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Plymouth Gladiators
The Plymouth Gladiators are a Motorcycle speedway, speedway team in the British SGB Championship. The team competed during various seasons from 1932 to 1969, before reforming after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006. In 2021, the club successfully applied to join the British second division, the SGB Championship. The team nicknames have included Tigers, Panthers, Devils and Bulldogs History Origins and 1930s The origins of speedway in Plymouth began when Western Speedways Ltd promoted the dirt track racing at Pennycross Stadium. The opening meeting was a challenge match against Exeter Falcons, Exeter on 13 June 1931. The general manager of the stadium Freddie Hore signed Australian Bert Spencer as the first star to ride at Plymouth. As the Plymouth Tigers the team were founder members of the first National League (1932–64), National League, competing in the 1932 Speedway National League. The team included seven Australian riders, including Spencer, Eric Collins (speedway r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plymouth Gladiators Speedway Team Logo
Plymouth ( ) is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England. It is located on Devon's south coast between the rivers River Plym, Plym and River Tamar, Tamar, about southwest of Exeter and southwest of London. It is the most populous city in Devon. Plymouth's history extends back to the Bronze Age, evolving from a trading post at Mount Batten into the thriving market town of Sutton, which was formally re-named as Plymouth in 1439 when it was made a borough status in the United Kingdom, borough. The settlement has played a significant role in English history, notably in 1588 when an English fleet based here defeated the Spanish Armada, and in 1620 as the departure point for the Pilgrim Fathers to the New World. During the English Civil War, the town was held by the Roundhead, Parliamentarians and was besieged between 1642 and 1646. In 1690 a dockyard was established on the River Tamar for the Royal Navy and Plymouth grew as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions
The List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions is the list of teams and riders who have won the United Kingdom's Fours Championship that corresponded to the relevant league at the time. The list 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 and Premier League, etc. This list gives a complete listing of the winners for each season. During some years there was only one or two divisions, such as 1995 and 1996, when the top two tiers of speedway merged. Fours Champions (chronological order) Tier One *British League Four-Team Championship 1993–1994 * Premier League Four-Team Championship 1995–1996 * Elite League Four-Team Championship 1997 Tier Two * National League Four-Team Championship 1976-1994 * Premier League Four-Team Championship 1997–2016 * SGB Championship Fours 2017–present Tier Three * Conference League Four-Team Championship 2003–2008 * National Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provincial League (1936–37)
The Provincial League (1936–1937) was a league competition for speedway teams in the United Kingdom. The league was formed after Mr B. Southouse (the Cardiff speedway manager for the Greyhound Racing Association) proposed that a new league be formed and organised a syndicate, including Nottingham and Liverpool speedway. The Provincial League was created as a second tier to the National League in 1936 but was renamed National League Division Two in 1938. The 'Provincial League' name was re-used for a breakaway league from the National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ... in 1960. Champions See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions References {{DEFAULTSORT:Provincial League (1936-1937) Speedway leagues Speedway competitions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clem Mitchell
Clement Walter Mitchell (3 February 1908 – 28 February 1995) was an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 29 international caps for the Australia national speedway team. Biography Mitchell, born in Blyth, South Australia, was brought over to the UK in 1930 by Roger Frogley, before he started his British leagues career racing a couple of times for Birmingham Perry Barr. The Birmingham team folded, leaving Mitchell to join the Crystal Palace Glaziers during the 1930 Speedway Southern League season. He was named in the Crystal Palace team for 1931 but he chose to stay in Australia for the season. In 1932, the northern and southern leagues merged to form the National League and Mitchell returned to UK shores arriving to race for Crystal Palace again. He failed to make it out of the reserves and joined Plymouth Tigers mid-season. Mitchell raced in Australia from 1933 to 1936 and was instrumental in setting up the debut's of Jack Milne and Cordy Miln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Pearce (speedway Rider)
Frank Charles Pearce (4 January 1901 – 20 January 1987) was an English born Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He was champion of Australia (4 lap) in 1929 and earned eight international caps for the Australia national speedway team. Biography Pearce, born in Chiswick, London, emigrated to Australia shortly after his ninth birthday in 1910. He became a mechanic and entered the new sport of speedway. He was one of the early pioneers of the sport, winning the golden helmet three times before travelling to the United Kingdom in 1928 to take part in some of the first races ever staged in the country. He raced the 1928 Australian season and enhanced his reputation further by winning the 1928, 4 lap Australian Solo Championship, at the Davies Park. He decided not to return to Britain for the 1929 and 1930 seasons but agreed to sign for High Beech for his first season of league racing, during the 1931 Speedway Southern League. His first season was a tough one, he was made cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Collins (speedway Rider)
