stoke 1948 (known as hanley) thanks to terry campbell

STOKE 1948 (Known as Hanley)

Thanks to Terry Campbell Updated 11.2.2022

Thursday 25th March 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Hanley, Stoke on Trent

Stoke Potters 64 Hull Angels 16 (Easter Cup)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2

Les Jenkins 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Gil Blake R R 2’ 2’ 4 2

Reg Gregory 3 3 3 0 9

Vic Pitcher 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Ray Harris 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Jock Gordon^ 3 3 6

Frank Evans 3 2’ 5 1

Hull

Derek Glover 1 2 0 1 4

George McGovern 0 R 1 2

Johnny White R 1 0 0 1

Allan Nicholson R 0 0 1 1

Alf Webster 1 1 1 1’ 4 1

Norman Johnson 0 0 0 0 0

Bill Worgan 1 0 1

Stan Pennell 1 2 3

Ht 1 Anderson, Jenkins, Glover, McGovern 84.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 2 Gregory, Blake (ret), White (ret), Nicholson (ret) 80.0 3 0 8 1

Ht 3 Pitcher, Harris, Webster, Johnson 80.2 5 1 13 2

Ht 4 Gordon, Anderson, Worgan, Nicholson 82.8 5 1 18 3

Ht 5 Gregory, Glover, Blake (ret), McGovern (ret) 82.0 3 2 21 5

Ht 6 Harris, Pitcher, White, Nicholson 82.2 5 1 26 6

Ht 7 Jenkins, Anderson, Webster, Johnson 83.8 5 1 31 7

Ht 8 Evans, Blake, Pennell, White 81.2 5 1 36 8

Ht 9 Pitcher, Harris, McGovern, Glover 82.6 5 1 41 9

Ht 10 Anderson, Jenkins, Nicholson, White 83.6 5 1 46 10

Ht 11Gregory, Blake, Webster, Johnson 79.6 5 1 51 11

Ht 12 Pitcher, Evans, Glover, Worgan 81.8 5 1 56 12

Ht 13 Gordon, Pennell, Webster, Gregory 84.6 3 3 59 15

Ht 14 Harris, Jenkins, McGovern, Johnson 82.8 5 1 64 16

Reserves Scurry

Gorman, Worgan, Len Parry, Pennell 82.2

Holiday Scurry

Ht1 Evans, Adams, Bradbury, Danner 81.2

Ht2 Blake, Pitcher, McGovern, Parry 79.2

Ht3 Gregory, Glover, Gorman, Anderson 81.2

Ht4 Gordon, Harris, Jenkins, Webster 80.6

Final Blake, Evans, Gregory (finj), Gordon (f) 79.0

^ Bill (Jock ) Gordon

Saturday 27th March 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull Angels 30 Stoke Potters 52 (Challenge)

Hull

Derek Glover 2 2 0 0 2 6

George McGovern or Bill Worgan 0 R 0

Johnny White 0 1 R 3 4

Allan Nicholson 1 3 0 4

Alf Webster 1’ 0 3 3 7 1


Brian Gorman 0 1 1 0 2

Fred Yates 2 0 2

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1 0 1’ 2 4 1

Les Jenkins 3 2 2 R 7

Gil Blake 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2

Frank Evans 3 3 3 2’ 11 1


Ray Harris 0 3 1’ 3 7 1

Jock Gordon 1 1’ 2 1

Stan Bradbury 0 1 1

Ht 1 Jenkins, Glover, Anderson, ? 91.6* 2 4 2 4

Ht 2 Evans, Blake, Nicholson, White 88.8* 1 5 3 9

Ht 3 Pitcher, Johnson, Webster, Harris 90.4 3 3 6 12

Ht 4 Evans, Glover, Gordon, Gorman 89.6 2 4 8 16

Ht 5 Nicholson, Jenkins, White, Anderson 89.6 4 2 12 18

Ht 6 Blake, Evans, Johnson, Webster 89.2 1 5 13 23

Ht 7 Harris, Pitcher, Gorman, Glover 90.4 1 5 14 28

Ht 8 Blake, Yates, White (ret), Bradbury(ret) 89.4 2 3 16 31

Ht 9 Webster, Jenkins, Anderson, Johnson 87.2* 3 3 19 34

Ht 10 Evans, Blake Gorman, Glover 88.8 1 5 20 39

Ht 11 White, Pitcher, Harris, Nicholson 91.2 3 3 23 42

Ht 12 Webster, Anderson, Gordon, Yates 91.2 3 3 26 45

Ht 13 Pitcher, Glover, Bradbury, Gorman 89.4 2 4 28 49

Ht 14 Harris, Johnson, ? (ret), Jenkins (ret) 90.4 2 4 30 52

Note reports confirm Evans replacing Gregory, Yates replacing Shepherd at 8 and Gorman as reserve.

Gorman scored 2 so he had to replace no 2 in heats 7 and 10.

It is not known if McGovern or Worgan rode at No.2.

Wednesday 31st March 1948 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 45 Stoke Potters 37 (Challenge)

Tamworth

Steve Langton 1-2-3-3 9

Charlie Oates 2-0-1-2 5

Harry Saunders 0-ef-ef 0

Cyril -3-3-3 11

Bill Dalton 1-0-3-3 7

Basil Harris 3-1-2-3 9

Jack Kidd 1-0-0 1

Fred Yates 2-1 3

Stoke:

Dave Anderson ef-ef-ef 0

Les Jenkins 3-2-1-1 7

Gil Blake 3-2-ex-ef 5

Frank Evans 1-3-3-2 9

Vic Pitcher 0-1-2-2 5

Ray Harris 2-2-1-0 5

Jock Gordon f-ef 0

Ken Adams 3-2-1 6

1] Jenkins, Oates, Langton, Anderson (ef) 77.6 3 3 3 3

2] Blake, Page, Evans, Saunders 77.0 2 4 5 7

3] B.Harris, R. Harris, Dalton, Pitcher 78.0 4 2 9 9

4] Evans, Langton, Kidd, Gordon (f) 76.6 3 3 12 12

5] Page, Jenkins, Anderson (ef), Saunders (ef) 76.0 3 2 15 14

6] Evans, Blake, B. Harris, Dalton 76.2 1 5 16 19

7] Langton, R. Harris, Pitcher, Oates 76.8 3 3 19 22

8] Adams, Yates, Saunders (ef), Blake (ex 2mins) 81.4 2 3 21 25

9] Dalton, B. Harris, Jenkins, Anderson (ef) 78.0 5 1 26 26

10] Langton, Evans, Oates, Blake 77.4 4 2 30 28

11] Page, Pitcher, R. Harris, Kidd 76.8 3 3 33 31

12] Dalton, Adams, Yates, Gordon (ef) 78.8 4 2 37 33

13] Page, Pitcher, Adams, Kidd 77.6 3 3 40 36

14] B. Harris, Oates, Jenkins, R. Harris 78.0 5 1 45 37

Thursday 1st April 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 44 Tamworth Hounds 40 (Challenge)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 2 3 3 9 8

Les Jenkins 0 0 3 3 6

Gil Blake 2 1’ 3 3 9 1

Jock Gordon 0 2 0 0 2

Vic Pitcher 0 3 3 3 9

Ray Harris 2 2’ 1 1 6 1

Frank Evans 1 2 3

Ken Adams 0 1 1

Tamworth

Steve Langton 3 3 2 2 10

Charlie Oates 1 0 0 2 3

Arthur Payne 3 1 1’ 2 7 1

Cyril Page 1 2 0 1’ 4 1

Bill Dalton 3 1’ 2 3 9 1

Fred Yates 1 2 1’ 0 4 1

Lionel Watling 0 0 0

Peter Orpwood 2 1 3

Ht1 Langton, Anderson, Oates, Jenkins 78.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Payne, Blake, Page, Gordon 79.8 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Dalton, Harris, Yates, Pitcher 78.4 2 4 6 12

Ht4 Anderson, Page, Evans, Watling 79.6 4 2 10 14

Ht5 Langton, Gordon, Blake, Oates 78.0 3 3 13 17

Ht6 Pitcher, Harris, Page, Payne 79.0 5 1 18 18

Ht7 Anderson, Yates, Dalton, Jenkins 79.6 3 3 21 21

Ht8 Blake, Orpwood, Payne, Adams 79.2 3 3 24 24

Ht9 Pitcher, Langton, Harris, Oates 79.4 4 2 28 26

Ht10 Jenkins, Payne, Page, Anderson 78.6 3 3 31 29

Ht11 Blake, Dalton, Yates, Gordon 79.4 3 3 34 32

Ht12 Pitcher, Langton, Adams, Watling, 80.6 4 2 38 34

Ht13 Dalton, Evans, Orpwood, Gordon 81.6 2 4 40 38

Ht14 Jenkins, Oates, Harris, Yates 79.8 4 2 44 40

Reserves Race

Howard, [ Tidbury, Watling, Orpwood 79.8

Five Stars Scratch Race

Ht1 R.Harris, Houghton, Langton, Danner 80.4

Ht2 Payne, Page, Pitcher, Evans 80.8

Ht3 Blake, Dalton, Anderson, Len Parry 81.0

Ht4 Jenkins, Adams, Oates, Jock Gordon 80.2

Final Blake, Harris, Payne, Jenkins ?

Thursday 8th April 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 43 Southampton Saints 40 (Challenge)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 2 1*0 0 3 1 4

Les Jenkins 1*3 2 1 7 1 4

Gil Blake 0 2 3 2* 7 1 4

Frank Evans 2 1*3 2* 8 2 4

Vic Pitcher 3 1 2 1* 7 1 4

Ray Harris 2*0 1*0 3 2 4

Dick Howard 2 2 3 7 0 3

Jock Gordon 1 1 0 1

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 12 0 4

George Bason 0 0 0 2* 2 1 4

Bob Oakley 3 3 2 1 9 0 4

Jim Squibb 1 3 2*3 9 1 4

Alf Kaines 0 2 0 0 2 0 4

Bert Croucher 1 1*1 3 6 1 4

Tony Buxey 0 0 0 0 2

Tom Oakley 0 0 0 0 2

1 Alf Bottoms, Dave Anderson, Les Jenkins, George Bason 75.6 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Bob Oakley, Frank Evans, Jim Squibb, Gil Blake(f) 77.4 2 – 4 5 – 7

3 Vic Pitcher, Ray Harris, Bert Croucher, Alf Kaines(ret) 79 5 – 1 10 – 8

4 Jim Squibb, Dick Howard, Dave Anderson, Tony Buxey 77.4 3 – 3 13 – 11

5 Alf Bottoms, Gil Blake, Frank Evans, George Bason 76.8 3 – 3 16 – 14

6 Bob Oakley, Jim Squibb, Vic Pitcher, Ray Harris(f) 78 1 – 5 17 – 19

7 Les Jenkins, Alf Kaines, Bert Croucher, Dave Anderson(f) 79.2 3 – 3 20 – 22

8 Gil Blake, Bob Oakley, Jock Gordon, Tom Oakley(f) 78.4 4 – 2 24 – 24

9 Alf Bottoms, Vic Pitcher, Ray Harris, George Bason 78.4 3 – 3 27 – 27

10 Jim Squibb, Les Jenkins, Bob Oakley, Dave Anderson 78.2 2 – 4 29 – 31

11 Frank Evans, Gil Blake, Bert Croucher, Alf Kaines 79.4 5 – 1 34 – 32

12 Alf Bottoms, Dick Howard, Vic Pitcher, Tony Buxey 77.4 3 – 3 37 – 35

13 Dick Howard, Frank Evans, Alf Kaines(f), Tom Oakley(f) 83 5 – 0 42 – 35

14 Bert Croucher, George Bason, Les Jenkins, Ray Harris(f) 1 – 5 43 – 40

Reserves Race

Danner, Bradbury, Adams, Parry 81.0

Hanley Stakes

Ht1 B.Oakley, Howard, Croucher, Jenkins 78.0

Ht2 Bottoms, Gordon, T.Oakley, Anderson 79.0

Ht3 Blake, Danner, Harris, Bason 79.0

Ht4 Squibb, Evans, Pitcher, Buxey 79.2

Final Bottoms, Blake, Squibb, B.Oakley 78.6


British Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round

Basil Harris 1 3 3 1 1 9

Bob Oakley 2 2 1 0 1 6

Len Williams 0 3 2 2 1 8

Dave Anderson 3 3 3 3 3 15

Les Jenkins N 3 2 1 0 6

Wally Green DNR

Jimmy Wright N 2 2 2 2 8

Vic Pitcher N 0

Bert Roger 3 0 3 1 3 10

Junior Bainbridge N 0 0 3 3 6

Gil Blake N 2 2

Alf Kaines 3 1 0 1 2 6

Ray Harris 3 1 1 3 3 11

Bill Baird 2 1 3 1 1 8

Steve Langton 1 0 1 0 2 4

Peter Lloyd 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dick Howard (res) 3 1 2 0 6

Frank Evans (res) 2 2 3 2 2 11

Ht1 Anderson, Oakley, B.Harris, Williams 75.4

Ht2 Howard, Wright (nf), Jenkins (nf), Pitcher (nf) 81.0

Ht3 Roger, Kaines, Blake (nf), Bainbridge (nf) 77.0

Ht4 R.Harris, Baird, Langton, Lloyd 78.9

Ht5 Jenkins, Oakley, R.Harris, Roger 78.8

Ht6 B.Harris, Evans, Baird, Bainbridge 78.4

Ht7 Williams, Wright, Howard, Langton 77.4

Ht8 Anderson, Evans, Kaines, Lloyd 78.4

Ht9 Evans, Howard, Oakley, Lloyd 78.6

Ht11 Baird, Wright, Oakley, Kaines 78.6

Ht12 Anderson, Wright, R.Harris, Bainbridge 78.4

Ht13 Roger, Williams, Baird, Howard 77.2

Ht14 R.Harris, Evans, B.Harris 3 only 77.2

Ht15 Bainbridge, Williams, Jenkins, Lloyd 77.8

Ht16 Anderson, Evans, Roger, Langton 77.8

Ht17Bainbridge, Langton, Oakley 3 only 79.0

Ht18 Roger, Wright, B.Harris, Lloyd 78.6

Ht19 R.Harris, Kaines, Williams 3 only 79.2

Ht20 Anderson, Blake, Baird, Jenkins 78.0

Friday 16th April 1948 South Yorkshire Sports Stadium, Wombwell

Wombwell Colliers 28 Stoke Potters 56 (National League Division Three)

Saturday 17 April 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull Angels 37 Stoke Potters 47 (National League Division Three) Hull

Johnny White 2 0 1 1 4


Allan Nicholson 2 2 3 3 10

Dick Shepherd 1 0 0 0 1 1

Mick Mitchell 3 3 3 3 12

Derek Glover 1’ 0 1 2

Brian Gorman 2 1 2 5

Bill Worgan 0 0 0

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1 0 1


Gil Blake 0 2 2 3 7

Dick Howard 3 3 1’ 2’ 9 2

Ray Harris 2 2 2 2 8

Frank Evans 0 0 1’ 2’ 3 2

Ken Adams 1 3 4

Jock Gordon 1 1 2

Bert Danner 1’ 1 2 1

Ht 1Jenkins, White, Gordon, Johnson 89.4 2 4

Ht 2 Howard, Nicholson, Shepherd, Blake 89.4 5 7

Ht 3 Mitchell, Harris, Glover, Evans 89.4 9 9

Ht 4 Howard, Gorman, Adams, White 90.6 11 13

Ht 5 Jenkins, Nicholson, Anderson, Shepherd 90.6 13 17

Ht 6 Mitchell, Blake, Howard, Glover 88.8 16 20

Ht 7 Johnson, Harris, White, Evans 88.8 20 22

Ht 8 Nicholson, Blake, Danner, Worgan 91.8 23 25

Ht 9 Mitchell, Jenkins, Gorman, Anderson 88.4 27 27

Ht 10 Blake, Howard, White, Johnson 89.6 28 32

Ht 11 Nicholson, Harris, Evans, Shepherd 91.4 31 35

Ht 12 Mitchell, Harris, Gordon, Worgan 94.0 34 38

Ht 13 Adams, Gorman, Danner, Shepherd 91.2 36 42

Ht 14 Jenkins, Evans, Glover, Johnson 90.0 37 47

Wednesday 21st April 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings

Hastings Saxons 44 Stoke Potters 39 (National League Division Three)

Hastings

Ken Tidbury 2 3 3 1 9

Ron Clark 0 2’ 0 0 2 1

Wally Green 3 3 3 3 12

Eric Dunn F 0 2’ 2 4 1

Jock Grierson 3 3 3 3 12

Dan English 0 0 F 1 1

Jack Scott 2’ 1’ 3 2

Bob Sivyer 0 1 1

Stoke


Ken Adams 1 1’ 1’ 3 6 2

Gil Blake 1’ 2 2 2’ 7 2

Dick Howard 2 F 2’ 4 1

Vic Pitcher DNR

Frank Evans 2 1 1 2’ 6 1

Ray Harris 1’ 0 0 0 3 4 1

Jock (Bill) Gordon F 1’ 1’ 0 2 2

Ht1 Anderson, Tidbury, Adams, Clark 81.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Green, Howard, Blake, Dunn 79.8 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Grierson, Evans, Harris, English 82.2 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Tidbury, Scott, Howard (f), Gordon (f) 83.8 5 0 13 10

Ht5 Green, Anderson, Adams, Dunn 79.8 3 3 16 13

Ht6 Grierson, Blake, Gordon, English 83.6 3 3 19 16

Ht7 Tidbury, Clark, Evans, Harris 86.2 5 1 24 17

Ht8 Green, Blake, Gordon, Sivyer 79.8 3 3 27 20

Ht9 Grierson, Anderson, Adams, English 81.8 3 3 30 23

Ht10 Howard, Blake, Tibury, Clark 83.2 1 5 31 28

Ht11 Green, Dunn, Evans, Harris 84.4 5 1 36 29

Ht12 Grierson, Anderson, Sivyer, Harris 83.6 4 2 40 31

Ht13 Harris, Dunn, Scott, Gordon 87.6 3 3 43 34

Ht14 Adams, Evans, English, Clark 87.0 1 5 44 39

Thursday 22nd April 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 55 Coventry Bees 28 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson (C) 3, 2’, 3, 2’ 10+2 (Paid Max)

Les Jenkins 1, 1, 3, 2’ 7+1

Gil Blake 3, 2, 3, 2 10

Dick Howard 2’, 0, 1’, 3 6+2

Ray Harris 1, 2’, 2, 2 7+1

Frank Evans 3, 3, R, 3 9

Ken Adams 3, 1 4

Jock Gordon 1, 1’ 2+1

Coventry

Bob Fletcher (C) 2, 3, 3, 3 11

Bernard Tennant 0, N, 1, 1 2

Bert Lacey 1, 1, 2, 1 5

Fred Tracey F, F, 0, F 0

Ralph Horne 2, 2, 3, 2 9

John Yates 0, 0, 0, F 0

Alec Edwards F, N 0

Derrick Tailby 1, R, F, 0 1

Ht 1 Andersen, Fletcher, Jenkins, Tennant 77.0

Ht 2 Blake, Howard, Lacey, Tracey (f) 79.2

Ht 3 Evans, Horne, Harris, Yates 79.4

Ht 4 Adams, Anderson, Edwards (f), Tracey (f) 78.8

Ht 5 Fletcher, Blake, Tailby, Howard (exc) 78.0

Ht 6 Evans, Harris, Lacey, Tracey 78.8

Ht 7 Anderson, Horne, Jenkins, Yates 77.2

Ht 8 Blake, Lacey, Gordon, Tailby (R) 78.8

Ht 9 Fletcher, Harris, Tennant, Evans (R) 79.0

Ht 10 Jenkins, Anderson, Lacey, Tracey (f) 80.2

Ht 11 Horne, Blake, Howard, Yates 78.4

Ht 12 Fletcher, Harris Gordon, Tailby (F) 78.8

Ht 13 Howard, Horne, Adams, Tailby 78.2

Ht 14 Evans, Jenkins, Tennant, Yates (F) 78.4

Reserves Scratch Race

Ht1 Adams, Gordon, Tailby, Edwards 78.4

Ht2 Danner, Riley, Parry, Bradbury (nf) 82.0

Final Adams, Danner, Riley, Gordon ?

