Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages
Midlands West: Sandwell Lions
About the team
Track length: 70 metres.
Track at Tividale Sports Centre, Hillbank, off Lower City Road, Tividale, Warley.
Club Secretary: Brian Buck, 261 Gayfield Avenue, Withymoor Village, Brierley Hill.
Club Colours: Red & Yellow.
Individual Honours.
1981 Wayne Chattin won the British Under 15s Individual Title at Ashmore Park with 19 points, after a run off with Shawn Hall from Havant also on 19, with Nigel Bishop(Wednesfield) 3rd with 16 points.
1982 Wayne Chattin won the British Under 15s Individual Title at Sandwell with 20 points, runner up was Paul Vaughan(Basildon) on 18, with Nigel Bishop(Wednesfield) 3rd with 17 points.
1995 Mark Newey(18) won the World Individual Championship at Slater Street, Leicester, runner up Norman Venson(17.5) Leicester, 3rd Mark Griffiths(17) Wednesfield.
1991 Andrew Jackson(19) won World Junior Individual Championship at King George V Playing Field, Grays, Essex, runner up Jamie Hall(18) Ipswich, 3rd Chris Gregory(16).
Riders
- Terry Astley
- Brian Buck
- Pete Dalley
- Robert Hill
- Paul Timms(1976)
- Ron Watters
- Joe Williams
1980s.
- Lee Ashman
- Peter Bailey
- A. Bastable
- Andy Bishop
- Tony Bowen
- Graham Bryce
- Brian Byrd
- W. Chapman
- Wayne Chattin
- D. Cox
- Pete Dalley
- Graham Danks
- Ivan Darby
- John Evans
- Mick Evans
- L. Foster
- Barry Gwilliam
- Craig Harcourt(1986)
- Andy Harris
- Sean Harris
- Phil Haynes
- Phil Hemming
- Julian Hewitt
- Mike Horne
- Andrew Jackson
- M. Kananagh
- G. Kemp
- Tom Lawton(1980)
- John Mullard
- Mark Newey(1985)
- Paul Newey
- J. Nix
- C. Perkins
- Steve Perkins
- Mike Share
- Paul Share
- John Shipley
- Paul Shipley
- John Smith
- Calvin Stevens
- Andy Taylor
- K. Upton
- Jon Walker
- Ron Watters
- Chris Wheatley
- P. Williams
- Jamie Woodall
1990s.
- Lee Ashman
- C. Adams
- Daniel N Lisa-Brookes
- S. Brookes
- Jack Hibberd
- Tom Hibberd
- Mark Newey
- P. Newey
- Steve Perkins
- Mike Share
- Paul Share
- Jon Walker
- Chris Wheatley
Finals Weekend Programme Cover 1979.
1979 British Semi-Final at Sandwell. L/R...
1979 at Sandwell. Martin Gamble gets a f...
1980 Programme Cover.
1980 British U18 Final at New Mills. L/R...
1988 British Under 21 Final. Mark Newey ...
1988 British Under 21 Final. Mark Newey ...
Craig Harcourt behind Martin Elliott(Wim...
1995 BTC Final at Sandwell. L/R: Pete Yo...
1995 BTC Final at Sandwell> Pete Youn...
Andy Barnes leads Mark Newey at Bristol.
Sandwell Track.
Sandwell v Newport. Craig Harcourt leads...
Steve Perkins(inner) & Neil Lester(Thurr...
At Thurrock. L/R: Neil Lester-Jamie Bart...
At Thurrock. L/R: Chris Wheatley-Jamie B...
Action at Sandwell(1).
Action at Sandwell(2).
Action at Sandwell(3).
Further action at Sandwell - not connect...