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SHEFFIELD 1947

Data Complied by Hugh Vass, 111 Arthur View Crescent, Danderhall, Midlothian,

Scotland Updated 14.2.2020

Thursday 3rd April 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Easter Tourney

Stan Williams 3 3 3 3 12

Stan Dell 0 E 0

Alf Elliott 1 3 2 0 6

Bruce Semmens 2 1 2 2 7

Tommy Bateman E 2 2 4

Roy Dook 2 2 2 3 9

Brian Wilson 1 1 1 0 3

Jack Bibby 3 3 3 F 9

Jack D.White 3 1 3 F 7

Laurie Packer 2 1 1 1 5

Stan Hodson 1 E 1 X 2

Doug McLachlan E 2 E 3 5

Tommy Allott 3 3 3 F 9

Ernie Appleby 0 E 2 1 3

Ted Bravery 1 2 1 F 4

Dick Geary 2 F 3 5

Len Williams (Res) 0 2 1 3

Ht1 S.Williams, Semmens, Elliott, Dell 78.4

Ht2 Bibby, Dook, Wilson, Bateman (ef) 76.8

Ht3 White, Packer, Hodson, McLachlan (ef) 77.2

Ht4 Allott, Geary, Bravery, Appleby 76.2

Ht5 Allott, Bateman, White, Dell (ef) 77.8

Ht6 S.Williams, Dook, Packer, Appleby (ef) 78.2

Ht7 Elliott, Bravery, Wilson, Hodson (ef) 80.2

Ht8 Bibby, McLachlan, Semmens, Geary (f) 76.6

Ht9 Allott, Dook, Hodson, L.Williams (frmtd) 78.4

Ht10 S.Williams, Bateman, Bravery, McLachlan (ef) 79.0

Ht11 McLachlan, Appleby, Wilson, Allott (f) 78.8

Ht12 White, Semmens, Packer, Wilson 77.2

Ht13 Bibby, Elliott, Appleby, White (f) 79.6

Ht14 S.Williams, Dell (ef), Bibby (f), Hodson (exc) 91.0

Ht15 Geary, L.Williams, Packer, Elliott 79.6

Ht16 Dook, Semmens, L.Williams, Bravery (f) 80.6

Novice Race

L.Williams, Jeff Bishop, Frank Woodcock 79.6

Reserves Race

D.Oliver, Br.Wilson, L.Williams, Woodcock 80.4

Stadium Scratch Race

Ht1 Allott, McLachlan, Wilson, Dook 77.6

Ht2 Semmens, Geary, Bibby, Oliver 83.0

Final McLachlan, Allott, Semmens, Geary 78.4

Thursday 10th April 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

The Owlerton Trophy


Doug McLachlan 2 3 1 F 6

Dick Geary 1 1 0 2 4


Tommy Allott 3 E 3 3 9

Alf Elliott 1 1 0 3 5

Ron Mason 2 3 3 3 11

Jim Boyd 0 0 2 1 3

Tommy Bateman 2 3 3 3 11

Dent Oliver 3 3 2 2 10

Louis Lawson 1 2 1 0 4


Jeff Lloyd 2 1 1 4

Jack D.White 2 0 2 0 4

Jack Bibby 3 2 2 1 8

Len Williams 1 1 F F 2

Stan Hodson (Res) 0 0

Ht1 S.Williams, McLachlan, Geary, Semmens 76.2

Ht2 Allott, Mason, Elliott, Boyd 75.6

Ht3 Oliver, Bateman, Lawson, Wilson 76.6

Ht4 Bibby, White, L.Williams, Hodson 77.6

Ht5 Oliver, Bibby, Semmens, Allott (ef) 77.0

Ht6 Mason, S.Williams, Elliott, Wilson 76.0

Ht7 Bateman, Lloyd, Geary, Boyd 77.0

Ht8 McLachlan, Lawson, L.Williams, White 78.2

Ht9 Allott, Oliver, Lloyd, Wilson 76.6

Ht10 S.Williams, White, Lawson, Geary 78.6

Ht11 Bateman, Boyd, Semmens, L.Williams (f) 78.4

Ht12 Mason, Bibby, McLachlan, Elliott 77.4

Ht13 Bateman, Geary, Bibby, White 78.2

Ht14 Mason, Oliver, Boyd, Lawson 78.8

Ht15 Elliott, Semmens, Wilson, L.Williams (f) 79.6

Ht16 Allott, S.Williams, Lloyd, McLachlan (f) 79.0

Stadium Scratch Races

Ht1 Bateman, Geary, White, Bibby (ef) 79.0

Ht2 Mason, Oliver, Boyd, Lawson (ef) 79.2

Ht3 Elliott, Semmens, Hodson (nf), Wilson (exc2m) 80.4

Ht4 Allott, Lloyd, S.Williams (ef), McLachlan (ef) 79.0

Thursday 17th April 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 65 Wigan Warriors 19 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Stan Williams 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Dick Geary 3 3 3 9

Tommy Allott 3 3 3 3 12

Bruce Semmens 2’ 1 2’ 3 8 2

Tommy Bateman 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Jack Bibby 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2

Alf Elliott 2’ 2’ 2’ 6 3

Dennis Parker 0 0 0

Wigan

Norman Hargreaves 0 2 1 2 5

Reg Lambourne 1 0 0 1

Percy Brine 1 1 2 1 5

Cyril Cooper 0 0 0 0

Don Houghton 1 1 1 1 4

Jack Winstanley 0 0 1 1

Ron Hart 0 1’ 0 1 1

Harry Welch 1 1’ F 0 2 1

Ht1Geary, Williams, Lambourne, Hargreaves 74.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Allott, Semmens, Brine, Cooper 79.2 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Bibby, Bateman, Houghton, Winstanley 79.8 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Williams, Elliott, Welch, Hart 80.6 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Allott, Hargreaves, Semmens, Lambourne 79.0 4 2 24 6

Ht6 Bateman, Bibby, Brine, Cooper 79.2 5 1 29 7

Ht7 Geary, Williams, Houghton, Winstanley 78.0 5 1 34 8

Ht8 Allott, Brine, Welch, Parker 80.2 3 3 37 11

Ht9 Bibby, Bateman, Hargreaves, Lambourne 79.2 5 1 42 12

Ht10 Williams, Elliott, Brine, Cooper 80.0 5 1 47 13

Ht11 Allott, Semmens, Houghton, Welch (f) 79.4 5 1 52 14

Ht12 Bateman, Hargreaves, Hart, Parker 78.2 3 3 55 17

Ht13 Semmens, Elliott, Houghton, Welch 80.4 5 1 60 18

Ht14 Geary, Bibby, Winstanley, Hart 79.0 5 1 65 19

Reserves Scratch Race

Ht1 L.Williams, Hodson, Wilson 80.0

Ht2 Elliott, Hart, Welch, Parker 79.4


Ht1 Bateman, S.Williams, Houghton, Winstanley 77.1 ?

Ht2 Allott, Geary, Brine, Hargreaves 78.2 ?

Ht3 Bibby, L.Williams, Semmens, Lambourne 79.2 ?

Final Allott, S.Williams, Bibby, Bateman 78.4

Saturday 19th April 1947 Poolstock Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Warriors 32 Sheffield Tigers 51 (National League Division Two)

Wigan

Norman Hargreaves 3 2’ 3 2 10 1

Reg Lambourne 1 0 1’ 2 4 1


Cyril Cooper 0 0 0 2 2

Don Houghton 2 2 1 2 7

Harry Welch 0 E E 0 0

Jack Winstanley 3 0 3

Ron Hart F N 0

Sheffield

Stan Williams 2 3 2’ 3 10 1



Bruce Semmens 2’ 0 1 0 3 1


Jack Bibby 1 1’ 2’ 1 5 2

Alf Elliott 1 F 1

Dennis Parker 1 1 2

Ht1 Hargreaves, Williams, Lambourne, Geary 74.4* 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Allott, Semmens, Brine, Cooper 78.4 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Bateman, Houghton, Bibby, Welch 78.6 2 4 7 11

Ht4 Winstanley, Hargreaves, Elliott, Semmens 78.0 5 1 12 12

Ht5 Williams, Brine, Geary, Cooper 78.2 2 4 14 16

Ht6 Allott, Houghton, Semmens, Welch (f) 78.0 2 4 16 20

Ht7 Hargreaves, Bateman, Bibby, Lambourne 76.0 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Allott, Brine, Parker, Hart (f) 79.8 2 4 21 27

Ht9 Geary, Williams, Houghton, Welch (f) 77.6 1 5 22 32

Ht10 Allott, Hargreaves, Lambourne, Semmens 77.8 3 3 25 35

Ht11 Bateman, Bibby, Brine, Cooper 78.0 1 5 26 40

Ht12 Williams, Houghton, Hart (nf), Elliott (f) 80.0 2 3 28 43

Ht13 Bateman, Cooper, Parker, Winstanley 77.6 2 4 30 47

Ht14 Geary, Lambourne, Bibby, Welch 78.8 2 4 32 51

Monday 21st April 1947 Brough Park, Newcastle

Newcastle Diamonds 38 Sheffield Tigers 45 (National League Division Two)

Newcastle

Norman Evans 3 3 3 2 11

Alec Grant 0 X 1’ 2’ 3 2

Wilf Jay E 1 2 1 4

Doug McLachlan 1 0 3 3 7

Stan Pennell 0 0 0 F 0

Jeff Lloyd 3 3 3 3 12

Pat Smith 0 0 0

Harry Modral 0 1 1

Sheffield


Dick Geary 1’ 2’ 2 F 5 2


Bruce Semmens 2’ 1’ 1’ 0 4 3

Tommy Bateman 2 F 2 2 6

Jack Bibby 1’ 2 0 3 1

Len Williams 2 2’ 4 1

Jack D.White 1 1’ 1 3 1

Ht1 Evans, S.Williams, Geary, Grant 79.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Allott, Semmens, McLachlan, Jay (ef) 83.3 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Lloyd, Bateman, Bibby, Pennell 81.4 3 3 7 11

Ht4 Evans, L.Williams, Semmens, Smith 84.8 3 3 10 14•

Ht5 S.Williams, Geary, Jay, McLachlan 82.2 1 5 11 19

Ht6 Lloyd, Allott, Semmens, Pennell 80.6 3 3 14 22

Ht7 Evans, Bibby, Bateman (f), Grant (exc) 82.4 3 2 17 24

Ht8 Allott, Jay, White, Modral 82.6 2 4 19 28

Ht9 Lloyd, Geary, S.Williams, Pennell 81.4 3 3 22 31

Ht10 Allott, Evans, Grant, Semmens 81.6 3 3 25 34

Ht11 McLachlan, Bateman, Jay, Bibby 82.6 4 2 29 36

Ht12 S.Williams, L.Williams, Modral, Pennel (f) 88.6 1 5 30 41

Ht13 McLachlan, Bateman, White, Smith 82.2 3 3 33 44

Ht14 Lloyd, Grant, White, Geary (f) 84.2 5 1 38 45

Wednesday 23rd April 1947 White City Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow Tigers 31 Sheffield Tigers 52 (National League Division Two) Glasgow

Will Lowther 2 3 2 2 9

Bill Baird 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Joe Crowther 1’ 3 2 2 8 1

Maurice Stobbart 2 0 1’ 2 5 1

Bert Shearer 2 2 1 0 5

Gruff Garland F 0

Angus McGuire 0 0 0 0

Harold Sharpe 0 1’ 1 1 3 1

Sheffield


Dick Geary 1 1’ 2’ 3 7 2




Jack Bibby F N N 0

Len Williams 1’ 2’ 2’ 5 3

Jack D.White 0 1 1 Ht1 S.Williams, Lowther, Geary, Baird 84.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Allott, Stobbart, Crowther, Semmens 85.8 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Bateman, Shearer, Garland (f), Bibby (f) 88.6 2 3 7 10

Ht4 Lowther, Semmens, L.Williams, McGuire 89.4 3 3 10 13

Ht5 Crowther, S.Wiliams, Geary, Stobbart 84.8 3 3 13 16

Ht6 Allott, Shearer, Semmens, Sharpe 86.0 2 4 15 20

Ht7 Bateman, Lowther, Baird, Bibby (ns) 85.0 3 3 18 23

Ht8 Allott, Crowther, Sharpe, White 85.0 3 3 21 26

Ht9 S.Williams, Geary, Shearer, McGuire 88.2 1 5 22 31

Ht10 Allott, Lowther, Semmens, Baird 84.3 2 4 24 35

Ht11 Bateman, Crowther, Stobbart, Bibby (ns) 84.8 3 3 27 38

Ht12 S.Williams, L.Williams, Sharpe, Shearer 87.4 1 5 28 43

Ht13 Bateman, Stobbart, White, McGuire 87.4 2 4 30 47

Ht14 Geary, L.Williams, Sharpe, Baird 87.2 1 5 31 52

Thursday 24th April 1947 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 58 Glasgow Tigers 26 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield


Dick Geary 1 2’ 1 2’ 6 2

Tommy Allott E 3 3 3 9

Bruce Semmens 3 1 2’ 2’ 8 2


Len Williams 2’ 1 0 3 1

Jack D. White 2’ 3 3 8 1

Alf Elliott 1 1’ 2 1

Glasgow

Wil Lowther 2 2 3 3 10

Bill Baird 0 0 1 1 2

Joe Crowther 2 2 2 2 8

Harold Sharpe 1’ 1 0 0 2 1

Angus McGuire 0 0 0 0 0

Bert Shearer 1 1 1 0 3

Peter Lloyd 0 0 0

Fred Rogers N 1 1

Ht1 S.Williams, Lowther, Geary, Baird 74.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Semmens, Crowther, Sharpe, Allott (ef) 77.2 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Bateman, L.Williams, Shearer, McGuire 81.4 5 1 12 6

Ht4 S.Williams, White, Sharpe, Lloyd 79.6 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Allott, Lowther, Semmens, Baird 76.8 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Bateman, Crowther, L.Williams, Sharpe• 79.6 4 2 25 11

Ht7 S.Wiliams, Geary, Shearer, McGuire 80.6 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Allott, Crowther, Elliott, Rogers (nf) 80.0 4 2 34 14

Ht9 Lowther, Bateman, Baird, L.Williams 77.2 2 4 36 18

Ht10 S.Williams, Crowther, Geary, Sharpe 78.8 4 2 40 20

Ht11 Allott, Semmens, Shearer, McGuire 80.6 5 1 45 21

Ht12 Lowther, Bateman, Elliott, Lloyd 77.4 3 3 48 24

Ht13 White, Semmens, Rogers, McGuire 78.6 5 1 53 25

Ht14 White, Geary, Baird, Shearer 78.4 5 1 58 26


Ht1 Hodson, Shearer, Parker, Briggs 80.0

Ht2 Wilson, L.Williams, Elliott, Baird 79.4


Ht1 White, Geary, Crowther, McGuire 78.4

Ht2 Wilson, Hodson, Semmens, Elliott 78.4

Ht3 Wilson, Parker, Sharpe, Briggs 81.8

Ht4 Allott, Lowther, Bateman, S.Williams 78.6

Thursday 1st May 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 54 Norwich Stars 29 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield


Dick Geary 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4


Bruce Semmens 2’ 0 0 F 2 1

Tommy Bateman 3 2’ 2 2 9 1

Jack Bibby E 3 1’ 3 7 1

Jack D. White 2’ 3 5 1

Len Williams 1’ 0 1 1

Norwich

Bert Spencer X 3 3 3 9

Jack Freeman 1 0 1 2

Paddy Mills F 1 3 F 4

Sid Hipperson 1 0 0 1 2

Roy Duke 1’ 0 1’ F 2 2

Ted Bravery 2 1 2 0 5

Paddy Hammond 1 1 2

Geoff Revett 1 0 2 3

Ht1 S.Williams, Geary, Freeman, Spencer (exctps) 76.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Allott, Semmens, Hipperson, Mills (f) 80.4 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Bateman, Bravery, Duke, Bibby (ef) 77.8 3 3 13 5

Ht4 S.Williams, White, Hammond, Hipperson 78.4 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Spencer, Allott, Revett, Semmens 77.8 2 4 20 10

Ht6 Bibby, Bateman, Mills, Hipperson 78.2 5 1 25 11

Ht7 S.Williams, Geary, Bravery, Duke 77.4 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Mills, Allott, L.Williams, Revett 79.0 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Spencer, Bateman, Bibby, Freeman 78.2 3 3 36 18

Ht10 S.Williams, Geary, Hipperson, Mills (f) 79.2 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Allott, Bravery, Duke, Semmens 79.4 3 3 44 22

Ht12 Spencer, Bateman, Hammond, L.Williams 78.6 2 4 46 26

Ht13 White, Revett, Semmens (f), Duke (f) 78.0 3 2 49 28

Ht14 Bibby, Geary, Freeman, Bravery 80.0 5 1 54 29

Reserve Scratch Races

Ht1 Revett, Hodson (f), Parker (f), Briggs (f) 82.4

Ht2 L.Williams, Wilson, Elliott, Hammond 79.4


Ht1 White, Duke, Bravery, Parker 78.4

Ht2 L.Williams, Elliott, Parker 80.8

Ht3 Bateman, Bibby, Geary, Freeman 79.8

Ht4 Spencer, Mills, S.Williams, Allott 77.6

Saturday 3rd May 1947 Firs Stadium, Norwich

Norwich Stars 45 Sheffield Tigers 39 (National League Division Two)

Norwich

Roy Duke 0 2 0 1 3


Bert Spencer 3 3 3 3 12

Paddy Hammond 1 0 1 0 2

Paddy Mills 2’ 3 1’ 3 9 2

Sid Hipperson 3 2’ 2 1’ 8 2

Geoff Revett 0 1 1

Jack Freeman 1 0 1

Sheffield


Jack D.White 2’ 1’ N 3 6 2





Alf Elliott 3 1’ 4 1

Len Williams 0 2’ 2 1

Ht1 S.Williams, White, Bravery, Duke 80.8 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Spencer, Allott, Hammond, Semmens 78.2 4 2 5 7

Ht3 Hipperson, Mills, Bibby, Bateman 79.2 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Elliott, Duke, Semmens, Revett 82.0 2 4 12 12

Ht5 Spencer, S.Williams, White, Hammond 77.8 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Mills, Hipperson, Allott, Semmens 79.8 5 1 20 16

Ht7 Bravery, Bibby, Bateman, Duke 79.8 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Spencer, Allott, Freeman, L.Williams 79.6 4 2 27 21

Ht9 S.Williams, Hipperson, Mills, White (nf) 79.0 3 3 30 24

Ht10 Bravery, Allott, Duke, Semmens 79.6 4 2 34 26

Ht11 Spencer, Bibby, Hammond, Bateman 79.6 4 2 38 28

Ht12 Mills, S.Williams, Elliott, Freeman 79.2 3 3 41 31

Ht13 Bateman, L.Williams, Revett, Hammond 82.0 1 5 42 36

Ht14 White, Bravery, Hipperson, Bibby 79.0 3 3 45 39

Thursday 8th May 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Best Pairs

Bert Spencer 3 2 3 8

Paddy Mills 2 3 0 5

Total 13

Jack Gordon 0 0 0

Percy Brine 1 3 2 6

Total 6

Dent Oliver 3 1 3 7

Walter Hull 0 0 0 0

Total 7

Ted Bravery 0 1 0 1

Dennis Parker 2 2 2 6

Total 7

Jeff Lloyd 3 3 2 8

Doug McLachlan 1 2 3 6

Total 14

Stan Hodson 0 0 0 0

Louis Lawson 2 2 3 7

Total 7

Jim Boyd 3 0 2 5

Brian Wilson 1 1 1 3

Total 8

Phil Hart 3 1 4

Stan Dell 2 1 0 3

Total 7

Reserves

Ralph Horne 0 1 1

Ht1 Spencer, Mills, Brine, Gordon 76.0

Ht2 Oliver, Parker, Hull (nf), Bravery, (nf) 77.4

Ht3 Lloyd, Lawson, McLachlan, Hodson 76.6

Ht4 Boyd, Dell, Wilson, Horne 76.2

Ht5 Mills, Spencer, Oliver, Hull 76.6

Ht6 Brine, Parker, Bravery, Gordon 80.0

Ht7 Lloyd, McLachlan, Wilson, Boyd 78.6

Ht8 Hart, Lawson, Dell, Hodson 78.0

Ht9 Oliver, Brine, Horne, Hull 78.6

Ht10 Spencer, Parker, Mill (nf), Bravery (nf) 78.4

Ht11 Lawson, Boyd, Wilson, Hodson 78.8

Ht12 McLachlan, Lloyd, Hart, Dell 77.8

SF1 Lloyd, Boyd, Lawson, McLachlan 77.6

SF2 Spencer, Oliver, Horne (Hull (f) Mills (ns) 77.0

Final Lloyd, McLachlan, Spencer (f) 3 only 77.8

Novice Race

Dick Campbell, Alan Briggs, Fred Yates, Bill Dalton 85.0


Ht1 Dell, Yates, Briggs, Parker 80.0

Ht2 McLachlan, Lawson, Brine, Horne 77.6

Ht3 Lloyd, Spencer, Boyd, Oliver 77.2

Ht4 [ Mills, Hart, Horne, Gordon ?

Thursday 8th May 1947 Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Bears 43 Sheffield Tigers 39 (National League Division Two)

Middlesbrough

Tip Mills 1 E 1’ 0 2 1

Frank Hodgson 3 2 3 2 10

Jack Hodgson 2 2’ 3 1 8 1

Wilf Plant E 3 3 3 9

Geoff Godwin 2 2 2 2 8

Fred Curtis 0 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 3

Ed Pye 1 1 2

Peter Lloyd 0 1’ 1’

Sheffield


Jack D.White F 0 3 3


Jack Bibby 3 2’ 3 1’ 9 2


Bruce Semmens 0 0 0 0

Alf Elliott 3 E 0 E 3

Len Williams 0 0 0

Ht1 F.Hodgson, S.Williams, Mills, White (f) 82.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bibby, J.Hodgson, Geary, Plant (ef) 81.4 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Bateman, Godwin, Curtis (nf), Semmens (nf) 83.2 2 3 8 9

Ht4 Elliott, Bibby, Pye, Mills (ef) 85.4 1 5 9 14

Ht5 Plant, J.Hodgson, S.Williams, White 83.0 5 1 14 15

Ht6 Bibby, Godwin, Curtis, Geary 83.4 3 3 17 18

Ht7 Bateman, F.Hodgson, Mills, Semmens 86.6 3 3 20 21

Ht8 J.Hodgson, Geary, Lloyd (nf), L.Williams (nf) 80.6 3 2 23 23

Ht9 S.Williams, Godwin, Curtis, Elliott 82.8 3 3 26 26

Ht10 F.Hodgson, Geary, Bibby, Mills 82.4 3 3 29 29

Ht11 Plant, Bateman, J.Hodgson, Semmens 78.8 4 2 33 31

Ht12 S.Williams, Godwin, Lloyd, Elliott (nf) 82.4 3 3 36 34

Ht13 Plant, Bateman, Pye, L.Williams 80.0 4 2 40 36

Ht14 White, J.Hodgson, Curtis, Elliott (ef) 85.4 3 3 45 39

Saturday 10th May 1947 Perry Barr, Birmingham

Birmingham Brummies 55 Sheffield Tigers 29 (National League Division Two)

Birmingham

Bob Lovell 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Phil Hart 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2

Ernie Appleby 3 1 2 6

Stan Dell 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Dick Tolley 3 1 3 2 9

Laurie Packer 1 3 E 4

Les Beaumont 0 2’ 2’ 4 2

Ray Beaumont 0 0 0 0

Sheffield


Jack D.White 0 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

Stan Hodson 0 2 1 0 3

Jack Bibby 1 1’ 0 1 3 1



Alf Elliott 2 1 3

Len Williams 3 0 1 4

Ht1 Lovell, Hart, S.Williams, White 79.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Appleby, Dell, Bibby, Hodson 82.0 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Tolley, Bateman, Packer, Semmens 82.6 4 2 14 4

Ht4 Lovell, Elliott, Bibby, L.Beaumont 82.6 3 3 17 7

Ht5 Dell, S.Williams, Appleby, White 83.2 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Packer, Hodson, Tolley, Bibby 81.6 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Lovell, Hart, Bateman, Semmens 81.8 5 1 30 12

Ht8 L.Williams, Appleby, Hodson, R.Beaumont 84.2 2 4 32 16

Ht9 Tolley, S.Williams, White, Packer (ef) 82.2 3 3 35 19

Ht10 Hart, Lovell, Bibby, Hodson 82.6 5 1 40 20

Ht11 Dell. L.Beaumont, Bateman, L.Williams 83.4 5 1 45 21

Ht12 S.Williams, Tolley, Elliott, R.Beaumont 82.8 2 4 47 25

Ht13 Dell, L.Beaumont, L.Wiliams, Bateman 83.4 5 1 52 26

Ht14 Hart, Semmens, White, R.Beaumont 82.2 3 3 55 29

Thursday 15th May 1947 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 42 Newcastle Diamonds 42 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Stan Williams 3 3 E 3 9


Tommy Allott 0 0 1’ 1 1


Tommy Bateman 2 2 2 2’ 8 1

Bruce Semmens 1’ 1’ 0 2 2

Alf Elliott 2’ 0 1’ 3 2

Len Williams 2 3 E 5

Newcastle

Norman Evans 2 1 1 1 5

Doug McLachlan 0 3 3 3 9

Wilf Jay 3 3 3 2 11

Bonnie Waddell 1 1 0 0 2

Jeff Lloyd 3 3 3 3 12

Alec Grant 0 1 1 1 3

Pat Smith 0 0 0

Phil Day 0 0 0

Ht1 S.Williams, Evans, White, McLachlan 76.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Jay, Bibby, Waddell, Allott 77.4 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Lloyd, Bateman, Semmens, Grant 77.4 3 3 9 9

Ht4 S.Williams, Elliott, Waddell, Smith 81.2 5 1 14 10

Ht5 McLachlan, Bibby, Evans, Allott 76.8 2 4 16 14

Ht6 Jay, Bateman, Semmens, Waddell 78.2 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Lloyd, White, Grant, S.Williams (ef) 76.4 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Jay, L.Williams, Allott, Day 78.4 3 3 24 24

Ht9 McLachlan, Bateman, Evans, Semmens 77.8 2 4 26 28

Ht10 S.Williams, Jay, White, Waddell 77.0 4 2 30 30

Ht11 Lloyd, Bibby, Grant, Elliott 77.2 2 4 32 34

Ht12 L.Williams, Bateman, Evans, Smith 79.4 5 1 37 35

Ht13 Lloyd, Bibby, Elliott, Day 77.2 3 3 40 38

Ht14 McLachlan, White, Grant, L.Williams (ef) 80.0 2 4 42 42#

Reserves Scratch Races

Ht1 Brian Wilson, Dennis Parker, Smith, Campbell 80.6

Ht2 Elliott, L.Williams, Day, Dalton 80.4


Ht1 McLachlan, White, Hodson (f), Semmens (f) 78.8

Ht2 Wilson, Elliott, Parker, L.Williams (f) 79.0

Ht3 Evans, Bibby, Phil Bishop, Jay 78.8

Ht4 Lloyd, Bateman, S.Williams, Allott 77.0

Thursday 22nd May 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 76 Bristol Bulldogs 20 (British Speedway Cup)

Sheffield


Jack D.White 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Tommy Bateman 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2

Jack Bibby 3 2’ 3 3 11 1


Len Williams F 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Alf Elliott 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Bruce Semmens 2’ 2’ 2’ F 6 3

Bristol

Eric Salmon 0 0 1 0 1

Billy Hole 1 1 0 2

Jack Mountford 1 0 E 1

Cyril Anderson 0 0 1 1 2 4

George Craig 1’ 1 0 0 2 1

Cyril Quick 2 0 1 1 1’ 5 1

Roger Wise 1 0 1 1 3

Frank Evans 1 1 0 0 2

Ht1 S.Williams, White, Hole, Salmon 78.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Bibby, Bateman, Mountford, Anderson 78.2 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Allott, Quick, Craig, L.Williams (f) 77.0 3 3 13 5

Ht4 S.Williams, Elliott, Wise, Anderson 79.6 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Bateman, Bibby, Hole, Salmon 79.0 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Allott, L.Williams, Anderson, Mountford 80.2 5 1 28 8

Ht7 White, S.Williams, Craig, Quick 80.0 5 1 33 9

Ht8 Bateman, Semmens, Evans, Mountford (ef) 78.6 5 1 38 10

Ht9 Allott, L.Williams, Salmon, Hole 81.0 5 1 43 11

Ht10 S.Williams, White, Anderson, Wise 79.8 5 1 48 12

Ht11 Bibby, Bateman, Quick, Craig 79.2 5 1 53 13

Ht12 Allott, Semmens, Wise, Salmon 78.4 5 1 58 14

Ht13 Bibby, Elliott, Evans, Craig 79.6 5 1 63 15

Ht14 White, L.Williams, Quick, Evans 80.0 5 1 68 16

Ht15 Elliott, Semmens, Wise, Evans 79.6 5 1 73 17

Ht16 L.Williams, Anderson, Quick, Semmens (f) 79.8 3 3 76 20


Ht1 Parker, Quick, Phil Bishop, F.Yates 81.0

Ht2 Wilson, Wise, Anderson, Elliott (f) 79.0

Ht3 White, Semmens, Salmon, Craig 78.4

Ht4 S.Williams, Allott, Bateman, Bibby 78.6

Friday 23rd May 1947 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 44 Sheffield Tigers 50 (British Speedway Cup)

