1947 Newcastle Diamonds

1947 Newcastle Diamonds

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Riders Points & Averages   M R Pts BP FP CMA FM PM Jeff Lloyd 9 36 93.5 2.5 96 10.67 5 1 Wilf Jay 32 132 287.5 10 297.5 9.02 2 Norman Evans 32 135 264 31 295 8.74 4 Doug McLachlan 32 133 272 11 283 8.51 2 2 Jack Gordon 29 122 224 12 236 7.74 1 1 Alec Grant 32 130 180.5 35.5 216 6.65 1 2 Ken Le Breton 15 61 65 7 72 4.72 Jack Hunt 19 67 62 11 73 4.36 Peter Lloyd 25 64 43 11 54 3.37     Bonnie Waddell 22 69 44 5 49 2.84 Danny Calder 8 23 11 2 13 2.26 Pat Smith 17 38 14 1 15 1.58 Harry Modral 6 14 4 0 4 1.14 Phil Day 5 13 3 0 3 0.92 Stan Pennell 5 17 2 1 3 0.71 Ray Muir 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Peter Lloyd also raced for Middlesbrough Jack Gordon also raced with 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 2nd division Semi Final 30/06/1947 Newcastle 56 52 Norwich 28/06/1947 Norwich 63 44 Newcastle 2nd division first round 04/06/1947 Glasgow White City 60 46 Newcastle 02/06/1947 Newcastle 63 45 Glasgow White City Wilf Jay Alec Grant Jack Hunt Johnnie Hoskins Doug McLachlan Ken LeBreton Peter Lloyd Bonnie Waddell Norman Evans (bike)

Fixtures & Results 09/04/1947 Newcastle 43-41 Middlesbrough Challenge 14/04/1947 Newcastle 40-37 Norwich National League Division Two 19/04/1947 Norwich 47-37 Newcastle National League Division Two 21/04/1947 Newcastle 38-45 Sheffield National League Division Two 24/04/1947 Middlesbrough 57-26 Newcastle National League Division Two 26/04/1947 Wigan 42-42 Newcastle National League Division Two 28/04/1947 Newcastle 53-31 Wigan National League Division Two 05/05/1947 Newcastle 50-34 Bristol National League Division Two 12/05/1947 Newcastle 42-38 Birmingham National League Division Two 15/05/1947 Sheffield 42-42 Newcastle National League Division Two 17/05/1947 Birmingham 47-36 Newcastle National League Division Two 19/05/1947 Newcastle 30-65 Middlesbrough British Speedway Cup 28/05/1947 Newcastle 58-37 Wigan British Speedway Cup 31/05/1947 Wigan 41-53 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 02/06/1947 Newcastle 63-45 Glasgow White City National Trophy 2nd division 1st round 04/06/1947 Glasgow White City 60-46 Newcastle National Trophy 2nd division 1st round 09/06/1947 Newcastle Will Lowther Speedway Riders Championship QR 14/06/1947 Norwich 61.5-34.5 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 16/06/1947 Newcastle 43-41 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 18/06/1947 Glasgow White City 45-38 Newcastle National League Division Two 23/06/1947 Newcastle 40-43 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 28/06/1947 Norwich 63-44 Newcastle National Trophy 1st division Semi Final 1st leg 30/06/1947 Newcastle 56-52 Norwich National Trophy 1st division Semi Final 2nd leg 05/07/1947 Wigan 51-33 Newcastle Challenge 07/07/1947 Newcastle 53-31 Bristol National League Division Two 12/07/1947 Norwich 52-32 Newcastle National League Division Two 14/07/1947 Newcastle 36-48 Bradford Odsal Challenge 21/07/1947 Newcastle 39-42 Sheffield National League Division Two 23/07/1947 Glasgow White City 51-44 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 24/07/1947 Sheffield 54-29 Newcastle National League Division Two 28/07/1947 Newcastle 60-34 Norwich British Speedway Cup 01/08/1947 Bristol 53-42 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 02/08/1947 Birmingham 53-42 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 06/08/1947 Newcastle Ernie Price & Ken /Lebreton Best Pairs 11/08/1947 Newcastle 47-37 Wigan National League Division Two 18/08/1947 Newcastle 54-42 Bristol British Speedway Cup 21/08/1947 Sheffield 59-37 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 22/08/1947 Bristol 62-22 Newcastle National League Division Two 25/08/1947 Newcastle 59-37 Birmingham British Speedway Cup 01/09/1947 Newcastle 44-40 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 04/09/1947 Middlesbrough 48.5-47.5 Newcastle British Speedway Cup 06/09/1947 Birmingham 35-49 Newcastle National League Division Two 08/09/1947 Newcastle 55-28 Norwich National League Division Two 15/09/1947 Newcastle 48-36 Birmingham National League Division Two 22/09/1947 Newcastle 62-34 Wigan British Speedway Cup 26/09/1947 Bristol 51-32 Newcastle National League Division Two 27/09/1947 Wigan 47-37 Newcastle National League Division Two 29/09/1947 Newcastle 39.5-44.5 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 01/10/1947 Glasgow White City 40-44 Newcastle National League Division Two 06/10/1947 Newcastle 53-43 Sheffield British Speedway Cup 13/10/1947 Newcastle 50-46 Glasgow White City British Speedway Cup 16/10/1947 Middlesbrough 52-31 Newcastle National League Division Two 20/10/1947 Newcastle Split Waterman Oaks Farewell Trophy