Leicester 1954 Thanks to Tim Grant Friday 9 April …Ht2 Emms, Potter, Hughes, Griffiths (f) 70.8 2 4 7 5 Ht3 Watling, Tailby, Wright, Barsby (ef) 70.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Parker, Mountford,

Leicester 1954

Thanks to Tim Grant

Completed 8.5.2014 Rev 28.1.2017

Friday 9th

April 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 42 Coventry Bees 42 (Challenge)

Leicester

Len Williams 3 2 2’ 3 10 1

Don Potter 2 2 1 3 8

Reg Fearman 2’ X 3 2’ 7 2

Bill Griffiths F 0 0 0

Charlie Barsby E 1 1 2 4

Lionel Watling 3 X F 0 3

Jack Mountford 2’ 3 0 5 1

Alf Parker 3 2 5

Coventry

Charlie New 0 3 3 3 9

Jack Hughes 1 1 2’ 0 4 1

Reg Duval 1 3 2’ 1 7 1

Vic Emms 3 1 3 1 8

Jack Wright 1’ 0 0 1 1

Derrick Tailby 2 3 1 1’ 7 1

Jim Lightfoot 1 2 2 5

Peter Reason 0 1 1

Ht1 Williams, Fearman, Duval, New 69.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Emms, Potter, Hughes, Griffiths (f) 70.8 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Watling, Tailby, Wright, Barsby (ef) 70.2 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Parker, Mountford, Lightfoot, Reason 72.0 5 1 15 9

Ht5 New, Williams, Emms, Griffiths 69.6 2 4 17 13

Ht6 Mountford, Lightfoot, Barsby, Wright 71.4 4 2 21 15

Ht7 Duval, Potter, Hughes, Fearman (exc) 71.0 2 4 23 19

Ht8 Tailby, Parker, Reason, Watling (exc) 71.2 2 4 25 23

Ht9 New, Duval, Potter, Griffiths 70.2 1 5 26 28

Ht10 Emms, Hughes, Barsby, Watling (f) 71.0 1 5 27 33

Ht11 Fearman, Williams, Tailby, Wright 70.8 5 1 32 34

Ht12 New, Barsby, Duval, Watling 70.4 2 4 34 38

Ht13 Potter, Lightfoot, Tailby, Mountford 72.2 3 3 37 41

Ht14 Williams, Fearman, Emms, Hughes 70.6 5 1 42 42

Bitswell Scratch Race

Mountford, Lightfoot, Perkins, A.Parker (f) 72.2

Harborough Scratch Race

A.Parker, Wright, P.Reason, Perkins 73.6

The Flying Four

Ht1 Fearman, Duval, Griffiths, Emms 71.0 71.2

Ht2 Williams, Watling, Tailby, Hughes 71.8 72.0

Ht3 New, Lightfoot, Barsby, Potter 71.0 72.8

Final New, Fearman, Duval, Williams (f) 71.6

Saturday 10th

April 1954 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 47 Leicester Hunters 37 (Challenge)

Coventry


Johnny Reason 3 3 2 0 8

Jack Hughes 1 E 0 1

Vic Emms 2’ 2’ 0 3 7 2

Derrick Tailby 2 2’ 1’ 2 7 2

Reg Duval 0 2 2 1’ 5 1

Jim Lightfoot 1 1’ 3 0 5 1

Jack Wright 2 2

Leicester

Jock Grierson 0 1 1 0 2

Don Potter 0 1’ 3 1’ 5 2

Reg Fearman 2 2 3 3 10

Bill Griffiths 1 E 0 2 3

Charlie Barsby 3 0 1’ 1’ 5 2

Lionel Watling 1 X 1

Jack Mountford 3 3 2 2 10

Alf Parker 0 1 1

Ht1 New, Fearman, Hughes, Grierson 68.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Reason, Emms, Griffiths, Potter 68.6 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Barsby, Tailby, Watling, Duval 70.4 2 4 11 7

Ht4 Mountford, Wright, Lightfoot, Parker 69.0 3 3 14 10

Ht5 New, Emms, Grierson, Griffiths (ef) 68.8 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Mountford, Duval, Lightfoot, Barsby 69.2 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Reason, Fearman, Potter, Hughes (ef) 69.4 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Lightfoot, Tailby, Parker, Watling (exc) 69.6 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Fearman, Reason, Grierson, Emms 69.6 2 4 32 22

Ht10 Potter, Duval, Tailby, Griffiths 71.0 3 3 35 25

Ht11 New, Mountford, Barsby, Lightfoot 68.8 3 3 38 28

Ht12 Fearman, Tailby, Duval, Grierson 70.2 3 3 41 31

Ht13 Emms, Mountford, Barsby, Reason 69.0 3 3 44 34

Ht14 New, Griffiths, Potter, Hughes 70.0 3 3 47 37

Friday 16th April 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 47 Glasgow Tigers 37 (North Shield)

Leicester



Jack Mountford 1’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 6 4

Bill Griffiths 0 1’ 1’ 1’ 3 3


Charlie Barsby E 1 2’ 1’ 4 2

Lionel Watling 3 3 6

Alf Parker 2’ 1’ 3 2

Glasgow

Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 3 12

Larry Lazarus 3 3 1 1 8

Vern McWilliams E E 0 0 0

Alf McIntosh 2’ 0 0 0 2 1

Bob Sharp 3 2 0 3 8

Doug Templeton 2’ 3 1 0 6 1

Arthur Malm 1 0 1

Douglas Craig 0 0 0

Ht1 McKinlay, Fearman, Mountford, McWilliams (ef)69.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Lazarus, McIntosh, Potter, Griffiths 71.0 1 5 4 8

Ht3 Sharp, Templeton, Grierson, Barsby (ef) 70.8 1 5 5 13

Ht4 Watling, Parker, Malm, Craig 72.0 5 1 10 14

Ht5 McKinlay, Fearman, Griffiths, McIntosh 69.6 3 3 13 17

Ht6 Watling, Sharp, Barsby, Malm 72.0 4 2 17 19

Ht7 Lazarus, Potter, Mountford, McWilliams (ef) 70.6 3 3 20 22

Ht8 Templeton, Grierson, Parker, Craig 72.9 3 3 23 25

Ht9 McKinlay, Potter, Griffiths, McWilliams 71.0 3 3 26 28

Ht10 Grierson, Barsby, Lazarus, McIntosh 72.4 5 1 31 29

Ht11 Fearman, Mountford, Templeton, Sharp 72.2 5 1 36 30

Ht12 McKinlay, Grierson, Barsby, McWilliams 71.2 3 3 39 33

Ht13 Sharp, Potter, Griffiths, Templeton 72.6 3 3 42 36

Ht14 Fearman, Mountford, Lazarus, McIntosh 72.0 5 1 47 37

Cossington Scratch Race

Vic Hall, Nick Nicholls, Ivor Brown, Bryan Elliott 75.4

Loughborough Scratch Race

Watling, Templeton, Malm, Hall 73.4

Blaby Scratch Race

Ht1 Fearman, Lazarus, Sharp, Griffiths 72.0 72.2

Ht2 McKinlay, Potter, Mountford, Perkins 71.8 72.0

Ht3 Grierson, McIntosh, Barsby, McWilliams (f) 72.6 73.0

Final McKinlay, Fearman, Lazarus, Grierson 72.0

Monday 19th April 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 35 Lanarkshire Eagles 49 (North Shield)

Leicester


Don Potter 1 1 2’ 3 7 1

Jack Mountford 0 0 0 0

Bill Griffiths 0 0 3 0 3

Charlie Barsby 1’ 1 1 E 3 1


Lionel Watling 2 3 1 6

Dennis Parker 1’ 3 4 1

Motherwell

Gordon McGregor 2 1 1 2’ 6 1

Tommy Miller 3 3 3 3 12

Derek Close 1’ 2’ 0 3 6 2

Bluey Scott 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Johnny Green 3 0 2 1’ 6 1

Ron Phillips 0 2 0 2

Cyril Cooper 3 2 2 7

Scott Hall 0 1’ 1 1

Ht 1 Fearman, McGregor, Close, Mountford 69.6 3 3 3 3

Ht 2 Miller, Scott, Potter, Griffiths 69.4 1 5 4 8

Ht 3 Green, Grierson, Barsby, Phillips 71.0 3 3 7 11

Ht 4 Cooper, Watling, Parker, Hall 71.2 3 3 10 14

Ht 5 Scott, Fearman, McGregor, Griffiths 70.2 2 4 12 18

Ht 6 Watling, Cooper, Barsby, Green 71.0 4 2 16 20

Ht 7 Miller, Close, Potter, Mountford 71.2 1 5 17 25

Ht 8 Parker, Phillips, Hall, Grierson 73.4 3 3 20 28

Ht 9 Griffiths, Potter, McGregor, Close 71.6 5 1 25 29

Ht 10 Miller, Scott, Barsby, Grierson 71.4 1 5 26 34

Ht 11 Fearman, Green, Watling, Phillips 70.8 4 2 30 36

Ht 12 Close, McGregor, Grierson, Barsby (ef) 73.6 1 5 31 41

Ht 13 Potter, Cooper, Green, Griffiths 71.8 3 3 34 44

Ht 14 Miller, Scott, Fearman, Mountford 71.0 1 5 35 49

Junior Scratch Race

Elliott, Brown, Brian Miller, Hall 72.6

Mountsorrel Scratch Race

Scott, Watling, Cooper, Perkins 71.6

Birstall Scratch Race

Hall, Perkins, Elliott (f), A.Parker (ns) 72.6

Flying Four

Ht1 Close, Fearman, Mountford, Phillips 71.4 71.6

Ht2 Green, Grierson, Parker, Potter 71.2 71.6

Ht3 T.Miller, McGregor, Griffiths, Barsby 71.6 73.2

Final Green, Miller, Fearman, Close 71.4

Thursday 22nd

April 1954 Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich

Ipswich Witches 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (North Shield)

Ipswich

Sid Clark 1 3 0 2 6

Junior Bainbridge 3 3 3 3 12

Tich Read 2 2’ 2 1’ 7 2

Jim Blyth 0 F 0

Bert Edwards 2 3 3 3 11

Nobby Stock 0 1’ 1 0 2 1

Dennis Day 3 2’ 1 0 6 1

Len Silver F 2 2

Leicester



Jack Mountford 0 0 0 0

Bill Griffiths 1’ 1’ 0 0 2 2

Charlie Barsby 1 0 1 1’ 3 1


Lionel Watling 2 1 1’ 4 1

Alf Parker 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Fearman, Read, Clark, Mountford 73.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bainbridge, Potter, Griffiths, Blyth 74.6 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Grierson, Edwards, Barsby, Stock 74.4 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Day, Watling, Parker, Silver (f) 76.2 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Clark, Fearman, Griffiths, Blyth 75.6 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Edwards, Day, Watling, Barsby 75.8 5 1 19 17

Ht7 Bainbridge, Read, Potter, Mountford 74.4 5 1 24 18

Ht8 Grierson, Silver, Stock, Parker 75.8 3 3 27 21

Ht9 Bainbridge, Fearman, Day, Mountford 75.0 4 2 31 23

Ht10 Edwards, Potter, Stock, Griffiths 75.6 4 2 35 25

Ht11 Grierson, Read, Barsby, Clark 75.0 2 4 37 29

Ht12 Edwards, Fearman, Watling, Stock 75.2 3 3 40 32

Ht13 Bainbridge, Grierson, Barsby, Day 74.8 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Potter, Clark, Read, Griffiths 76.6 3 3 46 38

23rd

April 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 48 Rayleigh Rockets 36 (Challenge)

Leicester



Jack Mountford 0 0 0

Bill Griffiths 3 2’ 2’ E 7 2

Charlie Barsby 0 2 1 0 3


Lionel Watling 3 E 2’ 5 1

Alf Parker 2’ 0 0 2 1

Rayleigh

Gerald Jackson 1’ 1 0 2 4 1

Tom O’Connor 2 2 0 2 6

Alby Smith 2 1’ 1 1’ 5 2

Maurice McDermott 0 F 2 1’ 3 1

Les McGillivray 2’ 3 1’ 3 9 2

Peter Clark 3 1 2 1 7

Frank Bettis 1 1 2

Jules Benson F 0 0

Ht1 Fearman, Smith, Jackson, Mountford 70.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Griffiths, O’Connor, Potter, McDermott 71.0 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Clark, McGillivray, Grierson, Barsby 70.4 1 5 8 10

Ht4 Watling, Parker, Bettis, Benson (f) 72.4 5 1 13 11

Ht5 Fearman, Griffiths, Jackson, McDermott (f) 71.2 5 1 18 12

Ht6 McGillivray, Barsby, Bettis, Watling (ef) 70.6 2 4 20 16

Ht7 Potter, O’Connor, Smith, Parker 72.0 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Grierson, Watling, Clark, Benson 71.0 5 1 28 20

Ht9 Potter, Griffiths, Smith, Jackson 72.6 5 1 33 21

Ht10 Grierson, McDermott, Barsby, O’Connor 71.4 4 2 37 23

Ht11 Fearman, Clark, McGillivray, Parker 70.6 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Grierson, Jackson, Smith, Barsby 71.4 3 3 43 29

Ht13 McGillivray, Potter, Clark, Griffiths (ef) 71.6 2 4 45 33

Ht14 Fearman, O’Connor, McDermott, Mountford 71.2 3 3 48 36

Bunny Hill Scratch Race

Elliott (f), Brown (hit E’sBike, Hall Not rerun

Sutton Cheney Scratch Race

Mountford, Parker, Benson, Bettis 72.6

Newton Burgoland Scratch Race

Mountford, Bettis, Benson, Hall 72.0

The Flying Four

Ht1 Clarke, Watling, Grieson O’Connor 71.2 71.4

Ht2 McDermott, Barsby, Jackson, Potter (f) 72.0 72.6

Ht3 McGillivray, Fearman, Griffiths, Smith 71.0 71.6

Final Fearman, McDermott, Clarke, McGillivray 72.0

Friday 30th April 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 59 Edinburgh Monarchs 48 (National Trophy)

