National League Division Two 1949

1949 National League Division Two

National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | London Cup

The League was extended to 12 teams with the addition of new entrants Walthamstow Wolves and Ashfield Giants. Coventry Bees, Southampton Saints and Cradley Heath moved up from Division Three, with Cradley changing their nickname from Cubs to Heathens in the process. Two sides were missing from those that finished the previous season. Birmingham Brummies moved up to Division One and Middlesbrough Bears dropped out, although the promotion and most of their riders moved to the renamed Newcastle Magpies whose riders and promotion in turn had moved to Ashfield. The Division Two Anniversary (League) Cup was discontinued as the expanded league programme gave the teams 44 league fixtures. Bristol Bulldogs retained their title. National League Division Two League Table and Results Grid National League Division Three Riders Averages 1949 Team Gallery images from the John Somerville Collection

M W D L F A Pts Bristol Bulldogs 44 34 1 9 2289.5 1394.5 69 Sheffield Tigers 44 29 1 14 2015.5 1667.5 59 Norwich Stars 44 27 0 17 2031 1649 54 Cradley Heath Heathens 44 25 0 19 1908.5 1772.5 50 Edinburgh Monarchs 44 24 0 20 1804 1877 48 Walthamstow Wolves 44 21 3 20 1841.5 1833.5 45 Southampton Saints 44 21 3 20 1741.5 1924.5 45 Glasgow Tigers 44 20 0 24 1757.5 1924.5 40 Fleetwood Flyers 44 18 1 25 1765 1916 37 Newcastle Magpies 44 17 1 26 1733 1948 35 Ashfield Giants 44 12 1 31 1645 2034 25 Coventry Bees 44 10 1 33 1540 2134 21 Fixtures & Results 01/04/1949 Bristol 61-22 Fleetwood 02/04/1949 Edinburgh 57-27 Glasgow Ashfield 04/04/1949 Walthamstow 41-41 Southampton 04/04/1949 Newcastle 47-36 Sheffield 05/04/1949 Southampton 52-29 Walthamstow 06/04/1949 Glasgow White City 50-34 Edinburgh 07/04/1949 Sheffield 49-35 Bristol 08/04/1949 Cradley Heath 52-32 Walthamstow 08/04/1949 Bristol 60-24 Newcastle 09/04/1949 Edinburgh 43-41 Glasgow White City 09/04/1949 Coventry 47-37 Newcastle 11/04/1949 Walthamstow 40.5-43.5 Sheffield 11/04/1949 Newcastle 45-39 Fleetwood 11/04/1949 Edinburgh 53-31 Coventry 12/04/1949 Southampton 50-34 Glasgow Ashfield 13/04/1949 Fleetwood 47-37 Newcastle 13/04/1949 Glasgow White City 59-25 Coventry 14/04/1949 Sheffield 52-31 Glasgow Ashfield 15/04/1949 Southampton 43-41 Glasgow White City 15/04/1949 Newcastle 49-34 Edinburgh 15/04/1949 Bristol 55-29 Sheffield 16/04/1949 Coventry 35-48 Bristol 16/04/1949 Cradley Heath 50-34 Fleetwood 16/04/1949 Norwich 57-25 Walthamstow 18/04/1949 Cradley Heath 34-50 Bristol 18/04/1949 Coventry 42-42 Southampton 18/04/1949 Walthamstow 48-36 Newcastle 18/04/1949 Norwich 58-25 Edinburgh 19/04/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 48-36 Walthamstow 19/04/1949 Southampton 50-31 Edinburgh 20/04/1949 Fleetwood 48-36 Southampton 20/04/1949 Glasgow White City 52-32 Walthamstow 21/04/1949 Sheffield 48-36 Newcastle 22/04/1949 Cradley Heath 45-38 Norwich 22/04/1949 Bristol 68-16 Edinburgh 23/04/1949 Edinburgh 44-40 Cradley Heath 23/04/1949 Coventry 45-39 Walthamstow 23/04/1949 Norwich 61-23 Southampton 25/04/1949 Walthamstow 40-43 Norwich 25/04/1949 Newcastle 60-23 Cradley Heath 26/04/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 