John Thorpe

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

367 (1974-1976,2005)
4 (1978-1979)
433 (1985-1990,2006-2007)

Honours

Novice Of The Year
1974

Tony Abel Trophy
1985

Richy Ahern Trophy
1985

Finals (5)

5 finals at 4 tracks
Coventry	1
Hartlepool	1
Nelson	1
Rochdale	2

1.	Saturday 24th August 1974	Rochdale
2.	Saturday 31st August 1974	Nelson
3.	Sunday 22nd September 1974	Rochdale
4.	Sunday 10th November 1985	Hartlepool
5.	Saturday 2nd July 1988	Coventry

1.	24 Aug 1974	Rochdale
2.	31 Aug 1974	Nelson
3.	22 Sep 1974	Rochdale
4.	10 Nov 1985	Hartlepool
5.	2 Jul 1988	Coventry

Race Wins (48)

48 race wins at 15 tracks
Belle Vue	8
Bradford	1
Coventry	9
Hartlepool	1
Leicester	1
Long Eaton	5
Nelson	2
Northampton	4
Oxford	1
Rochdale	7
Scunthorpe	1
Sheffield	3
Skegness	1
Stoke	1
White City	3

1.	Sunday 28th July 1974	Rochdale	Consolation
2.	Saturday 3rd August 1974	White City	Consolation
3.	Saturday 24th August 1974	Rochdale	Heat 3
4.	Saturday 24th August 1974	Rochdale	Final
5.	Sunday 25th August 1974	Northampton	Grand National
6.	Saturday 31st August 1974	Nelson	Heat 3
7.	Saturday 31st August 1974	Nelson	Final
8.	Sunday 1st September 1974	Northampton	Heat 1
9.	Sunday 22nd September 1974	Rochdale	Final
10.	Saturday 5th October 1974	White City	Novice Of The Year
11.	Saturday 19th October 1974	Coventry	Heat 3
12.	Saturday 2nd November 1974	White City	Helter Skelter
13.	Saturday 26th April 1975	Belle Vue	Consolation 1
14.	Saturday 6th September 1975	Belle Vue	Heat 1
15.	Sunday 28th September 1975	Oxford	Consolation
16.	Saturday 4th October 1975	Coventry	Heat 3
17.	Saturday 11th October 1975	Rochdale	Consolation
18.	Sunday 2nd November 1975	Rochdale	Heat 2
19.	Sunday 11th April 1976	Stoke	Consolation
20.	Monday 19th April 1976	Belle Vue	Consolation 2
21.	Saturday 1st May 1976	Coventry	Consolation
22.	Monday 21st June 1976	Sheffield	Heat 2
23.	Saturday 16th October 1976	Leicester	Heat 1
24.	Sunday 7th November 1976	Rochdale	Consolation
25.	Sunday 6th October 1985	Skegness	Heat 2
26.	Saturday 12th October 1985	Long Eaton	Consolation
27.	Monday 14th October 1985	Sheffield	Consolation
28.	Saturday 26th October 1985	Belle Vue	Heat 1
29.	Saturday 2nd November 1985	Coventry	Helter Skelter
30.	Sunday 3rd November 1985	Northampton	Heat 1
31.	Sunday 3rd November 1985	Northampton	Helter Skelter
32.	Sunday 10th November 1985	Hartlepool	Final
33.	Thursday 26th December 1985	Belle Vue	Heat 1
34.	Monday 31st March 1986	Belle Vue	Heat 2
35.	Saturday 4th October 1986	Coventry	Heat 2
36.	Saturday 6th June 1987	Coventry	Consolation
37.	Saturday 27th June 1987	Belle Vue	Heat 3
38.	Saturday 26th September 1987	Belle Vue	Heat 2
39.	Saturday 12th March 1988	Long Eaton	Heat 3
40.	Saturday 2nd April 1988	Coventry	Grand National
41.	Monday 30th May 1988	Bradford	Heat 3
42.	Saturday 2nd July 1988	Coventry	Final
43.	Monday 27th March 1989	Scunthorpe	Consolation
44.	Saturday 8th April 1989	Long Eaton	Grand National
45.	Saturday 14th October 1989	Long Eaton	Heat 2
46.	Tuesday 26th December 1989	Long Eaton	Hell Fire Stakes
47.	Saturday 2nd July 2005	Coventry	Heat 2
48.	Sunday 16th April 2006	Sheffield	White/Yellow Top Race

1.	28 Jul 1974	Rochdale	Con
2.	3 Aug 1974	White City	Con
3.	24 Aug 1974	Rochdale	Ht
4.	24 Aug 1974	Rochdale	Final
5.	25 Aug 1974	Northampton	GN
6.	31 Aug 1974	Nelson	Ht
7.	31 Aug 1974	Nelson	Final
8.	1 Sep 1974	Northampton	Ht
9.	22 Sep 1974	Rochdale	Final
10.	5 Oct 1974	White City	Novic
11.	19 Oct 1974	Coventry	Ht
12.	2 Nov 1974	White City	Helte
13.	26 Apr 1975	Belle Vue	Con
14.	6 Sep 1975	Belle Vue	Ht
15.	28 Sep 1975	Oxford	Con
16.	4 Oct 1975	Coventry	Ht
17.	11 Oct 1975	Rochdale	Con
18.	2 Nov 1975	Rochdale	Ht
19.	11 Apr 1976	Stoke	Con
20.	19 Apr 1976	Belle Vue	Con
21.	1 May 1976	Coventry	Con
22.	21 Jun 1976	Sheffield	Ht
23.	16 Oct 1976	Leicester	Ht
24.	7 Nov 1976	Rochdale	Con
25.	6 Oct 1985	Skegness	Ht
26.	12 Oct 1985	Long Eaton	Con
27.	14 Oct 1985	Sheffield	Con
28.	26 Oct 1985	Belle Vue	Ht
29.	2 Nov 1985	Coventry	Helte
30.	3 Nov 1985	Northampton	Ht
31.	3 Nov 1985	Northampton	Helte
32.	10 Nov 1985	Hartlepool	Final
33.	26 Dec 1985	Belle Vue	Ht
34.	31 Mar 1986	Belle Vue	Ht
35.	4 Oct 1986	Coventry	Ht
36.	6 Jun 1987	Coventry	Con
37.	27 Jun 1987	Belle Vue	Ht
38.	26 Sep 1987	Belle Vue	Ht
39.	12 Mar 1988	Long Eaton	Ht
40.	2 Apr 1988	Coventry	GN
41.	30 May 1988	Bradford	Ht
42.	2 Jul 1988	Coventry	Final
43.	27 Mar 1989	Scunthorpe	Con
44.	8 Apr 1989	Long Eaton	GN
45.	14 Oct 1989	Long Eaton	Ht
46.	26 Dec 1989	Long Eaton	Hell
47.	2 Jul 2005	Coventry	Ht
48.	16 Apr 2006	Sheffield	White

Results (433)

World Finals (1)

1975

Belle Vue

8th

Northampton 1976 (Martin Bridgeford photo)

1978/9(Granville Holmes photo courtesy Mike Greenwood) — 1978/9
(Granville Holmes photo courtesy Mike Greenwood)