Edinburgh vs Redcar 21/04/2017

Edinburgh Monarchs 52 Redcar Bears 40 21 April 2017 Premier League Armadale

Edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B 1 Sam Masters 3 3 3 F 1' 10 1 2 Josh Pickering 1 2' 2 0 5 1 3 Erik Riss 2 1 1 1 5 4 Max Clegg 0 0 3 2' 5 1 5 Ricky Wells 3 3 1' 2 2 11 1 6 Mark Riss 3 1 2 3 3 12 7 Mitchell Davey 2' 1 1' 4 2 Redcar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B 1 Richie Worrall 2 2' 3 3 3 13 1 2 Coty Garcia 0 1 3 3 0 0 7 3 Charles Wright R/R 4 Jonas B Andersen 3 2 4 2 1 12 5 Ben Barker 2 FX 1 3 6 Richard Hall 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 Ellis Perks 1 0 0 4 1 Heat by Heat Heat 01 Masters, Worrall, Pickering, Garcia (56.1) 4-2 (4-2) Heat 02 Riss, Davey, Perks, Hall (56.3) 5-1 (9-3) Heat 03 Andersen, Riss, Garcia, Clegg (Fell) (57.8) 2-4 (11-7) Heat 04 Wells, Barker, Davey, Perks (57) 4-2 (15-9) Heat 05 Garcia, Worrall, Riss, Clegg (56.6) 1-5 (16-14) Heat 06 Masters, Pickering, Hall, Barker (Excl.) (56.2) 5-1 (21-15) Heat 07 Wells, Andersen, Riss, Perks (56.9) 4-2 (25-17) Heat 08 Garcia, Pickering, Davey, Hall (57.5) 3-3 (28-20) Heat 09 Clegg, Perks, Riss, Hall (57.9) 4-2 (32-22) Heat 10 Masters, Andersen, Perks, Pickering (57.1) 3-5 (35-27) Heat 11 Worrall, Riss, Wells, Garcia (57.6) 3-3 (38-30) Heat 12 M Riss, Andersen, E Riss, Hall (57.6) 4-2 (42-32) Heat 13 Worrall, Wells, Barker, Masters (Fell) (57.5) 2-4 (44-36) Heat 14 Riss, Clegg, Andersen, Perks (57.4) 5-1 (49-37) Heat 15 Worrall, Wells, Masters, Garcia (57.7) 3-3 (52-40) report from the Edinburgh Evening News Edinburgh Monarchs propelled themselves back to the top of the Championship table with a hard fought win over Redcar Bears tonight. The visitors arrived with high hopes following their big 54-35 victory over highly fancied Ipswich Witches at home on Thursday and once again it seems the Witches flattered to deceive. This was Monarchs’ fourth win on the bounce as they displaced Glasgow Tigers from the summit. All eyes were on Monarchs’ second string star Max Clegg who was axed by his Premiership club Wolverhampon Wolves on Thursday and replaced by his Monarchs team-mate Mark Riss. Clegg’s body language in the pits last week against Berwick Bandits suggested he would rather be anywhere than Armadale, but the club are determined to get him going again. But now he is just riding in the Championship, travelling all the way up from his Yorkshire home each week to score two or three points, as he has been doing since the season started, must be financially prohibitive. Clegg, who has been struggling to find his scoring touch of last season, had a golden chance to prove Wolves were wrong in releasing him, but unfortunately