1949 Speedway National League

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]

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)

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 Harringay Racers 10.65
2 Graham Warren Birmingham Brummies 10.21
3 Jack Parker Belle Vue Aces 10.12
4 Wilbur Lamoreaux Birmingham Brummies 9.86
5 Dent Oliver Belle Vue Aces 9.60
6 Aub Lawson West Ham Hammers 9.57
7 Norman Parker Wimbledon Dons 9.35
8 Bill Gilbert Wembley Lions 9.24
9 Tommy Price Wembley Lions 9.10
10 Ron Clarke 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]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/07Harringay60-47Bradford Odsal
23/07Bradford Odsal80-28Harringay

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team 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

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
17/09Belle Vue66-42Bradford Odsal
10/09Bradford Odsal54-54Belle Vue
07/09New Cross55-53West Ham
06/09West Ham64-44New 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 – 30West 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 – 62Belle 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.

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. "1949 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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