EXETER 1948 Monday 29 March 1948 County Ground, Exeter ... · Final C.Roger, Myson, B.Roger, Hardy Tuesday 6th April 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton ... Ht1 Langton, Oates, C.Roger,

EXETER 1948

Data from Tony Lethbridge

Updated 21.5.2014

Note: Not space for times in Exeter programmes

Monday 29th

March 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Speedway Supporters’ Club Tom Crutcher Memorial Trophy

Arthur Pilgrim 2 1 3 2 3 11

Don Hardy N 2 0 2 3 7

Broncho Slade E 1 E E 3 4

Cyril Roger 3 3 3 3 3 15

Pete Lansdale 2 3 2 2 2 11

Bert Roger 3 3 2 2 2 12

Bill Elliott 1 0 1 1 0 3

Art Hood 0 0 1 1 2 4

Reg Robins 1 1 2 1 1 6

Gordon Taylor 0 2 2 1 1 6

Johnny Myson 3 3 3 3 F 12

Dingo Davey 2 2 0 1 5

Billy Newell 1 0 0 0 0 1

Keith Gurtner 0 0 3 3 1 7

Hugh Geddes 3 2 0 5

Norman Clay 2 1 1 3 2 9

John Hancox (res) 1 1

Herby Plain (res) 0 0 0

Ht1 C.Roger, Pilgrim, Slade (ef), Hardy (nf)

Ht2 B.Roger, Lansdale, Elliott, Hood

Ht3 Myson, Davey, Robins, Taylor

Ht4 Geddes, Clay, Newell, Gurtner

Ht5 Lansdale, Hardy, Robins, Newell

Ht6 B.Roger, Taylor, Pilgrim, Gurtner

Ht7 Myson, Geddes, Slade, Elliott

Ht8 C.Roger, Davey, Clay, Hood

Ht9 Myson, B.Roger, Clay, Hardy

Ht10 Pilgrim, Lansdale, Hancox, Davey

Ht11 Gurtner, Hardy, Elliott, Plane

Ht12 C.Roger, Taylor, Elliott, Newell

Ht13 Gurtner, Robbins, Hood, Slade (chain)

Ht14 Myson, Pilgrim, Hood, Newell

Ht15 Clay, Lansdale, Taylor, Slade (chain)

Ht16 C.Roger, B.Roger, Robins, Geddes

Ht17 Hardy, Hood, Taylor, Plain

Ht18 Pilgrim, Clay, Robins, Elliott

Ht19 Slade, B.Roger, Davey, Newell

Ht20 C.Roger, Lansdale, Gurtner, Myson (f)

Monday 5th

April 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 68 Plymouth Devils 28 (Devon Derby Cup)

Exeter

Cyril Roger 3 3 3 3 3 15

Bert Roger 2’ 1 2’ 3 9 2

Johnny Myson 2’ E 0 3 5 1

Hugh Geddes 3 3 0 1’ 7 1

Broncho Slade 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1

Keith Gurtner 1 1 2’ 4 1

Arthur Pilgrim 1 2’ 2 2’ 7 2

Norman Clay 3 2’ 3 8 1

Plymouth

Billy Newell 0 2 1 1 4

Ted Gibson 1 1’ 0 2 1

Alex Gray 0 0 2 2

Ivan Kessell 1 2 2 1 1 7

Pete Lansdale 2 2 2 3 0 9

Charlie Challis 0 0 1’ 1 2 1

Len Read 0 0 0 1 1

Harold Sharpe 1’ 0 0 1 1

Ht1 C.Roger, B.Roger, Gibson, Newell 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Geddes, Myson, Kessell, Gray 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Slade, Lansdale, Gurtner, Challis 4 2 14 4

Ht4 C.Roger, Kessell, Pilgrim, Read 4 2 18 6

Ht5 Geddes, Newell, Gibson, Myson (chain) 3 3 21 9

Ht6 Slade, Kessell, Gurtner, Gray 4 2 25 11

Ht7 C.Roger, Lansdale, B.Roger, Challis 4 2 29 13

Ht8 Clay, Gray, Sharpe, Myson 3 3 32 16

Ht9 Slade, Pilgrim, Newell, Gibson 5 1 37 17

Ht10 C.Roger, B.Roger, Kessell, Read 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Myson, Lansdale, Challis, Geddes 3 3 45 21

Ht12 Slade, Clay, Newell, Read 5 1 50 22

Ht13 Lansdale, Pilgrim, Geddes, Sharpe 3 3 53 25

Ht14 B.Roger, Gurtner, Challis, Sharp 5 1 58 26

Ht15 Clay, Pilgrim, Read, Sharpe 5 1 63 27

Ht16 C.Roger, Slade, Kessell, Lansdale 5 1 68 28

The Triers Scratch Race

Hancox, Elliott, Davey, Hood

The Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Hardy, Clay, Hancox, Gray

Ht2 C.Roger, Lansdale, Davey, Geddes

Ht3 Myson, Pilgrim, Kessell, Challis

Ht4 B.Roger, Read, Sharpe, Gurtner (ns)

Final C.Roger, Myson, B.Roger, Hardy

Tuesday 6th

April 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 57 Exeter Falcons 27 (National League Division Three)

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 3 3 3 12 0 4

George Bason 1 1 1 3 6 0 4

Bob Oakley 0 3 2*3 8 1 4

Jim Squibb 3 1 2*3 9 1 4

Alf Kaines 3 3 2 1* 9 1 4

Bert Croucher 2*2*0 2* 6 3 4

Tony Buxey 1 1 2 0 2

Tom Oakley 3 2 5 0 2

Exeter

Cyril Roger 2 2 3 3 10 0 4

Bert Roger 0 0 1 0 1 0 4

Johnny Myson 2 1 0 0 3 0 4

Hugh Geddes 1*0 2 3 1 3

Arthur Pilgrim 1 2 1 0 4 0 4

Don Hardy 0 0 0 1 1 0 4

Bronco Slade 2 0 0 2 0 3

Norman Clay 1 2 3 0 2

1 Alf Bottoms, Cyril Roger, George Bason, Bert Roger 68 record 4 – 2 4 – 2

2 Jim Squibb, Johnny Myson, Hugh Geddes, Bob Oakley 71.4 3 – 3 7 – 5

3 Alf Kaines, Bert Croucher, Arthur Pilgrim, Don Hardy 73.2 5 – 1 12 – 6

4 Alf Bottoms, Bronco Slade, Tony Buxey, Hugh Geddes 72.2 4 – 2 16 – 8

5 Bob Oakley, Cyril Roger, Jim Squibb, Bert Roger 70.8 4 – 2 20 – 10

6 Alf Kaines, Bert Croucher, Johnny Myson, Bronco Slade 74 5 – 1 25 – 11

7 Alf Bottoms, Arthur Pilgrim, George Bason, Don Hardy 72.8 4 – 2 29 – 13

8 Tom Oakley, Bob Oakley, Norman Clay, Johnny Myson 73.2 5 – 1 34 – 14

9 Cyril Roger, Alf Kaines, Bert Roger, Bert Croucher 73.2 2 – 4 36 – 18

10 Alf Bottoms, Hugh Geddes, George Bason, Johnny Myson 73.2 4 – 2 40 – 20

11 Bob Oakley, Jim Squibb, Arthur Pilgrim, Don Hardy 73.6 5 – 1 45 – 21

12 Cyril Roger, Tom Oakley, Alf Kaines, Bronco Slade 73.8 3 – 3 48 – 24

13 Jim Squibb, Norman Clay, Tony Buxey, Arthur Pilgrim 74.6 4 – 2 52 – 26

14 George Bason, Bert Croucher, Don Hardy, Bert Roger 76 5 – 1 57 – 27

Wednesday 7th

April 1948 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 82 Exeter Falcons 26 (National Trophy)

Tamworth

Steve Langton 3 2’ 3 3 3 3 17 1

Charlie Oates 2’ 2’ 2’ 2 3 11 3

Arthur Payne 3 3 0 0 6

Cyril Page 3 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 11 4

Bill Dalton 2 2’ 3 3 2’ 1 13 2

Basil Harris 2’ 3 3 2’ 3 13 2

Harry Saunders 2’ 3 5 1

Peter Orpwood 3 1 2’ 6 1

Exeter

Cyril Roger 1 3 1 3 1 2 11

Bert Roger 0 0 2 1 0 0 3

John Myson 0 1 0 1 2

Hugh Geddes 1 1 0 1 0 3


Don Hardy 0 0 0 X F 0

Broncho Slade 0 F 0

Norman Clay 1 1 1 3

Ht1 Langton, Oates, C.Roger, B.Roger 73.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Payne, Harris, Geddes, Myson 75.6 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Page, Oates, Pilgrim, Hardy 75.2 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Orpwood, Saunders, Clay, Slade 76.6 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Payne, Page, Myson, B.Roger 77.0 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Harris, Langton, Geddes, Hardy 76.2 5 1 30 6

Ht7 C.Roger, Dalton, Pilgrim, Payne 76.0 2 4 32 10

Ht8 Langton, Dalton, C.Roger, Myson 75.6 5 1 37 11

Ht9 Langton, B.Roger, Orpwood, Hardy 77.6 4 2 41 13

Ht10 Harris, Oates, Myson, Pilgrim 76.8 5 1 46 14

Ht11 Dalton, Page, B.Roger, Geddes 78.2 5 1 51 15

Ht12 C.Roger, Oates, Geddes, Payne 76.8 2 4 53 19

Ht13 Dalton, Harris, Pilgrim, B.Roger 77.4 5 1 58 20

Htt14 Saunders, Orpwood, Clay, Slade (f) 78.4 5 1 63 21

Ht15 Langton, Page, Pilgrim, Geddes 76.6 5 1 68 22

Ht16 Oates, Dalton, Clay, Hardy (exc) 76.2 5 1 73 23

Ht17 Harris, Page, C.Roger, Hardy (f) 77.4 5 1 78 24

Ht18 Langton, C.Roger, Dalton, B.Roger 75.8 4 2 82 26

Monday 12th


Exeter Falcons 81 Tamworth Hounds 27 (National Trophy)

Exeter

Cyril Roger 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’12 6

Bert Roger 3 0 3 3 1 3 13

Johnny Myson 2’ 3 0 5 1

Hugh Geddes 3 2’ 2’ 7 2

Stan Hodson 3 3 2’ 3 3 14 1

Broncho Slade 3 3 2’ 3 3 14 1

Don Hardy 3 3 3 0 9

Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Tamworth

Steve Langton 1 2 1 2 2 8

Charlie Oates 0 1 0 1 0 2

Arthur Payne 1 0 0 0 1

Cyril Page 0 0 0 0 0

Bill Dalton 1’ 1’ 1 1 1 5 2

Basil Harris 2 1 1 2 1’ 7 1

Peter Orpwood 1 0 1’ 1 1 4 1

Harry Saunders 0 0 0

Ht1 C.Roger, B.Roger, Langton, Oates 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Slade, Myson, Payne, Page 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Geddes, Harris, Dalton, B.Roger 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Hardy, Pilgrim, Orpwood, Saunders 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Myson, Geddes, Oates, Payne 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Salde, C.Roger, Harris, Page 5 1 28 8

Ht7 Hodson, Langton, Dalton, Myson 3 3 31 11

Ht8 Hodson, C.Roger, Langton, Orpwood 5 1 36 12

Ht9 Hardy, C.Roger, Harris, Oates 5 1 41 13

Ht10 B.Roger, Slade, Dalton, Payne 5 1 46 14

Ht11 Hodson, Geddes, Oates, Page 5 1 51 15

Ht12 B.Roger, Langton, Orpwood, Myson 3 3 54 18

Ht13 Slade, Hodson, Dalton, Oates 5 1 59 19

Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, Orpwood, Saunders 5 1 64 20

Ht15 Pilgrim, C.Roger, Dalton, Page 5 1 69 21

Ht16 Hodson, Harris, B.Roger, Payne 4 2 73 23

Ht17 Slade, Langton, Harris, Hardy 3 3 76 26

Ht18 B.Roger, C.Roger, Orpwood, Payne 5 1 81 29


Ht1 Clay, Saunders, Orpwood, Hardy

Ht2 Pilgrim, Reg Robins, Gurtner, Gordon Taylor

Final Clay, Robins, Saunders, Pilgrim (f)

Thursday 15th

April 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 44 Exeter Falcons 52 (Devon Derby Cup)

Plymouth

Alex Gray 2 3 2 2’ 1 10 1

Ivan Kessell 1’ 0 3 0 4 1

Billy Newell 2 0 3 3 8

Dave Hynes F 1 0 1’ 2 1

Pete Lansdale 2 1’ 2 0 5 1

Charlie Challis 1’ 2 0 2 5 1

Ted Gibson 1 2 3 6

Vic Gent 2’ 1 1 4 1

Exeter

Cyril Roger 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1

Arthur Pilgrim 0 2’ 1 3 6 1

Johnny Myson 1 0 1 F 2

Hugh Geddes 3 0 3 1 8

Stan Hodson 3 1 2 3 3 12

Broncho Slade F 3 1’ 1 5 1

Norman Clay 2 2’ 2 6 1

Keith Gurtner 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Roger, Gray, Kessell, Pilgrim 84.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Geddes, Newell, Myson, Hynes (f) 86.2 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Hosdon, Lansdale, Challis, Slade (f) 84.8 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Gray, Clay, Gibson, Geddes 84.0 4 2 12 12

Ht5 Roger, Pilgrim, Hynes, Newell 85.2 1 5 13 17

Ht6 Geddes, Challis, Lansdale, Myson 85.6 3 3 16 20

Ht7 Slade, Gray, Hodson, Kessell 85.8 2 4 18 24

Ht8 Newell, Gent, Myson, Gurtner 86.6 5 1 23 25

Ht9 Roger, Lansdale, Pilgrim, Challis 84.6 2 4 25 29

Ht10 Kessell, Gray, Geddes, Myson (f) 86.6 5 1 30 30

Ht11 Newell, Hodson, Slade, Hynes 87.8 3 3 33 33

Ht12 Roger, Clay, Gent, Lansdale 85.4 1 5 34 38

Ht13 Hodson, Gibson, Hynes, Gurtner 85.0 3 3 37 41

Ht14 Pilgrim, Challis, Slade, Kessell 85.2 2 4 39 45

Ht15 Gibson, Clay, Gent, Gurtner 86.2 4 2 43 47

Ht16 Hodson, Roger, Gray Gent 86.4 1 5 44 52

Monday 19th


Exeter Falcons 57 Hastings Saxons 27 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Cyril Roger 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Bert Roger F 3 3 3 9

Arthur Pilgrim 3 1 1’ 2 7 1

Stan Hodson 0 3 F 0 3

Broncho Slade 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Hugh Geddes 3 2’ 2’ 1 8 2

Don Hardy 2’ 3 5 1

Norman Clay 2 2’ 4 1

Hastings

Ken Tidbury 1’ 2 1 1 5 1

Eric Dunn 2 0 0 2 4

Wally Green 1’ 0 3 1 5 1

Ron Clark 2 1 1 0 4

Jock Grierson 1 1 3 2 7

Dan English 0 0 1 0 1

Al Collins 0 0 0

Ken Middleditch 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Dunn, Tidbury, B,Roger (f) 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Pilgrim, Clark, Green, Hodson 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Geddes, Slade, Grierson, English 5 1 11 7

Ht4 C.Roger, Hardy, Clark, Collins 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Hodson, Tidbury, Pilgrim, Dunn 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Slade, Geddes, Clark, Green 5 1 25 11

Ht7 B.Roger, C.Roger, Grierson, English 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Green, Clay, Pilgrim, Middleditch 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Slade, Geddes, Tidbury, Dunn 5 1 38 16

Ht10 B.Roger, C.Roger, Green, Clark 5 1 43 17

Ht11 Grierson, Pilgrim, English, Hodson (f) 2 4 45 21

Ht12 Slade, Clay, Tidbury, Collins 5 1 50 22

Ht13 Hardy, Grierson, Middleditch, Hodson 3 3 53 25

Ht14 B.Roger, Dunn, Geddes, English 4 2 57 27

Reserves Scratch Race

Ht1 Davey, Gurtner, Robins, Taylor

Ht2 Hardy, Hancox, Collins (nf), Middleditch (nf)

