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Team Photographs
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would like to display here, on one long page, a team shot or two from every
year from 1929 to date.
For the years where Newcastle wasn't in operation it would be good to show a
shot or two from our close neighbours, Sunderland and Middlesbrough. So
can you help? Lets have your team shots for the missing years below.
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where I cannot name the riders, perhaps you can help me by naming the
riders.
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| 1929 Newcastle Brough
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Newcastle Brough 1929
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that I know of. They rode together at Brough during June 1929 (Brough
started 17th May 1929). Left
to right : Fred Creasor, Phil Blake, Walter Creasor, Ernie Smith, Tommy
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1929
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Newcastle Gosforth 1929 (began 1st June
1929)
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Harry Huntly, Jim Holden, Frank (Yank)
Harrison and Arnie Cattell on the bike. This team were wearing the Black n
White stripes of NUFC which Brough's 1960s teams adopted too.
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1930 No Team Picture
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1930 - no picture. As Newcastle Brough staged open meetings
only in this year, a team shot is unlikely. Newcastle Gosforth did operate
in the Northern League so maybe someone will have a team photo of the Gosforth
riders. Can you help?
John
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1931-1937 -
Both Tracks Closed
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3rd October 1930 although Newcastle Gosforth tried a one off
experimental meeting on 29th July 1931. The venture was deemed a
failure and Gosforth has never seen speedway again and an ASDA store
occupies the plot that was the Gosforth Speedway Track. Brough Park
remained closed from 1930 - 1937 and reopened in 1938, brilliant timing
as war clouds were gathering. |
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| 1938 |
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Newcastle 1938. A white diamond on a red background.
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by Johnnie Hoskins after an 8
year gap . The fans flocked to the stadium despite the depression and they
started a supporters club. Reg Hay extreme left, Rol Stobbart 3rd from right,
George Pepper is on the bike. Can you name rest of the riders
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Col Greenwell says: I think 2nd from right is
Maurice Stobbart and 4th from left Kid Curtis |
| Tom Marriott says: From the left standing 2nd
is Bruce Venier, 3rd is Bob Sparks, 5th is Elwood Stilwell. |
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Bill Walsh says: Norman Hargreaves is at extreme right. |
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| Another 1938 Team Photograph |
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I have received the team photo scan from Ian, shown above. Can
you confirm the year (I think 1938?) If you can name the riders please let me know so I
can update this webpage
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| Tom Marriott says: From left. 3rd Bruce Venier 5th Elwood
Stillwell 6th Robert (Bob) Sparks. All Canadians. |
I think it is possible that
Norman Newton is at extreme left. If you can name the riders please let me know so I
can update this webpage
John
Ian Young
says: first rider on the left could be Norman Newton.
John says: I agree it looks like him from
another photo on the site and the two standing at right hand side look
like Bob Sparks and Rol Stobbart. Help please with the rest
John
Tom Marriott says: From left. 3rd Bruce Venier 5th Elwood
Stillwell 6th Robert (Bob) Sparks. All Canadians. |
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| More info received via my name the riders pages
on my Defunct Speedway
website as follows: - |
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I have received the Newcastle Diamonds team photo scan shown above
from Ian Young. Can
you confirm the year (I think 1938) If you can name the
riders please let me know so I
can update this webpage
John
The Diamonds in those days wore a white diamond on a red
background unlike the team since 1961 which has always
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Fearman says: Pre war Newcastle Diamonds. Looks like Fred
'Kid' Curtis to me second left and Butch Williams fourth
left, both were attached to West Ham later. Butch Williams
went to Dagenham in 1939 and in 1946 joined West Ham as a
mechanic - that was when all first division tracks, at
least, had their own workshops. 'Kid' was on loan to
Middlesbrough then reverted to West Ham. Hope this is a
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| John says: Yes it has got
us off the starting gate Reg! Can anyone name the rest and
confirm what I think, that these are some of the riders
Newcastle used in 1939 or was it 1938?