Bristol


Roger Wise 1’ 1’ 1 2’ 5 3

Cyril Anderson 0 0 1’ 1 1

Cyril Quick 2 3 2 3 2 12

George Craig F F 3 3 6

Jack Mountford 3 2 1 3 1’ 10 1

Frank Evans 1 F 1 1 3

Graham Hole F 0 0

Sheffield

Stan Williams X 0

Jack D.White 3 1’ 0 F 4 1

Tommy Bateman 3 1 2’ 2’ 0 8 2

Jack Bibby 1 X 3 3 3 10

Alf Elliott F F 0 0 0


Len Williams 2 2 1’ 2’ 7 2

Bruce Semmens 2 3 2 2 3 12

Ht1 White, Salmon, Wise, S.Williams (fexc) 69.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bateman, Quick, Bibby, Anderson 69.4 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Mountford, Allott, Craig (f), Elliott (f) 69.2 3 2 8 9

Ht4 Salmon, L.Williams, Evans, Bibby (exc) 72.0 4 2 12 11

Ht5 Quick, Semmens, White, Anderson 70.8 3 3 15 14

Ht6 Bibby, Mountford, Bateman, Craig (f) 69.6 2 4 17 18

Ht7 Allott, Salmon, Wise, Elliott (f) 69.4 3 3 20 21

Ht8 Semmens, Bateman, Evans (f), Hole (f) 70.2 0 5 20 26

Ht9 Craig, L.Williams, Mountford, White 70.4 4 2 24 28

Ht10 Bibby, Bateman, Wise, Salmon 70.6 1 5 25 33

Ht11 Allott, Quick, Anderson, Elliott 70.6 3 3 28 36

Ht12 Craig, Semmens, L.Williams, Hole 70.4 3 3 31 39

Ht13 Quick, Semmens, Evans, Elliott 69.8 3 2 35 41

Ht14 Mountford, Wise, Allott, White (f) 72.6 5 1 40 42

Ht15 Semmens, L.Williams, Evans (3 only) 72.8 1 5 41 47

Ht16 Bibby, Quick, Mountford, Bateman 69.4 3 3 44 50

Wednesday 28th May 1947 White City Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow Tigers 42 Sheffield Tigers 54 (British Speedway Cup)

Glasgow

Buck Ryan 1 0 0 0 1

Will Lowther 3 3 3 3 2 14

Bat Byrnes F 2 2 2 6

Billie Bates 1 1’ 1’ 2 5 2

Junior Bainbridge 1’ 0 1’ 3 5 2

Gruff Garland 2 1 2 1 0 6

Bert Shearer 2 0 0 2

Harold Sharpe 0 0 3 3

Sheffield

Stan Williams 0 0 0 0

Jack D. White 2 3 3 2 10

Tommy Bateman 3 3 3 2 1 12

Jack Bibby 3 2’ 1’ 6 2

Tommy Allott 3 2 3 3 3 14

Bruce Semmens 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Dennis Parker 2’ 1 1’ 2 6 2

Len Williams 1 2 1 1’ 5 1 Ht1 Lowther, White, Ryan,S.Williams 86.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bateman, Parker, Bates, Byrnes (f) 89.0 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Allott, Garland, Bainbridge, Semmens 89.1 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Bibby, Shearer, Parker, Ryan 88.9 2 4 10 14

Ht5 White, Byrnes, Bates, S.Williams 89.2 3 3 13 17

Ht6 Bateman, Bibby, Garland, Bainbridge 87.6 1 5 14 22

Ht7 Lowther, Allott, Semmens, Ryan 85.2 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Bateman, Byrnes, L.Williams, Sharpe 87.8 2 4 19 29

Ht9 White, Garland, Bainbridge, S.Williams 88.8 3 3 22 32

Ht10 Lowther, Bateman, Bibby, Ryan 86.0 3 3 25 35

Ht11 Allott, Byrnes, Bates, Semmens 88.4 3 3 28 38

Ht12 Bainbridge, L.Williams, Parker, Sharpe 87.8 3 3 31 41

Ht13 Allott, Bates, L.Williams, Shearer 87.3 2 4 33 45

Ht14 Lowther, White, Garland, Semmens 88.4 4 2 37 47

Ht15 Sharpe, Parker, L.Williams, Shearer 90.6 3 3 40 50

Ht16 Allott, Lowther, Bateman, Garland 84.9 2 4 42 54

Thursday 29th May 1947 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 56 Glasgow Tigers 40 (British Speedway Cup)

Sheffield

Jack D. White 3 3 1 3 1 11

Dennis Parker 1 0 1

Tommy Bateman 2’ 2 3 3 3 13 1

Jack Bibby 3 1’ 1 3 8 1


Bruce Semmens 1 2’ 1’ 2 6 2

Len Williams 1 1 2’ 0 3 7 1

Alf Elliott E 0 N 0

Glasgow

Junior Bainbridge 0 0 E 3 3


Bat Byrnes 1 1 2 2 0 6

Bill Baird 0 2 0 F 2

Buck Ryan 0 3 2 1 6

Gruff Garland 2 2’ 0 1 5 1

Harold Sharpe 0 1 1’ 2 1

Harold Fairhurst 1’ 0 2 3 1 Ht1 White, Lowther, Parker, Bainbridge 76.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bibby, Bateman, Byrnes, Baird 79.6 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Allott, Garland, Semmens, Ryan 77.4 4 2 13 5

Ht4 White, Baird, Williams, Sharpe 80.6 4 2 17 7

Ht5 Lowther, Bateman, Bibby, Bainbridge 78.0 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Allott, Semmens, Byrnes, Baird 78.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Ryan, Garland, White, Parker 78.2 1 5 26 16

Ht8 Bateman, Byrnes, Fairhurst, Elliot (ef) 78.8 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Lowther, Allott, Semmens, Bainbridge (efchain) 78.6 3 3 32 22

Ht10 White, Byrnes, Williams, Baird (f) 78.6 4 2 36 24

Ht11 Bateman, Ryan, Bibby, Garland 77.8 4 2 40 26

Ht12 Bainbridge, Allott, Sharpe,Elliot 77.2 2 4 42 30

Ht13 Bibby, Williams, Ryan, Fairhurst 79.0 5 1 47 31

Ht14 Lowther, Semmens, Garland, Williams 78.8 2 4 49 35

Ht15 Williams, Fairhurst, Sharpe, Elliot (ns) 80.4 3 3 52 38

Ht16 Bateman, Lowther, White, Byrnes 77.2 4 2 56 40

Sheffield Thursday 5th June 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 34 Middlesbrough Bears 50 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Len Williams 1’ E 0 E 1 1



Jack D.White 0 1’ F 3 4 1



Danny Lee 2 0 F 2

Dennis Parker 0 1 1

Middlesbrough

Ed Pye E 0 0

Frank Hodgson 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Hodgson 1’ 2’ 2 3 8 2

Wilf Plant 2 3 3 2’ 10 1

Geoff Godwin 1’ 1 1’ 2 5 2

Fred Curtis 2 3 2 2’ 9 1

Herby King 1 1 2 4

Bill Wilson 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

Ht1 F.Hodgson, Allott, Williams, Pye (ef) 74.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bateman, Plant, J.Hodgson, White 76.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Bibby, Curtis, Godwin, Semmens 76.2 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Plant, Lee, King, Williams (ef) 79.0 2 4 11 13

Ht5 F.Hodgson, Bateman, White, Wilson 76.0 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Plant, J.Hodgson, Bibby, Semmens 77.6 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Curtis, Allott, Godwin, Williams 78.2 2 4 17 25

Ht8 Bateman, J.Hodgson, Wilson, Parker 77.8 3 3 20 28

Ht9 F.Hodgson, Bibby, King, Lee 76.8 2 4 22 32

Ht10 J.Hodgson, Plant, Allott, Williams (ef) 79.0 1 5 23 37

Ht11 Bateman, Curtis, Godwin, White (f) 79.0 3 3 26 40

Ht12 Bibby, King, Parker, Pye 79.4 4 2 30 42

Ht13 White, Godwin, Wilson, Lee (f) 78.6 3 3 33 45

Ht14 F.Hodgson, Curtis, Semmens, Allott 79.2 1 5 34 50

Novice Race

Eddie Rigg, Campbell, Ernest Palmer, Frank Woodcock (f) 84.0

Owlerton Scratch Races

Ht1 Curtis, Williams, Semmens (3 only) 79.0

Ht2 Rigg (f), Bibby (f) Not Rerun

Junior Scratch Race

Parker, King, Wilson, Lee 80.4


Ht1 Curtis, J.Hodgson, Rigg, Godwin 78.0

Ht2 F.Hodgson, Bateman, Plant, Allott 78.2

Saturday 7th June 1947 The Firs, Norwich

Norwich Stars 60 Sheffield Tigers 47 (National Trophy)

Norwich


Ted Bravery 3 2’ 3 3 3 3 17 1

Paddy Mills 2 0 3 2 2’ 9 1

Paddy Hammond 0 3 3 0 1 7

Bert Spencer 3 3 E 2’ 2’ 2’ 12 3

Roy Duke 1’ N 1 0 2 1

Jack Freeman 1’ 0 3 2 6 1

Geoff Revett 2 1’ 3 1

Sheffield

Tommy Bateman 2 1’ 2 1 2’ 8 2

Jack Bibby 1 2 1 2 0 1 7

Tommy Allott 3 2 1’ 2 1 9 1

Len Williams 3 N 0 0 1 4

Jack D.White 1’ 1 1’ 1 3 7 2

Danny Lee 0 0 0 0


Dennis Parker 0 0 0

Ht1 Allott, Mills, Bibby, Hammond 79.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Williams, Hipperson, Duke, Lee 81.0 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Spencer, Bateman, White, Mills 79.0 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Semmens, Revett, Freeman, Parker 80.2 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Bravery, Bibby, Bateman, Hipperson 78.8 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Mills, Allott, Duke (nf), Williams (nf) 82.0 3 2 17 18

Ht7 Hammond, Bravery, White, Lee 79.0 5 1 22 19

Ht8 Spencer, Bateman, Allott, Hipperson 79.4 3 3 25 22

Ht9 Semmens, Mills, Bibby, Freeman 79.6 2 4 27 26

Ht10 Bravery, Allott, Duke, Williams 81.2 4 2 31 28

Ht11 Hammond, Bibby, White, Spencer (ef) 79.8 3 3 34 31

Ht12 Bravery, Mills, Bateman, Williams 81.2 5 1 39 32

Ht13 Freeman, Spencer, White, Bibby 81.4 5 1 44 33

Ht14 Semmens, Freeman, Revett, Parker 79.2 3 3 47 36

Ht15 White, Hipperson, Williams, Hammond 82.0 2 4 49 40

Ht16 Bravery, Spencer, Allott, Lee 81.2 5 1 54 41

Ht17 Semmens, Bateman, Hammond, Duke 80.4 1 5 55 45

Ht18 Bravery, Spencer, Bibby, Semmens 80.2 5 1 60 46

Thursday 12th June 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 57 Norwich Stars 51 (National Trophy)

Sheffield

Tommy Bateman 3 2 1 2 2’ 1 11 1

Jack D.White 0 2’ 1’ 2 2 7 2

Len Williams 0 2 2 0 0 4

Jack Bibby 2 3 3 3 2 0 13

Alf Elliott 1’ 0 1 1

Tommy Allott 2’ E 2 2’ 1’ 7 3

Bruce Semmens 3 F 3 3 1’ 10 1

Danny Lee 2’ 2’ 4 2

Norwich

Paddy Mills 3 3 2’ 3 3 2’ 16 2

Ted Bravery 1 1 3 2 1 8

Bert Spencer 3 3 3 3 3 3 18

Sid Hipperson 1 1 1’ 1 0 4 1

Paddy Hammond 0 0 0 0 1 1

Jack Freeman E 1 1 0 0 2

Roy Duke F 0 0

Phil Clarke 1 1 2

Ht1 Spencer, Bibby, Bravery, Williams 73.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Bateman, Allott, Hipperson, Freeman (ef) 77.2 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Mills, Williams, Elliott, Hammond 76.4 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Semmens, Lee, Clarke, Duke (f) 76.4 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Mills, Bateman, Bravery, White 75.4 2 4 17 13

Ht6 Spencer, Williams, Hipperson, Allott (ef) 75.6 2 4 19 17

Ht7 Bibby, White, Freeman, Hammond 75.2 5 1 24 18

Ht8 Spencer, Mills, Bateman, Elliott 75.2 1 5 25 23

Ht9 Bravery, Bateman, Freeman, Williams 75.4 2 4 27 27

Ht10 Spencer, Allott, White, Hammond 76.8 3 3 30 30

Ht11 Bibby, Bravery, Hipperson, Semmens (f) 76.4 3 3 33 33

Ht12 Mills, White, Hipperson, Williams 76.4 2 4 35 37

Ht13 Semmens, Allott, Bravery, Hammond 77.2 5 1 40 38

Ht14 Semmens, Lee, Clarke, Duke 79.0 5 1 45 39

Ht15 Bibby, Bateman, Hammond, Hipperson 77.0 5 1 50 40

Ht16 Spencer, White, Semmens, Freeman 76.6 3 3 53 43

Ht17 Mills, Bibby, Allott, Freeman 77.2 3 3 56 46

Ht18 Spencer, Mills, Bateman, Bibby 76.2 1 5 57 51


Ht1 Rigg, Campbell, Palmer, Woodcock 78.0

Ht2 Semmens, Williams, Lee, Parker 78.6

Ht3 Parker, Lee, Rigg, Campbell (ef) 80.4

Saturday 14th June 1947 Perry Barr, Birmingham

Birmingham Brummies 37 Sheffield Tigers 59 (British Speedway Cup)

Birmingham

Stan Dell 1 0 1 E 2

Ken Brett F E 1 0 1

Bob Lovell 1’ E 2 0 3 1

Ernie Appleby 2 3 1 3 1 10

Laurie Packer F 2 1 2 5

Dick Tolley 3 1’ 3 2 0 9 1

John Yates 2 1 2 5

Bob Fletcher 0 1’ 1’ 2 1

Sheffield

Jack D.White 2’ 1’ 0 3 6 2

Len Williams 3 2 2 1 3 11

Tommy Bateman 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1

Danny Lee F 3 0 2’ 5 1

Jack Bibby 1’ 2’ 2’ 0 5 3


Eddie Rigg 1 0 0 1


Ht1 Williams, White, Dell (frmtd), Brett (f) 87.2 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Bateman, Appleby, Lovell, Lee (f) 89.2 3 3 4 8