Final Hardy, Hancox, Davey, Gurtner


Ht1 Hodson, Slade, Clay, Dunn

Ht2 Pilgrim, Hardy, Gurtner, English

Ht3 C.Roger, Tidbury, Green, Robins

Ht4 B.Roger, Grierson, Clark, Plane

Final C.Roger, B.Roger, Hodson, Pilgrim

Monday 26 April 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 60 Hull Angels 23 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Arthur Pilgrim 2 2’ 2’ 3 9 2

Stan Hodson 1’ 3 R 2’ 6 2

Broncho Slade M 3 R 3 6

Hugh Geddes 2’ 1’ 2’ 3 8 3

Cyril Roger 3 2’ 2’ 2’ 9 3

Bert. Roger 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Don Hardy 3 R 3

Norman Clay 2 3 3 8

Hull

Mick Mitchell 3 3 1 0 7

Brian Gorman 0 R X 0 0

Allan Nicholson 0 1 R 1’ 2 1

Craig 1 1 F 2 4

Norman Johnson R 0 0 2 2

Johnny White 1 1 1 1 4

Derek Glover R 1 1’ 2 1

Ray Muir 2 2

Ht1 Mitchell, Pilgrim, Hodson, Gorman 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Slade, Geddes, Craig, Nicholson 5 1 8 4

Ht3 C.Roger, B.Roger, White, Johnson (et at start). 1 1 13 5

Ht4 Hardy, Pilgrim, Craig, Glover (et at start). 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Mitchell, Clay, Geddes, Gorman (et), Slade (exc 2 mins). 3 3 21 9

Ht6 B.Roger, C.Roger, Nicholson, Craig (fell). 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Hodson, Pilgrim, White, Johnson 5 1 31 11

Ht8 Clay, Muir, Slade et), Nicholson et) 3 2 34 13

Ht9 B.Roger, C.Roger, Mitchell, Gorman (exc). 5 1 39 14

Ht10 Pilgrim, Craig, Nicholson, Hodson (et). 3 3 42 17

Ht11 Slade, Geddes, White, Johnson 5 1 47 18

Ht12 Clay, C.Roger, Glover, Mitchell 5 1 52 19

Ht13 Geddes, Johnson, Glover, Hardy (et). 3 3 55 22

Ht14 B.Roger, Hodson, White, Gorman 5 1 60 23

Third Division Match Race Championship

Ht1 Cyril Roger bt Bob Oakley 78.4

Ht2 Cyril Roger bt Bob Oakley (ef) 81.8

Reserves Scartch Race

Hancox, Gurtner, Davey, Robins


Ht1 Craig, Glover, Slade (nf), Glover (nf)

Ht2 Gurtner, Nicholson, Hardy (nf), Muir (nf)

Ht3 Hodson, Johnson, Davey, White

Ht4 Pilgrim, Clay, Gorman, Mitchell (f)

Final Pilgrim, Hodson, Craig, Gurtner

Wednesday 28th

April 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings

Hastings Saxons 40 Exeter Falcons 44 (National League Division Three)

Hastings

Ken Tidbury 0 3 1 1 5

Ron Clark 1 0 0 1

Wally Green 3 3 3 3 12

Eric Dunn 2’ 1 1 3 7 1

Jock Greirson 3 3 2 2 10

Harry Collins 1 1 0 0 2

Jack Scott 0 1 1 1

Bill Osborne 1 0 1

Exeter

Cyril Roger 3 2 3 3 11

Broncho Slade 2’ 0 1 2’ 5 2

Bert Roger 1 0 2 3 6

Arthur Pilgrin 0 1’ 2 2’ 5 2

Stan Hodson 0 2’ 0 2 4 1


Don Hardy 2 1 3

Norman Clay 0 0 0

Ht1 C.Roger, Slade, Clark, Tidbury 77.0 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Green, Dunn, B.Roger, Pilgrim 77.2 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Grierson, Geddes, Collins, Hodson 80.6 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Tidbury, Hardy, Pilgrim, Scott 81.2 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Green, C.Roger, Dunn, Slade 75.4 4 2 17 13

Ht6 Grierson, Pilgrim, Collins, B.Roger 81.2 4 2 21 15

Ht7 Geddes, Hodson, Clark, Tidbury 80.0 1 5 22 20

Ht8 Green, B.Roger, Osborne, Clay 75.8 4 2 26 22

Ht9 C.Roger, Grierson, Slade, Collins 75.8 2 4 28 26

Ht10 B.Roger, Pilgrim, Tidbury, Clark 77.2 1 5 29 31

Ht11 Green, Geddes, Dunn, Hodson 78.2 4 2 33 33

Ht12 C.Roger, Grierson, Hardy, Osborne 80.0 2 4 35 37

Ht13 Dunn, Hodson, Scott, Clay 81.4 4 2 39 39

Ht14 Geddes, Slade, Scott, Collins 81.8 1 5 40 44

Monday 3rd

May 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Speedway Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round

Bill Dalton 1 1 0 0 2 4

Bill Baird 2 2 0 1 1 6

Jock Grierson 3 3 1 2 3 12

Ray Harris 0 1 1 0 2

Broncho Slade 0 3 2 3 3 11

Alf Kaines 2 2 2 2 2 10

Eric Dunn 1 0 2 2 0 5

Cyril Roger 3 F 3 3 2 11

Gil Blake 0 1 0 1 3 5

Junior Bainbridge 2 0 3 0 0 5


Steve Langton 1 2 1 0 0 4

Johnny Myson 0 0 0 1 1 2

Wally Green 3 3 3 2 2 13

Bert Roger 2 2 3 3 3 13

Ken Tidbury 1 3 1 1 0 6

Ht1 Grierson, Baird, Dalton, Harris 79.6

Ht2 C.Roger, Kaines, Dunn, Slade 79.4

Ht3 Hodson, Bainbridge, Langton, Blake 83.0

Ht4 Green, B.Roger, Tidbury, Myson 81.2

Ht5 Slade, Baird, Blake, Myson 82.2

Ht6 Green, Kaines, Dalton, Bainbridge 84.0

Ht7 Grierson, B.Roger, Hodson, Dunn 82.4

Ht8 Tidbury, Langton, Harris, C.Roger (f) 84.2

Ht9 Hodson, Kaines, Tidbury, Baird 84.4

Ht10 B.Roger, Slade, Langton, Dalton 82.4

Ht11 Green, Dunn, Baird, Langton 82.4

Ht12 Bainbridge, Dunn, Harris, Myson 84.4

Ht13 C.Roger, Green, Grierson, Blake 82.4

Ht14 C.Roger, Hodson, Myson, Dalton 84.4

Ht15 Slade, Grierson, Tidbury, Bainbridge 83.0

Ht16 B.Roger, Kaines, Blake, Harris 82.6

Ht17 B.Roger, C.Roger, Baird, Bainbridge 83.4

Ht18 Balke, Dalton, Dunn (f), Tidbury (f) 86.0

Ht19 Grierson, Kaines, Myson, Langton 84.0

Ht20 Slade, Green, Hodson, Harris 82.2

Monday 10th


Exeter Falcons 65 Cradley Heath Cubs 18 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Hugh Geddes 2’ 1 2’ 1 6 2

Bert Roger 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Stan Hodson 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2

Broncho Slade 2’ 3 3 F 8 1

Arthur Pilgrim 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2

Don Hardy 1 2’ 3 1

Johnny Myson 2’ 3 5 1

Cradley Heath

Eric Irons 1 1 0 F 2

Alan Hunt 0 0 1 2 3

Bill Clifton E 0 0 1 1

Les Beaumont 1 2 1 E 4

Jimmy Coy 0 0 0 0

Jimmy Wright 1 2 1 0 4

Phil Malpass 0 2 2

Ted Moore 1 0 1 2

Ht1 C.Roger, Geddes, Irons, Hunt 5 1 5 1

Ht2 B.Roger, Hodson, Beaumont, Clifton (ef) 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Pilgrim, Slade, Wright, Coy 5 1 15 3

Ht4 C.Roger, Beaumont, Hardy, Malpass 4 2 19 5

Ht5 B.Roger, Hodson, Irons, Hunt 5 1 24 6

Ht6 Slade, Pilgrim, Beaumont, Clifton 5 1 29 7

Ht7 C.Roger, Wright, Geddes, Coy 4 2 33 9

Ht8 B.Roger, Myson, Moore, Clifton 5 1 38 10

Ht9 Slade, Pilgrim, Hunt, Irons 5 1 43 11

Ht10 C.Roger, Geddes, Clifton, Beaumont (ef) 5 1 48 12

Ht11 Hodson, B.Roger, Wright, Moore 5 1 53 13

Ht12 Myson, Malpass, Slade (f), Irons (f) 3 2 56 15

Ht13 Hodson, Hardy, Moore, Coy 5 1 61 16

Ht14 Pilgrim, Hunt, Geddes, Wright 4 2 65 18

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 C.Roger, Myson, Clifton, Irons

Ht2 Slade, Wright, Hardy, Beaumont (ef)

Ht3 B.Roger, Hunt, Coy, Davey

Ht4 Clay, Gurtner, Maplass, Moore

SF1 Pilgrim, B.Toger, Clay, Slade

SF2 Wright, Myson, Hunt, Gurtner

Final B.Roger, Myson, Wright, Pilgrim (efch)

Thursday 13th

May 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 57 North v South 21st Anniversary Cup)

Plymouth

Alex Gray 3 2 0 0 5

Ivan Kessell 2’ 1 2 F 5 1

Billy Newell 0 0 0 0

Peter Robinson 1 3 1 2 7

Pete Lansdale 2 1’ 2’ 3 1 9 2

Ted Gibson 0 2 3 3 8

Charlie Challis 1’ 0 1 2 1

Len Read 1 F 1 E 2

Exeter

Johnny Myson 1 2 1 0 4

Broncho Slade 0 1’ 0 2 3 1

Bert Roger 3 3 3 3 3 15

Hugh Geddes 2’ E 0 1 3 1

Stan Hodson 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1

Arthur Pilgrim 1 2’ 2’ F 5 2

Don Hardy 3 2 2 7


Ht1 Gray, Kessell, Myson, Slade 81.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Roger, Geddes, Robinson, Newell 81.6 1 5 6 6

Ht3 Hodson, Lansdale, Pilgrim, Gibson 81.2 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Hardy, Gray, Challis, Geddes (ef) 86.0 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Robinson, Myson, Slade, Myson 83.8 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Roger, Gibson, Lansdale, Geddes 83.2 3 3 17 19

Ht7 Hodson, Pilgrim, Kessell, Gray 84.6 1 5 18 24

Ht8 Roger, Clay, Read, Newell 84.0 1 5 19 29

Ht9 Gibson, Lansdale, Myson, Slade 82.2 5 1 24 30

Ht10 Roger, Kessell, Geddes, Gray 82.4 2 4 26 34

Ht11 Hodson, Pilgrim, Robinson, Read (f) 82.2 1 5 27 39

Ht12 Lansdale, Hardy, Read, Myson 82.8 4 2 31 41

Ht13 Hodson, Robinson, Clay, Challis 83.2 2 4 33 45

Ht14 Gibson, Slade, Pilgrim (f), Kessell (fld?) 85.8 3 2 36 47

Ht15 Clay, Hardy, Challis, Read (ef) 84.6 1 5 37 52

Ht16 Roger, Hodson, Lansdale, Kessell 82.2 1 5 38 57

Monday 17th


Exeter Falcons 51 Norwich Stars 33 (Challenge)

Exeter

Cyril Roger 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Norman Clay 1 3 F 4


Stan Hodson 1 2’ 1’ 3 7 2

Broncho Slade F 3 F 3 6

Arthur Pilgrim 2 1 2 2 7

Don Hardy 2’ 2’ 1’ 5 3


Norwich

Phil Clarke 0 0 1 2 3

Paddy Mills 2 1 3 0 6

Ivor Powell 2 2 3 1’ 8 1

Howdy Byford 0 1 0 2 3

Paddy Hammond 1 1 0 1 3

Ted Bravery 3 0 3 3 9

Sid Hipperson 0 1’ 1 1

Roy Duke 0 0 0

Ht1 C.Roger, Mills, Clay, Clarke 4 2 4 2

Ht2 B.Roger, Powell, Hodson, Byford 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Bravery, Pilgrim, Hammond, Slade (f) 2 4 10 8

Ht4 C.Roger, Hardy, Byford, Hipperson 5 1 15 9

Ht5 B.Roger, Hodson, Mills, Clarke 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Slade, Powell, Pilgrim, Byford 4 2 24 12

Ht7 Clay, C.Roger, Hammond, Bravery 5 1 29 13

Ht8 Powell, B.Roger, Myson, Duke 3 3 32 16

Ht9 Mills, Pilgrim, Clarke, Slade (f) 2 4 34 20

Ht10 C.Roger, Byford, Powell, Clay (f) 3 3 37 23

Ht11 Bravery, B.Roger, Hodson, Hammond 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Slade, Clark, Hipperson, Myson 3 3 43 29

Ht13 Hodson, Hardy, Hammond, Duke 5 1 48 30

Ht14 Bravery, Pilgrim, Hardy, Mills 3 3 51 33


Ht1 C.Roger, Bravery, Waddell, Hipperson

Ht2 Hodson, Clarke, Myson, Hammond

Ht3 Powell, Pilgrim, Hardy, Mills

Ht4 B.Roger, Geddes, Dook, Byford (f)

SF1 C.Roger, Powell, Hodson (fexc), B.Roger (fexc)

SF2 Bravery, Clarke, Pilgrim, Geddes

Final C.Roger, Clarke, Bravery, Powell

Monday 24th


Exeter Falcons 65 Plymouth Devils 31 (North v South 21st Speedway Anniversary Cup)

Exeter

Cyril Roger 3 3 3 3 2’ 14 1

Don Hardy 1 2’ 2’ 0 5 2

Bert Roger 3 3 E 3 3 12

Stan Hodson 2’ 0 2’ 1’ 5 3

Broncho Slade 2 3 3 3 11

Arthur Pilgrim 1’ 2’ 2’ 3 8 3

Johnny Myson 2’ 2 3 7 1

Hugh Geddes 1 0 2’ 3 1

Plymouth

Alex Gray 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Ivan Kessell 2 2 1 1’ 6 1

Peter Robinson 1 0 3 1 1 6

Len Read 0 1 1 0 2

Pete Lansdale 0 1 0 0 1

Ted Gibson 3 F 1 2 0 6

Charlie Challis 0 1’ 1 2 1

Vic Gent 2’ 2 3 7 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Kessell, Hardy, Gray 4 2 4 2

Ht2 B.Roger, Hodson, Robinson, Read 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Gibson, Slade, Pilgrim, Lansdale 3 3 12 6

Ht4 C.Roger, Myson, Read, Challis 5 1 17 7

Ht5 B.Roger, Kessell, Gray, Hodson 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Slade, Pilgrim, Read, Robinson 5 1 25 11

Ht7 C.Roger, Hardy, Lansdale, Gibson (f) 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Robinson, Gent, Geddes, B.Roger (ef) 1 5 31 17

Ht9 Slade, Pilgrim, Kessell, Gray 5 1 36 18

Ht10 C.Roger, Hardy, Robinson, Read 5 1 41 19

Ht11 B.Roger, Hodson, Gibson, Lansdale 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Slade, Gent, Challis, Geddes 3 3 49 23

Ht13 Gent, Myson, Hodson, Lansdale 3 3 52 26

Ht14 Pilgrim, Gibson, Kessell, Hardy 3 3 55 29

Ht15 Myson, Geddes, Challis, Gent 5 1 60 30

Ht16 B.Roger, C.Roger, Robinson, Gibson 5 1 65 31


Ht1 Geddes, Hardy, Gent, Gray (ns)