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Newton? I don't know him, but he looks to be the rider
nearest the camera on your unnamed Diamonds team from
1938/39 Kid Curtis second along from left. |
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Steve Baker says:
Hi John, I have done a bit of
research on the Norman Newton and Pre War Diamonds
pictures and have found out the following. Firstly
Norman rode a handful of meetings for the Diamonds in
early 1938 and then seems to have disappeared! He
didn't ride in 1939 therefore I believe the team photo
of the Diamonds was actually 1938 not 39. The Diamonds
team in that picture is left to right Norman Newton,
Kid Curtis, Bruce Venier, Unknown ( I'll come back to
that in a moment ), Elwood Stillwell, Bob Sparks and
Maurice Stobbart.
As far as the unknown guy is concerned, I have to
disagree with Reg Fearman when he says it is Butch
Williams as I don't think he ever rode for the
Diamonds. There are a number of big names missing from
the photo such as George Pepper, Rol Stobbart and
Norman Hargreaves, though none of these are the
missing man. The only other names I can come up with
are Percy Dunn and Fred Marshall who made brief
appearances in 38, however as I have no idea what
these chaps look like I cannot say if the mystery man
is either of these. Maybe someone else can throw some
light on that one!
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1938 Team
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| 1939 |
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Courtesy of Keith Dyer
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| Bill Goodall, Kid Curtis, Sid Littlewood, Maurice Stobbart, Team Manager - Reg
Hey, George Pepper (Capt. on Machine), Promoter Johnnie Hoskins, Rol Stobbart
(kneeling), Ken Brett, and Norman Hargreaves. I don't know who the other 2
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1940-1944
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| Track Closed for the duration of World War 2! September 1939, along
came Hitler and the 2nd World War, so the track action was cut short
as riders and the fans had more important things to do for the next few
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1945 - No Picture
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As Brough Park staged open meetings
only, in this year, a Team Photo is
unlikely.
Can you help?
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1946 - No picture
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| 1947 |
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| 1947 team Left to right: Ken
Le Breton , Danny Calder, Doug McLachlan, Johnny Hunt, Peter Lloyd, Pat Smith,
John S Hoskins (Promoter), Alec (Farmer) Grant, (Grandfather of Rob Grant
Junior), Wilf Jay, Len Gallagher, Bonny Waddell, Norman Evans (Captain). |
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| 1948 |
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1948 team: Unknown, Alec Grant, Unknown, Norman Evans on bike, Johnnie
Hoskins, Ern Brecknell, Ken LeBreton, Peter Lloyd Unknown
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Newcastle Diamonds
Red & White
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As there are no colour photos from this era (that I have seen) I am
including the above "modern" colour photo.
Veteran rider Tag Allison wearing the 1940s Diamonds body colour. It is a
replica worn by Tag in demonstration races. Red and white was used in 1938-39, 1946-48, 1950-51 and changed to a large N for the 1949 Magpies season
with the change of
promoter.
The familiar black and white diamond was seen for the first time
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| 1949 Newcastle Magpies |
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| Don Lawson, Derek Close, Frank Hodgson, Benny
King, Manager Harry Whitfield, Front Row: Ern Brecknell, Son Mitchell,
Jack Hodgson and Herby King |
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| Left to right, back row: Jack Hodgson, Ken
Thompson, Joe Arthur, Herby King. Front row: Derek Close, Ern Brecknell, Frank
Hodgson (Captain), Son Mitchell. |
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| 1950 |
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Ern
Brecknell Son Mitchell Don Lawson Wilf Jay (on bike) Bill Lowther Derek Close
Don Wilkinson Herby King pose and in the background a packed back straight
grandstand. Why did the promotion pull out just a year later?
Attendances were great!