Leicester

Alf Parker E 2 2

Charlie Barsby E 2’ 2 3 1 8 2

Reg Fearman 2 3 3 3 3 F 14

Bill Griffiths E 1 2’ 1’ 1’ 5

Don Potter 3 3 2’ 2 2’ 13 1

Jock Grierson 0 0 1’ E 2’ 3 2

Lionel Watling 3 2’ 2 3 10

Dennis Gray 1 2’ 1’ 4 2

Edinburgh

Don Cuppleditch 2 2’ F 3 3 3 13 1

Bob Mark 1’ 2 0 0 2 5 1

Roy Bester 3 E 0 E 3

Eddie Lack 1’ 1 X 1’ 3 1

Jimmy Cox 1 1 F 0 1’ 3 1

Dick Campbell 1 3 1 3 E 8

Johnny Greenwood 3 3 3 0 2 11 1

Bert Clark 2’ 0 2 1

Ht1 Watling, Cuppleditch, Mark, Barsby (EF) 73.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bester, Fearman, Campbell, Griffith (EF) 72.8 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Potter, Mark, Lack, Grierson 74.2 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Greenwood, Clark, Gray, Parker (EF) 75.4 1 5 9 15

Ht5 Fearman, Barsby, Lack, Bester (EF) 73.6 5 1 14 16

Ht6 Campbell, Cuppleditch, Griffiths, Grierson 74.0 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Potter, Watling, Cox, Bester 73.4 5 1 20 22

Ht8 Fearman, Gray, Cox, Cuppleditch 74.4 5 1 25 23

Ht9 Cuppleditch, Barsby, Grierson, Bester (EF) 73.4 3 3 28 26

Ht10 Fearman, Potter, Campbell, Mark 74.4 5 1 33 27

Ht11 Barsby, Griffiths, Lack (Ex), Cox (F) 76.0 5 0 38 27

Ht12 Greenwood, Watling, Griffiths, Mark 74.0 3 3 41 30

Ht13 Campbell, Potter, Barsby, Cox 74.4 3 3 44 33

Ht14 Greenwood, Parker, Gray, Clark 74.6 3 3 47 36

Ht15 Cuppleditch, Potter, Griffiths, Greenwood 74.2 3 3 50 39

Ht16 Fearman, Mark, Cox, Grierson (EF) 73.8 3 3 53 42

Ht17 Watling, Grierson, Lack, Campbell (EF) 74.6 5 1 58 43

Ht18 Cuppleditch, Greenwood, Potter, Fearman (F) 73.4 1 5 59 48

Hathern Scratch Race

McKinlay, Gray, Mountford, Parker 72.6

East Norton Scratch Race

Brown, Hall, Nicholls, Miller 76.2

Saddlington Scratch Race

McKInlay, Gray, Mountford, Parker 73.2

Saturday 1st May 1954 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Monarchs 60 Leicester Hunters 48 (National Trophy)

Edinburgh

Bob Mark 1 1 0 3 0 5

Don Cuppleditch E 3 2 3 3 3 14

Dick Campbell 3 1 3 2’ 2’ 2’ 13 3

Eddie Lack 1 0 1 1 3

Jimmy Cox 1’ 0 0 1

Roy Bester 2 3 1’ 3 3 12 1

Johnny Greenwood 3 3 2’ 3 0 11 1

Bert Clark 0 1 1

Leicester

Lionel Watling 2’ 2 2 0 2’ 8 2

Charlie Barsby 3 3 F 1 1 8

Reg Fearman 2 2 3 3 E 0 10

Bill Griffiths E 0 0 3 1’ 1 5 1

Don Potter 2’ 1’ 2 1’ 0 6 3

Jock Grierson 0 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Alf Parker 1’ 2 3 1

Dennis Gray 2 0 2

Ht1 Barsby, Watling, Mark, Cuppleditch 68.6 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Campbell, Fearman, Lack, Grierson 68.2 4 2 5 7

Ht3 Barsby, Bester, Cox, Griffiths (EF) 69.0 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Greenwood, Gray, Parker, Clark 70.2 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Cuppleditch, Fearman, Campbell, Griffiths 69.8 4 2 15 15

Ht6 Bester, Watling, Grierson, Lack 70.0 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Fearman, Potter, Mark, Cox 70.4 1 5 19 23

Ht8 Campbell, Watling, Potter, Mark 69.4 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Fearman, Cuppleditch, Bester, Watling 69.0 3 3 25 29

Ht10 Greenwood, Campbell, Barsby, Grierson 70.6 5 1 30 30

Ht11 Cuppleditch, Griffiths, Lack, Potter 68.2 4 2 34 32

Ht12 Mark, Greenwood, Barsby, Fearman (EF) 70.8 5 1 39 33

Ht13 Cuppleditch, Grierson, Potter, Cox 69.6 3 3 42 36

Ht14 Greenwood, Watling, Clark, Gray 70.0 4 2 46 38

Ht15 Griffiths, Watling, Lack, Greenwood 73.8 1 5 47 43

Ht16 Bester, Campbell, Barsby, Potter 69.2 5 1 52 44

Ht17 Bester, Griffiths, Grierson, Mark 70.0 3 3 55 47

Ht18 Campbell, Cuppleditch, Barsby, Fearman 70.6 5 1 60 48

Tuesday 4th

May 1954 Monmore Green Stadium, Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Wasps 38.5 Leicester Hunters 44.5 (North Shield)

Wolverhampton

Jim Tolley 2’ 3 2 2.5 9.5 1

Les Tolley 2 2’ 1’ 2 7 2

Eric Irons 3 3 0 1 7

Derek Braithwaite 0 0 2 0 2

Phil Malpass 2 2 1 1 6

Benny King 1’ 3 0 4 1

Cyril Page 3 0 0 3

Guy Allott F 0 0

Leicester


Don Potter 1 1 3 2.5 7.5

Lionel Watling 0 E 0 0

Bill Griffiths 3 1’ 2’ 0 6 2

Charlie Barsby E 3 1 1 5

Jock Grierson 3 1’ 3 3 10 1

Alf Parker 2 1 2 2’ 7 1

Dennis Gray DNR

Ht1 Irons, J.Tolley, Fearman, Watling 69.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Griffiths, L.Tolley, Potter, Braithwaite 69.2 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Grierson, Malpass, King, Barsby (ef) 71.4 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Page, Parker, Allott (f), Gray (ns) 70.2 3 2 13 10

Ht5 J.Tolley, Fearman, Griffiths, Braithwaite 68.6 3 3 16 13

Ht6 Barsby, Malpass, Parker, Page 70.6 2 4 18 17

Ht7 Irons, L.Tolley, Potter, Watling (ef) 69.4 5 1 23 18

Ht8 King, Parker, Grierson, Allott 70.4 3 3 26 21

Ht9 Fearman, Braithwaite, L.Tolley, Watling 70.4 3 3 29 24

Ht10 Potter, Griffiths, Malpass, King 70.0 1 5 30 29

Ht11 Grierson, J.Tolley, Barsby, Irons 69.2 2 4 32 33

Ht12 Fearman, Parker, Malpass, Page 70.6 1 5 33 38

Ht13 Grierson, L.Tolley, Barsby, Braithwaite 69.8 2 4 35 42

Ht14 J.Tolley & Potter, Irons, Griffiths 70.4 3.5 2.5 38.5 44.5

Friday 7th

May 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 59 Wolverhampton Wasps 25 (North Shield)

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Reg Fearman 2 3 E 3 8

Lionel Watling 1 2’ 2’ 2’ 7 3

Charlie Barsby 1’ 3 2 2’ 7 2

Don Potter 2’ 1 2’ 0 5 2


Bill Griffiths 1 3 4

Alf Parker 3 1 4

Wolverhampton

Jim Tolley 2 0 3 1’ 6 1

Les Tolley 3 1 1 0 5

Eric Irons 0 0 1 1

Derek Braithwaite 0 1 0 1 2

Phil Malpass 1 0 0 1 2

Benny King 0 0 0 0

Cyril Page 2 2 2 6

Guy Allott 0 2 1 3

Ht1 McKinlay, J.Tolley, Watling, Irons 69.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 L.Tolley, Fearman, Barsby, Braithwaite 69.8 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Grierson, Potter, Malpass, King 70.8 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Parker, Page, Griffiths, Allott 71.0 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Barsby, McKinlay, Braithwaite, J.Tolley 69.6 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Griffiths, Page, Potter, Malpass 70.4 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Fearman, Watling, L.Tolley, Irons 70.2 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Grierson, Allott, Parker, King 71.0 4 2 34 14

Ht9 J.Tolley, Barsby, Irons, Fearman (ef) 71.0 2 4 36 18

Ht10 Grierson, Potter, L.Tolley, Braithwaite 71.0 5 1 41 19

Ht11 McKinlay, Watling, Allott, Malpass 71.2 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Grierson, Page, J.Tolley, Potter 71.0 3 3 49 23

Ht13 Fearman, Barsby, Malpass, King 70.8 5 1 54 24

Ht14 McKinlay, Watling, Braithwaite, L.Tolley 71.4 5 1 59 25

Stapleton Scratch Race

Hall, Brown, Elliott, Mick Holland 72.0

Meacham Scratch Race

Griffiths, Mountford, Allott, King 71.6

Long Clawson Scratch Race

Griffiths, Parker, Page, Mountford 72.2

The Flying Four

Ht1 Fearman, Watling, Irons, J.Tolley 71.8 72.2

Ht2 Grierson, Mountford, L.Tolley, Potter 72.0 72.6

Ht3 McKinlay, Braithwaite, Barsby, Malpass 71.0 71.6

Final McKinlay, Fearman, Watling, Grierson 71.4

Saturday 8th

May 1954 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 50 Leicester Hunters 34 (North Shield)

Coventry


Vic Emms 2 1 0 2’ 5 1

Peter Brough 0 0 0

Jim Lightfoot 0 1 1

Johnny Reason 1 0 2’ 1 4 1

Reg Duval 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Hughes 2’ 3 2 3 10 1

Derrick Tailby 3 1 1 2’ 7 1

Leicester


Reg Fearman 1’ 2’ E E 3 2

Lionel Watling 1 3 1 0 5

Charlie Barsby 3 F 1 1 5



Bill Griffiths F 1 1

Alf Parker 1 0 1

Ht1 New, McKinlay, Watling, Brough 69.8 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Barsby, Emms, Fearman, Lightfoot 71.4 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Duval, Grierson, Reason, Potter 71.0 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Hughes, Tailby, Parker, Griffiths (f) 71.8 5 1 14 10

Ht5 McKinlay, New, Lightfoot, Barsby (f) 70.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Hughes, Potter, Griffiths, Reason 72.0 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Watling, Fearman, Emms, Brough 71.0 1 5 21 21

Ht8 Duval, Grierson, Tailby, Parker 70.4 4 2 25 23

Ht9 McKinlay, Hughes, Watling, Emms 71.2 2 4 27 27

Ht10 Duval, Reason, Barsby, Fearman (ef) 70.8 5 1 32 28

Ht11 New, Potter, Tailby, Grierson 69.8 4 2 36 30

Ht12 Duval, McKinlay, Reason, Watling 70.0 4 2 40 32

Ht13 Hughes, Emms, Grierson, Potter 71.2 5 1 45 33

Ht14 New, Tailby, Barsby, Fearman (ef) 71.2 5 1 50 34

Friday 14th


Leicester Hunters 40 Coventry Bees 44 (North Shield)

Leicester


Reg Fearman 3 1’ 1’ 1 6 2

Lionel Watling 0 2 E 2

Charlie Barsby F 1 2 3 6


Jock Grierson 0 0 1’ 1 1

Bill Griffiths 2 2 1 2’ 7 1

Dennis Gray 0 1 1

Coventry


Vic Emms 2 3 0 2 7

Peter Brough 1 X 0 1

Jack Hughes 1’ 0 2 1’ 4 2

Johnny Reason 3 3 0 2 8

Reg Duval 2’ 2’ 1 X 5 2

Derrick Tailby 3 1 0 4

Jim Lightfoot 1 3 4

Ht1 New, McKinlay, Brough, Watling 69.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Fearman, Emms, Hughes, Barsby (f) 69.6 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Reason, Duval, Potter, Grierson 70.4 1 5 6 12

Ht4 Tailby, Griffiths, Lightfoot, Gray 71.4 2 4 8 16

Ht5 McKinlay, New, Barsby, Hughes 69.4 4 2 12 18

Ht6 Reason, Griffiths, Tailby, Potter 70.2 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Emms, Watling, Fearman, Brough (exc) 71.4 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Lightfoot, Duval, Gray, Grierson 70.0 1 5 18 30

Ht9 New, Barsby, Fearman, Tailby 70.4 3 3 21 33

Ht10 Potter, Hughes, Griffiths, Emms 71.4 4 2 25 35

Ht11 McKinlay, Griffiths, Duval, Reason 70.8 5 1 30 36

Ht12 New, Potter, Grierson, Brough 71.0 3 3 33 39

Ht13 Barsby, Reason, Fearman, Duval (exc) 71.8 4 2 37 41

Ht14 McKinlay, Emms, Hughes, Watling (ef) 70.8 3 3 40 44

Smockington Scratch Race

Nicholls, Hall, Brown, Elliott 74.2

Tilton Scratch Race Winners Hts 2 – 4 to Flying Four + fastest winner Ht1 & 5 or fastest second

Ht1 Gray, Mountford, Hughes, Parker 71.2

Ht2 McKinlay, Reason, Barsby, Brough 70.2 70.8

Ht3 New, Lightfoot, Potter, Fearman 71.2 72.0

Ht4 Emms, Watling, Grierson, Brown 72.4 72.6

Ht5 Tailby, Griffiths, Parker, Mountford 72.2

Flying Four

New, Reason, Emms, McKinlay (ef) 70.8

Saturday 15th May 1954 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Monarchs 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (North Shield)

