1948 Sheffield Tigers

1948 Sheffield Tigers Owlerton Stadium Sheffield, 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 Bruce Semmens 34 139 292 15 307 8.83 7 4 Tommy Bateman 34 136 254 20 274 8.06 5 2 Tommy Allott 22 85 147 10 157 7.39 4 Len Williams 32 129 205 25 230 7.13 3 2 Stan Williams 34 134 201 27 228 6.81 1 1 Jack Bibby 22 83 129 11 140 6.75 1 3 Jack D White 33 101 100 9 109 4.32 1 Bryan Gorman 9 20 11 2 13 2.6   Stan Lanfear 2 8 8 2 10 5 Henry Long 4 9 4 1 5 2.22 Alvin Higgs 2 5 2 0 2 1.6 Freddie Woodcock 5 10 2 1 3 1.2   Danny Lee also raced with Edinburgh Ken Sharoles also raced with Edinburgh Alf Parker also raced with Edinburgh 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 19/06/1948 Norwich 76 32 Sheffield 17/06/1948 Sheffield 55 53 Norwich Sheffield Tigers Henry Long Bruce Semmens Frank Varey Tommy Allott Jack D White Jack Bibby Len Williams Ted Flanagan Tommy Bateman Stan Williams (bike) Fixtures & Results 25/03/1948 Sheffield 43-40 Bristol National League Division Two 26/03/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Sheffield National League Division Two 01/04/1948 Sheffield 60-23 Edinburgh National League Division Two 08/04/1948 Sheffield 55-28 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 10/04/1948 Norwich 62-21 Sheffield National League Division Two 15/04/1948 Sheffield 48-36 Wigan National League Division Two 20/04/1948 Fleetwood 39-45 Sheffield National League Division Two 22/04/1948 Sheffield 50-34 Birmingham National League Division Two 29/04/1948 Sheffield 56-40 Bristol Anniversary Cup 01/05/1948 Edinburgh 47-36 Sheffield National League Division Two 06/05/1948 Sheffield 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 10/05/1948 Newcastle 39-44 Sheffield National League Division Two 13/05/1948 Sheffield 45-39 Norwich National League Division Two 14/05/1948 Bristol 61-23 Sheffield National League Division Two 20/05/1948 Sheffield 55-41 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 22/05/1948 Birmingham 57-27 Sheffield National League Division Two 26/05/1948 Glasgow White City 55-29 Sheffield National League Division Two 27/05/1948 Sheffield 51-32 Bristol National League Division Two 29/05/1948 Edinburgh 46-38 Sheffield Challenge 03/06/1948 Birmingham 26-16  * Edinburgh Anniversary Cup 03/06/1948 Middlesbrough rained off Sheffield Anniversary Cup 04/06/1948 Wombwell 34-50 Sheffield Challenge 05/06/1948 Norwich 56-40 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 10/06/1948 Sheffield 46-38 Newcastle National League Division Two 11/06/1948 Bristol 66-29 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 17/06/1948 Sheffield 55-53 Norwich National Trophy 19/06/1948 Norwich 76-32 Sheffield National Trophy 24/06/1948 Sheffield 64-20 Edinburgh National League Division Two 26/06/1948 Edinburgh 39-44 Sheffield National League Division Two 01/07/1948 Sheffield Tommy Bateman Speed Riders Championship QR 08/07/1948 Middlesbrough 62-34 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 08/07/1948 Belle Vue 34-38 ** Bradford Challenge 15/07/1948 Sheffield 70-26 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 22/07/1948 Sheffield 69-27 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup 29/07/1948 Sheffield Len Williams 50 Guineas Trophy 31/07/1948 Edinburgh 53-42 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 02/08/1948 Cradley Heath 52-44 Sheffield Challenge 05/08/1948 Sheffield 60-36 Norwich Anniversary Cup 09/08/1948 Newcastle 58-36 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 12/08/1948 Sheffield 54-30 Fleetwood National League Division Two 14/08/1948 Birmingham 58-26 Sheffield National League Division Two 17/08/1948 Fleetwood 56-40 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 19/08/1948 Sheffield 69-27 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup 21/08/1948 Norwich 46-38 Sheffield National League Division Two 26/08/1948 Sheffield 54-42 Birmingham Anniversary Cup 27/08/1948 Bristol 55-29 Sheffield National League Division Two 01/09/1948 Glasgow White City 51-45 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 02/09/1948 Sheffield 34-50 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 07/09/1948 Fleetwood 53-31 Sheffield National League Division Two 09/09/1948 Sheffield 55-41 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 16/09/1948 Sheffield 53-31 Norwich National League Division Two 20/09/1948 Newcastle 43-41 Sheffield National League Division Two 23/09/1948 Sheffield 38-45 Birmingham National League Division Two 25/09/1948 Division 3 Stars 42-41 *** Sheffield Challenge 30/09/1948 Sheffield 57-27 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 07/10/1948 Middlesbrough 47-37 Sheffield National League Division Two 07/10/1948 Sheffield 51-33 Norw V Edinburgh National League Division Two 13/10/1948 Glasgow White City 42-42 Sheffield National League Division Two 14/10/1948 Sheffield 66-18 Newcastle National League Division Two 19/10/1948 Fleetwood 48-36 Sheffield Challenge 30/10/1948 Birmingham 43-53 Sheffield Anniversary Cup * abandoned heat 7 ** held at Sheffield *** held at Hullx