Ht3 Tolley, Semmens, Bibby, Packer (f) 87.8 3 3 7 11

Ht4 Lee, Yates, Rigg, Dell 93.8 2 4 9 15

Ht5 Appleby, Williams, White, Lovell (ef) 91.2 3 3 12 18

Ht6 Bateman, Packer, Tolley, Lee 88.2 3 3 15 21

Ht7 Semmens, Bibby, Dell, Brett (ef) 90.8 1 5 16 26

Ht8 Bateman, Lovell, Parker, Fletcher 88.4 2 4 18 30

Ht9 Tolley, Williams, Packer, White 88.2 4 2 22 32

Ht10 Bateman, Lee, Brett, Dell (ef) 91.0 1 5 23 37

Ht11 Semmens, Bibby, Applelby, Lovell 88.2 1 5 24 42

Ht12 White, Packer, Fletcher, Rigg 90.8 3 3 27 45

Ht13 Appleby, Parker, Yates, Bibby 90.8 4 2 31 47

Ht14 Semmens, Tolley, Williams, Brett 85.8 2 4 33 51

Ht15 Parker, Yates, Fletcher, Rigg 88.8 3 3 36 54

Ht16 Williams, Bateman, Appleby, Tolley 86.2 1 5 37 59


British Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round

Paddy Mills 1 1

Sid Hipperson 0 1 3 1 1 6

Jack Mountford 0 2 0 1 1 4

Billy Hole DNR

Norman Evans 2 2 1 3 3 11


Gruff Garland 1 2 1 2 X 6

Dick Geary 2 2 3 3 2 12

Don Houghton 0 0 1 1 0 2

Jack D.White 1 1 2 2 3 9



Jack Bibby 3 3 E 2 2 10


Bob Lovell 0 0 0

Harwood Pike 1 1 2 2 6

Len Williams (Res) 2 F 0 0 0 2

Danny Lee (Res) 2 0 0 1 1 4

Ht1 Bateman, Evans, Garland, Houghton 75.6

Ht2 Bibby, Lowther, Mills, Lovell 75.4

Ht3 Allott, Geary, Pike, Hipperson 74.8

Ht4 Semmens, Williams, White, Mountford 76.2

Ht5 Allott, Evans, Semmens, Lovell 75.0

Ht6 Lowther, Geary, White, Houghton 76.0

Ht7 Bibby, Garland, Pike, Williams (f) 77.4

Ht8 Bateman, Mountford, Hipperson, Mills (ns) 79.4

Ht9 Lowther, Pike, Evans, Mountford 76.4

Ht10 Hipperson, Lee, Houghton, Williams 78.8

Ht11 Evans, White, Hipperson, Bibby (ef) 76.4

Ht12 Geary, Bibby, Semmens, Bateman 76.2

Ht13 Allott, White, Garland, Lee 76.8

Ht14 Semmens, Pike, Houghton, Mills (ns) 77.4

Ht15 Geary, Garland, Mountford, Lee 78.8

Ht16 Allott, Lowther, Bateman, Williams 75.4

Ht17 Evans, Geary, Lee, Williams 77.8

Ht18 Allott, Bibby, Mountford, Houghton 78.6

Ht19 Semmens, Lowther, Hipperson, Garland (f) 77.0

Ht20 White, Bateman, Lee, Pike 76.4


Sheffield Tigers 60 Bristol Bulldogs 24 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Jack D.White 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Len Williams 1 2’ 1 0 4 1

Tommy Bateman 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3


Tommy Allott 0 2’ 2’ 3 7 2


Danny Lee 3 2’ 5 1

Alf Elliott E 0 0

Bristol

George Craig 0 0 0 1’ 1 1

Jack Mountford 2 1 1 1’ 5 1

Billy Hole 0 1 2 2 5

Cyril Anderson 1 1 0 2

Roger Wise 1’ 0 0 1 2 1

Mike Beddoe 2 1 1 2 6

Cyril Quick 0 2 2

Eric Salmon 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 White, Mountford, Williams, Craig 75.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bibby, Bateman, Anderson, Hole 77.2 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Semmens, Beddoe, Wise, Allott (frmtd) 78.0 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Lee, White, Anderson, Quick 79.2 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Bibby, Bateman, Mountford, Craig 79.2 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Semmens, Allott, Hole (3 only) 79.0 5 1 27 9

Ht7 White, Williams, Beddoe, Wise 77.6 5 1 32 10

Ht8 Bateman, Hole, Salmon, Elliott (ef) 78.8 3 3 35 13

Ht9 Semmens, Allott, Mountford, Craig 77.6 5 1 40 14

Ht10 White, Hole, Williams, Anderson 78.0 4 2 44 16

Ht11 Bibby, Bateman, Beddoe, Wise 77.6 5 1 49 17

Ht12 Allott, Quick, Craig, Elliott 79.8 3 3 52 20

Ht13 Bibby, Lee, Wise, salmon 77.2 5 1 57 21

Ht14 Semmens, Beddoe, Mountford, Williams 78.2 3 3 60 24

Junior Scratch Race

Ht1 Campbell, Woodcock (2 only) 81.6

Ht2 Lee, Horne, Salmon, Elliott 77.6


Ht1 Wilson, Mountford, Quick, Wise 79.8

Ht2 Lee, Craig, Williams, Anderson 78.2

Ht3 Semmens, Bateman, Wilson, Woodcock 77.8

Ht4 Bibby, Beddoe, Allott, Hole 77.2

Friday 27th June 1947 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 47 Sheffield Tigers 36 (National League Division Two)

Bristol

Jack Mountford 2 3 3 2’ 10 1

Roger Wise 1’ F 3 1 5 1

Cyril Quick 2’ 1 2’ 0 5 2

Mike Beddoe 3 0 2 3 8

Eric Salmon 0 3 F 3 6


Jack Cooley 2’ 1 3 1

George Craig 3 X 3

Sheffield

Tommy Bateman 3 2’ 2’ 2 9 2



Len Williams 0 0 0 0



Danny Lee 1 1 E 2

Alf Elliott E 0 0

Ht1 Bateman, Mountford, Wise, Bibby 69.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Beddoe, Quick, White, Williams 71.8 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Semmens, Hole, Allott, Salmon 70.0 2 4 10 8

Ht4 Mountford, Cooley, Lee, Williams 72.4 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Bibby, Bateman, Quick, Beddoe 70.6 1 5 16 14

Ht6 Salmon, White, Hole, Williams 70.4 4 2 20 16

Ht7 Mountford, Allott, Semmens, Wise (f) 69.8 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Craig, Quick, White, Elliott (ef) 72.0 5 1 28 20

Ht9 Bibby, Bateman, Hole, Salmon (f) 73.0 1 5 29 25

Ht10 Wise, Mountford, Lee, White 72.4 5 1 34 26

Ht11 Semmens, Beddoe, Allott, Quick 69.8 2 4 36 30

Ht12 Salmon, Bateman, Craig (exc), Lee (ef) 71.0 3 2 39 32

Ht13 Beddoe, Allott, Cooley, Elliott 70.0 4 2 43 34

Ht14 Hole, Bibby, Wise, Semmens 71.4 4 2 47 36

Thursday 3rd July 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 34 Belle Vue Aces 50 (Two Counties Challenge)

Sheffield

Eric Langton 3 3 3 3 12


Tommy Bateman 1’ 2 2 1’ 6 2




Len Wiliams E 1’ 1 1

Danny Lee 1’ 0 1 1

Belle Vue

Bill Pitcher 2 3 3 3 11

Ron Mason 1’ 1 1 2’ 5 2

Wally Lloyd E 3 3 2 8

Jim Boyd 3 2 1 1’ 7 1


Louis Lawson 2’ 1’ 0 3 6 2

Brian Wilson 1’ 1 2 1

Dick Campbell 0 0 0

Ht1 Langton, Pitcher, Mason, White 72.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Boyd, Bibby, Bateman, Lloyd (ef) 75.4 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Oliver, Lawson, Semmens, Allott 75.2 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Langton, Boyd, Wilson, Williams (ef) 73.2 3 3 10 14

Ht5 Pitcher, Bateman, Mason, Bibby 76.0 2 4 12 18

Ht6 Lloyd, Allott, Boyd, Semmens 76.0 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Langton, Oliver, Lawson, White 73.2 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Lloyd, Bateman, Lee, Campbell 76.8 3 3 20 28

Ht9 Pitcher, Semmens, Mason, Allott 76.0 2 4 22 32

Ht10 Langton, Lloyd, Boyd, White 74.4 3 3 25 35

Ht11 Oliver, Bibby, Bateman, Lawson 75.8 3 3 28 38

Ht12 Pitcher, Semmens, Wilson, Lee 77.8 2 4 30 42

Ht13 Oliver, Bibby, Williams, Campbell 76.4 3 3 33 45

Ht14 Lawson, Mason, Allott, White 76.4 1 5 34 50

Junior Scratch Race

Ht1 Horne, J.Tennant, Woodcock, Palmer (f) 82.0

Ht2 Williams, Lee, Elliott, Wilson 78.0


Ht1 Mason, Semmens, Allott, White 77.0

Ht2 Lawson, Bateman, Elliott, Horne 77.4

Ht3 Langton, Oliver, Lloyd, Pitcher 75.4

Ht4 Bibby, Williams, Boyd, Lee 77.8

Saturday 5th July 1947 Belle Vue, Manchester

Belle Vue Aces 53 Sheffield Tigers 31 (Challenge)

Belle Vue

Bill Pitcher 2 3 2 3 10

Ron Mason 1’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 6 4

Wally Lloyd 3 3 3 0 9

Jim Boyd 0 0 2 3 5


Louis Lawson 2’ 2’ 1’ 3 8 3

Brian Wilson 0 1 1

Wally Hull 2’ 1 3 1

Sheffield

Eric Langton 3 2 3 2 10

Jack D.White 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Tommy Bateman 1’ 0 1 0 2 1

Jack Bibby 2 2 1 1 6 0



Len Williams 1’ 0 1 1

Danny Lee 0 2 2

Ht1 Langton, Pitcher, Mason, White 76.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Lloyd, Bibby, Bateman, Boyd 79.8 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Oliver, Lawson, Allott, Semmens 80.0 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Pitcher, Bibby, Williams, Wilson 80.6 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Lloyd, Langton, White, Boyd 78.4 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Oliver, Lawson, Bibby, Bateman 80.8 5 1 22 14

Ht7 Allott, Pitcher, Mason, Semmens 81.8 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Lloyd, Hull, Bateman, Lee 80.8 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Langton, Oliver, Lawson, White 80.2 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Pitcher, Mason, Bibby, Bateman 82.0 5 1 38 22

Ht11 Allott, Boyd, Semmens, Lloyd 81.0 2 4 40 26

Ht12 Oliver, Langton, Hull, Semmens 79.8 4 2 44 28

Ht13 Boyd, Lee, Wilson, Williams 82.6 4 2 48 30

Ht14 Lawson, Mason, Allott, White 81.2 5 1 53 31

Thursday 10th July 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 68 Wigan Warriors 28 (British Speedway Cup)

Sheffield

Jack D.White 1’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 4

Tommy Bateman 2 3 3 3 2’ 13 1

Jack Bibby 3 0 3 3 3 12

Len Williams 2’ 2 2’ 3 9 2

Tommy Allott 3 3 2’ 0 8 1

Bruce Semmens 2’ 2’ 3 1 8 2

Danny Lee 3 1 3 7

Alf Elliott 1 2 1 4

Wigan

Jack Gordon 3 1 1 3 1 9

Cyril Cooper 0 3 0 2 0 5




Reg Lambourne 1 1 0 0 2

Ron Hart 0 1 2 3

Jack Winstanley 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Gordon, Bateman, White, Cooper 74.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bibby, Williams, Geary, Hargreaves 75.6 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Allott, Semmens, Lambourne, Brine 77.4 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Lee, White, Hargreaves, Hart 78.2 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Cooper, Williams, Gordon, Lee 79.2 2 4 20 10

Ht6 Allott, Semmens, Geary, Hargreaves 78.2 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Bateman, White, Lambourne, Brine 77.8 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Bibby, Geary, Elliott, Winstanley 77.2 4 2 34 14

Ht9 Semmens, Allott, Gordon, Cooper 76.8 5 1 39 15

Ht10 Bateman, White, Geary, Hargreaves 78.6 5 1 44 16

Ht11 Bibby, Williams, Brine, Lambourne 78.6 5 1 49 17

Ht12 Gordon, Elliott, Hart, Allott 76.9 2 4 51 21

Ht13 Williams, Brine, Lee, Winstanley 80.2 4 2 55 23

Ht14 Bateman, Cooper, Semmens, Lambourne 79.4 4 2 59 25

Ht15 Lee, Hart, Elliott, Winstanley 81.4 4 2 63 27

Ht16 Bibby, Bateman, Gordon, Cooper 78.4 5 1 68 28

Novice Race

Ht1Campbell, Orpwood, R. Roach, Woodcock 83.0

Ht2 Campbell, Roach, Orpwood, Ernest Palmer 83.6

Reserves Race

Lee, Winstanley, Elliott, Horne 80.8


Ht1 L.Williams, Cooper, Horne, Hart 79.4

Ht2 Allott, Bibby, Geary, Beardsall 78.0

Thursday 17th July 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 60 Birmingham Brummies 24 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield



Jack Bibby 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Len Williams 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2


Bruce Semmens 2’ 2’ 3 2 9 2


Ralph Horne 1 F 1

Birmingham

Phil Hart 2 1 1 2 6

Doug Wells E E 0

Stan Dell 1 1 2 2 6


Roy Dook E 2 1 2 5

Dick Tolley 1 1’ F 3 5 1

Ernie Appleby 1 0 1’ 0 2 1

George Gower 0 0 0

Ht1 Bateman, Hart, White, Wells (ef) 76.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bibby, Williams, Dell, Packer 77.2 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Allott, Semmens, Tolley, Dook (ef) 77.8 5 1 14 4

Ht4 White, Lee, Appleby, Packer 78.4 5 1 19 5

Ht5 Bibby, Williams, Hart, Wells (ef) 76.0 5 1 24 6

Ht6 Allott, Semmens, Dell, Packer 76.0 5 1 29 7

Ht7 Bateman, Dook, Tolley, White 78.2 3 3 32 10

Ht8 Bibby, Dell, Horne, Gower 77.0 4 2 36 12

Ht9 Semmens, Allott, Hart, Appleby 77.2 5 1 41 13

Ht10 Bateman, Dell, White, Packer 78.0 4 2 45 15

Ht11 Williams, Bibby, Dook, Tolley (f) 77.0 5 1 50 16

Ht12 Allott, Hart, Appleby, Horne (f) 77.0 3 3 53 19

Ht13 Williams, Dook, Lee, Gower 77.6 4 2 57 21

Ht14 Tolley, Semmens, Bateman, Appleby 79.0 3 3 60 24

Novice Race

Ht1 Tennant, Woodcock, B.Edwards, Palmer 83.2

Junior Scratch Race

Ht1 Lee, Campbell, Orpwood, Edwards 80.8

Ht2 Appleby, Gower, R.Roach, Wilson 81.6


Ht1 Allott, Hart, Tolley 77.2 ?