Edinburgh

Don Cuppleditch 1 2 3 2’ 8 1

Dick Campbell 3 3 2 2’ 10 1

Johnny Greenwood 0 1 2’ 3 6 1

Bob Mark 1 X 1’ 3 5 1

Roy Bester 3 3 3 2 11

Eddie Lack 2’ 2’ 1 0 5 2

Jimmy Cox 2 1 3

Bert Clark 0 3 3

Leicester



Lionel Watling 2’ 2 0 1 5 1


Don Potter DNR



Dennis Gray 3 2 E 1 6

Ht1 McKinlay, Watling, Cuppleditch, Greenwood 65.0 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Campbell, Fearman, Mark, Barsby 68.4 4 2 5 7

Ht3 Bester, Lack, Griffiths, Grierson 68.8 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Gray, Cox, Griffiths, Clark 68.2 2 4 12 12

Ht5 McKinlay, Cuppleditch, Barsby, Mark (FEx)(RR)67.6 2 4 14 16

Ht6 Bester, Gray, Cox, Griffiths 70.0 4 2 18 18

Ht7 Campbell, Watling, Greenwood, Fearman 68.4 4 2 22 20

Ht8 Clark, Lack, Grierson, Gray 70.0 5 1 27 21

Ht9 McKinlay, Campbell, Mark, Watling 67.0 3 3 30 24

Ht10 Bester, Fearman, Lack, Barsby 69.0 4 2 34 26

Ht11 Cuppleditch, Greenwood, Gray, Grierson 70.2 5 1 39 27

Ht12 McKinlay, Bester, Watling, Lack 68.4 2 4 41 31

Ht13 Mark, Campbell, Griffiths, Grierson 70.2 5 1 46 32

Ht14 Greenwood, Cuppleditch, Fearman, Barsby 70.2 5 1 51 33

Monday 17th May 1954 The Stadium, Motherwell

Lanarkshire Eagles 66 Leicester Hunters 18 (North Shield)

Motherwell

Tommy Miller 2 3 2’ 3 10 1

Derek Close 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Bluey Scott 1’ 3 3 2’ 9 2

Gordon McGregor 2’ 1 1 2’ 6 2

Johnny Green 3 2’ 3 2’ 10 2

Ron Phillips 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Cyril Cooper 2’ 3 5 1

Larry Lazarus 3 3 6

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 2 2 F 7


Lionel Watling 0 E 0 0

Charlie Barsby 1 E 1 1 3

Don Potter 1 1 E 0 2

Jock Grierson 0 0 0

Bill Griffiths 0 0 1 1

Dennis Gray 1 1 1 1 4

Ht 1 McKinlay, Miller, Scott, Watling 73.8 3 3 3 3

Ht 2 Close, McGregor, Barsby, Fearman 75.0 5 1 8 4

Ht 3 Green, Phillips, Potter, Grierson 76.2 5 1 13 5

Ht 4 Lazarus, Cooper, Gray, Griffiths 76.8 5 1 18 6

Ht 5 Miller, McKinlay, McGregor, Barsby (ef) 75.2 4 2 22 8

Ht 6 Cooper, Green, Potter, Griffiths 77.0 5 1 27 9

Ht 7 Scott, Close, Fearman, Watling (ef) 75.6 5 1 32 10

Ht 8 Lazarus, Phillips, Gray, Grierson 77.2 5 1 37 11

Ht 9 Close, McKinlay, McGregor, Watling 75.0 4 2 41 13

Ht 10 Green, Phillips, Barsby, Fearman 77.6 5 1 46 14

Ht 11 Scott, Miller, Gray, Potter (ef) 77.2 5 1 51 15

Ht 12 Phillips, Green, Griffiths, McKinlay (f) 76.6 5 1 56 16

Ht 13 Close, McGregor, Gray, Potter 72.4 5 1 61 17

Ht14 Miller, Scott, Barsby, Fearman 77.0 5 1 66 18

Thursday 20th

May 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 56 Leicester Hunters 38 (Midland Cup)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 3 3 0 2 11

Jim Gregory 2 3 3 3 E 11

Bill Osborne 1 1 2’ 2 6 1

Bob Wells 1’ 2’ 2’ 0 5 3

Fred Curtis 2 2 3 3 10

Ronnie Genz 0 3 2’ 2’ 7 2

Bob Baker 2 1’ 2’ 5 2

Jim Tebby 0 1 0 1

Leicester

Ken McKinlay F 0

Reg Fearman 3 2 1 3 3 12

Lionel Watling F 0

Charlie Barsby E F 0 1 1

Don Potter 1 3 1 1’ 6 1

Jock Grierson 3 2 F 2 1 8

Bill Griffiths 2 3 E 3 8


Ht1 Robinson, Griffiths, Osborne, McKinlay (fexc) ^ 69.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Fearman, Gregory, Wells, Barsby 69.0 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Grierson, Curtis, Potter, Genz 69.2 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Griffiths, Baker, Gray, Tebby 69.0 2 4 11 13

Ht5 Robinson, Wells, Barsby (f) 70.0 5 0 16 13

Ht6 Potter, Curtis, Baker, Griffiths (ef) 69.2 3 3 19 16

Ht7 Gregory, Fearman, Osborne, Watling 69.0 4 2 23 18

Ht8 Genz, Grierson, Tebby, Gray 70.4 4 2 27 20

Ht9 Gregory, Wells, Gray 69.4 5 1 32 21

Ht10 Curtis, Genz, Fearman, Barsby 69.2 5 1 37 22

Ht11 Robinson, Osborne, Potter, Grierson (f) 70.0 5 1 42 23

Ht12 Curtis, Genz 71.8 5 0 47 23

Ht13 Gregory, Grierson, Potter, Wells 69.2 3 3 50 26

Ht14 Fearman, Osborne, Barsby, Robinson 69.0 2 4 52 30

Ht15 Griffiths, Baker, Gray, Tebby 69.6 2 4 54 34

Ht16 Fearman, Robinson, Grierson, Gregory (ef) 69.2 2 4 56 38

^ Watling (finj)

Friday 21st May 1954 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 49 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (Midland Cup)

Leicester


Reg Fearman 3 3 2’ 2’ 3 13 2


Charlie Barsby 2’ 3 3 3 0 11 1

Don Potter 2’ 2 1 1 6 1

Jock Grierson 3 3 0 E 6

Alf Parker 1’ 0 2 3 1

Jack Mountford 2 1 1’ 4 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 2 1 3 1’ 10 1

Jim Gregory 1 2 3 3 2 11

Bob Baker 2’ E 0 2 4 1

Bob Wells 0 0 1 1

Fred Curtis 1 3 3 1 8

Ronnie Genz 0 2 2’ 0 4 1

Bill Osborne 3 1 2 3 9

Jim Tebby 0 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Baker, Gray, Griffiths 71.8 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Fearman, Barsby, Gregory, Wells 71.8 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Grierson, Potter, Curtis, Genz 71.6 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Osborne, Mountford, Parker, Tebby 72.8 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Barsby, Robinson, Griffiths, Wells 71.8 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Curtis, Potter, Osborne, Parker 72.2 2 4 20 16

Ht7 Fearman, Gregory, Gray, Baker (ef) 71.2 4 2 24 18

Ht8 Grierson, Genz, Mountford, Tebby 72.0 4 2 28 20

Ht9 Barsby, Fearman, Robinson, Baker 71.4 5 1 33 21

Ht10 Gregory, Osborne, Potter, Grierson 71.6 1 5 34 26

Ht11 Curtis, Genz, Gray, Griffiths 72.6 1 5 35 31

Ht12 Robinson, Baker, Potter, Grierson (ef) 72.2 1 5 36 36

Ht13 Barsby, Fearman, Curtis, Genz 72.4 5 1 41 37

Ht14 Gregory, Griffiths, Wells, Gray 72.0 2 4 43 41

Ht15 Osborne, Parker, Mountford, Tebby 72.6 3 3 46 44

Ht16 Fearman, Gregory, Robinson, Barsby 72.0 3 3 49 47

Junior Scratch Race

Ht1 Hall, Brown, Eric Eadon, Elliott 73.8

Ht2 Elliott, Hall, Brown, Eadon 74.4

Woodville Scratch Race

Wells, Curtis, Mountford, Parker 74.8

Ruddington Scratch Race

Ht1 Potter, Fearman, Osborne, Griffths 72.8 73.0

Ht2 Gregory, Grierson, Elliott, Tebby 72.4 73.0

Ht3 Barsby, Robinson, Genz, Baker 72.6 73.0

1st Gregory 72.4, 2

nd Barsby 72.6, 3

rd Potter 72.8

Friday 28th


Leicester Hunters v Edinburgh Monarchs (North Shield) Rained Off

Tuesday 1st June 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton 10 Exeter 11 Leicester 9 Triangular Challenge

S E L

1 Ken McKinlay, Charlie May, Ernie Rawlins, Jock Grierson 65 3 0 3

2 Jack Geran, Goog Hoskin, Reg Fearman, Charlie Barsby(f) 65.2 3 5 4

3 Hugh Geddes, Brian McKeown, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Jock Grierson 66.2 6 8 4

4 Ken McKinlay, Jack Hart, Brian Hanham, Gerald Pugh 65.2 7 10 7

5 Maury Mattingley, Reg Fearman, Don Hardy, Neil Street 65.8 10 11 9

Friday 4th

June 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 52 Ipswich Witches 32 (National League Division Two)

Leicester



Bill Griffiths 0 2’ 1 0 3 1

Jock Grierson 1 2’ 2’ 3 8 2

Charlie Barsby 0 3 1’ 3 7 1

Don Potter 3 3 2’ 2 10 1

Dennis Gray 2 1 1 4

Alf Parker 0 0

Ipswich

Junior Bainbridge 3 E 1 E 4


Bob Sharp 1 0 0 1

Reg Reeves 2 1 3 1’ 7 1

Sid Clark 1’ 0 0 2 3 1

Tich Read 2 2 2 1’ 7 1

Nobby Stock 3 2 1 6

Len Silver 1 0 1

Ht1 Bainbridge, McKinlay, Sharp, Griffiths 69.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Fearman, Reeves, Grierson, Edwards 71.0 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Potter, Read, Clarke, Barsby 72.6 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Stock, Gray, Silver, Parker 72.6 2 4 11 13

Ht5 McKinlay, Grierson, Reeves, Bainbridge (ef) 70.4 5 1 16 14

Ht6 Barsby, Stock, Gray, Clark 71.6 4 2 20 16

Ht7 Fearman, Griffiths, Edwards, Sharp 72.0 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Potter, Read, Gray, Silver 72.4 4 2 29 19

Ht9 Fearman, Grierson, Bainbridge, Sharp 71.6 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Reeves, Potter, Barsby, Edwards 72.0 3 3 37 23

Ht11 McKinlay, Read, Griffiths, Clark 71.2 4 2 41 25

Ht12 Barsby, Potter, Stock, Bainbridge (ef) 72.6 5 1 46 26

Ht13 Grierson, Clark, Read, Fearman 71.8 3 3 49 29

Ht14 McKinlay, Edwards, Reeves, Griffiths 71.0 3 3 52 32

Kirby Bellars Scratch Race

Stick, Mountford, Perkins, Silver 72.2

Tur Langton Scratch Race

Jones, Hall, Elliott, Brown 73.6

Theddington Scratch Race

(Winners Hts 1 – 3 to Flying Four + fastest winner Ht4 & 5 or fastest second Hts 1- 3)

Ht1 Fearman, Edwards, Clark, Griffiths 71.4 71.6

Ht2 Barsby, Read, Bainbridge, Potter 73.0 73.4

Ht3 McKinlay, Grierson, Reeves, Nobby Stock 71.2 71.4

Ht4 Mountford, Perkins, Gray, Mountford 72.2

Overseal Scratch Race

Jones, Hall, Elliott, Jones 73.0

The Flying Four

Grierson, Fearman, McKinlay, Barsby 71.0

Monday 7th


Leicester Hunters 39 Bristol Bulldogs 46 (National League Division Two)

Leicester


Reg Fearman 2 1 1’ 2’ 6 2


Jock Grierson 1’ 1’ 2 3 7 2



Jack Mountford 3 2 5

Bryan Elliott 0 2’ 2 1

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 12

Billy Hole 3 3 3 2 11

Chum Taylor 1 2’ 0 1 4 1

Frank Evans 0 0 0

Jack Unstead 3 3 2 1 9

Johnny Hole 2’ 0 0 0 2 1

Geoff Pymar 1’ 1 2 1

Henry Serrurier 2 1 2’ 0 5 1

Ht1 Bradley, McKinlay, Taylor, Gray 69.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 B.Hole, Fearman, Grierson, Evans 69.2 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Unstead, J.Hole, Barsby, Potter 71.8 1 5 6 12