Ht2 Clay, Pilgrim, Gibson, Challis

Ht3 C.Roger, Slade, Kessell, Read

Ht4 Hodson, Robinson, B.Roger, Myson

Final C.Roger, Hodson, Geddes (nf), Clay (nf)

Monday 31st May 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 65 Poole Pirates 19 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Cyril Roger 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2


Bert Roger 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2

Stan Hodson 1 3 3 2’ 9 1


Arthur Pilgrim 3 2’ 2’ 2’ 9 3

Hugh Geddes 2’ 3 5 1

Norman Clay 2’ 1 3 1

Poole

Alan Chambers 0 1 1 0 2

George Butler 1 0 0 1 2

Joe Bowkis 2 0 1 1 4

Fred Pawson 0 0 1 0 1

Alf Elliott 2 2 0 1 5

Sid Clark 1’ 0 1 0 2 1

George Gower 1 2 3

Bingley Cree 0 0 0

Ht1 Myson, C.Roger, Butler, Chambers 82.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 B.Roger, Bowkis, Hodson, Pawson 81.8 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Pilgrim, Elliott, Clark, Slade 83.8 3 3 12 6

Ht4 C.Roger, Geddes, Gower, Pawson 84.8 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Hodson, B.Roger, Chambers, Butler 81.8 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Slade, Pilgrim, Pawson, Bowkis 81.8 5 1 27 9

Ht7 C.Roger, Elliott, Myson, Clark 84.0 4 2 31 11

Ht8 B.Roger, Clay, Bowkis, Cree 81.4 5 1 36 12

Ht9 Slade, Pilgrim, Chambers, Butler 82.4 5 1 41 13

Ht10 Myson, C.Roger, Bowkis, Pawson 83.6 5 1 46 14

Ht11 Hodson, B.Roger, Clark, Elliott 83.8 5 1 51 15

Ht12 Slade, Gower, Clay, Chambers 83.0 4 2 55 17

Ht13 Geddes, Hodson, Elliott, Cree 83.0 5 1 60 18

Ht14 Myson, Pilgrim, Butler, Clark 84.6 5 1 65 19

Junior Team Exeter 10 Plymouth 8

Exeter

Dingo Davey 2 1’ 3 1

Herby Plane 0 0

John Hancox 3 2 5

Gordon Taylor 2’ 2 1

Plymouth

Vic Gent 3 3 6

Ted McSweeney 1 0 1

Ken Slee 1 1

Bob Turner 0 0

Ht1 Gent, Davey, McSweeney, Plain 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Hancox, Taylor, Slee, Turner 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Gent, Hancox, Davey, McSweeney 3 3 10 8


Ht1 Hardy, Clay, Clark, Cree

Ht2 Hodson, B.Roger, Bowkis, Butler

Ht3 Slade, Gower, Myson, Pawson

Ht4 C.Roger, Geddes, Elliott, Chambers

Final Hodson, Hardy, Slade, C.Roger

Monday 7th

June 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 66 Stoke Potters 18 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Bert Roger 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Stan Hodson 3 E 1 3 7

Broncho Slade 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3


Hugh Geddes 2’ 1 3 2’ 8 2

Norman Clay 2’ 3 5 1

Don Hardy 2’ 2’ 4 2

Stoke

Frank Evans 0 0 0 0 0

Les Jenkins 1 0 1 2

Gil Blake 1 2 2 1 6

Vic Pitcher 0 0 0 0


Dick Howard 1 1’ 1 3 1

Bert Danner 1 1 0 2

Ken Adams 1 0 1 1 3

Ht1 Hodson, B.Roger, Jenkins, Evans 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Slade, Pilgrim, Blake, Pitcher 5 1 10 2

Ht3 C.Roger, Geddes, Howard, Harris 5 1 15 3

Ht4 B.Roger, Clay, Danner, Evans 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Slade, Pilgrim, Adams, Evans 5 1 25 5

Ht6 C.Roger, Blake, Geddes, Pitcher 4 2 29 7

Ht7 B.Roger, Harris, Howard, Hodson (ef) 3 3 32 10

Ht8 Slade, Hardy, Blake, Adams 5 1 37 11

Ht9 Geddes, C.Roger, Jenkins, Evans 5 1 42 12

Ht10 B.Roger, Blake, Hodson, Pitcher 4 2 46 14

Ht11 Pilgrim, Slade, Howard, Harris 5 1 51 15

Ht12 C.Roger, Hardy, Danner, Evans 5 1 56 16

Ht13 Clay, Pilgrim, Adams, Harris 5 1 61 17

Ht14 Hodson, Geddes, Adams, Danner 5 1 66 18


Ht1 Cyril Roger by Alf Bottoms 76.2

Ht2 Cyril Roger bt Alf Bottoms (et) 80.4


Ht1 Bottoms, Danner, Salde (f), Blake (ns)

Ht2 B.Roger, Hardy, Harris, C.Roger (f)

Ht3 Hodson, Geddes, Evans, Danner

Ht4 Clay, Pilgrim, Myson, Howard (ns)

Final B.Roger, Bottoms, Clay, Hodson (f)

Monday 14th


Exeter Falcons 57 Coventry Bees 27 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Norman Clay 3 2 3 1’ 9 1


Stan Hodson 2’ 0 1 3 6 1


Arthur Pilgrim 1 2’ 3 2 8 1

Don Hardy 2’ 2’ 4 2

Johnny Myson 2’ 2’ 4 2

Coventry

Lionel Levy 2 1’ 1’ 1 5 2

Fred Yates 0 2 2 0 4

Bernard Tennant 1 1 0 2 4

John Yates 0 1 0 1’ 2 1

Bert Lacey 0 0 0 0 0

Vic Emms 2 3 2 3 10

Bob Greaves 0 0 0

George Smith 1 1 2

Ht1 Clay, Levy, C.Roger, F.Yates 4 2 4 2

Ht2 B.Roger, Hodson, Tennant, J.Yates 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Slade, Emms, Pilgrim, Lacey 4 2 13 5

Ht4 C.Roger, Hrdy, J,Yates, Greaves 5 1 18 6

Ht5 B.Roger, F.Yates, Levy, Hodson 3 3 21 9

Ht6 Slade, Pilgrim, Tennant, J.Yates 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Emms, Clay, C.Roger, Lacey 3 3 29 13

Ht8B.Roger, Myson, Smith, Tennant 5 1 34 14

Ht9 Pilgrim, F.Yates, Levy, Slade 3 3 37 17

Ht10 Clay, Tennant, J.Yates, C.Roger 3 3 40 20

Ht11 B.Roger, Emms, Hodson, Lacey 4 2 44 22

Ht12 Slade, Myson, Levy, Greaves 5 1 49 23

Ht13 Hodson, Hardy, Smith, Lacey 5 1 54 24

Ht14 Emms, Pilgrim, Clay, F.Yates 3 3 57 27

Junior Team Race Exeter 13 Poole 10

Exeter

Dingo Davey F 0 0

Gordon Taylor 3 F 3

John Hancox 3 3 6

R.Robins 1 3 4

Poole

Bingley Cree 2 2 4

Jock Pope 1’ N 1 1

B.Jarvis 0 1 1

Herby Plain 2 2 4

Ht1 Taylor, Cree, Pope, Davey (f) 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Hancox, Plain, Robins, Jarvis 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Hancox, Cree, Jarvis, Davey 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Robins, Plain, Taylor (f), Pope (nf) 3 2 13 10


Ht1 Geddes, Myson, J.Yates, F.Yates

Ht2 C.Roger, Pilgrim, Emms, Smith

Ht3 B.Roger, Clay, Levy, Lacey

Ht4 Hardy, Slade, Tennant, Greaves

Final C.Roger, B.Roger, Hardy, Geddes

Tuesday15th June 1948 Caister Road Stadium, Great Yarmouth

Yarmouth Bloaters 35 Exeter Falcons 45 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth

Reg Morgan 2 3 2’ 2 9

Paddy Hammond 0 3 F 0 3

Billy Bales 3 2 2 2 9

Roy Duke 1 E 0 3 4

Bert Rawlinson F 0 2 0 2

Sid Hipperson 3 2 0 1 6

Bill Caruthers F E 0

Ted Rawlinson 1’ 1 2 1

Exeter

Hugh Geddes 1 F 1 2’ 4 1


Bert Rorer 2 3 3 3 11


Arthur Pilgrim F 0 1 2 3

Stan Hodson F 1 3 2’ 6


John Myson 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Roger, Morgan, Geddes, Hammond 77.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Bales, B.Roger, Duke, Clay 76.2 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Hipperson,B. Rawlinson (f), Pilgrim (f), Hodson (f)90.8 3 0 9 6

Ht4 Morgan, Clay, Hardy, Caruthers (f) 79.0 3 3 12 9

Ht5 C.Roger, Bales, Geddes (f), Duke (ef) 77.4 2 3 14 12

Ht6 B.Roger, Hipperson, Clay, B.Rawlinson 76.8 2 4 16 16

Ht7 Hammond, Morgan, Hodson, Pilgrim 79.0 5 1 21 17

Ht8 B.Roger, Bales, T.Rawlinson, Myson 78.0 3 3 24 20

Ht9 C.Roger, B.Rawlinson, Geddes, Hipperson 79.4 2 4 26 24

Ht10 B.Roger, Morgan, Clay, Hammond (f) 78.2 2 4 28 28

Ht11 Hodson, Bales, Pilgrim Duke 77.0 2 4 30 32

Ht12 Hardy, Geddes, T.Rawlinson, B.Rawlinson 80.0 1 5 31 37

Ht13 Duke, Pilgrim, Myson, Caruthers (ef) 78.4 3 3 34 40

Ht14 C.Roger, Hodson, Hipperson, Hammond 78.6 1 5 35 45

Saturday June 19th

1948 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 26 Exeter Falcons 56 (National League Division Three)

Coventry

Bob Fletcher (C) 2, 1’, F, 2 5+1

Lionel Levy 0, 0, 1’, F 1+1

Vic Emms 2, 2, 2, R 6

Fred Yates 0, 0, 1, R 1

Bert Lacey 0, Fx, N, N 0

Bernard Tennant 2, 1, 2, 1 6

George Smith 2, F, 3, F 5

John Yates 1’, 1 2+1

Exeter

Hugh Geddes 1, 1, 1, 2 5

Cyril Roger (C) 3, 3, 3, 3 12

Bert Roger 3, 3, 3, 3 12

Norman Clay 1, 3, 2’, 0 6+1

Arthur Pilgrim 1, 3, 2’, 3 9+1

Stan Hodson 3, 2’, 3, 2’ 10+2

Don Hardy 0, 0 0

Bronco Slade 0, 2’ 2+1

Ht 1 C.Roger, Fletcher, Geddes, Levy 81.2 2 4 2 4

Ht 2 B.Roger, Emms, Clay, F.Yates 80.2 2 4 4 8

Ht 3 Hodson, Tennant, Pilgrim, Lacey 82.4 2 4 6 12

Ht 4 Clay, Smith, Fletcher, Hardy 82.4 3 3 9 15

Ht 5 C.Roger, Emms, Geddes, F.Yates 82.4 2 4 11 19

Ht 6 B.Roger, Clay, Tennant, Smith (f) 79.2(Etr)1 5 12 24

Ht 7 Pilgrim, Hodson, Fletcher (F), Levy (R) 86.0 0 5 12 29

Ht 8 B.Roger, Emms, J.Yates, Slade 81.0 3 3 15 32

Ht 9 C.Roger, Tennant, Geddes, Lacey (Fx) 83.8 2 4 17 36

Ht 10 B.Roger, Fletcher, Levy, Clay 81.0 3 3 20 39

Ht 11 Hodson, Pilgrim, Yates, Emms (R) 83.0 1 5 21 44

Ht 12 Smith, Geddes, J.Yates, Hardy 85.2 4 2 25 46

Ht 13 Pilgrim, Slade, Smith (F), F.Yates (R) 84.4 0 5 25 51

Ht 14 C.Roger, Hodson, Tennant, Levy (F) 83.0 1 5 26 56

Monday 21

st June 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 69 Wombwell Colliers 15 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Cyril Roger 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Don Hardy 2’ 2’ 3 7 2


Stan Hodson 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Broncho Slade 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Arthur Pilgrim 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2


Norman Clay 2’ 2’ 4 2

Wombwell

Harwood Pike 2 0 0 0 2

Harry Welch 0 1 0 1 2

Len Tupling 1 1 1 0 3

Red Hamley 0 0 0 1 1

Stan Beardsall 1 1 0 1 3

Harry Saunders 0 0 1 0 1

Jeff Bishop 1 1 0 2

Harry Modral 0 0

Ht1 C.Roger, Pike, Geddes, Welch 4 2 4 2

Ht2 B.Roger, Hodson, Tupling, Hamley 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Pilgrim, Slade, Beardsall, Saunders 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Geddes, C.Roger, Bishop, Hamley 5 1 19 5

Ht5 B.Roger, Hodson, Welch, Pike 5 1 24 6

Ht6 Slade, Pilgrim, Tupling, Hamley 5 1 29 7

Ht7 C.Roger, Hardy, Beardsall, Saunders 5 1 34 8

Ht8 B.Roger, Clay, Tupling, Modral 5 1 39 9

Ht9 Slade, Pilgrim, Welch, Pike 5 1 44 10

Ht10 C.Roger, Hardy, Hamley, Tupling 5 1 49 11

Ht11 B.Roger, Hodson, Saunders, Beardsall 5 1 54 12

Ht12 Slade, Clay, Bishop, Pike 5 1 59 13

Ht13 Hodson, Geddes, Beardsall, Bishop 5 1 64 14

Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, Welsh, Saunders 5 1 69 15

The Bruce Woodcock Trophy

Ht1 C.Roger, Clay, Tupling, Pike

Ht2 B.Roger, Pilgrim, Welch, Hamley

Ht3Slade, Hardy, Beardsall, Bishop

Ht4 Hodson, Geddes, Thomas, Modral

SF1 C.Roger, Pilgrim, B.Roger, Clay

SF2 Hodson, Hardy, Slade, Geddes

Final C.Roger, Pilgrim, Hodson, Hardy

Monday 28th


Exeter Falcons 67 Cradley Heath Cubs 16 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Hugh Geddes 2’ 3 1 6 1


Stan Hodson 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Broncho Slade 2’ F 2 1


Norman Clay 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Don Hardy 2’ 3 3 8 1

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 0 0 0 0 0

Bill Clifton 1 1 1 1 4

Jimmy Wright 1 F 1

Phil Malpass 0 0 2 0 2

Eric Irons 0 0 0 1 1

Alan Hunt 1 1 1 0 3

Gil Craven 1 1 2 1 5

Ray Beaumont 0 0 0

Ht1 C.Roger, Geddes, Clifton, L.Beaumont 5 1 5 1

Ht2 B.Roger, Hodson, Wright, Malpass 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Pilgrim, Slade, Hunt, Irons 5 1 15 3

Ht4 C.Roger, Clay, Craven, Malpass 5 1 20 4

Ht5 B.Roger, Hodson, Clifton, L.Beaumont 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Pilgrim, Malpass, Slade (finj), Wright (finj) 3 2 28 7

Ht7 Geddes, C.Roger, Hunt, Irons 5 1 33 8

Ht8 B.Roger, Hardy, Craven, R.Beaumont 5 1 38 9

Ht9 Clay, Pilgrim, Clifton, L.Beaumont 5 1 43 10

Ht10 C.Roger, Craven, Geddes, Malpass 4 2 47 12

Ht11 B.Roger, Hodson, Hunt, Irons 5 1 52 13

Ht12 Hardy, Clay, Craven, L.Beaumont 5 1 57 14

Ht13 Hodson, Clay, Irons, R.Beaumont 5 1 62 15

Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, Clifton, Hunt 5 1 67 16

The Peamore Trophy Race

Ht1 Taylor, Hancox, Plain, Davey (f)

Ht2 Taylor, Davey, BobTurner, Hancox (ef)

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Clay, Craven, Hancox, L.Beaumont

Ht2 B.Roger, Clifton, Geddes, Taylor

Ht3 Hodson, Pilgrim, Hunt, R.Beaumont

Ht4 C.Roger, Hardy, Irons, Malpass

Final C.Roger, Pilgrim, Hodson, Clay (efchain)