Potteries Scratch Race

Ht1 Fletcher, Evans, Yates, Anderson 79.0

Ht2 Howard, Lacey, Blake, Tracey 78.0

Ht3 Horne, Harris, Tennant, Jenkins 80.0

Final Adams, Fletcher, Howard, Horne ?


Stoke Potters 64 Coventry Bees 43 (National Trophy)

Stoke

Dave Anderson (C) 3, 2’, 3, 2’, Fx 10+2

Les Jenkins 0, 2’, F, 1’, 1 4+2

Gil Blake 2’, 0, 2, 3, 2 9+1

Dick Howard 3, 0, F, 3, R, 1 7

Frank Evans 1, 1’, 3, 0, 3 8+1

Ray Harris 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 18 (Maximum)

Ken Adams 2’, 3 5+1

Jock Gordon 3, R 3

Coventry

Bob Fletcher (C) 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 2 14

Bernard Tennant 1’, 3, 0, 2, 1’, R 7+2

Bert Lacey 1, 2’, 0, 2, 2 7+1

Fred Tracey 0, 0, 0, N, N 0

Ralph Horne 1, N, 1’, 2, N, 4+1

John Yates 0, 1, 1, 0, 1’ 3+1

Alec Edwards 1, 1’, 1’ 3+2

Derrick Tailby 0, 0, 1’, 2, 2 5+1 Ht 1 Andersen, Fletcher, Tennant, Jenkins 76.4

Ht 2 Harris, Blake, Lacey, Tracey 78.4

Ht 3 Howard, Jenkins, Horne, Yates (F) 79.8

Ht 4 Gordon, Adams, Edwards, Tailby (F) 83.0

Ht 5 Tennant, Lacey, Howard (R) Blake (R) 81.0

Ht 6 Harris, Anderson, Yates, Tracey 79.2

Ht 7 Fletcher, Blake, Evans, Tailby 78.0

Ht 8 Anderson, Fletcher, Adams, Lacey 78.0

Ht 9 Blake, Anderson, Yates, Tennant 79.2

Ht 10 Harris, Lacey, Horne, Jenkins (F) 78.0

Ht 11 Evans, Tennant, Tailby, Howard (F) 79.8

Ht 12 Fletcher, Blake, Jenkins, Tracey 79.4

Ht 13 Harris, Horne, Tennant, Evans 78.6

Ht 14 Adams, Tailby, Edwards, Gordon (R) 83.4

Ht 15 Howard, Tailby, Tailby, Anderson (Fx) 80.2

Ht 16 Evans, Lacey, Jenkins, Yates 77.4

Ht 17 Harris, Fletcher, Yates, Howard (R) 77.4

Ht 18 Harris, Fletcher, Howard, Tennant (ef) 78.8

Encouragement Scratch Race

Ht1 Adams, Gordon, Edwards, Tailby 80.2

Ht2 Danner, Bradbury, Parry, Jack Riley 81.2

Final Adams, Danner, Gordon, Bradbury 79.8

Saturday 1st May 1948 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 48 Stoke Potters 59 (National Trophy)

Coventry

Bob Fletcher (C) 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, R 14

Derrick Tailby 1, 1, N, N, 0 2

Fred Yates 1, 2, 1, 0, 2’ 6+1

Fred Tracey 0, 0, 0, 1, 1 2

Bert Lacey 3, 0, 3, 0, 1 7

Bernard Tennant 0, 0, R, 3, 0 3

John Yates 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 14

Alec Edwards 0, 0 0

Stoke

Dave Anderson (C) 2, 2, 1’, 0, 2’ 7+2

Les Jenkins 0, 1, 1, 2, 1’ 5+1

Gil Blake 2’, 3, 2, 2, 2’, 3 14+2

Dick Howard 3, 1’, 1’, 1, N 6+2

Frank Evans 2’, 0, R, 2, 2 6+1

Ray Harris 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 1 15

Ken Adams 2, 2, 0 4

Jock Gordon 1’, 1’ 2+2

Ht 1 Fletcher, Anderson, Tailby, Jenkins 80.8

Ht 2 Howard, Blake, F.Yates, Tennant 81.2

Ht 3 Harris, Evans, Tailby, Tracey 80.4

Ht 4 J.Yates, Adams, Gordon, Edwards 81.4

Ht 5 Blake, F.Yates, Jenkins, Tracey 81.2

Ht 6 Fletcher, Harris, Howard, Tennant 79.4

Ht 7 Lacey, Anderson, F.Yates, Evans 80.6

Ht 8 Fletcher, Blake, Anderson, Lacey 79.8

Ht 9 Harris, Fletcher, Jenkins, F.Yates 80.4

Ht 10 J.Yates, Blake, Tennant (R), Evans (R) 81.4

Ht 11 Lacey, Jenkins, Howard, Tracey 82.4

Ht 12 J.Yates, F.Yates, Howard, Anderson 80.4

Ht 13 Tennant, Evans, Jenkins, Lacey 83.8

Ht 14 J.Yates, Adams, Gordon, Edwards 82.4

Ht 15 Fletcher, Evans, Tracey, Adams 85.8

Ht 16 Harris, Blake, Lacey Tailby 82.0

Ht 17 Harris, Anderson, Tracey, Tennant 81.8

Ht 18 Blake, J.Yates, Harris, Fletcher (R) 84.4

Thursday 6th May 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 65 Wombwell Colliers 31 (Anniversary Cup)

Dave Anderson 3 2’ 3 3 3 14 1

Les Jenkins 2’ 1 0 2 5 1

Gil Blake 2 3 2 1 8

Dick Howard 1’ 2’ 3 2’ 8 3

Frank Evans 3 1 1 2 7

Ray Harris 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Ken Adams 3 3 3 9

Jock Gordon 1’ 1’ 3 5 2

Wombwell

Len Tupling 0 1 2 3 0 6

Ken Allick 1 0 0 0 1

Harwood Pike 3 2 3 2 2 12

Harry Modrall 0 0 0

Stan Beardsall 0 2 2 1 5

Jeff Bishop 1 0 0 1 2

Dick Angell 1 0 0 1’ 2 1

Gerry Williams 0 0 1’ 2 3 1

Ht1 Anderson, Jenkins, Allick, Tupling, 76.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Pike, Blake, Howard, Modrall 77.6 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Evans, Harris, Bishop, Beardsall 81.2 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Adams, Anderson, Angell, Modrall 79.8 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Blake, Howard, Tupling, Allick 78.6 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Harris, Pike, Evans, Williams 77.6 4 2 27 9

Ht7 Anderson, Beardsall, Jenkins, Bishop 77.4 4 2 31 11

Ht8 Pike, Blake, Gordon, Williams 78.6 3 3 34 14

Ht9 Harris, Tupling, Evans, Allick 78.4 4 2 38 16

Ht10 Anderson, Pike, Williams, Jenkins 77.0 3 3 41 19

Ht11 Howard, Beardsall, Blake, Bishop 80.2 4 2 45 21

Ht12 Tupling, Evans, Gordon, Angell 79.4 3 3 48 24

Ht13 Adams, Howard, Beardsall, Angell 78.6 5 1 53 25

Ht14 Harris, Jenkins, Bishop, Allick 79.0 5 1 58 26

Ht15 Adams, Williams, Angell, Gordon 79.4 3 3 61 29

Ht16 Anderson, Pike, Harris, Tupling 77.6 4 2 65 31

Reserves Race

Danner, Bradbury, Riley, Parry 81.6

Anniversary Scratch Race

Ht1 Adams, Howard, Bishop, Angell 78.6

Ht2 Blake, Anderson, Danner, Akkick 77.8

Ht3 Tupling, Harris, Jenkins, Williams 79.2

Ht4 Beardsall, Evans, Pike (nf), Gordon (nf) 80.5

Final Beardsall, Blake, Adams, Tupling 77.6

Monday 10th May 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 49 Stoke Potters 57 (National Trophy)

Poole

Charlie Hayden 2 2’ 1 0 0 5 1

Alf Elliott 0 3 2 3 3 3 14

Allan Chambers 3 0 0 0 0 3

Sid Clark 1 1 1 1’ 1 5 1

Joe Bowkis 3 X 3 3 2’ 2’13 2

Sid Hazzard E 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

George Butler 3 0 3

Fred Pawson 0 2 3 5

Stoke

Dave Anderson 3 2 2’ 1 3 1 12 1

Les Jenkins 1 2’ 3 2 1’ 9 2

Gil Blake 2 3 3 0 N 8

Dick Howard 1’ 3 0 2 2’ 8 1

Frank Evans 0 1’ 3 2 3 0 9 1

Ray Harris 2 F 1 N 2’ 5 1

Ken Adams 2 2 4

Willie Gordon 1’ 1’ 2 2

Ht1 Anderson, Hayden, Jenkins, Elliott 82.6* 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Chambers, Blake, Howard, Clark 84.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Elliott, Harris, Clark, Evans 84.2 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Butler, Adams, Gordon, Pawson (ef) 87.4 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Blake, Jenkins, Clark, Chambers 85.6 1 5 13 17

Ht6 Howard, Hayden, Harris (f), Hazzard (efchain) 86.4 2 3 15 20

Ht7 Bowkis, Anderson, Evans, Chambers 85.2 3 3 18 23

Ht8 Blake, Anderson, Hayden, Bowkis (exctps) 86.4 1 5 19 28

Ht9 Jenkins, Pawson, Harris, Hayden 87.0 2 4 21 32

Ht10 Evans, Elliott, Hazzard, Blake 84.2 3 3 24 35

Ht11 Bowkis, Jenkins, Clark, Howard 86.6 4 2 28 37

Ht12 Elliott, Howard, Anderson, Pawson 3laps 62.4 3 3 31 40

Ht13 Bowkis, Evans, Jenkins, Hazzard 83.6 3 3 34 43

Ht14 Pawson, Adams, Gordon, Butler 87.0 3 3 37 46

Ht15 Evans, Howard, Clark, Hayden 87.4 1 5 38 51

Ht16 Elliott, Bowkis, Blake (nf), Harris (nf) 85.8 5 0 43 51

Ht17 Anderson, Harris, Clark, Hazzard 85.4 1 5 44 56

Ht18 Elliott, Bowkis, Anderson, Evans 85.6 5 1 49 57


Stoke Potters 64 Poole Pirates 44 (National Trophy)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 3 2’ 3 3 2 2 15 1

Les Jenkins 2’ 3 2 2’ 3 0 12 2

Gil Blake 3 3 2 2’ 3 13 1

Dick Howard 1 0 X 0 0 1

Frank Evans 0 0 3 1’ 1 5 2

Ray Harris 1 3 1’ 2 3 10 1

Ken Adams 3 F 2’ 5 1

Willie Gordon 1 2 3 1

Poole

Charlie Hayden 0 1 1’ 1 1 4 1

Alf Elliott 1 2 1 2 0 6

Allan Chambers 2 1’ 2 0 2 1 8 1

Sid Clark 0 X 1’ 0 1 2 1

Joe Bowkis 2 3 3 3 3 3 17

Sid Hazzard 0 0 0

George Butler 0 1 1 0 2

Fred Pawson 2 3 5

Ht1 Anderson, Jenkins, Elliott, Hayden 77.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Blake, Chambers, Harris, Clark 79.6 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Jenkins, Bowkis, Howard, Hazzard 78.8 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Adams, Pawson, Gordon, Butler 79.6 4 2 17 7

Ht5 Blake, Elliott, Chambers, Howard 78.8 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Harris, Anderson, Butler, Clark (excboring) 81.0 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Bowkis, Blake, Hayden, Evans 77.8 2 4 27 15

Ht8 Anderson, Chambers, Hayden, Evans 79.4 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Anderson, Blake, Elliott. Hazzard 79.0 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Bowkis, Jenkins, Harris, Chambers 78.4 3 3 38 22

Ht11 Evans, Elliott, Clark, Howard (exctps) 81.0 3 3 41 25

Ht12 Blake, Jenkins, Hayden, Clark 78.2 5 1 46 26

Ht13 Bowkis, Harris, Evans, Elliott 79.2 3 3 49 29

Ht14 Pawson, Gorson, Butler, Adams (f) 81.4 2 4 51 33

Ht15 Bowkis, Anderson, Clark, Howard 78.0 2 4 53 37

Ht16 Jenkins, Chambers, Evans, Pawson 79.4 4 2 57 39

Ht17 Harris, Adams, Hayden, Butler 79.4 5 1 62 40

Ht18 Bowkis, Anderson, Chambers, Jenkins 77.6 2 4 64 44

Stadium Scurry

Ht1 Gordon, Adams, Pawson, Butler 81.0

Ht2 Bradbury, Danner, Riley, Parry 83.0

Final Bradbury, Gordon, [Adams, Danner ?


Stoke Potters 53 Wombwell Colliers 30 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Vic Pitcher 2’ 3 E 0 5 1


Gil Blake 3 3 3 3 12

Dick Howard 1 2’ 1 1 5 1



Bill Gordon 0 0 0

Ken Adams 2’ 2’ 4 2

Wombwell

Len Tupling 1 F 2 1 4

Red Hamley 0 1 0 1’ 2 1

Harwood Pike 2 2 1 1’ 6 1

Harry Saunders 0 2 X 2

Stan Beardsall 2 2 2 3 9

Jeff Bishop X X 0 2 2

Ken Allick 1’ 0 1 1

Harry Welch E 2 2’ 4 1

Ht1 Anderson, Pitcher, Tupling, Hamley 77.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Blake, Pike, Howard, Saunders 77.8 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Harris, Beardsall, Evans, Bishop (exc) 79.8 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Pitcher, Saunders, Allick, Gordon 79.6 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Blake, Howard, Hamley, Tupling (f) 79.8 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Harris, Pike, Evans, Saunders (ef) 79.6 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Anderson, Beardsall, Pitcher (f), Saunders (exc) 79.6 3 2 28 13

Ht8 Blake, Adams, Pike, Welch (ef) 78.4 5 1 33 14

Ht9 Harris, Tupling, Evans, Hamley 79.6 4 2 37 16

Ht10 Anderson, Welch, Pike, Pitcher 78.0 3 3 40 19

Ht11 Blake, Beardsall, Howard, Bishop 79.0 3 2 44 21

Ht12 Harris, Adams, Tupling, Allick 79.8 5 1 49 22

Ht13 Beardsall, Welch, Howard, Gordon 78.0 1 5 50 27

Ht14 Anderson, Bishop, Hamley, Evans 79.8 3 3 53 30

Junior Scurry

Ht1 Howard, Allick, Adams, Riley 79.4

Ht2 Bradbury, Gordon, Len Parry, Danner 83.4

Final Howard, Gordon, Allick, Bradbury 80.4

Whitsun Scratch Race

Ht1 Anderson, Beardsall, Harris, Pike 79.8

Ht2 Tupling, Pitcher, Bishop, Evans 83.4

Ht3 Blake, Adams, Welch, Hamley 79.2

Final Blake, Tupling, Anderson, Howard 79.8

Tuesday 25th May 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 74½ Stoke Potters 33½ (National Trophy)