Ht4 Mountford, Serrurier, Pymar, Elliott 72.8 3 3 9 15

Ht5 Bradley, McKinlay, Grierson, Evans 69.8 3 3 12 18

Ht6 Unstead, Mountford, Pymar, Barsby 71.0 2 4 14 22

Ht7 B.Hole, Taylor, Fearman, Gray 70.6 1 5 15 27

Ht8 Potter, Elliott, Serrurier, J.Hole 70.6 5 1 20 28

Ht9 Bradley, Grierson, Fearman, Taylor 70.8 3 3 23 31

Ht10 B.Hole, Serrurier, Barsby, Potter 71.2 1 5 24 36

Ht11 McKinlay, Unstead, Gray, J.Hole 69.6 4 2 28 38

Ht12 Bradley, Potter, Taylor, Barsby 70.2 2 4 30 42

Ht13 Grierson, Fearman, Unstead, J.Hole 71.2 5 1 35 43

Ht14 McKinlay, B.Hole, Gray, Serrurier 70.6 4 2 39 45

Market Bosworth Scratch Race

Mountford, Evans, Perkins, Serrurier (f) 72.8

Sawby Scratch Race

Vic Hall, Johnny Jones, Elliot, Brown 72.4

Cottingham Scratch Race

Jones, Brown, Elliott (ns), Hall (ns) 72.4

Great Dalby Scratch Race

Ht1 Taylor, Gray, Fearman, B.Hole 71.4

Ht2 McKinlay, Grierson, J.Hole, Unstead 70.6

Ht3 Bradley, Potter, Barsby, Pymar 70.4

Ht4 Hall, Parker, Mountford, Elliott 71.2

Final McKinlay, Bradley, Hall, Taylor 70.0

Friday 11th


Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round

Jim Tolley 1 3 1 1 2 8

Arthur Payne 3 2 3 3 3 14


Jock Grierson 0 3 3 2 1 9

Dennis Gray 1 2 2 3 0 8

Charlie New 2 1 3 3 3 12


Jim Lightfoot 2 0 2 1 3 8

Les Tolley 2 1 0 1 0 4

Jack Mountford 0 0 0 0 1 1

Alan Hunt 3 3 2 2 2 12

Derrick Tailby 1 2 1 2 1 7

Don Potter 2 0 2 0 0 4

Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 3 3 15

Bill Griffiths 0 0 0 0 1 1

Harry Bastable 1 1 0 2 1 5

Brian Elliott (res) 0 0

Vic Hall (res) DNR

Ht1 Payne, Fearman, J.Tolley, Grierson 69.0

Ht2 Lightfoot, New, Gray, Barsby 69.6

Ht3 Hunt, Tailby, L.Tolley, Mountford 69.6

Ht4 McKinlay, Potter, Bastable, Griffiths 68.0

Ht5 J.Tolley, Gray, L.Tolley, Potter 70.0

Ht6 McKinlay, Payne, New, Mountford 68.4

Ht7 Hunt, Fearman, Barsby, Griffiths 69.0

Ht8 Grierson, Tailby, Bastable, Lightfoot 70.2

Ht9 New, Hunt, J.Tolley, Bastable 68.6

Ht10 Payne, Gray, Tailby, Griffiths 69.4

Ht11 McKinlay, Lightfoot, Fearman, L.Tolley 68.8

Ht12 Grierson, Potter, Mountford, Barsby 70.4

Ht13 McKinlay, Tailby, J.Tolley, Elliott 68.6

Ht14 Potter, Hunt, Lightfoot, Payne 70.2

Ht15 Gray, Bastable, Fearman, Mountford 71.4

Ht16 New, Grierson, L.Tolley, Griffiths 70.6

Ht17 Lightfoot, J.Tolley, Griffiths, Mountford 72.2

Ht18 Payne,. Barsby, Bastable, L.Tolley 70.4

Ht19 New, Fearman, Tailby, Potter 70.0

Ht20 McKinlay, Hunt, Grierson, Gray 69.6

Friday 18th June 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 54 Edinburgh Monarchs 30 (North Shield)

Leicester


Reg Fearman 1 1’ 2 1’ 5 2

Bill Griffiths 1 2 2’ E 5 1

Jock Grierson 2’ 1 1’ 3 7 2

Don Potter 2’ 3 1 X 6 1


Dennis Gray 3 2’ 5 1


Edinburgh

Dick Campbell 2 2 3 3 10


Eddie Lack 0 0 0 1’ 1 1

Bob Fletcher 3 0 0 1’ 4 1

Jimmy Cox 1 0 0 0 1

Bob Mark E E 0

Alf McIntosh 2 1 1 1 5

Bert Clark 0 2 2

Ht1 McKinlay, Campbell, Griffiths, Lack 70.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Fletcher, Grierson, Fearman, Bester 70.6 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Barsby, Potter, Cox, Mark (EF) 71.4 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Gray, McIntosh, Watling, Clark 70.4 4 2 16 8

Ht5 McKinlay, Campbell, Grierson, Fletcher 70.8 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Potter, Gray, McIntosh, Cox 72.6 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Bester, Griffiths, Fearman, Lack 71.6 3 3 28 14

Ht8 Barsby, Clark, Watling, Mark (EF) 71.2 4 2 32 16

Ht9 Campbell, Fearman, Grierson, Lack 71.6 3 3 35 19

Ht10 Barsby, Bester, Potter, Fletcher 71.6 4 2 39 21

Ht11 McKinlay, Griffiths, McIntosh, Cox 72.2 5 1 44 22

Ht12 Campbell, Barsby, Lack, Potter (Ex) (RR) 72.2 2 4 46 26

Ht13 Grierson, Fearman, McIntosh, Cox 71.4 5 1 51 27

Ht14 McKinlay, Bester, Fletcher, Griffiths (EF) 71.2 3 3 54 30

Cottingham Scratch Race

Jones, Hall, Elliott, Brown 74.4

Sheepy Scratch Race

Gray, Mountford, McIntosh, Watling 72.2

Rempstone Scratch Race

Hall, Brown, Elliott, Jones 73.2

Castle Donnington Scratch Race

Ht1 Fearman, Potter, Willie Templeton, Lack 71.6 73.8

Ht2 Campbell, Grierson, Barsby, Clark 71.8 72.2

Ht3 McKinlay, Fletcher, Bester, Griffiths (ef) 71.4 72.0

Final McKinlay, Campbell, Fearman, Fletcher 71.0

Monday 21st June 1954 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 59 Leicester Hunters 25 (National League Division Two)

Exeter

Goog Hoskin 2 1 3 2’ 8 1

Jack Geran 3 3 2 3 11

Neil Street 1’ 2’ 2’ 3 8 3

Jack Hart 2’ 3 1’ 2 8 2

Don Hardy 1’ 3 3 2 9 1

Johnny Sargeant 2 3 2’ 1’ 8 2

Alf Webster 2’ 0 2 1

Hugh Geddes 3 2’ 5 1

Leicester







Bryan Elliott 1’ 1 2 1


Ht1 McKinlay, Hoskin, Street, Griffiths 73.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Geran, Hart, Grierson, Fearman 74.0 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Gray, Sargeant, Hardy, Barsby 75.6 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Geddes, Webster, Elliott, Watling 76.2 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Hart, McKinlay, Hoskin, Grierson 73.6 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Hardy, Gray, Elliott, Webster 73.8 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Geran, Street, Griffiths, Fearman 74.6 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Sargeant, Geddes, Barsby, Watling 75.8 5 1 33 15

Ht9 McKinlay, Geran, Hart, Griffiths 73.2 3 3 36 18

Ht10 Hardy, Sargeant, Fearman, Grierson 74.2 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Hoskin, Street, Barsby, Gray 75.2 5 1 46 20

Ht12 McKinlay, Hardy, Sargeant, Griffiths 74.2 3 3 49 23

Ht13 Geran, Hart, Gray, Barsby 74.6 5 1 54 24

Ht14 Street, Hoskin, Grierson, Fearman 75.6 5 1 59 25

Thursday 24th June 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 49 Leicester Hunters 34 (National League Division Two)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 2 3 3 10

Jim Gregory E 3 2 1 6

Bob Baker 0 2’ 1 3 1

Bob Wells 2 0 3 5

Fred Curtis 2’ 3 0 2 7 1

Ronnie Genz 3 2’ 1 1’ 7 2

Bob McFarlane 3 2’ 1’ 6 2

Bill Osborne 1 3 4

Leicester



Bill Griffiths 1 X E 0 1

Jock Grierson 3 1 2’ 2 8 1

Dennis Gray X 0 2 2

Charlie Barsby X X 2 X 2

Alf Elliott 0 1 0 1


Ht1 McKinlay, Robinson, Griffiths, Baker 67.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Grierson, Wells, Fearman, Gregory (ef) 69.4 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Genz, Curtis, Gray (exc), Barsby (exc) 72.2 5 0 9 8

Ht4 McFarlane, Watling, Osborne, Elliott 68.8 4 2 13 10

Ht5 McKinlay, Robinson, Grierson, Wells 67.0 2 4 15 14

Ht6 Curtis, McFarlane, Elliott, Gray 68.4 5 1 20 15

Ht7 Gregory, Baker, Fearman, Griffiths (exc) 70.2 5 1 25 16

Ht8 Osborne, Genz, Watling, Barsby (exc) 71.4 5 1 30 17

Ht9 McKinlay, Gregory, McFarlane, Griffiths (ef) 68.6 3 3 33 20

Ht10 Fearman, Grierson, Genz, Curtis 70.0 1 5 34 25

Ht11 Robinson, Barsby, Baker, Elliott 69.8 4 2 38 27

Ht12 McKinlay, Curtis, Genz, Griffiths 68.6 3 3 41 30

Ht13 Wells, Gray, Gregory, Barsby (exc) 70.2 4 2 45 32

Ht14 Robinson, Grierson, Baker, Fearman 69.2 4 2 49 34

Friday 25 June 1954 Blackbird Road, Leicester

LEICESTER HUNTERS 39 SWINDON ROBINS 45 (National League Division Two)

LEICESTER

Ken McKinlay (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Reg Fearman 1 3 2* 2 - - - 8 (1)

Bill Griffiths 1 1 0 0 - - - 2

Jock Grierson 0 2* 3 0 - - - 5 (1)

Don Potter R 3 1 2 - - - 6

Charlie Barsby 2 2 0 X - - - 4

Bryan Elliott 0 0 - - - - - 0

Lionel Watling 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

SWINDON

Ian Williams 2 1 1 3 - - - 7

Bob Roger 3 2 3 2 - - - 10

George White 0 0 N - - - - 0

Ron Swaine 2* 0 2* 1* - - - 5 (3)

Danny Malone 3 2 1* 3 - - - 9 (1)

Mick Holland 3 2 1 - - - - 6

Ray Harris 1 2* 1* 1 - - - 5 (2)

Bob Jones (C) 0 3 F - - - - 3

Ht 1: McKinlay, Williams, Griffiths, Jones, 69.4 (4-2)

Ht 2: Roger, Swaine, Fearman, Grierson, 70.4 (5-7)

Ht 3: Malone, Barsby, Harris, Potter (ret), 71.4 (7-11)

Ht 4: Jones, Harris, Watling, Elliott, 72.8 (8-16)

Ht 5: McKinlay, Grierson, Williams, Swaine, 70.8 (13-17)

Ht 6: Potter, Malone, Harris, Elliott, 73.4 (16-20)

Ht 7: Fearman, Roger, Griffiths, White, 73.0 (20-22)

Ht 8: Holland, Barsby, Watling, Jones (fell), 73.6 (23-25)

Ht 9: Grierson, Fearman, Williams, White, 73.0 (28-26)

Ht 10: Roger, Swaine, Potter, Barsby, 72.8 (29-31)

Ht 11: McKinlay, Holland, Malone, Griffiths, 72.2 (32-34)

Ht 12: (Re-Run) Williams, Potter, Harris, Barsby (f, ex), White (f, ns), 74.0 (34-38)

Ht 13: Malone, Fearman, Holland, Grierson, 75.4 (36-42)

Ht 14: McKinlay, Roger, Swaine, Griffiths, 73.6 (39-45)

Waltham Scratch Race: Ivor Brown, Don Briars, Dave Hankins, Ken Norton, 77.6

Castle Bytham Scratch Race: Elliott, Watling, Harris, 79.6 (3 riders only)

Wansford Scratch Race (Ht 1): Harris, Griffiths, White, Swaine, 76.2

Wansford Scratch Race (Ht 2): Fearman, Malone, Potter, Williams (ret), 75.4

Wansford Scratch Race (Ht 3): McKinlay, Holland, Grierson, Roger, 74.8

Wansford Scratch Race (Ht 4): Elliott, Brown, White, Watling, 77.6

Dingley Scratch Race: Brown, Hankins, Briars, 79.0 (3 riders only)

The Flying Four: McKinlay, Holland, Harris, Fearman (ret), 74.0

Thursday 1st July 1954 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils v Leicester Hunters (National League Division Two) RAINED OFF

Friday 2nd

July 1954 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Lions 36 Kiwis 36 (Challenge)

Lions

Vic Emms 3 2 3 1 9

Ken Middleditch 2 E 1’ 1 4 1

Les Tolley 2’ 1’ 1 E 4 1

Bert Edwards 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Bill Holden 1’ 2 1’ 1’ 5 3

Alan Smith 2 1’ 2 3 8 1

Peter Reason DNR

Kiwis



Bob McFarlane 0 0 0 0

Jules Benson 0 0 0 0 0

Peter Clarke 0 3 2 2 7

Brian McKeown 3 2’ 0 3 8 1

Bob Anderson 0 0

Ht1 Emms, Tolley, Campbell, McFarlane 69.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 New, Middleditch, Edwards, Benson 70.8 3 3 8 4

Ht3 McKeown, Smith, Holden, Clarke 71.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 New, Emms, Tolley, Benson 70.2 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Clarke, McKeown, Edwards, Middleditch (ef) 71.0 1 5 15 15

Ht6 Campbell, Holden, Smith, McFarlane 71.0 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Emms, Clarke, Tolley, McKeown 72.0 4 2 22 20

Ht8 Campbell, Edwards, Middleditch, McFarlane 71.6 3 3 25 23

Ht9 New, Smith, Holden, Benson 71.8 3 3 28 26

Ht10 McKeown, Campbell, Middleditch, Tolley (ef) 71.6 1 5 29 31

Ht11 New, Edwards, Holden, Anderson 72.0 3 3 32 34

Ht12 Smith, Clarke, Emms, Benson 72.0 4 2 36 36

The July Cup

Ht1 New, Emms, Holden, Campbell 72.0

Ht2 Hussey, Middleditch, Emms, Holden 70.6

Ht3 Hussey, New, Campbell, Middleditch (ef) 70.4

Final Hussey, New, Campbell, Emms 71.8

Ketton Scratch Race

Smith, P.Reason, Benson, Anderson 73.6

Clipstone Scratch Race

Clark, Gerry Hussey, McKeown, Tolley 71.2

Melbourne Scratch Race

Edwards, P.Reason, Anderson, McFarlane 70.4

Leicester v Coventry Junior Challenge Match

Leicester

Don Briers 0 1' 1 2 1

Ivor Brown 2 2 0 4

Dave Hankins 2 1' 3 1

Coventry

Nick Nicholls 1 3 2' 6 1

Brian Miller 3 3 3 9

Tony Eadon 0 0 0

Ht1 Miller, Brown, Nicholls, Briers 76.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Miller, Hankin, Briers, Eadon 75.6 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Nicholls, Brown, Hankin, Eadon 74.8 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Nicholls, Miller, Briers, Brown 75.4 1 5 9 15