Ht2 Bibby, Bateman, Dell, Semmens (ef) 78.0 ?

Ht3 Williams, Dook, Lee, Wilson 78.4 ?

Final Bibby, Willams, Allott, Hart (f) 77.2

Monday 21st July 1947 Brough Park, Newcastle

Newcastle Diamonds 39 Sheffield Tigers 42 (National League Division Two)

Newcastle

Norman Evans 1’ 3 3 3 10 1

Alec Grant 2 1 2’ 2 7 1

Wilf Jay 3 1 3 2 9

Bonnie Waddell F 0 0 3 3

Jack Hunt F 2 1’ 1 4 1

Doug McLachlan 2 F 2 1’ 5 1

Pat Smith 0 X 0

Peter Lloyd 1 F 1

Sheffield

Jack D. White 0 2’ F 2’ 4 2


Jack Bibby 2 3 2 F 7

Len Williams 1’ 1’ 1 3 2

Bruce Semmens 1 0 1 F 2


Danny Lee 2 1 3 6

Dick Campbell 0 F 0 Ht1 Bateman, Grant, Evans, White 78.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Jay, Bibby, Willams, Waddell (f) 79.4 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Allott, McLachlan, Semmens, Hunt (f) 79.0 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Evans, Lee, Willams, Smith 80.6 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Bateman, White, Jay, Waddell 79.6 1 5 12 18

Ht6 Bibby, Hunt, Williams, McLachlan (f) 79.4 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Evans, Allott, Grant, Semmens 78.6 4 2 18 24

Ht8 Jay, Bibby, Lloyd, Campbell 79.4 4 2 22 26

Ht9 Bateman, McLachlan, Hunt, White (f) 77.8 3 3 25 29

Ht10 Evans, Grant, Lee, Bibby (f) 80.2 5 1 30 30

Ht11 Allott, Jay, Semmens, Waddell 80.2 2 4 32 34

Ht12 Lee, White, Hunt, Lloyd (f) 81.0 1 5 33 39

Ht13 Waddell, Semmens (f), Campbell (f), Smith (exc)87.0 3 0 36 39

Ht14 Bateman, Grant, McLachlan, Allott 78.4 3 3 39 42

Thursday 24th July 1947 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 54 Newcastle Diamonds 29 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Jack D.White 2’ 2’ 4 2



Len Williams 1 0 1 2’ 4 1

Bruce Semmens 2 E X 2

Tommy Allott 1’ 3 1 0 5 1

Danny Lee 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Dick Campbell 2’ 1 2’ 5 2

Newcastle

Norman Evans 0 1’ 3 1 5 1

Alec Grant 1 2 2’ 1 6 1

Wilf Jay 2 2 F 2 6

Danny Calder 0 1 1’ 0 2 1

Jack Hunt 0 1 0 1 2

Doug McLachlan 3 X 2 3 8

Peter Lloyd 0 0 0

Phil Day E F 0 Ht1 Bateman, White, Grant, Evans 74.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Bibby, Jay, Williams, Calder 76.0 4 2 9 3

Ht3 McLachlan, Semmens, Allott, Hunt 77.0 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Lee, White, Calder, Lloyd 78.8 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Bibby, Grant, Evans, Williams 76.2 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Allott, Jay, Calder, Semmens (ef) 75.8 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Bateman, Lee, Hunt, McLachlan (fexc) 77.6 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Bibby, Campbell, Jay (f), Day (ef) 77.4 5 0 33 14

Ht9 Evans, Grant, Allott, Semmens (fexc) 77.6 1 5 34 19

Ht10 Bateman, Jay, Campbell, Calder 78.0 4 2 38 21

Ht11 Bibby, McLachlan, Williams, Hunt 77.2 4 2 42 23

Ht12 Lee, Campbell, Evans, Lloyd 78.6 5 1 47 24

Ht13 Lee, Williams, Hunt, Day (f) 79.4 5 1 52 25

Ht14 McLachlan, Bateman, Grant, Allott 75.6 2 4 54 29

Novice Races

Ht1 Woodcock, Palmer, Alvin Higgs, B.Edwards 84.0

Ht2 Tennant, Orpwood, Roach, Lacey 83.8

Owlerton Scratch Race

Ht1 Lee, Roach, Elliott, Campbell 79.8

Ht2 Bibby, Bateman, Elliott, Wilson 76.6

Ht3 Williams, Wilson, Roach, Orpwood 80.8

Ht4 Campbell, Lacye, Tennant, Edwards 82.0

Ht5 McLachlan, Jay, Allott, Grant 77.6

Friday 25th July 1947 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 46 Sheffield Tigers 38 (National League Division Two)

Bristol

Cyril Quick 2 3 2’ 1 8 1

Roger Wise 1’ 3 3 2 9 1

Jack Mountford 2 2 2 3 9

George Craig 1’ 0 2’ 2 5 2


Billy Hole 1 1 1’ 1’ 4 2

Jack Cooley E 1’ 1 1

Bill Clifton 1’ 1 2 1

Sheffield

Danny Lee F 1 0 2 3



Len Williams 0 2 2’ 0 4 1

Dick Campbell 0 F 0 3 3


Bernard Tennant 1’ 0 1 1

Bert Lacey 0 0 0

Ht1 Bateman, Quick, Wise, Lee (f) 70.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bibby, Mountford, Craig, Williams 70.8 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Salmon, Allott, Hole, Campbell 72.8 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Quick, Williams, Tennant, Cooley (ef) 73.6 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Bateman, Mountford, Lee, Craig 72.4 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Bibby, Williams, Hole, Salmon 70.6 1 5 16 20

Ht7 Wise, Quick, Allott, Campbell (f) 72.6 5 1 21 21

Ht8 Bibby, Mountford, Clifton, Lacey 69.8 3 3 24 24

Ht9 Bateman, Salmon, Hole, Lee 71.2 3 3 27 27

Ht10 Wise, Bibby, Quick, Williams 70.6 4 2 31 29

Ht11 Mountford, Craig, Allott, Campbell 71.2 5 1 36 30

Ht12 Salmon, Lee, Clifton, Tennant 70.8 4 2 40 32

Ht13 Campbell, Craig, Cooley, Lacey 70.4 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Bateman, Wise, Hole, Allott 71.2 3 3 46 38

Thursday 31st July 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 56 Middlesbrough Bears 40 (British Speedway Cup)

Sheffield

Jack D.White 3 2’ E 0 5 1


Jack Bibby 2’ 3 3 3 3 14 1

Len Williams 3 E E 1 4

Danny Lee 0 1’ 0 1 1


Dick Campbell 3 3 3 3 12

Dennis Parker 1 2’ 2’ 5 2

Middlesbrough

Bill Wilson 0 1’ 1 1 3 1

Frank Hodgson 2 2 3 3 2 12

Jack Hodgson 0 0 2 2’ 4 1

Wilf Plant 1 F 3 3 0 7

Geoff Godwin 1’ 2 1’ 2 6 2

Fred Curtis 2 1’ 2 1 6 1

Herby King 1 0 1 2

Ed Pye 0 0 E 0

Ht1 White, F.Hodgson, Bateman, Wilson 75.0 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Williams, Bibby, Plant, J.Hodgson 76.6 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Allott, Curtis, Godwin, Lee 77.8 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Campbell, White, King, Plant (f) 78.0 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Bibby, F.Hodgson, Wilson, Williams (ef) 75.6 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Plant, Allott, Lee, J.Hodgson 77.4 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Bateman, Godwin, Curtis, White (ef) 76.6 3 3 26 16

Ht8 Bibby, J.Hodgson, Parker, Pye 77.4 4 2 30 18

Ht9 F.Hodgson, Allott, Wilson, Lee 77.4 2 4 32 22

Ht10 Plant, J.Hodgson, Bateman, White 77.6 1 5 33 27

Ht11 Bibby, Curtis, Godwin, Williams (ef) 77.6 3 3 36 30

Ht12 Campbell, Parker, Wilson, King 78.4 5 1 41 31

Ht13 Campbell, Godwin, Williams, Pye 79.4 4 2 45 33

Ht14 F.Hodgson, Bateman, Curtis, Allott 78.0 2 4 47 37

Ht15 Campbell, Parker, King, Pye (ef) 79.8 5 1 52 38

Ht16 Bibby, F.Hodgson, Bateman, Plant 76.4 4 2 56 40

Novices Races

Ht1 Woodcock, Higgs, Alf Elliott (f), Palmer (f) 83.8

Ht2 Peter Orpwood, Tennant, R.Roach, B.Ingafield 82.0

Junior Scratch races

Ht1 Bill Wilson, King, Tennant, Elliott (ef) 80.6

Ht2 Brian Wilson, Orpwood, Ingafield, Roach 81.0


Ht1 Le, Br Wilson, Bert Lacey, 81.0

Ht2 Allott, J.Hodgson, Godwin, 78.0

Saturday 2nd August 1947 Poolstock Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Warriors 41 Sheffield Tigers 41 (National League Division Two)

Wigan

Jack Gordon F 3 3 0 6



Dick Geary 3 1’ 3 3 10 1

Don Houghton 1 2 1’ 3 7 1

Percy Brine 0 F 2 3 5

Cyril Cooper 1 2’ 3 1

Ron Hart 0 F 0

Sheffield

Jack D.White 1’ 0 0 2 3 1



Len Williams 2 0 F 1 3

Danny Lee 2’ 1’ 1’ 1 5 3

Tommy Allott 3 2 2 1’ 8 1

Dick Campbell 2 F 2

Dennis Parker 1 0 1

Ht1 Hargreaves, Bateman, White, Gordon (f) 72.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Geary, Williams, Lambourne, Bibby 74.2 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Allott, Lee, Houghton, Brine 73.2 1 5 8 10

Ht4 Gordon, Campbell, Cooper, Williams 75.4 4 2 12 12

Ht5 Bateman, Lambourne, Geary, White 74.0 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Bibby, Houghton, Williams (f), Brine (f) 75.0 2 3 17 18

Ht7 Gordon, Allott, Lee, Hargreaves 74.0 3 3 20 21

Ht8 Bibby, Lambourne, Parker, Hart 74.0 2 4 22 25

Ht9 Bateman, Brine, Houghton, White 74.2 3 3 25 28

Ht10 Bibby, Hargreaves, Williams, Gordon 73.2 2 4 27 32

Ht11 Geary, Allott, Lee, Lambourne 74.0 3 3 30 35

Ht12 Houghton, White, Hart (f), Campbell (f) 76.0 3 2 33 37

Ht13 Geary, Cooper, Lee, Parker 75.8 5 1 38 39

Ht14 Brine, Bateman, Allott, Hargreaves 74.8 3 3 41 41

Thursday 7th August 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 63 Birmingham Brummies 32 (British Speedway Cup)

Sheffield


Tommy Bateman E 2’ 2 2 6 1

Jack Bibby 2 3 3 3 3 14

Len Williams 1’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 4

Danny Lee 2’ 3 1 3 F 9 1

Tommy Allott 3 2’ 3 0 8 1

Dick Campbell 2’ 3 3 8 1

Dennis Parker 2’ 0 1 3 1

Birmingham

Phil Hart 3 1 2 2 1’ 9 1

Bob Lovell 1 0 0 3 4

Stan Dell 3 E E 3 2 8


Roy Dook E 1 1 1 3

Dick Tolley E 0 0 1 1

Ernie Appleby 1 1’ 2 4 1

George Gower 1 0 0 1

Ht1 Hart, White, Lovell, Bateman (ef) 75.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Dell, Bibby, Williams, Packer 75.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Allott, Lee, Dook (ef), Tolley (ef) 77.0 5 0 10 7

Ht4 White, Campbell, Appleby, Packer 76.6 5 1 15 8

Ht5 Bibby, Williams, Hart, Lovell 74.8 5 1 20 9

Ht6 Lee, Allott, Packer, Dell (ef) 77.6 5 1 25 10

Ht7 White, Bateman, Dook, Tolley 77.8 5 1 30 11

Ht8 Bibby, Parker, Gower, Dell (ef) 77.8 5 1 35 12

Ht9 Allott, Hart, Lee, Lovell 76.2 4 2 39 14

Ht10 Dell, Bateman, Packer, White 77.0 2 4 41 18

Ht11 Bibby, Williams, Dook, Tolley 77.0 5 1 46 19

Ht12 Lee, Hart, Appleby, Parker 77.0 3 3 49 22

Ht13 Campbell, Williams, Dook, Gower 79.4 5 1 54 23

Ht14 Lovell, Bateman, Tolley, Allott 77.2 2 4 56 27

Ht15 Campbell, Appleby, Parker, Gower 79.4 4 2 60 29

Ht16 Bibby, Dell, Hart, Lee (f) 75.8 3 3 63 32


Ht1 Dook, Lee, White, Tolley (f) 78.2

Ht2 Campbell, Parker, Appleby, Gower 79.0

Ht3 Williams, Dell, Lovell, Packer 75.8

Ht4 Bateman, Bibby, Hart, Allott 77.2

Wednesday 13th August 1947 White City Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow Tigers 47 Sheffield Tigers 37 (National League Division Two)

Glasgow

Harold Fairhurst 1’ 1 1’ 0 3 2

Will Lowther 2 2 3 3 10


Norman Lindsay 1 3 0 0 4

Junior Bainbridge E X 1’ 3 4 1

Bat Byrnes 2 3 2 1 8

Buck Ryan 3 3 6

Bert Shearer 1 2’ 3 1

Sheffield

Jack White 0 0 1 1



Bruce Semmens 0 0 0

Len Williams 3 3 3 2 11


Danny Lee 2 0 E 2

Dick Campbell 1’ X 1’ 1’ 3 3 Ht1 Bateman, Lowther, Fairhurst, White 87.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Crowther, Bibby, Lindsay, Semmens 88.0 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Williams, Byrnes, Allott, Bainbridge (ef) 86.8 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Ryan, Lee, Fairhurst, Semmens 88.0 4 2 13 11