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 0 6

George Bason 2*2*1 2*1 8 3 5

Bob Oakley 3 2 3 2*3 2* 15 2 6

Jim Squibb 3 1*2 2*2* 10 3 5

Alf Kaines 2*0 1*3 3 9 2 5

Bert Croucher 0 1½3 1 3 8½0 5


Cecil Bailey 3 2 5 0 2

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1 1 1*1 0 4 1 5

Les Jenkins 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 0 6

Gil Blake 1*3 2 2 2 1 11 1 6

Vic Pitcher 2 1½0 0 0 3½ 0 5


Dick Howard 1 0 1 2 0 3

Ray Harris 2 0 3 0 5 0 4

Ken Adams 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 5

1 Alf Bottoms, George Bason, Dave Anderson, Les Jenkins(f) 71.2 5 – 1 5 – 1

2 Bob Oakley, Vic Pitcher, Gil Blake, Bert Croucher 72.8 3 – 3 8 – 4

3 Jim Squibb, George Bason, Dick Howard, Frank Evans 73 5 – 1 13 – 5

4 Cecil Bailey, Ray Harris, Tom Oakley, Ken Adams 71.8 4 – 2 17 – 7

5 Gil Blake, Bob Oakley, Jim Squibb, Les Jenkins(et) 71.6 3 – 3 20 – 10

6 Alf Bottoms, Bert Croucher & Vic Pitcher(dh), Dick Howard 71.6 4½-1½ 24½-11½

7 Bob Oakley, Alf Kaines, Dave Anderson, Frank Evans 72.4 5 – 1 29½-12½

8 Alf Bottoms, Gil Blake, Dave Anderson, Alf Kaines 72.4 3 – 3 32½-15½

9 Alf Bottoms, Bob Oakley, Les Jenkins, Ray Harris 73.8 5 – 1 37½-16½

10 Bert Croucher, Gil Blake, George Bason, Ken Adams 72 4 – 2 41½-18½

11 Les Jenkins, Jim Squibb, Alf Kaines, Vic Pitcher 71.8 3 – 3 44½-21½

12 Bob Oakley, George Bason, Dave Anderson, Vic Pitcher 72.2 5 – 1 49½-22½

13 Alf Kaines, Les Jenkins, Bert Croucher, Ken Adams 72.6 4 – 2 53½-24½

14 Ray Harris, Cecil Bailey, Ken Adams, Tom Oakley(f) 74 2 – 4 55½-28½

15 Alf Bottoms, Jim Squibb, Ken Adams, Vic Pitcher 75 5 – 1 60½-29½

16 Alf Kaines, Gil Blake, George Bason, Ray Harris 74.6 4 – 2 64½-31½

17 Bert Croucher, Jim Squibb, Dick Howard, Dave Anderson 76.6 5 – 1 69½-32½

18 Alf Bottoms, Bob Oakley, Gil Blake, Les Jenkins(f) 80.6 5 – 1 74½-33½

Wednesday 26th May 1948 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 59 Stoke Potters 25 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth


Bill Harris 1 1 2’ 4 1

Cyril Page 3 3 3 2 11

Jack Baxter 1 0 2’ 3 1

Bill Dalton 2’ 2’ 2’ 2 8 3

Basil Harris 3 3 3 3 12

Peter Orpwood 2’ 1’ 3 6 2

Charlie Oates 2’ F 1’ 3 2

Stoke


Les Jenkins 2 1’ 0 3 1

Gil Blake 2 1’ E 1’ 4 1


Frank Evans 0 0 0 E 0


Dick Howard 0 0 0

Ken Adams 1 0 1 2

Ht1 Langton, Jenkins, Bi.Harris, Anderson 75.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Page, Pitcher, Baxter, Blake 77.6 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Ba.Harris, Dalton, R.Harris, Evans 78.0 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Langton, Orpwood, Pitcher, Howard 77.4 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Page, Anderson, Jenkins, Baxter 79.0 3 3 21 9

Ht6 Ba.Harris, Dalton, Blake, Pitcher 77.2 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Langton, R.Harris, Bi.Harris, Evans 77.6 4 2 30 12

Ht8 Page, Oates, Adams, Blake (ef) 78.8 5 1 35 13

Ht9 Ba.Harris, Dalton, Anderson, Adams 76.4 5 1 40 14

Ht10 Langton, Pitcher, Blake, Oates (f) 78.2 3 3 43 17

Ht11 R.Harris, Page, Orpwood, Evans 78.4 3 3 46 20

Ht12 Anderson, Dalton, Oates, Howard 78.8 3 3 49 23

Ht13 Orpwood, Baxter, Adams, Evans (ef) 79.6 5 1 54 24

Ht14 Ba.Harris, Bi.Harris, R.Harris, Jenkins 77.0 5 1 59 25

Junior Challenge Tamworth 13 Stoke 11

Tamworth


Howard Chipman 1 1 2

Al Collins 0 2 2

Cecil Hookham 2 1’ 3 1

Stoke

Bert Danner 2 3 5

Jack Riley 0 F 0

Stan Bradbury 3 2 5

Len Parry 1 0 1

Ht1 Watling, Danner, Chipman, Riley 80.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bradbury, Hookham, Parry, Collins 81.8 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Watling, Bradbury, Chipman, Parry 80.8 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Danner, Collins, Hookham. Riley (f) 79.8 3 3 13 11


Stoke Potters 43 Southampton Saints 64 (National Trophy) (agg Southampton 138½ Stoke 76½)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 2 0 1 1 0 4 0 5

Les Jenkins 1*1 1*1*2 6 3 5

Gil Blake 3 3 2 3 2 1 14 0 6

Vic Pitcher 0 1 1 1 3 0 4

Ken Adams 0 0 0 1* 1 1 4

Ray Harris 0 3 2 2 2 0 9 0 6

Dick Howard 2 2 1* 5 1 3

Frank Evans 0 0 1* 1 1 3

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 3 2*3 3 3 17 1 6

George Bason 0 0 0 2* 1 3 1 5

Alf Kaines 2 2 3 0 0 7 0 5

Bert Croucher 1*2 3 0 2* 8 2 5

Bob Oakley 2*1 3 3 3 2* 14 2 6

Jim Squibb 3 1*2 3 0 9 1 5


Cecil Bailey 3 3 6 0 2

1 Alf Bottoms, Dave Anderson, Les Jenkins, George Bason 74.2 rec 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Gil Blake, Alf Kaines, Bert Croucher, Ray Harris(f) 77.8 3 – 3 6 – 6

3 Jim Squibb, Bob Oakley, Les Jenkins, Vic Pitcher 78.2 1 – 5 7 – 11

4 Cecil Bailey, Dick Howard, Tom Oakley(f), Frank Evans 77.4 2 – 3 9 – 14

5 Gil Blake, Alf Kaines, Vic Pitcher, George Bason 77.4 4 – 2 13 – 16

6 Ray Harris, Bert Croucher, Jim Squibb, Dave Anderson 78 3 – 3 16 – 19

7 Alf Bottoms, Gil Blake, Bob Oakley, Ken Adams 74.8 2 – 4 18 – 23

8 Alf Kaines, Alf Bottoms, Dave Anderson, Ken Adams 79.2 1 – 5 19 – 28

9 Gil Blake, Jim Squibb, Dave Anderson, George Bason 76.8 4 – 2 23 – 30

10 Bob Oakley, Ray Harris, Les Jenkins, Alf Kaines 77.8 3 – 3 26 – 33

11 Bert Croucher, George Bason, Vic Pitcher, Ken Adams(f) 77.4 1 – 5 27 – 38

12 Alf Bottoms, Gil Blake, Les Jenkins, Bert Croucher 76.2 3 – 3 30 – 41

13 Bob Oakley, Ray Harris, George Bason, Frank Evans 79 2 – 4 32 – 45

14 Cecil Bailey, Dick Howard, Frank Evans, Tom Oakley 77.6 3 – 3 35 – 48

15 Bob Oakley, Bert Croucher, Vic Pitcher, Dave Anderson 79.8 1 – 5 36 – 53

16 Jim Squibb, Les Jenkins, Ken Adams, Alf Kaines 79.2 3 – 3 39 – 56

17 Alf Bottoms, Ray Harris, Dick Howard, Jim Squibb(nf) 78 3 – 3 42 – 59

18 Alf Bottoms, Bob Oakley, Gil Blake, Ray Harris 80.2 1 – 5 43 – 64

Daily Mail Scratch Race

Ht1 Bailey, Howard, T.Oakley, Evans 79.4

Ht2 Danner, Bradbury, Gordon, Parry 78.0

Final Bailey, Howard, Danner, Bradbury 78.6

Thursday 3rd June 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Cradley Heath Cubs v Tamworth Hounds (Anniversary Cup) Rained Off

Thursday 3rd June 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 46 Stoke Potters 38 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth

Ivan Kessell 3 3 3 3 12

Alex Gary 0 0 0 0

Peter Robinson 3 1’ 3 0 7 1

Len Read 2’ 2 3 3 10 1

Pete Lansdale 3 0 2 3 8

Ted Gibson 1 1’ 1 3 1

Billy Newell 1 1 1 3

Vic Gent 0 1 2’ 3 1

Stoke

Frank Evans 1’ 0 0 0 1 1

Les Jenkins 2 3 3 2’ 10 1

Gil Blake 1 2’ 2 1 6 1



Ray Harris 2 2 1’ 3 8 1

Ken Adams 0 1 1

Stan Bradbury 0 0 0

Ht1 Kessell, Jenkins, Evans, Gray 80.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Robinson, Read, Blake, Pitcher 83.4 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Lansdale, Harris, Newell, Howard 84.6 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Kessell, Pitcher, Newell, Adams 84.2 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Jenkins, Read, Robinson, Evans 80.0 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Pitcher, Blake, Gibson, Lansdale 82.6 1 5 20 16

Ht7 Kessell, Harris, Howard, Gent 82.8 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Robinson, Blake, Gent, Bradbury 82.6 4 2 27 21

Ht9 Jenkins, Lansdale, Gibson, Evans 84.0 3 3 30 24

Ht10 Kessell, Pitcher, Blake, Gray 82.8 3 3 33 27

Ht11 Read, Howard, Harris, Robinson 82.6 3 3 36 30

Ht12 Lansdale, Gent, Adams, Evans 85.6 5 1 41 31

Ht13 Read, Howard, Newell, Bradbury 84.4 4 2 45 33

Ht14 Harris, Jenkins, Gibson, Gray 85.0 1 5 46 38

Saturday 5th June 1948 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 42 Stoke Potters 42 (National League Division Three)

Coventry

Bob Fletcher (C) X, 2, 3, 2 7

Fred Yates 3, 2’, 1’, Fx 6+2

Bernard Tennant 1, 3, X, 3 7

John Yates 0, 1, 0, 3 4

Bert Lacey 1, 1, 0, 3 5

Ralph Horne 3, 3, Fn, N 6 (Injured)

George Smith 1’, 1, 0, 3 5+1

Bob Greaves 1, 1 2

Stoke

Dick Howard 1’, 2, 3, X 6+1

Les Jenkins (C) 2, 0, 2’, 2 6+1

Gil Blake 3, 2, 3, X 8

Vic Pitcher 2’, 0, 0, 3 5+1

Ken Adams 0, 1’, 2, N 3+1

Ray Harris 2, X, 2, 1’ 5+1

Bert Danner 3, 1 4

Frank Evans 2, 2’, 1’ 5+2

Ht 1 F.Yates, Jenkins, Howard, Fletcher (X) 81.2

Ht 2 Blake, Pitcher, Tennant, J.Yates 80.6

Ht 3 Horne, Harris, Lacey, Adams 81.0

Ht 4 Danner, Fletcher, Smith, Pitcher 83.8

Ht 5 Tennant, Howard, J.Yates, Jenkins 82.8

Ht 6 Horne, Blake, Lacey, Pitcher 81.0

Ht 7 Fletcher, F.Yates, Danner, Harris (X) 83.4

Ht 8 Blake, Evans, Greaves, Tennant (X) 82.4

Ht 9 Howard, Jenkins, Smith, Lacey 84.6

Ht 10 Pitcher, Fletcher, F.Yates, Blake (X) 83.8

Ht 11 Tennant, Harris, Adams, J.Yates 82.8

Ht 12 Lacey, Evans, Greaves, Howard (X) 83.4

Ht 13 J.Yates, Adams, Evans, Smith 83.2

Ht 14 Smith, Jenkins, Harris, F.Yates (Fx) 83.4

Monday 7th June 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 66 Stoke Potters 18 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Bert Roger 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Stan Hodson 3 E 1 3 7

Broncho Slade 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3

Cyril Roger 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Hugh Geddes 2’ 1 3 2’ 8 2

Norman Clay 2’ 3 5 1

Don Hardy 2’ 2’ 4 2

Stoke


Les Jenkins 1 0 1 2

Gil Blake 1 2 2 1 6

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0 0


Dick Howard 1 1’ 1 3 1

Bert Danner 1 1 0 2

Ken Adams 1 0 1 1 3

Ht1 Hodson, B.Roger, Jenkins, Evans 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Slade, Pilgrim, Blake, Pitcher 5 1 10 2

Ht3 C.Roger, Geddes, Howard, Harris 5 1 15 3

Ht4 B.Roger, Clay, Danner, Evans 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Slade, Pilgrim, Adams, Evans 5 1 25 5

Ht6 C.Roger, Blake, Geddes, Pitcher 4 2 29 7

Ht7 B.Roger, Harris, Howard, Hodson (ef) 3 3 32 10

Ht8 Slade, Hardy, Blake, Adams 5 1 37 11

Ht9 Geddes, C.Roger, Jenkins, Evans 5 1 42 12

Ht10 B.Roger, Blake, Hodson, Pitcher 4 2 46 14

Ht11 Pilgrim, Slade, Howard, Harris 5 1 51 15

Ht12 C.Roger, Hardy, Danner, Evans 5 1 56 16

Ht13 Clay, Pilgrim, Adams, Harris 5 1 61 17

Ht14 Hodson, Geddes, Adams, Danner 5 1 66 18

Thursday 10th June 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 45 Tamworth Hounds 39 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Frank Evans 2’ 1 1 0 4 1


Gil Blake 3 3 3 9



Dick Howard 1’ 0 0 1 2 1

Ken Adams 1’ 0 2 3 1

Bert Danner 1 0 1

Tamworth

Steve Langton X X 2 2

Bill Harris 1 2 1 0 4

Cyril Page 3 1’ 2 1’ 7 2

Jack Baxter X 2’ 2 2 6 1

Bill Dalton 0 0 1 1


Peter Orpwood 3 0 3 1’ 7 1

Charlie Oates 0 3 3

Ht1 Jenkins, Evans, Bi.Harris, Langton (fexc) 76.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Page, Pitcher, Adams, Baxter (fexc) 77.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Ba.Harris, R.Harris, Howard, Dalton 77.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Orpwood, Baxter, Evans, Adams 78.4 1 5 12 12

Ht5 Blake, Bi.Harris, Pitcher, Langton (fexc) 78.2 4 2 16 14

Ht6 R.Harris, Baxter, page, Howard 78.6 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Jenkins, Ba.Harris, Evans, Orpwood 78.0 4 2 23 19

Ht8 Blake, Page, Danner, Oates 78.2 4 2 27 21

Ht9 Orpwood, R.Harris, Bi.Harris, Howard 79.2 2 4 29 25

Ht10 Jenkins, Baxter, Page, Evans 77.2 3 3 32 28

Ht11 Blake, Ba.Harris, Pitcher, Dalton 76.0 4 2 36 30

Ht12 R.Harris, Langton, Orpwood, Danner 77.4 3 3 39 33

Ht13 Oates, Adams, Dalton, Pitcher 78.6 2 4 41 37

Ht14 Jenkins, Ba.Harris, Howard, Bi.Harris 77.8 4 2 45 39

Stoke Juniors 10 Tamworth Juniors 13

Stoke

Stan Bradbury 3 0 3

Len Parry 0 0

Jack Riley 3 2 5

Maurice Wood 1 1’ 2 1

Tamworth


Cecil Hookham 1’ 0 1 1

Al Collins 2 2’ 4 1

Howard Chipman 0 3 3

Ht1 Bradbury, Watling, Hookham, Parry 81.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Riley, Collins, Wood, Chipman 83.4 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Chipman, Collins, Bradbury (nf), Parry (ns) ? 0 5 7 10

Ht4 Watling, Riley, Wood, Hookham 83.8 3 3 10 13

Reserves Race

Orpwood, Oates, Lindsay Mitchell, Bill Gordon 78.4

The George Nixon Scratch Race

Ht1 Pitcher, Page, Danner, Langton 78.4

Ht2 Howard, Mitchell, Adams, Evans 79.8

Ht3 Bi.Harris, R.Harris, Jenkins, Orpwood 79.2

Ht4 Blake, Ba.Harris, Oates, Gordon 77.8

Final Blake, Howard, Pitcher, Bi.Harris 78.2


Stoke Potters 36 Hastings Saxons 48 (National League Division Three)

Stoke


Les Jenkins 1’ 2 0 3 6 1

Gil Blake 2 3 0 0 5

Vic Pitcher 1’ 1 1 0 3 1

Dick Howard 1’ 0 0 2 3 1

Ray Harris 2 2 1 2’ 7 1

Frank Evans 0 0

Ken Adams 2 1’ 1 4 1

Hastings

Dan English 0 0 0 0 0



Pete Mold 0 1 1

Bill Osborne 3 3 3 3 12

Ken Tidbury 0 0 2’ 1 3 1

Ron Clark 2 1 2’ 3 8 1

Ken Middleditch 1’ 1 2’ 4 2

Ht1 Grierson, Anderson, Jenkins, English (ef) 76.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Green, Blake, Pitcher, Mold 76.8 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Osborne, Harris, Howard, Tidbury 76.6 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Anderson, Clark, Middleditch, Evans 78.0 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Blake, Grierson, Pitcher, English 76.2 4 2 16 14

