1949 Speedway National League

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1949 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
ChampionsWembley Lions
No. of competitors8
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
Highest averageVic Duggan
Division/s belowNational 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]

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[]

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

Top Ten Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Vic Duggan Australia Harringay Racers 10.65
2 Graham Warren Australia Birmingham Brummies 10.21
3 Jack Parker England Belle Vue Aces 10.12
4 Wilbur Lamoreaux United States Birmingham Brummies 9.86
5 Dent Oliver England Belle Vue Aces 9.60
6 Aub Lawson Australia West Ham Hammers 9.57
7 Norman Parker England Wimbledon Dons 9.35
8 Bill Gilbert England Wembley Lions 9.24
9 Tommy Price England Wembley Lions 9.10
10 Ron Clarke England Odsal Boomerangs 8.79

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]

  • For Stage One - see Stage One
  • For Stage Two - see Stage Two

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/07 Harringay 60-47 Bradford Odsal
23/07 Bradford Odsal 80-28 Harringay

Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
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

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
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

Final[]

First leg[]

Belle Vue Aces
17
Jack Parker 16
11
Louis Lawson 10
Dent Oliver 7
8
Bob Harrison 5
5		78 – 30West Ham Hammers
Aub Lawson 14
Malcolm Craven 6
3
3
Cliff Watson 2
2
Reg Fearman 0
Wally Green 0
[6]
Hyde Road Stadium

Second leg[]

West Ham Hammers
Aub Lawson 15
Malcolm Craven 9
Cliff Watson 5
4
4
Wally Green 4
Reg Fearman 4
0		46 – 62Belle Vue Aces
Louis Lawson 16
Jack Parker 15
10
Dent Oliver 6
5
5
Ken Sharples 3
Bob Harrison 2
[6]
West Ham Stadium

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ "1949 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ a b "1949 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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