1949 National League Division One

1949 National League Division One

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The League was extended to 8 teams with the addition of Birmingham Brummies from the 2nd division, The Anniversary Cup was discontinued as the teams would meet each other 6 times in the league. Wembley Lions won the National League for the fourth time. National League Division One League Table and Results Grid National League Division One Riders Averages 1949 Team Gallery images from the John Somerville Collection

M W D L F A P Wembley Lions 42 28 1 13 1902.5 1620.5 57 Belle Vue Aces 42 24 0 18 1870 1652 48 New Cross Rangers 42 24 0 18 1817 1692 48 West Ham Hammers 42 23 0 19 1740 1783 46 Odsal Boomerangs 42 22 1 19 1829 1684 45 Harringay Racers 42 18 0 24 1621 1895 36 Birmingham Brummies 42 16 1 25 1671 1850 32 Wimbledon Dons 42 11 1 30 1619.5 1893.5 23 Fixtures & Results 04/04/1949 Wimbledon 46 38 West Ham 08/04/1949 Harringay 31 53 Wembley 08/04/1949 New Cross 44 39 West Ham 09/04/1949 Belle Vue 58 23 New Cross 09/04/1949 Birmingham 46 35 Wimbledon 09/04/1949 Bradford Odsal 47 37 Harringay 11/04/1949 Wimbledon 34 47 New Cross 15/04/1949 Harringay 48 36 Bradford Odsal 15/04/1949 New Cross 46 38 Belle Vue 15/04/1949 West Ham 44 40 Wembley 15/04/1949 Wimbledon 52 32 Birmingham 16/04/1949 Belle Vue 45 39 Wembley 16/04/1949 Birmingham 62 22 West Ham 18/04/1949 Belle Vue 27 57 Bradford Odsal 18/04/1949 Bradford Odsal 49 35 Belle Vue 18/04/1949 Wimbledon 42 42 Wembley 19/04/1949 West Ham 47 37 Harringay 22/04/1949 Harringay 47 37 Belle Vue 22/04/1949 New Cross 48 34 Bradford Odsal 23/04/1949 Belle Vue 47 37 Harringay 23/04/1949 Birmingham 54.5 29.5 Wembley 23/04/1949 Bradford Odsal 50 34 New Cross 25/04/1949 Wimbledon 46 37 Harringay 26/04/1949 West Ham 50 33 Bradford Odsal 29/04/1949 Harringay 46 38 Wimbledon 29/04/1949 New Cross 56 28 Birmingham 30/04/1949 Belle Vue 41 43 West Ham 30/04/1949 Birmingham 46 38 New Cross 30/04/1949 Bradford Odsal 51 32 Wembley 02/05/1949 Wimbledon 44 40 Belle Vue 03/05/1949 West Ham 54 30 Wimbledon 06/05/1949 Harringay 59 25 Birmingham 06/05/1949 New Cross 40 44 Wembley 07/05/1949 Belle Vue 47 37 Wimbledon 07/05/1949 Birmingham 36 47 Harringay 07/05/1949 Bradford Odsal 55 29 West Ham 09/05/1949 Wimbledon 31 53 Bradford Odsal 10/05/1949 West Ham 48 36 New Cross 12/05/1949 Wembley 53 31 New Cross 13/05/1949 Harringay 42 41 Bradford Odsal 13/05/1949 New Cross 54 29 West Ham 14/05/1949 Belle Vue 49 35 Birmingham 14/05/1949 Bradford Odsal 57 27 Harringay 16/05/1949 Birmingham 41 43 Belle Vue 16/05/1949 Wimbledon 38 46 West Ham 17/05/1949 West Ham 50 34 Harringay 19/05/1949 Wembley 54 30 Bradford Odsal 20/05/1949 Harringay 43 41 West Ham 20/05/1949 New Cross 44 40 Wimbledon 21/05/1949 Birmingham 34 49 Wembley 21/05/1949 Bradford Odsal 48 36 Belle Vue 23/05/1949 Wimbledon 41 43 Birmingham 24/05/1949 West Ham 44 40 Wimbledon 27/05/1949 Harringay 37 47 Wembley 27/05/1949 New Cross 51 33 Belle Vue 28/05/1949 Belle Vue 45 39 New Cross 28/05/1949 Birmingham 53 31 West Ham 28/05/1949 Bradford Odsal 55 29 Wimbledon 30/05/1949 Wimbledon 34 50 New Cross 31/05/1949 West Ham 51 33 Birmingham 02/06/1949 Wembley 49 35 Wimbledon 03/06/1949 Harringay 34 50 Belle Vue 03/06/1949 New Cross 48 36 Wembley 04/06/1949 Belle Vue 54 30 Harringay 04/06/1949 Birmingham 49 35 Wimbledon 04/06/1949 Bradford Odsal 42 41 New Cross 06/06/1949 Belle Vue 55 28 Bradford Odsal 06/06/1949 Bradford Odsal 34 50 Belle Vue 06/06/1949 Wimbledon 39 45 Wembley 07/06/1949 West Ham 39 45 New Cross 09/06/1949 Wembley 40 44 Harringay 10/06/1949 Harringay 51 33 Bradford Odsal 10/06/1949 New Cross 55 29 West Ham 11/06/1949 Belle Vue 48 35 Wimbledon 11/06/1949 Bradford Odsal 42 42 