Ht6 Green, Harris, Clark, Howard 77.2 2 4 18 18

Ht7 Osborne, Jenkins, Anderson, Tidbury (f) 77.2 3 3 21 21

Ht8 Green, Adams, Middleditch, Blake (f) 77.0 2 4 23 25

Ht9 Grierson, Clark, Pitcher, Blake 77.6 1 5 25 39

Ht10 Green, Anderson, Mold, Jenkins 77.4 1 5 26 34

Ht11 Clarke, Osborne, Pitcher, Blake (f) 77.6 1 5 27 39

Ht12 Clarke, Howard, Adams, English (nf) 78.8 3 3 30 42

Ht13 Osborne, Middleditch, Adams, Pitcher (ef) 77.6 1 5 31 47

Ht14 Jenkins, Harris, Tidbury, Grierson (ef) 79.2 5 1 36 48

Reserves Race

Bradbury, Danner, Gordon, Riley 78.2

The Potteries Scratch Race

Ht1 Clark, Adams, Middleditch, Evans 78.6

Ht2 Pitcher, Osborne, Tidbury, Riley 78.8

Ht3 Anderson, Harris, Grierson, English 78.4

Ht4 Jenkins, Bradbury, Danner, Dunn 78.8

Final Jenkins, Clark, Pitcher, Anderson 78.0

Monday 21st June 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 45 Stoke Potters 36 (National League Division Three)

Poole

Alan Chambers 0 2’ 3 2 7 1

George Butler 1 1 1 0 3

Joe Bowkis 0 1’ 2 3 6 1

Alf Elliott 3 2 2’ 3 10 1

Sid Clarke 3 1’ 0 3 7 1

Fred Pawson 2’ 2 1’ 2 7 2

George Gower 3 2’ 5 1

Sid Hazzard 0 0 0

Stoke

Dave Anderson 2’ 0 2’ 2 6 2


Gil Blake E 3 3 3 9

Vic Pitcher F 0 0 0

Dick Howard 1 2 0 3


Stan. Bradbury 1 0 1’ 2 1

Ken Adams 1 0 1 2

Ht1 Jenkins, Anderson, Butler, Chambers 82.6 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Elliott, Blake (ef), Pitcher (f), Bowkis (f) 86.0 3 0 4 5

Ht3 Clarke, Pawson, Howard, Harris 83.6 5 1 9 6

Ht4 Gower, Chambers, Bradbury, Pitcher 85.4 5 1 14 7

Ht5 Jenkins, Elliott, Bowkis, Anderson 82.4 3 3 17 10

Ht6 Blake, Pawson, Clarke, Bradbury 83.0 3 3 20 13

Ht7 Chambers, Harris, Butler, Howard 85.8 4 2 24 15

Ht8 Blake, Bowkis, Adams, Hazzard 82.4 2 4 26 19

Ht9 Jenkins, Anderson, Pawson, Clarke 83.8 1 5 27 24

Ht10 Blake, Chambers, Pawson, Pitcher 83.0 3 3 30 27

Ht11 Bowkis, Elliott, Harris, Adams 82.8 5 1 35 28

Ht12 Clarke, Anderson, Bradbury, Hazzard 84.4 3 3 38 31

Ht13Elliott, Gower, Adams, Howard 84.0 5 1 43 32

Ht14 Jenkins, Pawson, Harris, Butler 82.6 2 4 45 36

Tuesday 22nd June 1948 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth

Yarmouth Bloaters 45 Stoke Potters 38 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth

Sid Hipperson 3 3 3 3 12

Paddy Hammond 2’ 2’ 0 2 6 2

Reg Morgan 3 3 3 3 12

Bert Rawlinson 0 0 1 1 2

Billy Bales 3 1’ 1’ 2 7 2

Roy Duke 0 2 2 0 4

Max Pearce 0 0 0

Bill Carruthers 1 1’ 2 1

Stoke

Dave Anderson F 2 3 3 8

Les Jenkins F 1’ 0 3 4 1

Gil Blake 2 3 2 2 9

Vic Pitcher 1’ 2 0 1’ 4 2

Ken Adams 1’ 0 0 3 4 1


Dick Howard 1’ 0 1 1

Stan Bradbury 0 2’ 2 1

Ht1 Hipperson, Hammond, Anderson (f), Jenkins (f) 75.6 5 0 5 0

Ht2 Morgan, Blake, Pitcher, Rawlinson 76.8 3 3 8 3

Ht3 Bales, Harris, Adams, Duke 76.6 3 3 11 6

Ht4 Hipperson, Picher, Howard, Pearce 77.2 3 3 14 9

Ht5 Morgan, Anderson, Jenkins, Rawlinson 77.6 3 3 17 12

Ht6 Blake, Duke, Bales, Pitcher 77.0 3 3 20 15

Ht7 Hipperson, Hammond, Harris, Adams 79.2 5 1 25 16

Ht8 Morgan, Blake, Carrurther, Bradbury 78.4 4 2 29 18

Ht9 Anderson, Duke, Bales, Jenkins 79.2 3 3 32 21

Ht10 Hipperson, Blake, Pitcher, Hammond 78.2 3 3 35 24

Ht11 Morgan, Harris, Rawlinson, Harris 79.2 4 2 39 26

Ht12 Anderson, Bales, Carruthers, Howard 79.2 3 3 42 29

Ht13 Adams, Bradbury, Rawlinson, Pearce 80.2 1 5 43 34

Ht14 Jenkins, Hammond, Harris, Duke 78.2 2 4 45 38


Stoke Potters 45 Southampton Saints 39 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 3 2*3 2 10 1

Ray Harris 2*1 0 0 3 1


Dick Howard 2*1*1*1* 5 4

Gil Blake 3 3 2 0 8

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0

Ken Adams 3 1*2 1 7 1

Frank Evans 1 1 2

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 1 3 3 3 10

Tom Oakley 0 0 0 0

Alf Kaines 1 2 2 1 6

Bert Croucher 0 0 1*3 4 1

Bob Oakley 2 2 3 3 10

Jim Squibb 1*0 0 2* 3 2

Cecil Bailey 1 2*3 6 1

George Bason 0 0 0

Ht1 Anderson, Harris, Bottoms, T.Oakley(f) 75.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Jenkins, Howard, Kaines, Croucher(et) 75.6 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Blake, B.Oakley, Squibb, Pitcher 76.4 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Adams, Anderson, Bailey, Croucher 76.0 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Bottoms, Jenkins, Howard, T.Oakley 75.8 3 3 21 9

Ht6 Blake, Kaines, Croucher, Pitcher 77.8 3 3 24 12

Ht7 Anderson, B.Oakley, Harris, Squibb 76.8 4 2 28 14

Ht8 Jenkins, Kaines, Evans, Bason 77.2 4 2 32 16

Ht9 Bottoms, Blake, Adams, T.Oakley 75.4 3 3 35 19

Ht10 Croucher, Anderson, Kaines, Harris(ef) 78.8 2 4 37 23

Ht11 B.Oakley, Jenkins, Howard, Squibb 77.0 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Bottoms, Bailey, Evans, Blake (f) 77.2 1 5 41 31

Ht13 Oakley, Adams, Howard, Bason (f) 78.8 3 3 44 34

Ht14 Bailey, Squibb, Adams, Harris 79.2 1 5 45 39

Encouragement Scurry

Ht1 Bradbury, Evans, Gordon, Dawson 79.4

Ht2 Evans, Bradbury, 2 only 79.8

Hanley Scurry

Ht1 Pitcher, Croucher, Kaines, Riley 77.8

Ht2 Blake, Harris, [T.Oakley, Bailey 78.2

Ht3 Howard, Adams, Squibb (nf), Dawson (ns) 81.2

Ht4 Bottoms, B.Oakley, Anderson, Bason 77.2

Final Bottoms, Blake, Pitcher, Howard 76.8

Friday 25th June 1948 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Cubs 54 Stoke Potters 29 (National League Division Three)

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 1’ 2’ 3 3 9 2

Bill Clifton 2 F 2’ 3 7 1

Jimmy Wright E 2 3 0 5

Phil Malpass 2 1’ 2 2’ 7 2

Eric Irons 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Alan Hunt 3 2’ 1 2’ 8 2

Gil Craven 3 3 6

Ray Beaumont 1 0 1

Stoke


Ray Harris 0 0 1 1


Dick Howard X 0 0 1 1

Gil Blake 1 1’ 1 1 4 1


Ken Adams 1 1’ 2 1

Frank Evans 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Anderson, Clifton, L.Beaumont, Harris 79.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Jenkins, Malpass, Howard (exc), Wirght (ef) 80.4 2 3 5 6

Ht3 Hunt, Irons, Blake, Pitcher 80.4 5 1 10 7

Ht4 Craven, L.Beaumont, Adams, Howard 79.4 5 1 15 8

Ht5 Anderson, Wright, Malpass, Evans 80.8 3 3 18 11

Ht6 Irons, Hunt, Jenkins, Howard 80.8 5 1 23 12

Ht7 L.Beaumont, Pitcher, Blake, Clifton (f) 79.4 3 3 26 15

Ht8 Wright, Jenkins, R.Beaumont, Evans 80.2 4 2 30 17

Ht9 Irons, Anderson, Hunt, Harris 79.8 4 2 34 19

Ht10 L.Beaumont, Clifton, Howard, Jenkins 79.2 5 1 39 20

Ht11 Pitcher, Malpass, Blake, Wright 81.2 2 4 41 24

Ht12 Irons, Anderson, Adams, R.Beaumont 80.6 3 3 44 27

Ht13 Craven, Malpass, Blake, Evans 79.6 5 1 49 28

Ht14 Clifton, Hunt, Harris, Pitcher 79.6 5 1 54 29

Saturday 26 June 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull Angels 38 Stoke Potters 44 (National League Division Three) Hull

Bob Baker X 3 3 3 9

Al Allison 1 0 0 0 1


Dick Shepherd 3 2’ 3 2 10 1

Derek Glover 2’ 1 2 X 5 1

Johnny White 3 X 0 2 5

Ray Muir 1 0 1

Tom Coggins F F 0

Stoke

Dave Anderson 3 1 3 2’ 9 1

Ray Harris 2’ 0 1 1 4 1


Dick Howard F 0 2’ 1’ 3 2

Gil Blake 0 2 2 3 7


Ken Adams 2 3 5

Stan Bradbury X 1 1

Ht 1 Anderson, Harris, Allison, Baker (exctps) 87.6 1 5

Ht 2 Shepherd, Jenkins, Johnson, Howard (f) 88.6 5 7

Ht 3 White, Glover, Pitcher, Blake 87.6 10 8

Ht 4 Baker, Adams, Muir, Howard 86.0 14 10

Ht 5 Johnson, Shepherd, Anderson, Harris 87.4 19 11

Ht 6 Jenkins, Howard, Glover, White (excrps) 87.4 20 16

Ht 7 Baker, Blake, Pitcher, Allison 87.6 23 19

Ht 8 Jenkins, Johnson, Coggins (f), Bradbury (extps) 89.2 25 22

Ht 9 Anderson, Glover, Harris, White 88.0 27 26

Ht 10 Baker, Jenkins, Howard, Allison 86.8 30 29

Ht 11 Shepherd, Blake, Johnson, Pitcher 87.8 34 31

Ht 12 Adams, Anderson, Coggins (f), Glover (exctps) 90.2 34 36

Ht 13 Blake, Shepherd, Bradbury, Muir 87.4 36 40

Ht 14 Pitcher, White, Harris, Allison 88.4 38 44

Wednesday 30th June 1948 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 60 Stoke Potters 24 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth

Jack Baxter 2’ 2’ 0 1 5 2


Cyril Page 3 3 3 3 12

Peter Orpwood 1 2’ 3 6 1

Bill Dalton 3 3 3 3 12

Basil Harris 1 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 3

Bill Harris 3 1 1 5

Charlie Oates 0 1 1

Stoke




Lindsay Mitchell 0 1 0 0 1


Ken Adams 0 1’ 2 1 4 1

Dick Howard 0 0 0

Stan Bradbury 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Langton, Baxter, R.Harris, Anderson 75.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Page, Jenkins, Orpwood, Mitchell 73.6 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Dalton, Pitcher, Ba.Harris, Adams 74.0 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Bi.Harris, Baxter, Mitchell, Howard 76.8 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Page, Orpwood, Anderson, R.Harris 74.0 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Dalton, Ba.Harris, Jenkins, Mitchell 74.2 5 1 28 8

Ht7 Langton, Pitcher, Adams, Baxter 75.0 3 3 31 11

Ht8 Page, Jenkins, Bardbury, Oates 74.0 3 3 34 14

Ht9 Dalton, Ba.Harris, R.Harris, Anderson 75.2 5 1 39 15

Ht10 Langton, Jenkins, Baxter, Mitchell 75.2 4 2 43 17

Ht11 Page, Adams, Bi.Harris, Mitchell 74.8 4 2 47 19

Ht12 Dalton, Anderson, Oates, Howard 75.6 4 2 51 21

Ht13 Orpwood, Pitcher, Bi.Harris, Bradbury 75.8 4 2 55 23

Ht14 Langton, Ba.Harris, Adams, R.Harris 75.0 5 1 60 24

Thursday 1st July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 53 Poole Pirates 31 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 4


Les Jenkins 1 1’ 0 3 5 1

Dick Howard 3 2 2’ 3 10 1

Gil Blake 1 3 1’ 1’ 6 2

Vic Pitcher F 2’ 2 1 5 1

Ken Adams 3 1 4

Lindsay Mitchell 3 2 5

Poole

Joe Bowkis 3 3 3 3 12

Allan Chambers 0 0 0 2 2

Fred Pawson F 1 2 0 3

Sid Clark 2 1 0 1 4

Alf Elliott 2’ 0 1 2 5 1

George Butler 3 1 F 0 4

Frank Holcombe 0 0 0

Sid Hazzard 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Bowkis, Harris, Anderson, Cahmbers 74.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Howard, Clark, Jenkins, Pawson (f) 79.6 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Butler, Elliott, Blake, Pitcher (f) 77.6 1 5 8 10

Ht4 Adams, Anderson, Clark, Holcombe 76.8 5 1 13 11

Ht5 Bowkis, Howard, Jenkins, Chambers 75.2 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Blake, Pitcher, Pawson, Clark 78.2 5 1 21 15

Ht7 Harris, Anderson, Butler, Elliott 77.2 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Mitchell, Pawson, Hazzard, Jenkins 79.0 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Bowkis, Pitcher, Blake, Chambers 75.6 3 3 32 22

Ht10 Harris, Anderson, Clark, Pawson 79.0 5 1 37 23

Ht11 Jenkins, Howard, Elliott, Butler (f) 80.6 5 1 42 24

Ht12 Bowkis, Mitchell, Blake, Holcombe 76.2 3 3 45 27

Ht13 Howard, Elliott, Adams, Hazzard 77.2 4 2 49 29

Ht14 Harris, Chambers, Pitcher, Butler 77.2 4 2 53 31

Senior Scratch Race

Pitcher, Adams, Elliott, Hazzard 77.8

Ht2 Howard, Anderson, Chambers, Clark 78.2

Ht3 Bowkis, Harris, Jenkins, Butler 75.8

Ht4 Pawson, Holcombe, Mitchell (f), Dawson (f) 81.2

Final Bowkis, Howard, Pitcher, Pawson (f) 75.8

Thursday 8th July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Hanley, Stoke

Stoke Potters 53 Yarmouth Bloaters 30 (National League Division Three)

Stoke


Ray Harris 2’ 2’ 0 3 7 2

Les Jenkins 2 2 2’ 2 8 1

Dick Howard 0 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 3


Vic Pitcher 0 1’ 2’ 1 4 2

Ken Adams 2’ 2 4 1

Lindsay Mitchell 3 2’ 5 1

Yarmouth

Roy Duke 1 0 0 0 1

Billy Bales 0 3 1 0 4

Reg Morgan 3



Paddy Hammond 1 0 3 2 6

Max Pearce 0 0 0 1 1

Ash Hewitt 1 F N 1

Ht1 Anderson, Harris, Duke, Bales 76.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Morgan, Jenkins, Rawlinson, Howard 78.6 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Hipperson, Blake, Hammond, Pitcher 77.6 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Anderson, Adams, Rawlinson, Pearce 78.6 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Bales, Jenkins, Howard, Duke 76.8 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Rawlinson, Blake, Pitcher, Pearce 76.6 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Anderson, Harris, Hipperson, Hammond 77.4 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Mitchell, Jenkins, Hewitt, Pearce 80.4 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Blake, Pitcher, Bales, Duke 77.0 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Anderson, Rawlinson, Harris (nf), Hewitt (f) 79.4 3 2 38 21

Ht11 Hammond, Jenkins, Howard, Hipperson 78.4 3 3 41 24

Ht12 Blake, Mitchell, Pearce, Duke 79.8 5 1 46 25

Ht13 Hipperson, Adams, Howard, Hewitt (ns) 78.4 3 3 49 28

Ht14 Harris, Hammond, Pitcher, Bales 78.6 4 2 53 30

Territorial Scurry

Ht1 Mitchell, Gordon, J.H., Pearce 70.4

Ht2 Adams, Bradbury, Jack Dawson, J.Moggace 78.6

Final Adams, Bradbury, Mitchell, Gordon 79.8

R.E.M.E Scratch Race

Ht1 Blake, Pitcher, Hammond, Duke 78.2

Ht2 Anderson, Rawlinson, Howard, Bales 77.4

Ht3 Harris, Hipperson, Harris, Mitchell 78.0

Final Anderson, Harris, Blake, Adams 76.8

Thursday 15th July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 52 Cradley Heath Cubs 32 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 3 2’ 2 2’ 9 2

Ray Harris E X 3 1 4

Les Jenkins E 3 3 3 9

Dick Howard 3 1 1 3 8

Gil Blake 1’ 2’ 3 3 9 2

Vic Pitcher 2 3 2’ 0 7 1

Ken Adams 3 1’ 1 5 1

Lindsay Mitchell 1 F 1

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 1’ 0 0 1’ 2 2

Bill Clifton 2 2 1 2’ 7 1

Alan Hunt 2 1 2 5

Phil Malpass 1’ 1 0 1 3 1

Eric Irons 0 0 0 2 2

Gil Craven 3 3 2 3 11

Roy Beaumont 0 0 2 2

Roy Moreton 0 F 0

Ht1 Anderson, Clifton, L.Beaumont, Harris (ef) 76.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Howard, Hunt, Malpass, Jenkins (ef) 77.8 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Craven, Pitcher, Blake, Irons 76.8 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Adams, Anderson, Malpass, R.Beaumont 77.4 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Jenkins, Clifton, Howard, L.Beaumont 76.8 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Pitcher, Blake, Hunt, Malpass 77.2 5 1 23 13