Tuesday 29th

June 1948 Caister Road Stadium, Yarmouth

Yarmouth Bloaters 42 Exeter Falcons 41 (National League Division Three)

Yarmouth

Roy Duke 1 1 1’ 0 3 1



Paddy Hammond 2 1’ 2’ 3 8 2

Bert Rawlinson 1 1’ F 3 5 1

Reg Morgan 3 2 F F 5

Bill Carruther 0 1 1

Ted Rawlinson 1’ 1 2 1

Exeter

Hugh Geddes 0 0 2’ 2 4 1

Cyril Roger 2 3 3 X 8




Stan Hodson 0 3 0 2 7


John Hanxcox 0 0 0

Ht1 Bales, C.Roher, Duke, Geddes 75.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 B.Roger, Hammond, Clay, Hipperson 76.2 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Morgan, Pilgrim, B.Rawlinson, Hodson 76.6 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Clay, Hardy, Duke, Carruthers 79.4 1 5 11 13

Ht5 C.Roger, Hipperson, Hammond, Geddes 76.8 3 3 14 16

Ht6 B.Roger,Morgan, B.Rawlinson, Clay 77.0 3 3 17 19

Ht7 Hodson, Bales, Duke, Pilgrim 77.0 3 3 20 22

Ht8 B.Roger, Hipperson, T.Rawlinson, Hancox 77.6 3 3 23 25

Ht9 C.Roger, Geddes, B.Rawlinson (f), Morgan (f) 80.4 0 5 23 30

Ht10 B.Roger, Bales, Clay, Duke 77.2 2 4 25 34

Ht11 Hipperson, Hammond, Pilgrim, Hodson 78.4 5 1 30 35

Ht12 B.Rawlinson, Geddes, T.Rawlinson, Hardy 79.4 4 2 34 37

Ht13 Hammond, Pilgrim, Carruthers, Hancox 79.0 4 2 38 39

Ht14 Bales, Hodson, Morgan (f), C.Roger (exc) 77.6 3 2 41 41

Thursday 1st July 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 32 Exeter Falcons 51 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth

Ivan Kessell 0 F 2’ 0 2 1

Alex Gray 2 3 1 0 6

Peter Robinson 2 1’ 2 1 6 1

Len Read 1’ 2 3 F 6 1


Billy Newell 1 1’ 0 1 3 1

Charlie Challis 1 F 1

Vic Gent F 0 0

Exeter


Cyril Roger 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Bert Roger 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Norman Clay 0 2 F 3 5



Don Hardy 3 1 3 7

Gordon Taylor 1 2’ 3 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Gray, Geddes, Kessell 81.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 B.Roger, Robinson, Read. Clay 81.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Lansdale, Hodson, Newell, Pilgrim 82.4 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Hardy, Clay, Challis, Kessell (f) 84.2 1 5 10 14

Ht5 C.Roger, Read, Robinson, Geddes 82.2 3 3 13 17

Ht6 B.Roger, Lansdale, Newell, Clay 80.4 3 3 16 20

Ht7 Gray, Kessell, Pilgrim, Hodson 84.4 5 1 21 21

Ht8 Roger, Robinson, Taylor, Gent (f) 80.2 2 4 23 25

Ht9 C.Roger, Lansdale, Hardy, Newell 82.0 2 4 25 29

Ht10 Clay, B.Roger, Gray, Kessell 84.6 1 5 26 34

Ht11 Read, Pilgrim, Robinson, Hodson 83.4 4 2 30 36

Ht12 Hardy, Geddes, Lansdale, Gent 83.2 1 5 31 41

Ht13 Pilgrim, Taylor, Challis (f), Read (f) 83.0 0 5 31 46

Ht14 Hodson, C.Roger, Newell, Gray 81.2 1 5 32 51

Monday 5th

July 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 58 Hastings Saxons 26 (National League Division Three)

Exeter



Bert Roger 2’ 3 3 3 11 1



Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2

Don Hardy 3 0 3

Gordon Taylor 1 2’ 3 1

Hastings

Dan English 0 1’ 0 1 1


Buddy Fuller 1 1 0 2 4

Ron Clark 0 0 0 1 1

Bill Osborne 0 1 2 2 5

Ken Tidbury 1 2 1’ 0 4 1

Ken Middleditch 1 0 1 2

Pete Mold 0 1 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Grierson, Geddes, English 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Hodson, B.Roger, Fuller, Clark 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Clay, Pilgrim, Tidbury, Osborne 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Hardy, C.Roger, Middleditch Clark 5 1 19 5

Ht5 B.Roger, Grierson, English, Hodson 3 3 22 8

Ht6 Clay, Pilgrim, Fuller, Clark 5 1 27 9

Ht7 C.Roger, Tidbury, Osborne, Gedes 3 3 30 12

Ht8 B.Roger, Fuller, Taylor, Mold 4 2 34 14

Ht9 Pilgrim, Grierson, Clay, Middleditch 4 2 38 16

Ht10 C.Roger, Geddes, Clark, Fuller 5 1 43 17

Ht11 B.Roger, Osborne, Tidbury, Hodson 3 3 46 20

Ht12 Clay, Taylor, Middleditch, English 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Hodson, Osborne, Mold, Hardy 3 3 54 24

Ht14 Pilgrim, Grierson, Geddes, Tidbury 4 2 58 26

Four Lap Match Race

Cyril Roger bt Jock Grierson 81.8

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 B.Roger, hardy, English, Fuller

Ht2 Osborne, Hodson, Clark, Pilgrim (f)

Ht3 C.Roger, Todbury, Middleditch, Taylor

Ht4 Grierson, Geddes, Clay, Mold

SF1 B.Roger, Hardy, Hodson, Osborne

SF2 C.Roger, Tidbury, Geddes, Grierson (efchain)

Final B.Roger, C.Roger, Hardy, Tidbury

Monday 5th

July 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole Poole 15 Exeter 9 Junior Team Match

Stan Nicholls 3 3 6

Frank Holcombe 2’ 0 2 1

Bingley Cree 3 2 5

Bob Jarvis 2’ X 2 1

Exeter

John Hancox 1 3 4

Dingo Davey 0 2 2

Bob Turner 1 1 2

Herby Plain 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Nicholls, Holcombe, Hancox, Davey 87.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Cree, Jarvis, Turner, Plain 91.8 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Hancox, Cree, Turner, Holcombe 84.8 2 4 12 6

Ht4 Nicholls, Davey, Plain, Jarvis (exc) 86.8 3 3 15 9

Saturday July 10th

1948 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 47 Exeter Falcons 35 (National League Division Three) Coventry

Bob Fletcher 1, 2’, 2, 3 8+1

George Smith 0, 1’, 0, 0 1+1

Ralph Horne 2’, 1’, 3, 0 6+2

Bert Lacey 3, 2, 1, 1 7

Vic Emms 2’, 2’, 2’, 2 8+3

Lionel Levy 3, 3, 3, 3 12

John Yates 3, 0 3

Fred Yates 1, 1’ 2+1

Exeter

Hugh Geddes 2’, 0, R, 3 5+1

Cyril Roger 3, 3, R, 2 8

Arthur Pilgrim 0, 1, 2, 1’ 4+1

Don Hardy 1, 1, 0, 2 4

Stan Hodson R, 3, 3, 2’ 8+1

Norman Clay R, 2’, 1’, N 3+2

Jack Hancox 0, 0 0

Gordon Taylor 0, 0, 3 3

Ht 1 C.Roger, Geddes, Fletcher, Smith 82.4 1 5 1 5

Ht 2 Lacey, Horne, Hardy, Pilgrim 82.6 5 1 6 6

Ht 3 Levy, Emms, Hodson (F), Clay (F) 83.4 5 0 11 6

Ht 4 J.Yates, Fletcher, Hardy, Hancox 84.2 5 1 16 7

Ht 5 C.Roger, Lacey, Horne, Geddes 84.4 3 3 19 10

Ht 6 Levy, Emms, Pilgrim, Hardy 83.4 5 1 24 11

Ht 7 Hodson, Fletcher, Smith, Taylor 83.8 3 3 27 14

Ht 8 Horne, Pilgrim, F.Yates, Taylor 83.2 4 2 31 16

Ht 9 Levy, Emms, Geddes (R), C.Roger (R) 83.6 5 0 36 16

Ht 10 Fletcher, Hardy, Pilgrim, Smith 83.6 3 3 39 19

Ht 11 Hodson, Clay, Lacey, Horne 84.2 1 5 40 24

Ht 12 Geddes, Emms, J.Yates, Hancox 84.4 3 3 43 27

Ht 13 Taylor, Hodson, Lacey, F.Yates 85.2 1 5 44 32

Ht 14 Levy, C.Roger, Clay, Smith 81.6 3 3 47 35

Monday 12th


Exeter Falcons 48 Southampton Saints 36 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Arthur Pilgrim 1’ 1’ 0 2’ 4 3


Norman Clay 1’ 1 3 3 8 1

Cyril Roger 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Don Hardy 3 1 1 3 8

Hugh Geddes 1 0 1

John Hancox 3 1 4

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 3 2 2 10

Tom Oakley 0 2’ 0 1 3 1

Jimmy Squibb 3 0 3 1’ 7 1

Alf Kaines 0 2 2 2 6

Bob Oakley 0 3 2 2 7

Cecil Bailey 1 0 1’ 0 2 1

Bill Griffiths 0 0 0

George Bason 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Bottoms, B.Roger, Pilgrim, T.Oakley 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Squibb, Hodson, Clay, Kaines 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Hardy, C.Roger, Bailey, B.Oakley 5 1 11 7

Ht4 B.Roger, Kaines, Geddes, Griffiths 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Bottoms, T.Oakley. Clay, Hodson 1 5 16 14

Ht6 C.Roger, Kaines, Hardy, Squibb 4 2 20 16

Ht7 B.Oakley, B.Roger, Pilgrim, Bailey 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Squibb, Hodson, Hancox, Bason 3 3 26 22

Ht9 C.Roger, Bottoms, Hardy, T.Oakley 4 2 30 24

Ht10 B.Roger, Kaines, Squibb, Pilgrim 3 3 33 27

Ht11 Clay, B.Oakley, Bailey, Hodson 3 3 36 30

Ht12 C.Roger, Bottoms, Hancox, Griffiths 4 2 40 32

Ht13 Clay, B.Oakley, Bason, Geddes 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, T.Oakley, Bailey 5 1 48 36


Ht1 Jock Grierson bt Cyril Roger (f) 82.2

Ht2 Cyril Roger bt Jock Greirson 81.0

Ht3 Cyril Roger bt Jock Grierson 81.4

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Hodson, B.Roger, Croucher, Hancox

Ht2 Grierson, Squibb, T.Oakley, Pilgrim

Ht3 C.Roger, B.Oakley, Geddes, Kaines

Ht4 Clay, Hardy, Bason, Bailey

Final C.Roger, Hodson, Grierson (nf), Clay (nf)

Friday 16th

July 1948 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Cubs 50 Exeter Falcons 33 (National League Divison Three)

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 2’ 2 1’ 3 8 2

Bill Clifton 3 2 1 3 9

Ht3 Gil Craven 3 3 3 3 12

Phil Malpass 1 1 X 2 4


Alan Hunt 0 2’ 2’ 2’ 6 3

Ray Beaumont 0 1’ 1 1

Roy Moreton F 0 0

Exeter

Don Hardy 0 3 3





Arthur Pilgrim 0 X 0 0

Hugh Geddes 0 3 1 4

Broncho Slade 1 0 1’ 0 2 1

Ht1 Clifton, L.Beaumont, C.Roger, Hardy 76.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Craven, B.Roger, Malpass, Clay 77.4 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Hodson, Irons, Slade, Hunt 79.6 2 4 11 7

Ht4 Geddes, L.Beaumont, Clay, R.Beaumont 80.0 2 4 13 11

Ht5 Craven, C.Roger, Malpass, Slade 78.2 4 2 17 13

Ht6 Irons, Hunt, B.Roger, Clay 79.0 5 1 22 14

Ht7 Hodson, Clifton, L.Beaumont, Pilgrim 79.2 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Craven, B.Roger, Slade, Moreton (f) 79.2 3 3 28 20

Ht9 Irons, Hunt, C.Roger, Hardy 80.0 5 1 33 21

Ht10 L.Beaumont, B.Roger, Clifton, Clay 79.8 4 2 37 23

Ht11 Craven, Hodson, Malpass (exc), Pilgrim (exc) 79.8 3 2 40 25

Ht12 Hardy, Irons, Geddes, Moreton 80.0 2 4 42 29

Ht13 Hodson, Malpass, R.Beaumont, Slade 79.2 3 3 45 32

Ht14 Clifton, Hunt, C.Roger, Pilgrim 79.8 5 1 50 33

Saturday 17 July 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull Angels 63 Exeter Falcons 21 (National League Division Three)

Hull

Bob Baker 2’ 2’ 1 2’ 7 3

Mick Mitchell 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Craig 2’ 3 3 3 0 8 1

Dick Shepherd 3 2’ 2 2’ 9 2

Norman Johnson 3 2 2’ 3 10 1

Johnny White 2’ 1’ 3 3 9 2

Derek Glover 3 3 6

Al Allison 1 2’ 3 1

Exeter

Don Hardy 0 E 0 1 1


Bert Roger 0 3 2 E 5




Hugh Geddes 1 0 1

Broncho Slade 0 0 0

Ht1 Mitchell, Baker, C.Roger, Hardy, 84.6 (TR=) 5 1

Ht2 Shepherd, Craig, Clay, B.Roger, 10 2

Ht3 Johnson, White, Hodson, Pilgrim, 15 3

Ht4 Glover, Baker, Geddes, Clay, 20 4

Ht5 Craig, Shepherd, C.Roger, Hardy (et), 25 5

Ht6 B.Roger, Johnson, White, Clay, 28 8

Ht7 Mitchell, Hodson, Baker, Pilgrim, 32 10

Ht8 Craig, B.Roger, Allison, Slade, 36 12

Ht9 White, Johnson, C.Roger, Hardy, 41 13

Ht10 Mitchell, Baker, Clay, B.Roger (et). 46 14

Ht11 Hodson, Shepherd, Pilgrim, Craig, 48 18

Ht12 Johnson, Allison, Hardy, Geddes, 53 19

Ht13 Glover, Shepherd, Hodson, Slade, 58 20

Ht14 White, Mitchell, Pilgrim, C.Roger, 63 21

No race times available for Heats 2 to 14

Monday 19th


Exeter Falcons 58 Plymouth Devils 25 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Broncho Slade 2’ 2 3 2’ 9 2

Arthur Pilgrim 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2


Norman Clay 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2


Don Hardy 2’ 3 0 3 8 1

John Hancox 0 0

Hugh Geddes 0 1’ 0 1 1

Plymouth

Peter Robinson N 0 2 2 4

Vic Gent N 1 1’ 1 3 1

Bonnie Waddell 2 2 1 0 5

Len Read 1’ 2 1 0 4 1


Ivan Kessell 1 0 1

Wally Matthews 1 0 1

Ken Slee 1’ 0 1 2 1

Ht1 Pilgrim, Slade, Robinson (nf), Gent (nf) 5 0 5 0

Ht2 Clay, Waddell, Read, B.Roger 3 3 8 3

Ht3 C.Roger, Hardy, Kessell, Lansdale 5 1 13 4

Ht4 Read, Slade, Matthews, Hancox 2 4 15 8

Ht5 B.Roger, Clay, Gent, Robinson 5 1 20 9

Ht6 Hardy, C.Roger, Waddell, Read 5 1 25 10

Ht7 Slade, Pilgrim, Lansdale, Kessell (fexc) 5 1 30 11

Ht8 B.Roger, Waddell, Slee, Geddes 3 3 33 14

Ht9 C.Roger, Robinson, Gent, Hardy 3 3 36 17

Ht10 Pilgrim, Slade, Read, Waddell 5 1 41 18

Ht11 B.Roger, Clay, Lansdale, Slee 5 1 46 19

Ht12 C.Roger, Robins, Geddes, Waddell 4 2 50 21

Ht13 Clay, Lansdale, Slee, Geddes 3 3 53 24

Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, Gent, Kessell 5 1 58 25

Peamore Cup Scratch Race

Taylor, Plain, Matthews, Davey (f)


