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1948 Speedway National League Division Two

British motorcycle speedway season

Field	Value
competition	National League Division Two
competitors	9
domesticcup1	Champions
domesticcup1 winners	Bristol Bulldogs
domesticcup2	National Trophy (Div 2 final)
domesticcup2 winners	Birmingham Brummies
domesticcup3	Anniversary Cup
domesticcup3 winners	Birmingham Brummies
highestaverage	Fred Tuck
league above	National League (Div 1)
leagues below	National League (Div 3)
prevseason	1947
nextseason	1949

The 1948 National League Division Two was the third post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Edinburgh Monarchs were new participants as the league was extended to 9 teams.

Summary

Wigan Warriors were replaced by Fleetwood Flyers after just 3 away matches with their entire team transferring. A quickfire 19 days effort resulted in the concrete wall surrounding the Highbury Stadium pitch being demolished and a 30 feet wide track being constructed.

Bristol Bulldogs were crowned champions.

32-year-old Bill Wilson of the Middlesbrough Bears was fatally injured, on 3 July at Norwich and died two days later in hospital.

Final table

Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
1	Bristol Bulldogs	32	23	0	9	46
2	Birmingham Brummies	32	20	1	11	41
3	Middlesbrough Bears	32	18	2	12	38
4	Sheffield Tigers	32	17	1	14	35
5	Norwich Stars	32	17	0	15	34
6	Glasgow White City Tigers	32	14	3	15	31
7	Newcastle Diamonds	32	11	0	21	22
8	Fleetwood Flyers	32	10	1	21	21
9	Edinburgh Monarchs	32	10	0	22	20

Wigan Warriors were replaced by Fleetwood Flyers after 3 away matches

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

Anniversary Cup (Div 2)

The Anniversary Cup for Division Two was run in a league format. Birmingham Brummies came out on top.

Final table

Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
1	Birmingham Brummies	16	12	0	4	24
2	Sheffield Tigers	16	9	0	7	16
3	Bristol Bulldogs	16	8	0	8	16
4	Glasgow White City Tigers	16	8	0	8	16
5	Middlesbrough Bears	16	8	0	8	16
6	Norwich Stars	16	7	1	8	15
7	Fleetwood Flyers	16	7	1	8	15
8	Newcastle Diamonds	16	6	0	10	12
9	Edinburgh Monarchs	16	6	0	10	12

Top five riders (league only)

Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Fred Tuck	ENG	Bristol
2	Frank Hodgson	ENG	Middlesbrough
3	Graham Warren	AUS	Birmingham
4	Wilf Plant	ENG	Middlesbrough/Fleetwood
5	Jack Hunt	NZL	Newcastle

National Trophy

The 1948 Trophy (sponsored by the Daily Mail) was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Qualifying event for Division 3 teams saw Southampton Saints win the final and qualify for the Elimination event. The Elimination event for Division 2 teams saw Birmingham Brummies win the final and qualify for the Quarter Finals proper.

Elimination Event First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
19/06	Birmingham	79-29	Southampton
15/06	Southampton	41-66	Birmingham
16/06	Glasgow White City	70-38	Edinburgh
19/06	Edinburgh	62-46	Glasgow White City

Elimination Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
17/06	Sheffield	55-53	Norwich
19/06	Norwich	76-32	Sheffield
03/07	Birmingham	80-28	Glasgow White City
23/06	Glasgow White City	45.5-61.5	Birmingham
18/06	Bristol	65-43	Fleetwood
22/06	Fleetwood	69-39	Bristol
14/06	Newcastle	41-65	Middlesbrough
17/06	Middlesbrough	67-40	Newcastle

Elimination Third Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
26/07	Birmingham	75-33	Fleetwood
13/07	Fleetwood	49-59	Birmingham
03/07	Norwich	66-41	Middlesbrough
01/07	Middlesbrough	53-54	Norwich

Elimination Final

First leg Aussie Powell 15 Paddy Mills 12 Ted Bravery 9 Geoff Revett 9 Sid Littlewood 9 Phil Clarke 7 Jack Freeman 3 Reg Morgan 0 Graham Warren 15 Charlie May 10 Doug McLachlan 6 Geoff Bennett 5 Buck Whitby 4 Arthur Payne 2 Stan Dell 1 Brian Wilson 0 Second leg Graham Warren 15 Arthur Payne 14 Stan Dell 13 Doug McLachlan 9 Brian Wilson 9 Geoff Bennett 8 Charlie May 6 Buck Whitby 5 Paddy Mills 10 Ossie Powell 5 Phil Clarke 5 Geoff Revett 3 Ted Bravery 2 Sid Littlewood 2 Jack Freeman 1 Reg Morgan 0

Riders and final averages

Birmingham

9.84
8.57
8.26
7.91
7.53
6.79
6.55
5.94
5.46
5.39

Bristol

10.20
8.95
8.60
8.45
7.94
7.83
7.40
5.38
4.37
3.25
1.67

Edinburgh

7.15
6.68
6.00
6.00
5.50
5.32
4.96
4.74
3.75
3.30
2.55

Fleetwood

9.47
9.03
7.46
6.06
5.68
5.18
4.70
4.54
4.14
2.40
1.60

Glasgow

8.13
7.80
7.59
7.20
6.21
5.98
5.57
5.00
4.87
3.83
1.50

Middlesbrough

9.84
8.88
8.77
7.77
6.91
6.23
6.22
5.94
5.45
4.53
4.00
3.75
3.56

Newcastle

9.22
8.72
8.17
7.41
6.80
6.66
4.80
4.14
3.82
3.52
3.41
3.17
3.09

Norwich

8.61
(Horace Burke) 8.47
8.10
6.79
6.63
6.50
6.35
6.04
5.49
4.91
4.00

Sheffield

9.09
8.33
7.31
7.16
6.94
6.77
4.71
4.55
4.21
2.60
RSA Henry Long 3.50
1.56

References

"Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
"British League Tables – Post-War Era (1946-1964)".
(9 March 1948). "Fleetwood Speedway plans".
"Norwich the Firs Stadium".
(5 July 1948). "Still unconscious". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
"1948 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"1948 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"1948 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"1948 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
(1 August 1948). "Norwich feat". Weekly Dispatch (London).
"Norwich 1948 results".
(3 August 1948). "Speedway win for Blues". Birmingham Daily Gazette.

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