Ht7 Craven, Anderson, Adams, Irons 75.4 3 3 26 16

Ht8 Jenkins, Hunt, Mitchell, Moreton 75.6 4 2 30 18

Ht9 Blake, Pitcher, Clifton, L.Beaumont 77.6 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Harris, Anderson, Malpass, R.Beaumont 76.0 4 2 44 22

Ht12 Blake, R.Beaumont, L.Beaumont, Mitchell (f) 77.4 3 3 47 25

Ht13 Howard, Irons, Adams, Moreton (f) 78.6 4 2 51 27

Ht14 Craven, Clifton, Harris, Pitcher 77.4 1 5 52 32

Junior Scratch Race

Ht1 Bradbury, Mitchell, Evans, Morton 79.6

Ht2 Dawson, Adams, R.Beaumont, Riley 77.4

Final Adams, Mitchell, Bradbury, Dawson 77.8

Senior Scratch Race

Ht1 Anderson, Clifton, Irons, Pitcher 77.8

Ht2 Howard, Harris, L.Beaumont, Malpass 77.4

Ht3 Carven, Blake, Jenkins, Evans (ef) 77.0

Final Craven, Howard, Anderson, Adams 78.4

Sunday18th July 1948 Santry Stadium, Dublin

Santry Saints 36 Stoke Potters 36 (Challenge)

Santry

Mike Tams 1 3 3 0 7

? Donohoe 0 0 0 1 1

Lindsay Mitchell 2 3 3 2 10

Gil Blake 3 2 1 0 6

J Costello 3 0 0 0 3

Des Monson 1’ 3 2’ 3 9 2

Stoke


Dick Howard 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 6 3


Stan Dawson 2 0 2 2’ 6 1


Ken Adams 2 1’ 1 2 6 1

Ht1 Blake, Dawson, Tams, Anderson 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Costello, Pitcher, Howard, Donohoe 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Jenkins. Mitchell, Monson, Dawson 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Anderson, Blake, Pitcher, Donohoe 2 4 12 12

Ht5 Tams, Adams, Howard, Costello 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Mitchell, Pitcher, Blake, Jenkins 4 2 19 17

Ht7 Monson, Dawson, Howard, Donohoe 3 3 22 20

Ht8 Mitchell, Anderson, Adams, Costello 3 3 25 23

Ht9 Tams, Monson Pitcher, Jenkins 5 1 30 24

Ht10 Howard, Mitchell, Adams, Blake 2 4 32 28

Ht11 Anderson, Dawson, Donohoe, Costello 1 5 33 33

Ht12 Monson, Adams, Jenkins, Tams 3 3 36 36

Thursday 22nd July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 51 Exeter Falcons 33 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1’ 3 1 3 8 1

Ray Harris 2 3 2’ 3 10 1




Vic Pitcher 0 0 2’ 2 1

Ken Adams 0 2’ 2 1

Lindsay Mitchell 2’ 1’ 2’ 5 3

Exeter

Hugh Geddes 0 0 0 0 0

Cyril Roger 3 3 3 1 10

Bert Roger 3 3 1 1 8

Norman Clay 1 2 1 0 4

Arthur Pilgrim 1’ 2 1’ 0 4 2

Don Hardy 1’ 1 2 1

Broncho Slade 0 1 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Harris, Anderson, Geddes 76.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 B.Roger, Jenkins, Claym Howard 74.0 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Blake, Hodson, Pilgrim, Pitcher 77.6 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Anderson, Clay, Hardy, Adams 76.8 3 3 11 13

Ht5 C.Roger, Jenkins, Howard, Geddes 75.6 3 3 14 16

Ht6 B.Roger, Blake, Clay, Pitcher 76.2 2 4 16 20

Ht7 Harris, Pilgrim, Anderson, Hodson 77.2 4 2 20 22

Ht8 Jenkins, Mitchell, B.Roger, Slade 76.6 5 1 25 23

Ht9 C.Roger, Blake, Mitchell, Geddes 76.6 3 3 28 26

Ht10 Anderson, Harris, B.Roger, Clay 76.2 5 1 33 27

Ht11 Jenkins, Hodson, Pilgrim, Howard 77.0 3 3 36 30

Ht12 Blake, Mitchell, Hardy, Geddes 78.4 5 1 41 31

Ht13 Howard, Adams, Slade, Hodson 78.4 5 1 46 32

Ht14 Harris, Pitcher, C.Roger, Pilgrim 78.2 5 1 51 33

Record Attempt

Ray Harris 76.2

Reserves Race

Hardy, Dawson, Slade, Bradbury 78.8

Shamrock Scratch Race

Ht1 Blake, Pitcher, Pilgrim, Geddes 77.6

Ht2 Howard, Harris, Hodson, C.Roger 77.4

Ht3 B.Roger, Clay, Jenkins (nf), Anderson (nf) 81.2

Ht4 Adams, Mitchell, Hardy, Evans 79.4

Final B.Roger, Blake, Adams, Howard 76.4

Monday 26th July 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 53 Stoke Potters 30 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Bert Roger 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Norman Clay 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Cyril Roger N 3 3 3 9

Broncho Slade 3 1 0 1 5

Don Hardy 3 1’ 3 3 10 1

Arthur Pilgrim 1 2 2’ 1 6 1

G.Taylor 1 0 1

Hugh Geddes 0 1 1

Stoke



Les Jenkins N 3 2 0 5

Gil Blake 2 1 2 3 8



Ken Adams 1’ 1 2’ 4 1

Ht1 B.Roger, Clay, Harris, Anderson 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Slade, Howard, Jenkins (nf), C.Roger (nf) 3 2 8 3

Ht3 Hardy, Blake, Pilgrim, Pitcher 4 2 12 5

Ht4 B.Roger, Howard, Taylor, Mitchell 4 2 16 7

Ht5 C.Roger, Harris, Slade, Anderson 4 2 20 9

Ht6 Jenkins, Pilgrim, Hardy, Howard 3 3 23 12

Ht7 Clay, B.Roger, Blake, Pitcher 5 1 28 13

Ht8 C.Roger, Jenkins, Adams, Geddes 3 3 31 16

Ht9 Hardy, Pilgrim, Harris, Anderson 5 1 36 17

Ht10 B.Roger, Clay, Adams, Jenkins 5 1 41 18

Ht11 C.Roger, Blake, Pitcher, Slade 3 3 44 21

Ht12 Hardy, Mitchell, Geddes, Anderson 4 2 48 23

Ht13 Blake, Adams, Slade, Taylor 1 5 49 28

Ht14 Clay, Harris, Pilgrim, Pitcher 4 2 53 30

Tuesday 27th July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Southampton Saints 57 Stoke Potters 27 (National League Division Three)

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 12

Tom Oakley 0 0 2*3 5 1 4

Jim Squibb 2*2*3 3 10 2 4

Bob Oakley 3 3 1 3 10 0 4

Cecil Bailey 2 0 2 3 7 0 4

Alf Kaines 1*3 0 1 5 1 4

Bert Croucher 2*2* 4 2 2

George Bason 2*2* 4 2 2

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1*0 3 1 5 1 4

Ray Harris 2 1 1 2 6 0 4

Les Jenkins 0 2 0 2 0 3

Dick Howard 1 0 1*0 2 1 4

Gil Blake 3 2 2 1 8 0 4

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0 0 0 3

Lindsay Mitchell 1 1*1 0 3 1 4

Ken Adams 1 0 1 0 2

1 Alf Bottoms, Ray Harris, DaveAnderson, Tom Oakley 70 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Bob Oakley, Jim Squibb, Dick Howard, Les Jenkins 70.4 5 – 1 8 – 4

3 Gil Blake, Cecil Bailey, Alf Kaines, Vic Pitcher 69.4 3 – 3 11 – 7

4 Alf Bottoms, Bert Croucher, Lindsay Mitchell, Dick Howard 69.8 5 – 1 16 – 8

5 Bob Oakley, Jim Squibb, Ray Harris, Dave Anderson 70 5 – 1 21 – 9

6 Alf Kaines, Les Jenkins, Dick Howard, Cecil Bailey 72.2 3 – 3 24 – 12

7 Alf Bottoms, Gil Blake, Lindsay Mitchell, Tom Oakley 69.8 3 – 3 27 – 15

8 Jim Squibb, George Bason, Ken Adams, Les Jenkins 72.2 5 – 1 32 – 16

9 Dave Anderson, Cecil Bailey, Ray Harris, Alf Kaines 71 2 – 4 34 – 20

10 Alf Bottoms, Tom Oakley, Lindsay Mitchell, Dick Howard 72.2 5 – 1 39 – 21

11 Jim Squibb, Gil Blake, Bob Oakley, Vic Pitcher 69.2 4 – 2 43 – 23

12 Cecil Bailey, George Bason, Dave Anderson, Lindsay Mitchell 71.4 5 – 1 48 – 24

13 Bob Oakley, Bert Croucher, Gil Blake, Ken Adams 71.4 5 – 1 53 – 25

14 Tom Oakley, Ray Harris, Alf Kaines, Vic Pitcher 71.4 4 – 2 57 – 27

Thursday 29th July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (National League Division Three)

Stoke


Ray Harris 2 2 1 2’ 7 1

Les Jenkins 2 2 3 E 7


Gil Blake 1’ 3 3 E 7 1


Ken Adams 0 2 3 5

Lindsay Mitchell 1 2 1 4

Plymouth

Peter Robinson 3 3 1 3 10

Ivan Kessell 1 1 F 1 3

Bonnie Waddell 0 2 2 0 4

Len Read 3 3 0 2 8


Alex Gray 0 1 1 0 2

Wally Matthews 1 1 2

Vic Gent 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Harris, Kessell, Anderson 75.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Read, Jenkins, Howard, Waddell 78.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Lansdale, Pitcher, Blake, Gray 78.6 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Read, Anderson, Matthews, Adams 77.4 2 4 10 14

Ht5 Robinson, Jenkins, Kessell, Howard 75.4 2 4 12 18

Ht6 Blake, Waddell, Pitcher, Read 78.6 4 2 16 20

Ht7 Lansdale, Harris, Gray, Anderson 77.6 2 4 18 24

Ht8 Jenkins, Waddell, Mitchell, Gent 76.6 4 2 22 26

Ht9 Blake, Pitcher, Robinson, Kessell (f) 76.4 5 1 27 27

Ht10 Anderson, Read, Harris, Waddell 77.6 4 2 31 29

Ht11 Lansdale, Howard, Gray, Jenkins (ef) 78.8 2 4 33 33

Ht12 Robinson, Mitchell, Matthews, Blake (ef) 80.2 2 4 35 37

Ht13 Adams, Lansdale, Mitchell, Gent 76.2 4 2 39 39

Ht14 Pitcher, Harris, Kessell, Gray 77.2 5 1 44 40

Reserves Race

Bradbury, Evans, Gent, Dawson (f) 87.0

Southern Scratch Race

Ht1 Anderson, Lansdale, Mitchell, Matthews 78.6

Ht2 Blake, Robinson,Gray, Adams 77.8

Ht3 Pitcher, Read, Kessell, Dawson 79.8

Ht4 Harris, Waddell, Bradbury, Riley 80.0

Final Blake, Pitcher, Harris, Anderson 79.0

Monday 2nd August 1948 Highbury Avenue Sports Stadium, Fleetwood

Fleetwood Flyers 52 Stoke Potters 31 (Challenge)

Fleetwood

Dick Geary 3 3 3 3 12

Reg Lambourne 2' 1 0 0 3 1

Wilf Plant 1 2' 3 3 9 1

Cyril Cooper 3 3 1 3 10

Jack Gordon 1' 1 2' 2 6 2

Norman Hargreaves 2 3 3 3 11

Ron Hart 1 0 1

Ernie Appleby 0 1' 1 1

Stoke


Ray Harris 1 0 1 1' 3 1

Les Jenkins 2 2 2 1' 7 1

Dick Howard 0 2 0 2 4

Gil Blake 3 2 2 2 9


Ken Adams 0 0 0

Lindsay Mitchell 1' 1' 2 2

Ht1 Geary, Lambourne, Harris, Anderson 65.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Cooper, Jenkins, Plant, Howard 65.6 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Blake, Hargreaves, Gordon, Pitcher 67.6 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Geary, Howard, Hart, Adams 66.0 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Cooper, Plant, Anderson, Harris 67.6 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Hargreaves, Jenkins, Gordon, Howard 66.0 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Geary, Blake, Lambourne, Pitcher 67.6 4 2 29 13

Ht8 Plant, Jenkins, Mitchell, Appleby 67.0 3 3 32 16

Ht9 Hargreaves, Gordon, Harris, Anderson 67.0 5 1 37 17

Ht10 Geary, Howard, Jenkins, Lambourne 67.2 3 3 40 20

Ht11 Plant, Blake, Cooper, Pitcher 67.0 4 2 44 22

Ht12 Anderson, Gordon, Appleby, Adams 68.8 3 3 47 25

Ht13 Cooper, Blake, Mitchell, Hart 68.0 3 3 50 28

Ht14 Hargreaves, Pitcher, Harrris, Lambourne 68.0 3 3 53 31

Thursday 5th August 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Cradley Heath Cubs 38 Tamworth Hounds 58 (Anniversary Cup)

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 2’ 3 1 1 3 10 1

Bill Clifton 3 0 3 2 0 8

Roy Moreton 1 2 2 1 6

Phil Malpass 0 0 0 2 2

Ray Beaumont 0 0 0 1 1

Alan Hunt 2 1 2 1’ 6 1

Ken Sharples 0 1’ 3 4 1

Wilf Wilstead 0 0 1 1

Tamworth


Bill Harris 1 1 3 3 8

Cyril Page 3 2’ 3 2 1’ 11 2

Peter Orpwood 2’ 2 3 E 7 1

Bill Dalton 3 2’ 2’ 3 2 12 2


Jack Baxter 1’ 2’ 2 5 2

Charlie Oates 1 0 0 1

Ht1 Clifton, L.Beaumont, Bi.Harris, Langton 78.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Page, Orpwood, Moreton, Malpass 78.2 1 5 6 6

Ht3 Dalton, Hunt, Ba.Harris, R.Beaumont 79.0 2 4 8 10

Ht4 L.Beaumont, Orpwood, Baxter, Sharples 78.8 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Langton, Moreton, Bi.Harris, Malpass 79.2 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Orpwood, Page, Hunt, R.Beaumont 78.6 1 5 14 22

Ht7 Ba.Harris, Dalton, L.Beaumont, Clifton 78.8 1 5 15 27

Ht8 Page, Moreton, Oates, Wilstead 79.2 2 4 17 31

Ht9 Bi.Harris, Hunt, Langton, R.Beaumont 79.2 2 4 19 35

Ht10 Clifton, Page, L.Beaumont, Orpwood (ef) 79.4 4 2 23 37

Ht11 Ba.Harris, Dalton, Moreton, Malpass 79.4 1 5 24 42

Ht12 Langton, Baxter, R.Beaumont, Wilstead 79.6 1 5 25 47

Ht13 Dalton, Malpass, Sharples, Oates 80.2 3 3 28 50

Ht14 Bi.Harris, Clifton, Hunt, Ba.Harris 79.2 3 3 31 53

Ht15 Sharples, Baxter, Wilstead, Oates (f) 80.4 4 2 35 55

Ht16 L.Beaumont, Dalton, Page, Clifton 78.2 3 3 38 58

Five Star Scurry

R.Beaumont, Bradbury, Dawson, Riley 79.8

Visitors Scratch Race

Ht1 Baxter, Bradbury, Willstead, Riley 80.4

Ht2 Langton, Sharples, Dawson, Oates 79.4

Final Langton, Baxter, Sharples, Bradbury 79.6

Thursday 5th August 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 48 Stoke Potters 35 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth


Wally Matthews 1 1 0 0 2

Bonnie Waddell 2’ 2’ 1 E 5 2

Len Read 3 3 2 3 11

Alex Gray F 1 2’ 3 6 1

Pete Lansdale 3 F 3 6

Ivan Kessell 1’ 3 2’ 6 2

Vic Gent 0 1 1

Stoke



Les Jenkins F 3 3 1’ 7 1

Dick Howard F 3 2 2 7

Gil Blake 2 2 3 2 9

Vic Pitcher 1’ 0 1 1’ 3 2


Ken Adams 2 0 2

Ht1 Robinson, Harris, Matthews, Anderson 80.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Read, Waddell, Howard (f), Jenkins (ld) 82.4 5 0 9 2

Ht3 Lansdale, Blake, Pitcher, Gray (f) 82.4 3 3 12 5

Ht4 Howard, Robinson, Kessell, Mitchell 82.4 3 3 15 8

Ht5 Read, Waddell, Harris, Anderson 82.0 5 1 20 9

Ht6 Jenkins, Howard, Gray, Lansdale 84.2 1 5 21 14

Ht7 Robinson, Blake, Matthews, Pitcher 83.4 4 2 25 16

Ht8 Jenkins, Adams, Waddell, Gent 84.4 1 5 26 21

Ht9 Kessell, Gray, Anderson, Harris 83.6 5 1 31 22

Ht10 Robinson, Howard, Jenkins, Matthews 83.8 3 3 34 25

Ht11 Blake, Read, Pitcher, Waddell (ef) 81.6 2 4 36 29

Ht12 Gray, Kessell, Mitchell, Anderson 84.0 5 1 41 30

Ht13 Read, Blake, Gent, Adams 81.6 4 2 45 32

Ht14 Lansdale, Harris, Pitcher, Matthews 85.6 3 3 48 35

Saturday 7th August 1948 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 38 Stoke Potters 45 (Challenge)