fell off on the first bend in his opening ride in heat three. He remounted but finished last. Monarchs got off to a flying start with a 4-2 from Sam Masters and Josh Pickering. And a 5-1 from Mark Riss and Mitchell Davey in the second heat put Monarchs 9-3 in front, only for the Bears to hit back with a 4-2 from Jonas B Anderson and Coty Garcia in the third heat to reduce their arrears to just four points. Monarchs then secured their second 4-2 from Ricky Wells and Davey in heat four to restore their lead of six points. However, a surprise 5-1 from Garcia and Richie Worrall against Erik Riss in heat five helped the Bears reduce their deficit to 16-14. Clegg was plum last and looked all over the place, he clearly has much work to do and time is not on his side. Masters won his second race of the night in heat six and with Pickering following him home this 5-1 once again restored the home side’s six-point advantage. Wells continues to win his races by a mile and his triumph in heat seven, his second of the match, pushed Monarchs eight points in front thanks to Mark Riss holding out Ellis Perks for third place. At last Clegg had something to smile about when he won heat nine quite comfortably against Perks. He punched the air as he crossed the line and the resultant 4-2 for Monarchs widened the gap to ten points, 32-22. Redcar were not giving up the contest and a 5-3 win in heat ten courtesy of a tactical ride by Anderson kept the pressure on Monarchs who were having a few wobbles. A 4-2 from Mark Riss and younger brother Erik in heat 12 saw the winning post loom in to view as Monarchs led once more by ten points, 42-32. In another twist Redcar grabbed a 4-2 of their own when Worrall led from the tapes in heat 13 and when Masters fell on the final bend Ben Barker was the grateful recipient of a third-place point and this cut Monarchs’ lead to eight points again. A brilliant 5-1 from Mark Riss and Clegg in the penultimate heat clinched the match points for Monarchs but they were made to fight all the way by the Bears who turned in one of their best performances at Armadale in recent times albeit with two of their regular team missing. Clegg said he felt “pretty chuffed” with his eventual five points: “I’m a lot happier and it was a better performance from me.” Masters said: I’m happy that we are top of the league but I’m not happy with a lot of things that went wrong for me.” Worrall scored 13 points for the Bears and was their top scorer and managed to beat Monarchs’ American star Wells three times. Monarchs: M Riss 13, Wells 11, Masters 10, Pickering 5, E Riss 5, Clegg 5, Davey 3. Redcar: Worrall 13, Anderson 12, Garcia 7, Perks 4, Barker 3, Hall 1.