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1952-1960
Track Closed
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Early 1961
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at the helm. The Diamond was kept but the team colours were
changed from red and white to black and white. I understand the
team captain Don Wilkinson suggested to promoter Mike Parker that the
previous era saw Newcastle Diamonds in Red and White but he (Don)
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| Above: Early 1961 Team : Maurice Morley (Manager), Slant Payling, George
Major, Gordie Mitchell, Norman Redmond, Front: Johnny Green, Don Wilkinson
(Capt), Peter Lloyd |
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1961Team
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| 1961 after team strengthening: Don Wilkinson (Capt), George
Major, Gordie Mitchell, Mike Parker (Promoter), Gil Goldfinch, George Glen, Pat
Flanaghan, Maurice Morley (Manager), and kneeling Slant Payling, Anyone know who
the mascot was and anyone know why George Glen was wearing a Halloween pumpkin
around his neck! |
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| 1962 |
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| 1963 |
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| Peter Kelly, Ivan Crozier, Mike Watkin (I think)
Jack Winstanley, Ivan Mauger, Brian Craven and Bob Duckworth |
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Ivan Crozier, Mike Watkin, Jack Winstanley, Bob Duckworth, Peter Kelly, Ivan
Mauger and Brian Craven. The team were kitted out with 2 different race
jackets in the 1960s. In Seasons 1961, 1962 and 1983
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diamond as can be seen above. From 1964 to 1969 the race jackets
also had a white border around the diamond |
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| 1964 |
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| 1965 |
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Bill Andrew, Russ Dent, Mike Watkin, Mike
Parker, Ivan Mauger, Goog Allen, Ken Sharples and Peter Kelly. Ken and
Peter are modeling the pre 1964 race jackets
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Peter Kelly, Mike Watkin, Brian Brett, Goog Allen, Ken Sharples. Kneeling Russ
Dent and Brian Craven
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| 1966 |
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Mike Watkin, Brian Brett, Alan Butterfield,
Ivan Mauger (on bike) Russ Dent, Peter Kelly, Graham Coombes.
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Back: Russ Dent, Dave Gifford and Mike Watkin Front: Brian Craven, Ivan Mauger,
Brian Brett Peter Kelly
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| 1967 |
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diamonds worn by Ivan & Butters for no reason I can recall |
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| 1968 |
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Dave Gifford, Mike Watkin, Alf Wells, Tom
Graham, Ole Olsen, Goog Allan, Alan Butterfield with Ivan Mauger on the bike
which is an ESO
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| 1969 |
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| 1970 |
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| With the 1960's drawing to a close out went
Ivan Mauger, Ole Olsen and promoter Mike Parker. In came Anders
Michanek, Dag Lovaas and promoter Ian Hoskins (Son of Johnnie Hoskins
whom was in charge during 1938/39 and our post war boom years).
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| At the end of the 1970 season the promoters
wanted to drop down to the second division but the stadium owners, the
Greyhound Association said no to that plan and consequently the track
was to close down for the fourth time since 1929. What business
was it of the Greyhound landlords whether we dropped down a league to
continue having speedway paying rent to them. |
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1971-1974
Track Closed
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| 1975 |
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Ron Henderson, Tim Swales, Joe Owen, Robbie
Blackadder, Phil Michalaedies, Town Owen Brian Havelock on bike with son Gary
Havelock
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Robbie Blackadder, Tom Owen, Tim Swales,
Brian Havelock (on bike), Dave Younghusband, Joe Owen, Ron Henderson Andy
Cusworth and Phil Michelides (kneeling)
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| 1977 |
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| Ron Henderson, Taffy Owen, Dave Younghusband, Tom Owen, Robbie Blackadder Brian
Larner, Andy Cusworth Phil Kynman |
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| 1977 Ron Henderson, Phil Michelides, Dave Younghusband, Tom Owen (on bike),
Nigel Crabtree, Robbie Blackadder, Robbie Gardner and Eddie Argall |
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| 1978 |
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1978 Diamonds Back: Kevin McDonald, Peter Moy, Rob Maxfield, Robbie Blackadder,
Neil (Fish) Coddington, Tom Owen. Front: Paul Cook (mascot), Robbie Gardner, Kenny Carter, Chris
Prime, David Bargh, Nigel Crabtree.
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1978 Robbie Gardner, David Bargh, Kenny Carter, Tom Owen, Robbie Blackadder, and
Rod Hunter
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1979 - Dave Younghusband, David Bargh, Tom
Owen (on bike) Robbie Blackadder Graeme Stapleton Rod Hunter
Neil Coddington
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Nigel Crabtree
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| 1980 |
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Robbie Blackadder, Derek Richardson, Tom
Owen, Rod Hunter, Nigel Crabtree, Keith Bloxsome, David Bargh and team manager
Dave Younghusband
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1981 Back row: David Bargh, Alan Emerson, Rod Hunter, Front: Robbie
Blackadder, Glen MacDonald, Local rider Paul McHale and Keith Bloxsome.