Friday 2nd

July 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (National League Division Two)

Bristol


Jack Unstead 2’ 3 2 3 10 1

Geoff Pymar 1 2’ 2’ 1 6 2

Johnny Hole 3 0 1’ 1 5 1

Billy Hole 2’ 1’ 1 3 7 2

Chris Boss 3 0 0 1 4

Chum Taylor 3 2 5

Henry Serrurier 0 2 2

Leicester


Reg Fearman 0 0 2’ 0 2 1




Charlie Barsby 0 3 0 3

Dennis Gray 1’ 0 1 1


Ht1 Bradley, McKinlay, Pymar, Griffiths 61.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 J.Hole, Unstead, Grierson, Fearman 63.4 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Boss, B.Hole, Potter, Barsby 68.4 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Taylor, Watling, Gray, Serrurier 66.8 3 3 17 7

Ht5 Bradley, McKinlay, Grierson, J.Hole 63.2 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Potter, Taylor, B.Hole, Gray 65.8 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Unstead, Pymar, Griffiths, Fearman 66.0 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Barsby, Serrurier, Watling, Boss 66.6 2 4 30 18

Ht9 McKinlay, Unstead, J.Hole, Griffiths 63.8 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Grierson, Fearman, B.Hole, Boss 64.6 1 5 34 26

Ht11 Bradley, Pymar, Potter, Barsby 64.4 5 1 39 27

Ht12 B.Hole, McKinlay, Boss, Griffiths 64.8 4 2 43 29

Ht13 Unstead, Potter, J.Hole, Watling 65.2 4 2 47 31

Ht14 Bradley, Grierson, Pymar, Fearman 64.4 4 2 51 33

Friday 9th

July 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

World Championship Qualifying Round

Peter Moore 3 3 0 3 2 11

Charlie Barsby 1 1 2 2 3 9

Jim Tolley 0 1 2 3 2 8


Reg Trott E E 0 0 0 0

Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 3 3 15

Roy Bester 2 2 0 1 1 6

Bob Baker 1 1 3 3 3 11

Lionel Watling 0 2 0 1 0 3

Reg Reeves 3 0 3 1 1 8

Don Potter 2 3 1 0 1 7

Dennis Day 1 0 3 0 0 4

Ronnie Genz F X 2 1 1 4

Billy Bales 2 2 1 2 3 10

Jim Gregory 1 0 1 0 0 2


Bryan Elliott (res) DNR

Ht1 Moore, Grierson, Barsby, Tolley 68.6

Ht2 McKinlay, Bester, Baker, Trott (ef) 68.6

Ht3 Reeves, Potter, Day, Watling 71.4

Ht4 Fearman, Bales, Gregory, Genz (f) 71.0

Ht5 Moore, Watling, Genz (exc), Trott (ef) 71.6

Ht6 McKinlay, Bales, Barsby, Reeves 69.8

Ht7 Potter, Bester, Tolley, Gregory 71.6

Ht8 Grierson, Fearman, Baker, Day 70.8

Ht9 McKinlay, Fearman, Potter, Moore 69.6

Ht10 Day, Barsby, Gregory, Trott 71.4

Ht11 Baker, Tolley, Bales, Watling 71.6

Ht12 Reeves, Genz, Grierson, Bester 72.0

Ht13 Moore, Bales, Bester, Day 70.8

Ht14 Baker, Barsby, Genz, Potter 71.4

Ht15 Tolley, Fearman, Reeves, Trott 71.4

Ht16 McKinlay, Grierson, Watling, Gregory 70.4

Ht17 Baker, Moore, Reeves, Gregory 71.6

Ht18 Barsby, Fearman, Bester, Watling 71.4

Ht19 McKinlay, Tolley, Genz, Day 71.2

Ht20 Bales, Grierson, Potter, Trott 71.0

Friday 16th


Leicester Hunters 54 Poole Pirates 30 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 2 3 2’ 10 1

Don Potter 1 1’ 1 3 1

Bill Griffiths 2’ E 2’ 3 7 2

Charlie Barsby 1’ 1’ 2 3 7 2


Reg Fearman 2’ 3 1 1 7 1

Dennis Gray 2 2 1 5

Lionel Watling 1’ 2’ 3 2

Poole

Ken Middleditch E 3 3 2 8

Johnny Thomson 0 2 0 0 2

Allan Kidd 1 3 0 0 4

Bill Holden 3 0 2 1 6

Tony Lewis 1 0 1

Jimmy Squibb 0 0 1 2 3

Vern McWilliams 3 2 F 0 5

Fred Parkins 0 1 1

Ht1 McKinlay, Griffiths, Kidd, Middleditch (ef) 69.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Holden, Gray, Barsby, Thomson 70.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Grierson, Fearman, Lewis, Squibb 69.8 5 1 13 5

Ht4 McWilliams, Gray, Watling, Parkins 71.4 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Middleditch, McKinlay, Barsby, Holden 69.4 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Grierson, McWilliams, Gray, Lewis 70.4 4 2 23 13

Ht7 Kidd, Thomson, Potter, Griffiths (ef) 70.8 1 5 24 18

Ht8 Fearman, Watling, Parkins, Squibb 72.0 5 1 29 19

Ht9 Middleditch, Barsby, Potter, Kidd 71.2 3 3 32 22

Ht10 Grierson, Holden, Fearman, Thomson 69.4 4 2 36 24

Ht11 McKinlay, Griffiths, Squibb, McWilliams (f) 72.2 5 1 41 25

Ht12 Grierson, Middleditch, Fearman, Kidd 70.2 4 2 45 27

Ht13 Barsby, Squibb, Potter, McWilliams 72.0 4 2 49 29

Ht14 Griffiths, McKinlay, Holden, Thomson 71.0 5 1 54 30

Shaw Lane Scratch Race

Watling. Gray, McWilliams, Elliott (ef) 73.0

Saxby Scratch Race

Brown, Gorman,. Briars, Hankins 74.6

Peterborough Scratch Race

Watling, Gray, Elliott, Parkins 74.0

Langham Scratch Race

Ht1 Middleditch, Potter, Fearman, Kidd 72.0 73.2

Ht2 Squib, Grierson, Lewis, Barsby (ef) 72.2 73.0

Ht3McKinlay, Holden, Griffiths, Thomson 71.0 72.2

Ht4 Watling, Gray, Elliott, Strachan 72.8

Final McKinlay, Middleditch, Squib, Holden 70.0

Saturday 17th

July 1954 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 37 Leicester Hunters 46 (National League Division Two)

Coventry


Vic Emms 1’ 3 0 3 7 1

Les Tolley 1’ 0 0 1 1

John Hughes 2 0 2 E 4

Johnny Reason 1 0 1

Jim Lightfoot 0 2 2 1’ 5 1

Reg Duval 2 1 1’ 2 6 1

Derrick Tailby 0 1’ 2’ 3 1

Leicester


Don Potter 3 1’ 0 0 4 1



Jock Grierson 3 3 1’ F 7 1

Reg Fearman 2’ 3 2 2 9 1



Ht1 McKinlay, New, Tolley, Griffiths 68.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Potter, Hughes, Emms, Barsby 71.0 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Grierson, Fearman, Reason, Lightfoot 71.4 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Gray, Duval, Watling, Tailby 71.0 2 4 9 15

Ht5 McKinlay, New, Barsby, Hughes 69.0 2 4 11 19

Ht6 Grierson, Gray, Duval, Reason 71.6 1 5 12 24

Ht7 Emms, Griffiths, Potter, Tolley 71.0 3 3 15 27

Ht8 Fearman, Lightfoot, Tailby, Watling 72.0 3 3 18 30

Ht9 McKinlay, Hughes, Griffiths, Emms 69.8 2 4 20 34

Ht10 Barsby, Lightfoot, Duval, Potter 71.4 3 3 23 37

Ht11 New, Fearman, Grierson, Tolley 71.2 3 3 26 40

Ht12 McKinlay, Tailby, Lightfoot, Griffiths 70.4 3 3 29 43

Ht13 Emms, Fearman, Hughes (ef), Grierson (f) 72.8 3 2 32 45

Ht14 New, Duval, Barsby, Potter 71.8 5 1 37 46

Thursday 22nd

July 1954 Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich

Ipswich Witches 60 Leicester Hunters 24 (National League Division Two)

Ipswich

Junior Bainbridge 1’ 2 1’ 3 7 2

Dick Campbell 1 1’ 1 3 6 1

Tich Read 2 2 2 2’ 8 1

Reg Reeves 3 1’ 3 2’ 9 2

Bert Edwards 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Johnny Chamberlain 2’ 3 3 2’ 10 2

Sid Clark 2’ 2’ 4 2

Bob Sharp 3 2’ 5 1

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 3 2 E 9






Bill Griffiths E 1 1

Bryan Elliott 1 1 0 2

Ht1 McKinlay, Read, Bainbridge, Bester 73.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Reeves, Grierson, Campbell, Fearman 75.2 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Edwards, Chamberlain, Gray, Watling 73.2 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Sharp, Clark, Elliott, Griffiths (ef) 74.6 5 1 17 7

Ht5 McKinlay, Bainbridge, Reeves, Fearman 73.2 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Edwards, Clark, Griffiths, Gray 74.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Grierson, Read, Campbell, Gray 74.2 3 3 28 14

Ht8 Chamberlain, Sharp, Elliott, Watling 74.4 5 1 33 15

Ht9 Reeves, McKinlay, Campbell, Bester 74.2 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Chamberlain, Edwards, Fearman, Grierson 74.4 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Gray, Read, Bainbridge, Watling 74.8 3 3 45 21

Ht12 Edwards, Chamberlain, Bester, McKinlay (ef) 73.6 5 1 50 22

Ht13 Campbell, Reeves, Gray, Elliott 75.4 5 1 55 23

Ht14 Bainbridge, Read, Grierson, Fearman 74.6 5 1 60 24

Friday 23rd


Leicester Hunters 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Ken McKinlay F 2’ 3 3 8 1


Roy Bester 2 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 3


Don Potter 2’ 3 1 2 8 1

Charlie Barsby 3 3 3 F 9

Bill Griffiths 3 2’ 5 1

Dennis Gray 1 0 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 1 2 3 9

Ronnie Genz 2 1 2 1 6

Bob McFarlane 1 0 0 1 2

Bob Baker 0 0 0 0 0

Bill Thatcher 0 1 1 2 4

Fred Curtis 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2

Frank Johnson 2 0 2 4

Bill Osborne 0 0

Ht1 Robinson, Bester, McFarlane, McKinlay (f) 69.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Grierson, Genz, Fearman, Baker 70.4 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Barsby, Potter, Curtis, Thatcher 71.2 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Griffiths, Johnson, Gray, Osborne (nf) 71.4 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Fearman, McKinlay, Robinson, Baker 70.4 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Potter, Griffiths, Thatcher, Johnson 71.6 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Grierson, Bester, Genz, McFarlane 70.8 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Barsby, Johnson, Curtis, Gray 71.6 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Grierson, Robinson, Fearman, McFarlane 70.0 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Barsby, Genz, Potter, Baker 71.2 4 2 41 19

Ht11 McKinlay, Bester, Thatcher, Curtis 71.2 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Robinson, Potter, McFarlane, Barsby (f) 71.4 2 4 48 24

Ht13 Grierson, Thatcher, Curtis, Fearman 70.6 3 3 51 27

Ht14 McKinlay, Bester, Genz, Baker 71.0 5 1 56 28

Kettering Scratch Race

Griffiths, Johnson, Elliott, Watling 71.2

Hinkley Scratch Race

Gorman, Hankins, Briars, Brown 75.0

Twyford Scratch Race

Ht1 Barsby, Genz, Fearman, Curtis 71.6 71.8

Ht2 Grierson, Robinson, Bester, Thatcher 70.4 70.6

Ht3 McKinlay, McFarlane, Baker, Potter (f) 70.4 72.6

Ht4 Griffiths, Watling, Johnson, Elliott 73.0

Final Grierson, McKinlay, Robinson, Barsby 70.4

Friday 30th


Leicester Hunters 45 Ipswich Witches 39 (National League Division Two)

Leicester


Jock Grierson 2 2 3 1’ 8 1

Roy Bester 2’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 7 4


Lionel Watling 1 0 0 0 1

Charlie Barsby F F 2 2 4

Dennis Gray 2’ 2 2 6 1

Bill Griffiths 3 3

Ipswich

Junior Bainbridge 0 1’ 1 3 5 1


Tich Read 1 0 0 1 2

Johnny Chamberlain 1 2 1 0 4


Reg Reeves 2’ 3 0 0 5 1

Sid Clark 0 1 1

Bob Sharp 1 1 2

Ht1 McKinlay, Bester, Read, Bainbridge 69.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Edwards, Grierson, Chamberlain, Fearman 69.0 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Campbell, Reeves, Watling, Barsby (f) 71.2 1 5 8 10

Ht4 Griffiths, Gray, Sharp, Clark 72.0 5 1 13 11

Ht5 McKinlay, Chamberlain, Bainbridge, Fearman 69.6 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Campbell, Gray, Clark, Watling 72.0 2 4 18 18