Berwick vs Edinburgh 08/04/2017

Berwick Bandits 42 Edinburgh Monarchs 48 8 April 2017 Premier League Shielfield Park

Berwick 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B 1 Lewis Bridger 2 2 3 1 3 11 2 Liam Carr F 1' 1' 0 2 2 3 Dimitri Berge 3 EF 2 0 5 4 Claus Vissing 2' 2 1' 3 F 8 2 5 Kevin Doolan (C) 2 3 2 0 7 6 Dany Gappmaier 3 2 0 1 2' 8 1 7 Luke Ruddick (G) F F 1 1 Edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B 1 Sam Masters 3 3 1 2' 1' 10 2 2 Josh Pickering MX 1 3 3 7 3 Erik Riss 1 2 2 3 8 4 Max Clegg R 0 1 1 5 Ricky Wells 3 3 3 3 2 14 6 Mark Riss 1 2 0 0 1' 2' EF 6 2 7 Mitchell Davey 1' 1 0 2 1 Heat by Heat Heat 01 Masters, Bridger, Riss, Carr (Fell) (65) 2-4 (2-4) Heat 02 Gappmaier, Riss, Davey, Ruddick (Fell) (66.1) 3-3 (5-7) Heat 03  Berge, Vissing, Riss, Clegg (Ret) (65.8) 5-1 (10-8) Heat 04  Wells, Doolan, Davey, Ruddick (Fell) (65.5) 2-4 (12-12) Heat 05 Masters, Vissing, Pickering, Berge (E/F) (64.9) 2-4 (14-16) Heat 06 Wells, Bridger, Carr, Riss (0) 3-3 (17-19) Heat 07 Doolan , Riss, Ruddick, Clegg (66.4) 4-2 (21-21) Heat 08 Pickering, Gappmaier, Carr, Riss (66.8) 3-3 (24-24) Heat 09 Wells, Berge, Vissing, Davey (66) 3-3 (27-27) Heat 10 Bridger, E Riss, M Riss, Carr (66.5) 3-3 (30-30) Heat 11 Pickering, Doolan , Masters, Gappmaier (66.4) 2-4 (32-34) Heat 12 E Riss, M Riss, Gappmaier, Berge (67.3) 1-5 (33-39) Heat 13 Wells, Masters, Bridger, Doolan (66.1) 1-5 (34-44) Heat 14  Vissing, Gappmaier, Clegg, Riss (E/F) (67.5) 5-1 (39-45) Heat 15 Bridger, Wells, Masters, Vissing (Fell) (AWD) 3-3 (42-48) report from the Edinburgh Evening News Two wins out of two for Edinburgh Monarchs who struck late in their Championship match with Berwick Bandits at Shielfield Park to claim three match points. The stunning 48-42 triumph piles the pressure on Berwick’s new owners who were still smarting from their hammering at Sheffield Tigers on Thursday. Monarchs team manager Alex Harkess was purring like a cat with the cream over the result and said: “It was a bit disappointing not to take all four points, but it was our first away victory of the season and we have made the perfect start to our campaign.” There was barely a cigarette paper between the sides early on and the scores were tied 24-24 after eight heats. But Monarchs made the decisive move in heat 12 when Mark and Erik Riss grabbed a big 5-1 advantage to put them 39-33 in front. And when Monarchs’ top duo Skipper Sam Masters and Ricky Wells repeated the trick in the very next race this pushed Monarchs ten points ahead and the winning post was in sight. The Bandits won a consolation 5-1 of their own in heat 14 but Monarchs easily shared the last race 3-3 to put the result beyond doubt. Said Harkess: “We had looked at the programme beforehand and saw a batch of races late on that we knew were capable of wining.” And young second string rider Josh Pickering was right in the thick of things and pulled off two race wins – one against Berwick captain Kevin Doolan – on a track he had not seen before. Pickering, as he showed in victory against Scunthorpe at Armadale on Friday, is as fearless as they come. Said Harkess: “Every day he looks the part. For someone who has never seen Berwick before and to win two races, it’s just tremendous, we have no worries about him.” The same cannot be said of Max Clegg, who scored one point, and reserve Mitchell Davy who picked up two. Harkess said: “With Mitchell he is a reserve and we are not asking him to win loads of races but they are both struggling and we have to work hard to get them both going. “In Max’s case it is very frustrating to see him struggling. I’m being diplomatic, that’s all I’ll say. “It’s not as if he hasn’t had any matches before riding for us, he’s had quite a few outings for Wolverhampton in the Premiership. “But this season with no League Cup we are straight into the league programme with no time to get things right. If we had all seven of our team riding like they would be scoring 80 points every week.” Wells was Monarchs’ top scorer with 14 points from his five rides and dropped his only point to Berwick No.1 Lewis Bridger in the final race. Masters weighed in with ten points. Harkess added: “They rode very well again and they look after themselves and it gives you such an advantage to have two big scorers at the helm of the side. And lets’s not forget Erik, he has settled into the third heat leader role without much trouble at all.” The race of the night came in heat 10 when both Riss brothers made lightning starts from the tapes until Bridger picked them off for a handsome victory. Berwick: Bridger 11, Gappmaier 8, Vissing 8, Doolan 7, Berge 5, Carr 2, Ruddick 1. Monarchs: Wells 14, Masters 10, E Riss 8, Pickering 7, M Riss 6, Davey 2, Clegg 1

Edinburgh vs Scunthorpe 07/04/2017

Edinburgh Monarchs 54 Scunthorpe Scorpions 36 7 April 2017 Premier League Armadale

Edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B 1 Sam Masters 3 3 3 3 1 13 2 Josh Pickering 1 2' 3 0 6 1 3 Erik Riss 3 3 FX 1 7 4 Max Clegg 0 0 2 0 2 5 Ricky Wells 3 2' 3 2' 3 13 2 6 Mark Riss 3 3 0 3 2 11 7 Mitchell Davey 2' 0 0 2 1 Scunthorpe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 T B 1 Ryan Douglas 2 Carl Wilkinson 2 1' 2 2 1 0 8 1 3 Lewis Kerr 1' 2 1 2 2 2 10 1 4 Micheal Palm Toft 0 2 0 1' 3 6 1 5 Josh Auty 2 1 3 1' FX 7 1 6 Fritz Wallner FX 0 7 Josh Bailey 1 1' 0 1' 1 0 1 5 2 Heat by Heat Heat 01 Masters, Wilkinson, Pickering, Palm-Toft (56.7) 4-2 (4-2) Heat 02 M.Riss, Davey, Bailey, Wallner (F/x) (AWD) 5-1 (9-3) Heat 03 Riss, Palm-Toft, Kerr, Clegg (57.3) 3-3 (12-6) Heat 04 Wells, Auty, Bailey, Davey (57.5) 3-3 (15-9) Heat 05 Riss, Kerr, Wilkinson, Clegg (56.9) 3-3 (18-12) Heat 06 Masters, Pickering, Auty, Bailey (57.1) 5-1 (23-13) Heat 07 M.Riss, Wells, Kerr, Palm-Toft (57.6) 5-1 (28-14) Heat 08 Pickering, Wilkinson, Bailey, Davey (57.1) 3-3 (31-17) Heat 09 Auty, Clegg, Bailey, Riss (F/x) (57.1) 2-4 (33-21) Heat 10 Masters, Kerr, Palm-Toft, Pickering (57.6) 3-3 (36-24) Heat 11 Wells, Wilkinson, Auty, M.Riss (58) 3-3 (39-27) Heat 12 M.Riss, Kerr, E.Riss, Bailey (57.8) 4-2 (43-29) Heat 13 Masters, Wells, Wilkinson, Auty (F/x) (AWD) 5-1 (48-30) Heat 14 Palm-Toft, Riss, Bailey, Clegg (59.8) 2-4 (50-34) Heat 15 Wells, Kerr, Masters, Wilkinson (57.9) 4-2 (54-36) report from the Edinburgh Evening News Edinburgh Monarchs got their Championship campaign off to a winning start with a commanding 54-36 victory over Scunthorpe Scorpions at Armadale Stadium last night. In all honesty it was far too easy. Monarchs were in truth two riders down with reserve Mitchell Davey and second-string ace Max Clegg finding the level of competition a bit too hot for them. Skipper Sam Masters said: “It was awesome to start off with a win, we all felt a bit funny out on the track but I’m sure we’ll get that sorted out.” Erik Riss was going like an express train then got derailed when he was excluded in the ninth race and he wasn’t happy. The German youngster said: “I got taken out to the fence and the referee decided I was to blame and disqualified me, such things happen.” Davey after getting a paid win in his opening ride, lamented: “I struggled a bit after that I just couldn’t going all, it was tough.” But the team must lift themselves for tonight’s trip to Berwick Bandits if Monarchs are to stand any chance of picking up an away win. It was unfortunate that Scunthorpe were not at full strength for this opening Championship fixture. Their Aussie No.1 Ryan Douglas withdrew from the meeting in the afternoon suffering from food poisoning. Scunthorpe used rider replacement for him which certainly did not make them any weaker because in past seasons Douglas has not been at his best around the Lothian Arena. Monarchs got off to the perfect start with a 4-2 from Australian duo Masters and Josh Pickering in the opening race against Michael Palm-Toft and Carl Wilkinson. And, a 5-1 from Mark Riss and Davey in heat two afer the race was awarded when Scorpions Austrian Fritz Wallner fell on the third bend, Monarchs were starting to dominate opening up a six-point lead already. And a 3-3 in heat four which was won convincingly by Monarchs ace Ricky Wells maintained that advantage. Scunthorpe were frankly not offering much resistance and the hosts increased their lead with a 5-1 from Masters and Pickering in heat six, which prompted Scunthorpe to give a tactical outing to Lewis Kerr in heat seven. It proved an academic change as Kerr was shunted back to third place as Mark Riss and Wells grabbed the race by the scruff of the neck to notch up another 5-1 which put Monarchs 28-14 in front in what was turning into a very one-sided contest indeed. The Riss brothers were on fire with younger sibling Erik winning his first two rides in tremendous style. And Pickering wasn’t doing too badly either winning heat eight with partner Davey sadly a long way back, Monarchs were almost over the horizon leading 31-17 at the halfway stage. When Erik Riss was disqualified in the next race Scunthorpe took advantage by scooping their first heat win of the night when Josh Auty and Josh Bailey grabbed a 4-2 against Clegg which reduced the Scorpions arrears to 12 points, 33-21. But, two further shared heats by Monarchs kept the pressure up and they lead 39-27 with just four heats left. And Monarchs sailed over the winning line with a 4-2 from Masters and Wells in the final heat. Monarchs: Wells 13, Masters 13, M Riss 11, E Riss 7, Pickering 6, Davey 2, Clegg 2. Scunthorpe: Kerr 10, Wilkinson 8, Auty 7, Palm-Toft 6, Bailey 5, Wallner 0.