35-46 Glasgow White City 26/04/1949 Southampton 55-28 Coventry 27/04/1949 Glasgow White City 53-31 Newcastle 27/04/1949 Fleetwood 54-30 Walthamstow 28/04/1949 Sheffield 56-27 Walthamstow 29/04/1949 Cradley Heath 48-34 Southampton 29/04/1949 Bristol 67.5-16.5 Coventry 30/04/1949 Edinburgh 45-39 Fleetwood 30/04/1949 Norwich 57-27 Glasgow White City 02/05/1949 Newcastle 43-40 Glasgow White City 02/05/1949 Walthamstow 44-39 Glasgow Ashfield 03/05/1949 Southampton 41-41 Sheffield 04/05/1949 Fleetwood 46-38 Cradley Heath 05/05/1949 Sheffield 58-26 Coventry 06/05/1949 Cradley Heath 56-27 Glasgow White City 06/05/1949 Bristol 67-17 Fleetwood 07/05/1949 Coventry 32-50 Sheffield 07/05/1949 Edinburgh 54-29 Southampton 07/05/1949 Norwich 58-26 Cradley Heath 09/05/1949 Walthamstow 45-39 Cradley Heath 09/05/1949 Newcastle 53-31 Southampton 10/05/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 40-41 Southampton 11/05/1949 Fleetwood 46-38 Bristol 11/05/1949 Glasgow White City 64-20 Southampton 12/05/1949 Sheffield 59-25 Glasgow White City 13/05/1949 Cradley Heath 59-25 Coventry 13/05/1949 Bristol 63-21 Glasgow Ashfield 14/05/1949 Coventry 38-45 Glasgow Ashfield 14/05/1949 Edinburgh 52-32 Newcastle 14/05/1949 Norwich 52-32 Bristol 17/05/1949 Southampton 41-42 Fleetwood 17/05/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 45-38 Cradley Heath 23/05/1949 Newcastle 30-54 Sheffield 23/05/1949 Walthamstow 42-42 Fleetwood 23/05/1949 Edinburgh 43-40 Norwich 23/05/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 45-39 Coventry 24/05/1949 Southampton 37.5-43.5 Cradley Heath 24/05/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 40-43 Sheffield 25/05/1949 Glasgow White City 48-36 Norwich 25/05/1949 Fleetwood 53-29 Coventry 26/05/1949 Sheffield 60-24 Fleetwood 27/05/1949 Cradley Heath 49-35 Newcastle 27/05/1949 Bristol 60-24 Walthamstow 28/05/1949 Coventry 35-49 Fleetwood 28/05/1949 Edinburgh 40-44 Bristol 28/05/1949 Norwich 59-24 Newcastle 30/05/1949 Newcastle 29-55 Bristol 31/05/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 38-46 Bristol 01/06/1949 Glasgow White City 27-57 Bristol 01/06/1949 Fleetwood 51-33 Sheffield 02/06/1949 Sheffield 69-15 Southampton 03/06/1949 Bristol 66-18 Norwich 04/06/1949 Edinburgh 34-49 Sheffield 04/06/1949 Coventry 42-40 Cradley Heath 04/06/1949 Norwich 48-36 Glasgow Ashfield 06/06/1949 Coventry 44-39 Edinburgh 06/06/1949 Walthamstow 50-34 Newcastle 07/06/1949 Southampton 45-39 Newcastle 08/06/1949 Newcastle 41-43 Walthamstow 08/06/1949 Glasgow White City 54-30 Cradley Heath 08/06/1949 Fleetwood 57-27 Edinburgh 09/06/1949 Sheffield 34-50 Norwich 13/06/1949 Newcastle 37-46 Norwich 14/06/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 39-45 Edinburgh 14/06/1949 Southampton 45-39 Bristol 15/06/1949 Fleetwood 64-18 Cradley Heath 17/06/1949 Cradley Heath 54-30 Edinburgh 18/06/1949 Coventry 36-48 Cradley Heath 18/06/1949 Edinburgh 45-39 Walthamstow 20/06/1949 Newcastle 53-31 Coventry 21/06/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 52-32 Newcastle 21/06/1949 Southampton 55-29 Norwich 22/06/1949 Glasgow White City 52-32 Glasgow Ashfield 23/06/1949 Sheffield 49-35 Edinburgh 25/06/1949 Norwich 46-38 Sheffield 25/06/1949 Edinburgh 51-33 Glasgow Ashfield 27/06/1949 