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Left to right: Alan Emerson, Tom Owen, Joe Owen, Paul McHale,
Bobby Beaton, Robbie Blackadder, Keith Bloxsome.
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1982 press day. Bobby Beaton, Robbie Blackadder, Keith Bloxsome, Paul
McHale, Joe Owen, Alan Emerson and Tom Owen on the bike
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1982
Team with the 4 team tournament trophy. Dave
Younghusband (Manager), Alan Emerson, Tom Owen (Capt.), Joe Owen,
..Front: Rod Hunter, Keith Bloxsome, Bobby
Beaton and Robbie Foy, was it 1982 or 1983?
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| 1983 |
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| The year? 1983 - The picture is courtesy of The
Journal and was given to me by Dave Rowland as the site did not have a picture
of the all conquering 1983 side. Now as to the riders in this photo (my
memory isn't good) I say Bobby Beaton, Dave Younghusband, not known, David
Bargh, Joe Owen, not known, not known and Rod Hunter. Help please
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Tony Richardson says:
I think they
are Bobby Beaton, Dave Younghusband, This looks like Dave Walsh, Alan Emerson,
Joe Owen, Bernie Collier, Martin Scarisbrick, Rod Hunter. |
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Andy Daly
says: The riders are from the left: Bob Beaton, manager
Dave Younghusband, ‘mystery man’ 3rd from left is, I am almost certain Dave
Walsh, Alan Emerson, Cap Joe Owen, Bernie Collier, Martin Scarisbrick, and Rod
Hunter. Should the ‘mystery man’ turn out not to be Dave Walsh, then as I say,
an educated guess would be John Place. Regards, Andy |
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| 1984 |
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| 1984: Rod Hunter David Bargh Joe Owen Phil White.
Front Martin Scarisbrick, Reg Wilson and Eddie Ingels. This 1984 team competed
in the tough British League after promoter Ian Thomas bowed to fan
pressure and "promoted" the Diamonds to the top league. They
struggled and poor Ian lost money heavily he pulled out at the end of
the 1984 season and speedway at Brough Park closed down for the 5th
time! We can thank Ian (now deceased) for the most successes ever,
by Newcastle teams over Ian's 10 year stint in control. |
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1985 Track Closed
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1986 Newcastle
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| Only closed for one year ( 1985) Promoter John
Turner brought the sport back. He had a sponsorship with the local
"Ace of Clubs" Federation Brewery and renamed the team Newcastle
Federation Specials to advertise the sponsors name. |
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| 1986 team standing left to right:- Paul Stead, Dave Morton, Keith Bloxsome,
Dave Perks, David Blackburn. Kneeling: Gary O'Hare and Bernie Collier. |
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| 1987 |
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| Eric Stead took over for his unsuccessful spell
as Newcastle Promoter lasting just one season and Brough Park closed
it's doors to speedway in September 1987 that was the 6th time the track
put up the shutters. |
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| 1987 team. Standing left to right: Mark Courtney, Paul Cooper, Eric Stead
(promoter), Roland Tebbs, Bobby Duncan, Dave Morton. Kneeling: Gary O'Hare and
David Blackburn, with Joe Owen (team manager) in the middle. |
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Firstly many
thanks to Mike for sharing his photo with us. Mike thinks his
photo is from 1975/76 and features Steve Wicks, Tom Owen (on
bike), David Blackburn ,Gary O Hare, kneeling Mark Courtney and Dave
Morton.
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but the picture is of the 1987 Federation Diamonds |
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1988 Track Closed
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| 1989 |
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Richard Bailey under the name Spectake saved the day and re-opened
Brough Park for the 7th time in 1989. |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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the line up
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Paul Carnell says: Anthony Hulme, possibly Dave Younghusband, (kneeling)
David Clarke, Simon Green, Tom Graham (team manager), Peter Carr, Mark
Thorpe, Barry Wallace (stadium announcer and co-promoter) (kneeling) Rod
Hunter, Derek Richardson |
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| 1990 |
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Paul
Carnell says: Debmat became the sponsors and Dicko and Barghy came in.
The side did change a couple of times at second string and reserve
around this time. The image you have listed for 1990
Spencer Timmo,
David Bargh, John Wainwright, Tom Graham (team manager), Peter Carr (on
bike), Martin Dixon, Mark Thorpe (kneeling), Simon Green |
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the line up
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Paul Carnell says: Mark Thorpe, Gordon Whittaker, (on bike) Peter Carr,
Martin Dixon, David Bargh, Tom Graham (team manager), possibly John
Wainwright, Simon Green |
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1991
Debmat Diamonds
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| 1991 Barry Wallace stepped down as promoter and
Richard Bailey and Bill Reay headed a large group, I think my
shares made me one of them? to keep the Diamonds going. You may
notice kneeling on the left Richard Juul. Dickie's affiliation
with Newcastle Speedway goes back a lot of years. I make it 10
years as a rider and a few more helping behind the scenes. This
1991 image is poor but I can make out David Bargh and Mark Thorpe |
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1991 team photo from a different angle, can you name them please
John
Tony Richardson says: Team from left to right
Promoter not known, Scott Lamb, Kneeling Richard Juul, Dave Bargh, Martin Dixon
(on bike), Brian Havelock (Team Manager), Mark Thorpe, Jamie Habbin I think
(nickname Pink Panther I think), kneeling not known
Update: Craig McCurdy says: - I think the rider kneeling on the right is Brian
Nixon (Australian)
Steve Park says: The Promoter is Bill Reay |
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Steve Brock has kindly supplied a number of
his photographs from 1991 to 2017
They follow below: - |
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Tony Richardson says: Team from left to right
Promoter not known, Scott Lamb, Kneeling Richard Juul, Dave Bargh, Martin Dixon
(on bike), Mark Thorpe, Jamie Habbin I think
(nickname Pink Panther I think), kneeling not known
Update: Craig McCurdy says: - I think the rider kneeling on the right is Brian
Nixon (Australian)
Steve Park says: The Promoter is Bill Reay |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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| Back row: David Bargh, Martin Dixon, Brian
Havelock (Team Manager) with the Gold Cup, Scott Lamb, Richard Juul.
Front row: Mark Thorpe, middle = not known and right Jamie Habbin. |
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Greg Alder says: The missing names are, Phil Jeffrey black leathers
holding cup and Max Schofield centre front.
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2, Mark Thorpe, Richard Juul, David Bargh (on bike), Scott Lamb, Brian
Havelock, Unknown 3 and Unknown 4. Please help by naming the
unknown riders
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Paul Carnell says: Unknown1 Phil Jeffrey,
Unknown2 Dave Hamnet, Unknown back row Brian Andersen Unknown kneeling
Max Schofield |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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Havelock, David Bargh, Unknown 2, Scott Lamb, Richard Juul. Front:
Mark Thorpe, Unknown 3 and Unknown 4. Please help by naming the
unknown riders
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Paul Carnell says: Back row Unknown 1 Brian Andersen then Unknown 2
Bill Reay Front row unknowns Phil Jeffrey centre with trophy Max
Schofield |
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| 1992 |
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Debmat Diamonds 1992
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| David Nagel Wayne Garratt Mark Thorpe David
Bargh Brian Havelock Richard Juul Scot Norman Kneeling Phil Jeffrey and
Max Schofield |
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| Wayne Garratt in 1992 back row, far right,
became the 4th rider to lose his life as a result of crashing at Brough
Park. He joined Chris Prime 1978 and in 1946 Charlie Appleby and
Bill Nichol. I hope this list will never again be added to. |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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| Wayne Garratt, Richard Juul,
Brian Havelock, David Bargh, Mark Thorpe, Unknown 1 and kneeling Unknown
2 and Unknown 3. Please help by
naming the unknown riders
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Paul Carnell says: Scott Norman is the standing unknown and the 2
kneeling unknown are Max Scofield and Phil Jeffrey |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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| Wayne Garratt, Richard Juul, David Bargh (on
bike) Brian Havelock, Mark Thorpe Unknown and both lads kneeling also
unknown, email me with the names please
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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Steve Brock for sending me all of these team photographs. Steve