Rayleigh

Ron Howes 3 2 3 3 11

Vic Gooden 0 0 0 0 0

Bruce Abernethy 3 3 F F 6

Roy Uden 2’ 1 1 2 6 1

J.Dunn F 1’ 0 F 1 1

Arthur Pilgrim 2 2 3 3 10

Jim Gregory F 1’ 1 1

J.Croucher 2 1 3

Stoke

Dave Anderson 2 0 1’ 2’ 5 2

Lindsay Mitchell 1’ 2 2 2 7 1

Les Jenkins F F 3 2 5

Ken Adams F 2 3 1’ 6 1

Gil Blake 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Vic Pitcher 1 1 3 1’ 6 1


Stan Bradbury 1 0 1

Ht1 Howes, Anderson, Mitchell, Gooden 77.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Abernethy, Uden, Jenkins (f), Adams (f) 78.0 5 0 8 3

Ht3 Blake, Pilgrim, Pitcher, Dunn (f) 78.4 2 4 10 7

Ht4 Howes, Adams, Howard, Gregory (f) 78.2 3 3 13 10

Ht5 Abernethy, Mitchell, Uden, Anderson 79.0 4 2 17 12

Ht6 Adams, Pilgrim, Dunn, Jenkins (f) 80.4 3 3 20 15

Ht7 Blake, Howes, Pitcher, Gooden 78.4 2 4 22 19

Ht8 Jenkins, Crouch, Bradbury, Abernethy (f) 79.2 2 4 24 23

Ht9 Pilgrim, Mitchell, Anderson, Dunn ? 3 3 27 26

Ht10 Howes, Jenkins, Adams, Gooden 78.6 3 3 30 29

Ht11 Pitcher, Blake, Uden, Abernethy (f) 81.6 1 5 31 34

Ht12 Howard, Anderson, Crouch, Dunn (f) 81.0 1 5 32 39

Ht15 Blake, Uden, Gregory, Bradbury 80.4 3 3 35 42

Ht14 Pilgrim. Mitchell, Pitcher, Gooden 80.0 3 3 38 45


Stoke Potters 53 Southampton Saints 30 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 0 0 0 1

Ray Harris 2 3 2 3 10 0 4

Les Jenkins 3 3 3 3 12 0 4

Dick Howard 1 1 0 1 3 0 4

Vic Pitcher 1 2*1 2 6 1 4

Gil Blake 3 3 3 2* 11 1 4

Ken Adams 2 2*1*3 8 2 4

Lindsay Mitchell 1*1 1* 3 2 3

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 0 2 2 3 7 0 4

Bert Croucher 3 0 0 1 4 0 4

Jim Squibb 2 1 2 0 5 0 4

Bob Oakley 0 3 0 3 6 0 4


Alf Kaines 0 1 1*0 2 1 4

George Bason 0 0 0 0 2

Bill Griffiths 0 0 0 0 2

Ht1 Croucher, R.Harris, Anderson (f), Bottoms(fex) 77.4 2 3 2 3

Ht2 Jenkins, Squibb, Howard, Oakley 76.8 4 2 6 5

Ht3 Blake, Bailey, Pitcher, Kaines 75.8 4 2 10 7

Ht4 Oakley, Adams, Mitchell, Bason 76.4 3 3 13 10

Ht5 Jenkins, Bottoms, Howard, Croucher 75.8 4 2 17 12

Ht6 Blake, Pitcher, Squibb, Oakley 76.2 5 1 22 13

Ht7 Harris, Adams, Kaines, Bailey 77.0 5 1 27 14

Ht8 Jenkins, Squibb, Mitchell, Griffiths 77.6 4 2 31 16

Ht9 Blake, Bottoms, Pitcher, Croucher 74.8 4 2 35 18

Ht10 Oakley, Harris, Adams, Squibb 76.4 3 3 38 21

Ht11 Jenkins, Bailey, Kaines, Howard 79.0 3 3 41 24

Ht12 Bottoms, Pitcher, Mitchell, Bason 77.4 3 3 44 27

Ht13 Adams, Bailey, Howard, Griffiths 76.4 4 2 48 29

Ht14 Harris, Blake, Croucher, Kaines 77.0 5 1 53 30


Bradbury, Evans, Griffiths, Dawson 83.2

The Saints Scratch Race

Ht1 Adams, Croucher, Evans, Kaines 77.6

Ht2 Blake, Bailey, Howard, Squibb 76.8

Ht3 Mitchell, Pitcher, Mitchell, Bason 75.4

Ht4 Harris, B.Oakley, Griffiths, Jenkins (nf) 78.8

Final Blake, Adams, Harris, Mitchell 75.8

Wednesday 18th August 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings

Hastings Saxons 39 Stoke Potters 44 (National League Division Three)

Hastings

Ken Smith N 1 0 0 1



Pete Mold 0 0 0 0 0

Ron Clark 1’ 0 1 1

Ken Middleditch 2 1 1’ 1 5 1

Dan English 3 2 1 2 8

John Hayles 0 0 0

Stoke


Ray Harris N 1’ 3 0 4 1



Gil Blake 3 2 1’ 3 9 1


Ken Adams 2 2’ 1’ 3 8 2

Lindsay Mitchell 1’ 1 2 1

Ht1 Grierson, Anderson, Smith (nf), Harris (nf) 73.4 3 2 3 2

Ht2 Green, Jenkins, Howard, Mold 76.0 3 3 6 5

Ht3 Blake, Middleditch, Clark, Pitcher 75.6 3 3 9 8

Ht4 English, Adams, Smith, Howard 76.6 4 2 13 10

Ht5 Green, Anderson, Harris, Mold 76.4 3 3 16 13

Ht6 Jenkins, Adams, Middleditch, Clark 77.2 1 5 17 18

Ht7 Grierson, Blake, Pitcher, Smith 75.2 3 3 20 21

Ht8 Green, Jenkins, Mitchell, Hayles 75.4 3 3 23 24

Ht9 Harris, English, Middleditch, Anderson 78.2 3 3 26 27

Ht10 Grierson, Jenkins, Adams, Smith 75.2 3 3 29 30

Ht11 Green, Pitcher, Blake, Mold 76.2 3 3 32 33

Ht12 Adams, Anderson, English, Hayles 78.4 1 5 33 38

Ht13 Blake, English, Mitchell, Mold 77.0 2 4 35 42

Ht14 Grierson, Pitcher, Middleditch, Harris 75.8 4 2 39 44


Stoke Potters 49 Poole Pirates 35 (National League Division Three)

Stoke


Ray Harris 1’ 1’ 2 1 5 2


Dick Howard 1 0 3 4



Ken Adams 2’ 2 4 1


Poole

Joe Bowkis 3 3 2 3 11

Charlie Hayden 0 1 0 2 3

Sid Clark 0 0 0 1 1

Fred Pawson 2 1 2 3 8

Alan Chambers 2 3 3 2 10

George Butler 0 0 0 0

Sid Hazzard 0 0 0 0

Frank Holcombe 2 0 2

Ht1 Bowkis, Anderson, Harris, Hayden 74.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Jenkins, Pawson, Howard, Clark 77.2 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Blake, Chambers, Pitcher, Butler 75.6 4 2 11 7

Ht4 Anderson, Adams, Pawson, Hazzard 76.4 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Bowkis, Jenkins, Hayden, Howard 76.2 2 4 18 12

Ht6 Blake, Pawson, Pitcher, Clark 76.8 4 2 22 14

Ht7 Chambers, Anderson, Harris, Butler 77.0 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Bradbury, Holcombe, Jenkins, Clark 80.4 4 2 29 19

Ht9 Blake, Bowkis, Pitcher, Hayden 76.0 4 2 33 21

Ht10 Pawson, Harris, Clark, Anderson 77.0 2 4 35 25

Ht11 Chambers, Adams, Jenkins, Butler 77.4 3 3 38 28

Ht12 Bowkis, Pitcher, Bradbury, Hazzard 77.6 3 3 41 31

Ht13 Howard, Chambers, Adams, Holcombe 77.4 4 2 45 33

Ht14 Blake, Hayden, Harris, Hazzard 76.0 4 2 49 35

Coming Stars Scurry

Dawson, Evans, Holcombe, Riley 78.0

Stars Scratch Race

Ht1 Pitcher, Chambers, Hazzard, Anderson 78.8

Ht2 Jenkins, Adams, Hayden, Clark 78.6

Ht3 Blake, Bowkis, Howard, Dawson 75.8

Ht4 Pawso0n, Harris, Bradbury, Butler 78.2

Final Blake, Pawson, Pitcher, Jenkins (f) 76.4

Sunday 22nd August 1948 Santry Stadium, Dublin

Santry Saints 40 Stoke Potters 26 (Challenge)


Stoke Potters 50 Plymouth Devils 34 (National League Division Three)

Stoke


Ray Harris 1’ X 3 0 4 1


Dick Howard 0 1 0 1


Gil Blake 3 E 3 3 9

Ken Adams 1 3 4

Stan Bradbury 2’ 1 0 3 1

Plymouth


Ivan Kessell 0 0 0 1’ 1 1

Ted Gibson 1’ 2 1 0 4 1

Len Read 2 2 1’ 1 6 1

Alex Gray 0 1 1’ 2 4 1


Bonny Waddell 0 0 0

Wally Matthews 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Robinson, Anderson, Harris, Kessell 74.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Jenkins, Read, Gibson, Howard 75.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Blake, Lansdale, Pitcher, Gray 75.2 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Anderson, Read, Adams, Waddell 77.0 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Jenkins, Robinson, Howard, Kessell 76.8 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Pitcher, Gibson, Read, Blake (ef) 78.0 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Lansdale, Anderson, Gray, Harris (exctps) 76.4 2 4 23 19

Ht8 Jenkins, Bradbury, Gibson, Matthews 77.0 5 1 28 20

Ht9 Blake, Robinson, Pitcher, Kessell 75.2 4 2 32 22

Ht10 Harris, Anderson, Read, Gibson ? 5 1 37 23

Ht11 Jenkins, Lansdale, Gray, Howard 75.8 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Pitcher, Robinson, Bradbury, Waddell 78.0 4 2 44 28

Ht13 Adams, Gray, Matthews, Bradbury 78.8 3 3 47 31

Ht14 Blake, Lansdale, Kessell, Harris 76.6 3 3 50 34

Reserves Scurry

Dawson, Evans, Matthews, Newell 80.0

The Devils Scratch Race

Ht1 Anderson, Robinson, Bradbury, Dawson 77.4

Ht2 Harris, Adams, Evans, Kessell 76.6

Ht3 Blake, Jenkins, Lansdale, Gibson 76.2

Ht4 Howard, Gray, Read, Pitcher 80.4

Final Harris, Blake, Howard, Anderson 76.2

Friday 27th August 1948 South Yorkshire Sports Stadium, Wombwell


Wombwell

Red Hamley 3 3 2 2’ 10 1

Harwood Pike 1 1 3 0 5

Stan Beardsall 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Jack Baxter 3 1 1 3 8

Charlie Oates 0 2’ 3 2’ 7 2

Harry Welch 3 3 0 3 9

Jeff Bishop 0 0

Son Mitchell 0 3 0 3

Stoke




Dick Howard 0 1’ 0 1 1

Gil Blake 2 3 2 2 9

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0 1’ 1 1

Ken Adams 2 0 1 3


Ht1 Hamley, Anderson, Pike, Harris 77.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Baxter, Beardsall, Jenkins, Howard 79.6 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Welch, Blake, Pitcher, Oates 77.2 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Hamley, Adams, Howard, Bishop 78.6 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Beardsall, Harris, Baxter, Anderson 77.2 4 2 19 11

Ht6, Welch , Oates, Jenkins, Howard 73.6 5 1 24 12

Ht7 Blake, Hamley, Pike, Pitcher 78.8 3 3 27 15

Ht8 Beardsall, Bradbury, Jenkins, Mitchell 77.6 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Oates, Harris, Anderson, Welch 80.0 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Pike, Hamley, Jenkins, Adams 80.0 5 1 38 22

Ht11 Beardsall, Blake, Baxter, Pitcher 77.8 4 2 42 24

Ht12 Mitchell, Oates, Adams, Anderson 81.8 5 1 47 25

Ht13 Baxter, Blake, Bradbury, Mitchell 81.0 3 3 50 28

Ht14 Welch, Harris, Pitcher, Pike 78.2 3 3 53 31

Saturday 28th August 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull Angels 35 Stoke Potters 49 (Challenge) Hull


Mick Mitchell 3 0 1 4

Norman Johnson 2 0 1 3


George Craig 3 1 2’ 1 7 1

Dick Shepherd 0 3 3 2 8

Bob Baker 1’ 2 1 4 1

Stoke




Ken Adams 1 3 0 2’ 6 1

Vic Pitcher 2 2’ 2’ 2 8 2

Gil Blake 1’ 3 3 3 10 1

Jack Dawson 0 2’ 2 1

Ht 1 Mitchell, Harris, Glover, Anderson, 86.4 4 2

Ht 2 Jenkins, Johnson, Adams, White 87.0 6 6

Ht 3 Craig, Pitcher, Blake, Shepherd, 86.8 9 9

Ht 4 Adams, Glover, Baker, Dawson, 86.6 12 12

Ht 5 Harris, White, Anderson, Johnson, 86.6 14 16

Ht 6 Shepherd, Jenkins, Craig, Adams, 86.8 18 18

Ht 7 Blake, Pitcher, Glover, Mitchell, 86.2 19 23

Ht 8 Jenkins, Baker, Bradbury, Allison, 87.6 21 27

Ht 9 Shepherd, Craig, Harris, Anderson, 86.0 26 28

Ht 10 Jenkins, Adams, Mitchell, Glover, 86.6 27 33

Ht 11 Blake, Pitcher, Johnson, White, 86.6 28 38

Ht 12 Anderson, Dawson, Craig, Allison, 88.0 29 43

Ht 13 White, Pitcher, Baker, Bradbury, 88.8 33 45

Ht 14 Blake, Shepherd, Harris, Allison, 86.4 35 49

Tuesday 31st August 1948 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth

Yarmouth Bloaters 34 Stoke Potters 50 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth

Bill Carruthers 0 2 0 0 2


Paddy Hammond 1 1 1 1 4

Roy Duke 0 0 0 0 0


Bert Rawlinson 2 1 0 1 4 1

Bill Codling 0 1 1

Bob Womack 0 0 0

Stoke

Dave Anderson 2 2’ 0 2 6 1

Ray Harris 1’ 3 2 0 6 1

Les Jenkins 2’ 1’ 3 1 7 2

Ken Adams 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Gil Blake 0 2 3 3 8

Vic Pitcher 1’ 1 2’ 2 6 2

Stan Bedford 1 1 2 1

Jack Dawson 2’ 2’ 4 2

Ht1 Hipperson, Anderson, Harris, Carruthers 76.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Adams, Jenkins, Hammond, Duke 79.8 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Morgan, Rawlinson, Pitcher, Blake 76.2 5 1 9 9

Ht4 Adams, Carruthers, Bedford, Codling 79.6 2 4 11 13

Ht5 Harris, Anderson, Hammond, Duke 79.0 1 5 12 18

Ht6 Morgan, Adams, Jenkins, Rawlinson 78.0 3 3 15 21

Ht7 Hipperson, Blake, Pitcher, Carruthers 78.6 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Jenkins, Dawson, Hammond, Womack 81.2 1 5 19 29

Ht9 Morgan, Harris, Rawlinson, Anderson 78.0 4 2 23 31

Ht10Adams, Hipperson, Jenkins, Carruthers 79.0 2 4 25 35

Ht11 Blake, Pitcher, Hammond, Duke 80.0 1 5 26 40

Ht12 Morgan, Anderson, Bedford, Womack 78.4 3 3 29 43

Ht13 Blake, Dawson, Codling, Duke 80.4 1 5 30 48

Ht14 Hipperson, Pitcher, Rawlinson, Harris 79.8 4 2 34 50

Thursday 2nd September 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 59 Hull Angels 25 (National league Division Three) Stoke



Les Jenkins 1 2’ 3 1 7 1

Ken Adams 3 3 3 3 12

Gil Blake 3 X 2’ 3 8 1

Vic Pitcher 2’ 3 3 0 8 1

Jack Dawson 1 2’ 3 1


Hull


Mick Mitchell 0 1 1 3 5

Norman Johnson 0 1 0 1

Bob Baker 2 2 1’ 2 7 1

George Craig 0 1 2 0 3

Dick Shepherd 1 0 0 2’ 3 1


Al Allison 0 0

Ht 1 Harris, Anderson, Glover, Mitchell, 76.4 5 1

Ht 2 Adams, Baker, Jenkins, Johnson, 76.4 9 3

Ht 3 Blake, Pitcher, Shepherd, Craig, 78.0 14 4

Ht 4 Anderson, Baker, Dawson, White, 78.0 18 6

Ht 5 Adams, Jenkins, Mitchell, Glover, 77.2 23 7

Ht 6 Pitcher, White, Baker, Blake (exc), 77.4 26 10

Ht 7 Harris, Anderson, Craig, Shepherd, 76.4 31 11

Ht 8 Jenkins, Bradbury, Johnson, Allison, 79.2 36 12

Ht 9 Pitcher, Blake, Mitchell, Glover, 76.4 41 13

Ht 10 Harris, Baker, Anderson, Johnson, 78.2 45 15

Ht 11 Adams, Craig, Jenkins, Shepherd, 77.8 49 17

Ht 12 Blake, Glover, Bradbury, White, 76.4 53 19

Ht 13 Adams, Dawson, White, Craig, 78.0 58 20

Ht 14 Mitchell, Shepherd, Harris, Pitcher, 78.0 59 25

Starlet Discovery

Howard, White, Danner, Evans 82.2

Hedon Scratch Race

Ht1 Anderson, Howard, Mitchell, Bradbury 79.6

Ht2 Blake, Harris, Baker, Dawson 76.2

Ht3 Pitcher, White, Dawson, Craig 78.4

Ht4 Shepherd, Adams, Jenkins, Glover 77.0

Final Blake, Pitcher, Anderson, Shepherd 76.4

Monday 6th September 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 51 Stoke Potters 31 (National League Division Three)

Poole

Joe Bowkis 2’ 3 1 2’ 8 2

Sid Clark 3 E 3 3 9

Allan Chambers 3 3 3 3 12

Fred Pawson 2’ 2’ 1 3 8 2

Alf Elliott F 0

Charlie Hayden F 0

Sid Hazzard 2 2’ 2 1 7 1

Frank Holcombe 1’ 1’ 2’ 3 7 3

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1 1 2’ 1’ 5 2

Ray Harris 0 3 E 3

Les Jenkins 0 3 E 1 4

Ken Adams 1 1 0 0 2

Gil Blake 3 2’ 2 2 9 1

Vic Pitcher X 3 0 2 5

Jack Dawson 0 2 2

Stan Bradbury 0 1 0 1

Ht1 Clark, Bowkis, Anderson, Harris 82.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Chambers, Pawson, Adams, Jenkins 81.8 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Blake, Hazzard, Holcombe, Pitcher 82.8 3 3 13 5*

Ht4 Bowkis, Hazzard, Adams, Dawson 83.0 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Chambers, Pawson, Anderson, Bradbury 82.0 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Jenkins, Hazzard, Holcombe, Adams 83.4 3 3 26 10

Ht7 Pitcher, Blake, Bowkis, Clark (ef) 81.4 1 5 27 15

Ht8 Chambers, Holcombe, Bradbury, Jenkins (ef) 81.4 5 1 32 16

Ht9 Harris, Anderson (no Poole riders) 90.0 0 5 32 21

Ht10 Clark, Bowkis, Jenkins, Pawson 81.4 5 1 37 22

Ht11 Chambers, Blake, Pawson, Pitcher 82.0 4 2 41 24

Ht12 Holcombe, Dawson, Anderson 3 only 83.8 3 3 44 27

Ht13 Pawson, Blake, Hazzard, Bradbury 81.6 4 2 48 29

Ht14 Clark, Pitcher, Harris (f) 3 only 81.8 3 2 51 31

* Pitcher overslid, Elliott laid down and Hayden ran into Elliott.

