1948 Bristol Bulldogs

1948 Bristol Bulldogs Knowle Stadium, Wells Road
Bristol, England
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | Anniversary Cup Division 1 | Anniversary Cup Division 2 | London Cup | North vs South Anniversary Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
Riders Scores & Averages
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Fred Tuck 34 138 330 22 352 10.2 10 1
Billy Hole 34 137 280 25 305 8.91 7 2
Nobby Stock 15 60 109 20 129 8.60 4
Mike Beddoe 11 44 78 11 89 8.09 1
Roger Wise 34 139 251 28 279 8.03 3
Jack Mountford 31 124 200 41 241 7.77 3 4
Eric Salmon 34 136 226 21 247 7.26 4 3
Cyril Quick 24 71 75 17 92 5.18

Johnny Hole 28 60 64 6 70 4.67

Ginger Nicholls 8 18 12 2 14 3.11

Graham Hole 8 16 7 2 9 2.25

Arthur Bush 2 4 2 0 2 2.00

Lew Coffin 1 4 1 1 2 2.00

Dick Bradley 3 7 3 0 3 1.71

Johnny Myson 1 3 1 0 1 1.33

Bill Clifton 1 2 0 0 0 0.00

Bob Jones 1 2 0 0 0 0.00

National League Division Two
  M W D L F A Pts
Bristol Bulldogs 32 23 0 9 1535 1145 46
Birmingham Brummies 32 20 1 11 1489 1195 41
Middlesbrough Bears 32 18 2 12 1445 1237 38
Sheffield Tigers 32 17 1 14 1355 1324 35
Norwich Stars 32 17 0 15 1371 1312 34
Glasgow Tigers 32 14 3 15 1289 1390 31
Newcastle Diamonds 32 11 0 21 1214 1468 22
Fleetwood Flyers 32 10 1 21 1255 1425 21
Edinburgh Monarchs 32 10 0 22 1112 1569 20
Wigan Warriors 3 1 0 2 131 117 4
Anniversary Cup
M W D L F A Pts
Birmingham Brumies 16 12 0 4 851 170 24
Sheffield Tigers 16 9 0 7 807 82 18
Bristol Bulldogs 16 8 0 8 768 7 16
Glasgow Tigers 16 8 0 8 750 -30 16
Middlesbrough Bears 16 8 0 8 735 -63 16
Norwich Stars 16 7 1 8 792 59 15
Fleetwood Flyers 16 7 1 8 779 24 15
Newcastle Diamonds 16 6 0 10 728 -56 12
Edinburgh Monarhs 16 6 0
 10 662 -193 12
National Trophy
18/06/1948 Bristol 65 43 Fleetwood
22/06/1948 Fleetwood 62 46 Bristol
Bristol Bulldogs
Reg Witcomb (Promoter) Fred Tuck Billy Hole Cyril Quick Eric Salmon Bill Hamblin (Manager) Johnny Hole Mike Beddoe Jack Mountford Roger Wise
Fixtures & Results
19/03/1948 Bristol 66-18 Southampton+Hastings Challenge
25/03/1948 Sheffield 43-40 Bristol National League Division Two
26/03/1948 Bristol 64-20 Edinburgh National League Division Two
02/04/1948 Bristol 65-19 Birmingham National League Division Two
03/04/1948 Birmingham 39-44 Bristol National League Division Two
09/04/1948 Bristol 49-35 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
16/04/1948 Bristol 57-27 Newcastle National League Division Two
23/04/1948 Bristol 71-25 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup
24/04/1948 Edinburgh 38-46 Bristol National League Division Two
29/04/1948 Sheffield 56-40 Bristol Anniversary Cup
30/04/1948 Bristol 53-31 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
03/05/1948 Newcastle 37-47 Bristol National League Division Two
05/05/1948 Glasgow White City 36-48 Bristol National League Division Two
07/05/1948 Bristol 58-38 Newcastle Anniversary Cup
11/05/1948 Fleetwood 41-42 Bristol National League Division Two
13/05/1948 Middlesbrough 50-33 Bristol National League Division Two
14/05/1948 Bristol 61-23 Sheffield National League Division Two
17/05/1948 Bristol 34-50 New Cross Challenge
21/05/1948 Bristol 60-24 Norwich National League Division Two
27/05/1948 Sheffield 51-32 Bristol National League Division Two
28/05/1948 Bristol Hole/Geary Best Pairs
29/05/1948 Norwich 56-28 Bristol National League Division Two
04/06/1948 Bristol 49-35 Fleetwood National League Division Two
05/06/1948 Birmingham 59-37 Bristol Anniversary Cup
11/06/1948 Bristol 66-29 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
15/06/1948 Fleetwood 51-45 Bristol Anniversary Cup
18/06/1948 Bristol 65-43 Fleetwood National Trophy
22/06/1948 Fleetwood 69-39 Bristol National Trophy
25/06/1948 Bristol 60-36 Bulldogs V Aust Challenge
02/07/1948 Bristol 58-37 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
09/07/1948 Bristol Tuck Speed Riders Ch Qr Individual
10/07/1948 Birmingham 62-22 Bristol National League Division Two
16/07/1948 Bristol 57-39 Gayleydons Challenge
17/07/1948 Edinburgh 64-32 Bristol Anniversary Cup
23/07/1948 Bristol Chitty/Waterman Best Pairs
30/07/1948 Bristol 36-48 West Ham Challenge
31/07/1948 Exeter 57-27 Bristol Challenge
04/08/1948 Glasgow White City 56-40 Bristol Anniversary Cup
06/08/1948 Bristol 55-39 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup
07/08/1948 Norwich 69-27 Bristol Anniversary Cup
12/08/1948 Middlesbrough 66-30 Bristol Anniversary Cup
13/08/1948 Bristol 49-35 Norwich National League Division Two
16/08/1948 Newcastle 63-33 Bristol Anniversary Cup
20/08/1948 Bristol 58-37 Birmingham Anniversary Cup
27/08/1948 Bristol 55-29 Sheffield National League Division Two
28/08/1948 Edinburgh 53-31 Bristol National League Division Two
03/09/1948 Bristol 52-32 Birmingham National League Division Two
06/09/1948 Newcastle 51-33 Bristol National League Division Two
08/09/1948 Glasgow White City 46-38 Bristol National League Division Two
10/09/1948 Bristol 64-19 Edinburgh National League Division Two
14/09/1948 Fleetwood 51-33 Bristol National League Division Two
17/09/1948 Bristol 56-40 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup
23/09/1948 Middlesbrough 38-45 Bristol National League Division Two
24/09/1948 Bristol 65-18 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
01/10/1948 Bristol 67-17 Newcastle National League Division Two
02/10/1948 Norwich 34-50 Bristol National League Division Two
08/10/1948 Bristol 56-28 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
15/10/1948 Bristol 57-27 Fleetwood National League Division Two
22/10/1948 Bristol 62-32 Norwich Anniversary Cup
29/10/1948 Bristol 54-54 S.Waterman Sel Challenge
05/11/1948 Bristol Parker/Salmon Best Pairs