Ht7 Edwards, Grierson, Bester, Read 69.4 3 3 21 21

Ht8 Reeves, Gray, Sharp, Barsby (f) 71.4 2 4 23 25

Ht9 Grierson, Fearman, Bainbridge, Read 71.0 5 1 28 26

Ht10 Edwards, Barsby, Chamberlain, Watling 70.4 2 4 30 30

Ht11 McKinlay, Bester, Campbell, Reeves 69.2 5 1 35 31

Ht12 Bainbridge, Barsby, Read, Watling 70.8 2 4 37 35

Ht13 Campbell, Fearman, Grierson, Reeves 70.8 3 3 40 38

Ht14 McKinlay, Bester, Edwards, Chamberlain 71.0 5 1 45 39

Weldon Scratch Race

Sharp, Watling, Elliott, Clark 72.4

Naesby Scratch Race

Brown, Miller, Nicholls, Jack Gorman (f) 74.4

The Easton Scratch Race

Nicholls, Brown, Gorman, Miller 74.2

Welford Scratch Race

Ht1 Edwards, Barsby, Bainbridge, Watling 70.8 72.4

Ht2 Bester, Chamberlain, Grierson, Reeves 71.6 72.2

Ht3 McKinlay, Read, Campbell, Fearman 69.8 71.4

Ht4 Gray, Griffiths, Watling, Elliott (f) 72.8

Final McKinlay, Bester, Edwards, Read 70.8

Friday 6th

August 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 54 Southampton Saints 30 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 1 10 0 4


Roy Bester 2*1*2*3 8 3 4

Reg Fearman 1 0 3 3 7 0 4


Charlie Barsby 0 2*3 2* 7 2 4

Dennis Gray 3 3 3 3 12 0 4


Southampton

Brian McKeown 1 2 0 0 3 0 4

Charlie May 2 3 0 2 7 0 4

Ernie Brecknell 0 0 2 1 3 0 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 0 1*2 0 3 1 4

Ken Adams 3 2 1 2 8 0 4

Ernie Rawlins 1 1 0 1* 3 1 4

Maury Mattingley 1*0 1 1 2

Brian Hanham 2 0 2 0 2

1 Ken McKinlay, Roy Bester, Brian McKeown, Ernie Brecknell 70.4 5 – 1 5 – 1

2 Jock Grierson, Charlie May, Reg Fearman, Johnny Fitzpatrick 70.2 4 – 2 9 – 3

3 Ken Adams, Bill Griffiths, Ernie Rawlins, Charlie Barsby(ef) 70.8 2 – 4 11 – 7

4 Dennis Gray, Brian Hanham, Maury Mattingley, Lionel Watling 68.6 3 – 3 14 – 10

5 Ken McKinlay, Brian McKeown, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Reg Fearman 69.8 3 – 3 17 – 13

6 Dennis Gray, Ken Adams, Bill Griffiths, Maury Mattingley 70.6 4 – 2 21 – 15

7 Charlie May, Jock Grierson, Roy Bester, Ernie Brecknell 70.4 3 – 3 24 – 18

8 Dennis Gray, Charlie Barsby, Ernie Rawlins, Brian Hanham 71 5 – 1 29 – 19

9 Reg Fearman, Ernie Brecknell, Jock Grierson, Brian McKeown 72 4 – 2 33 – 21

10 Charlie Barsby, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bill Griffiths, Charlie May 72.4 4 – 2 37 – 23

11 Ken McKinlay, Roy Bester, Ken Adams, Ernie Rawlins 72.4 5 – 1 42 – 24

12 Dennis Gray, Charlie Barsby, Ernie Brecknell, Brian McKeown 73.8 5 – 1 47 – 25

13 Reg Fearman, Ken Adams, Ernie Rawlins, Jock Grierson(ex2min) 75 3 – 3 50 – 28

14 Roy Bester, Charlie May, Ken McKinlay, Johnny Fitzpatrick 75 4 – 2 54 – 30

Corby Scratch Race

Hanham, Griffiths, Elliott, Mattingley 76.8

Rothwell Scratch Race

Gorman, Brown, Briars, Wyken Croft 81.2

Long Eaton Scratch Race

Gorman, Brown, Briars, Croft 82.0

North Kilworth Scratch Race

Ht1 McKinlay, Barsby, Fitzpatrick, Brecknell 74.4 75.8

Ht2 May, Elliott, Fearman, Rawlins 75.8 79.2

Ht3 Bester, Adams, Brown, McKeown 77.0 77.6

Ht4 Gray, Hanham, Griffiths, Elliott 77.2

Final Bester, May, McKinlay (nf), Barsby (nf) 83.4

Friday 13th


Leicester Hunters 62 Rayleigh Rockets 22 (National League Division Two)

Leicester


Len Williams 2 0 1 3 6

Roy Bester X 3 2’ 2’ 7 2

Jock Grierson 1’ 1 3 2’ 7 2

Reg Fearman 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4



Bill Griffiths 2’ 3 5 1

Rayleigh

Gerald Jackson 2 2 2 1 7

Les McGillivray 3 2 1 1 7

Pete Lansdale 1’ 1’ 0 0 2 2

Tom O’Connor 0 0 0 0

Maurice McDermott 1 0 1 0 2

Frank Bettis X F 2

Jules Benson 0 1 1 2

George Wall 1 1 0 0 2

Ht1 McKinlay, Jackson, Lansdale, Bester (exc) 68.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 McGillivray, Williams, Grierson, O’Connor 70.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Barsby, Fearman, McDermott, Bettis (exc) 70.4 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Gray, Griffiths, Wall, Benson 69.8 5 1 16 8

Ht5 McKinlay, Jackson, Grierson, O’Connor 70.2 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Griffiths, Fearman, Benson, McDermott 70.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Bester, McGillivray, Lansdale, Williams 71.0 3 3 28 14

Ht8 Barsby, Gray, Wall, Bettis (f) 71.4 5 1 33 15

Ht9 Grierson, Jackson, Williams, Lansdale 70.4 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Barsby, Fearman, McGillivray, O’Connor 71.2 5 1 42 18

Ht11 McKinlay, Bester, McDermott, Wall 70.4 5 1 47 19

Ht12 Barsby, Fearman, Jackson, Lansdale 71.2 5 1 52 20

Ht13 Williams, Grierson, Benson, McDermott 72.0 5 1 57 21

Ht14 McKinlay, Bester, McGillivray, Wall 70.6 5 1 62 22

Naesby Scratch Race

Lansdale, Elliott, O’Connor, Bettis 72.2

The Friday Foursome

Midlands 5 London 8 Scotland 10 Overseas 7 M L S O

Ht1 Bester, Fearman, Grierson, Elliott 70.2 0 2 1 3

Ht2 McKinlay, Gray, Barsby, Benson 69.2 1 4 4 3

Ht3 Bester, Grierson, Jackson, Griffiths (ef) 71.4 1 5 6 6

Ht4 Fearman, Barsby, McDermott, McGillivray 72.0 3 8 7 6

Ht5 McKinlay, Griffiths, McGillivray, Jackson 70.0 5 8 10 7

Monday 16th

August 1954 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 49 Leicester Hunters 35 (National League Division Two)

Poole

Ken Middleditch 2 2 3 3 11

Bill Holden 3 1 2 2’ 8 1

Allan Kidd 0 3 F 2’ 2 1

Terry Small 2’ 1’ 1 3 7 2

Tony Lewis 2’ 3 2 2 9 1

Johnny Thomson 3 3 1’ 1’ 8 2

Norman Strachan E 1

Vern McWilliams 1 F

Leicester


Len Williams 0 0

Roy Bester 1 2 E 0 3

Jock Grierson 1 0 0 1


Charlie Barsby F 1’ 2 1 4 1

Bill Griffiths 3 2 0 X 5

Dennis Gray 2’ 2 3 1 8 1

Ht1 McKinlay, Middleditch, Bester, Kidd 72.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Holden, Small, Grierson, Williams 72.4 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Thomson, Lewis, Fearman, Barsby (f) 73.4 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Griffiths, Gray, McWilliams, Strachan (ef) 72.6 1 5 13 11

Ht5 McKinlay, Middleditch, Small, Grierson 71.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Lewis, Griffiths, Strachan, Fearman 72.0 4 2 20 16

Ht7 Kidd, Bester, Holden, Griffiths 72.6 4 2 24 18

Ht8 Thomson, Gray, Barsby, McWilliams (f) 72.6 3 3 27 21

Ht9 McKinlay, Holden, Small, Bester (ef) 70.6 3 3 30 24

Ht10 Gray, Lewis, Thomson, Grierson 73.0 3 3 33 27

Ht11 Middleditch, Barsby, Fearman, Kidd (f) 72.6 3 3 36 30

Ht12 McKinlay, Lewis, Thomson, Bester 71.8 3 3 39 33

Ht13 Small, Holden, Barsby, Fearman 72.6 5 1 44 34

Ht14 Middleditch, Kidd, Gray, Griffiths (fexc) 73.0 5 1 49 35

Friday 20th


Leicester Hunters 62 Exeter Falcons 22 (National League Division Two)

Leicester


Len Williams 2’ 3 0 5 1

Dennis Gray 0 2’ 2’ 2’ 6 3


Charlie Barsby 2’ 2’ 0 0 4 2


Reg Fearman 3 3 2’ 8 1

Bill Griffiths 2’ 2’ 4 2

Exeter

Jack Hart 2 1 2 1’ 6 1

Goog Hoskin 1 0 2 3

Jack Geran 1’ 0 1’ 2 4 2

Neil Street 0 1 1’ 1 3 1

Hugh Geddes 1 1 1 1 4

Don Hardy 0 1 0 0 1

Johnny Sargeant 0 0 0

Alf Webster 1 E 0 1

Ht1 McKinlay, Hart, Geran, Gray 73.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Grierson, Williams, Hoskin, Street 75.6 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Bester, Barsby, Geddes, Hardy 75.0 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Fearman, Griffiths, Webster, Sargeant 74.4 5 1 18 6

Ht5 McKinlay, Grierson, Street, Geran 73.6 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Fearman, Barsby, Geddes, Sargeant 74.4 5 1 28 8

Ht7 Williams, Gray, Hart, Hoskin 74.0 5 1 33 9

Ht8 Bester, Griffiths, Hardy, Webster (ef) 76.2 5 1 38 10

Ht9 Grierson, Hart, Geran, Williams 74.4 3 3 41 13

Ht10 Bester, Hoskin, Street, Barsby 75.2 3 3 44 16

Ht11 McKinlay, Gray, Geddes, Hardy 72.6 5 1 49 17

Ht12 Bester, Geran, Hart, Barsby 74.6 3 3 52 20

Ht13 Grierson, Fearman, Geddes, Hardy 75.6 5 1 57 21

Ht14 McKinlay, Gray, Street, Webster 73.8 5 1 62 22

Britain Overseas

Britain

Len Williams E 0

Ken McKinlay 3 3

Bill Griffiths 0 0

Jack Grierson 2 5

Overseas

Hugh Geddes 1’ 1 1

Jack Hart 2 2

Jack Geran 1 1

Roy Bester 3 3

Ht1 McKinlay, Hart, Geddes, Williams (ef) 72.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bester, Grierson, Geran, Griffiths 75.4 2 4 5 7

Nominated

Area Scratch Races

Ht1 Barsby (M), Hardy (N), Webster (N), Elliott (M) 79.4

Ht2 Gray (L), Fearman (L), Brown (W), Street (W) 77.4

Rest of meeting rained off

Junior Handicap Race

[ Briars (8), Hankins (0), Miller (20), Nicholls (30), Brown (30) ?

Senior Handicap

Ht1 [Griffiths (0), ANOther (?), Fearman (?), Hoskin (?), McKinlay (?) ?

Ht2 [Elliott (0), ANOther (?), Barsby (?), Hart (?), Geran (?) ?

Saturday 21 August 1954 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

SWINDON ROBINS 38 LEICESTER HUNTERS 46 (National League Division Two)

SWINDON

Bob Roger 2 0 2 1 - - - 5

Ian Williams 0 2 0 0 - - - 2

George White X 1* 1* 3 - - - 5 (2)

Mick Holland 3 2 2 3 - - - 10

Ron Swaine 1* 2 1 1* - - - 5 (2)

Danny Malone 2 2 F 2 - - - 6

Bob Jones (C) 1* 1* - - - - - 2 (2)

Gordon Leigh 2 1* - - - - - 3 (1)

LEICESTER

Ken McKinlay (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Reg Fearman 1* 3 2* 0 - - - 6 (2)

Dennis Gray 1 0 0 - - - - 1

Jock Grierson 2 1 3 2 - - - 8

Roy Bester 3 3 3 1* - - - 10 (1)

Charlie Barsby R F 0 - - - - 0

Bryan Elliott 0 0 - - - - - 0

Bill Griffiths 3 3 1 2 - - - 9

Ht 1: (Re-Run) McKinlay, Roger, Gray, White (f, ex), 73.2 (2-4)

Ht 2: Holland, Grierson, Fearman, Williams, 75.0 (5-7)

Ht 3: Bester, Malone, Swaine, Barsby (ret), 75.8 (8-10)

Ht 4: Griffiths, Leigh, Jones, Elliott, 75.6 (11-13)

Ht 5: McKinlay, Holland, Grierson, Roger, 74.2 (13-17)

Ht 6: Bester, Swaine, Jones, Elliott, 76.6 (16-20)

Ht 7: Fearman, Williams, White, Gray, 77.0 (19-23)

Ht 8: Griffiths, Malone, Leigh, Barsby (fell), 76.6 (22-26)

Ht 9: McKinlay, Holland, Griffiths, Williams, 76.6 (24-30)

Ht 10: Grierson, Fearman, Swaine, Malone (fell), 79.2 (25-35)

Ht 11: Bester, Roger, White, Barsby, 78.2 (28-38)

Ht 12: McKinlay, Malone, Swaine, Gray, 76.6 (31-41)

Ht 13: Holland, Griffiths, Bester, Williams, 77.4 (34-44)

Ht 14: White, Grierson, Roger, Fearman, 77.2 (38-46)

Friday 27th August 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 54 Lanarkshire Eagles 30 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Ken McKinlay F 3 2’ 3 8 1


Dennis Gray 2 2’ 3 1 8 1


Jock Grierson 3 3 3 E 9

Len Williams 1 1 0 3 5

Reg Fearman 1 2’ 1 4 1


Motherwell

Derek Close 3 2 2 2 9

Ron Phillips 0 1 2 2 5

Bob Fletcher 1 0 1’ 1’ 3 2

Johnny Green 2 E 1’ 0 3 1

Cyril Cooper 0 0 0 0

Gordon McGregor 2 2 1 0 5

Larry Lazarus F 1 2 3

Doug Templeton 2 0 2

Ht1 Close, Gray, Fletcher, McKinlay (f) 70.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Bester, Green, Barsby, Phillips 71.4 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Grierson, McGregor, Williams, Cooper 71.0 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Griffiths, Templeton, Fearman, Lazarus (f) 72.4 4 2 14 10