Scottish Open 31/03/2017

Harrisons Scottish Open Championship 31 March 2017 Scottish Open Armadale

1 2 3 4 5 SF F T B 1 Theo Pijper 3 0 2 0 1 6 2 Josh Pickering 0 0 1 3 0 4 3 Richard Lawson 2 3 2 2 2 11 4 Aaron Summers 1 0 0 2 2 5 5 Ludvig Lindgren 2 3 3 1 1 2 10 6 Eric Riss 3 3 3 FX 1 3 1 10 3rd 7 Kevin Doolan 1 2 1 1 2 7 8 Matthew Wethers 0 1 1 2 2 6 9 Sam Masters 3 2 0 3 3 0 11 10 Justin Sedgmen 1 2 3 3 3 3 12 1st 11 Max Clegg 0 1 1 1 0 3 12 Ricky Wells 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 12 2nd 13 Mark Riss 3 1 2 0 0 6 14 Rory Schlein 2 1 3 3 3 0 12 15 Mitchell Davey 0 0 0 1 0 1 16 Ulrich Ostergaard 1 2 0 0 1 4 Heat by Heat Heat 01 Pijper, Lawson, Summers, Pickering (57.9) Heat 02 E Riss, Lindgren, Doolan, Wethers (57.5) Heat 03 Masters, Wells, Sedgmen, Clegg (58.3) Heat 04 M Riss, Schlein, Ostergaard, Davey (58.3) Heat 05 Lindgren, Masters, M Riss, Pijper (56.7) Heat 06 E Riss, Sedgmen, Schlein, Pickering (57.7) Heat 07 Lawson, Doolan, Clegg, Davey (58.2) Heat 08 Wells, Ostergaard, Wethers, Summers (58.5) Heat 09 E Riss, Pijper, Clegg, Ostergaard (58.6) Heat 10 Lindgren, Wells, Pickering, Davey (57.4) Heat 11 Schlein, Lawson, Wethers, Masters (58.3) Heat 12 Sedgmen, M Riss, Doolan, Summers Heat 13 Schlein, Wells, Doolan, Pijper (58.2) Heat 14 Pickering, Wethers, Clegg, M Riss (59.6) Heat 15 Sedgmen, Lawson, Lindgren, Ostergaard (58.8) Heat 16 Masters, Summers, Davey, E Riss (FX) (59.6) Heat 17 Sedgmen, Wethers, Pijper, Davey (59.6) Heat 18 Masters, Doolan, Ostergaard, Pickering (59.6) Heat 19 Wells, Lawson, E Riss, M Riss (59.7) Heat 20 Schlein, Summers, Lindgren, Clegg (59.8) Semi-Final Heat 21 E Riss, Lindgren, Wells, Masters (59.9) Final Heat 22 Sedgmen, Wells, E Riss, Schlein (59.3) report from the Edinburgh Evening News Justin Sedgmen made a triumphant return to Armadale Stadium last night to lift the Scottish Open Championship for the first time in his career. In the Grand Final race-off Sedgmen was up against Erik Riss, Ricky Wells, and Rory Schlein. And for all the world it looked as if Riss would triumph. The German made a good gate and led comfortably, but he made a mistake coming out of the second bend which allowed Sedgmen through. Said Sedgmen: “Eric was riding good and I thought he had won it. But he just made a slight mistake coming out of the bend and I seized my chance. “It’s such a prestigious title to win when you look at some of the past winners. I’m delighted to have won it.” Riss said: “I’m a bit gutted to lose it when I had in my grasp but these things happen in speedway.” Heavy overnight rain that lingered into the afternoon didn’t do that much damage to the track which looked in remarkable shape prior to tapes up. There was a very late withdrawal when Somerset’s Josh Grajczonek was replaced by ex-Monarchs skipper Theo Pijper. This was in addition to Ipswich Witches star Kyle Newman who pulled out with a shoulder injury earlier in the week. All seven Monarchs were competing but some were doubtless using the meeting as a fine-tuning exercise prior to their opening league match of the season against Scunthorpe Scorpions next Friday. For new signing Josh Pickering this was his first competitive meeting on what will be his home track for the next seven months. After an impressive display in last week’s practice session when he looked more than capable he didn’t disgrace himself against some top opposition in what was one of the strongest Scottish Open fields since it was last held in 2014. And he was out in the very first heat against Glasgow Tigers duo Aaron Summers and Richard Lawson. He led the race for more than three laps before losing control on the first and second bends. But it was great debut and Pickering looks nerveless. Said Pickering: “I made a good gate and felt comfortable in front then my back wheel went away from me on the first bend which I was a bit miffed about, but I was pleased with my first ride overall.” Unfortunately Pickering’s next ride was just as hard and he finished in fourth place but he was getting valuable track time and the experience of racing against solid opposition can only do him good. But Pickering atoned for these early failures by winning heat 14 in stunning style. Teammate Max Clegg had a tough first ride against defending champ Sam Masters, Ricky Wells, and Sedgmen, and finished well back and appeared to lack speed to a degree. And frankly Clegg didn’t fare much better in his next outing overhauling his Monarchs teammate Mitchell Davey for third place. But Clegg was probably blowing away some winter cobwebs and hopefully will come good once the league programme begins next week. Davey had little luck in his opening ride when he retired against Mark Riss, Ulrich Ostergaard, and Rory Schlein, but in Davey’s defence it was another hot race. One Monarch who got off to a flier was Mark Riss’s younger brother Eric who won his first three rides in tremendous style and put himself well in the frame for title glory but was disqualified in heat 16. But Masters’ hopes of lifting the title for a second time suffered a setback in heat 11 when he trailed in last but he won his next two races to put himself back in contention but lost his crown when he was beaten in the semi final.

