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1947 Wombwell Colliers

1947 Wombwell Colliers  
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
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