Sheffield Speedway Memorabilia

Liverpool 'Chads'  v Sheffield 'Tigers' Midland Shield 9th April, 1951
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1. George Newton 1 1' f 3 5+1
2. Harry Welch © 3 2 1 2 8
3. Len Read 2 2' 1 2' 7+2
4. Reg Duval 1' 3 3 3 10+1
5. Buck Whitby 0 0 1' 1 2+1
6. Bill Griffiths 3 2 2 1' 8+1
7. Alf Webster 1 1 2
8. Peter Craven 0 0 0
Phil Hughes 4 3 3 4 3 5 2 1 1 5 3 4 1 3
Liverpool 'Chads' 4 7 10 14 17 22 24 25 26 31 34 38 39 42
Sheffield 'Tigers' 2 5 8 10 13 14 18 23 28 29 32 34 39 42
Frank Varey 2 3 3 2 3 1 4 5 5 1 3 2 5 3
1. Bill Dalton 2 2 3 1 8
2. Len Williams © 0 - - - 0
3. Charlie New 0 0 2' 0 2+1
4. Tommy Alott 3 3 3 3 12
5. Johnny Green 1' 0 2' 0 3+2
6. Guy Allott 2 1 3 3 9
7. Jack Winstanley 0 1 2' 3+1
8. Peter Orpwood 3 0 2 0 5
 Track record: 78.4
Trevor Redmond, 4 Sept 1950
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Liverpool programme, 1951 Peter Robinson had been riding while obviously unwell and had reluctantly accepted that he needed proper rest in order to regain fitness. Buck Whitby was promoted from reserve to take his place allowing 16 year-old Peter Craven an appearance at reserve.

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