Ht5 Lindsay, Bateman, Crowther, White 88.6 4 2 17 13

Ht6 Byrnes, Bibby, Campbell, Ryan, Bainbridge (exctps)86.4 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Williams, Lowther, Fairhurst, Allott 86.6 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Crowther, Bibby, Shearer, Campbell (fexc) 88.0 4 2 27 21

Ht9 Bateman, Byrnes, Bainbridge, Lee 88.3 3 3 30 24

Ht10 Lowther, Bibby, Campbell, Fairhurst 87.6 3 3 33 27

Ht11 Williams, Crowther, Allott, Lindsay 86.2 2 4 35 31

Ht12 Bainbridge, Shearer, White, Lee (ef) 88.0 5 1 40 32

Ht13 Ryan, Williams, Campbell, Lindsay 87.0 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Lowther, Bateman, Byrnes, Allott 88.0 4 2 47 37


50 Guineas Trophy

Joe Abbott 1 1 2 2 6

Wilf Jay 0 1 E 1



Oliver Hart 2 3 3 3 11

Ernie Price 3 3 3 3 12

Ron Mason 1 2 0 2 5


Jim Boyd 3 2 1 0 6

Dennis Parker X 0 1 0 1

Bob Fletcher 1 0 2 1 4

Jack Gordon 2 F 3 3 8

Peter Orpwood 2 1 2 1 6


Bert Lacey 1 2 1 2 6

J. Tennant 0 0 0 0 0

Frank Woodcock (Res) DNR

A Edwards (Res) 2 2

Alf Elliott (Res) 0 0

Ht1 Lawson, Oliver, Abbott, Jay 74.6

Ht2 Price, Hart, Mason, Bravery 75.0

Ht3 Boyd, Gordon, Fletcher, Parker (exc) 78.0

Ht4 Wilson, Orpwood, Lacey, Tennant 78.8

Ht5 Hart, Boyd, Abbott, Gordon 74.6

Ht6 Price, Lawson, Jay, Parker 75.4

Ht7 Wilson, Lacey, Orpwood, Tennant 80.0

Ht8 Oliver, Mason, Bravery, Fletcher 78.2

Ht9 Hart, Lawson, Boyd, Bravery (ef) 74.4

Ht10 Price, Abbott, Oliver, Mason 76.0

Ht11 Gordon, Edwards, Parker, Elliott 77.6

Ht12 Wilson, Orpwood, Lacey, Tennant 79.6

Ht13 Price, Abbott, Fletcher, Jay (ef) 77.0

Ht14 Gordon, Mason, Lawson, Parker 77.2

Ht15 Wilson, Lacey, Oprpwood, Tennant 80.4

Ht16 Hart, Oliver, Bravery, Boyd 76.7

Run Off Ernie Price bt Brian Wilson 75.6

Novice Race

Elliott, Edwards, Higgs, Woodcock 79.8


Ht1 Price, Hart, Oliver, Boyd 75.0 ?

Ht2 Abbott, Gordon, Bravery, Elliott 78.4 ?

Ht3 Lawson, Mason, Parker (frmtd), Fletcher (ef) 77.4 ?

Final Price, Abbott, Lawson, Hart (f) 77.0

Thursday 14th August 1947 Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Bears 54 Sheffield Tigers 30 (National League Division Two)

Middlesbrough

Ed Pye 1 1 3 0 5

Frank Hodgson 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Jack Hodgson 1 1 2 2’ 6 1

Wilf Plant 3 3 3 N 9


Fred Curtis 3 2 2’ 2’ 9 2

Bill Wilson 3 2 5

Herby King 1’ 2’ 3 2

Sheffield

Dick Campbell 0 0 0 0 0



Bruce Semmens 0 1 1

Len Williams 2 N 1 3 6

Tommy Allott 1’ 1 0 2 1

Jack D.White 2 1’ 1 0 4 1

Danny Lee 0 0 1 1

Ht1 F.Hodgson, Bateman, Pye, Campbell 74.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Plant, Bibby, J.Hodgson, Semmens 76.2 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Curtis, Williams, Allott, Godwin 77.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Wilson, White, Pye, Lee 77.6 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Plant, Bateman, J.Hodgson, Campbell 75.2 4 2 19 11

Ht6 Bibby, Curtis, Semmens, Godwin 75.6 2 4 21 15

Ht7 Pye, F.Hodgson, Allott, Williams (nf) 75.2 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Bibby, J.Hodgson, King, Lee 75.4 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Godwin, Curtis, Bateman, Campbell 76.4 5 1 34 20

Ht10 F.Hodgson, Bibby, White, Pye 75.2 3 3 37 23

Ht11 Plant, J.Hodgson, Williams, Allott 76.8 5 1 42 24

Ht12 Godwin, King, White, Campbell 76.6 5 1 47 25

Ht13 Williams, Wilson, Lee, Plant (nf) 77.2 2 4 49 29

Ht14 F.Hodgson, Curtis, Bateman, White 76.0 5 1 54 30

Saturday 16th August 1947 Poolstock Stadium, Wigan

Wigan Warriors 55 Sheffield Tigers 41 (British Speedway Cup)

Wigan


Norman Hargreaves 2’ 0 1 1’ 4 2

Dick Geary 3 3 2 3 0 11

Cyril Cooper 2’ 2’ 0 3 7 2

Reg Lambourne 2’ 1’ 2 3 8 2

Percy Brine 3 2 1’ 2 8 1

Don Houghton 2’ 0 2 4 1

Ron Hart 0 0 1’ 1 1

Sheffield

Danny Lee 0 0 0 2 2


Jack Bibby 1 3 3 2 2’ 11 1

Dennis Parker 0 1 0 0 1




Dick Campbell 1 1’ 0 2 1

Ht1 Gordon, Hargeaves, Bateman, Lee 72.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Geary, Cooper, Bibby, parker 74.2 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Brine, Lambourne, Allott, Williams 74.8 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Gordon, Houghton, Parker, White 73.6 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Geary, Cooper, Bateman, Lee 74.2 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Bibby, Brine, Lambourne, Parker 73.8 3 3 28 8

Ht7 Williams, Gordon, Allott, Hargreaves 74.0 2 4 30 12

Ht8 Bibby, Geary, Campbell, Hart 72.2 2 4 32 16

Ht9 Bateman, Lambourne, Brine, Lee 74.2 3 3 35 19

Ht10 Gordon, Bibby, Hargreaves, Parker 72.8 4 2 39 21

Ht11 Geary, Williams, Allott, Cooper 73.2 3 3 42 24

Ht12 Lambourne, Lee, White, Hart 73.2 3 3 45 27

Ht13 Cooper, Williams, Campbell, Houghton 73.6 3 3 48 30

Ht14 Bateman, Brine, Hargreaves, Allott 74.0 3 3 51 33

Ht15 White, Houghton, Hart, Campbell 76.0 3 3 54 36

Ht16 Bateman, Bibby, Gordon, Geary 72.6 1 5 55 41

Thursday 21st August 1947 Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 59 Newcastle Diamonds 37 (British Speedway Cup)

Sheffield


Tommy Bateman 3 3 3 2’ 3 14 1

Jack Bibby 1 3 3 3 2’ 12 1

Len Williams 3 1 2’ 3 9 1

Danny Lee 1 0 0 2 3


Dick Campbell 2 0 1 3


Newcastle


Alec Grant 1’ 0 1’ 0 2

Ken Le Breton 0 1’ 2 0 3 1

Doug McLachlan 2 3 2 2 1 10

Jack Hunt 0 0 0 2 2

Wilf Jay 2 2 1 1 6

Bonnie Waddell 1 1 1’ 2 5 1

Peter Lloyd 0 0 0 Ht1 Bateman, Evans, Grant, White 75.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Williams, McLachlan, Bibby, Le Breton 77.6 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Allott, Jay, Lee, Hunt 76.0 4 2 11 7

Ht4 McLachlan, Campbell, Waddell, White 75.8 2 4 13 11

Ht5 Bibby, Evans, Williams, Grant 76.0 4 2 17 13

Ht6 Allott, McLachlan, Le Breton, Lee 75.4 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Bateman, Jay, White, Hunt 76.2 4 2 24 18

Ht8 Bibby, Le Breton, Parker, Lloyd 78.6 4 2 28 20

Ht9 Allott, Evans, Grant, Lee 76.6 3 3 31 23

Ht10 Bateman, McLachlan, White, Le Breton 78.0 4 2 35 25

Ht11 Bibby, Williams, Jay, Hunt 77.4 5 1 40 26

Ht12 Evans, Lee, Waddell, Parker 78.6 2 4 42 30

Ht13 Williams, Hunt, Waddell, Campbell 78.0 3 3 45 33

Ht14 Allott, Bateman, Jay, Grant 77.6 5 1 50 34 Ht15 Parker, Waddell, Campbell, Lloyd 79.6 4 2 54 36

Ht16 Bateman, Bibby, McLachlan, Evans 77.6 5 1 59 37

Novice Race

Lacey, Tennant, Woodcock, Higgs 82.4


Grant, Campbell, Waddell, Parker 78.4


Ht1 Bateman, Evans, White, Orpwood 77.8

Ht2 Bibby, L.Williams, Lee, Hunt (nf) 78.0

Ht3 Jay, McLachlan, Le Breton, Allott (exctps) 77.4

Saturday 23rd August 1947 Firs Stadium, Norwich

Norwich Stars 37 Sheffield Tigers 47 (National League Division Two)

Norwich

Paddy Hammond 1 3 1 2 7

Ted Bravery 0 E 0 1’ 1 1

Geoff Revett 0 1 0 1

Paddy Mills 2 3 1 3 9

Jack Freeman 1 2 2’ 3 8 1

Phil Clarke 0 1’ 3 2 6 1

Charlie Smith 1 1 2

Sid Hipperson 2 F 1 3

Sheffield




Danny Lee 1 E 1 2


Len Williams 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Dick Campbell 2 0 0 2

Dennis Parker 1 F 1

Ht1 Bateman, White, Hammond, Bravery 80.3 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Bibby, Mills, Lee, Revett 78.0 2 4 3 9

Ht3 Allott, Williams, Freeman, Clarke 79.0 1 5 4 14

Ht4 Hammond, Campbell, Smith, Lee (ef) 82.0 4 2 8 16

Ht5 Mills, Bateman, Revett, White 80.2 4 2 12 18

Ht6 Bibby, Freeman, Clarke, Campbell 79.8 3 3 15 21

Ht7 Allott, Williams, Hammond, Bravery (ef) 80.2 1 5 16 26

Ht8 Bibby, Hipperson, Parker, Revett 83.6 2 4 18 30

Ht9 Clarke, Freeman, Bateman, White 79.4 5 1 23 31

Ht10 Bibby, Hammond, Lee, Bravery 79.0 2 4 25 35

Ht11 Allott, Williams, Mills, Hipperson (f) 80.0 1 5 26 40

Ht12 Freeman, Bateman, Hipperson, Campbell 80.6 4 2 30 42

Ht13 Mills, Allott, Smith, Parker (f) 79.4 4 2 34 44

Ht14 Williams, Clarke, Bravery, White 80.6 3 3 37 47


Sheffield Tigers 58 Birmingham Brummies 26 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield



Jack Bibby 3 X 3 3 9

Danny Lee 2’ 2 1 2 7 1

Len Williams 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4


Dick Campbell 1 1’ 2 1

Dennis Parker 2’ 3 5 1

Birmingham

Bob Lovell 0 1 0 1 2

Stan Dell 1 3 1 0 5

Dick Tolley 0 0 0 0

Roy Dook 1 2 1 2 6

Mick Mitchell 1 1 2 3 7


Ernie Appleby 1’ 0 1 1

Laurie Packer 0 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Bateman, White, Dell, Lovell 75.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Bibby, Lee, Dook, Tolley 76.0 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Allott, Williams, Mitchell, Wilson 77.0 5 1 15 3

Ht4 White, Dook, Campbell, Packer 76.6 4 2 19 5

Ht5 Dell, Lee, Lovell, Bibby (exc) 76.0 2 4 21 9

Ht6 Allott, Williams, Dook, Tolley 77.2 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Wilson, Bateman, Mitchell, White 77.4 2 4 28 14

Ht8 Bibby, Parker, Packer, Tolley 76.6 5 1 33 15

Ht9 Allott, Williams, Dell, Lovell 78.2 5 1 38 16

Ht10 White, Dook, Appleby, Bateman 78.2 3 3 41 19

Ht11 Bibby, Mitchell, Lee, Wilson 76.8 4 2 45 21

Ht12 Parker, Williams, Lovell, Appleby 80.4 5 1 50 22

Ht13 Mitchell, Lee, Campbell, Packer 78.4 3 3 53 25

Ht14 Allott, Bateman, Wilson, Dell 78.6 5 1 58 26

Novice Race

Woodcock, Alec Edwards, Alvin Higgs, Palmer 82.4


Campbell, Parker, Yates, Appleby 81.0


Jack Tennant, Ralph Roach, Orpwood (3 only) 82.6

Ht2 White, Parker, Campbell, Lacey 78.2


Ht1 Dell, Bateman, Lovell, Mitchell 78.2

Ht2 Bibby, Wilson, Lee, Roach 77.0

Ht3 Williams, Allott, Orpwood, Tennant 77.0

Thursday 4th September 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 57 Bristol Bulldogs 27 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Jack D.White 0 2 2’ 1 5 1



Danny Lee F 3 2’ 3 8 1

Len Williams 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3


Dick Campbell 1’ 2’ 3 2

Dennis Parker 1 2’ 3 1

Bristol

Jack Mountford 1’ 2 0 1 4 1

Fred Tuck 2 1’ 1 3 7 1

Mike Beddoe 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Roger Wise 2 3 0 0 5


Cyril Quick F 0 1 1 2

Eric Salmon 0 0 0

George Craig F 0 0

Ht1 Bateman, Tuck, Mountford, White 77.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bibby, Wise, Beddoe, Lee (f) 79.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Allott, Williams, Hole, Quick (f) 80.4 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Wise, White, Campbell, Salmon 80.2 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Lee, Mountford, Tuck, Bibby 80.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Allott, Williams, Beddoe, Wise 81.0 5 1 22 14

Ht7 Bateman, White, Hole, Quick 78.8 5 1 27 15

Ht8 Bibby, Beddoe, Parker, Craig (f) 78.8 4 2 31 17

Ht9 Allott, Williams, Tuck, Mountford 76.8 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Bateman, Beddoe, White, Wise 79.2 4 2 40 20

