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Not to be confused with Dud "McKean", of course... Steve

I think I did a quick check on Glyn, but I will have another look and see what I can find. Thanks, Steve

Updated; thanks, Steve

Here's the latest update... 18 - ALAN MOGRIDGE (Arena Essex, Berwick, Bradford, Canterbury, Crayford, Eastbourne, Hackney, Ipswich, London, Middlesbrough, Peterborough, Rye House, Sheffield, Stoke, Swindon, Wimbledon, Wolves, Workington) 16 - JUSTIN ELKINS (Arena Essex, Eastbourne, Eastbourne Starlets, Edinburgh, Exeter, Hull, Isle of Wight, Long Eaton, Poole, Reading, Rye House, Stoke, Stoke Spitfires, Weymouth, Wimbledon, Workington) 16 - WAL MORTON (Bradford (Greenfield), Bradford (Odsal), Bristol, Coventry, Glasgow WC, Hackney, Harringay, Ipswich, Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Norwich, West Ham, West Ham Res, Weymouth, Wimbledon) 16 - TONY FEATHERSTONE (Boston, Bradford, Crayford, Exeter, Hackney, King's Lynn, King's Lynn II, Leicester, Long Eaton, Milton Keynes, Newport, Peterborough, Poole, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Wolves) 15 - JAMES BIRKINSHAW (Belle Vue Colts, Berwick, Birmingham, Boston, Buxton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Linlithgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Sheffield Prowlers, St. Austell, Stoke, Wolves 2nd, Workington) 15 - MARK BURROWS (Belle Vue, Buxton, Cleveland (Boro II), Cleveland (Redcar II), Coventry, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Long Eaton, Middlesbrough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Stoke, Stoke Spitfires, Wimbledon) 15 - GEORGE MAJOR(Aldershot, Belle Vue, Birmingham, Cradley, Doncaster, Glasgow, Leicester, Neath, Newcastle, Norwich, Oxford, Sheffield, St. Austell, Wolves, Yarmouth) 14 - STAN STEVENS (Barrow, Chesterton, Cradley, Exeter, King's Lynn, Mildenhall, New Cross, Oxford, Rayleigh, Romford, Rye House, Southampton, Rayleigh, West Ham) 13 - DAVID BLACKBURN (Belle Vue, Berwick, Boston, Glasgow, Leicester, Long Eaton, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Reading, Sheffield, Swindon, Workington) 13 - NEIL COLLINS (Belle Vue, Ellesmere Port, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Leicester, Newport, Sheffield, Somerset, Stoke, Swindon, Wolves, Workington) 13 - DES LUKEHURST (Eastbourne, Exeter, Exeter 'B', Hackney, Long Eaton, New Cross, Newport, Oxford, Romford, Swindon, Wembley, West Ham, Wolves) 13 - GEOFF PENNIKET (Cradley, Eastbourne, King's Lynn, Long Eaton, Newcastle, New Cross, Newpool, Newport, Plymouth, Poole, Rayleigh, Romford, Workington) 12 - ERIC HOCKADAY (Aldershot, California, Coventry, Cradley, Exeter, Leicester, Oxford, Rayleigh, Rye House, Sheffield, Southern Rovers, Stoke) 12 - CHRIS JULIAN (Bristol, Cradley, Exeter, Glasgow, Glasgow WC, Mildenhall, Neath, Newport, Plymouth, Southampton, St. Austell, Weymouth) 12 - NIGEL SPARSHOTT (Birmingham, Crayford, Exeter, King's Lynn, Long Eaton, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Poole, Rye House, Swindon, Wimbledon) 12 - TOMMY SWEETMAN (Aldershot, California, Exeter, Hackney, New Cross, Norwich, Norwich II, Rayleigh Rovers, Rye House, Southern Rovers, Swindon Res, Wolves) 12 - KEN VALE (Aldershot, Canterbury, Cradley, Eastbourne, Exeter, King's Lynn II, Long Eaton, Neath, Newport, Oxford, Weymouth, Workington) 11 - DANNY DUNTON (Birmingham, Belle Vue, Belle Vue Res, Harringay, Ipswich, Long Eaton, Norwich, Oxford, Swindon, Weymouth, Yarmouth) 11 - REIDAR EIDE (Coatbridge, Edinburgh, Exeter, Leicester, Newport, Poole, Reading, Sheffield, Swindon, Wembley, Wolves) 11 - COLIN GOODDY (Brafield, Cradley, Crayford, Eastbourne, Exeter, Ipswich, Oxford, Poole, Rayleigh Rovers, Southern Rovers, Yarmouth) 11 - OLLE NYGREN (Bristol, Coventry, Harringay, Ipswich, King's Lynn, New Cross, Norwich, Southampton, Swindon, West Ham, Wimbledon) 11 - ROB WOFFINDEN (Berwick, Birmingham, Boston, Edinburgh, Halifax, Milton Keynes, Middlesbrough, Rye House, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Stoke) 10 - JOHN FITZPATRICK (Ipswich, Middlesbrough, New Cross, Oxford Res, Rayleigh, Southampton, Stoke, West Ham, Wimbledon Res, Yarmouth) 10 - JIMMY SQUIBB (Canterbury, Cradley, Eastbourne, Exeter, Harringay, Ipswich, New Cross, Plymouth, Poole, Southampton) 10 - DEREK TIMMS (Aldershot, Cradley, Crayford, Doncaster, Middlesbrough, New Cross, Plymouth, St. Austell, Wimbledon Res, Wolves) 9 - MAL CORRADINE (Birmingham, Cradley, Doncaster, Long Eaton, Middlesbrough, Oxford, Stoke, Weymouth, Wolves) 9 - ALAN COWLAND (Exeter, Hull, Leicester, Mildenhall, Newport, Peterborough, Wimbledon, Wolves, Workington) 9 - DAVID CRANE (Coventry, Exeter, Hackney, Ipswich, King's Lynn, King's Lynn II, Norwich, Oxford, Sheffield) 9 - ERIC EADON (Aldershot, Brafield, Coventry Res, Cradley, Edinburgh, Rayleigh Rovers, Southern Rovers, Stoke, Wolves) 9 - KEITH HARVEY (Birmingham, C. Palace, High Beech, Luton, New Cross, Norwich, Stamford Bridge, West Ham, Wimbledon) 9 - BRIAN LEONARD (Hackney, Leicester, Newpool, Newport, Oxford, Poole, Swindon, Wembley, West Ham) 9 - STEVE JOHNSTON (Arena, Belle Vue, Coventry, Ipswich, Long Eaton, Oxford, Sheffield, Swindon, Wolves) 8 - TONY EADON, CLIVE HITCH, DAVE JESSUP, GORDON KENNETT, MARK LORAM, GARRY MIDDLETON, CHARLIE MONK, JOHN POYSER, GLYN TAYLOR