has provided his photo images for the good of Newcastle Speedway and I
am putting them on the History Website for the same reason so please do
not use the images to make money from Steve's work with his camera's or
my efforts with the website. |
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| 1993: A change of body jackets and sponsor these are
the Auto Coachworks Diamonds. Rear: Garry Stead Max Schofield Phil Jeffrey Mark
Thorpe Front: Scott Robson David Nagel Stuart Robson Paul Thorp. Both
Robbo's in this line up. Stuart
is a member of the current Diamonds line up (2014 as I type this!) Scott
has hung up his kevlars. Stuart is the "youngster", second from the
right, front row, 21 years ago Stuart! keep going mate you are still
doing the business in 2014. |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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| Email me with the riders names please
John |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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| 1994 |
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| Courtesy of Steve Brock |
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John |
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Paul Carnell says: Back row: Richard Juul, Max Schofield, Brian Havelock
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1994. I thought then that we needed local promoters that were
prepared to run things as a vocation not as a business. I thought
we had closed a couple of times when we could have kept going if only we
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the team would last this time, me amongst them. Happily this re-opening saw
local men George English junior and Dave Rowland as promoters under the
name Newspeed. Newcastle joined the Premier League which was
actually the sports second tier for the eighth re-opening, ninth
if you counted the first opening season 1929! Maybe Brough had
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1997 - Glyn Taylor, Brian Turner, Paul Bentley,
Jesper Olsen, Andre Compton and Stuart Swales. My favourite
Diamonds racejacket. The promoters George and Dave in my opinion could
do the job but I thought we still we needed a benefactor to come in with some
real cash. I looked at my bank statements and decided even though I
wanted to, I couldn't help, so George and Dave would have to go it alone
without any help from yours truly.
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and Stuart Swales, Jesper Olsen on the bike, Brent Werner and Nicki
Pedersen kneeling. Nicki turned out to be the best signing Newcastle had
made since Anders Michanek back in 1970 with due respect to Tom and Joe
Owen. Nicki was better and he went on to be world champion 3 times
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English and Dave Rowland as promoter. Darryl's arrival gave the
promotional team a bit more collateral. He was not a millionaire
but he did inject some much needed cash to help the team. Which
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| Darryl Illingworth Jesper Olsen Richard Juul
Rob Grant Kevin Little Andre Compton Bjarne Pedersen George English and Kenny
Smith celebrating major success. The winning 2001 team was led by Bjarne
Pedersen but behind Bjarne at number 1 were fine riders who got the
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2001 Champions Jesper Olsen, Rob Grant jnr,
Richard Juul, Barne Pedersen Kneeling: Kevin Little and Andre Compton.
Jesper was suffering badly from a dislocated shoulder. If he had been
fully fit the championship win would have been easier. Rob Grant was from
a speedway dynasty. His father Rob Grant senior was a top performer for
Berwick over the years and young rob's grand father Alec "farmer" Grant was a
member of Newcastle's team in the 1940s
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Richard Juul Jamie Robertson with Josef "Pepe" Franc and Lubos Tomicek Kneeling
and no I don't have the girls phone number! |
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A good shot of everyone from 2006 courtesy of
Steve Brock. line up is George English, George Stancl, Barry Wallace,
Adam Mckinna, Joan English, Darryl Illingworth, Christian Henry, Andrew Dalby, Jamie
Robertson, James Grieves on the bike and Kneeling Josef Franc and Manu Hausinger
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2006, The Tyne Bridge. Josef (Pepe) Franc, Jamie Robertson,
James Grieves, Christian Henry, Adam McKinna, Manu Hausinger and George Stancl. These are 2 of many great photographs from
the camera of Steve Brock, Visit his website here
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Jason King Josef Pepe Franc Christian Henry and George Stancl
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| My thanks to Steve Brock for supplying so many
of the team photos. If you need a photographer why not contact
Steve, his talents are obvious see above. |
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