Ht 5 McKinlay, Close, Barsby, Green (ef) 70.8 4 2 18 12

Ht 6 Grierson, Fearman, Lazarus, Cooper 71.8 5 1 23 13

Ht 7 Bester, Gray, Phillips, Fletcher 73.6 5 1 28 14

Ht 8 Griffiths, McGregor, Williams, Templeton 71.8 4 2 32 16

Ht 9 Bester, Close, Fletcher, Barsby 72.0 3 3 35 19

Ht 10 Grierson, Phillips, Green, Williams 72.4 3 3 38 22

Ht 11 Gray, McKinlay, McGregor, Cooper 72.4 5 1 43 23

Ht 12 Williams, Close, Fletcher, Grierson (ef) 72.0 3 3 46 26

Ht 13 Bester, Lazarus, Fearman, McGregor 72.6 4 2 50 28

Ht 14 McKinlay, Phillips, Gray, Green 72.0 4 2 54 30

Friday Foursome

Midlands 3 North 4 Scotland 11 Overseas 6 M N S O

Ht1 Grierson, Close, Fletcher, Barsby (ef) 72.0 0 2 3 1

Ht2 McKinlay, Green, Griffiths, Phillips 70.8 2 3 6 1

Ht3 Bester, McGregor, Cooper, Williams 72.4 2 4 8 4

Ht4 McKinlay, Phillips, Griffiths, Close (exc) 71.2 3 4 11 6

Junior Handicap Race

Brown (20), Elliott (30), Briars (5), Wyken Croft (5) (f),

Hankins (0) (f) 76.6

Senior Handicap

Ht1 Elliott (0), Lazarus (10), Gray (20), Grierson (25),

Templeton (10) 73.4

Ht2 Griffiths (25), McKinlay (25), Fearman (20), Elliott (0),

Barsby (25) 73.0

Saturday 28th August 1954 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 37 Leicester Hunters 47 (National League Division Two)

Rayleigh

Gerald Jackson 0 2 3 2 7

Les McGillivray 3 3 1 3 10

Pete Lansdale 1 1 0 0 2

George Wall 2’ 0 0 2’ 4 2

Tom O’Connor 0 2 2 2 6

Maurice McDermott 2 1 1’ 0 4 1

Jules Benson 1’ 1’ 2 2

Ron Howes 2 0 2

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Len Williams 1 0 1






Bill Griffiths 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Ht1 McKinlay, Gray, Lansdale, Jackson 70.4 1 5 1 5

Ht2 McGillivray, Wall, Williams, Grierson 74.0 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Bester, McDermott, Barsby, O’Connor 72.6 2 4 8 10

Ht4 Griffiths, Howes, Benson, Fearman 74.4 3 3 11 13

Ht5 McKinlay, Jackson, Grierson, Wall 71.6 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Fearman, O’Connor, Benson, Barsby 73.6 3 3 16 20

Ht7 McGillivray, Gray, Lansdale, Williams 73.0 4 2 20 22

Ht8 Bester, Griffiths, McDermott, Howes 73.4 1 5 21 27

Ht9 Gray, McKinlay, McGillivray, Wall 73.2 1 5 22 32

Ht10 Griffiths, O’Connor, McDermott, Grierson 73.4 3 3 25 35

Ht11 Jackson, Bester, Fearman, Lansdale 73.0 3 3 28 38

Ht12 McKinlay, O’Connor, Gray, McDermott 73.6 2 4 30 42

Ht13 McGillivray, Wall, Barsby, Bester 73.4 5 1 35 43

Ht14 Griffiths, Jackson, Fearman, Lansdale 73.6 2 4 37 47

Friday 3rd

September 1954 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 56 Harringay Racers 52 (Challenge)

Leicester


Roy Bester 1 1 1’ 2 2 1 8 1

Dennis Gray 1’ 0 0 1 2 1

Bill Griffiths 2 0 1’ 1 2 6 1

Jock Grierson 0 2’ 0 2 1

Len Williams 2 1 2 3 0 8


Charlie Barsby 2’ 1’ 2’ 5 3

Harringay

Ron Mountford 2 3 1’ 0 1 7 1

Alf Hagon 0 1 2’ 2 0 5 1

Jack Biggs 3 3 0 3 E 0 9

Allan Quinn 3 2’ 0 3 2 2 12 1

Jeff Lloyd 1 2 3 0 2 8

Ken Walsh 0 2’ 3 3 1’ 9 2

Danny Dunton 0 E 0

Frank Lawrence 1 1 2

Ht1 McKinlay, Mountford, Bester, Hagon 68.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Biggs, Griffiths, Gray, Walsh 71.0 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Quinn, Williams, Hagon, Grierson 70.8 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Fearman, Barsby, Lawrence, Dunton 72.2 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Biggs, Quinn, Bester, Gray 71.6 1 5 15 15

Ht6 Mountford, Walsh, Williams, Griffiths 70.4 1 5 16 20

Ht7 McKinlay, Grierson, Lloyd, Biggs 70.6 5 1 21 21

Ht8 McKinlay, Lloyd, Mountford, Gray 69.0 3 3 24 24

Ht9 Biggs, Williams, Bester, Mountford 71.2 3 3 27 27

Ht10 Walsh, Hagon, Fearman, Grierson 70.8 1 5 28 32

Ht11 Lloyd, Bester, Griffiths, Quinn 71.6 3 3 31 35

Ht12 McKinlay, Hagon, Griffiths, Biggs (ef) 69.8 4 2 35 37

Ht13 Walsh, Bester, Barsby, Lloyd 70.4 3 3 38 40

Ht14 Fearman, Barsby, Lawrence, Dunton (ef) 72.4 5 1 43 41

Ht15 Quinn, Griffiths, Mountford, Fearman 71.2 2 4 45 45

Ht16 Williams, Lloyd, Gray, Hagon 72.0 4 2 49 47

Ht17 McKinlay, Quinn, Walsh, Williams 70.2 3 3 52 50

Ht18 McKinlay, Quinn, Bester, Biggs 69.8 4 2 56 52

September Scurry 3 laps

Fearman, Barsby, Elliott, Nicholls 72.0

Junior Handicap

Hankins (0), Brown (20), Elliott (40),

Nicholls (30), Briars (10) (ef) 74.0

Tuesday 7th

September 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 47 Leicester Hunters 37 (National League Division Two)

Southampton

Brian McKeown 3 0 3 1 7 0 4

Charlie May 0 1*3 2 6 1 4

Ernie Brecknell 1 2 0 0 3 0 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 3 2 1 0 6 0 4

Brian Hanham 2*0 0 1 3 1 4

Ernie Rawlins 3 3 3 3 12 0 4

Ken Adams 3 3 6 0 2

Maury Mattingley 2*2* 4 2 2

Leicester

Roy Bester 0 3 0 0 3 0 4

Ken McKinlay 2 3 1*2* 8 2 4

Dennis Gray 2 0 2 2 6 0 4

Bill Griffiths 1*1 2 3 7 1 4

Jock Grierson 1 2 1* 4 1 3

Reg Fearman 0 1 2 3 6 0 4

Bryan Elliott 1 1*1 3 1 3


1 Brian McKeown, Dennis Gray, Ernie Brecknell, Roy Bester(et) 65.4 4 – 2 4 – 2

2 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Ken McKinlay, Bill Griffiths, Charlie May 65 3 – 3 7 – 5

3 Ernie Rawlins, Brian Hanham, Jock Grierson, Reg Fearman 66 5 – 1 12 – 6

4 Ken Adams, Maury Mattingley, Bryan Elliott, Charlie Barsby(et) 65.8 5 – 1 17 – 7

5 Roy Bester, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Bill Griffiths, Brian McKeown 66 2 – 4 19 – 11

6 Ken Adams, Jock Grierson, Bryan Elliott, Brian Hanham 65.8 3 – 3 22 – 14

7 Ken McKinlay, Ernie Brecknell, Charlie May, Dennis Gray 65 3 – 3 25 – 17

8 Ernie Rawlins, Maury Mattingley, Reg Fearman, Charlie Barsby 66.6 5 – 1 30 – 18

9 Charlie May, Dennis Gray, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Roy Bester(ef) 67.2 4 – 2 34 – 20

10 Ernie Rawlins, Bill Griffiths, Ken McKinlay, Brian Hanham 65.8 3 – 3 37 – 23

11 Brian McKeown, Reg Fearman, Jock Grierson, Ernie Brecknell 66 3 – 3 40 – 26

12 Ernie Rawlins, Dennis Gray, Brian Hanham, Roy Bester 65.8 4 – 2 44 – 28

13 Reg Fearman, Charlie May, Bryan Elliott, Johnny Fitzpatrick(f) 66.2 2 – 4 46 – 32

14 Bill Griffiths, Ken McKinlay, Brian McKeown, Ernie Brecknell(ef) 66.8 1 – 5 47 – 37

Friday 10th

September 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 37 Coventry Bees 47 (National League Division Two)

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 9


Dennis Gray 0 E E 1 1

Bill Griffiths 0 1 1’ 0 2 1


Len Williams 0 2 1’ 2 5 1

Reg Fearman 2 3 1 1’ 7 1

Charlie Barsby 1 1’

Coventry


Tommy Miller 3 2 3 2 10

Bob Mark 1 1’ 0 0 2 1

Vic Emms 1 0 0 0 1

Johnny Reason 3 3 1’ 3 10 1

Jim Lightfoot 2’ 3 2 2’ 9 2

Reg Duval 2 2’ 4 1

Jack Wright 0 0 0

Ht1 New, Fearman, Mark, Gray 70.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Miller, Bester, Emms, Griffiths 69.4 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Reason, Lightfoot, Grierson, Williams 70.0 1 5 5 13

Ht4 Fearman, Duval, Barsby, Wright 72.2 4 2 9 15

Ht5 McKinlay, New, Griffiths, Emms 70.0 4 2 13 17

Ht6 Reason, Duval, Fearman, Grierson 70.8 1 5 14 22

Ht7 Bester, Miller, Mark, Gray (ef) 70.8 3 3 17 25

Ht8 Lightfoot, Williams, Barsby, Wright 70.8 3 3 20 28

Ht9 New, Bester, Griffiths, Mark 71.4 3 3 23 31

Ht10 Miller, Grierson, Williams, Emms 71.0 3 3 26 34

Ht11 McKinlay, Lightfoot, Reason, Gray (ef) 69.4 3 3 29 37

Ht12 New, Williams, Fearman, Mark 71.4 3 3 32 40

Ht13 Reason, Lightfoot, Bester, Griffiths 71.2 1 5 33 45

Ht14 McKinlay, Miller, Gray, Emms 70.0 4 2 37 47

The Flying Four

Ht1 Elliott, Barsby, Mark, Wright (f) 72.4

Ht2 Lightfoot, Miller, Grierson, Williams 71.4 71.4

Ht3 McKinlay, Reason, Griffiths, Fearman 70.0 71.6

Ht4 Bester, Emms, Barsby, New 72.4 72.8

Ht5 Gray, Duval, Elliott, Fearman 71.6

Final McKinlay, Lightfoot, Miller, Bester 70.8

Monday 13th September 1954 The Stadium, Motherwell

Lanarkshire Eagles 23 Leicester Hunters 25 (National League Division Two)

Abandoned After Start of Heat 9

Motherwell

Bob Fletcher 0 2’ 2 1

Ron Phillips 1 2 3

Larry Lazarus 2 F 2

Johnny Green 3 3 6

Cyril Cooper 3 3 6

Gordon McGregor 1 E 1

Scott Hall 0 0 0

Doug Templeton 2 1 3

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 E 3

Roy Bester 0 3 3

Dennis Gray 1 1 2


Jock Grierson 0 1’ 1 1

Len Williams 2 3 5

Reg Fearman 3 2 5

Bryan Elliot 1 2’ 3 1

Ht1 McKinlay, Lazarus, Gray, Fletcher 76.2 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Green, Griffiths, Phillips, Bester 75.6 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Cooper, Williams, McGregor, Grierson 75.4 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Fearman, Templeton, Elliot, Hall 78.4 2 4 12 12

Ht5 Green, Fletcher, Griffiths, McKinlay (ef) 76.4 5 1 17 13

Ht6 Cooper, Fearman, Grierson, Hall 77.0 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Bester, Phillips, Gray, Lazarus (f) 79.0 2 4 22 20

Ht8 Williams, Elliot, Templeton, McGregor (ef) 83.8 1 5 23 25

Ht9 Started. McKinlay and others fell and as a result of track conditions the Steward abandoned the match.

