- Summary
- Final table
- Anniversary Cup table
- Top Ten Riders (League only)
- National Trophy Qualifying First Round Qualifying Second Round Qualifying Third Round Qualifying Final Round Elimination First Round Elimination Second Round Elimination Third Round Elimination Final Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
- See also
- References
{{Infobox speedway league season
| competition = National League Division One
| season = 1948
| competitors = 7
| champion = New Cross Rangers
| domesticcup1 = National Trophy
| domesticcup1 winners = Wembley Lions
| leagues below = National League (Div 2)
National League (Div 3)
| prevseason = 1947
| nextseason = 1949
}}The 1948 National League Division One was the third post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1] SummaryThe entrant list was the same as the previous season. New Cross Rangers won the National League for the second time. Final table| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | | New Cross Rangers | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 34 | | Harringay Racers | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 32 | | West Ham Hammers | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 29 | | Wembley Lions | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 25 | | Belle Vue Aces | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 25 | | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | | Odsal Boomerangs | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 |
On account of the small number of teams in the league the Anniversary Cup was run in a league format. Harringay Racers finished on top. Anniversary Cup table| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | | Harringay Racers | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | | Belle Vue Aces | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | | Odsal Boomerangs | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 | | New Cross Rangers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | | West Ham Hammers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | | Wembley Lions | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | | Wimbledon Dons | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Top Ten Riders (League only) | Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | | 1 | Vic Duggan | AUS}} | Harringay Racers | 11.42 | | 2 | Ron Johnson | AUS}} | New Cross Rangers | 10.33 | | 3 | Wilbur Lamoreaux | USA}} | Wembley Lions | 9.71 | | 4 | George Wilks | ENG}} | Wembley Lions | 9.65 | | 5 | Max Grosskreutz | AUS}} | Odsal Boomerangs | 9.63 | | 6 | Aub Lawson | AUS}} | West Ham Hammers | 9.59 | | 7 | Alec Statham | ENG}} | Wimbledon Dons | 9.48 | | 8 | Jack Parker | ENG}} | Belle Vue Aces | 9.35 | | 9 | Eric Chitty | CAN|1921}} | West Ham Hammers | 9.21 | | 10 | Norman Parker | ENG}} | Wimbledon Dons | 9.09 |
National TrophyThe 1948 Trophy was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup.[2] Qualifying First Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|
| 08/04 | Plymouth | 56-50 | Cradley Heath | | 17/04 | Cradley Heath | 66-42 | Plymouth | | 13/04 | Southampton | 89-19 | Wombwell | | 23/04 | Wombwell | 31-77 | Southampton | | 07/04 | Tamworth | 82-26 | Exeter | | 12/04 | Exeter | 81-27 | Tamworth |
Qualifying Second Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|
| 29/04 | Stoke Hanley | 64-43 | Coventry | | 01/05 | Coventry | 48-59 | Stoke Hanley | | 04/05 | Southampton | 77-31 | Tamworth | | 05/05 | Tamworth | 46-62 | Southampton | | 26/04 | Poole | 74-32 | Yarmouth | | 27/04 | Yarmouth | 47-67 | Poole | | 01/05 | Hull | 42-66 | Cradley Heath | | 07/05 | Cradley Heath | 78-29 | Hull |
Qualifying Third Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|
| 10/05 | Poole | 49-57 | Stoke Hanley | | 13/05 | Stoke Hanley | 64-44 | Poole | | 11/05 | Southampton | 85-23 | Cradley Heath | | 21/05 | Cradley Heath | 54-50 | Southampton |
Qualifying Final Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 25/05 | Southampton | 74.5-33.5 | Stoke Hanley | | 27/05 | Stoke Hanley | 43-64 | Southampton |
Elimination First Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 19/06 | Birmingham | 79-29 | Southampton | | 15/06 | Southampton | 41-66 | Birmingham | | 16/06 | Glasgow White City | 70-38 | Edinburgh | | 19/06 | Edinburgh | 62-46 | Glasgow White City |
Elimination Second Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|
| 17/06 | Sheffield | 55-53 | Norwich | | 19/06 | Norwich | 76-32 | Sheffield | | 03/07 | Birmingham | 80-28 | Glasgow White City | | 23/06 | Glasgow White City | 45.5-61.5 | Birmingham | | 18/06 | Bristol | 65-43 | Fleetwood | | 22/06 | Fleetwood | 69-39 | Bristol | | 14/06 | Newcastle | 41-65 | Middlesbrough | | 17/06 | Middlesbrough | 67-40 | Newcastle |
Elimination Third Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 26/07 | Birmingham | 75-33 | Fleetwood | | 13/07 | Fleetwood | 49-59 | Birmingham | | 03/07 | Norwich | 66-41 | Middlesbrough | | 01/07 | Middlesbrough | 53-54 | Norwich |
Elimination Final| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 02/08 | Birmingham | 79-28 | Norwich | | 31/07 | Norwich | 64-43 | Birmingham |
Quarter Finals| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 27/08 | Harringay | 67-40 | Wimbledon | | 26/08 | Wembley | 64-42 | Belle Vue | | 21/08 | Birmingham | 85-23 | West Ham | | 21/08 | Bradford | 62-46 | New Cross | | 19/08 | New Cross | 77-30 | Bradford | | 17/08 | West Ham | 67-41 | Birmingham | | 16/08 | Wimbledon | 53-55 | Harringay | | 04/09 | Belle Vue | 64-44 | Wembley |
Semi Finals| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 18/09 | Birmingham | 69-39 | New Cross | | 10/09 | Harringay | 52-56 | Wembley | | 09/09 | Wembley | 73-35 | Harringay | | 09/09 | New Cross | 83-25 | Birmingham |
Final| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 07/10 | Wembley | 64-44 | New Cross | | 08/10 | New Cross | 52-56 | Wembley |
See alsoList of United Kingdom Speedway League ChampionsReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html|title=Historic league tables|publisher=Speedway Archive}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/national-trophy-1948.html|title=1948 National Trophy|publisher=Speedway archive}}
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