1947 Team Gallery

1947 Team Gallery

National League Division One Belle Vue Aces Harringay Racers New Cross Rangers Wally Lloyd, Jim Boyd, Jack Parker (capt.) Alice Hart (manager) Ron Mason, Eric Langton, Dent Oliver, Bill Pitcher, Louis Lawson. Jeff Lloyd.Mick Mitchell.Geoff Pymar.Frank Lawrence.Lionel Van Praag.Ron Johnson (on bike) Ray Moore. Bill Longley.Eric French. Manager Fred Mockford Odsal Boomerangs Wembley Lions West Ham Hammers Tommy Price, Bronco wilson, Bill Gilbert, Ray Craighead, Alec Jackson (manager), George Wilks, Charlie May, Split Waterman, Bob Wells, Bill Kitchen (captain on bike) Stan Greatrex, Malcolm Craven, Cliff Watson, Bill Mathews, Benny King, Cliff Parkinson, Howdy Byford, Tommy Croombs, Aub, Akko.  Eric Chitty Wimbledon Dons National League Division Two Birmingham Brummies Bristol Bulldogs Glasgow Tigers Middlesbrough Bears Newcastle Diamonds Norwich Stars Jack Hodgson Herby King Bill Wilson Wilf Plant Tip Mils Geoff Godwin Fred ´`Kid¨` Curtis Frank Hodgson Ed ``Crusty`` Pye.. Ken Le Breton , Danny Calder, Doug McLachlan, Johnny Hunt, Peter Lloyd, Pat Smith, John S Hoskins (Promoter), Alec Grant,, Wilf Jay, Len Gallagher, Bonny Waddell, Norman Evans (Captain). Syd Littlewood, Ernie Howard, Jack Freeman, Ted Bravery, Geoff Revett, Roy Duke, Dick Wise. Front row: Paddy Hammond, Sid Hipperson, Bert Spencer (on bike) and Paddy Mills. Sheffield Tigers Wigan Warriors National League Division Three Cradley Heath Cubs Eastbourne Eagles Exeter Falcons Hanley Potters Plymouth Devils Southampton Saints Tamworth Hounds Wombwell Colliers Harwood Pike, Stan Hodson, Len Tupling (Capt), Jan Yates, Ken Allick, Bert Thomas, Gerry Williams.