Birmingham 13/06/1949 Birmingham 48 36 Bradford Odsal 13/06/1949 Wimbledon 50 34 Harringay 14/06/1949 West Ham 50 34 Belle Vue 16/06/1949 Wembley 58 26 West Ham 17/06/1949 Harringay 42 41 Wimbledon 17/06/1949 New Cross 64 20 Bradford Odsal 20/06/1949 Wimbledon 55 29 Belle Vue 21/06/1949 West Ham 52 32 Bradford Odsal 23/06/1949 Wembley 53 31 New Cross 24/06/1949 Harringay 47 37 West Ham 24/06/1949 New Cross 42 41 Wimbledon 25/06/1949 Belle Vue 55 29 Birmingham 25/06/1949 Bradford Odsal 34 50 Wembley 27/06/1949 Birmingham 39 45 Belle Vue 27/06/1949 Wimbledon 50 33 Bradford Odsal 28/06/1949 West Ham 39 45 Wembley 30/06/1949 Wembley 47 37 Belle Vue 01/07/1949 Harringay 53 31 Wimbledon 01/07/1949 New Cross 52 32 Birmingham 02/07/1949 Belle Vue 52 32 Wembley 02/07/1949 Birmingham 39 45 Harringay 02/07/1949 Bradford Odsal 51 33 West Ham 04/07/1949 Wimbledon 39 45 West Ham 05/07/1949 West Ham 45 39 Belle Vue 06/07/1949 New Cross 63 20 Harringay 07/07/1949 Wembley 62 22 Birmingham 08/07/1949 Harringay 35 48 New Cross 09/07/1949 Belle Vue 59 25 West Ham 09/07/1949 Bradford Odsal 60 24 Birmingham 11/07/1949 Birmingham 37 46 Bradford Odsal 11/07/1949 Wimbledon 35 49 Belle Vue 12/07/1949 West Ham 50 33 Harringay 14/07/1949 Wembley 58 26 Wimbledon 15/07/1949 Harringay 30 53 Wembley 16/07/1949 Belle Vue 43 40 New Cross 16/07/1949 Birmingham 34 50 West Ham 16/07/1949 Bradford Odsal 58 25 Wimbledon 18/07/1949 Wimbledon 51 33 Birmingham 19/07/1949 West Ham 60 24 Wimbledon 21/07/1949 Wembley 65 19 Harringay 22/07/1949 Harringay 46 38 Birmingham 23/07/1949 Belle Vue 61 23 Wimbledon 25/07/1949 Birmingham 38 46 Belle Vue 25/07/1949 Wimbledon 40 44 Wembley 26/07/1949 Wembley 48 36 Belle Vue 26/07/1949 Wembley 45 39 Bradford Odsal 26/07/1949 West Ham 54 30 New Cross 28/07/1949 Wembley 49 35 Birmingham 30/07/1949 Belle Vue 53 31 Birmingham 30/07/1949 Bradford Odsal 54 30 New Cross 01/08/1949 Birmingham 48 36 Bradford Odsal 02/08/1949 West Ham 47 37 Wembley 03/08/1949 New Cross 43 40 Harringay 04/08/1949 Wembley 37 47 West Ham 06/08/1949 Belle Vue 59 25 Wembley 06/08/1949 Birmingham 50 34 New Cross 06/08/1949 Bradford Odsal 57 26 Harringay 09/08/1949 West Ham 43 41 Birmingham 11/08/1949 Wembley 43 41 Bradford Odsal 20/08/1949 Belle Vue 55 29 West Ham 22/08/1949 Wimbledon 58 26 Harringay 23/08/1949 Wembley 41 43 Birmingham 23/08/1949 Wembley 54 30 Harringay 23/08/1949 West Ham 58 26 Bradford Odsal 24/08/1949 New Cross 46 38 Belle Vue 26/08/1949 Harringay 45 39 West Ham 29/08/1949 Wimbledon 48 36 New Cross 31/08/1949 New Cross 38 46 Wembley 01/09/1949 Wembley 45 39 Belle Vue 08/09/1949 Wembley 47 37 Wimbledon 09/09/1949 Harringay 52 31 New Cross 17/09/1949 Birmingham 49 35 New Cross 20/09/1949 West Ham 46 38 Belle Vue 21/09/1949 New Cross 45 38 Wimbledon 23/09/1949 Harringay 52 32 Belle Vue 24/09/1949 Belle Vue 34 50 Bradford Odsal 24/09/1949 Birmingham 48 36 Harringay 26/09/1949 Wimbledon 42 40 Bradford Odsal 27/09/1949 West Ham 36 48 Birmingham 28/09/1949 New Cross 51 33 Harringay 29/09/1949 Wembley 52 32 New Cross 30/09/1949 Harringay 50 34 Birmingham 01/10/1949 Birmingham 54.5 29.5 Wimbledon 01/10/1949 Bradford Odsal 50 33 Wembley 05/10/1949 New Cross 57 27 Bradford Odsal 07/10/1949 Harringay 34 49 New Cross 08/10/1949 Belle Vue 59 25 Harringay 08/10/1949 Bradford Odsal 50 33 Birmingham 12/10/1949 New Cross 50 34 Birmingham 13/10/1949 Wembley 47 36 West Ham 15/10/1949 Birmingham 50 34 Wembley 15/10/1949 Bradford Odsal 49 35 Wimbledon 22/10/1949 Bradford Odsal 65 19 West Ham Wembley Lions Tommy Barnett (mechanic), Fred Williams, Jack Gates, Alec Jackson (manager), Bruce Abernethy, Den Cosby, Alf Bottoms, Bob Wells, Bill Gilbert, Tommy Price, Buster Brown, Split Waterman, and Bill Kitchen on the bike.