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1948 Speedway National League

The 1948 National League Division One was the 14th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the third post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2]

1948 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
No. of competitors7
ChampionsNew Cross Rangers
National TrophyWembley Lions
Anniversary CupHarringay Racers
Riders' championVic Duggan
London CupWembley Lions
Highest averageVic Duggan
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
National League (Div 3)

Summary

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The entrant list was the same as the previous season. New Cross Rangers won the National League for the second time.[3][4]

Fatalities

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1948 proved to be the worst season so far in regard to fatalities. During the 1947 season two riders had died on the same day but 1948 saw three riders killed during the season. It started with 37-year-old Reg Craven, on his debut for Yarmouth Bloaters. Craven crashed with two Poole Pirates riders at Poole (on 26 April) during a National Trophy match and died eight days later (4 May) from a fractured skull in hospital.[5] Billy Wilson of Norwich Stars and Eric Dunn of Hastings Saxons from the lower divisions were also killed.

Final League table

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PosTeamPLWDLPts
1New Cross Rangers24170734
2Harringay Racers24160832
3West Ham Hammers24141929
4Wembley Lions241211125
5Belle Vue Aces241211125
6Wimbledon Dons24521712
7Odsal Boomerangs24511811

National League results

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Matches 1–12

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ AwayBELHARNEWODSWEMWESWIM
Belle Vue Aces—48–3653–3143–4142–4243–4159–25
Harringay Racers47–37—37–4754–2939–4544–4049–35
New Cross Rangers61–2341–43—55–2856–2758–2649–35
Odsal Boomerangs46–3541–4340–42—38–4643–4041–41
Wembley Lions52–3131–5040.5–43.551–33—40–4444–39
West Ham Hammers61–2358–2649–3560–2254–30—47–37
Wimbledon Dons50–3345–3840–4456–2727–5740–43—
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 13–24

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ AwayBELHARNEWODSWEMWESWIM
Belle Vue Aces—50–3433–5147–3748–3652–3152–32
Harringay Racers45–37—44–4058–2653–2859–2454–30
New Cross Rangers38–4540–44—53–2937–4751–3254–30
Odsal Boomerangs38–4540–4453–29—37–4751–3254–30
Wembley Lions59–2535–4941–4357–27—39–4560–24
West Ham Hammers49–3548–3649–3548–3638–46—64–20
Wimbledon Dons35–4735–4946–3858–2635–4941–41—
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Anniversary Cup

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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.

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1Harringay Racers1290318
2Belle Vue Aces1270514
3Odsal Boomerangs1270514
4New Cross Rangers1260612
5West Ham Hammers1260612
6Wembley Lions1250710
7Wimbledon Dons1220104

Teams play each other twice, once at home and once away.

Home \ AwayBELHARNEWODSWEMWESWIM
Belle Vue Aces—46.5–49.550–4265–2953–4354–4265–30
Harringay Racers52–43—49–4759–3759–3659–3759–37
New Cross Rangers57–3949–47—51–4449–4658–3842–54
Odsal Boomerangs53–4352–4448–47—66–3051–4561–35
Wembley Lions45–5147–4949–4761–35—60–3660–35
West Ham Hammers58–3850–4562–3448–4749–47—60–34
Wimbledon Dons47–4846–5042–5346–4940–5653–42—
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Ten Riders (League only)

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RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1Vic Duggan Harringay Racers11.42
2Ron Johnson New Cross10.33
3Wilbur Lamoreaux Wembley Lions9.71
4George Wilks Wembley Lions9.65
5Max Grosskreutz Odsal9.63
6Aub Lawson West Ham9.59
7Alec Statham Wimbledon9.48
8Jack Parker Belle Vue9.35
9Eric Chitty West Ham9.21
10Norman Parker Wimbledon9.09

National Trophy

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The 1948 Trophy was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup.[6]

Qualifying Competition Round 1

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
23/04Wombwell3177Southampton
17/04Cradley Heath6642Plymouth
13/04Southampton8919Wombwell
12/04Exeter8127Tamworth
08/04Plymouth5650Cradley Heath
07/04Tamworth8226Exeter

Qualifying Competition Round 2

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/04Stoke Hanley6443Coventry
27/04Yarmouth4767Poole
26/04Poole7432Yarmouth
07/05Cradley Heath7829Hull
05/05Tamworth4662Southampton
04/05Southampton7731Tamworth
01/05Coventry4859Stoke Hanley
01/05Hull4266Cradley Heath

Qualifying Competition semifinal

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
21/05Cradley Heath5450Southampton
13/05Stoke Hanley6444Poole
11/05Southampton8523Cradley Heath
10/05Poole4957Stoke Hanley

Qualifying Competition final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
27/05Stoke Hanley4364Southampton
25/05Southampton74½33½Stoke Hanley

