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Motherwell Eagles
The Motherwell Eagles or Lanarkshire Eagles were a motorcycle speedway team based in Motherwell in Scotland that participated in the British National League Division Two from 1951 and 1954.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. Brief history The team was based at The Stadium, in Milton Street, Motherwell, which was used primarily for greyhound racing but was designed with speedway in mind; the bends wide enough for six cars side by side.Henry, J. & Moultray, I. (2001). ''Speedway in Scotland''. The first meeting was held on 14 July 1950 in a challenge match before the Eagles joined the league in 1951. The Eagles started out in the British National League Division Two with veteran ex- Glasgow Tigers Will Lowther and Joe Crowther and ex-Edinburgh rider Danny Lee in the line up. Bill Baird, a pioneer Eagle, became the only rider to ride for all four Scottish teams starting as a Glasgow Tiger before moves to Edinburgh then Ashfield. The team was stren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkneuk Sports Stadium
Parkneuk Sports Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway track on Milton Street, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The track was situated west of Milton Street and built in 1949 on the site of the Parkneuk Colliery pit numbers 1 and 2. It also went by the name of The Stadium and the Lanarkshire Speedway and Sports Stadium. The greyhound racing was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body) and opened on 15 October. The Lanarkshire Eagles speedway team also rode at the venue from 1950-1954. It competed for many years with another independent greyhound track called the Clyde Valley Greyhound Track Clyde Valley Greyhound Track was a greyhound racing track on Airbles Road, Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The racecourse was situated between Airbles Road and Hamilton Road on the edge of Logans Plantation (now Strathclyde Country Par ... at the bottom of Airbles Road. Greyhound racing ended in 1972 and the site today consists of the Daisy Park Community Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Hunter (speedway Rider)
George Hunter (30 January 1939 – 11 May 1999) was a motorcycle speedway rider. He rode for the Edinburgh Monarchs and the Wolverhampton Wolves. Career Hunter's early career was on grass. He joined Motherwell Speedway team in 1958 and moved to Edinburgh Monarchs in 1960. Known as the "Ladybank Express", he rode in 360 league matches for the Monarchs over his lifetime career. In 1963 he was leading the 1962 world champion Peter Craven in the final race of a challenge match between Edinburgh and Belle Vue at Old Meadowbank when his engine seized. After taking evasive action Craven may have clipped Hunter's wheel before crashing through the fence and suffering fatal injuries. Hunter narrowly missed out on being the 1963 Provincial League Riders Champion, suffering an engine failure while leading in the final. Ivan Mauger took the title. Hunter was a British Finalist in 1966, 1967 and 1976 and gained 17 England caps, 3 Scotland caps and 16 British caps. Having been part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Watson (speedway Rider)
George Noel Watson (1884–1980) known as Noel was a manager and later the secretary of Nottingham Forest. Watson was also a referee who took charge of the 1925 FA Cup Final between Sheffield United and Cardiff City at Wembley. He also refereed international matches in the 1920s and 30s. Watson was manager of Nottingham Forest between 1932 and 1936. See also 1925 FA Cup Final The 1925 FA Cup Final was an association football match contested by Sheffield United and Cardiff City on 25 April 1925 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. The final was the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition, the ... References English football referees English Football League referees FA Cup final referees Nottingham Forest F.C. managers 1884 births 1980 deaths {{England-footy-manager-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluey Scott , a defunct Australian charity
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Tommy Miller (speedway Rider)
Thomas Ogilvie Miller (2 February 1924 – 12 June 1975) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland. Career Miller was first noticed during the Scottish Winter training school and then won the best pairs championship at Bothwell Park during March 1950. He began racing for Glasgow White City Tigers during the 1950 Speedway National League Division Two season. He made an immediate impact by topping the team's averages and helping the team to a second-place finish in the league. The following season in 1951, he established himself as one of the league's leading riders with an impressive 10.70 average. In 1953, he continued to impress and recorded a sequence of 17 league matches without being beaten by an opponent in any race and in 16 home matches that season only dropped three points. In 1954, Glasgow did not enter the league which forced Miller to look for a new team, he signed for Lanarkshire Eagles Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannrai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon McGregor (speedway Rider)