Ht1 C.Roger, Lansdale, Taylor, Read

Ht2 B.Roger, Robinson, Gent, Pilgrim

Ht3 Clay, Hardy, Matthews, Kessell

Ht4 Slade, Geddes, Waddell, Slee

Final Clay, C.Roger, B.Roger, Slade 80.8

Tuesday 20th

July 1948 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 46 Exeter Falcons 38 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth

Bill Harris 2 3 3 3 11

Steve Langton 1’ 0 0 1 2 1


Peter Orpwood 0 0 2 2

Bill Dalton 0 1’ 1 3 5 1

Basil Harris 3 2 3 3 11

Jack Baxter 1 0 1’ 2 1

Charlie Oates 1’ 1 2 1

Exeter

Don Hardy 0 1’ 0 2 3 1

Cyril Roger 3 2 2 F 7


Norman Clay 1’ 0 0 1’ 2 2



Hugh Geddes 2 0 2

Broncho Slade 0 0 0

Ht1 C.Roger, Bi.Harris, Langton, Hardy 72.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Page, B.Roger, Clay, Orpwood 73.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Ba.Harris, Hodson, Pilgrim, Dalton 73.4 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Bi.Harris, Geddes, Baxter, Clay 76.0 4 2 13 11

Ht5 Page, C.Roger, Hardy, Orpwood 72.8 3 3 16 14

Ht6 B.Roger, Bi.Harris, Dalton, Clay 73.0 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Bi.Harris, Hodson, Pilgrim, Langton 74.0 3 3 22 20

Ht8 B.Roger, Page, Oates, Slade 73.4 3 3 25 23

Ht9 Ba.Harris, C.Roger, Dalton, Hardy 73.6 4 2 29 25

Ht10 Bi.Harris, B.Roger, Clay, Langton 73.6 3 3 32 28

Ht11 Page, Hodson, Pilgrim, Baxter 74.4 3 3 35 31

Ht12 Dalton, Hardy, Oates, Geddes 75.0 4 2 39 33

Ht13 Hodson, Orpwood, Baxter, Slade 74.4 3 3 42 36

Ht14 Ba.Harris, Pilgrim, Langton, C.Roger 72.8 4 2 46 38

Thursday 22nd

July 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 51 Exeter Falcons 33 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1’ 3 1 3 8 1

Ray Harris 2 3 2’ 3 10 1

Les Jenkins 2 2 3 3 10

Dick Howard 0 1’ 0 3 4 1

Gil Blake 3 2 2 3 10

Vic Pitcher 0 0 2’ 2 1

Ken Adams 0 2’ 2 1

Lindsay Mitchell 2’ 1’ 2’ 5 3

Exeter





Arthur Pilgrim 1’ 2 1’ 0 4 2


Broncho Slade 0 1 1

Ht1 C.Roger, Harris, Anderson, Geddes 76.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 B.Roger, Jenkins, Claym Howard 74.0 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Blake, Hodson, Pilgrim, Pitcher 77.6 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Anderson, Clay, Hardy, Adams 76.8 3 3 11 13

Ht5 C.Roger, Jenkins, Howard, Geddes 75.6 3 3 14 16

Ht6 B.Roger, Blake, Clay, Pitcher 76.2 2 4 16 20

Ht7 Harris, Pilgrim, Anderson, Hodson 77.2 4 2 20 22

Ht8 Jenkins, Mitchell, B.Roger, Slade 76.6 5 1 25 23

Ht9 C.Roger, Blake, Mitchell, Geddes 76.6 3 3 28 26

Ht10 Anderson, Harris, B.Roger, Clay 76.2 5 1 33 27

Ht11 Jenkins, Hodson, Pilgrim, Howard 77.0 3 3 36 30

Ht12 Blake, Mitchell, Hardy, Geddes 78.4 5 1 41 31

Ht13 Howard, Adams, Slade, Hodson 78.4 5 1 46 32

Ht14 Harris, Pitcher, C.Roger, Pilgrim 78.2 5 1 51 33

Friday 23rd

July 1948 South Yorkshire Sports Stadium, Wombwell

Wombwell Colliers 37 Exeter Falcons 47 (National League Division Three)

Wombwell

Red Hamley 0 1 0 1

Harwood Pike 2 2 1 0 5

Len Tupling 0 0 1 1 2


Stan Beardsall 2’ 0 2’ 0 4 2


Jeff Bishop 0 0 1 1

Son Mitchell 0 2 2

Exeter

Broncho Slade 1 1 2



Norman Clay 1’ 3 2’ 2’ 8 3




Hugh Geddes 1’ 2’ 3 0 6 2

Ht1 C.Roger, Pike, Slade, Hamley 76.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Welch, B.Roger, Clay, Tupling 76.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Saunders, Beardsall, Hodson, Pilgrim 77.6 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Clay, Hardy, Hamley, Bishop 79.6 1 5 11 13

Ht5 Welch, C.Roger, Geddes, Tupling 77.2 3 3 14 16

Ht6 B.Roger, Clay, Saunders, Beardsall 79.0 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Hodson, Pike, Pilgrim, Bishop 77.8 2 4 17 25

Ht8 B.Roger, Geddes, Tupling, Mitchell 79.0 1 5 18 30

Ht9 Saunders, Beardsall, Slade, C.Roger 78.4 5 1 23 31

Ht10 B.Roger, Clay, Pike, Hamley 80.8 1 5 24 36

Ht11 Welsh, Hodson, Tupling, Pilgrim 77.6 4 2 28 38

Ht12 Geddes, Mitchell, Hardy, Beardsall 78.8 2 4 30 42

Ht13 Welch, Hodson, Bishop, Geddes 78.0 4 2 34 44

Ht14 Saunders, Pilgrim, C.Roger, Pike 79.0 3 3 37 47

Monday 26th


Exeter Falcons 53 Stoke Potters 30 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Bert Roger 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Norman Clay 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Cyril Roger N 3 3 3 9


Don Hardy 3 1’ 3 3 10 1


G.Taylor 1 0 1

Hugh Geddes 0 1 1

Stoke

Dave Anderson 0 0 0 0 0


Les Jenkins N 3 2 0 5

Gil Blake 2 1 2 3 8

Vic Pitcher 0 0 1’ 0 1 1

Lindsay Mitchell 0 2 2

Ken Adams 1’ 1 2’ 4 1

Ht1 B.Roger, Clay, Harris, Anderson 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Slade, Howard, Jenkins (nf), C.Roger (nf) 3 2 8 3

Ht3 Hardy, Blake, Pilgrim, Pitcher 4 2 12 5

Ht4 B.Roger, Howard, Taylor, Mitchell 4 2 16 7

Ht5 C.Roger, Harris, Slade, Anderson 4 2 20 9

Ht6 Jenkins, Pilgrim, Hardy, Howard 3 3 23 12

Ht7 Clay, B.Roger, Blake, Pitcher 5 1 28 13

Ht8 C.Roger, Jenkins, Adams, Geddes 3 3 31 16

Ht9 Hardy, Pilgrim, Harris, Anderson 5 1 36 17

Ht10 B.Roger, Clay, Adams, Jenkins 5 1 41 18

Ht11 C.Roger, Blake, Pitcher, Slade 3 3 44 21

Ht12 Hardy, Mitchell, Geddes, Anderson 4 2 48 23

Ht13 Blake, Adams, Slade, Taylor 1 5 49 28

Ht14 Clay, Harris, Pilgrim, Pitcher 4 2 53 30

Peamore Cup Scratch Race

Taylor, Plain, Davey, Robins


Ht1 Blake, B.Roger, Hardy, Howard

Ht2 C.Roger, Harris, Anderson (nf), Taylor (nf)

Ht3 Clay, Slade, Jenkins, Pitcher

Ht4 Pilgrim, Mitchell, Adams, Geddes

Final C.Roger, Blake, Pilgrim, Clay

Saturday 31st July 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 57 Bristol Bulldogs 27 (Challenge)

Exeter

Bert Roger 3 3 2’ 1 9 1



Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 3 2 0 7 1

Stan Hodson 2’ 0 2’ 0 4 2

Don Hardy 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Gordon Taylor 1 3 4

Hugh Geddes 2’ 3 5 1

Bristol

Fred Tuck 1 2 1 2 6

Cyril Quick 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Billy Hole 0 2 1 0 3

Nobby Stock 1 2 1’ 2 6 1

Roger Wise 1 1 3 2 7


Eric Salmon 0 1’ 1 1

Jack Mountford 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 B.Roger, Clay, Tuck, Quick 5 1 5 1

Ht2 C.Roger, Pilgrim, Stock, Hole 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Hardy, Hodson, Wise, Myson 5 1 15 3

Ht4 B.Roger, Stock, Taylor, Salmon 4 2 19 5

Ht5 Pilgrim, Tuck, Quick, C.Roger 3 3 22 8

Ht6 Hardy, Hole, Stock, Hodson 3 3 25 11

Ht7 Clay, B.Roger, Wise, Myson 5 1 30 12

Ht8 C.Roger, Geddes, Hole, Mountford 5 1 35 13

Ht9 Hardy, Hodson, Tuck, Quick 5 1 40 14

Ht10 Clay, Stock, B.Roger, Hole 4 2 44 16

Ht11 Wise, Pilgrim, Myson, C.Roger 2 4 46 20

Ht12 Geddes, Tuck, Salmon, Hodson 3 3 49 23

Ht13 Taylor, Wise, Mountford, Pilgrim 3 3 52 26

Ht14 Clay, Hardy, Myson, Quick 5 1 57 27

The Bristol Scratch Race

Ht1 Hodson, Stock, Quick, Taylor

Ht2 B.Roger, Clay, Tuck, B.Hole

Ht3 C.Roger, Wise, Hardy, Salmon

Ht4 Mountford, Pilgrim, Myson, Geddes

SF1 Hodson, Mountford, B.Roger, C.Roger 79.2

SF2 Clay, Wise, Stock (nf), Pilgrim (nf)

Final Clay, Wise, Mountford, Hodson

Monday 2nd

August 1948 County Ground, Exeter

The Froud Trophy

Cyril Roger 3 3 3 F 2 11


Johnny Myson 1 0 0 0 0 1

Reg Robins 0 1 1 0 1 3

Bert Roger 3 3 2 3 F 10


Alf Bottoms 2 2 3 2 1 10

Don Hardy 1 2 2 2 0 7

Bob Oakley 2 1 3 3 0 9


Norman Clay 3 3 3 3 3 15

Dingo Davey 1 0 0 0 0 1

Len Read DNR

Herby Plain 1 0 1 1 1 4

Harry Welch 2 0 1 2 2 7

Roger Wise 3 3 1 1 3 11

Ht1 C.Roger, Pilgrim, Myson, Robins

Ht2 B.Roger, Bottoms, Hardy, Hodson

Ht3 Clay, Oakley, Davey, Geddes

Ht4 Wise, Welsh, Plain, Read (ns)

Ht5 B.Roger, Pilgrim, Oakley, Read (ns)

Ht6 C.Roger, Geddes, Hodson, Plain

Ht7 Clay, Bottoms, Myson (nf), Welch (nf)

Ht8 Wise, Hardy, Robins (nf), Davey (nf)

Ht9 Claey, Pilgrim, Wise, Read (ns)

Ht10 C.Roger, B.Roger, Welch, Davey

Ht11 Bottoms, Pilgrim, Plain, Davey

Ht12 Geddes, Bottoms, Robins, Read (ns)

Ht13 Oakley, Hardy, Plain, Myson

Ht14 Clay, Hardy, C.Roger (f), Read (ns)

Ht15 B.Roger, Geddes, Wise, Myson

Ht16 Oakley, Welch, Hodson, Robins

Ht17 Geddes, Welch, Pilgrim, Hardy

Ht18 Wise, C.Roger, Bottoms, Oakley

Ht19 Hodson, Davey, Myson (nf), Read (ns)

Ht20 Clay, Plain, Robins, B.Roger (f)

Monday 9th


Exeter Falcons 61 Wombwell Colliers 23 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Stan Hodson 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Don Hardy 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Bert Roger 3 1 3 2’ 9 1

Hugh Geddes 2’ 3 3 3 11 1


Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 0 2’ 2’ 6 3

Herby Plain 1 1 2

Mike.Wood 0 0 0

Wombwell

Red Hamley 0 0 1 2 3

Jeff Bishop 1 2 0 1 4

Len Tupling 0 1’ 2 1 4 1

Harry Welch 1 2 2 F 5



Ernie Palmer 0 1’ 1 1

Son Mitchell 1’ 2 3 1

Ht1 Hodson, Hardy, Bishop, Hamley 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Roger, Geddes, Welch, Tupling 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Clay, Pilgrim, Saunders, Beardsall 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Hodson, Welch, Plain, Palmer 4 2 19 5

Ht5 Geddes, Bishop, Roger, Hamley 4 2 23 7

Ht6 Clay, Welch, Tupling, Pilgrim 3 3 26 10

Ht7 Hardy, Hodson, Saunders, Beardsall 5 1 31 11

Ht8 Roger, Tupling, Mitchell, Wood 3 3 34 14

Ht9 Clay, Pilgrim, Hamley, Bishop 5 1 39 15

Ht10 Hodson, Hardy, Tupling, Welch (f) 5 1 44 16

Ht11 Geddes, Roger, Saunders, Beardsall 5 1 49 17

Ht12 Clay, Hamley, Palmer, Wood 3 3 52 20

Ht13 Geddes, Mitchell, Plain, Beardsall 4 2 56 22

Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, Bishop, Saunders 5 1 61 23


Ht1 Bert Roger bt Wally Green (ef) 78.8

Ht2 Wally Green bt Bert Roger 77.8

Ht3 Wally Green bt Bert Roger 78.0


Ht1 Hodson, B.Roger, Saunders, Bishop

Ht2 Hardy, Pilgrim, Tupling, Welch

Ht3 Clay, Bishop, Plain, Beardsall

Ht4 Geddes, Hamley, Mitchell, Wood

Final Hardy, Clay, Geddes, Hodson

Wednesday 11th

August 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings

Hastings Saxons 41 Exeter Falcons 43 (National League Division Three)

Hastings

Ken Tidbury 3 2 2 0 7


Wally Green 3 1’ 2 3 9

Pete Mold F 2 0 0 2

Ron Clark 0 2 1’ 3 6 1

Ken Middleditch 3 1’ 2 0 6 1

Dan English 1’ 3 4 1

Ken Smith 1’ E 1 1

Exeter


Don Hardy 0 3 3 2 8


Hugh Geddes 1’ 3 E 1 5 1

Norman Clay 2 1 1’ 2 6 1

Arthur Pilgrim 1’ 3 2 1’ 7 2

Mike Wood 0 1’ 1 1


Ht1 Tidbury, Hodson, Grierson, Hardy 76.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Green, Roger, Geddes, Mold (f) 75.2 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Middleditch, Clay, Pilgrim, Clark 76.4 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Geddes, Tidbury, English, Wood 78.4 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Hodson, Mold, Green, Hardy 75.4 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Roger, Clark, Middleditch, Geddes (ef) 74.6 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Pilgrim, Tidbury, Clay, Grierson 77.4 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Roger, Green, Smith, Plain 74.4 3 3 24 24

Ht9 Hardy, Middleditch, Clark, Hodson 77.2 3 3 27 27

Ht10 Roger, Grierson, Geddes, Tidbury 75.6 2 4 29 31

Ht11 Green, Pilgrim, Clay, Mold 77.2 3 3 32 34

Ht12 Clark, Hodson, Wood, Smith (ef) 76.4 3 3 35 37

Ht13 English, Clay, Plain, Mold 78.8 3 3 38 40

Ht14 Grierson, Hardy, Pilgrim, Middleditch 75.8 3 3 41 43

Saturday 14th

August 1948 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 44 Exeter Falcons 40 (Challenge)