Walthamstow 58-26 Edinburgh 28/06/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 50-34 Norwich 28/06/1949 Southampton 52-32 Cradley Heath 29/06/1949 Glasgow White City 51-32 Newcastle 30/06/1949 Sheffield 48-36 Walthamstow 01/07/1949 Cradley Heath 53-31 Coventry 02/07/1949 Coventry 35-47 Sheffield 02/07/1949 Bristol 62-22 Cradley Heath 07/07/1949 Sheffield 43-40 Fleetwood 07/07/1949 Norwich 67-16 Coventry 09/07/1949 Coventry 45-39 Glasgow White City 09/07/1949 Edinburgh 45-39 Sheffield 09/07/1949 Norwich 61-23 Southampton 11/07/1949 Newcastle 59-25 Edinburgh 11/07/1949 Walthamstow 67-17 Coventry 12/07/1949 Southampton 42-41 Walthamstow 12/07/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 45-39 Fleetwood 12/07/1949 Glasgow White City 48-34 Edinburgh 14/07/1949 Sheffield 50-34 Cradley Heath 15/07/1949 Bristol 56-27 Southampton 16/07/1949 Coventry 46-38 Fleetwood 16/07/1949 Edinburgh 54-29 Newcastle 18/07/1949 Walthamstow 51-32 Southampton 19/07/1949 Southampton 44-40 Norwich 19/07/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 51-33 Glasgow White City 20/07/1949 Glasgow White City 45-39 Sheffield 20/07/1949 Fleetwood vs Bristol 21/07/1949 Sheffield 58-26 Coventry 22/07/1949 Bristol 51-33 Walthamstow 23/07/1949 Coventry 36-47 Southampton 23/07/1949 Edinburgh 61-23 Glasgow White City 25/07/1949 Newcastle 49-35 Fleetwood 25/07/1949 Walthamstow 55-28 Norwich 26/07/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 39-45 Edinburgh 26/07/1949 Southampton 54-30 Coventry 27/07/1949 Fleetwood 46-38 Sheffield 27/07/1949 Glasgow White City 49-35 Glasgow Ashfield 28/07/1949 Sheffield 48-36 Newcastle 29/07/1949 Cradley Heath 50-34 Edinburgh 30/07/1949 Cradley Heath 48-36 Glasgow Ashfield 01/08/1949 Coventry 38-46 Edinburgh 01/08/1949 Fleetwood 38-46 Glasgow White City 01/08/1949 Walthamstow 46-37 Bristol 02/08/1949 Southampton 41-42 Bristol 02/08/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 45-38 Fleetwood 03/08/1949 Fleetwood 30-53 Norwich 03/08/1949 Glasgow White City 39-45 Walthamstow 04/08/1949 Sheffield 48-36 Norwich 05/08/1949 Cradley Heath 49-35 Southampton 05/08/1949 Bristol 60-24 Newcastle 06/08/1949 Coventry 40-44 Newcastle 06/08/1949 Edinburgh 57-27 Cradley Heath 06/08/1949 Norwich 58-26 Fleetwood 08/08/1949 Fleetwood 39-44 Bristol 08/08/1949 Newcastle 56-28 Coventry 09/08/1949 Southampton 45-39 Glasgow Ashfield 10/08/1949 Glasgow White City 68-16 Fleetwood 11/08/1949 Sheffield 56-28 Bristol 11/08/1949 Edinburgh 58-26 Southampton 12/08/1949 Cradley Heath 51-33 Newcastle 12/08/1949 Bristol 62-22 Glasgow White City 13/08/1949 Fleetwood 45-39 Glasgow Ashfield 13/08/1949 Coventry 52.5-30.5 Glasgow White City 13/08/1949 Norwich 63-21 Newcastle 15/08/1949 Newcastle 50-33 Southampton 15/08/1949 Walthamstow 54-30 Cradley Heath 16/08/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 37-47 Southampton 17/08/1949 Fleetwood 41-43 Walthamstow 17/08/1949 Glasgow White City 58-26 Southampton 18/08/1949 Sheffield 57-26 Glasgow Ashfield 19/08/1949 Cradley Heath 44-40 Fleetwood 20/08/1949 Coventry 38-46 Bristol 20/08/1949 Norwich 41-43 Sheffield 20/08/1949 Edinburgh 61-22 Walthamstow 22/08/1949 Walthamstow 48-34 Glasgow White City 22/08/1949 Newcastle 48-36 Norwich 23/08/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 