1947 Speedway National League Division Two

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LeagueNational League Division Two
No. of competitors8
ChampionsMiddlesbrough Bears
National Trophy
(Div 2)Middlesbrough Bears
1947 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
No. of competitors8
ChampionsMiddlesbrough Bears
National Trophy
(Div 2)		Middlesbrough Bears
British Cup Div 2Sheffield Tigers
Highest averageJeff Lloyd
Division/s aboveNational League (Div 1)
Division/s belowNational League (Div 3)

The 1947 National League Division Two was the second post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. In the previous season, the league was known as the Northern League but the addition of Bristol Bulldogs and a third tier saw the name revert to the one used 8 years previously.[1]

As well as Bristol Bulldogs, Wigan Warriors were new entrants bringing the total teams to 8. Middlesbrough Bears won the title. In fact the entire top five were unchanged from the previous season.[2][3][4]

Norwich Stars 38-year-old rider Cyril Anderson died instantly on 16 August, during a best pairs event at Norwich. Anderson was leading when he skidded and was hit by a rider from behind [5] Remarkably another rider died the same day, 27-year-old Wembley rider Nelson 'Bronco' Wilson received fatal injuries in a National Trophy match.[6]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Middlesbrough Bears 28 20 0 8 40
2 Sheffield Tigers 28 17 2 9 36
3 Norwich Stars 28 16 0 12 32
4 Birmingham Brummies 28 14 0 14 28
5 Newcastle Diamonds 28 12 2 14 26
6 Bristol Bulldogs 28 11 0 17 22
7 Wigan Warriors 28 9 2 17 20
8 Glasgow Tigers 28 10 0 18 20

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

Home \ Away BIR BRI GLA MID NEW NOR SHE WIG
Birmingham 53–31 60–24 44–40 47–36 47–34 55–29 48–36
Bristol 35–49 57.5–26.5 47–35 62–22 39–44 47–36 37–43
Glasgow 40–44 48–36 48–36 45–38 38–44 31–52 43–41
Middlesbrough 56–28 61–23 56–28 57–26 55–29 43–39 62–22
Newcastle 42–38 50–34 43–41 40–43 40–37 38–45 53–31
Norwich 46–38 58–26 58–25 48–36 47–37 45–39 54–30
Sheffield 60–24 60–24 58–26 34–50 42–42 54–29 65–19
Wigan 53–30 49–35 56–27 35–49 42–42 39–40 32–51
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away BIR BRI GLA MID NEW NOR SHE WIG
Birmingham 44–40 59–24 39–45 35–49 48–36 45–39 47–37
Bristol 60–24 57–27 38–45 51–32 62–22 46–38 47–36
Glasgow 54–29 48–36 36–48 40–44 50–34 47–37 56–27
Middlesbrough 64–20 59–25 46–38 52–31 64–17 54–30 55–29
Newcastle 48–36 53–31 39.5–44.5 44–40 55–28 39–42 47–37
Norwich 55–28 55–29 61–23 47–37 52–32 37–46 56–26
Sheffield 58–26 57–27 57–27 49–34 54–29 46–37 56–28
Wigan 51–33 41–43 45–39 43–41 47–37 52–32 41–41
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

British Speedway Cup (Div 2)

The British Speedway Cup for Division Two was run in a league format. Sheffield Tigers came out on top.

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Sheffield Tigers 14 11 0 3 22
2 Middlesbrough Bears 14 9 0 5 18
3 Norwich Stars 14 7 0 7 14
4 Wigan Warriors 14 7 0 7 14
5 Newcastle Diamonds 14 6 0 8 12
6 Bristol Bulldogs 14 6 0 8 12
7 Glasgow Tigers 14 5 0 9 10
8 Birmingham Brummies 14 5 0 9 10
Home \ Away BIR BRI GLA MID NEW NOR SHE WIG
Birmingham 59–37 59–37 45–50 53–42 56–40 37–59 66–28
Bristol 62–33 59–37 64–32 53–42 50–44 44–50 52–44
Glasgow 62–34 54–42 38–58 51–44 55–41 42–54 52–44
Middlesbrough 73–22 61–35 62–33 48.5–47.5 45–49 67–29 70–26
Newcastle 59–37 54–42 50–46 30–65 60–34 53–43 58–37
Norwich 60–36 73–23 63–33 51–45 61.5–34.5 44–51 55–40
Sheffield 63–32 76–20 56–40 56–40 59–37 66–30 68–28
Wigan 54–41 52–42 51–45 62–34 41–53 65–31 55–41
Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top five riders (league only)

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jeff Lloyd England Newcastle 10.67
2= Stan Williams England Sheffield 10.40
2= Bert Spencer Australia Norwich 10.40
4 Frank Hodgson England Middlesbrough 10.14
5 Kid Curtis England Middlesbrough 9.86

National Trophy

The 1947 Division 2 National Trophy (sponsored by the Daily Mail) was the Knockout Cup for Division 2 teams. Middlesbrough and Norwich qualified for the quarter finals of the main National Trophy by virtue of finishing 1st & 2nd.

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
13/06Bristol62–45Wigan
07/06Wigan73–34Bristol
04/06Glasgow White City60–46Newcastle
02/06Newcastle63–45Glasgow White City
12/06Middlesbrough81–27Birmingham
07/06Birmingham50–57Middlesbrough
12/06Sheffield57–51Norwich
07/06Norwich60–47Sheffield

Semifinals

Date Team one Score Team two
03/07Middlesbrough73–34Wigan
28/06Wigan45–63Middlesbrough
30/06Newcastle56–52Norwich
28/06/Norwich63–44Newcastle

Final

First leg

Middlesbrough Bears
Frank Hodgson 16
Wilf Plant 14
Kid Curtis 13
Jack Hodgson 9
Ed Pye 7
Geoff Godwin 7
Bill Wilson 2
Herby King 0		69 – 38Norwich Stars
Phil Clarke 15
Geoff Revett 7
Jack Freeman 5
Ted Bravery 4
Paddy Mills 3
Cyril Anderson 2
Paddy Hammond 1
Len Read 1
[10][11]

Second leg

Norwich Stars
Paddy Mills 15
Jack Freeman 12
Paddy Hammond 8
Ted Bravery 6
Cyril Anderson 4
Phil Clarke 4
Len Read 0
Geoff Revett 0		50 – 58Middlesbrough Bears
Frank Hodgson 13
Kid Curtis 13
Wilf Plant 12
Herby King 6
Jack Hodgson 5
Geoff Godwin 5
Ed Pye 2
Bill Wilson 2
[12][11]
Attendance: 18,000

Middlesbrough were National Trophy Division 2 Champions, winning on aggregate 127–88.

Riders & final averages

See also

References

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