1947 Middlesbrough Bears

1947 Middlesbrough Bears

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Riders Points & Averages   M R Pts BP FP CMA FM PM Frank Hodgson 36 155 365 28 393 10.14 3 13 Fred Curtis 34 148 327 26 353 9.54 4 4 Wilf Plant 36 156 346 17 363 9.31 5 2 Jack Gordon 29 122 224 12 236 7.74 1 1 Jack Hodgson 36 150 242 44 286 7.63 4 Herby King 28 83 112 22 134 6.46 1 Geoff Godwin 36 151 209 30 239 6.33 2 Eddie Pye 27 77 83 14 97 5.04 Billy Wilson 28 81 82 16 98 4.84 1 Tip Mills 17 47 42 9 51 4.34 Peter Lloyd 25 64 43 11 54 3.37     Frank Cockfield 1 2 1 1 2 4.00 Derick Close 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Peter Lloyd also raced for Newcastle Jack Gordon also raced for Wigan National League Division Two   M W D L F A Pts Middlesbrough Bears 28 20 0 8 1363 977 40 Sheffield Tigers 28 17 2 9 1315 1021 36 Norwich Stars 28 16 0 12 1182 1142 32 Birmingham Brummies 28 14 0 14 1118 1222 28 Newcastle Diamonds 28 12 2 14 1228.5 1200.5 26 Bristol Bulldogs 28 11 0 17 1125.5 1215.5 22 Wigan Warriors 28 9 2 17 1067 1266 20 Glasgow Tigers 28 10 0 18 1044 1299 20 British Speedway Cup   M W D L F A Pts Sheffield Tigers 14 11 0 3 771 569 22 Middlesbrough Bears 14 9 0 5 750.5 587.5 18 Norwich Stars 14 7 0 7 676.5 660.5 14 Wigan Warriors 14 7 0 7 639 696 14 Newcastle Diamonds 14 6 0 8 653 683 12 Bristol Bulldogs 14 6 0 8 625 711 12 Glasgow Tigers 14 5 0 9 625 717 10 Birmingham Brummies 14 5 0 9 610 696 10 National Trophy Quarter Finals 11/08/1947 Wimbledon 77 31 Middlesbrough 07/08/1947 Middlesbrough 40 68 Wimbledon 2nd division Final 19/07/1947 Norwich 50 58 Middlesbrough 17/07/1947 Middlesbrough 69 38 Norwich 2nd division Semi Final 03/07/1947 Middlesbrough 73 34 Wigan 28/06/1947 Wigan 45 63 Middlesbrough 2nd division first round 12/06/1947 Middlesbrough 81 27 Birmingham 07/06/1947 Birmingham 50 57 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Bears Division Two Champions Tip Mills Jack Hodgson (bike) Herby King Crusty Pye Frank Hodgson Kid Curtis Geoff Godwin Wilf Plant (bike) Billy Wilson

Fixtures & Results 04/04/1947 Middlesbrough 42-42 The Rest Challenge 09/04/1947 Newcastle 43-41 Middlesbrough Challenge 10/04/1947 Middlesbrough 61-23 Bristol National League Division Two 17/04/1947 Middlesbrough 55-29 Norwich National League Division Two 24/04/1947 Middlesbrough 57-26 Newcastle National League Division Two 01/05/1947 Middlesbrough 62-22 Wigan National League Division Two 02/05/1947 Bristol 47-35 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 03/05/1947 Birmingham 44-40 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 08/05/1947 Middlesbrough 43-39 Sheffield National League Division Two 15/05/1947 Middlesbrough 56-28 Birmingham National League Division Two 17/05/1947 Wigan 35-49 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 19/05/1947 Newcastle 30-65 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 21/05/1947 Glasgow White City 38-58 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 22/05/1947 Middlesbrough 62-33 Glasgow White City British Speedway Cup 29/05/1947 Middlesbrough 45-49 Norwich British Speedway Cup 31/05/1947 Norwich 51-45 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 05/06/1947 West Ham 48-36 * 2nd Division Challenge 05/06/1947 Sheffield 34-50 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 07/06/1947 Birmingham 50-57 Middlesbrough National Trophy Division Two 1st round 1st leg 12/06/1947 Middlesbrough 81-27 Birmingham National Trophy Division Two 1st round 2nd leg 19/06/1947 Middlesbrough Frank Hodgson Speedway Riders Championship QR 21/06/1947 Wigan 62-34 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 23/06/1947 Newcastle 40-43 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 26/06/1947 Middlesbrough 56-28 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 28/06/1947 Wigan 45-63 Middlesbrough National Trophy Division Two Semi Final 1st leg 03/07/1947 Middlesbrough 73-34 Wigan National Trophy Division Two Semi Final 2nd leg 10/07/1947 Middlesbrough 46-38 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 17/07/1947 Middlesbrough 69-38 Norwich National Trophy Division Two Final 1st leg 19/07/1947 Norwich 50-58 Middlesbrough National Trophy Division Two Final 2nd leg 24/07/1947 Middlesbrough 73-22 Birmingham British Speedway Cup 26/07/1947 Birmingham 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 31/07/1947 Middlesbrough Dent Oliver & Jim Boyd Best Pairs 31/07/1947 Sheffield 56-40 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 02/08/1947 Norwich 48-36 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 07/08/1947 Middlesbrough 40-68 Wimbledon National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg 11/08/1947 Wimbledon 77-31 Middlesbrough National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg 14/08/1947 Middlesbrough 54-30 Sheffield National League Division Two 21/08/1947 Middlesbrough 55-29 Wigan National League Division Two 28/08/1947 Middlesbrough 59-25 Bristol National League Division Two 29/08/1947 Bristol 38-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 01/09/1947 Newcastle 44-40 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 03/09/1947 Glasgow White City 48-36 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 04/09/1947 Middlesbrough 48.5-47.5 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 06/09/1947 Wigan 43-41 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 11/09/1947 Wembley 44-39 * North of England Challenge 11/09/1947 Sheffield 49-34 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 18/09/1947 Middlesbrough 64-20 Birmingham National League Division Two 19/09/1947 Bristol 64-32 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 24/09/1947 Glasgow White City 36-48 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 25/09/1947 Middlesbrough 67-29 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 27/09/1947 Norwich 47-37 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 02/10/1947 Middlesbrough 61-35 Bristol British Speedway Cup 04/10/1947 Birmingham 45-50 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 09/10/1947 Middlesbrough 64-17 Norwich National League Division Two 14/10/1947 West Ham 46-38 Middlesbrough Challenge 16/10/1947 Middlesbrough 52-31 Newcastle National League Division Two 23/10/1947 Middlesbrough 70-26 Wigan British Speedway Cup * raced at Middlesbrough