Tuesday 7th September 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 49 Stoke Potters 35 (National League Division Three)

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 2*3 3 11 1 4

Alf Kaines 0 2*2*1 5 2 4

Jim Squibb 2 1 3 0 6 0 4

Bob Oakley 0 0 2 2 4 0 4

Tom Oakley 0 3 1 3 7 0 4


George Bason 3 1* 4 1 2

Bill Griffiths 1 1 2 0 2

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1*2*0 2 5 2 4

Ray Harris 2 3 2 2 9 0 4


Ken Adams 3 1 2 0 6 0 4

Gil Blake 2 1 3 3 9 0 4

Vic Pitcher 1*0 1 0 2 1 4

Jack Dawson 0 0 0 0 2

Stan Bradbury 2 1 0 3 0 3

1 Alf Bottoms, Ray Harris, Dave Anderson, Alf Kaines 67.4 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Ken Adams, Jim Squibb, Les Jenkins, Bob Oakley 69.4 2 – 4 5 – 7

3 Cecil Bailey, Gil Blake, Vic Pitcher, Tom Oakley 69 3 – 3 8 – 10

4 George Bason, Alf Bottoms, Ken Adams, Jack Dawson 70.8 5 – 1 13 – 11

5 Ray Harris, Dave Anderson, Jim Squibb, Bob Oakley 68.8 1 – 5 14 – 16

6 Tom Oakley, Ken Adams, Cecil Bailey, Les Jenkins 70.4 4 – 2 18 – 18

7 Alf Bottoms, Alf Kaines, Gil Blake, Vic Pitcher 70.8 5 – 1 23 – 19

8 Jim Squibb, Stan Bradbury, Bill Griffiths, Les Jenkins 70 4 – 2 27 – 21

9 Cecil Bailey, Ray Harris, Tom Oakley, Dave Anderson 70.6 4 – 2 31 – 23

10 Alf Bottoms, Alf Kaines, Stan Bradbury, Ken Adams 71.6 5 – 1 36 – 24

11 Gil Blake, Bob Oakley, Vic Pitcher, Jim Squibb 69.6 2 – 4 38 – 28

12 Tom Oakley, Dave Anderson, Bill Griffiths, Jack Dawson 70.2 4 – 2 42 – 30

13 Gil Blake, Bob Oakley, George Bason, Stan Bradbury 3 – 3 45 – 33

14 Cecil Bailey, Ray Harris, Alf Kaines, Vic Pitcher 4 – 2 49 – 35

Thursday 9th September 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 53 Yarmouth Bloaters 31 (National League Division Three)

Stoke



Stan Bradbury 1 1 2 1 5

Ken Adams 3 3 3 2 11

Gil Blake 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2


Dick Howard 2’ 1’ 3 2

Jack Dawson 1’ 0 1 1

Yarmouth



Billy Bales 2 1 3 2 8

Paddy Hammond 0 1 0 1’ 2 1


Bill Carruthers 0 0 2 0 2

Roy Duke 0 1’ 1 1

Bill Codling 0 0 0

Ht1 Morgan, Harris, Anderson, Rawlinson 78.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Adams, Bales, Bradbury, Hammond 77.4 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Blake, Hipperson, Pitcher, Carruthers 77.2 4 2 11 7

Ht4 Anderson, Howard, Hammond, Duke 77.2 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Adams, Morgan, Bradbury, Rawlinson 77.2 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Pitcher, Blake, Bales, Hammond 77.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Hipperson, Harris, Anderson, Carruthers 78.2 3 3 28 14

Ht8 Bales, Bradbury, Dawson, Codling 77.4 3 3 31 17

Ht9 Pitcher, Blake, Morgan, Rawlinson 78.0 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Anderson, Bales, Hammond, Harris 75.2 3 3 39 21

Ht11 Adams. Carruthers, Bradbury, Hipperson 78.6 4 2 43 23

Ht12 Blake, Rawlinson, Duke, Dawson 78.2 3 3 46 26

Ht13 Hipperson, Adams, Howard, Codling 78.2 3 3 49 29

Ht14 Pitcher, Morgan, Harris, Carruthers 79.4 4 2 53 31

Junior Scurry

Howard, Duke, Evans, Codling 80.0

Potteries Scratch Race

Ht1Dawson, Pitcher, Rawlinson, Bales 79.4

Ht2 Anderson, Howard, Carruthers, Evans (ef) 78.2

Ht3 Blake, Bradbury, Hipperson, Riley 77.2

Ht4 Adams, Morgan, Harris, Hammond 79.0

Final Blake, Anderson, Dawson, Adams 76.8

Friday 10th September 1948 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Cubs 54 Stoke Potters 30 (National League Division Three)

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 3 3 3 2 11

Bill Kemp 2’ 2’ E 2’ 6 3


Phil Malpass 1’ 1 0 2 4 1

Eric Irons 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Alan Hunt 3 3 3 3 12

Bill Clifton 2’ E 2 1

Roy Moreton 0 E 0

Stoke


Ray Harris 0 1 1 2


Ken Adams 0 1 1 1 3

Gil Blake 0 0 2 3 5


Jack Dawson 0 2 2


Ht1 Beaumont, Kemp, Anderson, Harris 78.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Jenkins, Craven, Malpass, Adams 78.0 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Hunt, Irons, Pitcher, Blake 80.2 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Beaumont, Clifton, Adams, Dawson 80.4 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Craven, Anderson, Malpass, Bradbury 80.0 4 2 22 8

Ht6 Hunt, Irons, Adams, Jenkins 80.2 5 1 27 9

Ht7 Beaumont, Kemp, Pitcher, Blake 80.2 5 1 32 10

Ht8 Bradbury, Craven, Jenkins, Moreton 80.8 2 4 34 14

Ht9 Hunt, Irons, Harris, Anderson 80.6 5 1 39 15

Ht10 Jenkins, Beaumont, Adams, Kemp (ef0 80.2 2 4 41 19

Ht11 Craven, Blake, Pitcher, Malpass 81.2 3 3 44 22

Ht12 Irons, Dawson, Anderson, Moreton (ef) 79.8 3 3 47 25

Ht13 Blake, Malpass, Bradbury, Clifton (ef) 80.4 2 4 49 29

Ht14 Hunt, Kemp, Harris, Pitcher 80.6 5 1 54 30


Stoke Potters 39 Exeter Falcons 45 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1’ 2 E 0 3 1


Dick Howard 1 0 1’ 2 1

Ken Adams 3 2 2 2 9

Gil Blake 2 E 3 3 8

Vic Pitcher 1’ 1 2’ F 4 2

Jack Dawson 1’ 1’ 2 2

Stan Bradbury 2 0 2’ 4 1

Exeter

Stan Lanfear 0 1 0 1 2

Don Hardy 3 3 1 3 10

Norman Clay 0 2’ 3 2’ 7 2

Arthur Pilgrim 2 3 3 3 11

Bert Roger 3 2 3 3 11

Hugh Geddes 0 1’ 1 2’ 4 2

Lew Coffin 0 0 0

Johnny Myson 0 0 0

Ht1 Hardy, Harris, Anderson, Lanfear 75.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Adams, Pilgrim, Howard, Clay 77.0 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Roger, Blake, Pitcher, Geddes 77.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Pilgrim, Anderson, Dawson, Coffin 78.6 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Hardy, Adams, Lanfear, Howard 78.2 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Pilgrim, Clay, Pitcher, Blake (ef) 78.2 1 5 16 20

Ht7 Harris, Roger, Geddes, Anderson 76.4 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Clay, Bradbury, Howard, Myson 78.8 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Blake, Pitcher, Hardy, Lanfear 76.4 5 1 27 27

Ht10 Pilgrim, Clay, Harris, Anderson (ef) 77.6 1 5 28 32

Ht11 Roger, Adams, Geddes, Bradbury 78.2 2 4 30 36

Ht12 Blake, Bradbury, Lanfear, Coffin 80.4 5 1 35 37

Ht13 Roger, Adams, Dawson, Myson 76.8 3 3 38 40

Ht14 Hardy, Geddes, Harris, Pitcher (f) 79.6 1 5 39 45

RAF Scurry

^Dawson, ^^Lanfear, Evans (nf), Myson (nf) 78.0

Battle of Britain Trophy

1 Blake, Bradbury, [ Hardy, B.Roger 77.4

2 Clay, DHoward, [ J Dawson^, Bert Danner 77.2

3 Adams, Geddes, Lanfear^^, Anderson ?

4 Pilgrim, VPitcher, RHarris, Hodson ?

Final Blake, Adams, [ Clay, Pilgrim 76.4

Saturday 18th September 1948 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 53 Stoke Potters 31 (National League Division Three)

Coventry

Bob Fletcher (C) 1, 2, 1’, 1 5+1

Ed “Crusty” Pye 3, 2, 3, 1 9

Vic Emms 3, 3, 3, 2 11

Bert Lacey 1, 2’, 0, 1’ 4+2

George Smith 3, 3, 3, 2 11

Lionel Levy 2’, 2’, 2’, 3 9+3 (Paid Maximum)

Ralph Horne 0, 2 2

John Yates 2’, 0 2+1

Stoke

Gil Blake 2, 1, 0, 3 6

Vic Pitcher 0, 0, 1, N 1

Stan Bradbury 2, 0, 1, 0 3

Ken Adams 0, 3, 1, 2 6

Dave Anderson (C) 1, 3, 3, 3 10

Ray Harris 0, 0, 1, 2 3

Dick Howard 1, 1, 0 2

Jack Dalton 0, X 0

Ht 1 Pye, Blake, Fletcher, Pitcher 78.8

Ht 2 Emms, Bradbury, Lacey, Adams 81.6

Ht 3 Smith, Levy, Anderson, Harris 80.8

Ht 4 Adams, Fletcher, Howard, Horne 82.6

Ht 5 Emms, Lacey, Blake, Pitcher 83.6

Ht 6 Smith, Levy, Adams, Bradbury 83.0

Ht 7 Anderson, Pye, Fletcher, Harris 82.6

Ht 8 Emms, Yates, Bradbury, Dalton 83.4

Ht 9 Smith, Levy, Fletcher, Blake 83.8

Ht 10 Pye, Adams, Fletcher, Bradbury 85.2

Ht 11 Anderson, Emms, Harris, Lacey 81.2

Ht 12 Blake, Smith, Howard, Yates 81.6

Ht 13 Anderson, Horne, Lacey, Dalton (X) 82.2

Ht 14 Levy, Harris, Pye, Howard 84.6

Thursday 23rd September 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 41 Cradley Heath Cubs 42 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Gil Blake 3 2 5



Ken Adams 0 1 3 2 6

Dave Anderson 2’ 0 3 E 5 1

Ray Harris 3 1 2’ 3 9 1

Stan Bradbury 2 1’ 1’ 4 2

Dick Howard 1’ 1’ 2 4 2

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 2 3 1 3 9

Bill Kemp 1’ 2’ 0 2 5 2

Eric Irons 3 3 3 3 12

Alan Hunt 1 3 2’ 1 7 1


Phil Malpass 0 0 0 0 0

Bill Clifton F E 0

Roy Moreton E E 0

Ht1 Blake, Beaumont, Kemp, Pitcher 75.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Irons, Jenkins, Hunt, Adams 75.8 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Harris, Anderson, Craven, Malpass 77.0 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Hunt, Bradbury, Howard, Clifton (f) 77.2 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Beaumont, Kemp, Adams, Jenkins 78.2 1 5 14 16

Ht6 Irons, Hunt, Harris, Anderson 77.8 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Craven, Pitcher, Bradbury, Malpass 77.8 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Irons, Jenkins, Howard, Moreton (ef) 76.2 3 3 21 27

Ht9 Anderson, Harris, Beaumont, Kemp 77.0 5 1 26 28

Ht10 Irons, Blake, Hunt, Pitcher 76.8 2 4 28 32

Ht11 Adams, Craven, Jenkins, Malpass 77.0 4 2 32 34

Ht12 Beaumont, Howard, Anderson (ef), Clifton (ef) 78.2 2 3 34 37

Ht13 Craven, Adams, Bradbury, Moreton (ef) 77.8 3 3 37 40

Ht14 Harris, Kemp, Pitcher, Malpass 77.8 4 2 41 42

Reserves Race

Evans, Dawson, Moreton, Clifton (ef), 78.4

Stadium Scratch Race

Ht1 Irons, Anderson, Bradbury, Riley 76.4

Ht2 Hunt, Adams, Kemp, Evans 77.2

Ht3Beaumont, Dawson, Pitcher, Malpass 78.6

Ht4 Harris, Craven, Blake (ef), Howard (f) 78.4

Final Irons, Hunt, Beaumont, Harris 76.8


Stoke Potters 63 Wombwell Colliers 21 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson F 2’ E 2 1

Ray Harris 3 3 3 2’ 11 1


Ken Adams 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Gil Blake 2 3 2’ 3 10 1

Vic Pitcher 1’ 2’ 3 3 9 2


Frank Evans 1 2’ 2’ 5 2

Wombwell

Harwood Pike 1’ 1 0 2 1

Red Hamley 2 0 1 1 4

Son Mitchell 1 0 1 1’ 3 1

Jack Baxter 0 0 1 2 3

Charlie Oates 0 1 0 1 2

Harry Welch 3 0 1 4

Jeff Bishop 2 0 0 2

Ernest Palmer 0 1 0 1

Ht1 Harris, Hamley, Pike, Anderson (f) 78.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Jenkins, Adams, Mitchell, Baxter 77.4 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Welch, Blake, Pitcher, Oates 78.2 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Bradbury, Bishop, Evans, Baxter 80.2 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Jenkins, Adams, Pike, Hamley 77.6 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Blake, Pitcher, Baxter, Mitchell 77.2 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Harris, Anderson, Oates, Welch 77.4 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Jenkins, Evans, Mitchell, Palmer 79.2 5 1 35 13

Ht9 Pitcher, Blake, Hamley, Pike 77.0 5 1 40 14

Ht10 Harris, Baxter, Mitchell, Anderson (ef) 78.4 3 3 43 17

Ht11 Jenkins, Adams, Welch, Oates 78.6 5 1 48 18

Ht12 Blake, Evans, Palmer, Bishop 78.0 5 1 53 19

Ht13 Adams, Bradbury, Oates, Palmer 78.2 5 1 58 20

Ht14 Pitcher, Harris, Hamley, Bishop 77.2 5 1 63 21

Reserves Scurry

Bishop, Dawson, Riley, Palmer 80.4

The Colliers Scratch Race

Ht1 Pitcher, Anderson, Hamley, Danner 77.2

Ht2 Dawson, Harris, Bradbury, Bishop 80.6

Ht3 Evans, Jenkins, Baxter, Riley 78.2

Ht4 Adams, Mitchell, Palmer, J.L. 81.2

Final Pitcher, Adams, Evans, Dawson 76.8

Saturday 2nd October 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull 45 Hanley and Cradley Heath 39 (Challenge)

Hull

Norman Johnson 1 2 1 1 5 2

Mick Mitchell 2 3 2 2 9 1

George Craig 0 2 3 3 8 0

Johnny White 2 0 0 2 4 0

Bob Baker 1 1 1 3 2

Dick Shepherd 3 2 2 3 10 0

Alf Webster 1 1 1 3 3

Derek Glover 1 2 3 0

Stoke and Cradley Heath

Gil Craven 3 3 3 3 12 0

Vic Pitcher 0 1 0 1 2 0


Ken Sharples 1 3 0 3 7 0

Les Beaumont 2 0 2 3 7 0

Stan Bradbury 0 2 1 0 3 1

Dick Howard 0 0 0 0

Peter Dodds 0 0 0 0

Ht 1 Craven, Mitchell, Johnson, Pitcher 86.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 2 Anderson, White, Sharples, Craig 86.6 2 4 5 7

