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BRISTOL 1954

Thanks to John Jarvis Updated 26.9.2016

Saturday 3rd

April 1954 Perry Barr, Birmingham

Birmingham Brummies 76 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (Inter City Cup)

Birmingham

Alan Hunt 3 3 3 3 X 12

Eric Boothroyd 2’ 3 3 3 3 3 17 1

Harry Bastable 2’ 1 1 2’ 0 6 2

Ron Mountford 3 1 1 1 2 1 9

Arthur Payne 3 3 1’ 3 3 13 1

Ron Barrett 2’ 2 2 1 1 8 1

Ivor Davies 3 2’ 3 8 1

Geoff Bennett 2’ 0 1 3 1

Bristol

Dick Bradley F 2 2 2 2 2 10

Billy Hole 1 2 3 1 3 0 10

Jack Unstead 1 0 0 0 1’ 2 1

Eric Salmon 0 0 0 0 0

Johnny Hole F 1 0 0 2 3

Chris Boss 1 3 2 2 0 8

Tom Oakley E E 0

Chum Taylor 1 2 1 1 5

Ht1 Hunt, Bastable, Unstead, Bradley (f) 71.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Mountford, Boothroyd, B.Hole, Salmon 74.4 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Payne, Barrett, Boss, J.Hole (f) 74.2 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Davies, Bennett, Taylor, Oakley (ef) 74.6 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Hunt, Bradley, Mountford, Salmon 74.0 4 2 24 6

Ht6 Payne, Davies, J.Hole, Oakley (ef) 74.4 5 1 29 7

Ht7 Boothroyd, B.Hole, Bastable, Unstead 73.6 4 2 33 9

Ht8 Boss, Barrett, Taylor, Bennett 75.2 2 4 35 13

Ht9 Boothroyd, Bradley, Mountford, Unstead 74.8 4 2 39 15

Ht10 B.Hole, Barrett, Payne, Salmon 75.0 3 3 42 18

Ht11 Hunt, Boss, Bastable, J.Hole 75.2 4 2 46 20

Ht12 Payne, Bradley, Barrett, Unstead 75.2 4 2 50 22

Ht13 Boothroyd, Boss, Mountford, J.Hole 75.2 4 2 54 24

Ht14 Hunt, Bastable, B.Hole, Salmon 74.6 5 1 59 25

Ht15 Davies, Taylor, Bennett, Oakley (ns) 75.4 4 2 63 27

Ht16 B.Hole, Mountford, Taylor, Hunt (exc) 75.8 2 4 65 31

Ht17 Boothroyd, Bradley, Barrett, Boss 74.2 4 2 69 33

Ht18 Payne, J.Hole, Unstead, Bastable 76.6 3 3 72 36

Ht19 Boothroyd, Bradley, Mountford, B.Hole 74.8 4 2 76 38

Friday 16th

April 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 65 Birmingham Brummies 47 (Inter City Cup)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 3 3 18

Billy Hole 2’ 3 2 0 2 9 1

Jack Unstead 1 2’ 2’ 0 2 7 2

Eric Salmon 3 2 0 5

Chris Boss 2 3 3 1’ 1’ 0 10 2

Johnny Hole 1’ 3 1 2 0 7 1

Chum Taylor 2 0 1’ 1 1 5 1

Tom Oakley 1’ 1 1 3 6 1

Birmingham

Alan Hunt 2 1’ 3 3 3 2 14 1

Eric Boothroyd 0 1 2 2 0 5

Harry Bastable 0 0 0 0 0

Ron Mountford 1 2 0 1’ 2 1’ 7 2

Arthur Payne 3 1’ 0 2’ 3 9 2

Ron Barrett 0 2 1 3 1 7

Ivor Davies 3 2 0 2 7

Geoff Bennett 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Hunt, Unstead, Bastable 62.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Salmon, B.Hole, Mountford, Boothroyd 64.2 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Payne, Boss, J.Hole, Barrett 64.8 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Davies, Taylor, Oakley, Bennett 65.6 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Bradley, Mountford, Hunt, Salmon 64.0 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Boss, Davies, Payne, Taylor 64.4 3 3 21 15

Ht7 B.Hole, Unstead, Boothroyd, Bastable 64.4 5 1 26 16

Ht8 J.Hole, Barrett, Oakley, Bennett 64.8 4 2 30 18

Ht9 Hunt, B.Hole, Taylor, Bastable 63.4 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Boss, Boothroyd, J.Hole, Mountford 63.8 4 2 37 23

Ht11 Bradley, Unstead, Barrett, Payne 63.4 5 1 42 24

Ht12 Hunt, J.Hole, Boss, Davies 63.4 3 3 45 27

Ht13 Barrett, Payne, Oakley, B.Hole 64.0 1 5 46 32

Ht14 Bradley, Boothroyd, Mountford, Unstead 64.0 3 3 49 35

Ht15 Oakley, Davies, Taylor, Bennett 65.0 4 2 53 37

Ht16 Bradley, Mountford, Taylor, Boothroyd 63.4 4 2 57 39

Ht17 Hunt, B.Hole, Barrett, J.Hole 62.6 2 4 59 43

Ht18 Payne, Unstead, Boss, Bastable 65.0 3 3 62 46

Ht19 Bradley, Hunt, Mountford, Boss 63.0 3 3 65 49

Junior Scratch Races

Ht1 Cliff Cox, Roy Taylor, Malcolm Snook (nf) 64.8

Ht2 Cox, Taylor, Snook 66.2

Monday 19th

April 1954 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 47 Bristol Bulldogs 36 (Southern Shield)

Exeter

Goog Hoskin 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Geran 0 3 3 2 8

Don hardy 1 1 1 1 4

Hugh Geddes 2 2’ 2’ 0 6 2

Jack Hart 2’ 2 1 1 6 1

Vic Gent 3 3 3 0 9

Neil Street 2 0 2

Johnny Applegate 0 0 0

Bristol

Dick Bradley 2 1 E 3 6

Billy Hole 3 2 0 2 7

Chum Taylor 0 0 1 2’ 3 1

Jack Unstead 1 0 2 0 3

Chris Boss E 3 2 3 8

Johnny Hole 1 1’ 0 1 3 1

Cliff Cox 1 1

Tom Oakley 3 0 2 5

Ht1 Hoskin, Bradley, Hardy, Taylor 74.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 B.Hole, Geddes, Unstead, Geran 76.4 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Gent, Hart, J.Hole, Boss (ef) 76.2 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Oakley, Street, Cox, Applegate 77.8 2 4 13 11

Ht5 Hoskin, Geddes, Bradley, Unstead 76.8 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Boss, Hart, Street (nf), Oakley (nf) 75.0 2 3 20 15

Ht7 Geran, B.Hole, Hardy, Taylor 74.8 4 2 24 17

Ht8 Gent, Oakley, J.Hole, Applegate 75.4 3 3 27 20

Ht9 Geran, Geddes, Taylor, Bradley (ef) 76.8 5 1 32 21

Ht10 Gent, Unstead, Hart, B.Hole 76.0 4 2 36 23

Ht11 Hoskin, Boss, Hardy, J.Hole 75.0 4 2 40 25

Ht12 Bradley, Taylor, Hart, Gent 76.2 1 5 41 30

Ht13 Boss, Geran, J.Hole, Geddes 74.0 2 4 43 34

Ht14 Hoskin, B.Hole, Hardy, Unstead 74.8 4 2 47 36

Friday 23rd


Bristol Bulldogs 59 Poole Pirates 25 (Southern Shield)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 12


Jack Unstead 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4

Chum Taylor 2’ 2’ 0 0 4 2

Chris Boss 3 0 0 2 5

Johnny Hole 2’ 3 3 1’ 9 2

Tom Oakley 3 3 6

Cliff Cox 2’ 1 3 1

Poole

Ken Middleditch 1 0 2 3 6

Terry Small 0 1 2 0 3

Allan Kidd 0 0 0 0

Bill Holden 1 1 1’ 1 4 1

Tony Lewis 0 2 0 2 4

Jimmy Squibb 1 2 0 1’ 4 1

Johnny Thomson 1 1’ 1’ 3 2

Norman Strachan 0 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Unstead, Middleditch, Kidd 62.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 B.Hole, Taylor, Holden, Small 65.0 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Boss, J.Hole, Squibb, Lewis 65.6 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Oakley, Cox, Thomson, Strachan 65.8 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Bradley, Taylor, Holden, Middleditch 64.0 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Oakley, Lewis, Thomson, Boss 66.0 3 3 28 8

Ht7 B.Hole, Unstead, Small, Kidd 65.0 5 1 33 9

Ht8 J.Hole, Squibb, Cox, Strachan 64.6 4 2 37 11

Ht9 B.Hole, Middleditch, Thomson, Taylor 65.8 3 3 40 14

Ht10 J.Hole, Small, Holden, Boss 65.2 3 3 43 17

Ht11 Bradley, Unstead, Squibb, Lewis 64.0 5 1 48 18

Ht12 Middleditch, Boss, J.Hole, Kidd 65.6 3 3 51 21

Ht13 B.Hole, Lewis, Squibb, Taylor 65.8 3 3 54 24

Ht14 Bradley, Unstead, Holden, Small 64.6 5 1 59 25

Lulsgate Scratch Race

Oakley, Thomson, R.Taylor, Strachan 66.4

Reserves Scurry

Oakley, Thomson, R.Taylor, Strachan 66.0

Airport Scratch Race

Ht1 Unstead, C.Taylor, Holden, Kidd 66.0 ?

Ht2 Bradley, Small, Middleditch, B.Hole 64.2 ?

Ht3 J.Hole, Boss, Squibb, Lewis 66.0 ?

Final Bradley, J.Hole, Small, Unstead 64.2

Saturday 24th

April 1954 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 40 Bristol Bulldogs 44 (Southern Shield)

Rayleigh

Peter Clark 2 3 3 3 11

Maurice McDermott 2 1 1 2’ 6 1

Alby Smith 0 0 0

Tom O’Connor 1’ 0 0 3 4 1

Gerald Jackson 1 2 1 3 7

Les McGillivray 3 3 F 0 6

Jules Benson 3 1’ 0 0 4 1

Ron Howes 1 1 2

Bristol

Dick Bradley 1 2 2’ 2 7 1


Jack Unstead 3 2’ 3 1’ 9 2

Chum Taylor 0 1’ 2’ 1’ 4 2

Chris Boss 0 0 2 2

Johnny Hole 2 0 1’ 1 4 1

Tom Oakley 2 3 0 5

Cliff Cox 0 2 2

Ht1 Unstead, Clark, Bradley, Smith 71.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 B.Hole, McDermott, O’Connor, Taylor 72.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 McGillivray, J.Hole, Jackson, Boss 72.2 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Benson, Oakley, Howes, Cox 73.6 4 2 13 11

Ht5 Clark, Bradley, Taylor, O’Connor 73.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Oakley, Jackson, Benson, Boss 73.8 3 3 19 17

Ht7 B.Hole, Unstead, McDermott, Smith 73.4 1 5 20 22

Ht8 McGillivray, Cox, Howes, J.Hole 73.2 4 2 24 24

Ht9 Unstead, Bradley, McDermott, O’Connor 74.0 1 5 25 29

Ht10 B.Hole, Taylor, Jackson, McGillivray (f) 73.8 1 5 26 34

Ht10 Clark, Boss, J.Hole, Benson 73.6 3 3 29 37

Ht11 Jackson, Bradley, Unstead, McGillivray 74.0 3 3 32 40

Ht12 O’Connor, McDermott, J.Hole, Oakley 73.0 5 1 37 41

Ht14 Clark, B.Hole, Taylor, Benson 73.4 3 3 40 44

Thursday 29th

April 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 40 Bristol Bulldogs 68 (National Trophy)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 2 1 3 3 2 13

Bill Osborne 1’ 2 2 0 2 7 1

Ronnie Genz 0 E E X 0

Fred Curtis 2 0 1 1 1 5

Jim Gregory 1 1’ 1 0 0 3 1

Bob Wells 3 2 1’ 1 1 8 1

Jim Tebby 2 0 0 2

Frank Johnson 0 2 2

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 2’ 3 3 3 17 1

Billy Hole 0 0 3 2 3 8

Geoff Pymar 1 1 0 0 0 2

Tom Oakley 2 3 3 2’ 0 10 1

Jack Unstead 3 3 2’ 1 2’ 11 2

Johnny Hole 3 1 2’ 3 2 12 1

Chum Taylor 3 3 6

Roy Taylor 1 1 2

Ht1 Bradley, Robinson, Osborne, B.Hole 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 J.Hole, Curtis, Pymar, Genz 70.0 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Wells, Oakley, Gregory, B.Hole 68.6 4 2 9 9

Ht4 C.Taylor, Tebby, R.Taylor, Johnson 69.0 2 4 11 13

Ht5 Oakley, Osborne, Pymar, Genz (ef) 69.2 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Bradley, Wells, J.Hole, Curtis 66.8 2 4 15 21

Ht7 Unstead, Robinson, Gregory, Pymar 69.8 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Unstead, Bradley, Robinson, Genz (ef) 69.4 1 5 19 29

