Pre-war history - an appeal
The Speedway Researcher web site carries the heat details for many many speedway meetings with the core period being the National League era 1946 - 1964. This era has a great number of gaps to fill and these are catalogued on the web site. Work has been ongoing for the period 1965 to date for some time thanks to Steve Wilkes and Gary Done.
Bob Ozanne, Brian Collins, Roger Beaman and Mike Terran have done a fair bit on the pre-war era over the years. Activity on the pre-war era front has recently been stepped up thanks to Keith Corns who is taking the lead role assisted by Matt Jackson and Jim Henry, with Graham Gleave weighing in with some superb research into contemporary newspapers which has allowed vast upgrades to the Salford, Rochdale and Bolton files.
There are a number of collectors who are providing a great deal of help and their assistance is greatly appreciated.
However, if you are a collector who has any marked pre-war programmes for meetings not shown on the web site we would love to hear from you. Whilst we can acknowledge sources on the site, should you desire it, your contribution will be treated in strictest confidence.
If you can help, please contact Jim Henry on 0131 664 7185 or email jamesjhenry@yahoo.co.uk
June 11
New Files
1934 - Birmingham Hall Green, Harringay, Lea Bridge, New Cross, Plymouth, Walthamstow, Wembley
1935 - Wimbledon
1936 - Rye House
1940 - Rye House
1979 - London White City, Season results (not fully complete)
1980 - London White City
1981 - London White City
1982 - London White City
1983 - London White City
Updates
1929 - Warrington
1932 - Plymouth
1934 - Plymouth, Wimbledon
1935 - Liverpool
1936 - Bristol, Harringay, Middlesbrough, Nottingham, Wimbledon
1937 - Dagenham, Harringay, New Cross, Wimbledon
1938 - Wimbledon
1939 - Oxford
1948 - Poole
1949 - Hull
1951 - Long Eaton
1974 - Coatbridge
1975 - Coatbridge
1976 - Coatbridge
1977 - Coatbridge, Glasgow
1978 - Glasgow
1981 - Glasgow
Thank Yous
To Dave Allen for the updated Coatbridge and Glasgow files
To Bob Cole for the Plymouth 1932 information
To Graham Gleave for the Warrington update
To Steve Wilkes and Gary Done for the 1979 season file.
To Mick Huggett for the pre-war Wimbledon information.
To Andy Reid for his marked programmes.
To Keith Corns and Jim Henry for their continued work.
The site will be undergoing a bit of a refresh over the summer. There shouldn’t be any interruption to the service but there are some pages that need a bit of a tidy up.
Watch out for a new logo amongst other developments.
July 16,
This will be the last update of the summer as I am going to tidy up and refresh the site over the rest of July and August. We have been absolutely inundated with new files and updates over the last few weeks and special thanks to all those involved - Keith Corns, Jim Henry, Bob Ozanne, Allen Trump, Mick Huggett, Graham Gleave, Dave Allen, Graeme Frost, Robert Browne, Andy Reid and if I have forgotten anyone in the midst of the amount of files I have received, I am truly sorry and your efforts are much appreciated.
New Files
1934 - Catford, Norwich
1935 - Hackney, Harringay, New Cross, Wembley, West Ham
1936 - West Ham Hawks
1939 - Wimbledon
1955 - White City
1965 - Wembley
1966 - Wembley
1967 - Wembley
1968 - Wembley
1969 - Wembley
1971 - Leicester, Scunthorpe, Swindon
1972 - Birmingham, Cradley Heath, Leicester, Swindon, Wembley
1973 - Cradley Heath, Ipswich, Swindon
1974 - Wembley, Wimbledon
1975 - Wembley
1976 - Wembley
1978 - Wembley
1979 - Wimbledon
1981 - Wembley
Updated Files
1929 - Barnet, Warrington
1930 - Stamford Bridge, Warrington
1933 - Crystal Palace, Lea Bridge (Clapton), Sheffield, Wembley, West Ham, Wimbledon
1934 - Birmingham Hall Green, Harringay, New Brighton, New Cross, Nottingham, Plymouth, Wembley, West Ham, Wimbledon
1935 - Liverpool, Wimbledon, ACU Cup, National Trophy, Test Matches, London Cup, Star Championship
1936 - Bristol, Cardiff, Liverpool, Nottingham, West Ham
1937 - Bristol, Hackney, Nottingham, Wimbledon
1939 - Bristol, Dagenham
1940 - Crystal Palace
1947 - Harringay, West Ham
1949 - Sheffield, Walthamstow
1954 - Brafield, Eastbourne, Ringwood, Rye House
1955 - Belle Vue, California, Wimbledon
1956 - Belle Vue, California, Eastbourne, Oxford, Rye House
1957 - Aldershot, Rayleigh
1958 - Exeter
1959 - Rye House
1962 - Poole
Sheffield A to Z