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1948 Speedway National League Division Two
The 1948 National League Division Two was the third post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Edinburgh Monarchs were new participants as the league was extended to 9 teams. Summary Wigan Warriors were replaced by Fleetwood Flyers after just 3 away matches with their entire team transferring. A quickfire 19 days effort resulted in the concrete wall surrounding the Highbury Stadium pitch being demolished and a 30 feet wide track being constructed. Bristol Bulldogs were crowned champions. 32-year-old Bill Wilson of the Middlesbrough Bears was fatally injured, on 3 July at Norwich and died two days later in hospital. Final table * Wigan Warriors were replaced by Fleetwood Flyers after 3 away matches Fixtures & results A fixtures B fixtures Anniversary Cup (Div 2) The Anniversary Cup for Division Two was run in a league format. Birmingham Brummies came out on top. Final table Top five riders (league only) National T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions ...
The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the divisional winners for each season. During some years there was only one or two divisions. Belle Vue hold the most tier one championships with 14 followed by Poole and Wembley with 10. Tier One League (Top division) Most Tier One titles Tier Two League (Second division) Tier Three League (Third division) References {{International speedway speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Daytona International Speedway, a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida. *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta. *Indianapolis Motor Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Diamonds
Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the British speedway leagues from 1929 to 2022. They were based at Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium was previously known as Brough Park. History Origins and 1930s The construction of a speedway track at Brough Park began in early 1929, under the supervision of Lindon Travers. The Newcastle team were inaugural members of the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League and following an open meeting on 17 May, the first league home fixture was held three days later on 20 May against Halifax Speedway. The team finished in fourth place during their debut season. In 1930, both Brough Park and Gosforth speedway (the latter promoted by Tyneside Speedways Ltd) intended to compete in the Northern League but Gosforth signed the majority of Brough Park's riders and then Brough Park speedway closed. The team competed at the Gosforth Greyhound Stadium during 1930 but then Gosforth closed to speedway after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Dook
John Roy Dook (23 August 1907 – June 1980) was an English motorcycle speedway rider. Biography Dook, born in West Ham, London, began his British leagues career riding for Lea Bridge during the 1929 Speedway Southern League season. He was a pioneer rider appearing during the first season of league racing in Britain. The following season in 1930, he was signed by his home town club West Ham Hammers but struggled to cement a place in the team and returned to ride for Lea Bridge in 1931. After impressing around the Lythalls Lane Stadium at the end of the 1932 season, he was duly signed by Coventry, where he spent two seasons averaging a solid 6.18 and 6.19 respectively. His career stalled somewhat after joining New Cross Lambs in 1934, although he did win his first team honours when the Lambs won the London Cup. In 1935, his season was interrupted by a dislocated shoulder and a significant muscle injury and while with New Cross in 1936, he doubled up for Bristol Bulldogs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Payne (speedway Rider)
Arthur Frank Payne (born 28 August 1923) is a former international speedway rider from Australia, who finished fifth in the 1952 Speedway World Championship final.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. Life and career Payne arrived in the United Kingdom in 1947 and signed up with the Tamworth Hounds in the National League Division Three. After scoring almost three hundred points for the Hounds, he was subject to a failed transfer to Wimbledon before he was transferred to the Birmingham Brummies for £500, a record fee for a third division rider at that time. Payne struck up an excellent partnership with Brummies captain Stan Dell and the Brummies were promoted from National League Division Two at the end of the 1948 season. In 1949, with the Brummies in National League Division One, Payne had ridden in all three divisions within the first three years of his career. It was with the Brummies his career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Bennett (speedway Rider)
Geoffrey Edwin Bennett (24 February 1924 – 24 June 2014) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. Biography Bennett, born in Birmingham, was recruited by Tiger Stevenson of the Birmingham Brummies, after Bennett had ridden on continental tracks and had been demobbed from the British Army in 1947. He began his British leagues career riding for Birmingham and then Cradley Heath Cubs during the 1947 Speedway National League Division Three season, where he topped the team's averages. The following year in 1948, he rode for Birmingham, improving his average to 7.91 and winning the National Trophy (tier 2) with the team. The team moved up to the top league in 1949. He also reached the Championship round of the 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship. In 1950, he was a heat leader for the Brummies and rode 49 times for them during the season, averaging 8.19 and again reached the Championship round of the 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1950 Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug McLachlan
