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1946 Speedway Northern League
British motorcycle speedway season
British motorcycle speedway season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Northern League |
| competitors | 6 |
| domesticcup1 | Champions |
| domesticcup1 winners | Middlesbrough Bears |
| domesticcup2 | A.C.U Cup |
| domesticcup2 winners | Norwich Stars |
| highestaverage | Jeff Lloyd |
| league above | 1946 Speedway National League |
| prevseason | 1939 |
| nextseason | 1947 |
The 1946 Northern League was a season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern British teams in 1946. With a National League in place and no Southern counterpart, it was effectively a second tier.
Four of the six entrants were previously members of National League Division Two before war broke out. Glasgow and Birmingham were new entrants.
Middlesbrough Bears won their first trophy. The Bears only lost four league fixtures and had three riders in the leading averages; Frank Hodgson, Fred Curtis and Will Plant all contributed significantly during the season.
During a fixture on 7 October at Brough Park the Birmingham Brummies Canadian rider Charlie Appleby crashed. A rider had fallen in front and in an effort to avoid the fallen rider, Appleby swerved and hit the machine instead. He was thrown into the air and suffered a fractured skull. He was taken to Newcastle Infirmary but died during the early hours of 8 October.
Northern League Final table
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough Bears | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | Sheffield Tigers | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
| 3 | Norwich Stars | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Birmingham Brummies | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | Newcastle Brough | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| 6 | Glasgow Tigers | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
Fixtures & results
A fixtures
B fixtures
A.C.U. Cup (Div 2)
On account of the small number of teams in the league the ACU Cup was run in a league format. Norwich Stars came out on top on points difference.
Final table
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich Stars | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough Bears | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Sheffield Tigers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Birmingham Brummies | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Glasgow Tigers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Newcastle Brough | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
Top five riders (league only)
| Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Lloyd | ENG | Newcastle |
| 2 | Frank Hodgson | ENG | Middlesbrough |
| 3 | Bert Spencer | AUS | Norwich |
| 4 | Tommy Allott | ENG | Sheffield |
| 5 | Stan Williams | ENG | Sheffield |
Riders & final averages
Birmingham
- 9.42
- 9.04
- 8.73
- 8.00
- 6.40
- 5.46
- 4.19
- 3.67
- 3.29
- CAN Charlie Appleby 3.12
- 2.93
- 2.22
Glasgow
- 9.67
- 8.65
- 7.90
- 7.57
- 6.30
- 4.12
- 4.00
- 3.57
- 2.91
- 2.67
- 0.89
Middlesbrough
- 10.38
- 9.68
- 9.45
- 7.27
- 6.95
- 6.51
- 6.45
- 6.29
- 5.50
- 4.71
- 2.33
Newcastle
- 10.38
- 8.90
- 7.77
- 6.86
- 6.79
- 4.51
- 4.11
- 3.70
- 2.00
- 1.33
Norwich
- 10.15
- 9.00
- (Horace Burke) 8.20
- 7.59
- 6.22
- 5.71
- 4.52
- 4.00
- 3.94
- 1.60
- 1.14
- 1.00
Sheffield
- 10.00
- 9.75
- 8.00
- 6.56
- 5.64
- 4.84
- 3.79
- 3.75
- 3.49
- 3.27
References
References
- [http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/ The Speedway Researcher] Speedway Researcher. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
- "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)".
- Rogers, Martin. (1978). "The Illustrated History of Speedway". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
- "Northern League 1946".
- (8 October 1946). "Speedway crash". Lincolnshire Echo.
- "1946 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
- "1946 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
- "1946 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
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