Ht11 Bibby, Lee, Quick, Hole 78.2 5 1 45 21

Ht12 Williams, Parker, Mountford, Salmon 79.8 5 1 50 22

Ht13 Lee, Campbell. Hole, Craig 79.6 5 1 55 23

Ht14 Tuck, Allott, Quick, Bateman 77.4 2 4 57 27

Novice Race

Ht1 Lacey, Woodcock, Edwards, Higgs 79.2

Ht2 Orpwood, Tennant, Craig, Roach (ef) 81.4


Ht1 Tuck, White, Wise, Lee 78.8

Ht2 Bateman, Semmens, Williams, Hole 77.8

Ht3 Bibby, Beddoe, Campbell, Quick 77.8

Ht4 Allott, Parker, Mountford (3 only) 79.0

Final Tuck, Bibby, Bateman, Allott 76.4


Sheffield Tigers 49 Middlesbrough Bears 34 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Jack D.White 0 0 2 2

Tommy Bateman 2 1’ 0 E 3 1


Danny Lee 1 0 1 2’ 4 1

Len Williams 2’ 2’ 3 2 9 2




Middlesbrough

Herby King 1 1 0 3 5

Frank Hodgson 3 3 2 F 8

Jack Hodgson X 0 1 1


Bill Wilson 0 0 0 1 1

Wilf Plant 1 3 2 2 8

Tip Mills 1’ 2 0 3 1

Derek Close 0 0 0

Ht1 F.Hodgson, Bateman, King, White 75.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Bibby, Godwin, Lee, J.Hodgson (exc) 77.2 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Allott, Williams, Plant, Wilson 75.4 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Semmens, Godwin, Mills, White 78.6 3 3 14 10

Ht5 F.Hodgson, Bibby, King, Lee 75.8 2 4 16 14

Ht6 Allott, Williams, Godwin, J.Hodgson 77.0 5 1 21 15

Ht7 Plant, Semmens, Bateman, Wilson 76.0 3 3 24 18

Ht8 Bibby, Mills, Parker, Close 78.2 4 2 28 20

Ht9 Williams, F.Hodgson, Allott, King 75.8 4 2 32 22

Ht10 Godwin, White, J.Hodgson, Bateman 78.0 2 4 34 26

Ht11 Bibby, Plant, Lee, Wilson 76.4 4 2 38 28

Ht12 King, Williams, Parker, Mills 78.2 3 3 41 31

Ht13 Semmens, Lee, Wilson, Close 79.4 5 1 46 32

Ht14 Allott, Plant, Bateman (ef), F.Hodgson (f) 77.4 3 2 49 34

Junior Race

Horne, Woodcock, A.Edwards, A.Higgs 81.4


Lee, Campbell, Mills, Parker 78.6


Ht1 Bateman, J.Hodgson, Horne, Close 78.0

Ht2 F.Hodgson, Wilson, Parker, Allott 77.6

Ht3 Semmens, Plant, Williams, White 76.0

Ht4 Bibby, Godwin, King, Campbell (f) 78.4

Final F.Hodgson, Semmens, Bibby, Bateman 77.0

Saturday 13th September 1947 Firs Stadium, Norwich

Norwich Stars 44 Sheffield Tigers 51 (British Speedway Cup)

Norwich

Sid Hipperson 2 1’ 0 1 4 1

Paddy Mills F 2 3 2 2’ 9 1

Ivor Powell 2 3 F 3 3 11

Phil Clarke 1’ 1 2’ 3 7 2

Paddy Hammond E 0 E 0

Jack Freeman 1 1 1 0 3

Ted Bravery 2 3 2’ 2 9 1

Syd Littlewood E 1 E 1

Sheffield

Jack D. White 1 0 0 2’ 3 1



Danny Lee 0 0 0 0

Len Williams 2’ 3 0 1 6 1


Bruce Semmens 3 2’ 3 3 0 11 1

Dennis Parker 2’ 0 1 3 1

Ht1 Bateman, Hipperson, White, Mills (f) 79.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Bibby, Powell, Clarke, Lee 78.0 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Allott, Williams, Freeman, Hammond (ef) 80.4 1 5 6 12

Ht4 Semmens, Bravery, Hipperson, Lee 80.8 3 3 9 15

Ht5 Powell, Bateman, Clarke, White 78.8 4 2 13 17

Ht6 Bibby, Semmens, Freeman, Hammond 79.2 1 5 14 22

Ht7 Williams, Mills, Allott, Hipperson 79.0 2 4 16 26

Ht8 Bibby, Parker, Powell (f), Littlewood (ef) 79.0 0 5 16 31

Ht9 Bravery, Bateman, Freeman, White 80.4 4 2 20 33

Ht10 Mills, Bibby, Hipperson, Lee 79.4 4 2 24 35

Ht11 Powell, Clarke, Allott, Williams 78.4 5 1 29 36

Ht12 Semmens, White, Littlewood, Hammond (ef) 80.2 1 5 30 41

Ht13 Clarke, Bravery, Williams, Parker 81.0 5 1 35 42

Ht14 Allott, Mills, Bateman, Freeman 79.8 2 4 37 46

Ht15 Semmens, Bravery, Parker, Littlwood (ef) 82.2 2 4 39 50

Ht16 Powell, Mills, Allott, Semmens 78.4 5 1 44 51

Sunday 14th September 1947 Eastfield Grass Speed Track, Peterborough

Peterborough 57 Sheffield Tigers 26 (Challenge)

Peterborough


Paddy Hammond 1 1 2

Paddy Mills 3 3 3 3 12

Phil Clarke 0 0 1 1 2

Bill Wilson 2’ 3 3 1’ 9 2

Buster Yeomans 3 3 6

Jack Freeman 3 1 2’ 2 8 1

Les Stanger 2’ 2’ 4 2

Sid Hipperson 1 1 2

Sheffield




Len Williams 1 1’ 2 2 6 1

Dennis Parker 2 0 0 0 2


Rawlinson 0 1 1

Gordon Townsend 1 0 1

Ht1 Plant, Bateman, Hipperson, White 78.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Mills, Parker, Clarke (nf), Semmens (nf) 82.4 3 2 7 4

Ht3 Freeman, Wilson, Williams, Allott 80.6 5 1 12 5

Ht4 Yeomans, Stanger, Townsend, Rawlinson 82.2 5 1 17 6

Ht5 Plant, Semmens, Hammond, Parker 79.8 4 2 21 8

Ht6 Mills, Allott, Williams, Clarke 83.8 3 3 24 11

Ht7 Wilson, Bateman, Freeman, White 80.0 4 2 28 13

Ht8 Yeomans, Stanger, Rawlinson, Townsend 82.2 5 1 33 14

Ht9 Plant, Williams, Hammond, Allott 79.8 4 2 37 16

Ht10 Mills, Bateman, Clarke, White 79.2 4 2 41 18

Ht11 Wilson, Freeman, Semmens, Parker 80.2 5 1 46 19

Ht12 Mills, Williams, Clarke, Allott ? 4 2 50 21

Ht13 Plant, Semmens, Hipperson, Parker 79.8 4 2 54 23

Ht14 Bateman, Freeman, Wilson, White 80.0 3 3 57 26


Sheffield Tigers 66 Norwich Stars 30 (British Speedway Cup)

Sheffield

Len Williams 2’ 3 0 2’ 7 2



Jack D.White 1 0 2’ 2’ 5 2

Jack Bibby 2’ 2 1 0 5 1


Danny Lee 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2

Dennis Parker 1 2 2’ 3 8 1

Norwich


Paddy Mills 1 3 2 2 1 9


Ted Bravery 2 E 3 0 0 5

Ivor Powell 1 1’ F 1 3 1

Phil Clarke 0 2 1 0 3

Syd Littlewood 1 3 0 4

Paddy Hammond 2 0 1 3

Ht1 Allott, Williams, Mills, Hipperson 75.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Bateman, Bravery, White, Freeman 80.4 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Semmens, Bibby, Powell, Clarke 79.8 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Williams, Lee, Littlewood, Bravery (ef) 84.4 5 1 19 5

Ht5 Mills, Bateman, Hipperson, White 80.6 2 4 21 9

Ht6 Bravery, Bibby, Semmens, Freeman 82.8 3 3 24 12

Ht7 Allott, Clarke, Powell, Williams 81.0 3 3 27 15

Ht8 Bateman, Hammond, Parker, Freeman 82.8 4 2 31 17

Ht9 Semmens, Mills, Bibby, Hipperson 83.2 4 2 35 19

Ht10 Allott, Williams, Freeman, Bravery 80.6 5 1 40 20

Ht11 Bateman, White, Clarke, Powell (f) 84.6 5 1 45 21

Ht12 Littlewood, Parker, Hipperson, Bibby 84.6 2 4 47 25

Ht13 Lee, White, Powell, Hammond 85.2 5 1 52 26

Ht14 Allott, Mills, Semmens, Clarke 81.6 4 2 56 28

Ht15 Lee, Parker, Hammond, Littlewood 87.2 5 1 61 29

Ht16 Parker, Lee, Mills, Bravery 88.4 5 1 66 30

Novice Races

Ht1 Woodcock, Higgs, Townsend, A.Edwards 90.0


Ht1 Bateman, Freeman, Hipperson, Bravery 87.4

Ht2 Semmens, Clarke, Williams, B. Merchant 86.0

Ht3 Allott, Powell, Parker, Mills (f) 85.2

Thursday 25th September 1947 Owlerton Sheffield

Sliver Helmet Tournament

Eric Langton 0 2 3 3 3 11

Louis Lawson 1 1 3 2 3 10


Doug McLachlan 3 3 F 3 E 9

Dick Campbell

Jeff Lloyd X 2 1 3 1 7

Wilf Jay 3 3 1 2 2 11

Paddy Mills 1 0 0

Wal Morton 0 3 X 1 1 5

Dick Geary 1 0 1 3 2 7


Jim Boyd 3 2 2 0 2 9

Wally Lloyd 3 2 3 2 3 13

Dent Oliver 2 3 3 3 3 14

Bob Fletcher 0 X 1 0 1 2

Ted Bravery 1 0 1 0 0 2

Bert Lacey (Res) 0 1 1

Jack Tennent (Res) 2 1 3

Alf Elliott (Res) 1 0 1 2

Ht1 McLachlan, Evans, Lawson, Langton 75.0

Ht2 Jay, Tennent, Elliott, J.Lloyd (exc) 76.2

Ht3 Boyd, Gordon, Geary, Morton 76.4

Ht4 W.Lloyd, Oliver, Bravery, Fletcher 76.4

Ht5 Morton, W.Lloyd, Lawson, Lacey 76.8

Ht6 Oliver, Langton, J.Lloyd, Geary 76.6

Ht7 Jay, Gordon, Evans, Fletcher (exc) 76.2

Ht8 McLachlan, Boyd, Tennant, Bravery 76.4

Ht9 J.Lloyd, Lawson, Bravery, Gordon 75.4

Ht10 Langton, Boyd, Fletcher, Elliott 75.6

Ht11 Oliver, Lawson, Jay, Boyd 75.2

Ht12 W.Lloyd, Jay, Geary, McLachlan (f) 77.0

Ht13 Oliver, Evans, Mills, Morton (exc) 78.2

Ht14 Langton, W.Lloyd, Gordon, Mills ?

Ht15 Geary, Evans, Lacey, Bravery 78.2

Ht16 McLachlan, J.Lloyd, Morton, Fletcher 77.2

Ht17 Lawson, Geary, Fletcher, Mills 77.2

Ht18 Langton, Jay, Morton, Bravery 76.2

Ht19 W.Lloyd, Boyd, J.Lloyd, Evans 76.4

Ht20 Oliver, Gordon, Elliott, McLachlan (ef) 75.8

Novice Race

Higgs, Woodcock (nf), Townsend (nf) 3 only 86.2


Lacey, Tennant, Elliott 3only 78.4

Thursday 25th September 1947 Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Bears 67 Sheffield Tigers 29 (British Speedway Cup)

Middlesbrough

Geoff Godwin 0 0 1 1

Frank Hodgson 3 0 2’ 2’ 7 2

Herby King 3 2’ 3 1 3 12 1

Fred Curtis 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Wilf Plant 1 3 2’ 3 9 1

Jack Hodgson 3 1 3 3 2’ 12 1

Bill Wilson 3 3 1 2’ 9 1

Ed Pye 1 2’ 3 6 1

Sheffield




Jack D. White 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Jack Bibby 2 3 2 2 0 9


Danny Lee 2 1 1 4


Ht1 F.Hodgson, Allott, Williams, Godwin 73.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 King, Curtis, Bateman, White 74.6 5 1 8 4

Ht3 J.Hodgson, Bibby, Plant, Semmens 74.8 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Wilson, Lee, White, Godwin 76.0 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Curtis, King, Allott, Williams 75.4 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Plant, Bateman, J.Hodgson, White 76.0 4 2 24 12

Ht7 Bibby, Semmens, Godwin, F.Hodgson 76.6 1 5 25 17

Ht8 King, Bateman, Pye, Parker 76.4 4 2 29 19

Ht9 J.Hodgson, Plant, Allott, Williams 76.6 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Wilson, F.Hodgson, Bateman, White 76.4 5 1 39 21

Ht11 Curtis, Bibby, King, Semmens 76.2 4 2 43 23

Ht12 Plant, Pye, Lee, Williams 76.0 5 1 48 24

Ht13 Curtis, Bibby, Wilson, Parker 76.4 4 2 52 26

Ht14 J.Hodgson, F.Hodgson, Allott, Semmens 76.8 5 1 57 27

Ht15 Pye, Wilson, Lee, Parker 77.8 5 1 62 28

Ht16 King, J.Hodgson, Bateman, Bibby 76.8 5 1 67 29

Saturday 27th September 1947 Perry Barr, Birmingham

Birmingham Brummies 45 Sheffield Tigers 39 (National League Division Two)

Birmingham

Bill Matthews 0 1 0 0 1

Stan Dell 3 2 3 0 8


Bob Lovell 2’ 0 1 3 1

Dick Tolley 0 2’ 0 2’ 4 2

Roy Dook 3 3 2 3 11

Ernie Appleby 0 1’ 1 1

Mick Mitchell 3 3 2 8

Sheffield


Tommy Allott 2 3 3 1’ 9 1



Jack Bibby 1’ 1 2 3 7 1

Bruce Semmens 2 3 E 2 7


Dennis Parker 0 F 0

Ht1 Dell, Allott, Williams, Matthews 79.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Wilson, Lovell, White, Bateman 80.2 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Dook, Semmens, Bibby, Tolley 79.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 White, Lee, Matthews, Appleby 81.8 1 5 12 12