I looked at my watch earlier, and it hit me that was probably around the time that Tommy succumbed to his injuries. I remember picking up the Daily Mirror on the Friday morning, and seeing the headline. Oh, and Derek, the last time I saw Tommy ride was at the 1975 Laurels, which he won with a maximum. Steve

Ray Thackwell did indeed ride at Rayleigh in 1951... Steve

There must be two, then. Peter Harris was an Australian who rode for Yarmouth in 1952, and appeared for the Overseas Team in the Test Series against Britain that year. He also rode for Wolverhampton under the name "Gundy" Harris. Steve

Yes, Bob's son (Robert, I believe) is one of our members. Most people actually forget that Bob was originally English, particularly as he won the World Pairs as a New Zealander, with Ivan Mauger. There was also Bill Andrew (no "s"). It was quite common for people to confuse the two, especially as they were around at the same time. Bill, an accomplished jockey, rode for Poole, Newport, Halifax etc. Steve

Gary Allan New Zealand Goog Allan New Zealand Max Amor New Zealand Bob Andrews New Zealand (Born in England, rode for England, before become a naturalized New Zealander) Jacob Beierholm Sweden Johnny Bekker Southern Rhodesia Malcolm Brown England (as Ian said) Tom Brown Wales Wayne Brown New Zealand Jack Cunningham New Zealand Tom Davie Australia or Scotland Jacky De Vries Holland Peter Dykes New Zealand Earl Farrand USA Jorma Frantila Finland Jock Grierson Scotland Herman Gunzenhauser Germany Teemu Hagelberg Finland Dennis Hall Australia Nils Haraldsen Norway Patrik Haraldsen Norway Peter Harris Australia Ossi Henriksson Finland Rene Holm Denmark Enrico Hoth Germany Jon Hovind Norway Jack Hyland Australia Steve

Farir enough, but Arsenal's Emmanuel Eboue puts them both to shame... Steve

Sorry, but that's not a higher ratio - it's the same as Ian Ure. Steve

What about Vic or Cliff EMMS??? Steve

I think the term is "anorak"... Hopefully December, but probably not before. Steve

Wombwell Colliers 1947, 1948 Hanley were the "Potters". Steve

Hey Miro, that was cool; we posted the same thing at the same time! Steve

Not so, my friend. Even though they did not have a track of their own (the local Town and Country Planning Committee had previously accepted their proposal for a track, but this was eventually denied by the County Committee), the team actually rode in a number of matches, including several BL II fixtures, as Rochester. It wasn't until May that, still without a home venue, they managed to acquire Brooklands, thus becoming Romford. Steve

Sorry, I did it again; you're absolutely right! Dunno why I keep hitting the 8 instead of the 9... Steve

I'm also not sure about Barrow. According to the book, National League Speedway 1968-1977, the 1972 Barrow team were called the "Bombers". However, I seem to remember them being known as the "Happy Faces" due to their sponsorship from Duckham's. Can anyone confirm that their official nickname was indeed, the "Happy Faces"? Steve

HammerS not Hammer. CanteRbury, not CanteNbury. HigHwaymen with a second "H" SaxonS not Saxon. CheetAHs not Cheethas. RochDAle not RochADle TigerS not Tiger ScORchers not Scrochers Also, Glasgow Ashfield rode in 1952. The Exeter Devonair Falcons don't need to be separated from the rest of Exeter's history; they were still the Falcons. It would be very confusing if we started separating teams because of sponsors. For instance, Wimbledon were always the Dons (true, not Eastbourne, Brett!!!), even though they were the L.B.C. Dons, Chalfont Dons, Montine Dons, GMB Dons etc. Steve

I forgive ya... Of course, I just made a faux pas also, saying 1968 instead of '69... Oh, and Wilman70, here are some more corrections : Romford Bombers 1968 - 1971 Middlesbrough were the "Teessiders" from 1968 - 1970, becoming the Teesside "Teessiders" from 1971 - 1973, before changing to the Teesside "Tigers" in 1974. Teams that have been left out are : Ringwood "Turfs" 1954 Southern Rovers 1956 Rayleigh Rovers 1957 Steve

'Ang on, norbold; what about 1968 - 1974??? Surely that should read "1968 - 1990" for the Eagles? Steve

Should read "Foxes" not "Foxies". What about 1988-1991? Oops, sorry Brett; just realised you've already mentioned that... Wolverhampton were the Wolves for a much longer period than just 1978. The Devonair Falcons were simply the Exeter Falcons with their sponsor being Devonair. I don't believe that Newcastle were the Federation Specials in 1966, and you will find that Hackney were the Hawks long before 1971, Odsal were the "Boomerangs", not Bommerangs. Steve

Funnily enough, I thought he may have been a New Zealander, but the Speedway Star Annual from both 1969 and 1970 list him as English. Steve

Didn't ring any bells here either, and the name (or anything similar) didn't appear in Peter Morrish's book anywhere from 1946 to 1964. All I can think of is that he MAY have been a novice/second-halfer. I will tell you, I'm always a little suspicious when people start telling me things, when it is clear that names/tracks/dates/events don't even begin to tally ie Harringay and Wembley in 1958! Steve

Some good stuff here, and I was wondering who would mention people like Messrs Mockford, Greene, Silver, Knott, Foote, etc. Also, Harry Shepherd... Keep 'em coming! Steve