Eric Francis Collins (5 October 1910 – 23 February 1954) was an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the early days of speedway in the United Kingdom. Career Collins rode for Lea Bridge during the 1931 Speedway Southern League. In 1932, he then switched to Plymouth Tigers, after the formation of the National League. It was during the 1932 season that he also reached the final of the 1932 Star Riders' Championship, which was considered at the time to be the World Championship of speedway. After staying in Australia for two seasons he joined Wimbledon Dons and rode for them from 1935 to 1939. He also doubled up for Bristol Bulldogs in 1936. He won the National Trophy with Wimbledon during the 1938 Speedway National League, where he top scored during the home leg of the final. Players cigarette cards Collins is listed as number 9 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco industry, tobac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1932 Speedway National League
The National League was formed in 1932 combining teams from the Northern League and Southern League. It was the fourth season of speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary From the teams that finished the 1931 Northern League, Leeds Lions and Preston closed down, leaving only Belle Vue Aces and Sheffield. From the 1931 Southern League, High Beech and Lea Bridge had closed Plymouth Tigers were new competitors. In the first half of the season, the teams competed for the National Association (NSA) Trophy in a league format won by Stamford Bridge Pensioners. In May 1932, the Southampton Saints promotion left Banister Court Stadium to take over the licence at Lea Bridge Stadium, with the team becoming the Clapton Saints. At the end of the NSA Trophy phase Sheffield dropped out. In the second half of the season Wembley Lions won the inaugural National League title. Dicky Case of the Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League (1932–64)
National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system *National League (ice hockey), the top tier of the Swiss ice hockey league system National League may also refer to: Organizations Political parties * Australasian National League, anti-Labor alliance founded 1896 *Indian National League, formed in 1994 and currently part of the Left Democratic Front *Irish National League, founded by Charles Parnell in 1882 and dissolved in 1900 * National League (Poland, 1893) (''Liga Narodowa''), a Polish right-wing political organisation that disbanded in 1928 * National League (Poland, 2007) (''Liga Narodowa''), a Polish far-right minor political party * National League Party of Ireland, founded by William Redmond and Thomas O'Donnell in 1926 and disbanded in 1931 *National League for Democracy, a ... [...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] |
Bert Spencer
Albert David Spencer (13 May 1908 – 22 May 1969) was an English born, international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. He earned 6 international caps for the Australia national speedway team. Biography Spencer was born in Richmond, London, England but emigrated to Australia aged just three-years-old. In 1928, a contingent of Australian riders arrived in Britain to demonstrate the new sport, where Spencer competed in various exhibition events. He was nicknamed the Baby Cyclone and on more than one occasion fell foul of the local police due to motor car offences. He rode more events during 1929, while based in Exeter and rode for the Exeter team in challenge events, before being signed by Leicester Super, where he began his British leagues career during the 1930 Speedway Northern League season. In 1931, he was signed by Freddie Hore, the general manager of the Pennycross Stadium and a former room-mate of Spencers in Leicester. He rode for and captained Plymouth Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exeter Falcons
The Exeter Falcons were a Motorcycle speedway, speedway team based in the city of Exeter. The Falcons operated from 1947 to 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. History Origins & 1920s Speedway began at the County Ground in 1929, when the Southern Speedways Ltd, led by Mr Seward Glanfield agreed a ten-year contract with the Devon Athletic Ground Company. The first meeting was held on 9 March 1929 but despite a full season of racing (which included an Exeter team racing challenge matches) the company went into liquidation. 1930s A second promotion called County Speedways Ltd, ran the speedway in 1930 and 1931 but also went into liquidation. In 1931 the Exeter team competed in the Knockout Cup (speedway), National Trophy during the 1931 Speedway Southern League season, losing to High Beech Speedway, High Beech in the first round. 1940s At the start of 1947, plans began for the return of speedway to the County Ground and a lease was signed by Motor Sports (Exeter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pennycross Stadium
Pennycross Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in north Plymouth, Devon. Origins In 1928, southeast of Pennycross village and directly east of the Pennycross vicarage, an area of rural land was identified for a greyhound track in the north of Plymouth. There had been attempts at racing on the Polo Grounds in nearby Roborough and Beacon Park also hosted summer racing but this was the first time a substantial stadium was being constructed. The venture would cost over £30,000 and take over six months to build before coming to life and the track was one of nineteen that the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) had a financial interest in. Opening The first meeting was held on 28 May 1928 promoted by the Plymouth Greyhound Stadium Ltd company becoming the third venue in Plymouth to experience greyhound racing. The track circumference was a large 471 yards with race distances of 525 & 725 yards; the hare was a 'Metro-Vickers' with racing being held four times p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