1950 Team Gallery

1950 Team Gallery

National League Division One Belle Vue Aces Bristol Bulldogs Birmingham Brummies Dent Oliver, Dennis Parker, Jack Parker (captain), George Smith Charles Cullum, Ken Sharples, Henry Long, Ron Mason, Louis Lawson Roy Taylor, Cliff Cox, Pat Flanagan, John Hole (captain on bike), Ivor Toms, Ernie Baker (inset), Trevor Redmond Arthur Payne, Dennis Hitchings, Geoff Bennett, Bill Wilkins, Doug McLachlan, Jim Tolley, Graham Warren (cap), Fred Perkins, Wilf Willstead, Ron Mountford Bradford Tudors Harringay Racers New Cross Rangers George Kay (assistant manager), Ron How, Alf Viccary, Jeff Lloyd, Fred Pawson, Nobby Stock, Vic Duggan (captain on bike), Syd Clark, Split Waterman, Ron Barrett, Cliff Watson, Danny Dunton, Wal Phillips (manager), Harry aldridge (trainer Wembley Lions West Ham Hammers Wimbledon Dons Tommy Price, Jimmy Gooch, alf Bottoms, George wilks Bob wells, Duncan King (manager), Bruce Abernethy, Eric Williams, Jack Gates, Fred williams, Den Cosby, Bill Gilbert, Tommy Barnett (mechanic), Bill Kitchen (capatain on bike) Arthur Atkinson (promoter), Howdy Byford, Wally Green, Malcolm Craven, Eric Chitty (captain), Cliff Watson, Fred Curtis, Trevor Davies, front - Aub Lawson, Reg Fearman, Frank Bettis back - Mike Erskine, Ted Brine (manager), Jim Gregory, Dennis Gray, Norman Parker (captain, Alec Statam front - Ernie Roccio, Reg Trott, Ronnie Moore, Jim Wright, Cyril Brine National League Division Two Ashfield Giants Coventry Bees Cradley Heath Willie Wilson, Merv Harding, Bill Baird, Alec Grant, Eric Liddell,  Bob Lovell & Ken Le Breton with Keith Gurtner Roy Moreton, Peter Brough, Johnny Reason, Derrick Tailby, Stan Williams, Charles Ochiltree (manager) front - Lionel Levy, Les Hewitt, Bob Fletcher (captain), Cyril Cooper back - Bill Clifton, Gil Craven, Les Tolley, Phil Malpass, Harry Bastable, front - Alan Hunt, Frank Young, Jim Pain Edinburgh Monarchs Fleetwood Flyers Gasgow Tigers back - Harold Fairhurst, Clem Mitchell, Tommy Allott, Frank Varey (promoter), Jack Young. front - Dick Campbell, Don Cuppleditch, Eddie Lack, Bob Mark. back - Graham Williams, Bill Reynolds, Alf Parker, Dick Geary, front - Don Potter, Geoff Culshaw, Norman Hargreaves, Wilf Plant Ken McKinlay, Joe Crowther, Ian Hoskins, Jack Hodgson , Gordon, McGregor. Front: Peter Dykes, Junior Bainbridge, Tommy Miller  Norman