Jack Mountford

	Jack Mountford John Mountford (18 December 1923 – 3 June 2004) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. He was known as Jack Mountford during his speedway career. Biography Mountford, born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, began riding for the Bristol Bulldogs junior team in 1946, one year before making his British leagues debut riding for the first team during the 1947 Speedway National League Division Two season. The following season in 1948, he helped Bristol win the league title and one year later he was averaging an impressive 9.75 on his way to helping Bristol achieve the 1949 league and National Trophy double. Additionally, Mountford reached the Championship rounds of the 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship and the 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship. The Bulldogs moved up to Britain's top league in 1950, finishing 7th, before a 6th-place finish in 1951. Mountford's last season with the club was in 1952 because the Leicester Hunters The Leicester Hunters were a moto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bristol Bulldogs The Bristol Bulldogs were a British motorcycle speedway team based at the Knowle Stadium, Bristol, England from 1928 to 1961Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. and later Eastville Stadium from 1977 to 1978. History Origins and 1920s Speedway in Bristol began during the inaugural pioneer season of racing in 1928. A track was laid inside the greyhound track at Knowle Stadium by the British Dirt Track Riders Association of Manchester and the first meeting was held on 25 August. Although there was no league racing, a Bristol team rode challenge matches throughout the 1928 and 1929 seasons and local riders, Len Parker, Jimmy Douglas and Ted Bravery came to prominence.. 1930s After the 1930 season the racing ceased at Knowle Stadium for five years. In January 1936, promoter Mr T. Bradbury-Pratt agreed a deal with Reg Bennett the MD of the stadium. A team (that would adopt the nickname Bulldogs) was formed to compete in the inaugural 1936 Provincial Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leicester Hunters The Leicester Hunters were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1948 until 1962.Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001) ''Homes of British Speedway'', , p. 147-149 History Speedway had operated before the war at both Leicester Stadium and the Syston Sports Stadium. Speedway was proposed to return to Leicester in 1948 at Leicester Stadium, led by A. D. Sanderson with Roy Dook and later Bob Peett managing the team, but concerns from local residents over noise levels delayed the return until the following year, with the newly formed team limited to away challenge matches in 1948. To go with the team name, the riders wore hunting pink race bibs featuring a gold horseshoe. The Hunters joined the National League in Division 3, where they finished 10th. Former rider Cyril "Squib" Burton, who had been one of the top riders of the Leicester Stadium team in the early 1930s, took over as manager in 1950 and the team joined division 2 at the end of the season, after finishing in third p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Southampton Saints Southampton Saints were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1928 until its closure in 1963. Its track was located at Banister Court Stadium in Southampton, Hampshire, England. History Origins and 1920s Speedway arrived in Southampton in 1928, the inaugural year of the new dirt-track racing sport that had arrived from Australia. The first event was held at the Banister Court Stadium on 6 October 1928, with an individual meeting won by Sprouts Elder, who set up the track records at the track. Southampton were founder members of the 1929 Speedway Southern League, one of two leagues that came into existence that year (the other being the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League or Northern league). The team finished runner-up to Stamford Bridge in the league standings. 1930s Elder, Vic Collins, Arnie Hansen and Frank Goulden were all members of the 1930 team that finished second again during the 1930 Speedway Southern League, this time behind Wembley Lions. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the divisional winners for each season. During some years there was only one or two divisions. Belle Vue hold the most tier one championships with 14 followed by Poole and Wembley with 10. Tier One League (Top division) Most Tier One titles Tier Two League (Second division) Tier Three League (Third division) References {{International speedway speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks Daytona International Speedway, a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida. Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta. Indianapolis Motor Spe ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Knockout Cup (speedway) Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929. Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup competitions are the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup (tier one), the SGB Championship Knockout Cup (tier two) and the National League Knockout Cup (tier three). The cups were run in the past under the associated name of the League at the time. For example Elite League Knockout Cup when tier one was the Elite League, a Premier League Knockout Cup when tier two was the Premier League and so on. Knockout Cups (chronological order) Tier One National Trophy 1931–1964 British League Knockout Cup 1965–1967 * British League Division One Knockout Cup 1968–1974 * British League Knockout Cup 1975–1994 * Premier League Knockout Cup 1995–1996 * Elite League Knockout Cup 1997–2012 * not held, 2012–2016 * SGB Premiership Knockout Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Motorcycle Speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of soil, dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central Europe, Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	British Newspaper Archive The British Newspaper Archive website provides access to searchable digitized archives of British and Irish newspapers. It was launched in November 2011. History The British Library's Newspapers section was based in Colindale in north London until 2013, and is now divided between the St Pancras and Boston Spa sites. The library has an almost complete collection of British and Irish newspapers since 1840. This is partly because of the legal deposit legislation of 1869, which required newspapers to supply a copy of each edition of a newspaper to the library. London editions of national daily and Sunday newspapers are complete back to 1801. In total, the collection consists of 660,000 bound volumes and 370,000 reels of microfilm containing tens of millions of newspapers with 52,000 titles on 45 km of shelves. After the closure of Colindale in November 2013, access to the 750 million original printed pages was maintained via an automated and climate-controlled storage fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1947 Speedway National League Division Two The 1947 National League Division Two was the second post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. In the previous season, the league was known as the Northern League but the addition of Bristol Bulldogs and a third tier saw the name revert to the one used 8 years previously. As well as Bristol Bulldogs, Wigan Warriors were new entrants bringing the total teams to 8. Middlesbrough Bears won the title. In fact the entire top five were unchanged from the previous season. Norwich Stars 38-year-old rider Cyril Anderson died instantly on 16 August, during a best pairs event at Norwich. Anderson was leading when he skidded and was hit by a rider from behind Remarkably another rider died the same day, 27-year-old Wembley rider Nelson 'Bronco' Wilson received fatal injuries in a National Trophy match. Final Table Division Two Fixtures & results A fixtures B fixtures British Speedway Cup (Div 2) The British Speedway Cup for Division Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1950 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fifth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. The title was won by Welshman Freddie Williams with the pivotal heat being the heat against Australian Graham Warren. Warren and Williams both unbeaten met in their third rides and as Warren challenged Williams for the lead he was forced to drop behind Williams. Warren then hit a bump and fell which cost him valuable points and the chance to win the title. Ronnie Moore became the youngest finalist at the age of just 17. First qualifying round The top 74 riders qualify for the second qualifying round, where they will be joined by seeded division 2 riders. Second qualifying round The top 73 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round. Third qualifying round The top 2 riders from each meeting qualify for the Championship round, where they will meet 34 seeded division 1 riders. Championship round 9 events in Great Britain. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1951 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship was the sixth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Australia's Jack Young won the World Championship. Young won a run-off for the title with British rider Split Waterman and fellow Australian Jack Biggs after all three riders had finished on 12 points. The 1951 World Final was held before a reported crowd of 93,000 at Wembley Stadium. First qualifying round The top 13 riders qualify for the second qualifying round. Second qualifying round Top Qualifiers go forward to the Championship round. Championship Round Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final Scores Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final World final 20 September 1951 London, Wembley Stadium Classification Podium1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Squib Burton Squib may refer to: * Squib (explosive), a miniature explosive with a very small charge ** Bullet hit squib, a practical effect simulating a gunshot wound in film and theatre * Squib (''Harry Potter'') * Squib (''Star Wars'') * Squib (writing) * Squib, Kentucky * Squib kick, an American football play * Squib load, a firearm malfunction * Squib sailboat * ''Squibs'' (1921 film), a 1921 film starring Betty Balfour * ''Squibs'' (1935 film), a 1935 remake film also starring Balfour See also * Squab (other) * Squibb Squibb is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * David Squibb (1935–2010), British conductor * E. R. Squibb (1819–1900), American physician, inventor, and pharmaceutical company founder * Geoff Squibb (born 1946), Australian poli ... , surname {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1923 Births In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ''(Gregorian Calendar).'' Events January–February * January 9, January 5 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium Occupation of the Ruhr, occupy the Ruhr area, to force Germany to make reparation payments. * January 17 (or 9) – First flight of the first rotorcraft, Juan de la Cierva's Cierva C.4 autogyro, in Spain. (It is first demonstrated to the military on January 31.) * February 5 – Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford makes 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class cricket score for the first time in his third match at this level, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]