1949 Speedway National League

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1949 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
No. of competitors8
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]

Contents

Summary

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]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Wembley Lions 422811357
2 Belle Vue Aces 422401848
3 New Cross Rangers 422401848
4 West Ham Hammers 422301946
5 Odsal Boomerangs 422211945
6 Harringay Racers 421802436
7 Birmingham Brummies 421612532
8 Wimbledon Dons 421113023

Top Ten Riders (League only)

RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1 Vic Duggan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harringay10.65
2 Graham Warren Flag of Australia (converted).svg Birmingham10.21
3 Jack Parker Flag of England.svg Belle Vue10.12
4 Wilbur Lamoreaux Flag of the United States.svg Birmingham9.86
5 Dent Oliver Flag of England.svg Belle Vue9.60
6 Aub Lawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg West Ham9.57
7 Norman Parker Flag of England.svg Wimbledon9.35
8 Bill Gilbert Flag of England.svg Wembley9.24
9 Tommy Price Flag of England.svg Wembley9.10
10 Ron Clarke Flag of England.svg Odsal8.79

National Trophy Stage Three

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

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/07Harringay60-47Bradford Odsal
23/07Bradford Odsal80-28Harringay

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
20/08Bradford Odsal70-38Birmingham
19/08Bristol47-60New Cross
18/08Wembley56-52West Ham
17/08New Cross55-53Bristol
16/08West Ham64-44Wembley
13/08Birmingham51-57Bradford Odsal
15/08Wimbledon58-50Belle Vue

Semifinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
17/09Belle Vue66-42Bradford Odsal
10/09Bradford Odsal54-54Belle Vue
07/09New Cross55-53West Ham
06/09West Ham64-44New Cross

Final

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
[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
[6]

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 140–76.

London Cup

First round

Team oneScoreTeam two
New Cross57–50, 56–51Wimbledon
Walthamstow55–52, 48–60Harringay

Semi final round

Team oneScoreTeam two
West Ham65–43, 70–38New Cross
Wembley65–43, 57–51Harringay

Final

First leg

Wembley
Bill Kitchen 14
Bill Gilbert 11
Tommy Price 9
Split Waterman 8
George Wilks 7
58–50West Ham
Aub Lawson 18
Cliff Watson 8
Malcolm Craven 7
Wally Green 7
[7]

Second leg

West Ham
Aub Lawson 9
Howdy Byford 8
Cliff Watson 7
Kid Curtis 6
Malcolm Craven 6
42–66Wembley
Tommy Price 17
Bill Kitchen 16
George Wilks 11
Split Waterman 7
Freddie Williams 6
Bob Wells 6
[8]

Wembley won on aggregate 124–92

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Birmingham

Harringay

New Cross

Odsal

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

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