1948 Newcastle Diamonds

1948 Newcastle Diamonds Brough Park, Fossway Newcastle, 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 Wilf Jay 31 128 267 7 274 8.56 5 Jack Hunt 11 43 79 4 83 7.81 3 Charlie Spinks 14 56 95 6 101 7.21 2 1 Norman Evans 31 126 212 15 227 7.21 1 3 Ken Le Breton 26 104 167 10 177 6.81 Alec Grant 33 132 194 17 211 6.39 3 Derick Close 30 102 135.5 16.5 152 5.96 1 Fred Rogers 23 70 77 15 92 5.26 1 Keith Gurtner 11 35 37 5 42 4.80 Rol Stobbart 8 29 26 4 30 4.14 Bonnie Waddell 2 5 4 1 5 4.00 Eddie Pye 18 55 45 8 53 3.85 Maurice Stobbart 14 45 32 11 43 3.82 Peter Lloyd 20 61 45 7 52 3.41 Danny Calder 29 85 52 15 67 3.15 Jack Martin 8 16 6 3 9 2.25 Jack Winstanley 11 25 10 2 12 1.92 Alec Gardiner 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 Ray Muir 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 Jack Martin also raced for Glasgow Jack Winstanley also raced for Fleetwood Derek Close also raced for Middlesbrough Fred Rogers also raced for Norwich 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 Team M W D L F A Pts Birmingham 16 12 0 4 851 681 24 Sheffield 16 9 0 7 807 725 18 Bristol 16 8 0 8 768 761 16 Glasgow 16 8 0 8 750 780 16 Middlesbrough 16 8 0 8 735 798 16 Norwich 16 7 1 8 792 733 15 Fleetwood 16 7 1 8 779 755 15 Newcastle 16 6 0 10 728 784 12 Edinburgh 16 6 0 10 662 855 12 National Trophy Eliminating Competition Second Round 23/06/1948 Glasgow White City 45½ 61½ Birmingham 03/07/1948 Birmingham 80 28 Glasgow White City Eliminating Competition First Round 19/06/1948 Edinburgh 62 46 Glasgow White City 16/06/1948 Glasgow White City 70 38 Edinburgh Peter Lloyd Ken LeBreton Jack Hunt Alec Grant Johnnie Hoskins Danny Calder Charlie Spinks Crusty Pye Wilf Jay Keith Gurtner Norman Evans (bike) Fixtures & Results 31/03/1948 Glasgow White City 47-35 Newcastle National League Division Two 05/04/1948 Newcastle 38-45 Wigan National League Division Two 12/04/1948 Newcastle 49-35 Birmingham National League Division Two 16/04/1948 Bristol 57-27 Newcastle National League Division Two 17/04/1948 Birmingham 50-34 Newcastle National League Division Two 19/04/1948 Newcastle 54-42 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 22/04/1948 Middlesbrough 59-25 Newcastle National League Division Two 26/04/1948 Newcastle 53-31 Edinburgh National League Division Two 03/05/1948 Newcastle 37-47 Bristol National League Division Two 07/05/1948 Bristol 58-38 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 08/05/1948 Birmingham 61-34 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 10/05/1948 Newcastle 39-44 Sheffield National League Division Two 15/05/1948 Hull 35-48 Newcastle Challenge 18/05/1948 Fleetwood 44-39 Newcastle National League Division Two 19/05/1948 Newcastle 62-30 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup 22/05/1948 Edinburgh 29-55 Newcastle National League Division Two 24/05/1948 Newcastle 25-5 * Glasgow White City National League Division Two 25/05/1948 Newcastle 37-46 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 31/05/1948 Newcastle 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 07/06/1948 Newcastle 50-34 Norwich National League Division Two 10/06/1948 Sheffield 46-38 Newcastle National League Division Two 12/06/1948 Norwich 60-24 Newcastle National League Division Two 14/06/1948 Newcastle 41-65 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 17/06/1948 Middlesbrough 67-40 Newcastle National Trophy 21/06/1948 Newcastle Oliver Hart & Alec Grant Best Pairs 28/06/1948 Newcastle Wilf Jay British Riders Championship QR 05/07/1948 Newcastle Jack Parker Northumberland Cup 07/07/1948 Glasgow White City 54-42 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 12/07/1948 Newcastle 43-40 The Rest Challenge 19/07/1948 Newcastle 45-47 Norwich Anniversary Cup 22/07/1948 Middlesbrough 53-43 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 26/07/1948 Newcastle 50-46 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup 27/07/1948 Fleetwood 59-37 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 04/08/1948 Newcastle 48-36 Birmingham National League Division Two 09/08/1948 Newcastle 58-36 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 14/08/1948 Norwich 54-30 Newcastle National League Division Two 16/08/1948 Newcastle 63-33 Bristol Anniversary Cup 21/08/1948 Edinburgh rained off Newcastle Anniversary Cup 23/08/1948 Newcastle 50-34 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 30/08/1948 Newcastle 52-32 Norwich National League Division Two 06/09/1948 Newcastle 51-33 Bristol National League Division Two 09/09/1948 Sheffield 55-41 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 13/09/1948 Newcastle 53-43 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 15/09/1948 Glasgow White City 54-30 Newcastle National League Division Two 20/09/1948 Newcastle 43-41 Sheffield National League Division Two 25/09/1948 Edinburgh 45-39 Newcastle National League Division Two 27/09/1948 Newcastle 46-50 Birmingham Anniversary Cup 01/10/1948 Bristol 67-17 Newcastle National League Division Two 02/10/1948 Birmingham 66-18 Newcastle National League Division Two 04/10/1948 Newcastle 43-41 Fleetwood National League Division Two 09/10/1948 Edinburgh 57-27 Newcastle Challenge 11/10/1948 Newcastle 58-26 Edinburgh National League Division Two 12/10/1948 Fleetwood 52-32 Newcastle National League Division Two 14/10/1948 Sheffield 66-18 Newcastle National League Division Two 18/10/1948 Newcastle 38-46 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 21/10/1948 Middlesbrough 56-28 Newcastle National League Division Two 23/10/1948 Norwich 60-35 Newcastle Anniversary Cup