Ht5 Allott, Wilson, Williams, Lovell 80.8 2 4 14 16

Ht6 Dook, Tolley, Bateman, White 80.4 5 1 19 17

Ht7 Semmens, Dell, Bibby, Matthews 81.0 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Mitchell, Bateman, Wilson, Parker 82.2 4 2 25 23

Ht9 Allott, Dook, Williams, Tolley 80.4 2 4 27 27

Ht10 Dell, White, Bateman, Matthews 81.6 3 3 30 30

Ht11 Wilson, Bibby, Lovell, Semmens (ef) 81.2 4 2 34 32

Ht12 Mitchell, Tolley, Williams, Lee 82.8 5 1 39 33

Ht13 Bibby, Mitchell, Appleby (pushed), Parker (f) 82.8 3 3 42 36

Ht14 Dook, Semmens, Allott, Dell 81.6 3 3 45 45

Thursday 2nd October 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 46 Norwich Stars (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Len Williams 3 F 2 2’ 7 1

Tommy Allott F 1’ 3 1 5 1


Jack Bibby 3 E 3 3 9


Jack D.White 3 1’ 1’ 0 5 2

Danny Lee 3 1 4

Dennis Parker 0 F 0

Norwich

Phil Clarke 1’ 1’ 0 2 4 2


Syd Littlewood 0 3 1’ 1 5 1

Aussie Powell 2 F 0 2


Paddy Mills 2 3 2 2’ 9 1

Ted Bravery 2 0 1’ 3 1

Paddy Hammond 2 0 2

Ht1 Williams, Spencer, Clarke, Allott (f) 72.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bibby, Powell, Bateman, Littlewood 75.8 4 2 7 5

Ht3 White, Mills, Semmens, Freeman 76.6 4 2 11 7

Ht4 Lee, Bravery, Williams (f), Powell (f) 77.0 3 2 14 9

Ht5 Bateman, Spencer, Clarke, Bibby (ef) 75.6 3 3 17 12

Ht6 Littlewood, Semmens, White, Bravery 76.2 3 3 20 15

Ht7 Mills, Williams, Allott, Freeman 75.4 3 3 23 18

Ht8 Bateman, Hammond, Littlewood, Parker 76.8 3 3 26 21

Ht9 Spencer, Semmens, White, Clarke 75.6 3 3 29 24

Ht10 Allott, Williams, Littlewood, Powell 76.2 5 1 34 25

Ht11 Bibby, Mills, Bateman, Freeman 76.0 4 2 38 27

Ht12 Semmens, Clarke, Bravery, Parker (f) 78.0 3 3 41 30

Ht13 Bibby, Freeman, Lee, Hammond 77.0 4 2 45 32

Ht14 Spencer, Mills, Allott, White 75.4 1 5 46 37

Novice Race

J.Tennant, Higgs, Townsend (f), Woodcock (f) 81.6

Junior Scratch Race

Parker, Tennant, Higgs, Townsend (f) 79.4


Ht1 Bateman, Lee, Hammond, Littlewood 77.8

Ht2 Allott, Spencer, Powell, Bravery 76.0

Ht3 Williams, Semmens, Clarke, Parker 77.4

Ht4 Bibby, Mills, White, Freeman 76.0

Monday 6th October 1947 Brough Park, Newcastle

Newcastle Diamonds 53 Sheffield Tigers 43 (British Speedway Cup)

Newcastle

Alec Grant 3 2 2 3 2’ 12 1

Norman Evans F F 1 3 4

Peter Lloyd 1’ 1 2 F 4 1

Doug McLachlan 2 F 1 3 6

Jack Hunt 2’ 1 2’ 3 8 2

Wilf Jay 3 3 3 2’ 3 14 1

Danny Calder 1’ 1 2 4 1

Pat Smith 0 0 1’ 1 1

Sheffield


Tommy Allott 2 2’ 0 1 5 1



Jack Bibby F 3 2’ 2 F 7 1

Bruce Semmens 1 1 3 X 5

Danny Lee 3 0 1’ 3 7 1

Dennis Parker 1 0 F 1 Ht1 Grant, Allott, Williams, Evans (f) 77.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bateman, McLachlan, Lloyd, White 78.4 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Jay, Hunt, Semmens, Bibby (f) 77.4 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Lee, Grant, Calder, White 79.2 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Williams, Allott, Lloyd, McLachlan (f) 78.2 1 5 15 15

Ht6 Jay, Bateman, Hunt, White 78.0 4 2 19 17

Ht7 Bibby, Grant, Semmens, Evans (f) 77.0 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Bateman, Lloyd, Parker, Smith 79.4 2 4 23 25

Ht9 Jay, Hunt, Williams, Allott 77.4 5 1 28 26

Ht10 Grant, Bateman, Evans, Lee 78.2 4 2 32 28

Ht11 Semmens, Bibby, McLachlan, Lloyd (f) 78.0 1 5 33 33

Ht12 Hunt, Williams, Lee, Smith 78.8 3 3 36 36

Ht13 McLachlan, Bibby, Calder, Parker 78.0 4 2 40 38

Ht14 Evans, Jay, Allott, Semmens (exc) 78.6 5 1 45 39 Ht15 Lee, Calder, Smith, Parker (f) 80.8 3 3 48 42

Ht16 Jay, Grant, Bateman, Bibby (f) 77.6 5 1 53 43

Thursday 9th October 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 57 Glasgow Tigers 27 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Len Williams 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Tommy Allott F 3 3 1’ 7 1

Tommy Bateman 2’ 1’ 3 1 7 2

Jack D White 3 2 0 1’ 6 1

Jack Bibby 2’ 2’ 1 3 8 2



Dennis Parker 2’ 2’ 4 2

Glasgow

Bert Shearer 0 0 1 1

Will Lowther 2 3 2 F 7

Harold Fairhurst 0 1 1 0 2

Norman Lindsay 1 1 0 1 3

Junior Bainbridge 0 1 2’ 3 6 1


Gordon McGregor 1’ 0 0 1 1

Nobby Downham 0 0 0 Ht1 Williams, Lowther, McGregor, Allott (f) 74.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 White, Bateman, Lindsay, Fairhurst 76.6 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Semmens, Bibby, Crowther, Bainbridge 75.2 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Williams, Lee, Lindsay, McGregor 76.4 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Lowther, White, Bateman, Shearer 76.6 3 3 21 9

Ht6 Semmens, Bibby, Fairhurst, Lindsay 75.6 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Allott, Williams, Bainbridge, Crowther 77.4 5 1 31 11

Ht8 Bateman, Parker, Fairhurst, Downham 78.0 5 1 36 12

Ht9 Semmens, Lowther, Bibby, Shearer 75.8 4 2 40 14

Ht10 Allott, Williams, Lindsay, Fairhurst 78.2 5 1 45 15

Ht11 Crowther, Bainbridge, Bateman, White 77.0 1 5 46 20

Ht12 Bibby, Parker, Shearer, McGregor 78.2 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Bainbridge, Lee, White, Downham 77.2 3 3 54 24

Ht14 Crowther, Semmens, Allott, Lowther (f) 74.6 3 3 57 27

Owlerton Novice Race

Jack Tennant (Y), Freddie Woodcock (R), Alan Higgs (B), Gordon Townsend (W) 79.0

Reserves Race

D Lee(R), D Parker (B), N Downham (Y), G McGregor (W) 78.0


Ht 1 T Bateman (R), D Campbell (B), B Shearer (W), J Bainbridge (Y) 80.2

Ht 2 W Lowther (B), D Lee (Y), N Lindsay (W), T Allott (R) 77.8

Ht 3 B Semmens (R), J D White (B), B Lacey (W), H Fairhurst (Y) 77.2

Ht 4 J Bibby (R), J Crowther (B), L Williams (W), D Parker (Y) 76.2

Final J Bibby (Y), B Semmens (W), W Lowther (B), T Bateman (R) 76.2

Thursday 16th October 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 56 Wigan Warriors 28 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Jack Bibby 1 2’ 2 2’ 7 2


Tommy Allott 2’ 3 2’ 1 8 2




Danny Lee 3 2 1 6

Dennis Parker 3 0 3

Wigan

Percy Brine 0 2 1’ 1 4 1

Jack Gordon 2 0 2 0 4

Norman Hargreaves 0 F 0


Dick Geary 1’ 0 0 2 3 1

Cyril Cooper 2 3 2 2 9

Ron Hart 0 1 3 4

Jack Winstanley 0 F F 0

Ht1 Bateman, Gordon, Bibby, Brine 74.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Williams, Allott, Lambourne, Hargreaves 77.2 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Semmens, Cooper, Geary, White 76.6 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Lee, Bibby, Lambourne, Hart 78.0 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Allott, Brine, Williams, Gordon 77.8 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Semmens, White, Lambourne, Hargreaves (f) 79.2 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Cooper, Bibby, Bateman, Geary 76.0 3 3 29 13

Ht8 Parker, Allott, Hart, Winstanley 81.8 5 1 34 14

Ht9 Semmens, Gordon, Brine, White 77.0 3 3 37 17

Ht10 Bateman, Bibby, Lambourne, Winstanley (gf) 78.8 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Williams, Cooper, Allott, Geary 75.0 4 2 46 20

Ht12 Hart, Lee, Brine, Parker 75.0 2 4 48 24

Ht13 Williams, Geary, Lee, Winstanley 76.8 4 2 52 26

Ht14 Semmens, Cooper, Bateman, Gordon 75.2 4 2 56 28

Novice Race

Campbell, Woodcock, Alvin Higgs, Gordon Townsend 80.4


Ht1 Geary, Bateman, Gordon, Winstanley 77.6

Ht2 Bibby, Lambourne, Lee, Hart 77.2

Ht3 Williams, Semmens, Campbell, Brine (f) 76.6

Ht4 Cooper, Hargreaves, Parker, Allott (f) 76.6

Final Williams, Geary, Cooper, Bibby 76.4

Saturday 18th October 1947 Firs Stadium, Norwich

Sheffield Tigers 43 Middlesbrough Bears 41 (Challenge)

Sheffield



Tommy Allott 3 3 F 3 9

Len Williams 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4


Bruce Semmens E E 2 3 5



Middlesbrough


Frank Hodgson 2’ E 3 2 7 1

Jack Hodgson 0 2 3 1 6


Herby King 2’ 0 1 1 4 1

Fred Curtis 3 2 F 0 5

Bill Wilson F 0 0

Ed Pye 1 0 1

Ht1 Godwin, F.Hodgson, Bateman, Bibby 78.8 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Allott, Williams, Plant, J.Hodgson 78.0 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Curtis, King, White, Semmens (ef) 81.2 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Plant, Bibby, Lee, Wilson 78.4 3 3 10 14

Ht5 Allott, Williams, Godwin, F.Hodgson (ef) 78.8 5 1 15 15

Ht6 Plant, J.Hodgson, White, Semmens (ef) 78.8 1 5 16 20

Ht7 Bibby, Curtis, Bateman, King 79.0 4 2 20 22

Ht8 J.Hodgson, Parker, Pye, Allott (f) 82.8 2 4 22 26

Ht9 F.Hodgson, Semmens, Godwin, White 80.2 2 4 24 30

Ht10 Plant, Bibby, Hodgson, Bateman 79.0 2 4 26 34

Ht11 Allott, Williams, King, Curtis (f) 80.4 5 1 31 35

Ht12 Godwin, White, Parker, Wilson 80.8 3 3 34 38

Ht13 Lee, Williams, King, Pye 82.6 5 1 39 39

Ht14 Semmens, F.Hodgson, Bateman, Curtis 79.2 4 2 43 41

Bullards Bash

Sid Hipperson, Geoff Revett, C.Smith, Bill Carruthers 80.2

Kings Lynn Contest

F Hodgson, Allott, Curtis, Bibby 79.0

Ipswich Contest

Hipperson, Revett, E.Womack, J.Cooper 81.2

Cromer Encounter

Plant, Bateman, Williams, King 79.8

Thursday 23rd October 1947 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Telegraph Cup

Tommy Allott 1 F 3 1 5

Len Williams 3 2 F 5


Wilf Jay 0 3 3 1 7

Jack Bibby X 1 2 E 3


Wally Lloyd 1 E 2 1 4

Jeff Lloyd 2 E 3 3 8





Jim Boyd 1 3 2 0 6

Doug McLachlan 3 F 3 2 8

Paddy Mills DNR

Danny Lee 2 2 1 1 6

Dennis Parker (Res) 0 0 0

Dick Campbell (Res) 1 1 2 4

Ht1 Williams, Bateman, Allott, Jay 78.6

Ht2 Lawson, J.Lloyd, W.Lloyd, Bibby (exctps) 79.8

Ht3 Semmens, Crowther, Spencer, White 79.4

Ht4 McLachlan, Lee, Boyd, Parker 81.2

Ht5 Boyd, Williams, Bibby, Spencer 82.0

Ht6 Lawson, Crowther, Allott (f), McLachlan (f) 80.2

Ht7 Semmens, Bateman, Campbell, W.Lloyd (ef) 81.0

Ht8 Jay, Lee, White, J.Lloyd (ef) 81.8

Ht9 Lawson, Semmens, Lee, Williams (f) 79.6

Ht10 Allott, Bibby, White, Parker 80.8

Ht11 McLachlan, W.Lloyd, Campbell, White (ns) 80.6

Ht12 Jay, Boyd, W.Lloyd, Crowther 81.4

Ht13 J.Lloyd, McLachlan, Bateman, Spencer 79.2

Ht14 J.Lloyd, Semmens, Allott, Boyd 79.4

Ht15 Crowther, Bateman, Lee, Bibby (ef) 78.2

Ht16 Lawson, Campbell, Jay, Spencer 76.8

Other Meetings

Tommy Allott

Belle Vue Supporters Trophy 07.04.1947 F 3 3 3 9

Bradford Bradford v Belle Vue 07.04.1937 0 0 0

Belle Vue The Manchester Cup 12.04.1947 3 3

Tommy Bateman

Belle Vue The Manchester Cup 12.04.1947 second half only

Belle Vue Supporters Trophy 30.08.1947 8

Jack Bibby


Dick Campbell

Bristol Bristol v The Rest* 04.08.1947 1’ 0 0 1 1 3


* programmed as Doug Campbell

Danny Lee

Bristol Bristol v The Rest 04.08.1947 N 1’ 0 1’

Dennis Parker


Len Williams


Stan Williams

Belle Vue Supporters Trophy 07.04.1947 3 1 2 2 8

Belle Vue The Manchester Cup 12.04.1947 0 0

Sheffield 1947 Needs

Thursday 17th April 1947 Sheffield Tigers 65 Wigan Warriors 19 (NLD2)Times 2nd placed men SH trophy heats

Thursday 8th May 1947 Sheffield Best Pairs Details Ht4 Second Half

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