Lindsayd Halifax Dukes Hanley Potters Newcastle Diamonds back - Arthur Forrest, Jack Dawson, Bill Crosland, Bunny Burrows, front - Jack Hughes, Al Allison, Vic Emms (captain), Ray Johnson Bill Harris, Ken Adams, Tiger Stevenson (manager), John Fitzpatrick, Brian Pritchett, Les Jenkins, Bill Bridgett, Lindsay Michell, Gil Blake Ern Brecknell, Son Mitchell, Don Lawson, Wilf Jay (on bike), Bill Lowther, Derek Close, Don Wilkinson, Herby King Norwich Stars Plymouth Devils Sheffield Tars Fred Rogers, Alec Hunter, Syd Littlewood, Paddy Mills (captain on bike), Jack Freeman, Huck Flynn, Bob Leverenx, Johnny Davies, Phil Clarke, Major Fred Evans (manager), Cecil Bailley, Jimmy Baxter (promoter), Alan Smith, Peter Bantock (dirctor), Pete Landsdale, Bill Thatcer, front - George Wall, Peter Robinson (captain), Len Read, Johnny Bradford Len Williams, Jack Gordon, Peter Orpwood, Ted Flanagan (mech), Jack Winstanley, front - Charlie New, Guy Allott, Bill Dalton, Jack Chignall (cap) Southampton Saints Walthamstow Wolves Yarmouth Bloaters Bill Holden, Phil Bishop, Roy Craighead, Tom Oakley, Buck Whitby, Jimmy Baxter (director), Jimmy Squibb (captain), Frank Goulden (manager), Les Wotten, Steve Langton, Harold McNaughton back- Jimmy Grant, Reg Reeves, Archie Windmill, Benny King, George Newton , Harry Edwards, Charlie May front - Jim Boyd (on bike) Reg Morgan, Jack White, Bill Carruthers, Fred Brand, Tip Mills, Bert Rawlinson, Wally Higgs. National League Division Three Leicester Hunters Liverpool Oxford back - Ted Flanaghan (assistant manager), Ron Wilson, Les Beaumont, Jack Watts, Suibb Burton, centre - Lionel Benson, Cyril Page, Johnnie Carpenter, Joe Bowkis, Mick Mitchell, front - Harwood Pike, inserts - Vic Pitcher, Jock Grierson Doug Serrurier, Percy Brine, Angus Maguire, Buddy Fuller front - Bill Griffiths, Arthur Bush, Harry Welch (captain), Alf Webster, Reg Duval Poole Pirates Swindon Robins Tamworth Hounds Tony Lewis, Allan Wall, Cyril quick (captain), Charlie Hayden, Sid Hazzard (manager), Dick Howard front - allan Kidd, Terry Small, Ken Middleditch Danny Malone, Ron Clarke, Reg Witcomb (manager), Alec Gray (on bike), George Craig, Reg Lambourne, Frank Evans, Bert Jones, Hugh Geddes back - Lionel Watkins, Brian Shepherd, Phil Hart (manager), Laurie Schofield, Cecil Hookham front - Ivor Davies, Brian Wilson (mascot), John Hitchins, Eric Boothroyd