Canadian Riders In London

[Guest]

Were there any other Canadian riders attached to London tracks other than these:

(1) Eric Chitty, West Ham, 1936-53.

(2) Jimmy Gibb, West Ham, 1938-39, Wimbledon 1949, 1951.

(3) Charlie Appleby, Smallford 1937, Hackney Wick 1938-39, Crystal Palace 1939.

(4) Eddie 'Flash' Barker, West Ham Hawks 1938, Crystal Palace 1939.

(5) Crocky Rawding, New Cross, 1938, Wimbledon, 1939.

(6) Goldie Restall, New Cross, 1938.

(7) Bill Matthews, West Ham, 1947.

(8) Sandy Sturgess, West Ham, 1948.

(9) Sean Venables, Hackney, 1988, 1989, 1990.

Edited April 8, 2017 by Guest

[Guest]

1938 West Ham rider Eddie Barker (Canada) when he was a professional wrestler, before and after his speedway career.

Tom Marriott, who sent the photo, writes: "Eddie Flash Barker a.k.a. Flash Gordon a.k.a. Blondie Gordon! Amongst other names!"

 

Eddie Barker's wrestling career. The poster is for contests at Fleetwood in 1947. Ed 'Blondie' Gordon is Ed 'Flash' Barker.

Edited March 25, 2017 by Guest

[Guest compost]

Charlie Appleby also rode -

 

Smallford 1938

Crystal Palace & Hackney 1939

 

Non-London teams were Hall Green 37 and Perry Barr 46

 

Cheers

[Guest]

Charlie Appleby also rode -

 

Smallford 1938

Crystal Palace & Hackney 1939

 

Non-London teams were Hall Green 37 and Perry Barr 46

 

Cheers

Thanks for the update re Charlie Appleby. I will update the initial Post.

[Guest]

The 1938 Canadian Team with riders who competed in the UK. Can any member name them left-to-right please? This photo was taken at West Ham where three team members Eric Chitty, Jimmy Gibb and Eddie 'Flash' Barker were associated with that club.

Edited April 1, 2017 by Guest

[Guest]

Forwarded message - Canadian team caption:

Back row: Goldie Restall, Eddie Barker, Bob Sparkes, Elwood Stilwell, Bruce Venier.

Front row: George Pepper, Johnnie Hoskins (promoter), Eric Chitty, Jimmy Gibb. The little girl is Eric Chitty's daughter

Edited April 7, 2017 by Guest

[Guest]

Two more Canadians who rode in England in the late 1930s were Goldie Restall and Crocky Rawding who were involved with Wimbledon and New Cross at various times.

Edited April 6, 2017 by Guest

[iris123]

This may help you in regard to Canadian speedway riders

 

http://www.canadianspeedway.com/history.htm

[Guest]

Goldie Restall, New Cross and Canada, 1938.

[Guest]

Emerson 'Crocky' Rawding, Canada, 1930s. Rode on the USA's East Coast and Mid West tracks, then for Wimbledon and New Cross over the 1938 and 1939 seasons.

[Guest]

Charlie Appleby and Emerson 'Crocky' Rawding were two of many Canadian riders active on British tracks in the late 1930s. Appleby also rode for Birmingham in 1946 but died after an end of season accident at Newcastle.