League | National League Division One |
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No. of competitors | 8 |
Champions | Wembley Lions |
National Trophy | Belle Vue Aces |
London Cup | Wembley Lions |
Highest average | Vic Duggan |
Division/s below | National League (Div 2) National League (Div 3) |
The 1949 National League Division One was the 15th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the fourth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. [1]
Birmingham Brummies joined the league and the Anniversary (League) Cup was discontinued or the teams would have met each other six times in the league. Wembley Lions won the National League for the fourth time. [2] [3] [4]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Wembley Lions | 42 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 57 |
2 | Belle Vue Aces | 42 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 48 |
3 | New Cross Rangers | 42 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 48 |
4 | West Ham Hammers | 42 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 46 |
5 | Odsal Boomerangs | 42 | 22 | 1 | 19 | 45 |
6 | Harringay Racers | 42 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 36 |
7 | Birmingham Brummies | 42 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 32 |
8 | Wimbledon Dons | 42 | 11 | 1 | 30 | 23 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Vic Duggan | ![]() | Harringay | 10.65 |
2 | Graham Warren | ![]() | Birmingham | 10.21 |
3 | Jack Parker | ![]() | Belle Vue | 10.12 |
4 | Wilbur Lamoreaux | ![]() | Birmingham | 9.86 |
5 | Dent Oliver | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.60 |
6 | Aub Lawson | ![]() | West Ham | 9.57 |
7 | Norman Parker | ![]() | Wimbledon | 9.35 |
8 | Bill Gilbert | ![]() | Wembley | 9.24 |
9 | Tommy Price | ![]() | Wembley | 9.10 |
10 | Ron Clarke | ![]() | Odsal | 8.79 |
The 1949 National Trophy was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third division clubs, stage two was for the second division clubs and stage three was for the top tier clubs. The winner of stage one would qualify for stage two and the winner of stage two would qualify for the third and final stage. Belle Vue Aces won the third and final stage and were therefore declared the 1949 National Trophy champions. [5]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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29/07 | Harringay | 60-47 | Bradford Odsal |
23/07 | Bradford Odsal | 80-28 | Harringay |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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20/08 | Bradford Odsal | 70-38 | Birmingham |
19/08 | Bristol | 47-60 | New Cross |
18/08 | Wembley | 56-52 | West Ham |
17/08 | New Cross | 55-53 | Bristol |
16/08 | West Ham | 64-44 | Wembley |
13/08 | Birmingham | 51-57 | Bradford Odsal |
15/08 | Wimbledon | 58-50 | Belle Vue |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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17/09 | Belle Vue | 66-42 | Bradford Odsal |
10/09 | Bradford Odsal | 54-54 | Belle Vue |
07/09 | New Cross | 55-53 | West Ham |
06/09 | West Ham | 64-44 | New Cross |
First leg
Belle Vue Aces Ron Mason 17 Jack Parker 16 Bruce Semmens 11 Louis Lawson 10 Dent Oliver 7 Charles Cullum 8 Bob Harrison 5 George Smith 5 | 78 – 30 | West Ham Hammers Aub Lawson 14 Malcolm Craven 6 Fred Curtis 3 Howdy Byford 3 Cliff Watson 2 Trevor Davies 2 Reg Fearman 0 Wally Green 0 |
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[6] |
Second leg
West Ham Hammers Aub Lawson 15 Malcolm Craven 9 Cliff Watson 5 Fred Curtis 4 Howdy Byford 4 Wally Green 4 Reg Fearman 4 Frank Bettis 0 | 46 – 62 | Belle Vue Aces Louis Lawson 16 Jack Parker 15 Charles Cullum 10 Dent Oliver 6 Ron Mason 5 Bruce Semmens 5 Ken Sharples 3 Bob Harrison 2 |
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[6] |
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 140–76.
First round
Team one | Score | Team two |
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New Cross | 57–50, 56–51 | Wimbledon |
Walthamstow | 55–52, 48–60 | Harringay |
Semi final round
Team one | Score | Team two |
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West Ham | 65–43, 70–38 | New Cross |
Wembley | 65–43, 57–51 | Harringay |
First leg
Wembley Bill Kitchen 14 Bill Gilbert 11 Tommy Price 9 Split Waterman 8 George Wilks 7 | 58–50 | West Ham Aub Lawson 18 Cliff Watson 8 Malcolm Craven 7 Wally Green 7 |
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[7] |
Second leg
West Ham Aub Lawson 9 Howdy Byford 8 Cliff Watson 7 Kid Curtis 6 Malcolm Craven 6 | 42–66 | Wembley Tommy Price 17 Bill Kitchen 16 George Wilks 11 Split Waterman 7 Freddie Williams 6 Bob Wells 6 |
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[8] |
Wembley won on aggregate 124–92
Belle Vue
Birmingham
Harringay
New Cross
Odsal
Wembley
West Ham
Wimbledon
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