Eliminating Competition First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
19/06Birmingham7929Southampton
19/06Edinburgh6246Glasgow White City
16/06Glasgow White City7038Edinburgh
15/06Southampton4166Birmingham

Eliminating Competition Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
23/06Glasgow White City45½61½Birmingham
22/06Fleetwood6939Bristol
19/06Norwich7632Sheffield
18/06Bristol6543Fleetwood
17/06Middlesbrough6740Newcastle
17/06Sheffield5553Norwich
14/06Newcastle4165Middlesbrough
03/07Birmingham8028Glasgow White City

Eliminating Competition semifinal

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
26/07Birmingham7533Fleetwood
13/07Fleetwood4959Birmingham
03/07Norwich6641Middlesbrough
01/07Middlesbrough5354Norwich

Eliminating Competition final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
02/08Birmingham7928Norwich
31/07Norwich6443Birmingham

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
04/09Belle Vue6444Wembley
27/08Harringay6740Wimbledon
26/08Wembley6442Belle Vue
21/08Birmingham8523West Ham
21/08Bradford6246New Cross
19/08New Cross7730Bradford
17/08West Ham6741Birmingham
16/08Wimbledon5355Harringay
04/09Belle Vue6444Wembley

Quarterfinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

Semifinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
18/09Birmingham69-39New Cross
10/09Harringay52-56Wembley
09/09Wembley73-35Harringay
09/09New Cross83-25Birmingham

Final

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First leg

Wembley Lions
Tommy Price 13
Bill Gilbert 13
Bill Kitchen 11
Wilbur Lamoreaux 7
Split Waterman 7
Bob Wells 6
Freddie Williams 5
Roy Craighead 2		64 – 44New Cross Rangers
Ron Johnson 12
Jeff Lloyd 11
Eric French 6
Geoff Pymar 5
Ray Moore 4
Bill Longley 3
Frank Lawrence 3
Lindsay Mitchell 0
[7]

Second leg

New Cross Rangers
Ron Johnson 18
Jeff Lloyd 10
Frank Lawrence 7
Eric French 5
Ray Moore 5
Geoff Pymar 4
Bill Longley 2
Lindsay Mitchell 1		52 – 56Wembley Lions
Bill Gilbert 15
Wilbur Lamoreaux 9
Bill Kitchen 7
Split Waterman 7
Bob Wells 6
Tommy Price 5
Freddie Williams 4
Roy Craighead 3
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Wembley were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 120–96.

Riders' Championship

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Vic Duggan won the British Riders' Championship final held at Empire Stadium on 16 September, in front of nearly 90,000 spectators.[8][9]

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Vic Duggan2333314
2 Ron Johnson3232313
3 Alec Statham3333113
4 Split Waterman3221210
5 Bill Gilbert2133110
6 Jack Parker2E3139
7 Oliver Hart32229
8 Bill Longley012238
9 Wilbur Lamoreaux220026
10 Malcolm Cravenf32106
11 Jeff Lloyd130015
12 Eric Chitty101215
13 Lloyd Goffe011125
14 Tommy Price1201F4
15 Norman Parker010102
16 Dent Oliver100001
16 Jack Hodgson (res)0----0
  • f=fell

London Cup

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First round

Team oneScoreTeam two
New Cross65–43, 43–64Harringay

Semi final round

Team oneScoreTeam two
Wimbledon57–51, 27–80New Cross
West Ham61–46, 40–67Wembley

Final

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First leg

Wembley
Wilbur Lamoreaux 15
Bill Gilbert 14
Bill Kitchen 10
Tommy Price 10
Split Waterman 7
Freddie Williams 4
George Saunders 3
Bob Wells 2		65–40New Cross
Ron Johnson 16
Frank Lawrence 5
Ray Moore 4
Bill Longley 4
Cyril Roger 3
Eric French 3
Jeff Lloyd 3
Geoff Pymar 2

Second leg

New Cross
Cyril Roger 15
Ron Johnson 14, Geoff Pymar 10
Jeff Lloyd 5
Ray Moore 5
Eric French 4
Frank Lawrence 4
Bill Longley 1		58–50Wembley
Bill Gilbert 14
Bill Kitchen 13
Freddie Williams 8
Tommy Price 5
Split Waterman 5
Wilbur Lamoreaux 3
Bob Wells 1
George Saunders 1
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Wembley won on aggregate 115–98

Riders & final averages

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Belle Vue

Harringay

New Cross

Odsal

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "Died from crash on speedway". Gloucestershire Echo. 4 May 1948. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1948 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  7. ^ a b "1947 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "1948 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Speedway title for Jack Parker". Daily News (London). 17 September 1948. Retrieved 3 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Wembley Capture London Cup". Daily News (London). 25 September 1948. Retrieved 16 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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