1948 Speedway National League Division Two

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.

Bristol Bulldogs were crowned champions, whilst Wigan Warriors were replaced by Fleetwood Flyers after just 3 away matches with their entire team transferring.

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

 * Wigan Warriors were replaced by Fleetwood Flyers after 3 away matches

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

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 Elimination Second Round Elimination Third Round

Elimination Final
First leg

Second leg

Riders & final averages
Birmingham


 * 🇦🇺 Graham Warren 9.84
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stan Dell 8.57
 * 🇦🇺 Doug McLachlan 8.26
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Geoff Bennett 7.91
 * 🇦🇺 Arthur Payne 7.53
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brian Wilson 6.79
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Charlie May 6.55
 * 🇦🇺 Buck Whitby 5.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roy Dook 5.46
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dick Tolley 5.39

Bristol


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fred Tuck 10.20
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Hole 8.95
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nobby Stock 8.60
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mike Beddoe 8.45
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roger Wise 7.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Mountford 7.83
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eric Salmon 7.40
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cyril Quick 5.38
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Johnny Hole 4.37
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ginger Nicholls 3.25
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Graham Hole 1.67

Edinburgh


 * 🇦🇺 Bill Maddern 7.15
 * 🇳🇿 Dick Campbell 6.68
 * 🇦🇺 Clem Mitchell 6.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eddie Lack 6.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Lee 5.50
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dennis Parker 5.32
 * 🇦🇺 Keith Cox 4.96
 * Bill Baird 4.74
 * Bert Shearer 3.75
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nobby Downham 3.30
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Don Cuppleditch 2.55

Fleetwood


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wilf Plant 9.47
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dick Geary] 9.03
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norman Hargreaves 7.46
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Gordon 6.06
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cyril Cooper 5.68
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reg Lambourne 5.18
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ron Hart 4.70
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ernie Appleby 4.54
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Percy Brine 4.14
 * 🇦🇺 Dick Seers 2.40
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Winstanley 1.60

Glasgow


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Crowther 8.13
 * 🇦🇺 Bat Byrnes 7.80
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Will Lowther 7.59
 * 🇦🇺 Buck Ryan 7.20
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harold Fairhurst 6.21
 * 🇦🇺 Norman Lindsay 5.98
 * 🇦🇺 Junior Bainbridge 5.57
 * 🇦🇺 Gruff Garland 5.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nobby Downham 4.87
 * Gordon McGregor 3.83
 * Angus McGuire 1.50

Middlesbrough


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Hodgson 9.84
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wilf Plant 8.88
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Hodgson 8.77
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Geoff Godwin 7.77
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Benny King 6.91
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Wilson 6.23
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Derick Close 6.22
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tip Mills 5.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Herby King 5.45
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Bettis 4.53
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Arthur 4.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George Farmer 3.75
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dick Tolley 3.56

Newcastle


 * 🇳🇿 Jack Hunt 9.22
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wilf Jay 8.72
 * 🇦🇺 Charlie Spinks 8.17
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norman Evans 7.41
 * 🇦🇺 Ken Le Breton 6.80
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alec Grant 6.66
 * 🇦🇺 Keith Gurtner 4.80
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rol Stobbart 4.14
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Maurice Stobbart 3.82
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ed Pye 3.52
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Lloyd 3.41
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fred Rogers 3.17
 * 🇳🇿 Danny Calder 3.09

Norwich


 * 🇦🇺 Bert Spencer 8.61
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paddy Mills (Horace Burke) 8.47
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Clarke 8.10
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ted Bravery 6.79
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fred Rogers 6.63
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sid Hipperson 6.50
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ossie Powell 6.35
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Freeman 6.04
 * 🇦🇺 Syd Littlewood 5.49
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Geoff Revett 4.91
 * Paddy Hammond 4.00

Sheffield


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bruce Semmens 9.09
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Bateman 8.33
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Allott 7.31
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Len Williams 7.16
 * 🇦🇺 Jack Bibby 6.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stan Williams 6.77
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Lee 4.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ken Sharples 4.55
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Duncan White 4.21
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bryan Gorman 2.60
 * Henry Long 3.50
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alf Parker 1.56