Brighton Tigers: A story of sporting passion

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Unfortunately some year photos are missing due to water damage as the original frames were dismantled for storage. The club won the first British Championship since 1930 when they defeated the Nottingham Panthers in overtime in 1960. The Tigers were members of the English National League and later the British National League. The club was one of the country's best supported teams with 4,000 spectators regularly attending matches which were held on a Thursday night. The Tigers were members of the English National League and later the British National League, the club were one of the country's best supported teams with 4,000 spectators regularly attending matches which were held on a Thursday night.

Wilsher, Kevin; Roberts, Stewart (27 April 2020). Brighton Tigers: A story of sporting passion. ISBN 978-1527255630.

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The Brighton Royals team, founded in 1977, included some Tigers players. The Royals had some success in the 1980s before folding in 1988. [4] Further reading [ edit ] Find sources: "Brighton Tigers"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( February 2013) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) In 1936 the coach of the “Brighton Tigers”, Don Penniston, approached Bobby, who was then in his early twenties, and signed him up to play in England. After one season with the “Tigers” Bobby was talent spotted and went on to play for Earls Court for the next two seasons. When Earls Court failed to open immediately after the war Bobby rejoined the “Tigers” as player-manager and moved to the position of centre-ice. Under his management he took the “Brighton Tigers” on to win all three major tournaments in the 1946-7 season and in the following years won International and World-wide fame for the team!

This indepth history focuses on the Tigers teams of the 1930s through to the 1960s and is lavishly illustrated with photos and Tigers ephemera throughout. Each season is covered in depth, along with some player profiles, fan memories and newspaper reports. There is an interesting opening section about the earlier ice rinks in Brighton & Hove between 1897 and 1932 as the public appetite for skating developed.There is a complete player directory of everybody who ever turned out for the Tigers teams - and that is quite an achievement in itself bearing in mind the scarcity of statistical information from the pre-war and immediate post war periods - as well as lots of great photos of many of the stars. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The Brighton Tigers most famous game was played on 5 December 1957, when they won a famous victory over the reigning Olympic champions, the Soviet Union, winning 6–3. After the collapse of the professional league in 1960, the Tigers continued to participate in the inter-rink tournaments that were established in the league's place until 1965 when the Brighton Sports Stadium was closed down and demolished by the local council.