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3011:"BARKER JOINS WITCHES - British Speedway Official Website"
3036:"WITCHES GO FOR GINO - British Speedway Official Website"
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3146:"WITCHES MOVING UP - British Speedway Official Website"
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to ill-health before the season even started and then
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John Louis | A Celebration of 43.45 years in Speedway
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2985:"British Speedway AGM - Key Points"
2621:The Illustrated History of Speedway
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1648:2015 Premier League speedway season
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2868:"Racers sent reeling"
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1714:SGB Premiership 2021
1701:SGB Premiership 2019
868:SGB Premiership 2022
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3101:on 30 December 2019
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460:Inter-League KO Cup
405:tier 2 Knockout Cup
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162:Track record holder
3498:Premiership Shield
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2375:Peter Moore
2339:Chris Louis
2213:Jason Doyle
2059:Josh Warren
1953:Also rode:
1943:Danyon Hume
1922:Anders Rowe
1886:Paul Starke
1829:Jason Doyle
860:Jason Doyle
713:Chris Louis
628:John Harrhy
573:Olle Nygren
565:Peter Moore
549:Peter Moore
502:Chris Louis
222:Jason Doyle
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3513:Categories
3328:2024 Teams
3230:5 November
2528:References
2357:John Louis
2321:Mark Loram
2303:Danny King
2177:Tony Davey
1987:Ben Barker
1948:(Number 8)
1847:Danny King
1794:2022 teams
1749:PO final,
826:Danny King
807:Ben Barker
768:Mark Loram
653:Tony Davey
632:John Louis
606:John Louis
584:John Berry
510:John Louis
273:Keynan Rew
256:Adam Ellis
239:Danny King
138:Track size
125:Club facts
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2924:"Honours"
2837:27 August
2807:27 August
2746:1 January
2718:27 August
2689:1 January
2483:Bob Sharp
2159:Ray Cresp
2141:John Cook
2075:Sam Woods
1868:Erik Riss
1708:PO final
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1151:winners,
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900:Position
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685:John Cook
679:and Dane
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2544:Archived
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515:History
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444:Winners
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111:Website
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