1948 Speedway National League

The 1948 National League Division One was the third post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1948 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
Season1948
ChampionsNew Cross Rangers
No. of competitors7
National TrophyWembley Lions
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
National League (Div 3)

Summary

The entrant list was the same as the previous season. New Cross Rangers won the National League for the second time.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
New Cross Rangers 24 17 0 7 34
Harringay Racers 24 16 0 8 32
West Ham Hammers 24 14 1 9 29
Wembley Lions 24 12 1 11 25
Belle Vue Aces 24 12 1 11 25
Wimbledon Dons 24 5 2 17 12
Odsal Boomerangs 24 5 1 18 11

On account of the small number of teams in the league the Anniversary Cup was run in a league format. Harringay Racers finished on top.

Anniversary Cup table
Team PL W D L Pts
Harringay Racers 12 9 0 3 18
Belle Vue Aces 12 7 0 5 14
Odsal Boomerangs 12 7 0 5 14
New Cross Rangers 12 6 0 6 12
West Ham Hammers 12 6 0 6 12
Wembley Lions 12 5 0 7 10
Wimbledon Dons 12 2 0 10 4

Top Ten Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Vic Duggan Harringay Racers 11.42
2 Ron Johnson New Cross Rangers 10.33
3 Wilbur Lamoreaux Wembley Lions 9.71
4 George Wilks Wembley Lions 9.65
5 Max Grosskreutz Odsal Boomerangs 9.63
6 Aub Lawson West Ham Hammers 9.59
7 Alec Statham Wimbledon Dons 9.48
8 Jack Parker Belle Vue Aces 9.35
9 Eric Chitty West Ham Hammers 9.21
10 Norman Parker Wimbledon Dons 9.09

National Trophy

The 1948 Trophy was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup.[2]

Qualifying First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
08/04Plymouth56-50Cradley Heath
17/04Cradley Heath66-42Plymouth
13/04Southampton89-19Wombwell
23/04Wombwell31-77Southampton
07/04Tamworth82-26Exeter
12/04Exeter81-27Tamworth

Qualifying Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/04Stoke Hanley64-43Coventry
01/05Coventry48-59Stoke Hanley
04/05Southampton77-31Tamworth
05/05Tamworth46-62Southampton
26/04Poole74-32Yarmouth
27/04Yarmouth47-67Poole
01/05Hull42-66Cradley Heath
07/05Cradley Heath78-29Hull

Qualifying Third Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/05Poole49-57Stoke Hanley
13/05Stoke Hanley64-44Poole
11/05Southampton85-23Cradley Heath
21/05Cradley Heath54-50Southampton

Qualifying Final Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
25/05Southampton74.5-33.5Stoke Hanley
27/05Stoke Hanley43-64Southampton

Elimination First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
19/06Birmingham79-29Southampton
15/06Southampton41-66Birmingham
16/06Glasgow White City70-38Edinburgh
19/06Edinburgh62-46Glasgow White City

Elimination Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
17/06Sheffield55-53Norwich
19/06Norwich76-32Sheffield
03/07Birmingham80-28Glasgow White City
23/06Glasgow White City45.5-61.5Birmingham
18/06Bristol65-43Fleetwood
22/06Fleetwood69-39Bristol
14/06Newcastle41-65Middlesbrough
17/06Middlesbrough67-40Newcastle

Elimination Third Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/07Birmingham75-33Fleetwood
13/07Fleetwood49-59Birmingham
03/07Norwich66-41Middlesbrough
01/07Middlesbrough53-54Norwich

Elimination Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
02/08Birmingham79-28Norwich
31/07Norwich64-43Birmingham

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/08Harringay67-40Wimbledon
26/08Wembley64-42Belle Vue
21/08Birmingham85-23West Ham
21/08Bradford62-46New Cross
19/08New Cross77-30Bradford
17/08West Ham67-41Birmingham
16/08Wimbledon53-55Harringay
04/09Belle Vue64-44Wembley

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
18/09Birmingham69-39New Cross
10/09Harringay52-56Wembley
09/09Wembley73-35Harringay
09/09New Cross83-25Birmingham

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
07/10Wembley64-44New Cross
08/10New Cross52-56Wembley

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1948 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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