Rayleigh

Ron Howes 0 3 1 0 4

Percy Brine 2 3 2 2 9

Bruce Abernethy 3 3 N 3 9

Roy Uden 0 1 1 3 5


Jack Dunn 1 0 0 1’ 2 1

Stan Crouch 1 0 1

Jim Gregory N 2’ 2 1

Exeter

Stan Hodson 3 2 2’ 0 7 1

Don Hardy 0 0 3 3 6


Hugh Gesses 1’ 2 1 1 5 1


B.Williams 0 0 0 0 0

Mike Wood 0 0 0

Herby Plain 2’ 1’ 3 2

Ht1 Hodson, Brine, Howes (nf), Hardy (nf) 77.0 2 3 2 3

Ht2 Abernethy, Roger, Geddes, Uden 77.2 3 3 5 6

Ht3 Pilgrim, Clay, Dunn, Williams 79.4 4 2 9 8

Ht4 Howes, Geddes, Crouch, Wood 79.0 4 2 13 10

Ht5 Abernethy, Hodson, Uden, Hardy 79.2 4 2 17 12

Ht6 Roger, Pilgrim, Geddes, Dunn 78.0 2 4 19 16

Ht7 Brine, Clay, Howes, Williams 79.2 4 2 23 18

Ht8 Roger, Plain, Abernethy (nf), Gregory (nf) 77.0 0 5 23 23

Ht9 Hardy, Hodson, Pilgrim, Dunn 77.6 1 5 24 28

Ht10 Roger, Brine, Geddes, Howes 78.6 2 4 26 32

Ht11 Abernethy, Clay, Uden, Williams 79.6 4 2 30 34

Ht12 Pilgrim, Gregory, Hodson (nf), Wood (nf) 80.4 5 0 35 34

Ht13 Uden, Clay, Plain, Crouch 80.0 3 3 38 37

Ht14 Hardy, Brine, Dunn, Williams 80.6 3 3 41 40

Monday 16th


Exeter Falcons 53 Poole Pirates 30 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Don Hardy 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2


Hugh Geddes E 1’ 2 3 1


Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4


Bonny Waddell 1’ 0 E 1 1

Poole

Joe Bowkis 0 3 1 2 6

Charlie Hayden 1 0 0 1 2

Sid Clark 2 0 2 1 5

Fred Pawson F 3 1 0 4


George Butler 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Frank Holcombe 1 1’ 2 1

Sid Hazzard 1’ F 1 1

Ht1 Hodson, Hardy, Hayden, Bowkis 80.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Roger, Clark, Geddes (ef), Pawson (f) 82.2 3 2 8 3

Ht3 Clay, Pilgrim, Chambers, Butler 81.4 5 1 13 4

Ht4 Pawson, Hodson, Holcombe, Plain 80.4 2 4 15 8

Ht5 Bowkis, Roger, Waddell, Hayden 80.8 3 3 18 11

Ht6 Clay, Pilgrim, Pawson, Clark 82.0 5 1 23 12

Ht7 Hardy, Chamber, Butler, Hodson 80.0 3 3 26 15

Ht8 Roger, Clark, Hazzard, Waddell 80.8 3 3 29 18

Ht9 Clay, Pilgrim, Bowkis, Hayden 81.0 5 1 34 19

Ht10 Hodson, Hardy, Clark, Pawson 81.4 5 1 39 20

Ht11 Chambers, Roger, Geddes, Butler 80.6 3 3 42 23

Ht12 Clay, Bowkis, Holcombe, Waddell (ef) 81.0 3 3 45 26

Ht13 Chambers, Geddes, Plain, Hazzard (f) 81.6 3 3 48 29

Ht14 Hardy, Pilgrim, Hayden, Butler 82.0 5 1 53 30

Lapford Scratch Race

Ht1 Clark, Roger, Pilgrim, Bowkis 81.4

Ht2 Clay, Hodson, Chambers, Pawson 80.8

Ht3 Hardy, Butler, Hayden, Geddes 82.4

Ht4 Holcombe, Hazzard, Waddell, Plain 84.6

SF1 Clark, Clay, Hodson, Roger 81.6

SF2 Hardy, Butler, Hazzard, Holcombe 81.6

Final Hardy, Clay, Clark, Butler 81.0

Tuesday 17th

August 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 38 Exeter Falcons 43 (National League Division Three)

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 0 0 3 6 0 4

Alf Kaines 0 2 0 2 4 0 4

Jim Squibb 3 3 2 1* 9 1 4

Tom Oakley 1 0 2 2 5 0 4

George Bason 1 0 0 2 3 0 4

Cecil Bailey 3 3 2 0 8 0 4

Bill Griffiths 0 1* 1 1 2

Ernie Rawlins 1*1* 2 2 2

Exeter

Don Hardy 2 1*3 3 9 1 4

Stan Hodson 1*2 1 1 5 1 4

Norman Clay 2 2 3 2 9 0 4

Arthur Pilgrim 0 3 1*1* 5 2 4

Bert Roger 2 3 3 3 11 0 4

Hugh Geddes 0 1 0 3 4 0 4

Billy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

No No.8

1 Alf Bottoms, Don Hardy, Stan Hodson, Alf Kaines 68.6 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Jim Squibb, Norman Clay, Tom Oakley, Arthur Pilgrim 69.4 4 – 2 7 – 5

3 Cecil Bailey, Bert Roger, George Bason, Hugh Geddes 69.4 4 – 2 11 – 7

4 Arthur Pilgrim, Alf Bottoms(ef), Billy Smith(nf), Bill Griffiths(nf) 71.4 0 – 3 11 – 10

5 Jim Squibb, Stan Hodson, Don Hardy, Tom Oakley 69.4 3 – 3 14 – 13

6 Cecil Bailey, Norman Clay, Arthur Pilgrim, George Bason 68.4 3 – 3 17 – 16

7 Bert Roger, Alf Kaines, Hugh Geddes, Alf Bottoms(f) 68.8 2 – 4 19 – 20

8 Norman Clay, Jim Squibb, Ernie Rawlins, Billy Smith 69.6 3 – 3 22 – 23

9 Don Hardy, Cecil Bailey, Stan Hodson, George Bason 69.4 2 – 4 24 – 27

10 Alf Bottoms, Norman Clay, Arthur Pilgrim, Alf Kaines 67.8 3 – 3 27 – 30

11 Bert Roger, Tom Oakley, Jim Squibb, Hugh Geddes 70.4 3 – 3 30 – 33

12 Don Hardy, George Bason, Ernie Rawlins, Billy Smith 70.8 3 – 3 33 – 36

13 Bert Roger, Tom Oakley, Bill Griffiths, Billy Smith 3 – 3 36 – 39

14 Hugh Geddes, Alf Kaines, Stan Hodson, Cecil Bailey(ef) 69.2 2 – 4 38 – 43

Friday 20th

August 1948 South Yorkshire Sports Stadium, Wombwell

Wombwell Colliers 41 Exeter Falcons 43 (National League Division Three)

Wombwell

Jack Baxter 0 3 2 1 6

Harwood Pike 2 0 0 1’ 3 1

Len Tupling 0 1’ 2’ 1’ 4 3



Charlie Oates 1’ 1’ 0 2 4 2

Red Hamley 1 1 2

Jeff Bishop 3 1’ 4 1

Exeter

Don Hardy 1 3 3 3 10





Johnny Myson N 1 0 0 1

Mike Wood 0 0 0

Nerby Plain 0 0 0

Ht1 Hodson, Pike, Hardy, Baxter 77.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Welch, Clay, Pilgrim, Tupling 77.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Roger, Beardsall, Oates, Myson (nf) 78.0 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Baxter, Pilgrim, Hamley, Wood 80.0 4 2 12 12

Ht5 Hardy, Welch, Tupling, Hodson 77.6 3 3 15 15

Ht6 Clay, Beardsall, Oates, Pilgrim 77.8 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Roger, Baxter, Myson, Pike 79.4 2 4 20 22

Ht8 Bishop, Tupling, Clay, Plain 80.0 5 1 25 23

Ht9 Hardy, Beardsall, Hodson, Oates 79.0 2 4 27 27

Ht10 Pilgrim, Clay, Baxter, Pike 79.2 1 5 28 32

Ht11 Roger, Welch, Tupling, Myson 78.0 3 3 31 35

Ht12 Hardy, Beardsall, Bishop, Wood 79.0 3 3 34 38

Ht13 Welch, Roger, Hamley, Plain 78.0 4 2 38 40

Ht14 Hodson, Oates, Pike, Myson 78.6 3 3 41 43

Monday 23rd


Best Pairs’ Competition

Roger Wise 2 0 1 2 2 1 8

Jack Mountford 0 2 0 0 3 3 8

Total 16

Ted Barvery 1 3 1 1 2 2 10

Paddy Mills 3 2 3 E 3 3 14

Total 24

Wally Green 2 0 3 2 0 0 7

Jock Grierson 1 1 2 3 2 3 12

Total 19

Gil Blake 3 0 0 0 0 0 3

Ray Harris 0 3 2 3 2 3 13

Total 16

Steve Langton 1 2 1 0 0 0 4

Bill Dalton 0 1 0 1 1 1 4

Total 8

Vic Gent 2 2 1 2 1 0 8

Len Read 3 1 3 0 0 0 7

Total 15

Vic Emms 0 0 3 2 3 2 10

Lionel Levy 3 3 2 3 F 0 11

Total 21

Ht1 Mills, Wise, Bravery, Mountford

Ht2 Blake, Green, Grierson, Harris

Ht3 Read, Gent, Langton, Dalton

Ht4 Levy, Mountford, Wise (nf), Emms (nf)

Ht5 Bravery, Mills, Grierson, Green

Ht6 Harris, Langton, Dalton, Blake

Ht7 Levy, Gent, Read, Emms

Ht8 Green, Grierson, Wise, Mountford 79.2

Ht9 Mills, Haris, Bravery, Blake

Ht10 Emms, Levy, Langton, Dalton

Ht11 Read, Wise, Gent, Mountford

Ht12 Grierson, Green, Dalton, Langton

Ht13 Levy, Emms, Bravery, Miss (chain)

Ht14 Harris, Gent, Blake (ns), Read (nf)

Ht15 Mountford, Wise, Dalton, Langton

Ht16 Mills, Bravery, Gent, Read

Ht17 Emms, Grierson, Levy (f), Green (f)

Ht18 Mountford, Harris, Wise, Blake (ns)

Ht19 Grierson, Gent (nf), Read (nf), Green (ns)

Ht20 Harris, Emms (frmtd), Blake (ns), Levy (ns)

Monday 23rd

August 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 46 Exeter Falcons 38 (National League Division Three)

Poole

Joe Bowkis 2’ 3 2 3 10 1

Charlie Hayden 3 1’ 0 2 6 1

Clark 0 0 3 2 5

Fred Pawson 3 2 1’ 3 9 1


George Butler 1’ 0 F 1’ 2 2

Sid Hazzard 1 1 2

Frank Holcombe 1 1 2

Exeter

Don Hardy 1 3 2 2 8

Stan Hodson 0 1 3 1’ 5 1




Johnny Myson 0 E 0 0 0

Mike Wood 0 0 0

Herby Plain 0 0 0

Ht1Hayden, Bowkis, Hardy, Hodson 81.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Pawson, Clay, Pilgrim, Clark 81.0 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Roger, Chambers, Butler, Myson 81.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Bowkis, Pilgrim, Hazzard, Wood 82.4 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Hardy, Pawson, Hodson, Clark 81.4 2 4 17 13

Ht6 Clay, Chambers, Pilgrim, Butler 81.0 2 4 19 17

Ht7 Roger, Bowkis, Hayden, Myson (ef) 80.6 3 3 22 20

Ht8 Clark, Clay, Holcombe, Plain 81.8 4 2 26 22

Ht9 Chambers, Hardy, Hodson, Butler (f) 81.8 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Bowkis, Clay, Pilgrim, Hayden 83.2 3 3 32 28

Ht11Roger, Clark, Pawson, Myson 82.8 3 3 35 31

Ht12 Chambers, Hardy, Holcombe, Wood 83.0 4 2 39 33

Ht13 Pawson, Roger, Hazzard, Plain 81.4 4 2 43 35

Ht14 Hodson, Hayden, Butler, Myson 82.0 3 3 46 38

Monday 30th


Exeter Falcons 41 Plymouth Devils 43 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Stan Lanfear 1 1’ 1’ 1 4 2


Johnny Myson 1 E 0 0 1



John Hancox 0 2 2

Lew Coffin 2 0 2

Plymouth

Ivan Kessell 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

Vic Gent 2 2 2 0 6

Ted Gibson 3 2’ 0 0 5 1

Len Read 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Bonny Waddell 0 0 1’ 3 4 1


Wally Matthews 1 1’ 2 4 1

Bill Sobey 1 1 2

Ht1 Hodson, Gent, Lanfear, Kessell 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Gibson, Read, Myson, Clay 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Roger, Lansdale, Geddes, Waddell 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Read, Hodson, Matthew, Hancox 2 4 11 13

Ht5 Clay, Gent, Kessell, Myson (ef) 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Read, Gibson, Geddes, Roger 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Lansdale, Hodson, Lanfear, Waddell 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Clay, Coffin, Sobey, Gibson 5 1 23 25

Ht9 Roger, Gent, Matthew, Geddes 3 3 26 28

Ht10 Read, Hodson, Lanfear, Gibson 3 3 29 31

Ht11 Clay, Lansdale, Waddell, Myson 3 3 32 34

Ht12 Roger, Matthews, Kessell, Coffin 3 3 35 37

Ht13 Waddell, Hancox, Sobey, Myson 2 4 37 41

Ht14 Geddes, Lansdale, Lanfear, Gent 4 2 41 43

The Winkleigh Scratch Race

Ht1 B.Roger, Lansdale, Hancox, Read 80.2

Ht2 Gibson, Hodson, Lanfear, Sobey 81.8

Ht3 Clay, Gent, Myson, Waddell 81.8

Ht4 Pilgrim, Hardy, Geddes, Matthews 82.4

SF1 B.Roger, Lansdale, Hodson, Gibson 81.2

SF2 Pilgrim, Clay, Hardy, Gent 81.0

Final B.Roger, Pilgrim, Clay, Lansdale 80.6

Thursday 2nd

September 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils v Exeter Falcons (National League Division Three) Rained Off

Monday 6th

September 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 57 Yarmouth Bloaters 27 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Don Hardy 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2



Bert Roger 3 E 3 3 9

Hugh Geddes 0 F 3 3

Stan Lanfear E 3 3

Johnny Myson 2’ 1 3

Yarmouth

Bert Rawlinson 0 1 1’ 2 4 1


Reg Morgan 0 2 0 0 2

Paddy Hammond 1 2 1’ 2 6 1

Roy Duke 2 0 1 2 5

Billy Bales 1’ 1 0 1 3 1

Bill Carruthers 1’ 0 1 1

Bob Womack 1 1’ 2 1

Ht1 Hardy, Hipperson, Hodson, Rawlinson 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Clay, Pilgrim, Hammond, Morgan 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Roger, Duke, Bales, Geddes 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Hodson, Hammond, Carruthers, Lanfear (ef) 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Clay, Pilgrim, Rawlinson, Hipperson 79.4 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Lanfear, Morgan, Hammond, Roger (f) 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Hodson, Hardy, Bales, Duke 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Clay, Myson, Womack, Morgan 5 1 33 15

Ht9 Roger, Hipperson, Rawlinson, Geddes (f) 3 3 36 18

Ht10 Hardy, Hammond, Hodson, Morgan 4 2 40 20

Ht11 Clay, Pilgrim, Duke, Bales 5 1 45 21

Ht12 Roger, Rawlinson, Myson, Carruthers 4 2 49 23

Ht13 Pilgrim, Duke, Womack, Lanfear (f) 3 3 52 26

Ht14 Geddes, Hardy, Bales, Hipperson 5 1 57 27

Peamore Trophy Race

Robins, Turner, J. Hancox (f), L. Coffin (f)

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Pilgrim, Hodson, Rawlinson, Herby Plain 81.0

Ht2 Roger, Geddes, Hammond, Hipperson 80.0

Ht3 Clay, Lanfear, Duke 80.2

Ht4 Hardy, Myson, Bales, Womack ?