Ht9 Bradley, Osborne, Wells, Pymar 66.8 3 3 22 32

Ht10 B.Hole, J.Hole, Gregory, Tebby 68.4 1 5 23 37

Ht11 Oakley, Unstead, Curtis, Osborne 69.2 1 5 24 42

Ht12 Robinson, B.Hole, Curtis, Pymar 69.4 4 2 28 44

Ht13 J.Hole, Osborne, Unstead, Gregory 69.2 2 4 30 48

Ht14 C.Taylor, Johnson, R.Taylor, Tebby 69.4 2 4 32 52

Ht15 Bradley, Oakley, Curtis, Gregory 69.0 1 5 33 57

Ht16 B.Hole, Unstead, Wells, Genz (fexc) 68.6 1 5 34 62

Ht17 Robinson, Johnson, Wells, Oakley 68.4 4 2 38 64

Ht18 Bradley, Robinson, J.Hole, Osborne 67.4 2 4 40 68

Friday 30th


Bristol Bulldogs 59 Oxford Cheetahs 49 (National Trophy)

Bristol


Billy Hole 1 2 3 3 2’ 11 1

Geoff Pymar 1 0 0 0 1

Tom Oakley 0 2 0 1 1’ 4 1

Jack Unstead 3 1 2 3 2 1 12

Johnny Hole 2’ 0 0 2 0 4 1

Chum Taylor 3 1 3 7

Cliff Cox 0 1 1

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 3 2 1’ 3 0 11 1

Bill Osborne 0 0 1 1

Ronnie Genz 3 3 2 2 2 2 14


Jim Gregory 0 1’ 1’ 0 3 5 2

Bob Wells 2’ 1 2 1 1’ 7 2

Jim Tebby 2 0 0 2

Frank Johnson 1’ 0 2 3 1

Ht1 Bradley, Robinson, B.Hole, Osborne 64.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Genz, Wells, Pymar, Oakley 66.6 1 5 5 7

Ht3 Unstead, J.Hole, Curtis, Osborne 64.2 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Taylor, Tebby, Johnson, Cox 66.0 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Genz, B.Hole, Curtis, Pymar 65.6 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Robinson, Oakley, Wells, J.Hole 64.6 2 4 17 19

Ht7 Bradley, Genz, Unstead, Gregory 63.4 4 2 21 21

Ht8 Bradley, Robinson, Gregory, Pymar 63.6 3 3 24 24

Ht9 B.Hole, Genz, Robinson, J.Hole 64.4 3 3 27 27

Ht10 B.Hole, Tebby, Taylor, Wells 65.0 4 2 31 29

Ht11 B.Hole, Curtis, Gregory, Oakley 65.4 3 3 34 32

Ht12 Bradley, Genz, Oakley, Johnson 63.2 4 2 38 34

Ht13 Unstead, B.Hole, Wells, Gregory 65.6 5 1 43 35

Ht14 Taylor, Johnson, Cox, Tebby 66.8 4 2 47 37

Ht15 Robinson, Unstead, Oakley, Curtis 65.2 3 3 50 40

Ht16 Gregory, J.Hole, Osborne, Pymar 65.2 2 4 52 44

Ht17 Bradley, Curtis, Wells, J.Hole 64.6 3 3 55 47

Ht18 Bradley, Genz, Unstead, Robinson 63.2 4 2 59 49

Knowle Scurry

Ht1 R.Taylor, Snook, Les Saville, Eric Howe 66.2

Ht2 R.Taylor, Saville, Howe, Snook 67.4

Friday 7 May 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

BRISTOL BULLDOGS 53 SWINDON ROBINS 30 (Southern Shield)

BRISTOL

Dick Bradley 3 R 3 R - - - 6

Billy Hole (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Chum Taylor 1 1 2* 1 - - - 5 (1)

Tom Oakley 1 1 R 2* - - - 4 (1)

Jack Unstead 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Johnny Hole 2* 3 2* 1 - - - 8 (2)

Geoff Pymar 3 1 - - - - - 4

Cliff Cox 2* F - - - - - 2 (1)

SWINDON

Ian Williams 2 3 2 2 - - - 9

Bob Roger 2 2 1 2* - - - 7 (1)

Mick Holland F 0 - - - - - 0

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

Danny Malone F 0 - - - - - 0

Ray Harris 1 2 1 0 - - - 4

Bob Jones (C) 1 2 1* 0 - - - 4 (1)

George White 0 F X 1 - - - 1

Ht 1: Bradley, Williams, Taylor, Holland (fell), 61.4 (4-2)

Ht 2: B. Hole, Roger, Oakley, Swaine, 63.2 (8-4)

Ht 3: Unstead, J. Hole, Harris, Malone (fell), 63.8 (13-5)

Ht 4: Pymar, Cox, Jones, White, 65.2 (18-6)

Ht 5: Williams, Swaine, Oakley, Bradley (ret), 63.2 (19-11)

Ht 6: Unstead, Jones, Pymar, Malone, 63.4 (23-13)

Ht 7: B. Hole, Roger, Taylor, Holland, 62.8 (27-15)

Ht 8: J. Hole, Harris, White (fell), Cox (fell), 65.0 (30-17)

Ht 9: B. Hole, Williams, Jones, Oakley (ret), 62.6 (33-20)

Ht 10: Unstead, J. Hole, Roger, Swaine, 63.8 (38-21)

Ht 11: (Re-Run) Bradley, Taylor, Harris, White (f, ex), 64.2 (43-22)

Ht 12: Unstead, Williams, J. Hole, Jones, 64.0 (47-24)

Ht 13: B. Hole, Oakley, White, Harris, 64.2 (52-25)

Ht 14: Swaine, Roger, Taylor, Bradley (ret), 64.4 (53-30)

Stadium Scurry: Roy Taylor, Pymar, Les Savill, Cox (fell), 65.4

Western Scratch Race (Ht 1): B. Hole, J. Hole, Holland, Cox, 64.0

Western Scratch Race (Ht 2): Roger, Williams, Unstead, Bradley (ret), 64.2

Western Scratch Race (Ht 3): Oakley, Harris, C. Taylor, Swaine, 64.6

Reserve Scratch Race: White, Jones, Pymar, Cox, 64.8

Western Scratch Race (Final): J. Hole, B. Hole, Roger, Oakley, 64.2

Saturday 8 May 1954 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

SWINDON ROBINS 33 BRISTOL BULLDOGS 51 (Southern Shield)

SWINDON

Ian Williams 2 2 3 2 - - - 9

Bob Roger 1* 0 X R - - - 1 (1)

Mick Holland 0 1 2* 1* - - - 4 (2)

Ron Swaine 2 1* 2 3 - - - 8 (1)

George White 0 T 2 2 - - - 4

Ray Harris 1 2 0 0 - - - 3

Bob Jones (C) 0 1 - - - - - 1

Mick Hard 2 1* - - - - - 3 (1)

BRISTOL

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Billy Hole (C) 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Geoff Pymar 1 2* 1 1 - - - 5 (1)

Tom Oakley F 0 1 0 - - - 1

Jack Unstead 2* 3 1 1* - - - 7 (2)

Johnny Hole 3 3 0 2 - - - 8

Chum Taylor 1 2* - - - - - 3 (1)

Roy Taylor 3 T - - - - - 3

Ht 1: Bradley, Williams, Pymar, Holland, 75.6 (2-4)

Ht 2: B. Hole, Swaine, Roger, Oakley (fell), 75.4 (5-7)

Ht 3: J. Hole, Unstead, Harris, White, 77.0 (6-12)

Ht 4: R. Taylor, Hard, C. Taylor, Jones, 78.2 (8-16)

Ht 5: Bradley, Williams, Swaine, Oakley, 71.0 (Track Record) (11-19)

Ht 6: (Re-Run) Unstead, C. Taylor, Jones, White (ex, tapes), 78.8 (3 riders only) (12-24)

Ht 7: B. Hole, Pymar, Holland, Roger, 76.2 (13-29)

Ht 8: (Re-Run) J. Hole, Harris, Hard, R. Taylor (ex, tapes), 77.8 (3 riders only) (16-32)

Ht 9: (Re-Run) Bradley, Swaine, Pymar, Roger (f, ex), 75.8 (18-36)

Ht 10: B. Hole, White, Oakley, Harris, 77.0 (20-40)

Ht 11: Williams, Holland, Unstead, J. Hole, 76.2 (25-41)

Ht 12: Bradley, White, Pymar, Harris, 77.4 (27-45)

Ht 13: Swaine, J. Hole, Unstead, Roger (ret), 77.4 (30-48)

Ht 14: B. Hole, Williams, Holland, Oakley, 76.2 (33-51)

Friday 14th

May 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 51 Southampton Saints 33 (Southern Shield)

Bristol


Billy Hole 3 1 2*2 8 1 4

Geoff Pymar 1 0 1 0 2 0 4

Tom Oakley 0 0 0 1

Jack Unstead 2*3 1 2* 8 2 4

Johnny Hole 3 3 3 3 12 0 4

Chum Taylor 3 1 3 7 0 3

Cliff Cox 1 0 1 0 2 0 4

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 2 3 2 2 9 0 4

Ken Adams 2 2*1 1 6 1 4

Brian McKeown 1*2 0 1* 4 2 4

Maury Mattingley 0 2 2 1 5 0 4

Charlie May 1 2 0 3 6 0 4

Gerald Pugh 0 1* 1 1 2

Brian Hanham 2 0 2 0 2

1 Dick Bradley, Ken Adams, Geoff Pymar, Ernie Rawlins 63 4 – 2 4 – 2

2 Billy Hole, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Brian McKeown, Tom Oakley(fx) 63.4 3 – 3 7 – 5

3 Johnny Hole, Jack Unstead, Charlie May, Maury Mattingley 63.6 5 – 1 12 – 6

4 Chum Taylor, Brian Hanham, Cliff Cox, Gerald Pugh 64.6 4 – 2 16 – 8

5 Dick Bradley, Brian McKeown, Chum Taylor, Ernie Rawlins 63.2 4 – 2 20 – 10

6 Jack Unstead, Maury Mattingley, Gerald Pugh, Cliff Cox 64 3 – 3 23 – 13

7 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Ken Adams, Billy Hole, Geoff Pymar 64.2 1 – 5 24 – 18

8 Johnny Hole, Charlie May, Cliff Cox, Brian Hanham 65 4 – 2 28 – 20

9 Chum Taylor, Billy Hole, Ken Adams, Ernie Rawlins 63.8 5 – 1 33 – 21

10 Johnny Hole, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Jack Unstead, Brian McKeown 64.6 4 – 2 37 – 23

11 Dick Bradley, Maury Mattingley, Geoff Pymar, Charlie May 63.8 4 – 2 41 – 25

12 Johnny Hole, Jack Unstead, Ken Adams, Ernie Rawlins 64.6 5 – 1 46 – 26

13 Charlie May, Billy Hole, Maury Mattingley, Cliff Cox 64.2 2 – 4 48 – 30

14 Dick Bradley, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Brian McKeown, Geoff Pymar 63.4 3 – 3 51 – 33

Junior Scratch Race

Roy Taylor, Cliff Cox, Les Saville, Reg Heal 65.8

Reserves Scratch Race

Hanham, R.Taylor, C.Taylor, Pugh 65.6

Cabot Scratch Race

Ht1 Pymar, Mattingley, Adams, Oakley 65.6 ?

Ht2 Bradley, Fitzpatrick, J.Hole, McKeown 64.0 ?

Ht3 Unstead, B.Hole, Rawlins, May 65.0 ?

Final Bradley, Fitzpatrick, Unstead, Pymar 64.0

Monday 17th

May 1954 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 63 Bristol Bulldogs 45 (National Trophy)

Poole

Ken Middleditch 2 1 2 3 2’ 0 10 1

Tony Lewis 0 2 1’ 2’ 1’ 6 3

Allan Kidd 2’ E 1’ 0 3 2

Terry Small 3 0 3 2’ 3 2 13 2

Bill Holden 3 3 1 2 1 10

Jimmy Squibb 1 2 2 1 6

Johnny Thomson 3 3 3 3 12

Fred Parkins 2’ 1 3 1

Bristol


Billy Hole 1 2 3 0 2 1 9


Jack Unstead 0 3 1 0 1 5

Cliff Cox 0 0 0

Johnny Hole 1 1 2’ 3 0 7 1


Roy Taylor F 0 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Middleditch, B.Hole, Lewis 73.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Small, Kidd, J.Hole, Pymar 72.8 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Holden, B.Hole, Squibb, Unstead 73.0 4 2 11 7

Ht4 Thomson, Parkins, C.Taylor, R.Taylor (f) 75.6 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Unstead, Lewis, Pymar, Kidd (efchain) 73.4 2 4 18 12

Ht6 Bradley, Squibb, J.Hole, Small 72.4 2 4 20 16

Ht7 Holden, C.Taylor, Middleditch, Pymar 73.2 4 2 24 18

Ht8 Bradley, Middleditch, Kidd, Cox 72.4 3 3 27 21

Ht9 Bradley, Squibb, Lewis, Taylor (frmtd) 72.4 3 3 30 24

Ht10 B.Hole, J.Hole, Holden, Kidd 73.2 1 5 31 29

Ht11 Small, Lewis, Unstead, Cox 72.2 5 1 36 30

Ht12 Middleditch, Small, Pymar, B.Hole 73.2 5 1 41 31

Ht13 J.Hole, Holden, Lewis, C.Taylor 73.0 3 3 44 34

Ht14 Thomson, C.Taylor, Parkins, R.Taylor 73.4 4 2 48 36

Ht15 Small, Bradley, Holden, Unstead 72.4 4 2 52 38

Ht16 Thomson, B.Hole, Squibb, C,Taylor 73.0 4 2 56 40

Ht17 Thomson, Middleditch, Unstead, J.Hole 73.4 5 1 61 41

Ht18 Bradley, Small, B.Hole, Middleditch 72.6 2 4 63 45

Tuesday 18th

May 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 41 Bristol Bulldogs 43 (Southern Shield)

