Post by Administrator on Mar 5, 2009 14:56:10 GMT
The 1951 London team squads:
NATIONAL LEAGUE, DIVISION ONE
HARRINGAY: Split Waterman, Olle Nygren, Jack Biggs, Jeff Lloyd, Nobby Stock, Danny Dunton, Cliff Watson, Ron How, Jimmy Squibb, Maury McDermott, Ron Barrett.
NEW CROSS: Cyril Roger, Eric French, Bert Roger, Frank Lawrence, Tom Oakley, Bill Longley, Don Gray, Ray Moore, Ron Johnson, Harold McNaughton, Ronnie Genz, thingy Shepherd, Bernie Aldridge, Eric Minall.
WEST HAM: Aub Lawson, Malcolm Craven, Wally Green, Eric Chitty, Howdy Byford, Arthur Atkinson, Fred 'Kid' Curtis, Reg Feraman, Don Lawson, Lloyd Goffe, Geoff Woodger, Johnny Guifoyle, Johnnie Applegate.
WEMBLEY: Fred Williams, Tommy Price, Bruce Abernethy, Eric Williams, George Wilks, Bill Kitchen, Jimmy Gooch, Bob Wells, Den Cosby.
WIMBLEDON: Ronnie Moore, Norrman Parker, Cyril Brine, Dennis Gray, Ernie Roccio, Jimmy Gibb, Reg Trott, Jim Gregory, Mike Erskine, Stan Lanfear, Craig Jones, Ken Holmes, Wal Morton, Don Gray, Cyril Maidment, Geoff Mardon, Nick Nicolaides, Vic Sage, Jack Wright..
NATIONAL LEAGUE, DIVISION TWO
WALTHAMSTOW: Pete Lansdale, Jim Boyd, Harry Edwards, Benny King, Reg Reeves, Jimmy Grant, Arch Windmill, Sid Clark, Alby Smith.
NATIONAL LEAGUE, DIVISION THREE
ALDERSHOT:
Aldershot Shots – 1951 National League Division 3. The Shots best ever season with a 3rd place League finish. However, in other competitions they didn’t do well – finishing 3rd in their qualifying group for the Festival of Britain trophy and going out of the National Trophy at the first hurdle though it was to a Poole Team that totally dominated NL3 this year. Aldershot’s major claim to fame is that this season Geoff Mardon made it, albeit as a non-riding reserve, to the Wembley World Final – this is the Only time that a 3rd Division rider has graced the big night (some sources list Mardon as a Wimbledon rider for the final, this is wrong as he was loaned to Aldershot from the Dons but raced the season under Aldershots colours).
Bert Edwards Bill Grimes Basil Harris Craig Jones Geoff Mardon Doug Papworth Ivor (Ossie) Powell Trevor Redmond Brian Wilson Bob Harrison (2) Pat Flanagan John Dore Joe Rodwell Ron Burnett Doug Ible
Rayleigh: Jules Benson, Frank Bettis, Maury Dunn, Vic Gooden, Ron Howes, Gerald Jackson, Les McGillivray, Tom O'Connor, James (Oz) Osborne, Jack Unstead, Mike Wood, Geoff Woodger, Johnny Guilfoyle, Jim McGillivray, Ray Thackwell
OPEN LICENCE:
RYE HOUSE (rider pool): Dennis Cross, Vic Ridgeon, Stan Bedford, Geoff Woodger, Bill Codling, Cyril Maidment, Ronnie Genz, Bobby Croombs
NATIONAL LEAGUE, DIVISION ONE
HARRINGAY: Split Waterman, Olle Nygren, Jack Biggs, Jeff Lloyd, Nobby Stock, Danny Dunton, Cliff Watson, Ron How, Jimmy Squibb, Maury McDermott, Ron Barrett.
NEW CROSS: Cyril Roger, Eric French, Bert Roger, Frank Lawrence, Tom Oakley, Bill Longley, Don Gray, Ray Moore, Ron Johnson, Harold McNaughton, Ronnie Genz, thingy Shepherd, Bernie Aldridge, Eric Minall.
WEST HAM: Aub Lawson, Malcolm Craven, Wally Green, Eric Chitty, Howdy Byford, Arthur Atkinson, Fred 'Kid' Curtis, Reg Feraman, Don Lawson, Lloyd Goffe, Geoff Woodger, Johnny Guifoyle, Johnnie Applegate.
WEMBLEY: Fred Williams, Tommy Price, Bruce Abernethy, Eric Williams, George Wilks, Bill Kitchen, Jimmy Gooch, Bob Wells, Den Cosby.
WIMBLEDON: Ronnie Moore, Norrman Parker, Cyril Brine, Dennis Gray, Ernie Roccio, Jimmy Gibb, Reg Trott, Jim Gregory, Mike Erskine, Stan Lanfear, Craig Jones, Ken Holmes, Wal Morton, Don Gray, Cyril Maidment, Geoff Mardon, Nick Nicolaides, Vic Sage, Jack Wright..
NATIONAL LEAGUE, DIVISION TWO
WALTHAMSTOW: Pete Lansdale, Jim Boyd, Harry Edwards, Benny King, Reg Reeves, Jimmy Grant, Arch Windmill, Sid Clark, Alby Smith.
NATIONAL LEAGUE, DIVISION THREE
ALDERSHOT:
Aldershot Shots – 1951 National League Division 3. The Shots best ever season with a 3rd place League finish. However, in other competitions they didn’t do well – finishing 3rd in their qualifying group for the Festival of Britain trophy and going out of the National Trophy at the first hurdle though it was to a Poole Team that totally dominated NL3 this year. Aldershot’s major claim to fame is that this season Geoff Mardon made it, albeit as a non-riding reserve, to the Wembley World Final – this is the Only time that a 3rd Division rider has graced the big night (some sources list Mardon as a Wimbledon rider for the final, this is wrong as he was loaned to Aldershot from the Dons but raced the season under Aldershots colours).
Bert Edwards Bill Grimes Basil Harris Craig Jones Geoff Mardon Doug Papworth Ivor (Ossie) Powell Trevor Redmond Brian Wilson Bob Harrison (2) Pat Flanagan John Dore Joe Rodwell Ron Burnett Doug Ible
Rayleigh: Jules Benson, Frank Bettis, Maury Dunn, Vic Gooden, Ron Howes, Gerald Jackson, Les McGillivray, Tom O'Connor, James (Oz) Osborne, Jack Unstead, Mike Wood, Geoff Woodger, Johnny Guilfoyle, Jim McGillivray, Ray Thackwell
OPEN LICENCE:
RYE HOUSE (rider pool): Dennis Cross, Vic Ridgeon, Stan Bedford, Geoff Woodger, Bill Codling, Cyril Maidment, Ronnie Genz, Bobby Croombs