne 52-30 Wombwell National League Division Three 22/08/1947 Wombwell 43-41 Cradley Heath National League Division Three 23/08/1947 Cradley Heath 59-25 Wombwell National League Division Three 29/08/1947 Wombwell 40-54 Stoke Hanley Midland V South Cup 05/09/1947 Wombwell 41-39 Southampton 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 17/09/1947 Tamworth 54-30 Wombwell National League Division Three 19/09/1947 Wombwell 60-30 Captains Team Challenge 26/09/1947 Wombwell 51-32 Tamworth National League Division Three 03/10/1947 Wombwell 57-27 Stoke Hanley Challenge 10/10/1947 Wombwell 43-40 Cradley Heath Challenge 17/10/1947 Wombwell 49-33 Odsal Juniors Challenge 18/10/1947 Odsal 37-47 Wombwell Challenge