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 3 2 3 2 10 0 4

Maury Mattingley 2 0 2 2 6 0 4 Ernie Brecknell 0 2 0 2 0 3

Charlie May 1*1*1*1* 4 4 4

Johnny Fitzpatrick 0 1 1 2 0 3

Brian McKeown 3 1 3 0 7 0 4

Ken Adams 2*0 2 1 2

Gerald Pugh 3 3 1 1* 8 1 4

Bristol


Billy Hole 3 3 2 0 8 0 4 Geoff Pymar 1*1 0 2* 4 2 4

Roy Taylor 0 0 0 1

Jack Unstead 1*2*1*3 7 3 4

Johnny Hole 2 2 2 0 6 0 4

Chum Taylor 0 3 0 3 6 0 4

Cliff Cox 1 0 0 1 0 3

1 Ernie Rawlins, Dick Bradley, Geoff Pymar, Ernie Brecknell 64.8 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Billy Hole, Maury Mattingley, Charlie May, Roy Taylor(fx) 65.2 3 – 3 6 – 6

3 Brian McKeown, Johnny Hole, Jack Unstead, Johnny Fitzpatrick 67.2 3 – 3 9 – 9

4 Gerald Pugh, Ken Adams, Cliff Cox, Chum Taylor 65 5 – 1 14 – 10

5 Dick Bradley, Ernie Rawlins, Charlie May, Cliff Cox 65.6 3 – 3 17 – 13

6 Chum Taylor, Jack Unstead, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Ken Adams 67.2 1 – 5 18 – 18

7 Billy Hole, Ernie Brecknell, Geoff Pymar, Maury Mattingley 66.8 2 – 4 20 – 22

8 Gerald Pugh, Johnny Hole, Brian McKeown, Cliff Cox 65.8 4 – 2 24 – 24

9 Dick Bradley, Maury Mattingley, Charlie May, Geoff Pymar 66 3 – 3 27 – 27

10 Brian McKeown, Billy Hole, Gerald Pugh, Chum Taylor 66 4 – 2 31 – 29

11 Ernie Rawlins, Johnny Hole, Jack Unstead, Ernie Brecknell 65.8 3 – 3 34 – 32

12 Dick Bradley, Geoff Pymar, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Brian McKeown 67.2 1 – 5 35 – 37

13 Jack Unstead, Maury Mattingley, Charlie May, Johnny Hole(f) 66.8 3 – 3 38 – 40

14 Chum Taylor, Ernie Rawlins, Gerald Pugh, Billy Hole 66 3 – 3 41 – 43

Friday 21st May 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 61 Poole Pirates 47 (National Trophy)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 0 12

Billy Hole 2’ 3 3 3 3 1’ 15 1

Roy Taylor 2 1’ 3 1

Jack Unstead 3 3 2’ 2 10 1

Cliff Cox 1 0 0 1

Johnny Hole 3 0 1 2 1 7

Geoff Pymar 1 1 2


Poole

Ken Middleditch 1 2 2 2 3 3 13

Tony Lewis 0 2 1 0 3

Norman Strachan 1 0 1 2

Bill Holden 0 2 1 1 2 6

Terry Small 2 0 0 2 3 0 7

Jim Squibb 2 1 3 1 3 10

Johnny Thomson 1’ 2 1’ 2 6 2

Fred Parkins 0 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, B.Hole, Middleditch, Lewis 61.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Unstead, Squibb, Thomson, C.Taylor 64.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 J.Hole, Lewis, Cox, Holden 64.4 4 2 12 6

Ht4 C.Taylor, Thomson, Pymar, Parkins 64.4 4 2 16 8

Ht5 B.Hole, Holden, Strachan, R.Taylor 63.8 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Unstead, Middleditch, Squibb, J.Hole 63.6 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Bradley, Small, Thomson, Cox 63.0 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Bradley, Middleditch, C.Taylor, Small 63.2 4 2 29 19

Ht9 B.Hole, Middleditch, J.Hole, Strachan 63.6 4 2 33 21

Ht10 Squibb, R.Taylor, Lewis, Pymar 63.8 2 4 35 25

Ht11 B.Hole, Unstead, Holden, Small 64.0 5 1 40 26

Ht12 Bradley, Unstead, Strachan, Lewis 64.0 5 1 45 27

Ht13 B.Hole, Small, Squibb, Cox 63.8 3 3 48 30

Ht14 C.Taylor, Thomson, Pymar, Parkins 65.0 4 2 52 32

Ht15 Middleditch, Unstead, Holden, C.Taylor 64.0 2 4 54 36

Ht16 Small, J.Hole, R.Taylor, Lewis 63.4 3 3 57 39

Ht17 Squibb, Holden, J.Hole, Bradley 65.0 1 5 58 44

Ht18 Middleditch, Bradley, B.Hole, Small 64.2 3 3 61 47

Friday 28th

May 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs v Rayleigh Rockets (Southern Shield) Rained Off

Thursday 3rd June 1954 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 36 Bristol Bulldogs 48 (Southern Shield)

PLYMOUTH

Alan Smith 1 2 3 2 8

Bill Thatcher 2 2 2 2 8 + 1

Harold Bull 0 3 0 0 3

Hec Mayhead 1 1 1 0 3 + 3

Pete Lansdale 2 2 2 1 7

Vic Gent 1 0 0 1 + 1

Kevin Bock 2 2 0 4

Ken Holmes 1 1 2 + 2

BRISTOL

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 2 11 + 1


Chum Taylor 2 0 0 3 5 + 1

Roy Taylor 0 0 0


Johnny Hole 0 3 1 1 5 + 1


Les Saville 0 0 0

1: Bradley, C Taylor, Smith, Bull, 72.2 1 5 1 5

2: B Hole, Thatcher, Mayhead, R Taylor (f), 72.8 3 3 4 8

3: Unstead, Lansdale, Gent, J Hole, 74.4 3 3 7 11

4: Pymar, Bock, Holmes, Saville, 75.6 3 3 10 14

5: Bradley, Smith, Mayhead, R Taylor (f), 71.8 3 3 13 17

6: Unstead, Bock, Pymar, Gent, 73.8 2 4 15 21

7: Bull, Thatcher, B Hole, C Taylor, 72.8 5 1 20 22

8: J Hole, Lansdale, Holmes, Saville, 74.2 3 3 23 25

9: Bradley, Thatcher, Mayhead, C Taylor, 72.8 3 3 26 28

10: B Hole, Lansdale, Pymar, Gent, 73.2 2 4 28 32

11: Smith, Unstead, J Hole, Bull, 73.6 3 3 31 35

12: C Taylor, Bradley, Lansdale, Bock (f), 72.2 1 5 32 40

13: Unstead, Thatcher, J Hole, Mayhead (f), 74.6 2 4 34 44

14: B Hole, Smith, Pymar, Bull, 73.6 2 4 36 48

Friday 4th

June 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (Southern Shield)

Bristol



Chum Taylor 0 2’ 0 2’ 4 2

Frank Evans 0 0 0 0



Geoff Pymar 3 2’ 0 5 1

Les Saville 0 0 0

Oxford

Peter Robinson 2 2 1’ 0 5 1

Jim Gregory 1’ 0 1 1

Bob Baker 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Bob Wells 2 1’ 1 1 5 1

Fred Curtis 0 1 1’ 1’ 3 2

Ronnie Genz 2 3 2 1’ 8 1

Bill Osborne 1’ 0 1 1

Bob McFarlane 2 1 0 0 3

Ht1 Bradley, Robinson, Baker, C.Taylor 62.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 B.Hole, Wells, Gregory, Evans 64.0 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Unstead, Genz, J.Hole, Curtis 63.0 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Pymar, McFarlane, J.Hole, Curtis 65.8 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Bradley, Robinson, Wells, Evans 63.4 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Unstead, Pymar, Curtis, Osborne 64.8 5 1 21 15

Ht7 B.Hole, Taylor, Baker, Gregory 64.0 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Genz, J.Hole, McFarlane, Saville 63.2 2 4 28 20

Ht9 B.Hole, Baker, Robinson, Evans 63.8 3 3 31 23

Ht10 Unstead, J.Hole, Wells, McFarlane 64.6 5 1 36 24

Ht11 Bradley, Genz, Curtis, C.Taylor 63.0 3 3 39 27

Ht12 J.Hole, Baker, Unstead, Robinson 64.0 4 2 43 29

Ht13 B.Hole, Curtis, Genz, Pymar 63.4 3 3 46 32

Ht14 Bradley, C.Taylor, Wells, McFarlane 64.2 5 1 51 33

Endeavour Scurry

Evans, Henry Serrurier, Jack Cunningham, Mick Callaghan 66.4


Pymar, Osborne, Saville, McFarlane 66.2

Wells Scratch Race

Ht1 J.Hole, Wells, Baker, C.Taylor 65.0 65.4

Ht2 Bradley, Genz, Robinson, B.Hole 63.2 64.2

Ht3 Unstead, Curtis, Serrurier, Callaghan 65.2 65.8

Final Bradley, Genz, J.Hole, Unstead 64.0

Monday 7th

June 1954 Blackbird Road Stadium, Leicester

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

Leicester

Ken McKinlay 2 2 3 3 10

Reg Fearman 2 1 1’ 2’ 6 2

Dennis Gray 0 0 1 1 2

Jock Grierson 1’ 1’ 2 3 7 2

Charlie Barsby 1 0 1 0 2

Don Potter 0 3 0 2 5

Jack Mountford 3 2 5

Bryan Elliott 0 2’ 2 1

Bristol



Chum Taylor 1 2’ 0 1 4 1

Frank Evans 0 0 0


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

Thursday 10th

June 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 52 Bristol Bulldogs 30 (Southern Shield)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 0 E 1’ 1 1

Jim Gregory 3 3 2 1 9

Bob Baker 1 2’ 2 2’ 7 2

Bob Wells 2’ 3 0 3 8 1

Fred Curtis 3 3 1 2 9

Ronnie Genz 1 2’ 3 1’ 7 2

Bill Osborne 0 2’ 2 1

Bob McFarlane 3 3 3 9

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 X 3 3 9

Billy Hole E 1 2 F 3

Chum Taylor 2’ E 1 0 3 1

Chris Boss F 2 0 2

Jack Unstead 2 F 3 5

Johnny Hole F 1 F 0 1


Harry Serrurier 1 0 1

Ht1 Bradley, Taylor, Baker, Robinson 71.2 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Gregory, Wells, Boss (f), B.Hole (ef) 73.0 5 0 6 5

Ht3 Curtis, Unstead, Genz, J.Hole (f) 74.2 4 2 10 7

Ht4 McFarlane, Pymar, Serruier, Osborne 74.0 3 3 13 10

Ht5 Wells, Boss, Robinson (ef), Bradley (exc) 75.8 3 2 16 12

Ht6 Curtis, Osborne, Pymar, Unstead (f) 75.6 5 1 21 13

Ht7 Gregory, Baker, B.Hole, Taylor (ef) 73.2 5 1 26 14

Ht8 McFarlane, Genz, J.Hole, Serrurier 75.0 5 1 31 15

Ht9 Bradley, Gregory, Taylor, Wells 71.2 2 4 33 19

Ht10 Genz, B.Hole, Curtis, Boss 74.0 4 2 37 21

Ht11 Unstead, Baker, Robinson, J.Hole (f) 74.2 3 3 40 24

Ht12 Bradley, Curtis, Genz, Taylor 72.2 3 3 43 27

Ht13 Wells, Pymar, Gregory, J.Hole 73.8 4 2 47 29

Ht14 McFarlane, Baker, Pymar, B.Hole (f) 74.8 5 1 52 30

Friday 11th June 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 55 Plymouth Devils 29 (Southern Shield)

BRISTOL


Billy Hole 1 3 3 3 10 + 1


Chris Boss 2 1 1 2 6 + 1

Jack Unstead 3 3 3 2 11 + 1

Johnny Hole 2 3 1 3 9 + 1

Geoff Pymar 3 2 5 + 1


PLYMOUTH

Alan Smith 2 2 2 1 7

Bill Thatcher 0 2 2 1 5 + 1

Harold Bull 0 0 0 0

Hec Mayhead 3 0 0 2 5

Pete Lansdale 1 1 2 0 4 + 1

Vic Gent 0 0 1 1

Kevin Bock 1 1 0 2 + 1

George Wall 2 2 1 5 + 1

1: Bradley, Smith, C Taylor, Bull, 63.0 4 2 4 2

2: Mayhead, Boss, B Hole, Thatcher, 64.4 3 3 7 5

3: Unstead, J Hole, Lansdale, Gent, 63.6 5 1 12 6

4: Pymar, Wall, Bock, Serrurier (f), 66.2 3 3 15 9

5: Bradley, Smith, Boss, Mayhead, 63.8 4 2 19 11

6: Unstead, Pymar, Bock, Gent, 63.0 5 1 24 12

7: B Hole, Thatcher, C Taylor, Bull, 64.8 4 2 28 14

8: J Hole, Wall, Lansdale, Serrurier (ef), 65.8 3 3 31 17

9: B Hole, Smith, Boss, Bock, 64.0 4 2 35 19

10: Unstead, Thatcher, J Hole, Mayhead (ex), 64.2 4 2 39 21

11: Bradley, Lansdale, Wall, C Taylor, 64.6 3 3 42 24

12: J Hole, Unstead, Smith, Bull, 64.0 5 1 47 25

13: B Hole, Boss, Gent, Lansdale (ef), 65.2 5 1 52 26

14: Bradley, Mayhead, Thatcher, C Taylor (f), 62.4 3 3 55 29

Prtherton Scurry

Pymar, Serrurier, Frank Evans, Wall 65.4

Reserve Scratch Race

Pymar, Serrurier, Bock, Wall 65.8

Newport Scurry

Ht1 J.Hole, Mayhead, Taylor, Gent 65.0 ?