Final Clay, Roger, Hardy, Pilgrim 79.2

Tuesday 7th

September 1948 Fazley Stadium, Tamworth

Tamworth Hounds 50 Exeter Falcons 33 (National League Division Three)

Tamworth

Steve Langton 1’ 2 2 0 5 1

Bill Harris 2 1’ 3 3 9 1



Bill Dalton 2 3 8

Peter Orpwood 0 1 1

Howard Chipman 1’ 2’ 3 2

Cecil Hookham 1 2’ 3 1

Exeter







Stan Lanfear 0 0 0

Johnny Myson 0 1 1

Ht1 Hardy, Harris, Langton, Hodson 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Saunders, Clay, Page, Pilgrim 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Geddes, [Dalton, Orpwood,] Roger 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Pilgrim, Langton, Chipman, Lanfear 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Saunders, Hardy, Page, Hodson 4 2 17 13

Ht6 Clay, Dalton, Pilgrim, Orpwood 2 4 19 17

Ht7 Roger, Langton, Harris, Geddes 3 3 22 20

Ht8 Page, Clay, Hookham, Myson 3 3 25 23

Ht9 Hardy, [Dalton, Orpwood,] Hodson 3 3 28 26

Ht10 Harris, Pilgrim, Clay, Langton 3 3 31 29

Ht11 Page, Roger, Saunders, Geddes 4 2 35 31

Ht12 Dalton, Hookham, Hodson, Lanfear 5 0 40 31

Ht13 Saunders, Chipman, Myson, Roger 5 1 45 32

Ht14 Harris, Hardy, Orpwood, Geddes 4 2 49 34

Monday 13th


Exeter Falcons 65 Tamworth Hounds 19 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Stan Hodson 2’ 3 1 2’ 8 2


Norman Hardy 3 3 3 3 12


Bert Roger 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2

Hugh Geddes 2’ 3 1 0 6 1

Stan Lanfear 2’ 1 3 1


Tamworth

Steve Langton 0 0 0 1 1


Howard Chipman 0 0 1 0 1


Bill Dalton 0 0 0 2 2

Peter Orpwood 1 2 1 1’ 5 1

Cecil Hookham 1 0 1

Herby Plain 0 0 0

Ht1 Hardy, Hodson, Harris, Langton 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Clay, Pilgrim, Saunders, Chipman 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Roger, Geddes, Orpwood, Dalton 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Hodson, Lanfear, Hookham, Saunders 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Clay, Pilgrim, Harris, Langton 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Geddes, Roger, Saunders, Chipman 5 1 30 6

Ht7 Hardy, Orpwood, Hodson, Dalton 4 2 34 8

Ht8 Clay, Myson, Chipman, Plain 5 1 39 9

Ht9 Roger, Harris, Geddes, Langton 4 2 43 11

Ht10 Hardy, Hodson, Saunders, Chipman 5 1 48 12

Ht11 Clay, Pilgrim, Orpwood, Dalton 5 1 53 13

Ht12 Myson, Roger, Langton, Hookham 5 1 58 14

Ht13 Pilgrim, Dalton, Lanfear, Plain 4 2 62 16

Ht14 Hardy, Harris, Orpwood, Geddes 3 3 65 19


Plain, Davey, Robins, Turner 86.6

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 B.Roger, Hardy, Saunders, Langton 78.4

Ht2 Hodson, Geddes, Dalton, Harris (ef) 83.2

Ht3 Pilgrim, Clay, Plain (nf), Hookham (nf) 80.2

Ht4 Lanfear, Orpwood, Myson, Robins 82.8

Final B.Roger, Pilgrim, Hodson (f), Lanfear (f) 79.6

Thursday 16th

September 1948 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 39 Exeter Falcons 45 (National League Division Three)

Stoke

Dave Anderson 1’ 2 E 0 3 1


Dick Howard 1 0 1’ 2 1

Ken Adams 3 2 2 2 9

Gil Blake 2 E 3 3 8

Vic Pitcher 1’ 1 2’ F 4 2

Jack Dawson 1’ 1’ 2 2

Stan Bradbury 2 0 2’ 4 1

Exeter

Stan Lanfear 0 1 0 1 2


Norman Clay 0 2’ 3 2’ 7 2



Hugh Geddes 0 1’ 1 2’ 4 2

Lew Coffin 0 0 0

Johnny Myson 0 0 0

Ht1 Hardy, Harris, Anderson, Lanfear 75.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Adams, Pilgrim, Howard, Clay 77.0 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Roger, Blake, Pitcher, Geddes 77.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Pilgrim, Anderson, Dawson, Coffin 78.6 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Hardy, Adams, Lanfear, Howard 78.2 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Pilgrim, Clay, Pitcher, Blake (ef) 78.2 1 5 16 20

Ht7 Harris, Roger, Geddes, Anderson 76.4 3 3 19 23

Ht8 Clay, Bradbury, Howard, Myson 78.8 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Blake, Pitcher, Hardy, Lanfear 76.4 5 1 27 27

Ht10 Pilgrim, Clay, Harris, Anderson (ef) 77.6 1 5 28 32

Ht11 Roger, Adams, Geddes, Bradbury 78.2 2 4 30 36

Ht12 Blake, Bradbury, Lanfear, Coffin 80.4 5 1 35 37

Ht13 Roger, Adams, Dawson, Myson 76.8 3 3 38 40

Ht14 Hardy, Geddes, Harris, Pitcher (f) 79.6 1 5 39 45

Friday 17th

September 1948 Dudley Wood Stadium, Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Cubs 55 Exeter Falcons 29 (National League Division Three)

Cradley Heath

Les Beaumont 1 3 2 3 9

Bill Kemp 3 F 2’ 5 1

Gil Craven 3 3 3 3 12

Phil Malpass 0 F 1 F 1


Alan Hunt 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Bill Clifton 1 2 3

Roy Moreton 1 2’ 1 4 1

Exeter

Stan Lanfear F 2 1 1 4

Don Hardy 2 1’ F 0 3 1



Bert Roger F 1 2 3 6

Hugh Geddes 1 3 E 2 6

Lew Coffin 0 0 0

Johnny Myson 0 1 1

Ht1 Kemp, Hardy, Beaumont, Lanfear (f) 77.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Craven, Pilgrim, Clay, Malpass 78.8 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Irons, Hunt, Geddes, Roger (f) 78.4 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Beaumont, Pilgrim, Clifton, Coffin 80.2 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Craven, Lanfear, Hardy, Malpass (f) 79.8 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Irons, Hunt, Pilgrim, Clay 79.0 5 1 24 12

Ht7Geddes, Beaumont, Roger, Kemp (f) 79.8 2 4 26 16

Ht8 Craven, Clay, Moreton, Myson 81.2 4 2 30 18

Ht9 Irons, Hunt, Lanfear, Hardy (f) 79.0 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Beaumont, Kemp, Pilgrim, Clay 80.4 5 1 40 20

Ht11 Craven, Roger, Malpass, Geddes (ef) 80.0 4 2 44 22

Ht12 Irons, Moreton, Lanfear, Coffin 80.8 5 1 49 23

Ht13 Roger, Clifton, Myson, Malpass (f) 80.0 2 4 51 27

Ht14 Hunt, Geddes, Moreton, Hardy 77.6 4 2 55 29

Monday 20th


Exeter Falcons 48 Coventry Bees 36 (National League Division Three)

Exeter


Don Hardy 3 2 2 E 7


Stan Hodson 2 1 1’ 4 1




Stan Lanfear 1 2’ 1’ 4 2

Coventry

Bob Fletcher 0 2 1 0 3

Ed Pye 1 F 0 1 2

Bert Lacey 0 1’ 2 0 3 1

Vic Emms 3 3 2 3 11

George Smith 1 1 0 3 5

Lionel Levy 2 3 3 3 11

Fred Yates 0 1 1

John Yates 0 0 0

Ht1 Hardy, Pilgrim, Pye, Fletcher 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Emms, Hodson, Clay, Lacey 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Roger, Levy, Smith, Geddes 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Emms, Pilgrim, Myson, F.Yates 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Clay, Fletcher, Hodson, Pye (f) 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Roger, Emms, Lacey, Geddes 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Levy, Hardy, Smith, Pilgrim 2 4 23 19

Ht8 Clay, Lacey, Lanfear, J.Yates 4 2 27 21

Ht9 Roger, Geddes, Fletcher, Pye 5 1 32 22

Ht10 Emms, Hardy, Pilgrim, Lacey 3 3 35 25

Ht11 Levy, Clay, Hodson, Smith 3 3 38 28

Ht12 Roger, Lanfear, F.Yates, Fletcher 5 1 43 29

Ht13 Smith, Myson, Lanfear, J.Yates 3 3 46 32

Ht14 Levy, Geddes, Pye, Hardy (efchain) 2 4 48 36


Plain, Turner, Davey (f), Robins (efchain)

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Levy, Clay, Fletcher, B.Roger (f) 81.2

Ht2 Pilgrim, Emms, Lanfear, Smith 81.0

Ht3 Geddes, Hardy, Lacey, Pye 81.8

Ht4 Myson, J.Allenby, Yates, Myson 85.6

Final Levy, Geddes, Myson, Pilgrim 78.8

Monday 27th


Open Championship

Bruce Semmens 3 3 3 3 3 15

John Hancox 0 1 1 1 3

Bob Oakley 1 3 3 3 3 13

Alf Bottoms 2 2 1 2 0 7

Roger Wise 2 3 2 2 3 12

Jack Mountford 3 2 3 3 2 13

Alan Hunt 0 2 3 0 3 8

Gil Craven 1 3 2 0 3 9

Ken Adams 1 1 1 0 1 4

Ray Harris 3 1 3 1 0 8

Jock Grierson 2 1 2 1 1 7

Ron Clark 0 1 0 0 1 2

Peter Robinson 2 2 2 2 0 8

Len Read 1 0 2 0 2 5

Jimmy Squibb 0 0 1 1 2 4

Vic Gent 3 F 0 0 0 3

Herby Plain (res) 1 1

Ht1 Semmens, Bottoms, Oakley, Hancox 80.0

Ht2 Mountford, Wise, Craven, Hunt 81.0

Ht3 Harris, Grierson, Adams, Clark

Ht4 Gent, Robinson, Read, Squibb 84.0

Ht5 Wise, Robinson, Adams, Hancox 83.0

Ht6 Semmens, Mountford, Harris, Read

Ht7 Oakley, Hunt, Grierson, Squibb

Ht8 Craven, Bottoms, Clark, Gent (f)

Ht9 Mountford, Grierson, Hancox, Gent

Ht10 Semmens, Wise, Squibb, Clark

Ht11 Hunt, Read, Hancox, Clark

Ht12 Harris, Robinson, Bottoms, Hunt

Ht13 Oakley, Craven, Adams, Read

Ht14 Semmens, Robinson, Grierson, Craven

Ht15 Oakley, Wise, Harris, Gent

Ht16 Mountford, Bottoms, Squibb, Adams

Ht17 Craven, Squibb, Plain, Harris

Ht18 Semmens, Hunt, Adams, Gent

Ht19 Oakley, Mountford, Clark, Robinson

Ht20 Wise, Read, Grierson, Bottoms

Monday 27th

September 1948 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 31 Exeter Falcons 52 (National League Division Three)

Poole

Allan Chambers 3 2 3 2 10

Fred Pawson 0 2’ 0 F 2 1

George Butler 1 1 2 3 7

Charlie Hayden 0 0 0 0 0

Dickie Howard 2 0 1 2 5

Sid Clark 0 2 0 3 5

Frank Holcombe 1’ 1 2 1

Bingley Cree DNR

Exeter Bert Roger 1 3 3 3 10

Hugh Geddes 2 2’ 2’ F 6 2



Don Hardy 1 1 1’ 3 6 1


Stan Lanfear 0 1 1

John Myson 1 2’ 3 1

Heat 1 Chambers, Geddes, Roger, Pawson 81.6 3 3 3 3

Heat 2 Pilgrim, Clay, Butler, Hayden 85.2 1 5 4 8

Heat 3 Hodson , Howard, Hardy, Clark 84.0 2 4 6 12

Heat 4 Pilgrim, Chambers, Holcombe, Lanfear 82.4 3 3 9 15

Heat 5 B. Roger, Geddes, Butler, Hayden 84.0 1 5 10 20

Heat 6 Clay, Clark, Pilgrim, Howard 83.6 2 4 12 24

Heat 7Chambers, Pawson, Hardy, Hodson 84.2 5 1 17 25

Heat 8 Clay, Butler, Myson, Cree(ns) 86.0 2 4 19 29

Heat 9 Roger, Geddes, Howard, Clark 86.2 1 5 20 34

Heat 10 Pilgrim, Chambers, Clay, Pawson 85.6 2 4 22 38

Heat 11Butler, Hodson, Hardy, Hayden 85.0 3 3 25 41

Heat 12 Roger, Howard, Lanfear (Frmtd), Cree (ns) 82.0 2 4 27 45

Heat 13 Hardy, Myson, Holcombe, Hayden 85.6 1 5 28 50

Heat 14 Clark, Hodson , Geddes (f), Pawson (f) 83.2 3 2 31 52

Tuesday 28th

September 1948 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 46 (National League Division Three)

Plymouth

Bonnie Waddell 1’ 0 1 1

Peter Robinson 2 3 1 1 7

Ted Gibson 1’ 0 1’ 0 2 2

Len Read 2 3 2 3 10

Alex Gray 2 1 2’ 2 7 1

Pete Lansdale F 3 3 6

Vic Gent 2 0 0 2

Wally Matthews 2 1’ 3 1

Exeter


Hugh Geddes 1’ 0 2 3 1



Don Hardy 1 1’ 3 1’ 6 2


Stan Lanfear F 1 0 1

Johnny Myson 0 2 2

Ht1 Roger, Robinson, Waddell, Lanfear (f) 81.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Clay, Read, Gibson, Pilgrim 82.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Hodson, Gray, Hardy, Lansdale (f) 82.6 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Pilgrim, Gent, Lanfear, Waddell 84.0 2 4 10 14

Ht5 Read, Roger, Geddes, Gibson 82.0 3 3 13 17

Ht6 Clay, Pilgrim, Gray, Lansdale 84.6 1 5 14 22

Ht7 Robinson, Hodson, Hardy, Gent 82.8 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Clay, Matthews, Gibson, Myson (f) 84.4 3 3 20 28

Ht9 Lansdale, Gray, Roger, Geddes 83.6 5 1 25 29

Ht10 Clay, Pilgrim, Robinson, Waddell 84.0 1 5 26 34

Ht11 Hardy, Read, Hodson, Gibson 83.6 2 4 28 38

Ht12 Roger, Gray, Matthews, Lanfear 83.4 3 3 31 41

Ht13 Read, Myson, Hardy, Gent 83.0 3 3 34 44

Ht14 Lansdale, Geddes, Robinson, Hodson 84.2 4 2 38 46

Monday October 4th 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 60 Yarmouth Bloaters 24 (National League Division Three) Exeter


Hugh Geddes 2’ 2’ 1 3 8 2


Stan Hodson 2’ 2’ 1 3 8 2



Johnny Myson 2’ 2’ 4 2

Stan Lanfear 1 0 1

Yarmouth

Roy Duke 1 0 0 2 3



Bill Caruthers 0 1 0 0 1

Bert Rawlinson 0 0 1 1

Reg Morgan 3 1 2 2 8

Arthur Bush 0 0 1’ 1 1

Bill Codling 0 0 0

Ht1 Roger, Geddes, Duke, Hipperson 78.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Hardy, Hodson, Bales, Carruthers 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Morgan, Clay, Pilgrim, Rawlinson 3 3 13 5

Ht4 Roger, Myson, Carruthers, Bush 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Hardy, Hodson, Hipperson, Duke 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Clay, Bales, Pilgrim, Carruther 4 2 27 9

