Sheffield Speedway Memorabilia

Key: • denotes Supplementary Reserve
Middlesbrough 'Bears' v Sheffield 'Tigers'

Northern League

17th April 1964

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1. Dave Younghusband 3 0 1 0 4
2. Clive Hitch f 3 1 0 4
3. Bluey Scott 3 3 2 0 8
4. Fred Greenwell 0 1 1 0 2
5. Eric Boocock 3 3 3 3 12
6. Alan Butterfield 0 2' 1 1 4+1
7. Kevin Torpie 0 0 0
Reg Fearman 3 3 3 3 5 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 3
Middlesbrough 'Bears' 3 6 9 12 17 21 22 23 27 29 30 31 34
Sheffield 'Tigers' 3 6 9 12 13 15 20 25 27 31 36 41 44
Frank Varey 3 3 3 3 1 2 5 5 2 4 5 5 3
1. Alan Jay 2 2 2 2' 8+1
2. Clive Featherby 1' 2 0 0 3+1
3. Ron Bagley 1' 1 2' 1' 5+3
4. Tommy Roper 2 0 3 3 8
5. John Dews 1' 3 3 2 9+1
6. Jack Kitchen 2 2' 1 3 8+1
7. Dent Oliver 1' 2' 3+2
Track record = 69.2
Ivan Mauger, 23 Aug 1963
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A close fought match until both Roper and Featherby trailed home last in heats 5 & 6 giving the home side a 6 point lead. Consecutive maximum heat wins in the next two heats reversed the situation but Featherby was last again in heat 9 and Boocock beat Jay to leve1 the scores. The Tigers then dominated proceedings with only Eric able to beat them when the league points were already decided by heat 13.
Ron Bagley won the second half final from John Dews, Jack Kitchen and fastest second Eric Boocock.

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