Ht2 Unstead, Bradley, Lansdale, Smith 63.6 ?

Ht3 B.Hole, Thatcher, Boss, Bull 65.2 ?

Final Unstead, B.Hole, J.Hole, Bradley 63.8

Friday 18th


Bristol Bulldogs 58 Exeter Falcons 26 (National League Division Two)

Bristol


Billy Hole 1’ 1 2’ 2’ 6 3

Chum Taylor 1 0 2’ 0 3 1

Chris Boss 2 3 3 8


Johnny Hole 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Geoff Pymar 3 2’ 2’ 7 2


Exeter



Johnny Sargeant 0 2 1 1 4

Jack Hart 0 0 1 1’ 2 1

Don Hardy 0 1 1 0 2

Neil Street 1 0 0 1 2

Alf Webster 1’ 0 1 1

Hugh Geddes 2 2 4

Ht1 Bradley, Hoskin, Taylor, Sargeant 63.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Geran, Boss, B.Hole, Hart 64.6 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Unstead, J.Hole, Street, Hardy 63.6 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Pymar, Geddes, Webster, Serrurier 65.2 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Bradley, Pymar, Hoskin, Hart 63.6 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Unstead, Pymar, Hardy, Webster 63.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Geran, Sargeant, B.Hole, Taylor 64.2 1 5 26 16

Ht8 J.Hole, Geddes, Serrurier, Street 64.0 4 2 30 18

Ht9 Boss, B.Hole, Sargeant, Hoskin 64.8 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Unstead, J.Hole, Hart, Geran 63.8 5 1 40 20

Ht11 Bradley, Taylor, Hardy, Street 65.0 5 1 45 21

Ht12 Unstead, J.Hole, Sargeant, Hoskin 64.2 5 1 50 22

Ht13 Boss, B.Hole, Street, Hardy 65.4 5 1 55 23

Ht14 Bradley, Geran, Hart, Taylor 63.8 3 3 58 26

Tops Scratch Race

Bradley, Unstead, Geran, Sargeant 63.6


Pymar, Geddes, Webster, Serrurier 65.8

Maesknoll Scurry

Ht1 Boss, Taylor, Street, Sargeant 66.2 66..8

Ht2 Bradley, J.Hole, Hoskin (nf), Hart (nf) 63.8 102.0

Ht3 Unstead, Geran, B.Hole, Hardy 64.4 65.6

Final Bradley, Geran, Boss, Unstead 64.0

Monday 21st June 1954 Poole Stadium, Poole

Poole Pirates 56 Bristol Bulldogs 28 (National League Division Two)

Poole


Terry Small 2’ 2’ 1 2’ 7 3

Allan Kidd 0 3 1 2’ 6 1

Bill Holden 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Tony Lewis 3 1’ 2 0 6 1

Jimmy Squibb E 3 1’ 2 6 1

Johnny Thomson 2’ 2 4 1

Vern McWilliams 3 2’ 5 1

Bristol







Geoff Pymar 1 0 1

Henry Serrurier 0 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Middleditch, Taylor, Kidd 72.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Holden, Small, Boss, B.Hole 71.2 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Lewis, Unstead, J.Hole, Squibb (ef) 73.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 McWilliams, Thomson, Pymar, Serrurier 73.0 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Middleditch, Holden, Boss, Bradley 72.0 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Unstead, Thomson, Lewis, Pymar 73.0 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Kidd, Small, B.Hole, Taylor 72.4 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Squibb, McWilliams, J.Hole, Serrurier 73.2 5 1 33 15

Ht9 Holden, Bradley, Small, Taylor 72.2 4 2 37 17

Ht10 B.Hole, Lewis, Squibb, Boss 73.4 3 3 40 20

Ht11 Middleditch, Unstead, Kidd, J.Hole 73.6 4 2 44 22

Ht12 Bradley, Squibb, Taylor, Lewis 72.4 2 4 46 26

Ht13 Holden, Small, Unstead, J.Hole 73.2 5 1 51 27

Ht14 Middleditch, Kidd, B.Hole, Boss 74.2 5 1 56 28

Friday 25th


Bristol Bulldogs 59 Rayleigh Rockets 24 (Southern Shield)

Bristol



Geoff Pymar 1 2’ 0 2’ 5 2

Chris Boss 2’ 1 0 3 6 1


Johnny Hole 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3

Chum Taylor 3 0 3

Henry Serrurier 2’ 1 3 1

Rayleigh



Frank Bettis 0 1 1’ 0 2 1

Alby Smith 1 0 0 1

Maurice McDermott 0 2 2 2 6

Les McGillivray 1 2 1’ 1’ 5 2

Jules Benson 1 1’ 0 2 1

Ken Monk 0 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Clark, Pymar, Bettis 63.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 B.Hole, Boss, Smith, Jackson 64.8 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Unstead, J.Hole, McGillivray, McDermott 64.0 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Taylor, Serrurier, Benson, Monk 65.4 5 1 19 5

Ht5 Bradley, Clark, Boss, Smith 65.4 4 2 23 7

Ht6 Unstead, McDermott, Benson, Taylor 64.0 3 3 26 10

Ht7 B.Hole, Pymar, Bettis, Jackson 64.4 5 1 31 11

Ht8 J.Hole, McGillivray, Serrurier, Monk 65.2 4 2 35 13

Ht9 B.Hole, Clark, Bettis, Boss 64.8 3 3 38 16

Ht10 Unstead, J.Hole, Jackson, Smith 65.0 5 1 43 17

Ht11 Bradley, McDermott, McGillivray, Pymar 65.8 3 3 46 20

Ht12 Unstead, J.Hole, Clark, Bettis 64.8 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Boss, McDermott, McGillivray, B.Hole 67.4 3 3 54 24

Ht14 Bradley, Pymar, Jackson (nf), Benson (nf) 67.0 5 0 59 24

Tops Scratch Race

J.Hole, McGillivray, Clark, Unstead 66.8


Taylor, Serrurier, Monk, Benson 68.8

Pensford Scurry

Ht1 Bradley, Clark, Jackson, B.Hole 66.2 ?

Ht2 Unstead, Bettis, Pymar, McDermott 68.0 ?

Ht3 McGillivray, J.Hole, Boss (nf), Smith (nf) 68.0 ?

Final Unstead, Bradley, J.Hole, McGillivray 66.4

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


Billy Hole 2’ 1’ 1 3 7 2


Chum Taylor 3 2 5

Henry Serrurier 0 2 2

Leicester


Reg Fearman 0 0 2’ 0 2 1

Bill Griffiths 0 1 0 0 1

Jock Grierson 1 1’ 3 2 7 1

Don Potter 1 3 1 2 7

Charlie Barsby 0 3 0 3

Dennis Gray 1’ 0 1 1

Lionel Watling 2 1 0 3

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

Dick Bradley’s Team 17 Billy Hole’s Team 13

Ht1 Pymar, Griffiths, Boss, Barsby 66.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Grierson, Unstead, J.Hole, McKinlay 65.2 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Bradley, Fearman, Potter, B.Hole 64.8 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Serrurier, Watling, Gray, Taylor 66.8 1 5 14 10

Ht5 Unstead, J.Hole, Fearman, Pymar 64.6 3 3 17 13

Saturday 3rd

July 1954 Weir Stadium, Rayleigh

Rayleigh Rockets 39 Bristol Bulldogs 45 (National League Division Two)

Rayleigh



Ken Monk 0 3 0 1 4

Alby Smith 0 0 1’ 1 1

Maurice McDermott 2’ 3 F 2 7 1

Les McGillivray 3 3 2 1’ 9 1

Norman Street 1’ 0 1 1

Frank Bettis 2 1 0 3

Bristol



Geoff Pymar 1 1’ 1 0 3 1

Johnny Hole 2 1 1 0 4

Billy Hole 1 3 1’ 3 8 1

Chris Boss 0 0


Harry Serrurier 0 F 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Clark, Pymar, Monk 71.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Unstead, J.Hole, Jackson, Smith 72.4 1 5 3 9

Ht3 McGillivray, McDermott, B.Hole, Boss 73.2 5 1 8 10

Ht4 Taylor, Bettis, Street, Serrurier 74.0 3 3 11 13

Ht5 Bradley, Clark, J.Hole, Smith 72.0 2 4 13 17

Ht6 B.Hole, McDermott, Taylor, Street 73.6 2 4 15 21

Ht7 Monk, Unstead, Pymar, Jackson 74.0 3 3 18 24

Ht8 McGillivray, Taylor, Bettis, Serrurier (f) 73.2 4 2 22 26

Ht9 Bradley, Jackson, Pymar, Bettis 75.2 2 4 24 30

Ht10 Unstead, McGillivray, J.Hole, McDermott (f) 73.8 2 4 26 34

Ht11 Clark, Taylor, B.Hole, Monk 73.6 3 3 29 37

Ht12 Bradley, McDermott, McGillivray, Pymar 74.2 3 3 32 40

Ht13 B.Hole, Jackson, Smith, Serrurier 74.2 3 3 35 43

Ht14 Clark, Unstead, Monk, J.Hole 73.6 4 2 39 45

Friday 9th


World Championship Qualifying Round

Peter Robinson 2 1 0 1 3 7

Bert Edwards 1 2 1 1 1 6

Johnny Hole F F 1 2 1 4

Billy Hole 3 3 2 3 F 11

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 3 2 14


Fred Brand 2 2 1 3 2 10



Ivor Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0

Phil Clarke 2 3 3 3 3 14

John Fitzpatrick 1 2 2 2 2 9

Cyril Brine 3 2 3 2 3 13

Chris Boss 1 3 0 0 0 4

Harry Bastable 0 1 0 1 2 4

Al Allison 2 0 1 1 0 4

Ht1 B.Hole, Robinson, B.Edwards, J.Hole (f) 63.0

Ht2 Bradley, Brand, Taylor, Curtis 63.4

Ht3 Unstead, Clarke, Fitzpatrick, Davies 63.4

Ht4 Brine, Allison, Boss, Bastable 63.2

Ht5 Bradley, Brine, Robinson, Unstead 62.2

Ht6 Boss, Edwards, Taylor, Davies 64.4

Ht7 Clarke, Brand, Bastable, J.Hole (f) 63.6

Ht8 B.Hole, Fitzpatrick, Curtis, Allison 63.4

Ht9 Clarke, Taylor, Allison, Robinson 63.4

Ht10 Bradley, Fitzpatrick, Edwards, Bastable 63.2

Ht11 Unstead, Curtis, J.Hole, Boss 64.8

Ht12 Brine, B.Hole, Brand, Davies 64.2

Ht13 Brand, Fitzpatrick, Robinson, Boss 64.8

Ht14 Clarke, Brine, Edwards, Curtis 64.4

Ht15 Bradley, J.Hole, Allison, Davies 65.6

Ht16 B.Hole, Unstead, Bastable, Taylor 64.2

Ht17 Robinson, Bastable, Curtis, Davies 65.6

Ht18 Unstead, Brand, Edwards, Allison 65.2

Ht19 Brine, Fitzpatrick, J.Hole, Taylor 64.0

Ht20 Clarke, Bradley, Boss, B.Hole (f) 63.0

Run Off Dick Bradley bt Phil Clarke (f) ?

Friday 16th July 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 59 Lanarkshire Eagles 25 (National League Division Two)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 1’ 3 3 F 7 1


Geoff Pymar 2 2’ 2’ 3 9 2

Chris Boss 2’ 1 1’ 1 5 2

Billy Hole 2’ 3 2’ 2 9 1

John Hole 3 3 3 F 9

Chum Taylor 2’ 2’ 4 2

Tom Oakley 3 2’ 5 1

Motherwell

Tommy Miller 3 2 3 3 11

Derek Close 1 1 0 2 4

Bluey Scott F E E 1 1

Larry Lazarus 0 0 0

Johnny Green 1 0 0 2 3

Ron Phillips 0 0 1 E 1

Cyril Cooper 0 1 1

Gordon McGregor 1 1 1 1’ 4 1

Ht1 Miller, Pymar, Bradley (frmtd),Scott (f) 66.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Unstead, Boss, Close, Lazarus 64.0 5 1 8 4

Ht3 J.Hole, B.Hole, Green, Phillips 66.0 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Oakley, Taylor, McGregor, Cooper 67.0 5 1 18 6

Ht 5 Bradley, Miller, Boss, Lazarus 63.8 4 2 22 8

Ht 6 B.Hole, Taylor, Cooper, Green 65.8 5 1 27 9

Ht 7 Unstead, Pymar, Close, Scott (ef) 65.0 5 1 32 10

Ht 8 J.Hole, Oakley, McGregor, Phillips 66.0 5 1 37 11

Ht 9 Miller, Unstead, Boss, Scott (ef) 63.4 3 3 40 14

Ht 10 J.Hole, B.Hole, McGregor, Close 65.4 5 1 45 15

Ht 11 Bradley, Pymar, Phillips, Green 66.8 5 1 50 16

Ht 12 Miller, B.Hole, Scott, J.Hole (f) 65.0 2 4 52 20

Ht 13 Unstead, Green, Boss, Phillips (ef) 66.6 4 2 56 22

Ht 14 Pymar, Close, McGregor, Bradley (f) 67.4 3 3 59 25

Bathstone Scurry

C.Taylor, R.Taylor, Clarke, Lazarus 68.4

Jack Unstead’s Team 16 Chris Boss’s Team 14

Unsteads

Geoff Pymar 3 3 6

Roy Taylor 1 1

Dick Bradley 3 3

Johnny Green 0 0

Jack Unstead 3 3

Ron Phillips 0 0

B. Clarke 0

Cyril Cooper 3 0 3

Boss’s

Johnny Hole 2 2 4

Bluey Scott 0 0

Derek Close 2 2

Chris Boss 1’ 1 1

Tommy Miller 1’ 1 1

Billy Hole 2 1’ 3 1

Chum Taylor 2 2

Gordon McGregor 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Pymar, J.Hole, R.Taylor, Scott 66.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Bradley, Close, Boss, Green 66.8 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Unstead, B.Hole, Miller, Phillips 65.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Cooper, C.Taylor, McGregor, Clarke 68.8 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Pymar, J.Hole, B.Hole , Cooper 66.0 3 3 16 14

Monday 19th July 1954 The Stadium, Motherwell

Lanarkshire Eagles 50 Bristol Bulldogs 34 (National League Division Two)

Motherwell

Tommy Miller 2 2 3 E 7

Derek Close 2 2’ 3 3 10

Bluey Scott F 3 2’ 3 8 1

Larry Lazarus 0 0 1 2’ 3 1

Johnny Green 1 0 1 1 3

Ron Phillips 3 F 3 3 9

Cyril Cooper 3 3 6

Gordon McGregor 2’ 2 4 1

Bristol


Jack Unstead 1 X 0 1



Billy Hole 2 1 E 0 3


Chum Taylor 1 2 1 4

Henry Serrurier 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Miller, Pymar, Scott (f) 74.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 J.Hole, Close, Unstead, Lazarus 76.8 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Phillips, B.Hole, Green, Boss (frmtd) 76.4 4 2 8 10

Ht4 Cooper, McGregor, Taylor, Serrurier 77.4 5 1 13 11

Ht 5 Bradley, Miller, J.Hole, Lazarus 76.4 2 4 15 15

Ht 6 Cooper, Taylor, B.Hole, Green 77.2 3 3 18 18

Ht 7 Scott, Close, Pymar, Unstead (fexc) 77.0 5 1 23 19

Ht 8 Taylor, McGregor, Boss, Phillips (f) 77.0 2 4 25 23

Ht 9 Close, Bradley, Lazarus, Pymar 76.2 4 2 29 25

Ht 10 Philips, J.Hole, Green, Unstead 77.2 4 2 33 27

Ht 11 Miller, Scott, Boss, B.Hole (ef) 77.6 5 1 38 28

Ht 12 Phillips, Bradley, Green, Pymar 77.0 4 2 42 30

Ht 13 Close, Lazarus, Boss, B.Hole 77.4 5 1 47 31

Ht 14 Scott, J.Hole, Taylor, Miller (ef) 78.0 3 3 50 34

Friday 23rd


Bristol Bulldogs 56 Rayleigh Rockets 28 (National League Division Two)

Bristol



Geoff Pymar 2’ 2’ 2’ 1 7 3



Johnny Hole 2’ 2 2’ 2’ 8 3

Chum Taylor 2’ 3 5 1

Bob Oakley 3 0 3

Rayleigh

Peter Clark 1 1’ 2 0 4 1

Gerald Jackson 1’ 1 0 2 4 1

George Wall 0 0 0

Pete Lansdale 2 2 1 0 5

Maurice McDermott 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2

Les McGillivray 0 3 1 2 6

Frank Bettis 1 2 1’ 1 5 1

Alby Smith 0 1 1

Ht1 Bradley, Pymar, Clark, Wall 66.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Unstead, Lansdale, Jackson, Boss 66.6 3 3 8 4

Ht3 B.Hole, J.Hole, McDermott, McGillivray 67.8 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Oakley, Taylor, Bettis, Smith 67.8 5 1 18 6

Ht5 Bradley, Lansdale, Clark, Boss 67.0 3 3 21 9

Ht6 Taylor, Bettis, McDermott, B.Hole 68.4 3 3 24 12

Ht7 Unstead, Pymar, Jackson, Wall 68.6 5 1 29 13

Ht8 McGillivray, J.Hole, Smith, Oakley 67.2 2 4 31 17

Ht9 Unstead, Clark, Bettis, Boss 69.8 3 3 34 20

Ht10 B.Hole, J.Hole, Lansdale, Jackson 69.8 5 1 39 21

Ht11 Bradley, Pymar, McGillivray, McDermott 69.8 5 1 44 22

Ht12 B.Hole, J.Hole, Bettis, Clark (efchain) 69.4 5 1 49 23

Ht13 Unstead, McGillivray, McDermott, Boss 69.0 3 3 52 26

Ht14 Bradley, Jackson, Pymar, Lansdale 69.8 4 2 56 28

Saturday 24 July 1954 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

SWINDON ROBINS 39 BRISTOL BULLDOGS 45 (National League Division Two)

SWINDON

Bob Roger 2 1 1* M - - - 4 (1)

Ian Williams (C) 2* 3 R 2* - - - 7 (2)

George White F 1 2 3 - - - 6

Ron Swaine 3 3 2 3 - - - 11

Danny Malone F 1 0 - - - - 1

Mick Holland 2 1* 1 2 - - - 6 (1)

Ray Harris 1 0 - - - - - 1

Gordon Leigh F 2 1* 0 - - - 3 (1)

BRISTOL

Dick Bradley 3 2 3 3 - - - 11

Billy Hole (C) 1 2 2* 1* - - - 6 (2)

Geoff Pymar 1 0 1 0 - - - 2

Chris Boss F F 2 - - - - 2

Jack Unstead 3 3 3 1 - - - 10

Johnny Hole 1 3 0 0 - - - 4

Chum Taylor 3 2* 3 - - - - 8 (1)

Tom Oakley 2* 0 - - - - - 2 (1)

Ht 1: Bradley, Roger, Pymar, White (fell), 74.4 (2-4)

Ht 2: Swaine, Williams, B. Hole, Boss (fell), 75.2 (7-5)

Ht 3: Unstead, Holland, J. Hole, Malone (fell), 76.0 (9-9)

Ht 4: Taylor, Oakley, Harris, Leigh (fell), 76.2 (10-14)

Ht 5: Swaine, Bradley, Roger, Boss (fell), 75.8 (14-16)

Ht 6: Unstead, Taylor, Malone, Harris, 76.0 (15-21)

Ht 7: Williams, B. Hole, White, Pymar, 75.4 (19-23)

Ht 8: J. Hole, Leigh, Holland, Oakley, 75.6 (22-26)

Ht 9: Bradley, Swaine, Pymar, Williams (ret), 75.4 (24-30)

Ht 10: Taylor, B. Hole, Holland, Malone, 75.6 (25-35)

Ht 11: Unstead, White, Roger, J. Hole, 76.4 (28-38)

Ht 12: Bradley, Holland, Leigh, Pymar, 75.8 (31-41)

Ht 13: Swaine, Williams, Unstead, J. Hole, 76.0 (36-42)

Ht 14: White, Boss, B. Hole, Leigh, Roger (ex, 2 min), 76.4 (39-45)

Thursday 29th July 1954 Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich

Ipswich Witches 58 Bristol Bulldogs 26 (National League Division Two)

Ipswich

Junior Bainbridge 3 3 3 2 11

Bert Edwards 3 3 3 2 11

Tich Read 2’ 1 1’ 4 2

Johnny Chamberlain 2’ 2’ 1 1’ 6 3

Dick Campbell 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2

Reg Reeves 3 3 1 1 8

Bob Sharp 2’ 2 3 7 1

Sid Clark 0 1 1

Bristol

Dick Bradley X 0


Geoff Pymar 1 0 0 1

Johnny Hole 0 1 F 3 4

Tom Oakley 1 0 2 3 6




Ht1 Bainbridge, Sharp, Pymar, Bradley (exc) 71.6* 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Edwards, Chamberlain, Unstead, J.Hole 73.6 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Reeves, Campbell, Oakley, B.Hole 73.2 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Taylor, Sharp, Boss, Clark 74.4 2 4 17 7

Ht5 Bainbridge, Chamberlain, J.Hole, Boss 73.0 5 1 22 8

Ht6 Sharp, Campbell, Taylor, Oakley 74.4 5 1 27 9

Ht7 Edwards, Read, Unstead, Pymar 75.2 5 1 32 10

Ht8 Reeves, Boss, Clark, B.Hole 74.6 4 2 36 12

Ht9 Edwards, Taylor, Chamberlain, Pymar 74.0 4 2 40 14

Ht10 Campbell, Unstead, Reeves, J.Hole (f) 75.8 4 2 44 16

Ht11 Bainbridge, Oakley, Read, B.Hole 73.4 4 2 48 18

Ht12 Campbell, Taylor, Reeves, Boss 75.0 4 2 52 20

Ht13 Oakley, Edwards, Chamberlain, B.Hole 75.0 3 3 55 23

Ht14 J.Hole, Bainbridge, Read, Unstead 74.6 3 3 58 26

Friday 30th


Bristol Bulldogs 44.5 Poole Pirates 39.5 (National League Division Two)

Bristol

Dick Bradley DNR

Jack Unstead 2’ 2 3 1’ 8 2

Geoff Pymar 2.5 0 0 1 3.5


Tom Oakley 1’ 3 2 0 6 1

Billy Hole 2 2 1’ 3 8 1


Chris Boss 1 2’ 1’ 0 4 2

Poole

Jimmy Squibb 2.5 1’ 2 2 7.5 1

Bill Holden 1 3 3 3 10

Tony Lewis 0 1 0 1’ 2 1

Johnny Thomson 0 2 0 2’ 4 1

Allan Kidd 0 1 3 0 4

Ken Middleditch 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Norman Strachan 0 0 0

Vern McWilliams 1 0 1

Ht1 Pymar,& Squibb, Boss, Lewis 63.6 3.5 2.5 3.5 2.5

Ht2 J.Hole, Unstead, Holden, Thomson 63.8 5 1 8.5 3.5

Ht3 Middleditch, B.Hole, Oakley, Kidd 64.0 3 3 11.5 6.5

Ht4 Taylor, Boss, McWilliams, Strachan 64.2 5 1 16.5 7.5

Ht5 J.Hole, Thomson, Squibb, Taylor 65.6 3 3 19.5 10.5

Ht6 Oakley, Taylor, Kidd, Strachan 64.8 5 1 24.5 11.5

Ht7 Holden, Unstead, Lewis, Pymar 63.8 2 4 26.5 15.5

Ht8 Middleditch, B.Hole, Boss, McWilliams 63.6 3 3 29.5 18.5

Ht9 Unstead, Squibb, J.Hole, Lewis 63.8 4 2 33.5 20.5

Ht10 Holden, Oakley, B.Hole, Thomson 64.0 3 3 36.5 23.5

Ht11 Kidd, Middleditch, Taylor, Pymar 64.8 1 5 37.5 28.5

Ht12 B.Hole, Squibb, Lewis, Oakley 65.2 3 3 40.5 31.5

Ht13 Middleditch, J.Hole, Unstead, Kidd 63.6 3 3 43.5 34.5

Ht14 Holden, Thomson, Pymar, Boss 64.2 1 5 44.5 39.5

Stadium Scurry

Boss, C.Taylor, McWilliams, Roy Taylor 65.2


C.Taylor, Strachan, R.Taylor, Boss 65.8

Midsomer Norton Scratch Race

Ht1 Oakley, Pymar, Lewis, Kidd 65.4 ?

Ht2 Middleditch, Squibb, Unstead, Bradley 64.2 ?

Ht3 J.Hole, Thomson, B.Hole, Holden 65.0 ?

Final Squibb, Middleditch, J.Hole, Pymar 65.4

Tuesday 3rd

August 1954 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 36 Bristol Bulldogs 48 (National League Division Two)

Southampton

Ernie Rawlins 2 2 2 0 6

Maurice Mattingley 0 0 1’ 1 1

Ken Adams 1’ 2 0 3 1

Charlie May 3 1’ 2 2 8 1

Brian McKeown 1 0 1 1 3

John Fitzpatrick 0 2 3 0 4

Ernie Brecknell 3 3 0 0 6

Brian Hanham 2’ 0 2 4

Vristol

Dick Bradley 3 3 3 2’ 11 1


Geoff Pymar F 0

Johnny Hole 2 F 2 1 5


Billy Hole 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Chum Taylor 0 1’ 1 3 5 1

Chris Boss 1 1 0 2

1 Dick Bradley, Ernie Rawlins, Ken Adams, Geoff Pymar(f) 65 3 – 3 3 – 3

2 Charlie May, Johnny Hole, Jack Unstead, Maury Mattingley 66.6 3 – 3 6 – 6

3 Tom Oakley, Billy Hole, Brian McKeown, Johnny Fitzpatrick 66.8 1 – 5 7 – 11

4 Ernie Brecknell, Brian Hanham, Chris Boss, Chum Taylor 65.4 5 – 1 12 – 12

5 Dick Bradley, Ernie Rawlins, Charlie May, Johnny Hole(f) 65.8 3 – 3 15 – 15

6 Ernie Brecknell, Tom Oakley, Chum Taylor, Brian McKeown 65.6 3 – 3 18 – 18

7 Jack Unstead, Ken Adams, Chris Boss, Ernie Brecknell 65.8 2 – 4 20 – 22

8 Billy Hole, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Chum Taylor, Brian Hanham 65 2 – 4 22 – 26

9 Dick Bradley, Charlie May, Maury Mattingley, Chris Boss(f) 66 3 – 3 25 – 29

10 Johnny Fitzpatrick, Johnny Hole, Brian McKeown, Jack Unstead 65 4 – 2 29 – 31

11 Billy Hole, Ernie Rawlins, Tom Oakley, Ken Adams 65.2 2 – 4 31 – 35

12 Chum Taylor, Dick Bradley, Brian McKeown, Johnny Fitzpatrick(ef) 66 1 – 5 32 – 40

13 Billy Hole, Charlie May, Tom Oakley, Ernie Brecknell 65 2 – 4 34 – 44

14 Jack Unstead, Brian Hanham, Johnny Hole, Ernie Rawlins 66 2 – 4 36 – 48

Friday 6th

August 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 47 Ipswich Witches 37 (National League Division Two)

Bristol


Jack Unstead 2 1’ 1 1’ 5 2

Chum Taylor 0 2 1 3

Tom Oakley 0 2’ 0 2 4 1



Chris Boss 1’ 0 1 0

Geoff Pymar 2 1 1 4

Ipswich

Bob Sharp 2 1 3 0 6

Bert Edwards 3 3 2 2 10

Reg Reeves 1’ 0 2’ 2 5 2

Johnny Chamberlain 1 0 1’ 0 2 1

Dick Campbell 1 2 0 0 3

Tich Read 0 0 0

Len Silver 0 1’ 1 1

Nobby Stock 3 2 2 3 10

Ht1 Bradley, Sharp, Reeves, Taylor 63.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Edwards, Reeves, Chamberlain, Oakley 63.2 2 4 5 7

Ht3 B.Hole, J.Hole, Campbell, Read 64.2 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Stock, Pymar, Boss, Silver 64.8 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Bradley, Oakley, Sharp, Chamberlain 64.6 5 1 18 12

Ht6 B.Hole, Campbell, Silver, Boss 64.0 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Edwards, Taylor, Unstead, Reeves 64.2 3 3 24 18

Ht8 J.Hole, Stock, Pymar, Read 64.2 4 2 28 20

Ht9 Sharp, Reeves, Unstead, Oakley 65.0 1 5 29 25

Ht10 B.Hole, Edwards, Chamberlain, J.Hole 63.0 3 3 32 28

Ht11 Bradley, Stock, Pymar, Campbell 64.2 4 2 36 30

Ht12 B.Hole, Reeves, J.Hole, Sharp 64.0 4 2 40 32

Ht13 Stock, Oakley, Unstead, Campbell 64.4 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Bradley, Edwards, Taylor, Chamberlain 64.2 4 2 47 37


Boss, R.Taylor, Pymar, Silver 65.6

Hursley Scratch Race

Boss, Sharp, R.Taylor, Pymar 65.2

Ashton Scratch Race

Ht1 Edwards, B.Hole, Oakley, Chamberlain 64.0 64.2

Ht2 Bradley, Campbell, J.Hole, Reeves 64.0 65.0

Ht3 Unstead, C.Taylor, Read, Stock 65.0 65.4

Final Bradley, Edwards, B.Hole, Unstead 64.0

Friday 13th


Bristol Bulldogs 52 Southampton Saints 32 (National League Division Two)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 2*3 3 3 11 1 4

Billy Hole 3 2 3 3 11 0 4

Geoff Pymar 3 1*2*0 6 2 4

Johnny Hole 0 1 1 1 3 0 4

Tom Oakley 2*3 2 2* 9 2 4

Jack Unstead 3 3 1*3 10 1 4



Southampton

Brian McKeown 1 2 2 1 6 0 4

Charlie May 2 3 3 1* 9 1 4

Ernie Brecknell 0 0 0 0 2

Johnny Fitzpatrick 1*0 0 1 1 3

Ken Adams 1 2 1 2 6 0 4

Ernie Rawlins 0 0 0 0 0 3

Maury Mattingley 3 0 1*0 4 1 4

Brian Hanham 2*2 0 2 6 1 4

1 Geoff Pymar, Dick Bradley, Brian McKeown, Ernie Brecknell 63.4 5 – 1 5 – 1

2 Billy Hole, Charlie May, Johnny Fitzpatrick, Johnny Hole(f) 63.4 3 – 3 8 – 4

3 Jack Unstead, Tom Oakley, Ken Adams, Ernie Rawlins 64.8 5 – 1 13 – 5

4 Maury Mattingley, Brian Hanham, Chum Taylor, Chris Boss 63.8 1 – 5 14 – 10

5 Dick Bradley, Brian McKeown, Johnny Hole, Johnny Fitzpatrick 65 4 – 2 18 – 12

6 Tom Oakley, Ken Adams, Chum Taylor, Maury Mattingley 64.6 4 – 2 22 – 14

7 Charlie May, Billy Hole, Geoff Pymar, Ernie Brecknell 64.2 3 – 3 25 – 17

8 Jack Unstead, Brian Hanham, Maury Mattingley, Chris Boss 63.8 3 – 3 28 – 20

9 Billy Hole, Brian McKeown, Johnny Hole, Brian Hanham 64.2 4 – 2 32 – 22

10 Charlie May, Tom Oakley, Jack Unstead, Johnny Fitzpatrick 65 3 – 3 35 – 25

11 Dick Bradley, Geoff Pymar, Ken Adams, Ernie Rawlins 64.4 5 – 1 40 – 26

12 Jack Unstead, Tom Oakley, Brian McKeown, Maury Mattingley 64 5 – 1 45 – 27

13 Billy Hole, Ken Adams, Johnny Hole, Ernie Rawlins 63.6 4 – 2 49 – 29

14 Dick Bradley, Brian Hanham, Charlie May, Geoff Pymar 64.2 3 – 3 52 – 32

Hengrove Scurry

C.Taylor, R.Taylor, Mattingley, Boss 65.2


C.Taylor, Hanham, R.Taylor, Hanham 65.4

Wells Scratch Race

Ht1 J.Hole, Unstead, McKeown, Rawlins 64.0 66.0

Ht2 Bradley, May, Adams, Oakley 64.8 66.0

Ht3 B.Hole, Fitzpatrick, Pymar, Brecknell 65.0 65.0

Final B.Hole, Bradley, J.Hole, Fitzpatrick 63.6

Friday 20th


Bristol Bulldogs v Swindon Robins (National League Division Two) Rained Off

Saturday 21st August 1954 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 43 Bristol Bulldogs 41 (National League Division Two)

Coventry

Charlie New 2 3 3 3 11

Tommy Miller 2’ 2 0 3 7 1

Tolley 0 0 0

Reg Duval 3 1 1 1 6

Jim Lightfoot 0 2 1 3

Bob Mark 1 1 0 2

Vic Emms 2’ 1’ 1’ 0 4 3

Johnny Reason 3 3 2’ 2 10 1

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 F 3 3 9


Geoff Pymar 1 1 2’ 0 4 1

Chum Taylor 0 2 2’ 1’ 5 2



Chris Boss 1 F 0 1

Roy Taylor 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, New, Pymar, Tolley 69.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Duval, Miller, B.Hole, C.Taylor 71.0 5 1 7 5

Ht3 J.Hole, Unstead, Mark, Lightfoot 70.8 1 5 8 10

Ht4 Reason, Emms, Boss, R.Taylor 71.0 5 1 13 11

Ht5 New, C.Taylor, Duval, Bradley (f) 70.3 4 2 17 13

Ht6 J.Hole, Lightfoot, Emms, Boss (f) 72.0 3 3 20 16

Ht7 B.Hole, Miller, Pymar, Tolley 70.6 2 4 22 20

Ht8 Reason, Unstead, Mark, Boss 73.2 4 2 26 22

Ht9Bradley, Pymar, Duval, Miller 71.3 1 5 27 27

Ht10 B.Hole, C.Taylor, Lightfoot, Mark 71.6 1 5 28 32

Ht11 New, Reason, J.Hole, Unstead 72.2 5 1 33 33

Ht12 Bradley, Reason, Emms, Pymar 72.8 3 3 36 36

Ht13 Miller, J.Hole, Duval, Unstead 72.0 4 2 40 38

Ht14 New, B.Hole, C.Taylor, Emms 72.0 3 3 43 31

Thursday 26th

August 1954 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 46 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (National League Division Two)

Oxford

Peter Robinson 3 2 1’ 3 9 1

Ronnie Genz 1 0 3 4

Bob Wells 1 1 2 1 5

Bob Baker 3 1 2 2’ 8 1

Bill Thatcher 1’ 3 1’ 1’ 6 3

Fred Curtis 2 2 2 2 8

Dennis Newton 3 2’ 0 5 1

Frank Johnson F 1’ 1 1

Bristol


Billy Hole 2 2’ 3 0 7 1


Chum Taylor F F 0 2 2

Johnny Hole F F 0 F 0



Roy Taylor 2 0 2

Ht1 Robinson, Bradley, Wells, Pymar 68.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Baker, B.Hole, Genz, C.Taylor (f) 68.4 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Unstead, Curtis, Thatcher, J.Hole (f) 70.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Newton, R.Taylor, Boss, Johnson (f) 70.4 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Bradley, Robinson, Baker, C.Taylor (f) 68.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Thatcher, Newton, Boss, J.Hole (f) 70.6 5 1 22 14

Ht7 Pymar, B.Hole, Wells, Genz 68.8 1 5 23 19

Ht8 Unstead, Curtis, Johnson, R.Taylor 69.4 3 3 26 22

Ht9 Bradley, Baker, Pymar, Newton 68.6 2 4 28 26

Ht10 B.Hole, Curtis, Thatcher, C.Taylor 68.8 3 3 31 29

Ht11 Unstead, Wells, Robinson, J.Hole 69.2 3 3 34 32

Ht12 Bradley, Curtis, Thatcher, Pymar 68.6 3 3 37 35

Ht13 Genz, Baker, Unstead, J.Hole (f) 68.6 5 1 42 36

Ht14 Robinson, C.Taylor, Wells, B.Hole 69.0 4 2 46 38

Friday 27th


Bristol Bulldogs 70 Harringay Racers 38 (Challenge)

Bristol

Dick Bradley 3 2’ 3 3 3 2’ 16 2

Billy Hole 2’ 3 3 3 3 3 17 1

Geoff Pymar 2 2’ 1 3 3 11 1

Chum Taylor 0 2’ 1 1 2 6 1

Johnny Hole 2’ 3 2’ 0 0 7 2

Jack Unstead 3 3 2’ 1 2’ 11 2

Chris Boss 0 0 0

Roy Taylor 1 1 2

Harringay

Split Waterman 0 0 2 1 3 0 6

Ken Walsh 1 1 1 0 3

Jack Biggs 3 0 0 0 2 5

Frank Lawrence 0 1 2 1 1 5

Jeff Lloyd 0 0

Alf Hagon 1 1 0 1’ 0 3 1

Danny Dunton 2’ 0 2’ 2 6 2

Allan Quinn 3 1 3 2 0 1 10

Ht1 Bradley, B.Hole, Walsh, Waterman 63.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Biggs, Pymar, Hagon, C.Taylor 64.4 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Unstead, J.Hole, Walsh, Lawrence 64.8 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Quinn, Dunton, C.Taylor, Boss 65.6 1 5 13 11

Ht5 B.Hole, Pymar, Lawrence, Biggs 63.4 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Unstead, C,Taylor, Hagon, Waterman 64.8 5 1 23 13

Ht7 J.Hole, Bradley, Quinn, Biggs 65.6 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Bradley, Waterman, Pymar, Dunton 64.6 4 2 32 16

Ht9 B.Hole, Unstead, Waterman, Biggs 64.2 5 1 37 17

Ht10 Pymar, J.Hole, Walsh, Hagon 64.6 5 1 42 18

Ht11 B.Hole, Lawrence, C.Taylor, Lloyd 64.8 4 2 46 20

Ht12 Bradley, Biggs, C.Taylor, Walsh 65.0 4 2 50 22

Ht13 B.Hole, Quinn, Hagon, J.Hole 65.6 3 3 53 25

Ht14 Quinn, Dunton, R.Taylor, Boss 66.2 1 5 54 30

Ht15 Waterman, C.Taylor, Lawrence, J.Hole 65.0 2 4 56 34

Ht16 Pymar, Dunton, Unstead, Quinn 65.2 4 2 60 36

Ht17 Bradley, Unstead, Lawrence, Hagon 65.4 5 1 65 37

Ht18 B.Hole, Bradley, Quinn, Waterman 64.0 5 1 70 38

Saturday 28th

August 1954 Perry Barr, Birmingham

Birmingham Brummies 69 Bristol Bulldogs 65 (Handicap Challenge) ^ Bristol started with 20 points

Birmingham

Alan Hunt 3 2 1 3 9

Ivor Davies 0 1 2 2’ 1’ 6 2

Ron Mountford 2’ 3 3 1 3 F 12 1

Jim Tolley 3 1’ 1’ 3 0 2 10 2

Eric Boothroyd 1’ 1 2 2 2 8 1

Harry Bastable 2 2’ 0 1’ 1 6 2

Ron Barrett 3 3 3 2 11

Doug Davies 2’ 3 2’ 7 2

Bristol


Billy Hole 1’ 2 3 2 3 3 14 1



Johnny Hole 3 2 2 0 2 9


Chris Boss 1 E 1 2

Roy Taylor 0 0 0 0

Ht1 Hunt, Mountford, Bradley, Pymar 73.8 5 1 5 21

Ht2 Tolley, C.Taylor, B.Hole, I.Davies 73.0 3 3 8 24

Ht3 J.Hole, Bastable, Boothroyd, Unstead 74.2 3 3 11 27

Ht4 Barrett, D.Davies, Boss, R.Taylor 73.8 5 1 16 28

Ht5 Bradley, Hunt, Tolley, C.Taylor 74.2 3 3 19 31

Ht6 Barrett, J.Hole, Boothroyd, Boss (ef) 74.0 4 2 23 33

Ht7 Mountford, B.Hole, I.Davies, Pymar 73.2 4 2 27 35

Ht8 D.Davies, Bastable, Unstead, R.Taylor 76.0 5 1 32 36

Ht9 Bradley, I.Davies, Tolley, Pymar 74.6 3 3 35 39

Ht10 B.Hole, Boothroyd, C.Taylor, Bastable 74.2 2 4 37 43

Ht11 Mountford, J.Hole, Hunt, Unstead 73.4 4 2 41 45

Ht12 Bradley, Boothroyd, Bastable, Pymar 74.8 3 3 44 48

Ht13 Tolley, I.Davies, Unstead, J.Hole (ef) 74.6 5 1 49 49

Ht14 Hunt, B.Hole, Mountford, C.Taylor 74.0 4 2 53 51

Ht15 Barrett, D.Davies, Boss, R.Taylor 75.2 5 1 58 52

Ht16 B.Hole, Barrett, C.Taylor, Tolley 74.4 2 4 60 56

Ht17 Bradley, Boothroyd, I.Davies, Unstead 74.8 3 3 63 59

Ht18 Mountford, J.Hole, Bastable, Pymar 74.4 4 2 67 61

Ht19 B.Hole, Tolley, Bradley, Mountford (f) 75.2 2 4 69 65

Friday 3rd

September 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 59 Exeter Falcons 24 (National League Division Two)

Bristol



Geoff Pymar 2’ 2 2’ 2 8 2

Chum Taylor 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3

Johnny Hole 3 2’ 1 2’ 8 2


Chris Boss 2’ 2’ 4 2

Roy Taylor 3 3 6

Exeter



Jack Hart 0 1 1’ 0 2 1


Hugh Geddes 0 1 0 0 1

Johnny Sargeant 1 2 1 1 5

Kevin Bock 1 0 1

Johnny Greenwood 0 0 0

Ht1 Bradley, Pymar, Geran, Hart 64.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 B.Hole, C.Taylor, Hoskin, Street 63.8 5 1 10 2

Ht3 J.Hole, Unstead, Sargeant, Geddes 63.8 5 1 15 3

Ht4 R.Taylor, Boss, Bock, Greenwood 65.4 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Bradley, C.Taylor, Geran, Street 64.2 5 1 25 5

Ht6 Boss, J.Hole, Geddes, Bock 64.8 5 1 30 6

Ht7 Hoskin, Pymar, Hart, B.Hole 64.2 2 4 32 10

Ht8 R.Taylor, Sargeant, Unstead (nf), Greenwood (nf)65.8 3 2 35 12

Ht9 C.Taylor, Geran, hart, B.Hole 65.8 3 3 38 15

Ht10 Unstead, Hoskin, J.Hole, Street 64.4 4 2 42 17

Ht11 Bradley, Pymar, Sargeant, Geddes 65.0 5 1 47 18

Ht12 Unstead, J.Hole, Geran, Hart 64.6 5 1 52 19

Ht13 B.Hole, C.Taylor, Sargeant, Geddes 63.6 5 1 57 20

Ht14 Hoskin, Pymar, Street, Bradley 64.6 2 4 59 24


Boss, Bock, R.Taylor, Greenwood 66.2

The Falcons Scratch Race

Ht1 B.Hole, Geran, Pymar, Street 65.4 ?

Ht2 J.Hole, Bradley, Hart, Hoskin 64.2 ?

Ht3 Unstead, Geddes, Sargeant, C.Taylor 65.2 ?

Final Bradley, B.Hole, J.Hole, Unstead 65.2

Monday 6th

September 1954 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 53 Bristol Bulldogs 31 (National League Division Two)

Exeter


Goog Hoskin 3 1’ 3 3 10 1

Jack Hart 1 2 2’ 2’ 7 2

Neil Street 1 2’ 0 1 4 1

Hugh Geddes 3 3 3 2 11

Johnny Sargeant 1 1’ 0 1’ 3 2

Kevin Bock 2 1 3

Jack Cunningham 1’ 2 3 1

Bristol

Dick Bradley 2 1 1’ 3 7 1




Tom Oakley DNR




Ht1 Geran, Bradley, Hart, Pymar 74.0 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Hoskin, B.Hole, Street, J.Hole 74.8 4 2 8 4

Ht3 Geddes, Unstead, Sargeant, Boss 76.6 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Taylor, Bock, Cunningham, Boss 75.8 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Geran, Street, Bradley, J.Hole 74.6 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Geddes, Taylor, Bock, Boss 75.2 4 2 24 12

Ht7 B.Hole, Hart, Hoskin, Pymar 74.2 3 3 27 15

Ht8 Unstead, Cunningham, Sargeant, Boss 76.8 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Hoskin, Pymar, Bradley, Street 75.6 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Geddes, B.Hole, J.Hole, Sargeant 75.0 3 3 36 24

Ht11 Geran, Hart, Taylor, Unstead 74.6 5 1 41 25

Ht12 Bradley, Geddes, Sargeant, Pymar 76.4 3 3 44 28

Ht13 Hoskin, Unstead, Street, Taylor 75.4 4 2 48 30

Ht14 Geran, Hart, J.Hole, B.Hole 75.0 5 1 53 31

Wednesday 8th

September 1954 Wessex Stadium, Weymouth

Weymouth Scorchers 38 Bristol Bulldogs 46 (Challenge)

Weymouth

Ronnie Genz 3 3 1 2’ 9 1

Neil Street 3 2 1’ 0 6 1

Jack Geran 2’ 1’ 0 3 6 2

Jack Hart 1 0 2 1 4

Gerald Pugh 2 3 0 1 6

Brian McKeown 1’ 2 2 0 5 1

George Hutchinson 0 0 0

Jack Cunningham 2 0 2

Bristol

Dick Bradley 1 1’ 3 2’ 7 2

Billy Hole 0 3 3 2’ 8 1



Tom Oakley 0 1’ 0 0 1 1


Geoff Pymar 3 2 5

Chris Boss 1 1 2

Ht1 Genz, Geran, Bradley, Taylor ? 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Street, J.Hole, Hart, B.Hole 73.8 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Unstead, Pugh, McKeown, Oakley 73.4 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Pymar, Cunningham, Boss, Hutchinson 76.4 2 4 14 10

Ht5 Genz, J.Hole, Bradley, Hart 73.2 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Pugh, Pymar, Oakley, Hutchinson 73.8 3 3 20 16

Ht7 B.Hole, Street, Geran, Taylor 73.4 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Unstead, McKeown, Boss, Cunningham 74.0 2 4 25 23

Ht9 B.Hole, J.Hole, Genz, Geran 73.0 1 5 26 28

Ht10 Unstead, Hart, Street, Oakley 74.6 3 3 29 31

Ht11 Bradley, McKeown, Taylor, Pugh 74.2 2 4 31 35

Ht12 Geran, Genz, Unstead, Oakley 74.0 5 1 36 36

Ht13 J.Hole, B.Hole, Pugh, McKeown 74.2 1 5 37 41

Ht14 Taylor, Bradley, Hart, Street 75.0 1 5 38 46

Friday 10th


Bristol Bulldogs v Swindon Robins (National League Division Two) Rained Off

Friday 17th


Bristol Bulldogs 47 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (National League Division Two)

Bristol



Geoff Pymar 0 0 2’ 0 2 1

Johnny Hole 1 0 3 2’ 6 1

Tom Oakley 0 3 0 1’ 4 1


Chum Taylor 1 1

Chris Boss 3 2’

Oxford

Peter Robinson 1’ 1 2 3 7 1

Ronnie Genz 0 3 2 3 8

Bob Wells 2 1 1’ 0 4 1

Bob Baker 2 3 1’ 1 7 1

Bill Thatcher 2 2 1 0 5

Fred Curtis 1’ 1 0 2

Dennis Newton 0 1’ 1 2 1

Nobby Stock 2 0 2

Ht1 Bradley, Wells, Robinson, Pymar 64.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 B.Hole, Baker, J.Hole, Genz 65.6 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Unstead, Thatcher, Curtis, Oakley 65.2 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Boss, Stock, Taylor, Newton 65.8 4 2 14 10

Ht5 Baker, Bradley, Robinson, J.Hole 65.6 2 4 16 14

Ht6 Oakley, Thatcher, Newton, Taylor 67.4 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Genz, B.Hole, Wells, Pymar 65.6 2 4 21 21

Ht8 Unstead, Boss, Curtis, Stock 65.6 5 1 26 22

Ht9 J.Hole, Robinson, Wells, B.Hole 65.6 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Unstead, Genz, Baker, Oakley 65.4 3 3 32 28

Ht11 Bradley, Pymar, Thatcher, Curtis 67.2 5 1 37 29

Ht12 Robinson, Unstead, Oakley, Wells 66.2 3 3 40 32

Ht13 B.Hole, J.Hole, Newton, Thatcher 66.0 5 1 45 33

Ht14 Genz, Bradley, Baker, Pymar 65.6 2 4 47 37


Boss, C.Taylor, Newton, Stock 66.6

Cheetah Scratch Race

Ht1 Oakley, Thatcher, Pymar, Curtis 67.6

Ht2 B.Hole, Bradley, Robinson, Genz 65.4 ?

Ht3 Unstead, B.Hole, Baker, Wells 65.2 ?

Final Unstead, B.Hole, J.Hole, Bradley 65.0

Saturday 18 September 1954 Abbey Stadium, Swindon

SWINDON ROBINS 49 BRISTOL BULLDOGS 34 (Challenge)

SWINDON

Bob Roger 1 0 3 3 - - - 7

Ian Williams 1 2 1 2* - - - 6 (1)

George White 3 1* 2* R - - - 6 (2)

Mick Holland 3 3 3 3 - - - 12

Ron Swaine X 3 3 2 - - - 8

Danny Malone 3 3 F 1* - - - 7 (1)

Bob Jones (C) 0 0 - - - - - 0

Ray Harris 2 1 - - - - - 3

BRISTOL

Dick Bradley 2 2 2 3 - - - 9

Billy Hole (C) 2 3 2 2 - - - 9

Geoff Pymar 0 0 0 0 - - - 0

Johnny Hole 0 1* 1* 1* - - - 3 (3)

Tom Oakley F 2 0 0 - - - 2

Jack Unstead 2 2 1 1 - - - 6

Chum Taylor 1 1* - - - - - 2 (1)

Chris Boss 3 F - - - - - 3

Ht 1: White, Bradley, Roger, Pymar, 75.0 (4-2)

Ht 2: Holland, B. Hole, Williams, J. Hole, 75.2 (8-4)

Ht 3: Malone, Unstead, Oakley (fell), Swaine (ex, foul riding), 76.0 (11-6)

Ht 4: Boss, Harris, Taylor, Jones, 76.6 (13-10)

Ht 5: Holland, Bradley, J. Hole, Roger, 75.2 (16-13)

Ht 6: Swaine, Oakley, Taylor, Jones, 76.8 (19-16)

Ht 7: B. Hole, Williams, White, Pymar, 75.4 (22-19)

Ht 8: Malone, Unstead, Harris, Boss (fell), 77.2 (26-21)

Ht 9: Holland, Bradley, Williams, Pymar, 75.6 (30-23)

Ht 10: Swaine, B. Hole, J. Hole, Malone (fell), 76.2 (33-26)

Ht 11: Roger, White, Unstead, Oakley (ret), 77.0 (38-27)

Ht 12: Bradley, Swaine, Malone, Pymar, 76.6 (41-30)

Ht 13: Holland, Williams, Unstead, Oakley, 76.6 (46-31)

Ht 14: Roger, B. Hole, J. Hole, White (ret), 76.8 (49-34)

The Marston Scratch Race (Ht 1): Gordon Leigh, Jones, Harris, Mick Hard, 77.0

The Marston Scratch Race (Ht 2): Williams, Unstead, Swaine, B. Hole, 76.6

The Marston Scratch Race (Ht 3): White, Malone, Pymar, J. Hole, 76.4

The Marston Scratch Race (Ht 4): Holland, Taylor, Bradley, Roger, 75.4

The Purton Scurry: Taylor, Leigh, Hard, Boss (fell), 76.8

The Marston Scratch Race (Final): Holland, Williams, White, Leigh, 76.0

Monday 20th September 1954 Poole Stadium Poole

Poole Pirates 45 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (National League Division Two)

Poole


Bill Holden 3 0 1 2’ 6 1

Allan Kidd 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Terry Small 1 0 0 3 4

Tony Lewis 1 3 X 0 4

Jimmy Squibb 3 2 2 1 8

Norman Strachan 3 1 0 4

Fred Parkin 0 0

Bristol



Geoff Pymar 1 1’ 2’ 2’ 6 3

Johnny Hole 0 1 X 1


Jack Unstead 0 3 1 X 4

Chum Taylor 2 0 1 3


Ht1 Kidd, Bradley, Pymar, Middleditch 72.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Holden, B.Hole, Small, J.Hole 73.4 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Squibb, Oakley, Lewis, Unstead 73.4 4 2 11 7

Ht4 Strachan, Taylor, Boss, Parkin 74.6 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Middleditch, Bradley, J.Hole, Small 72.4 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Lewis, Oakley, Strachan, Taylor 73.0 4 2 21 15