Dudley Sutcliffe McLachlan (8 September 1908 – 31 January 1987) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. He earned two international caps for the Australia national speedway team. Biography McLachlan, born in Sydney, was the top scorer in Australia's 1939 spring league and was recruited by Sheffield Tigers manager Bluey Wilkinson. He began his British leagues career riding for Sheffield during the 1939 Speedway National League Division Two season. After an enforced break due to World War II, where he remained in Britain, he rode for Middlesbrough Bears and Newcastle Diamonds during 1946. The following season he averaged 8.54 for Newcastle. The 1948 season saw him switch to Birmingham Brummies, where he spent his final three seasons in Britain, winning the 1948 National Trophy. In-between he reached the Championship round of the 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fourth edition of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stan Dell
Thomas Stanley Dell (31 October 1912 – 24 November 1950)Buck, B (2007) ''Brummies Legends'', Pendragon Books. was a speedway rider. Career Dell started his career at his local track at Coventry in 1932. When the track closed, he moved to the West Ham Hammers and spent three seasons at the Custom House track. During 1936, he rode for Cardiff in the Provincial League and then moved on to the Hackney Wick Wolves. In 1937, he broke his leg mid-way through the season but recovered to continue riding for Hackney, where he stayed until the outbreak of World War II. Dell won the National League Division II Championship with Hackney in 1938.Addison J. (1948). ''The People Speedway Guide''. Odhams Press Limited Whilst riding for a Hackney at West Ham, he was involved in a crash that left him with a badly broken leg.Fenn, C.(2003). ''Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. Doctors thought an amputation Amputation is the removal of a Limb (anatomy), limb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Barr Stadium
Perry Barr Stadium (also known as Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium and previously as Alexander Sports Ground(s)) is a Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway stadium on Aldridge Road in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England. It is not to be confused with the Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium that is also known as the old Perry Barr Stadium which closed in 1984. The track is operated by the Arena Racing Company (ARC), who lease it from owners the National Asset Management Agency. Racing takes place every Saturday evening, in addition to their four ARC fixtures. Opened in 1929, it was built for Birchfield Harriers, who left in 1977. It is now used for Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing and Motorcycle speedway, speedway. In 2025, the greyhound racing will cease as the 2026 lease expiry approaches. Location The stadium is opposite the former Birmingham City University main campus and close to (and served by) Perry Barr railway s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Firs Stadium
The Firs Stadium was a speedway stadium in Cromer Road, Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich .... History The stadium was built on an empty field situated in the Hellesdon area on the west side of where the Holt Road and Cromer Road meet. The address was listed as Aylsham Road but this is a little misleading because although the Cromer Road is effectively a continuation of the Aylsham Road it was unequivocally on the Cromer Road. It is believed to have been named after the nearby Firs House. The stadium was sold for re-development at the end of 1964. Speedway The stadium was owned by Eastern Speedways and was a popular speedway venue opening on 17 August 1930 and closing on 31 October 1964. Greyhound racing The Firs Stadium was the first of four greyhound tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southampton Saints
Southampton Saints were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1928 until its closure in 1963. Its track was located at Banister Court Stadium in Southampton, Hampshire, England. History Origins and 1920s Speedway arrived in Southampton in 1928, the inaugural year of the new dirt-track racing sport that had arrived from Australia. The first event was held at the Banister Court Stadium on 6 October 1928, with an individual meeting won by Sprouts Elder, who set up the track records at the track. Southampton were founder members of the 1929 Speedway Southern League, one of two leagues that came into existence that year (the other being the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League or Northern league). The team finished runner-up to Stamford Bridge in the league standings. 1930s Elder, Vic Collins, Arnie Hansen and Frank Goulden were all members of the 1930 team that finished second again during the 1930 Speedway Southern League, this time behind Wembley Lions. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929. Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup competitions are the SGB Premiership Knockout Cup (tier one), the SGB Championship Knockout Cup (tier two) and the National League Knockout Cup (tier three). The cups were run in the past under the associated name of the League at the time. For example Elite League Knockout Cup when tier one was the Elite League, a Premier League Knockout Cup when tier two was the Premier League and so on. Knockout Cups (chronological order) Tier One *National Trophy 1931–1964 * British League Knockout Cup 1965–1967 * British League Division One Knockout Cup 1968–1974 * British League Knockout Cup 1975–1994 * Premier League Knockout Cup 1995–1996 * Elite League Knockout Cup 1997–2012 * not held, 2012–2016 * SGB Premiership Knockout Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hunt (speedway Rider)
John Casement Hunt (6 April 1921 – 10 October 1991) was a New Zealand motorcycle speedway rider. Life and career John Casement Hunt was born in Auckland on 6 April 1921, the son of Percy and Nellie Hunt. In 1945, he became champion of New Zealand after winning the New Zealand Solo Championship. He was one of the early overseas riders who travelled to the United Kingdom from New Zealand after World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ... and started racing in the British leagues during the 1947 Speedway National League Division Two, when riding for the Newcastle Diamonds. Hunt then went on to win a second New Zealand Championship in 1948 before returning to ride for Newcastle the same season. During the 1948 Speedway National League Division Two season he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