Ht 3 Shepherd, Beaumont, Baker, Bradbury 88.2 4 2 9 9

Ht 4 Sharples, Johnson, Webster, Howard 86.4 3 3 12 12

Ht 5 Craven, Craig, Pitcher, White 87.0 2 4 14 16

Ht 6 Anderson, Shepherd, Baker, Sharples 87.6 3 3 17 19

Ht 7 Mitchell, Bradbury, Johnson, Beaumont 87.0 4 2 21 21

Ht 8 Craig, Anderson, Glover, Dodds 87.6 4 2 25 23

Ht 9 Craven, Shepherd, Webster, Pitcher 86.4 3 3 28 26

Ht 10 Sharples, Mitchell, Johnson, Anderson 86.4 3 3 31 29

Ht 11 Craig, Beaumont, Bradbury, White 86.6 3 3 34 32

Ht 12 Craven, Glover, Baker, Howard 86.0 3 3 37 35

Ht 13 Beaumont, White, Webster, Dodds 88.0 3 3 40 38

Ht 14 Shepherd, Mitchell, Pitcher, Bradbury 87.6 5 1 45 39

Thursday 7th October 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 68 Hastings Saxons 16 (National League Division Three)

Stoke


Ray Harris 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Les Jenkins 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Ken Adams 3 2’ 3 1 9 1

Gil Blake 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2



Frank Evans 3 1 4

Hastings

Ken Tidbury 0 1 0 0 1

Jock Grierson 1 F 1 2

Ken Smith 0 1 1 0 2

Pete Mold 1 0 0 1 2

Ron Clark 1 0 0 2 3

Ken Middleditch 0 1 1 F 2

Frank Bettis 1 2 1 4

Bill Weston 0 0 0

Ht1 Anderson, Harris, Grierson, Tidbury 76.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Adams, Jenkins, Mold, Smith 79.6 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Pitcher, Blake, Clark, Middleditch 76.8 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Anderson, Bradbury, Bettis, Mold 77.4 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Jenkins, Adams, Tidbury, Grierson (f) 79.8 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Pitcher, Blake, Smith, Mold 70.2 5 1 30 6

Ht7 Harris, Anderson, Middleditch, Clark 79.8 5 1 35 7

Ht8 Evans, Jenkins, Smith, Weston 79.6 5 1 40 8

Ht9 Blake, Pitcher, Grierson, Tidbury 75.4 5 1 45 9

Ht10 Anderson, Harris, Mold, Smith 79.8 5 1 50 10

Ht11 Adams, Jenkins, Middleditch, Clark 78.4 5 1 55 11

Ht12 Blake, Bettis, Evans, Tidbury 78.4 4 2 59 13

Ht13 Bradbury, Clark, Adams, Weston 78.6 4 2 63 15

Ht14 Pitcher, Harris, Bettis, Middleditch 78.4 5 1 68 16


Bettis, Dawson, Weston, Riley 79.2

Hanley Scurry

Ht1 Pitcher, Jenkins, Dawson, Clark 77.4

Ht2 Adams, Anderson, Bradbury, Smith 78.2

Ht3 Harris, Evans, Tidbury, Mold 78.6

Ht4 Blake, Bettis, Middleditch, Grierson (ef) 76.6

Final Pitcher, Adams, Blake, Harris 77.2

Friday 8th October 1948 South Yorkshire Sports Stadium, Wombwell


Wombwell

Harwood Pike 3 3 3 0 9

Red Hamley 1 2’ 3 3 9 1

Son Mitchell 3 3 3 F 9

Jack Baxter F 0 2 2 4

Charlie Oates 1’ 0 0 X 1 1

Harry Welch 2 3 3 2’ 10 1

Jeff Bishop 1 0 0 1

Ernie Palmer 1 2 3

Stoke

Dave Anderson 0 1’ 1’ 3 5 2


Les Jenkins 2 2 1 5

Ken Adams 2 2 2 1 7

Gil Blake 3 1 3 1 8

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0 0


Frank Evans 2 1 3 6

Ht1 Pike, Harris, Hamley, Anderson 80.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Mitchell, Jenkins, Adams, Baxter (f) 82.2 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Blake, Welch, Oates, Pitcher 80.2 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Pike, Adams, Bishop, Bradbury ? 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Mitchell, Harris, Anderson, Baxter 80.6 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Welch, Adams, Jenkins, Oates 81.8 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Pike, Hamley, Blake, Pitcher 79.8 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Mitchell, Evans, Palmer, Jenkins 80.0 4 2 29 19

Ht9 Welch, Harris, Anderson, Oates 80.8 3 3 32 22

Ht10 Hamley, Evans, Adams, Pike 81.4 3 3 35 25

Ht11 Blake, Baxter, Evans, Mitchell (f) 79.4 2 4 37 29

Ht12 Anderson, Palmer, Bradbury, Bishop 79.4 2 4 39 33

Ht13 Evans, Baxter, Blake, Bishop 79.2 2 4 41 37

Ht14 Hamley, Welch, Harris, Bradbury 80.0 5 1 46 38

Thursday 14th October 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 61 Tamworth Hounds 22 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 2

Ray Harris 3 3 3 2’ 11 1


Ken Adams F 1’ 2’ 3 2


Vic Pitcher 1 2’ E 3 6 1

Stan Bradbury 3 3 6

Frank Evans 0 3 2’ 5 1

Tamworth

Cyril Page 1 2 F 3

Bill Harris 0 1’ 2 E 3 1

Harry Saunders 2 1 1 0 4

Peter Orpwood 1’ 1 0 1 3 1

Bill Dalton 2 1 3 1 7

Basil Harris 0 E 0

Lionel Watling E 1 0 1

Howard Chipman 0 0 0 1 1

Ht1 R.Harris, Anderson, Page, Bi.Harris 75.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Jenkins, Saunders, Orpwood, Adams (f) 75.2 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Blake, Dalton, Pitcher, Ba.Harris 76.8 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Bradbury, Anderson, Orpwood, Watling (ef) 76.6 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Jenkins, Page, Bi.Harris, Evans 76.6 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Blake, Pitcher, Saunders, Orpwood 75.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 R.Harris, Anderson, Dalton, Ba.Harris (ef) 76.6 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Evans, Jenkins, Saunders, Chipman 79.8 5 1 35 13

Ht9 Blake, Bi.Harris, Vitcher (ef), Page (f) 79.8 5 1 40 14

Ht10 R.Harris, Anderson, Orpwood, Saunders 77.8 5 1 45 15

Ht11 Dalton, Jenkins, Adams, Chipman 78.6 3 3 48 18

Ht12 Blake, Evans, Watling, Chipman 78.2 5 1 53 19

Ht13 Bradbury, Adams, Dalton, Watling 77.2 5 1 58 20

Ht14 Pitcher, R.Harris, Chipman, Bi.Harris 77.6 5 1 63 21

Reserves Race

Mitchell, Watling, Chipman, Dawson (ns) 80.0

The Five Stars Scratch Race

Ht1 Pitcher, Bi.Harris, Chipman, Jenkins (f) 78.8

Ht2 Evans, Mitchell, Bradbury (ef), Dawson (ns) 77.8

Ht3 Anderson, Blake, Watling, Orpwood (ns) 78.0

Ht4 R.Harris, Adams, Dalton, Ba.Harris 77.8

Final Anderson, Evans, Pitcher, R.Harris 78.2

Thursday 21st October 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 53 Coventry Bees 31 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson (C) 2’, 3, 1’, 1’ 7+3

Ray Harris 3, 2, 2, 3 10

Les Jenkins 3, 3, 3, 0 9

Ken Adams 1, 1, 2, 2 6

Gil Blake 3, 3, 3, 3 12

Vic Pitcher 0, 0, 1, 2’ 3+1

Stan Bradbury 1, 1’ 2+1

Frank Evans 2’, 2’ 4+2

Coventry

Bob Fletcher (C) 1, 2, 2, 1 6

Ralph Horne 0, 0, 0, 0 0

George Smith 2, 1’, 1, 0 4+1

Bert Lacey 0, 2, 2, 3 7

Lionel Levy 1’, 3, 1, 0 5+1

Ed “Crusty” Pye 2, 0, 3, 1 6

Derrick Tailby 0, 0, 0

Fred Yates 0, 3 3

Ht 1 Anderson, Harris, Fletcher, Horne 75.6

Ht 2 Jenkins, Smith, Adams, Lacey 76.8

Ht 3 Blake, Pye, Levy, Pitcher 75.8

Ht 4 Anderson, Lacey, Bradbury, Tailby 77.4

Ht 5 Jenkins, Fletcher, Adams, Horne 76.4

Ht 6 Blake, Lacey, Smith, Fletcher 75.4

Ht 7 Levy, Harris, Anderson, Pye 76.4

Ht 8 Jenkins, Evans, Smith, Yates 78.6

Ht 9 Blake, Fletcher, Pitcher, Horne 76.4

Ht 10 Lacey, Anderson, Harris, Smith 76.4

Ht 11 Pye, Adams, Levy Jenkins 78.0

Ht 12 Blake, Evans, Fletcher, Tailby 76.8

Ht 13 Yates, Adams, Bradbury, Levy 78.2

Ht 14 Harris, Pitcher, Pye, Horne 77.8

Reserves Scurry

Lindsay Mitchell, Jack Dawson, Tailby, Yates 77.6

Brandon Scratch Races

Ht 1 Anderson, Yates, Fletcher, L.Linfield 77.8

Ht 2 Pitcher, Horne, Adams, Levy 78.0

Ht 3 Mitchell, Evans, Bradbury, Dawson 78.2

Ht 4 Blake, Lacey, Smith, Harris 77.6

Final Pitcher, Anderson, Blake, Mitchell 78.4

Thursday 28 October 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke,

Stoke Potters 62 Hull Angels 21 (National League Division Three)

Stoke


Ray Harris 3 3 3 2 11 0


Ken Adams 2 1 2 2 7 3

Gil Blake 3 3 3 3 12 0

Vic Pitcher 2 2 2 E 6 3


Frank Evans 1 2 3 1

Hull

Norman Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 0

Mick Mitchell 2 2 1 3 8 0

George Craig 1 1 2 1 5 0

Johnny White 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bob Baker 1 2 1 1 5 0

Alf Webster 0 1 0 E 1 1

Peter Dodds 1 0 1 0

Derek Glover 0 R 0 0

Ht 1 Harris, Mitchell, Anderson, Johnson 74.0 4 2

Ht 2 Jenkins, Adams, Craig, White 74.8 9 3

Ht 3 Blake, Pitcher, Baker, Webster 75.4 14 4

Ht 4 Bradbury, Anderson, Dodds, White 75.8 19 5

Ht 5 Jenkins, Mitchell, Adams, Johnson 74.4 23 7

Ht 6 Blake, Pitcher, Craig, Whit 76.8 28 8

Ht 7 Harris, Baker, Webster, Anderson (ef) 76.2 31 11

Ht 8 Jenkins, Craig, Evans, Glover 76.2 35 13

Ht 9 Blake, Pitcher, Mitchell, Johnson 75.8 40 14

Ht 10 Harris, Anderson, Craig, White 75.2 45 15

Ht 11 Jenkins, Adams, Baker, Webster 76.6 50 16

Ht 12 Blake, Evans, Johnson, Dodds 79.2 55 17

Ht 13 Bradbury, Adams, Baker, Glover (ret) 76.8 60 18

Ht 14 Mitchell, Harris, Pitcher (ef), Webster (ef) 76.4 62 21

Hanley Speedway Supporters’ 70 guineas Trophy

Ht1 Jenkins, Anderson, Bradbury (ef), Jack Lindfield (f)74.8

Ht2 Harris, Evans, Adams, Dawson 76.4

Ht3 Blake, Pitcher, Mitchell, Howard 76.4

SF1 Jenkins, Blake, Harris 3 only 75.8

SF2 Evans, Anderson, Pitcher 3 only 76.8

Final Jenkins, Evans, Blake, Anderson (f) 76.8

Note Jock Gordon = Willie (Bill) Gordon

STOKE 1948 Needs in BOLD

Thursday 25th March 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 64 Hull Angels 16 (Ch)

Saturday 27th March 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 30 Stoke Potters 52 (Ch) Wednesday 31st March 1948 Fazley Tamworth Hounds 45 Stoke Potters 37 (Ch) Thursday 1st April 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 44 Tamworth Hounds 40 (Ch) SH

Thursday 8th April 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 43 Southampton Saints 40(Ch)

Thursday 15th April 1948 Sun Street StokeBritish Riders’ QR

Friday 16th April 1948Sports Stadium, Wombwell Colliers 28 Stoke Potters 56 (NLD3)Meeting

Details

Saturday 17 April 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 37 Stoke Potters 47 (NLD3) Wednesday 21st April 1948 Pilot Fields Hastings Saxons 44 Stoke Potters 39 (NLD3)

Thursday 22nd April 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 55 Coventry Bees 28 (NLD3) T Res Event Final

Thursday 29th April 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 64 Coventry Bees 43 (NatT)

Saturday 1st May 1948 Brandon Coventry Bees 48 Stoke Potters 59 (Nat T)

Thursday 6th May 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 65 Wombwell Colliers 31 (AC)

Monday 10th May 1948 Poole Pirates 49 Stoke Potters 57 (National Trophy)

Thursday 13th May 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 64 Poole Pirates 44 (NatT) Det SH Final

Thursday 20th May 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 53 Wombwell Colliers 30 (NLD3) Tuesday 25th May 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton Saints 74½ Stoke Potters 33½ (NatT)

Wednesday 26th May 1948 Fazley Tamworth Hounds 59 Stoke Potters 25 (NLD3)

Thursday 27th May 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 43 Southampton Saints 64 (NatT)

Thursday 3rd June 1948 Sun Street Cradley Heath Cubs v Tamworth Hounds (Anniversary C) Rained Off

Thursday 3rd June 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 46 Stoke Potters 38 (NLD3)

Saturday 5th June 1948 Brandon Coventry Bees 42 Stoke Potters 42 (NLD3)

Monday 7th June 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 66 Stoke Potters 18 (NLD3)

Thursday 10th June 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 45 Tamworth Hounds 39 (NLD3)

Thursday 17th June 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 36 Hastings Saxons 48 (NLD3)

Monday 21st June 1948 Poole Pirates 45 Stoke Potters 36 (NLD3)

Tuesday 22nd June 1948 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 45 Stoke Potters 38 (NLD3)

Thursday 24th June 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 45 Southampton Saints 39 (NLD3)

Friday 25th June 1948 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Cubs 54 Stoke Potters 29 (NLD3)

Saturday 26 June 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 38 Stoke Potters 44 (NLD3) Wednesday 30th June 1948 Fazley Tamworth Hounds 60 Stoke Potters 24 (NLD3)

Thursday 1st July 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 53 Poole Pirates 31 (NLD3)

Thursday 8th July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke Potters 53 Yarmouth Bloaters 30 (NLD3)

Thursday 15th July 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 52 Cradley Heath Cubs 32 (NLD3)

Sunday18th July 1948 Santry Dublin Santry Saints 36 Stoke Potters 36 (Ch) (Times)

Thursday 22nd July 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 51 Exeter Falcons 33 (NLD3)

Monday 26th July 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 53 Stoke Potters 30 (NLD3)

Tuesday 27th July 1948 Sun Street Southampton Saints 57 Stoke Potters 27 (NLD3)

Thursday 29th July 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 44 Plymouth Devils 40 (NLD3)

Monday 2nd August 1948 Highbury Avenue Fleetwood Flyers 52 Stoke Potters 31 (Ch)

Thursday 5th August 1948 Stoke Cradley Heath Cubs 38 Tamworth Hounds 58 (AC)

Thursday 5th August 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 48 Stoke Potters 35 (NLD3)

Saturday 7th August 1948 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 38 Stoke Potters 45 (Cha) Thursday 12th August 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 53 Southampton Saints 30 (NLD3)

Wednesday 18th August 1948 Pilot Field Hastings Saxons 39 Stoke Potters 44 (NLD3)

Thursday 19th August 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 49 Poole Pirates 35 (NLD3)

Friday 22nd August 1948 Dublin Santry Saints 40 Stoke Potters 26 (Ch) Meeting Details

Thursday 26th August 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 50 Plymouth Devils 34 (NLD3) Friday 27th August 1948 Sports Stadium,Wombwell Colliers 53 Stoke Potters 31 (NLD3)

Saturday 28th August 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 35 Stoke Potters 49 (Challenge)

Tuesday 31st August 1948 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 34 Stoke Potters 50 (NLD3)

Thursday 2nd September 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 59 Hull Angels 25 (NLD3)

Monday 6th September 1948 Poole Pirates 51 Stoke Potters 31 (NLD3)

Tuesday 7th September 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton Saints 49 Stoke Potters 35 (NLD3)

Thursday 9th September 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 53 Yarmouth Bloaters 31 (NLD3)

Friday 10th September 1948 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Cubs 54 Stoke Potters 30 (NLD3)

Thursday 16th September 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 39 Exeter Falcons 45 (NLD3) 3rd&4th men

BoB Trophy & Times Hts3 & 4

Saturday 18th September 1948 Brandon Coventry Bees 53 Stoke Potters 31 (NLD3)

Thursday 23rd September 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 41 Cradley Heath Cubs 42 (NLD3)

Thursday 30th September 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 63 Wombwell Colliers 21 (NLD3)

Saturday 2nd October 1948 Hedon Hull 45 Hanley and Cradley Heath 39 (Ch)

Thursday 7th October 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 68 Hastings Saxons 16 (NLD3)

Friday 8th October 1948 Sports Stadium,Wombwell Colliers 46 Stoke Potters 38 (NLD3)

Thursday 14th October 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 61 Tamworth Hounds 22 (NLD3)

Thursday 21st October 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 53 Coventry Bees 31 (NLD3)

Thursday 28 October 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 62 Hull Angels 21 (NLD3)

stoke 1948 (known as hanley) thanks to terry campbell

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