Gordon Roy McGregor, (September 26, 1901 – March 3, 1971) was a Canadian businessman and the first president of Air Canada. Early life Born in Montreal, Quebec, he graduated from McGill University in 1923 with a degree in engineering. From 1923 until 1939, he worked for the Bell Telephone Company becoming Central District Manager. His flying career began at Kingston, Ontario in 1932 and the following year he gained his pilot's license at Ottawa. Military service In 1936, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Reserve and obtained his RCAF wing in 1938 and was promoted to Flying Officer. His promotions were Flight Lieutenant (1940), Flight Lieutenant (1940), Squadron Leader (1940), Wing Commander (1941), and Group Captain (1942). He was released from service on November 27, 1945. During the Battle of Britain, he flew Hurricanes in No. 401 Squadron RCAF, and was its top scoring pilot, being credited with five victories. Post-war career In 1946, he joined Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Lowther
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Joe Crowther
Joseph Cameron Crowther (27 April 1913 – 22 February 1991) was an English motorcycle speedway rider who had his greatest success in the period immediately after World War II. Career Crowther was born in Stanley, County Durham on 27 April 1913. After early ambitions of becoming a jockey, initially pursued a career as a footballer with Crook Town.Morgan, Tom (1949) ''Who's Who in Speedway 1949'', Sport-in-Print, p. 18-19Storey, Basil (1947) "Saw Frank Hodgson and Became a Rider", in ''Speedway Favourites'', Sport-in-Print, p. 10Jones, Alan (2004) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Hunters Era'', Automedia, p. 149 His jobs before taking up speedway included a comedian in a travelling opera company and working for his father's butchery business. After first seeing speedway at Middlesbrough in 1937, where he was inspired by Frank Hodgson, he rode in grasstrack and junior speedway events at Newcastle, going on to ride for West Ham, Newcastle and Glasgow before the outbreak of war in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Speedway National League Division Two
The 1954 National League Division Two was the ninth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Summary The Southern League was replaced by the Southern Area League which resulted in Division Two taking in teams from the defunct Southern League. Only St Austell Gulls declined to step up to the national level, whilst from the previous season Yarmouth Bloaters were not issued a racing licence and Stoke Potters withdrew. Bristol Bulldogs moved down from Division One to make 15 teams starting the season however Glasgow White City Tigers and Wolverhampton Wasps withdrew before the league campaign started. Bristol Bulldogs won the title Plymouth Devils withdrew after 1 league fixture, Edinburgh Monarchs withdrew after 5. Final table * Glasgow White City Tigers, Wolverhampton Wasps withdrew before league racing *Plymouth Devils, Edinburgh Monarchs The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Speedway National League Division Two
The 1953 National League Division Two was the eighth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Summary The League was reduced at the start of the season again to 10 teams with Oxford Cheetahs dropping down to the Southern League whilst Ashfield closed and Liverpool folded mid-season. Cradley Heath 'merged' with Wolverhampton from the Southern League but used the Wolverhampton Wasps moniker, so to all intents and purposes they had closed. Coventry Bees clinched their first title by a single point. Wolverhampton rider Mike Rogers died on 6 June 1953, the day after receiving critical injuries at Monmore Green Stadium racing against Liverpool. The 22-year-old lost control of his bike and fell heavily before being transported to the Royal Hospital in Wolverhampton. Final table Liverpool Chads withdrew mid-season - record expunged. Top Five Riders (League only) See also * List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions *Knockout Cup (speedwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Speedway National League Division Two
The 1952 National League Division Two was the seventh post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Summary The post-war boom was now fading and the League was shortened to 12 teams with Division Three now defunct and continued only on a regional basis. Previous champions Norwich Stars had been promoted to Division One. Newcastle, Walthamstow and Halifax had closed whilst Fleetwood Flyers changed to Fleetwood Knights and ran only open meetings. Poole Pirates were the only new entrant, promoted from the former lower tier. Poole Pirates won the title, having won Division Three in the previous season. Final table Top Five Riders (League only) National Trophy Stage Two * For Stage One - see Stage One * For Stage Three - see Stage Three The 1952 National Trophy was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third tier clubs, stage two was for the second tier clubs and stage three was for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Speedway National League Division Two
The 1951 National League Division Two was the sixth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Summary The League was extended again with 18 teams starting the season. New entrants were Motherwell Eagles and there were again three teams promoted from Division Three - the champions Oxford Cheetahs, third place finishers Leicester Hunters and Liverpool Chads (despite finishing 8th). Plymouth Devils moved back down in the opposite direction. Norwich Stars retained their title. However after the season had finished a fourth rider in five years was killed at their Firs Stadium. 21-year-old Bob Howes died after hitting the fence during a training practice race on 10 November 1951. Southampton Saints and Sheffield Tars resigned in mid-season and their records were expunged. Final table Top Five Riders (League only) National Trophy Stage Two * For Stage One - see Stage One * For Stage Three - see Stage Three The 1951 National Trophy was the 14t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |