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Newcastle Rebels
Scottish &
Tyneside League Table |
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Following a successful season in 1979, Newcastle prepared for a second
year in the Scottish and Tyneside League. Official junior matches were
to be held after the main league match. Home meetings were to be raced
on the new track at Fawdon. The season began with home and away
challenge meetings with Hull. The aggregate score was close, with Hull
winning 186 - 171, both teams coming out on top at home, Hull 98 -
Newcastle 79, Newcastle 92 -Hull 88.
In the league, Newcastle were 3rd. of 6, losing two at home and winning
two away.
For a review of the season, I can do no better than to use a
contemporary report, from the locally produced "Rebels Review", edited
by Terry Kirkup.
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Newcastle Rebels
1980 Team |
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Newcastle Rebels 1980 |
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L-R (standing) Norman Carson, Paul Marshall, Rob Gittus, Terry
Kirkup (on bike), Fred Mitchell. Alan Patterson.
(kneeling) Dave Armstrong and Phil Robson.
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Scottish & Tyneside
League Table |
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Final League Positions 1980 |
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Position |
Team |
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W |
D |
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For |
Against |
Points |
| 1st |
Hampden |
10 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
994 |
658 |
18 |
| 2nd |
Meadowbank |
10 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
993 |
727 |
16 |
| 3rd |
Newcastle |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
868 |
913 |
10 |
| 4th |
Annfield |
10 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
616 |
998 |
7 |
| 5th |
Broomhall |
10 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
825 |
900 |
5 |
| 6th |
East Kilbride |
10 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
806 |
906 |
4 |
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A new team was formed at Fawdon with a view to enter the Scottish and
Tyneside League in 1981. Headed by former Newcastle rider Ashie
Patterson, practice meetings were held throughout the summer. Made up of
experienced and new riders, some of those looking to impress were :- Rob
Gittus, Rob McAlinden, Joe Welsh, Ashie Patterson, Tony Foster, Peter
Loveday, Alan Dixon, S Sample, A Chambers, S Makepeace, G Paxton, D
Bryden, D Ratcliffe, K Bryden, E Bruce, P Makepeace, D Marsh and J
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The 1980 Newcastle Rider's Championship was won by Terry Kirkup after a
run-off with John Wilson who was in only his first season, both had
scored 18 points. Third was Fred Mitchell with 17, after a run-off with
Norman Carson. 5th and 6th were Phil Robson (16) and Stuart Craig (14).
The Junior championship was won by Stuart Craig (18) then Ian Platt (14)
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