34-50 Norwich 24/08/1949 Fleetwood 49-35 Southampton 25/08/1949 Sheffield 49-35 Cradley Heath 26/08/1949 Bristol 55-26 Southampton 26/08/1949 Cradley Heath 61-23 Sheffield 27/08/1949 Edinburgh 45-37 Coventry 27/08/1949 Norwich 48-34 Fleetwood 29/08/1949 Newcastle 42-41 Cradley Heath 29/08/1949 Walthamstow 53-31 Edinburgh 30/08/1949 Southampton 53-31 Edinburgh 30/08/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 54-30 Coventry 31/08/1949 Fleetwood 35-49 Norwich 31/08/1949 Glasgow White City 51-33 Cradley Heath 01/09/1949 Sheffield 68-16 Glasgow White City 02/09/1949 Cradley Heath 56-27 Norwich 02/09/1949 Bristol 60-24 Edinburgh 03/09/1949 Edinburgh 44-40 Bristol 03/09/1949 Coventry 53-31 Norwich 05/09/1949 Newcastle 28-56 Bristol 05/09/1949 Walthamstow 52-32 Sheffield 06/09/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 42-42 Bristol 06/09/1949 Southampton 50-34 Sheffield 07/09/1949 Glasgow White City 35-49 Bristol 07/09/1949 Fleetwood 53-31 Coventry 09/09/1949 Cradley Heath 59-25 Glasgow White City 09/09/1949 Bristol 63-21 Glasgow Ashfield 10/09/1949 Coventry 55-29 Glasgow Ashfield 10/09/1949 Edinburgh 58-26 Fleetwood 10/09/1949 Norwich 58-26 Glasgow White City 12/09/1949 Walthamstow 49-35 Coventry 12/09/1949 Newcastle 54-30 Glasgow Ashfield 13/09/1949 Southampton 47-37 Newcastle 14/09/1949 Glasgow White City 45-39 Sheffield 14/09/1949 Fleetwood 53-31 Newcastle 15/09/1949 Sheffield 57-27 Southampton 16/09/1949 Bristol 53-31 Cradley Heath 17/09/1949 Cradley Heath 60-24 Sheffield 17/09/1949 Norwich 62-22 Coventry 19/09/1949 Newcastle 49-34 Glasgow White City 19/09/1949 Edinburgh 55-29 Norwich 19/09/1949 Walthamstow 62-21 Fleetwood 20/09/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 51-33 Newcastle 20/09/1949 Southampton 51-33 Fleetwood 21/09/1949 Fleetwood 35-49 Edinburgh 21/09/1949 Glasgow White City 47-36 Norwich 22/09/1949 Sheffield 63-21 Edinburgh 23/09/1949 Cradley Heath 57-27 Glasgow Ashfield 23/09/1949 Bristol 65-19 Sheffield 24/09/1949 Coventry 36-47 Walthamstow 24/09/1949 Norwich 64-20 Glasgow Ashfield 26/09/1949 Newcastle 54-29 Glasgow Ashfield 26/09/1949 Walthamstow 56-27 Glasgow White City 27/09/1949 Southampton 52-32 Glasgow White City 27/09/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 53-31 Walthamstow 28/09/1949 Fleetwood 56-28 Glasgow White City 30/09/1949 Cradley Heath 54-30 Bristol 01/10/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 33-51 Cradley Heath 01/10/1949 Coventry 38-45 Norwich 01/10/1949 Newcastle 42-42 Walthamstow 03/10/1949 Walthamstow 54-29 Glasgow Ashfield 04/10/1949 Glasgow Ashfield 41-43 Sheffield 05/10/1949 Glasgow White City 51-33 Fleetwood 07/10/1949 Cradley Heath 57-27 Walthamstow 07/10/1949 Bristol 70-14 Glasgow White City 08/10/1949 Norwich 56-28 Walthamstow 10/10/1949 Walthamstow 35-49 Bristol 12/10/1949 Glasgow White City 35-49 Coventry 12/10/1949 Fleetwood 52-30 Glasgow Ashfield 14/10/1949 Bristol 68-16 Norwich 15/10/1949 Norwich 61-23 Edinburgh 21/10/1949 Bristol 52-29 Coventry 22/10/1949 Norwich 41-43 Cradley Heath 29/10/1949 Norwich 45-39 Bristol Bristol Bulldogs Roger Wise, Fred Tuck, Billy Hole (captain), Jack Mountford, front Johny Hole, Eric Salmon, Peter Bartlett (mascot)/ Dick Bradley Mike Beddoe