Ht7 Kidd, B.Hole, Pymar, Holden 72.2 3 3 24 18

Ht8 Unstead, Squibb, Boss, Strachan 73.4 2 4 26 22

Ht9 Bradley, Pymar, Holden, Small 72.0 1 5 27 27

Ht10 B.Hole, Squibb, Lewis (f), J.Hole (exc) 73.4 2 3 29 30

Ht11 Middleditch, Kidd, Unstead, Oakley 72.6 5 1 34 31

Ht12 Bradley, Pymar, Squibb, Lewis 73.0 1 5 35 36

Ht13 Small, Holden, Oakley, Unstead (exc) 73.0 5 1 40 37

Ht14 Middleditch, Kidd, Taylor, B.Hole 72.4 5 1 45 38

Friday 24th


Bristol Bulldogs v Coventry Bees (National League Division Two) Rained Off

Saturday 25th

September 1954 Foxhall Heath Stadium, Ipswich

Ipswich Witches 52 Bristol Bulldogs 32 (Challenge)

Ipswich

Junior Bainbridge 3 2 3 3 11

Bert Edwards 3 2’ F 3 8 1

Bob Sharp 1 3 2’ 1 7 1

Tich Read 2’ 1’ 2 2’ 7 3

Dick Campbell 3 3 3 3 12

Reg Reeves E 0

Sid Clark 0 1 2 1 4

Johnny Chamberlain 2 1’ 0 3 1

Bristol


Mick Holland F 0


Johnny Hole 1 E 1’ 2 4 1

Tom Oakley 1’ 0 0 0 1 1



Chris Boss 1 E 1

Ht1 Bainbridge, Bradley, Sharp, Pymar 71.6*= 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Edwards, Read, Hole, Holland (f) 74.4 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Campbell, Unstead, Oakley, Reeves (ef) 74.0 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Taylor, Chamberlain, Boss, Clark 74.6 2 4 14 10

Ht5 Bradley, Bainbridge, Read, Hole (ef) 73.0 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Campbell, Taylor, Clark, Oakley 73.8 4 2 21 15

Ht7 Sharp, Edwards, Pymar, Boss (ef) 74.4 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Unstead, Clark, Chamberlain, Taylor 75.0 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Bradley, Read, Pymar, Edwards (f) 74.2 2 4 31 23

Ht10 Campbell, Taylor, Hole, Chamberlain 74.4 3 3 34 26

Ht11 Bainbridge, Sharp, Unstead, Oakley 73.8 5 1 39 27

Ht12 Campbell, Bradley, Clark, Pymar 74.4 4 2 43 29

Ht13 Edwards, Read, Unstead, Oakley 74.4 5 1 48 30

Ht14 Bainbridge, Hole, Sharp, Boss 74.2 4 2 52 32

Monday 27th

September 1954 County Ground, Exeter

Exeter Falcons 51 Bristol Bulldogs 44 (Challenge)

Exeter

Jack Geran 2 2’ 3 0 7 1

Goog Hoskin E 1’ 2’ 2 5 2

Cyril Roger 1’ 3 3 2 9 1


Hugh Geddes 3 3 2 1’ 9 1

Jack Hart 3 2 0 3 8

Johnny Sargeant 2’ 0 0 1 3 1

Kevin Bock 0 2’ 1’ 0 3 2

Bristol

Dick Bradley F 1 2 3 3 2 14

Ken McKinlay F 2 1 3 6


Johnny Hole 1 0 0 1


Jack Unstead 1’ 1’ 1’ 1 4 3


Chris Boss 0 1 0 1

Ht1 Pymar, Geran, Hole, Hoskin (ef) 74.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Bradley, Street, Roger, McKinlay (f) 75.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Geddes, Sargeant, Oakley, Boss 75.0 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Hart, Taylor, Unstead, Bock 75.2 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Geddes, Geran, Bradley, Hole 74.6 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Roger, McKinlay, Unstead, Sargeant 75.0 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Street, Bock, Boss, Oakley 74.6 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Pymar, Hart, Hoskin, Taylor 74.8 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Geran, Bradley, Unstead, Street 75.0 3 3 32 22

Ht10 Roger, Hoskin, McKinlay, Oakley 75.0 5 1 37 23

Ht11 Bradley, Geddes, Bock, Hole 75.4 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Pymar, Taylor, Hart (f), Sargeant (laid d) 76.4 0 5 40 31

Ht13 Bradley, Roger, Unstead, Geran 74.6 2 4 42 35

Ht14 McKinlay, Hoskin, Geddes, Taylor 74.6 3 3 45 38

Ht15 Hart, Street, Boss, Oakley 75.4 5 1 50 39

Ht16 Pymar, Bradley, Sargeant, Bock 76.0 1 5 51 44

Friday 1 October 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

BRISTOL BULLDOGS 49 SWINDON ROBINS 35 (National League Division Two)

BRISTOL

Dick Bradley (C) 3 3 3 2 - - - 11

Jack Unstead 3 2 3 3 - - - 11

Geoff Pymar 0 1* 2* 0 - - - 3 (2)

Roy Taylor 0 1 - - - - - 1

Tom Oakley 2* 3 0 1* - - - 6 (2)

Johnny Hole 3 0 1 2 - - - 6

Chum Taylor 2* 2* 1 - - - - 5 (2)

Chris Boss 0 3 3 - - - - 6

SWINDON

Bob Roger 2 1* 2 3 - - - 8 (1)

Ray Harris 1* 3 2* 1 - - - 7 (2)

George White 1* R R 0 - - - 1 (1)

Ian Williams 2 2 3 3 - - - 10

Ron Swaine 0 1 0 - - - - 1

Danny Malone 1 2 1 2 - - - 6

Bob Jones (C) 0 0 - - - - - 0

Gordon Leigh 1 1* 0 - - - - 2 (1)

Ht 1: Bradley, Roger, White, Pymar, 63.0 (3-3)

Ht 2: Unstead, Williams, Harris, Boss, 63.4 (6-6)

Ht 3: Hole, Oakley, Malone, Swaine, 64.4 (11-7)

Ht 4: Boss, C. Taylor, Leigh, Jones, 66.0 (16-8)

Ht 5: Bradley, Williams, Roger, R. Taylor, 64.4 (19-11)

Ht 6: Oakley, C. Taylor, Swaine, Jones, 66.2 (24-12)

Ht 7: Harris, Unstead, Pymar, White (ret), 64.8 (27-15)

Ht 8: Boss, Malone, Leigh, Hole, 66.0 (30-18)

Ht 9: Unstead, Roger, C. Taylor, White (ret), 64.2 (34-20)

Ht 10: Williams, Harris, Hole, Oakley, 64.6 (35-25)

Ht 11: Bradley, Pymar, Malone, Swaine, 65.6 (40-26)

Ht 12: Roger, Hole, Oakley, White, 64.8 (43-29)

Ht 13: Unstead, Malone, R. Taylor, Leigh, 64.6 (47-31)

Ht 14: Williams, Bradley, Harris, Pymar, 63.4 (49-35)

Friday 1st October 1954 Knowle Stadium, Bristol

Bristol Bulldogs 53 Coventry Bees 31 (National League Division Two)

Bristol



Geoff Pymar 1 1 0 2

Roy Taylor 1 2’ 1 4 1

Tom Oakley 1’ 2 2 2’ 7 2

Johnny Hole 2 2’ 1’ 3 8 2


Chum Taylor 2’ 1’ 3 2

Coventry

Charlie New 0 0 0 0 0

Tommy Miller 3 2 3 2 10

Bob Mark 2 1’ 1 1 5 1

Vic Emms 0 2 0 1’ 3 1

Jim Lightfoot 3 3 2 2 10

Johnny Reason 0 1 1’ 0 2 1

Derrick Tailby 0 0 0

Reg Duval 1 0 1

Ht1 Bradley, Mark, Pymar, New 64.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Miller, Unstead, Boss, Emms 65.0 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Lightfoot, J.Hole, Oakley, Reason 64.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Boss, C.Taylor, Duval, Tailby 65.2 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Bradley, Emms, R.Taylor, New 65.2 4 2 19 11

Ht6 Lightfoot, Oakley, C.Taylor, Duval 64.8 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Unstead, Miller, Mark, Pymar 65.2 3 3 25 17

Ht8 Boss, J.Hole, Reason, Tailby 65.6 5 1 30 18

Ht9 Unstead, R.Taylor, Mark, New 65.8 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Miller, Oakley, J.Hole, Emms 65.6 3 3 38 22

Ht11 Bradley, Lightfoot, Reason, Pymar 64.8 3 3 41 25

Ht12 J.Hole, Oakley, Mark, New 65.4 5 1 46 26

Ht13 Unstead, Lightfoot, R.Taylor, Reason 65.6 4 2 50 28

Ht14 Bradley, Miller, Emms, Boss 66.0 3 3 53 31

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





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

BRISTOL 1954 Needs in BOLD

Saturday 3

rd April 1954 Perry Barr, Birmingham Brummies 76 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (ICC)

Friday 16th

April 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 65 Birmingham Brummies 47 (ICC)

Monday 19th

April 1954 County Ground, Exeter Falcons 47 Bristol Bulldogs 36 (SS)

Friday 23rd

April 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 59 Poole Pirates 25 (SS) SHT2ndMen

Saturday 24th

April 1954 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 40 Bristol Bulldogs 44 (SS)

Thursday 29th

April 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 40 Bristol Bulldogs 68 (NT)

Friday 30th

April 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 59 Oxford Cheetahs 49 (NT)

Friday 7 May 1954 Knowle BRISTOL BULLDOGS 53 SWINDON ROBINS 30 (SS)

Saturday 8 May 1954 Abbey SWINDON ROBINS 33 BRISTOL BULLDOGS 51 (SS)

Friday 14th

May 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 51 Southampton Saints 33 (SS) SHT2ndMen

Monday 17th

May 1954 Poole Poole Pirates 63 Bristol Bulldogs 45 (NT)

Tuesday 18th

May 1954 Bannister CourtSouthampton Saints 41 Bristol Bulldogs 43 (SS)

Friday 21st May 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 61 Poole Pirates 47 (NT)

Friday 28th

May 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs v Rayleigh Rockets (SS) Rained Off

Thursday 3rd June 1954 Pennycross Plymouth Devils 36 Bristol Bulldogs 48 (SS)

Friday 4th

June 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 51 Oxford Cheetahs 33 (SS) Monday 7

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

Thursday 10th

June 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 52 Bristol Bulldogs 30 (SS)

Friday 11th June 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 55 Plymouth Devils 29 (SS) SHT2ndMen Friday 18

th June 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 58 Exeter Falcons 26 (NLD2)

Monday 21st June 1954 Poole Poole Pirates 56 Bristol Bulldogs 28 (NLD2)

Friday 25th

June1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 59 Rayleigh Rockets 24 (SS) SHT2ndMen Friday 2

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

Saturday 3rd

July 1954 Weir Rayleigh Rockets 39 Bristol Bulldogs 45 (NLD2)

Friday 9th

July 1954 Bristol World Championship Qualifying Round T Run Off

Friday 16th July 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 59 Lanarkshire Eagles 25 (NLD2)

Monday 19th July 1954 The Stadium Lanarkshire Eagles 50 Bristol Bulldogs 34 (NLD2)

Friday 23rd

July 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 56 Rayleigh Rockets 28 (NLD2) SH

Saturday 24 July 1954 Abbey SWINDON ROBINS 39 BRISTOL BULLDOGS 45 (NLD2)

Thursday 29th July 1954 Foxhall Heath Ipswich Witches 58 Bristol Bulldogs 26 (NLD2)

Friday 30th

July 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 44.5 Poole Pirates 39.5 (NLD2) SHT2ndMen 3

rd August 1954 Southampton 36 Bristol 48 National League

Friday 6th August 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 47 Ipswich Witches 37 (NLD2)

Friday 13th

August 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 52 Southampton Saints 32 (NLD2) Friday 20

th August 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs v Swindon Robins (NLD2) Rained Off

Saturday 21st August 1954 Brandon Coventry Bees 43 Bristol Bulldogs 41 (NLD2)

Thursday 26th

August 1954 Cowley Oxford Cheetahs 46 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (NLD2)

Friday 27th

August 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 70 Harringay Racers 38 (Ch)

Saturday 28th

August 1954 Perry Barr Birmingham Brummies 69 Bristol Bulldogs 65 (Hcap CH)

Friday 3rd

September 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 59 Exeter Falcons 24 (NLD2) SHT2ndMen

Monday 6th

September 1954 County Ground Exeter Falcons 53 Bristol Bulldogs 31 (NLD2)

08/09/54 WEYMOUTH BRISTOL y CHALLENGE 38-46 T Ht1

Friday 10th

September 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs v Swindon Robins (NLD2) Rained Off

Friday 17th

September 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 47 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (NLD2) SHT2ndMen Saturday 18 September 1954 Abbey SWINDON ROBINS 49 BRISTOL BULLDOGS 34 (Ch)

Monday 20th September 1954 Poole Poole Pirates 45 Bristol Bulldogs 38 (NLD2)

Friday 24th September 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs v Coventry Bees (NLD2) Rained Off

Saturday 25th

September 1954 Foxhall Heath Ipswich Witches 52 Bristol Bulldogs 32 (Ch)

Monday 27th

September 1954 County Ground Exeter Falcons 51 Bristol Bulldogs 44 (Ch)

Friday 1 October 1954 Knowle BRISTOL BULLDOGS 49 SWINDON ROBINS 35 (NLD2)

Friday 1st October 1954 Knowle Bristol Bulldogs 53 Coventry Bees 31 (NLD2)

Friday 8th

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

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