Friday 17th


Leicester Hunters 60 (75) Odsal Tudors 48 (Challenge)

*Leicester received a 15 start

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 3 3 3 X 3 3 15

Roy Bester 0 2 1’ 1 3 7 1

Dennis Gray 0 1’ 1 1 0 3 1

Bill Griffiths 1 E 3 1 2’ 7 1

Jock Grierson 2 1 0 2’ 3 8 1

Len Williams 1’ 2 2 3 2’ 10 2

Reg Fearman 2’ 2’ 0 4 2

Charlie Barsby 3 3 6

Bradford

Arthur Forrest 2 3 2 0 1 8

Eddie Rigg 1’ 3 3 2’ 2 1’ 12 2

Arthur Wright 3 3 2 3 3 2 16

Dent Oliver 0 0 0 0

Al Allison 0 0 0 0

Dick Seers 2’ 1 2’ 1 0 6 2

Ron Clarke E 2 1 1’ 4 1

Guy Allott 1 0 0 1 2

Ht1 McKinlay, Forrest, Rigg, Bester 68.6 3 3 18 3

Ht2 Wright, Seers, Griffiths, Gray 70.2 1 5 19 8

Ht3 Rigg, Grierson, Williams, Oliver 70.8 3 3 22 11

Ht4 Barsby, Fearman, Allott, Clarke (ef) 71.4 5 1 27 12

Ht5 Wright, Bester, Gray, Oliver 70.2 3 3 30 15

Ht6 Forrest, Williams, Seers, Griffiths (ef) 71.0 2 4 32 19

Ht7 McKinlay, Wright, Grierson, Allison 69.2 4 2 36 21

Ht8 McKinlay, Forrest, Gray, Allison 70.6 4 2 40 23

Ht9 Wright, Williams, Bester, Forrest 70.2 3 3 43 26

Ht10 Rigg, Seers, Gray, Grierson 72.2 1 5 44 31

Ht11 Griffiths, Clarke, Bester, Oliver 71.8 4 2 48 33

Ht12 Wright, Rigg, Griffiths, McKinlay (exc) 71.8 1 5 49 38

Ht13 Bester, Grierson, Seers, Allison 72.0 5 1 54 39

Ht14 Barsby, Fearman, Clarke, Allott 71.8 5 1 59 40

Ht15 Grierson, Griffiths, Forrest, Allott 72.2 5 1 64 41

Ht16 Williams, Rigg, Clarke, Gray 71.4 3 3 67 44

Ht17 McKinlay, Williams, Allott, Seers 71.0 5 1 72 45

Ht18 McKinlay, Wright, Rigg, Fearman 70.6 3 3 75 48

Syston Scurry

Barsby, Elliott, Allott(in blue), Fearman (Y/B) 72.2

Jnr H/cap VOID - not run

Favell Flurry

Barsby (B), Fearman (W), Clarke, Elliott 71.6

Friday 24th


Leicester Hunters 48 West Ham Hammers 60 (Points Handicap Challenge)

Leicester


Roy Bester 1 2 1 2 1’ 1 8 1

Dennis Gray 1 0 0 2 1 4


Jock Grierson 3 1 1’ 2 0 7 1

Len Williams 0 0 0 0

Reg Fearman 3 0 1 4


West Ham

Jack Young 2 3 2 3 3 13

Alan Smith 0 2 3 2 2’ 9 1

Bert Roger 3 1 0 2 0 6

Gerry Hussey 1’ 3 3 2’ 2 11 2

Wally Green 2 1’ 1 3 3 10 1

Howdy Byford 2’ 1 0 0 1’ 4 2

Pat Clarke 1’ 2 0 3 1

Keith Gurtner 2 0 2 4

Ht1 McKinlay, Young, Bester, Smith 69.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Roger, Byford, Gray, Griffiths 69.8 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Grierson, Smith, Hussey, Williams 70.2 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Fearman, Gurtner, Clarke, Barsby 71.0 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Hussey, Bester, Roger, Gray 70.2 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Young, Griffiths, Byford, Williams 70.6 2 4 15 21

Ht7 McKinlay, Green, Grierson, Roger 69.4 4 2 19 23

Ht8 McKinlay, Young, Green, Gray 69.0 3 3 22 26

Ht9 Young, Roger, Bester, Fearman 69.8 1 5 23 31

Ht10 Smith, Gray, Grierson, Byford 71.4 3 3 26 34

Ht11 Hussey, Bester, Green, Griffiths 70.8 2 4 28 38

Ht12 McKinlay, Smith, Griffiths, Roger 70.2 4 2 32 40

Ht13 Green, Grierson, Bester, Byford 71.2 3 3 35 43

Ht14 Barsby, Clarke, Fearman, Gurtner 72.2 4 2 39 45

Ht15 Young, Hussey, Griffiths, Grierson (f) 71.0 1 5 40 50

Ht16 Green, Smith, Gray, Williams 71.0 1 5 41 55

Ht17 McKinlay, Hussey, Byford, Barsby 70.2 3 3 44 58

Ht18 McKinlay, Gurtner, Bester, Clarke 71.0 4 2 48 60

Sileby Scurry Cancelled (not rerun)

Elliott f/x, Braithwaite and Fearman

also fell at first running, Barsby

Milton Scratch:

Fearman, Barsby, Clarke , Gurtner 71.8

1st October @ Blackbird Road, Leicester – Challenge Match

Leicester Hunters 56**** Norwich Stars 61

(**** Hunters had a 9 point start by way of a Handicap) LEICESTER



Dennis Gray 0 0 0



Len Williams 2’ 1 0 1 0 4 1

Reg Fearman 2’ 0 3 0 5

Charlie Barsby 3 2’ 2 2’ 0 9 2

NORWICH

Aub Lawson 2 2’ 1 3 3 2 13 1

Fred Rogers 1’ 0 2 2 3 8 1

Cyril Roger 1 3 1’ 1 1’ 7 2

Bob Oakley 1 2’ 2’ 2’ 2 9 3

Billy Bales 2 0 3 3 2’ 10 1

Phil Clarke 3 3 3 1 1’ 1’ 12 2

Barry East 0 1 1

Malcolm Flood 1 0 1

Handicap Points Awarded 9 0

1 McKinlay, Lawson, Rogers, Bester, 69.0 12 3

2 Clarke, Griffiths, Roger, Gray, 72.0 14 7

3 Grierson, Williams, Oakley, Rogers, 70.4 19 8

4 Barsby, Fearman, Flood, East (f), 72.4 24 9

5 Roger, Oakley, Bester, Gray, 71.6 25 14

6 Clarke, Lawson, Williams, Griffiths, 69.8 26 19

7 McKinlay, Bales, Roger, Grierson, 70.4 29 22

8 McKinlay, Barsby, Lawson, bales (f), 69.8 34 23

9 Lawson, Bester, Roger, Williams, 71.8 36 27

10 Clarke, Rogers, Grierson, Fearman, 70.6 37 32

11 Bales, Oakley, Griffiths, Bester, 70.0 38 37

12 McKinlay, Rogers, Roger, Griffiths, 72.0 41 40

13 Bales, Barsby, Clarke, Grierson, 71.0 43 44

14 Fearman, Barsby, East, Flood, 73.2 48 45

15 Lawson, Oakley, Grierson, Griffiths, 72.2 49 50

16 Rogers, Bales, Williams, Barsby, 72.0 50 55

17 McKinlay, Oakley, Clarke, Williams, 70.6 53 58

18 McKinlay, Lawson, Clarke, Fearman, 72.2 56 61

Second Half Results

Junior Handicap Race – (Yards behind Scratch)

Nick Nicholls (20), Brian Miller (10), Dave Hankins (0), Ivor Brown (15) Don Briars (5) (f) 76.2

Senior Handicap (No distances known)

East, Fearman, Nicholls, Flood (ef), Barsby (ns) 73.4

Friday 8th

October 1954 Blackbird Road, Leicester

Leicester Hunters 55 Bristol Bulldogs 28 (Challenge)

Leicester


Roy Bester 3 1’ 1 3 8 1

Bill Griffiths 1 2 2’ 2’ 7 2

Charlie Barsby 1 2’ 3 E 6 1

Len Williams 3 1’ 2’ 2’ 8 3

Jock Grierson 2’ E 3 3 8 1

Reg Fearman 1’ 2 3 1

Dennis Gray 2 1 3

Bristol


Jack Unstead 2 3 1 1 7

Geoff Pymar 0 0 0 0 0

Chris Boss 0 0 0 0 0

Johnny Hole 0 0 E 0

Ian Williams 1 3 E 2 6

Chum Taylor 3 3 2’ 1’ 9 2

Roy Taylor 0

Ht1 McKinlay, Bradley, Griffiths, Pymar 68.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bester, Unstead, Barsby, Boss 71.9 4 2 8 4

Ht3 L.Williams, Grierson, I.Williams, Hole 71.0 5 1 13 5

Ht4 C.Taylor, Gray, Fearman, R.Taylor 70.6 3 3 16 8

Ht5 McKinlay, Barsby, Bradley, Boss 70.0 5 1 21 9

Ht6 C.Taylor, Fearman, L.Williams, Hole 72.0 3 3 24 12

Ht7 Unstead, Griffiths, Bester, Pymar 71.4 3 3 27 15

Ht8 I.Williams, C.Taylor, Gray, Grierson (ef) 72.0 1 5 28 20

Ht9 Barsby, Bradley, Bester, Pymar 71.4 4 2 32 22

Ht10 Grierson, L.Williams, Unstead, Boss 71.8 5 1 37 23

Ht11 McKinlay, Griffiths, I.Williams, (ef), Hole (ef) 70.6 5 0 42 23

Ht12 Grierson, L.Williams, Bradley, Pymar 71.4 5 1 47 24

Ht13 Bester, I.Williams, C.Taylor, Barsby (ef) 71.8 3 3 50 27

Ht14 McKinlay, Griffiths, Unstead, Boss 71.2 5 1 55 28

1954 Supporters Trophy

QHt Barsby, Fearman, Brown, Elliott (ns) 72.6

Ht1 L.Williams, Bester, Gray, Barsby 72.0

Ht2McKinlay, Grierson, Fearman, Griffiths 72.0

Final McKinlay, Grierson, Bester, L.Williams 71.4

Severn Scurry

Taylor, Boss, Pymar, Taylor 72.6

Bristol Blazeaway

I.Williams, Unstead, Bradley, J.Hole 75.0

Leicester 1954 Needs in BOLD

Friday 9

th April 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 42 Coventry Bees 42 (Ch)

Saturday 10th

April 1954 Brandon Coventry Bees 47 Leicester Hunters 37 (C)

Friday 16th April 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 47 Glasgow Tigers 37 (NS)

Monday 19th April 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 35 Lanarkshire Eagles 49 (NS)

Thursday 22nd

April 1954 Foxhall Heath Ipswich Witches 46 Leicester Hunters 38 (NS)

23rd

April 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 48 Rayleigh Rockets 36 (Ch) Friday 30th April 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 59 Edinburgh Monarchs 48 (NatT)

Saturday 1st May 1954 Old Meadowbank Edinburgh Monarchs 60 Leicester Hunters 48 (Nat T)

Tuesday 4th

May 1954 Monmore Green Wolverhampton Wasps 38.5 Leicester Hunters 44.5 (NS)

Friday 7th

May 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 59 Wolverhampton Wasps 25 (NS)

Saturday 8th

May 1954 Brandon Coventry Bees 50 Leicester Hunters 34 (NS)

Friday 14th

May 1954 Blackbird Rd Leicester Hunters 40 Coventry Bees 44 (NS)

Saturday 15th May 1954 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Monarchs 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (NS)

Monday 17th May 1954 The Stadium, Lanarkshire Eagles 66 Leicester Hunters 18 (NS)

Thursday 20th

May 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 56 Leicester Hunters 38 (MC)

Friday 21st May 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 49 Oxford Cheetahs 47 (MC)

Friday 28th

May 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters v Edinburgh Monarchs (NS) Rained Off

Friday 4th

June 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 52 Ipswich Witches 32 (NLD2)

Monday 7th

June 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 39 Bristol Bulldogs 46 (NLD2)

Friday 11th

June 1954 Leicester Midland Riders Champs Qualifying Round

Friday 18th June 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 54 Edinburgh Monarchs 30 (NS)

Monday 21st June 1954 County Ground Exeter Falcons 59 Leicester Hunters 25 (NLD2)

Thursday 24th June 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 49 Leicester Hunters 34 (NLD2)

Friday 25 June 1954 Blackbird Road LEICESTER HUNTERS 39 SWINDON ROBINS 45 (NLD2)

Thursday 1st July 1954 Pennycross Plymouth Devils v Leicester Hunters (NLD2) RAINED OFF

Friday 2nd

July 1952 Blackbird Road, Leicester Lions 36 Kiwis 36 (Ch)

Friday 2nd

July 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 51 Leicester Hunters 33 (NLD2)

Friday 9th

July 1954 Leicester World Championship Qualifying Round

Friday 16th

July 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 54 Poole Pirates 30 (NLD2)

Saturday 17th

July 1954 Brandon Coventry Bees 37 Leicester Hunters 46 (NLD2)

Thursday 22nd

July 1954 Foxhall Heath Ipswich Witches 60 Leicester Hunters 24 (NLD2)

Friday 23rd

July 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 56 Oxford Cheetahs 28 (NLD2)

Friday 30th July 1954 Blackbird Rd Leicester Hunters 45 IpswichWitches 39 (NLD2)

Friday 6th

August 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 54 Southampton Saints 30 (NLD2)

Friday 13th

August 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 62 Rayleigh Rockets 22 (NLD2)

Monday 16th

August 1954 Poole Poole Pirates 49 Leicester Hunters 35 (NLD2)

Friday 20th

August 1954 Blackbird Rd Leicester Hunters 62 Exeter Falcons 22 (NLD2)

Saturday 21 August 1954 Abbey SWINDON ROBINS 38 LEICESTER HUNTERS 46 (NLD2)

Friday 27th August 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 54 Lanarkshire Eagles 30 (NLD2)

Saturday 28th August 1954 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 37 Leicester Hunters 47 (NLD2)

Friday 3rd

September 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 56 Harringay Racers 52 (Ch)

Tuesday 7th

September 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton Saints 47 Leicester Hunters 37 (NLD2)

Friday 10th

September 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 37 Coventry Bees 47 (NLD2)

Monday 13th September 1954 The Stadium Lanarkshire Eagles 23 Leicester Hunters 25 (NLD2) Abn

Friday 17th

September 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 60 (75) Odsal Tudors 48 (Ch)

Friday 24th

September 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 48 West Ham Hammers 60 (PHC)

1st October @ Blackbird Road, Leicester Challenge Match Leicester Hunters 56 Norwich Stars 61

Friday 8th

October 1954 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 55 Bristol Bulldogs 28 (Ch)

Documents

Leicester 1954 Thanks to Tim Grant Friday 9 April …Ht2 Emms, Potter, Hughes, Griffiths (f) 70.8 2 4 7 5 Ht3 Watling, Tailby, Wright, Barsby (ef) 70.2 3 3 10 8 Ht4 Parker, Mountford,