1947_Speedway_National_League_Division_Three

1947 Speedway National League Division Three

1947 Speedway National League Division Three

British motorcycle speedway season

The 1947 National League Division Three was the inaugural season of British speedway's National League Division Three[1]

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With several new teams joining British Speedway in 1947, a third league tier was created for the first time.[2] Eastbourne Eagles won the title in their first season of league speedway.[3][4]

Peter Robinson of Southampton topped the averages.[5]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Eastbourne Eagles 28 18 0 10 36
2 Cradley Heath Cubs 28 18 0 10 36
3 Southampton Saints 28 17 1 10 35
4 Exeter Falcons 28 15 0 13 30
5 Tamworth Hounds 28 12 0 16 24
6 Hanley Potters 28 12 0 16 24
7 Wombwell Colliers 28 12 0 16 24
8 Plymouth Devils 28 7 1 20 15

Leading Averages

Rider Team C.M.A.
1 Peter Robinson Southampton 10.57
2 Cyril Roger Exeter 10.34
3 Wally Green Eastbourne 10.20
4 Basil Harris Eastbourne 9.54
5 Bob Oakley Southampton 9.37

Riders & final averages

Cradley Heath

  • Geoff Bennett 9.36
  • Les Beaumont 8.40
  • Eric Irons 7.44
  • Jimmy Wright 7.04
  • Bob Fletcher 6.90
  • Alan Hunt 6.10
  • Ray Beaumont 5.88
  • Phil Malpass 5.03
  • Frank Evans 4.34

Eastbourne

  • Wally Green 10.20
  • Basil Harris 9.46
  • Jock Grierson 8.46
  • Jimmy Coy 7.25
  • Ken Tidbury 6.29
  • Harry Saunders 5.71
  • Ron Clarke 4.49
  • Alan Briggs 3.71
  • Bob Sivyer 3.20
  • Eric Dunn 3.20
  • Dennis Gray 3.00

Exeter

  • Cyril Roger 10.31
  • Don Hardy 7.86
  • Stan Hodson 6.92
  • Les Trim 6.62
  • Allan Chambers 6.36
  • Arthur Pilgrim 6.20
  • Johnny Myson 6.18
  • Sid Hazzard 6.08
  • Bronco Slade 5.90
  • Tom Crutcher 5.66
  • Bill Williams 3.80

Hanley

  • Dave Anderson 8.52
  • Vic Pitcher 8.44
  • Dick Howard 7.43
  • Ray Harris 6.79
  • Reg Gregory 6.15
  • Les Jenkins 6.04
  • Cyril Page 5.89
  • Gil Blake 5.30
  • George Fisher 5.23
  • Bert Danner 3.89

Plymouth

  • Ivan Kessell 7.81
  • Stan Lanfear 7.55
  • Alex Gray 6.84
  • Charlie Challis 6.56
  • Billy Newell 6.47
  • Les Covell 5.71
  • Len Read 5.10
  • Doug Bell 4.26
  • Jim Cashmore 4.20
  • Bill Deegan 4.16
  • Vic Gent 3.74
  • Jack Milross 3.71
  • Harold Sharpe 3.41
  • Bill Sale 3.14

Southampton

Tamworth

  • Steve Langton 8.00
  • Arthur Payne 7.79
  • Bill Harris 7.74
  • Vic Pitcher 7.33
  • Bill Dalton 6.67
  • Ted Gibson 6.50
  • Jack Baxter 6.64
  • Cyril Page 6.27
  • Charlie Oates 5.35
  • Jack Ladd 5.18
  • Fred Yates 4.89
  • Jack Kidd 4.00
  • Reg Challenger 2.29

Wombwell

  • Harwood Pike 8.78
  • Stan Hodson 8.15
  • Len Tupling 7.88
  • Bernard Tennant 7.11
  • Bert Lacey 6.50
  • Stan Beardsall 6.24
  • Alf Elliott 6.12
  • Red Hamley 6.03
  • Bert Thomas 5.72
  • Harry Modral 5.45
  • Sam Marsland 5.38
  • Ken Allick 5.33
  • Jeff Bishop 4.79
  • Gerry Williams 4.65
  • Reg Challenger 4.00

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Speedway Researcher". www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk.
  2. [2]
    Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. [3]
    "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  4. [4]
    "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "National League Division 3 1947" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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