Ht7 Roger, Geddes, Morgan, Rawlinson 5 1 32 10

Ht8 Hardy, Bales, Lanfear, Codling 4 2 36 12

Ht9 Clay, Hipperson, Pilgrim, Duke 4 2 40 14

Ht10 Roger, Bales, Geddes, Carruthers 4 2 44 16

Ht11 Hardy, Morgan, Hodson, Bush 4 2 48 18

Ht12 Clay, Duke, Bush, Lanfear 3 3 51 21

Ht13 Hodson, Myson, Rawlinson, Codling 5 1 56 22

Ht14 Geddes, Morgan, Pilgrim, Hipperson 4 2 60 24

Match Race

Bert Roger beat Don Hardy 78.0

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Clay, Hardy, Carruthers, Duke 79.2

Ht2 Roger, Bales, Rawlinson, Pilgrim 78.8

Ht3 Hodson , Geddes, Morgan, Hipperson 81.0

Ht4 Myson, Lanfear, Codling, Bush 83.8

Final Myson , Clay, Hodson & Roger N/f 80.8


Plain, Hancox, R. Robins, Davey

Monday 11th

October 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 57 Tamworth Hounds 27 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Bert Roger 2 3 2’ 3 10 1



Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 1 2’ 2 7 2

Hugh Geddes 2’ E 3 3 8 1

Don Hardy 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Johnny Myson 1 1’ 2 1

Stan Lanfear 0 1 1

Tamworth



Harry Saunders 0 1’ 2 3 1

Peter Orpwood 1 2 2 2 7

Bill Dalton 1 1 1 3 6

Basil Harris 0 0 0 0 0

Lionel Watling 0 1’ 0 1 1

Howard Chipman 0 0 0

Ht1 Bi.Harris, Roger, Page, Hodson 79.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Clay, Pilgrim, Orpwood, Saunders 78.8 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Hardy, Geddes, Dalton, Ba.Harris 79.2 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Roger, Orpwood, Myson, Watling 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Clay, Page, Pilgrim, Bi.Harris 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Hardy, Orpwood, Saunders, Geddes (tyre) 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Hodson, Roger, Dalton, Ba.Harris 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Clay, Saunders, Watling, Lanfear 3 3 31 17

Ht9 Geddes, Hardy, Page, Bi.Harris 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Roger, Orpwood, Hodson, Chipman 4 2 40 20

Ht11 Clay, Pilgrim, Dalton, Ba.Harris 5 1 45 21

Ht12 Geddes, Page, Lanfear, Watling 4 2 49 23

Ht13 Dalton, Pilgrim, Myson, Chipman 3 3 52 26

Ht14 Hodson, Hardy, Bi.Harris, Ba.Harris 5 1 57 27

Junior Riders’ Challenge Match

Hancox, Plain, Bradbury, Ken James

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Clay, Page, Orpwood, Plain 81.0

Ht2 B.Roger, Dalton, Hodson, Bi.Harris

Ht3 Hardy, Hancox, Pilgrim, Ba.Harris

Ht4 Watling, Lanfear, Hipman, Myson (f)

Final B.Roger, Clay, Hardy, Watling

Saturday 16 October 1948 Hedon Stadium, Hull

Hull Angels 50 Exeter Falcons 34 (National League Division Three) Hull

Norman Johnson R 2 2’ 0 4 1

Mick Mitchell 3 3 3 2’ 11 1

Craig 0 1’ 2 2’ 5 2

White 2 2 3 3 10 0

Bob Baker 2’ 0 3 1 6 1

Dick Shepherd 3 1 2’ 3 9 1

Alf Webster 0 1 1 0

Derek Glover 1’ 3 4 1

Exeter

Bert Roger 2 3 1 0 6 0

Stan Hodson 1’ 0 0 1 2 1




Don Hardy 1 0 2 0 3 0

Stan Lanfear 0 0 0 0

Ht 1 Mitchell, Roger, Hodson (frmtd), Johnson (et) 86.0 3 3 3 3

Ht 2 Clay, White, Pilgrim, Craig 86.0 2 3 5 7

Ht 3 Shepherd, Baker, Hardy, Geddes 86.6 5 1 10 8

Ht 4 Pilgrim, Johnson, Myson, Webster 86.4 2 4 12 12

Ht 5 Roger, White, Craig, Hodson 86.4 3 3 15 15

Ht 6 Clay, Pilgrim, Shepherd, Baker 86.0 1 5 16 20

Ht 7 Mitchell, Johnson, Geddes, Hardy (f) 86.8 5 1 21 21

Ht 8 Clay, Craig, Glover, Lanfear 87.4 3 3 24 24

Ht 9 Baker, Shepherd, Roger, Hodson 85.4 5 1 29 25

Ht 10 Mitchell, Pilgrim, Clay, Johnson 87.0 3 3 32 28

Ht 11 White, Craig, Geddes, Myson 88.0 5 1 37 29

Ht 12 Glover, Myson, Baker, Roger 88.4 4 2 41 31

Ht 13 White, Geddes, Webster, Lanfear 89.2 4 2 45 33

Ht 14 Shepherd, Mitchell, Hodson, Myson 87.0 5 1 50 34

Monday 18th

October 1948 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 46 Southampton Saints 38 (National League Division Three)

Exeter

Norman Clay 3 3 0 2* 8 1 4

Arthur Pilgrim 1 2 3 3 9 0 4

Stan Hodson 1*2 3 1 7 1 4

Hugh Geddes 2 0 3 2 7 0 4

Bert Roger 3 3 2 3 11 0 4

Johnny Myson 1 0 0 0 1 0 4

John Hancox 0 1* 1 1 2

Stan Lanfear 1 1 2 0 2

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 2 3 3 2 10 0 4

George Bason 0 1 1 1* 3 1 4

Jim Squibb 3 2 2 1 8 0 4

Bob Oakley 0 2 1*0 3 1 4

Tom Oakley 0 1 0 3 4 0 4

Cecil Bailey 2 3 2 2 9 0 4

Bill Griffiths 1*0 1 1 2

Johnny Bradford 0 0 0 0 2

Ht1 Clay, Bottoms, Pilgrim, Bason 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Squibb, Geddes, Hodson, B.Oakley 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Roger, Bailey, Myson, T.Oakley 4 2 11 7

Ht4 Clay, B.Oakley, Griffiths, Hancox 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Bottoms, Hodson, Bason, Geddes 2 4 16 14

Ht6 Roger, Squibb, B.Oakley, Myson 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Bailey, Pilgrim, T.Oakley, Clay 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Hodson, Squibb, Lanfear, Bradford 4 2 25 23

Ht9 Bottoms, Roger, George Bason, Johnny Myson 2 4 27 27

Ht10 Pilgrim, Clay, Squibb, B.Oakley 5 1 32 28

Ht11 Geddes, Bailey, Hodson, T.Oakley 4 2 36 30

Ht12 Roger, Bottoms, Lanfear, Griffiths 4 2 40 32

Ht13 T.Oakley, Geddes, Hancox, Bradford 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Pilgrim, Bailey, Bason, Myson 3 3 46 38

The Peamore Trophy Race (final)

Not Raced

Devon Scratch Race

Ht1 Bottoms, Pilgrim, Hodson, B.Oakley

Ht2 Geddes, T.Oakley, B.Roger (nf), Bason (nf)

Ht3 Clay, Squibb, Bailey, Myson

Ht4 Robins, Hancox, Griffiths, Bradford

Final Bottoms, Geddes, Clay, Robins

Tuesday 19th

October 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton 20 Exeter 9 (Second Half Challenge)

Southampton

Alf Bottoms 3 3 1’ 7 1

Cecil Bailey 2’ 2’ 2 6 2

Tom Oakley 3 0 3

Jimmy Squibb 2’ 2 4 1

Exeter

Norman Clay 1 3 3 7

Hugh Geddes 0 F 0

Arthur Pilgrim 1 0 1

Stan Hodson 0 1 0 1

1 Alf Bottoms, Cecil Bailey, Norman Clay, Hugh Geddes 71.6 5 – 1 5 – 1

2 Tom Oakley, Jim Squibb, Arthur Pilgrim, Stan Hodson 71 5 – 1 10 – 2

3 Alf Bottoms, Cecil Bailey, Stan Hodson, Arthur Pilgrim 70.6 5 – 1 15 – 3

4 Norman Clay, Jim Squibb, Hugh Geddes(f), Tom Oakley 72 2 – 3 17 – 6

5 Norman Clay, Cecil Bailey, Alf Bottoms, Stan Hodson 70.4 3 – 3 20 – 9

Monday 25 October 1948 County Ground. Exeter

Exeter Falcons 62 Hull Angels 22 (National League Division Three) Exeter Arthur Pilgrim 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4 Norman Clay 3 3 3 2’ 11 1 Stan Hodson 0 0 1’ 0 1 1 Hugh Geddes 3 3 3 3 12 John Myson 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3 Bert Roger 3 3 3 3 12 John Hancox 3 2’ 5 1 Stan Lanfear 2 2’ 4 1

Hull Norman Johnson 1 1’ 1 0 3 1 Mick Mitchell 0 1 1 0 2 George Craig 2 1 3 1 7 Johnny White 1’ 1 0 0 2 1 Bob Baker 1 0 1’ 1 3 1 Derek Glover 0 1 2 0 3 Alf Webster 0 2 0 1 3 Peter Dodds 0 0 0

Ht 1 Clay, Pilgrim, Johnson, Mitchell 79.4 5 1 5 1

Ht 2 Geddes, Craig, White, Hodson 3 3 8 4

Ht 3 Roger, Myson, Baker, Glover 5 1 13 5

Ht 4 Hancox, Pilgrim, White, Webster 5 1 18 6

Ht 5 Geddes, Webster, Johnson, Hodson 3 3 21 9

Ht 6 Roger, Myson, Craig, White 5 1 26 10

Ht 7 Clay, Pilgrim, Glover, Baker 5 1 31 11

Ht 8 Craig, Lanfear, Hodson, Dodds 3 3 34 14

Ht 9 Roger, Myson, Johnson, Webster 5 1 39 15

Ht 10 Clay, Pilgrim, Craig, White 5 1 44 16

Ht 11 Geddes, Glover, Baker, Hodson 3 3 47 19

Ht 12 Myson, Lanfear, Webster, Johnson 5 1 52 20

Ht 13 Geddes, Hancox, Baker, Dodds 5 1 57 21

Ht 14 Roger, Clay, Mitchell, Glover 5 1 62 22

No Second Half

Missing Data in BOLD

Monday 29

th March 1948 Exeter Tom Crutcher Memorial Trophy

Monday 5th

April 1948 County Ground,Exeter Falcons 68 Plymouth Devils 28(Devon D C)

Tuesday 6th

April 1948 Bannister Court Southampton Saints 57 Exeter Falcons 27(NLD3)

Wednesday 7th

April 1948 Fazley Tamworth Hounds 82 Exeter Falcons 26 (NatiT)

Monday 12th

April 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 81 Tamworth Hounds 27 (NatiT)

Thursday 15th

April 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 44 Exeter Falcons 52 (Devon DC)

Monday 19th

April 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 57 Hastings Saxons 27 (NLD3)

Monday 26 April 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 60 Hull Angels 23 (NLD3)

Wednesday 28th

April 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings Saxons 40 Exeter Falcons 44 (NLD3)

Monday 3rd

May 1948 County Ground, Speedway Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round

Monday 10th

May 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 65 Cradley Heath Cubs 18 (NLD3)

Thursday 13th

May 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 57 (AC)

Monday 17th

May 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 51 Norwich Stars 33 (C)

Monday 24th

May 1948 County Ground,Exeter Falcons 65 Plymouth Devils 31 (AC)

Monday 31st May 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 65 Poole Pirates 19 (NLD3)

Monday 7th

June 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 66 Stoke Potters 18 (NLD3)

Monday 14th

June 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 57 Coventry Bees 27 (NLD3)

Tuesday15th June 1948 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 35 Exeter Falcons 45 (NLD3)

Saturday June 19th

1948 Brandon Coventry Bees 26 Exeter Falcons 56 (NLD3)

Monday 21st June 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 69 Wombwell Colliers 15 (NLD3)

Monday 28th

June 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 67 Cradley Heath Cubs 16 (NLD3)

Tuesday 29th

June 1948 Caister Road Yarmouth Bloaters 42 Exeter Falcons 41 (NLD3)

Thursday 1st July 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 32 Exeter Falcons 51 (NLD3)

Monday 5th

July 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 58 Hastings Saxons 26 (NLD3)

Saturday July 10th

1948 Brandon Coventry Bees 47 Exeter Falcons 35 (NLD3)

Monday 12th

July 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 48 Southampton Saints 36 (NLD3)

Friday 16th

July 1948 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Cubs 50 Exeter Falcons 33 (NLD3)

Saturday 17 July 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 63 Exeter Falcons 21 (NLD3) Times Monday 19

th July 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 58 Plymouth Devils 25 (NLD3)

Tuesday 20th

July 1948 Fazley Tamworth Hounds 46 Exeter Falcons 38 (NLD3)

Thursday 22nd

July 1948 Sun Street Stoke Potters 51 Exeter Falcons 33 (NLD3)

Friday 23rd

July 1948 Sports Stadium, Wombwell Colliers 37 Exeter Falcons 47 (NLD3)

Monday 26th

July 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 53 Stoke Potters 30 (NLD3)

Saturday 31st July 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 57 Bristol Bulldogs 27 (C)

Monday 2nd

August 1948 Exeter The Froud Trophy

Monday 9th

August 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 61 Wombwell Colliers 23 (NLD3)

Wednesday 11th

August 1948 Pilot Field, Hastings Saxons 41 Exeter Falcons 43 (NLD3)

Saturday 14th

August 1948 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 44 Exeter Falcons 40 (Challenge)

Monday 16th

August 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 53 Poole Pirates 30 (NLD3)

Tuesday 17th

August 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton Saints 38 Exeter Falcons 43 (NLD3)

Friday 20th

August 1948 Sports Stadium, Wombwell Colliers 41 Exeter Falcons 43 (NLD3)

Monday 23rd

August 1948 County Ground, Exeter Best Pairs’ Competition

Monday 23rd

August 1948 Poole Pirates 46 Exeter Falcons 38 (NLD3) Monday 30

th August 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 41 Plymouth Devils 43 (NLD3)

Thursday 2nd

September 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils v Exeter Falcons (NLD3) Rained Off Monday 6

th September1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 57Yarmouth Bloaters 27 (NLD3)

Tuesday 7th

September 1948 Fazley Tamworth Hounds 50 Exeter Falcons 33 (NLD3)

Monday 13th

September 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 65 Tamworth Hounds 19 (NLD3)

Thursday 16th

September 1948Sun Street Stoke Potters 39 Exeter Falcons 45 (NLD3)

Friday 17th

September 1948 Dudley Wood Cradley Heath Cubs 55 Exeter Falcons 29 (NLD3)

Monday 20th

September 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 48 Coventry Bees 36 (NLD3)

Monday 27th

September 1948 County Ground, Exeter Open Championship

Monday 27th

September 1948 Poole Pirates 31 Exeter Falcons 52 (NLD3)

Tuesday 28th

September 1948 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 38 Exeter Falcons 46 (NLD3)

Monday October 4th 1948 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 60 Yarmouth Bloaters 24 (NLD3)

Monday 11th

October 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 57 Tamworth Hounds 27 (NLD3)

Saturday 16 October 1948 Hedon Hull Angels 50 Exeter Falcons 34 (NLD3)

Tuesday 19th

October 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton 20 Exeter 9 (Second Half Challenge)

Monday 18th

October 1948 County Ground,Exeter Falcons 46 Southampton Saints 38 (NLD3)

Monday 25 October 1948 County Ground Exeter Falcons 62 Hull Angels 22 (NLD3)

Documents

EXETER 1948 Monday 29 March 1948 County Ground, Exeter ... · Final C.Roger, Myson, B.Roger, Hardy Tuesday 6th April 1948 Bannister Court, Southampton ... Ht1 Langton, Oates, C.Roger,