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Post by coombes on Jul 27, 2020 10:12:51 GMT 1
While these events were held in the mid 60s as a best of three races, the title lost a lot of its gloss when it reverted to a single race in the latter seasons in the 60s. Anyone know if it was held in the early 50s?
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Post by benbulben on Jul 27, 2020 12:51:17 GMT 1
From memory pretty sure they were with the likes of Young, Le Breton and Miller heavily involved.
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Post by benbulben on Jul 27, 2020 16:43:45 GMT 1
1949 May...Le Breton beat Bainbridge 2-1,2-0 June/July...Young beat Le Breton 0-2,2-1,2-1 Aug...Young beat Dick Campbell 2-0,2-1 1950 July/Aug...Miller beat Young 1-2,2-0,2-0 Sep...Le Breton beat Miller 2-0,2-0 1951.May/June...Young beat Miller 0-2,2-0,2-1 July...Young beat Bainbridge 2-1,1-2,2-0 1952 May...Miller beat Derek Close 2-0 June...Miller beat Harold Fairhurst 2-0 July...Miller beat Bainbridge 2-1 Aug...Miller beat Don Cuppleditch 2-0 Sep...Miller beat Close 2-1 (at Ashfield) Dont have anything for 1953 but imagine if any were raced they would be recorded in Speedway Researcher for any meetings involving Glasgow v Edinburgh or Motherwll if you want to trawl them
Btw, in reference to your earlier query a late 1953 Tigers prog features Tommy Miller the Second. He was 25 , a grasstracker , so born 1928 or thereabouts. He also appears in the open season in 1956 in second half.
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Post by daveallan on Jul 29, 2020 4:45:29 GMT 1
I've been having a look into this. I agree with everything Benbulben posted with one to add - Sept 1949 Young beat Merv Harding 2-0 (2-0, 2-1).
What date and where was the 1951 Miller v Young decider staged, I can'r find it on Researcher.
Also 1952 Miller v Fairhurst - was this definitely a Scottish Match Race, Researcher doesn't bill it as such.
1953 20/05 Miller beat Close 2-0 20/06 Miller drew with Cuppleditch 1-1 (that can't be right can it?) 24/06 Miller beat Cuppleditch 2-1
1964 11/07 Monk beat D. Templeton 2-0 15/08 Monk beat Hunter 2-1
1965 28/05 Monk beat Hunter 2-1 12/06 Hunter beat Monk 2-1
1966 - likely missing at least one round 12/08 Monk beat Hunter 2-0 17/09 Jansson beat Mattingley 2-0
More to follow...
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Post by benbulben on Jul 29, 2020 9:23:47 GMT 1
Got them from the Stenner's Annuals but venues are not specified but will check later in main text of book.
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Post by coombes on Jul 29, 2020 11:14:11 GMT 1
I've been having a look into this. I agree with everything Benbulben posted with one to add - Sept 1949 Young beat Merv Harding 2-0 (2-0, 2-1). What date and where was the 1951 Miller v Young decider staged, I can'r find it on Researcher. Also 1952 Miller v Fairhurst - was this definitely a Scottish Match Race, Researcher doesn't bill it as such. 1953 20/05 Miller beat Close 2-0 20/06 Miller drew with Cuppleditch 1-1 (that can't be right can it?) 24/06 Miller beat Cuppleditch 2-1 1964 11/07 Monk beat D. Templeton 2-0 15/08 Monk beat Hunter 2-1 1965 28/05 Monk beat Hunter 2-1 12/06 Hunter beat Monk 2-1 1966 - likely missing at least one round 12/08 Monk beat Hunter 2-0 17/09 Jansson beat Mattingley 2-0 More to follow... Monk and Hunter tying at a leg each in 1965 set things up very nicely for a decider at Cowdenbeath but Hunter getting injured scuppered that and Beath had folded before a date could be rearranged. I dont think there was an earlier round in 1966. Monk resigned his title after his car was vandalised after the Scottish Cup tie at Old Meadowbank. From memory Persson beat McMillan ; Berg beat Persson; Eide beat Berg in 1968 and possibly Eide beat Monk at Hampden in 1969 but not so sure about this.
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Post by benbulben on Jul 29, 2020 16:54:45 GMT 1
Trawled progs and found : 1949 yes. YOUNG beat HARDING Sep 1952, yes. MILLER beat FAIRHURST 1953 MILLER beat CLOSE May and CUPPLEDITCH June ( recorded as 1-1 presumably at Old Meadowbank) then 2-0 (presumably White City). Competition then abandoned as no challenger good enough. 1968 10 May PERSSON beat McMillan (fell) 1968 2 Aug BERG beat PERSSON (et lap 3 while leading) 1968 28 Sep at Coatbridge BERG lost to EIDE
1969 30 May EIDE beat McMILLAN (Jimmy replaced Charlie Monk who was riding for Australia v Engerlund at Wolverhampton) 1969 13 June EIDE beat MONK 1969 11 July EIDE on injured list so HARKINS beat McMILLAN .
Could revive it with COOK, WELLS, MASTERS,WORRALL, PICKERING.
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Post by benbulben on Jul 29, 2020 17:04:20 GMT 1
CORRECTION 1969 30 May....EIDE vs McMILLAN did not take place as meeting was rained off. It meant MONK was able to take his alloted place.
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Post by daveallan on Jul 29, 2020 22:59:17 GMT 1
Thanks chaps. Does it stop after 1969?
1974 09/08 Bert Harkins v Bobby Beaton - not staged
1975 09/05 Brian Collins beat Sid Sheldrick 2-1 at Coatbridge. (Was there a return leg at Paisley?)
1981 14/08 Charlie McKinna beat Brian Collins 2-0 at Blantyre Stadium.
1982 22/10 Charlie McKinna v Kenny McKinna - not staged due to track conditions.
And I think that was that.
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Post by benbulben on Jul 30, 2020 9:21:15 GMT 1
Monarchs moved south to Wembley for 1970 so that would be that for a while.
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Post by daveallan on Jul 30, 2020 14:25:14 GMT 1
I found a challenge in September 1972, McMillan beating Harkins 2-1 at Hampden. Not sure of exact date though. There was also a reference to McMillan v Beaton in October which wasn't staged.
There's also a second one for 1975 - Collins beat Farquharson 2-1 at Paisley though no idea of date.
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Post by benbulben on Jul 30, 2020 16:23:40 GMT 1
22Sep.1972..McMILLAN 2-1 HARKINS. Should have been raced on 15th but Jimmy asked to be excused that meeting as he was reserve for World Final at Wembley the next night. BEATON wanted to challenge him for title but cant find trace of it taking place even in 1973 which would be last time they rode together in Scotland.
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Post by coombes on Jul 30, 2020 16:51:52 GMT 1
Pretty sure it wasnt billed as the Scottish Match Race but Monk beat Beaton 2-1 at Paisley on a dark night I think in 1975.
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Post by benbulben on Jul 30, 2020 17:05:21 GMT 1
Correct, coombes 29 September 1975 and billed as"Superstars Match Race". Charlie was at Halifax and Bobby at Hull so not even Mr Macfarlane could have fooled us with a Scottish MRC.
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