1948 Wigan Warriors

1948 Wigan Warriors Poolstock Stadium Wigan, 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

After 3 away meeting the team transfered to Fleetwood. (see 1948 Fleetwood Flyers) images from the John Somerville Collection

Riders Scores & Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Dick Geary 34 140 309 17 326 9.31 1 Wilf Plant 36 150 311.5 15.5 327 8.72 3 2 Norman Hargreaves 36 147 249 15 264 7.18 4 Cyril Cooper 35 144 181 22 203 5.64 1 Reg Lambourne 36 122 129 24 153 5.02 Ron Hart 32 102 98 22 120 4.71 Ernie Appleby 19 52 41 14 55 4.23 Percy Brine 22 67 54 11 65 3.88 Dick Seers 7 15 8 1 9 2.40 Frank Malouf 6 14 4 3 7 2.00 Jack Gorst 4 8 1 0 1 0.50 Wilf Plant also raced for Middlesbrough Ernie Appleby also raced for Birmingham 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 Semi Final 26/07/1948 Birmingham 75 33 Fleetwood 13/07/1948 Fleetwood 49 59 Birmingham Eliminating Competition Second Round Round 22/06/1948 Fleetwood 69 39 Bristol 18/06/1948 Bristol 65 43 Fleetwood Mascot Jack German Dick Geary Cyril Cooper Ron Hart Norman Hargreaves Ernie Appleby Dick Seers possibly Wilf Plant Reg Lambourne Fixtures & Results 27/03/1948 Norwich 45-37 Wigan National League Division Two 05/04/1948 Newcastle 38-45 Wigan National League Division Two 07/04/1948 Glasgow 49-34 Wigan National League Division Two Team Transfered to Fleetwood 13/04/1948 Fleetwood 34-49 Edinburgh National League Division Two 19/04/1948 Newcastle 54-42 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 20/04/1948 Fleetwood 39-45 Sheffield National League Division Two 27/04/1948 Fleetwood 31-53 Norwich National League Division Two 29/04/1948 Middlesbrough 65-19 Fleetwood National League Division Two 01/05/1948 Norwich 47-47 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 04/05/1948 Fleetwood 38-46 Birmingham National League Division Two 08/05/1948 Edinburgh 45-39 Fleetwood National League Division Two 11/05/1948 Fleetwood 41-42 Bristol National League Division Two 17/05/1948 Fleetwood 37-47 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 18/05/1948 Fleetwood 44-39 Newcastle National League Division Two 20/05/1948 Sheffield 55-41 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 22/05/1948 Norwich 53-30 Fleetwood National League Division Two 25/05/1948 Fleetwood 48-36 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 29/05/1948 Birmingham 51-45 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 01/06/1948 Fleetwood 48-36 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 04/06/1948 Bristol 49-35 Fleetwood National League Division Two 08/06/1948 Fleetwood 47-49 Birmingham 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 29/06/1948 Fleetwood 62-34 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup 03/07/1948 Edinburgh 42-41 Fleetwood National League Division Two 06/07/1948 Fleetwood Hodgson Speed Riders Ch Qr Individual 13/07/1948 Fleetwood 49-59 Birmingham National Trophy 17/07/1948 Birmingham 18-30 Fleetwood National Trophy 20/07/1948 Fleetwood 54-42 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup 26/07/1948 Birmingham 75-33 Fleetwood National Trophy 27/07/1948 Fleetwood 59-37 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 28/07/1948 Glasgow White City 68-28 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 02/08/1948 Fleetwood 53-31 Stoke Hanley Challenge 03/08/1948 Fleetwood 40-44 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 10/08/1948 Fleetwood 69-27 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 12/08/1948 Sheffield 54-30 Fleetwood National League Division Two 14/08/1948 Edinburgh 58-38 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 17/08/1948 Fleetwood 56-40 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 19/08/1948 Middlesbrough 51-45 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 24/08/1948 Fleetwood 55-41 Norwich Anniversary Cup 28/08/1948 Birmingham 62-22 Fleetwood National League Division Two 31/08/1948 Fleetwood rained off Edinburgh National League Division Two 02/09/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Fleetwood National League Division Two 07/09/1948 Fleetwood 53-31 Sheffield National League Division Two 14/09/1948 Fleetwood 51-33 Bristol National League Division Two 17/09/1948 Bristol 56-40 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 21/09/1948 Fleetwood 40-44 Birmingham National League Division Two 27/09/1948 Fleetwood 53-31 Norwich National League Division Two 04/10/1948 Newcastle 43-41 Fleetwood National League Division Two 05/10/1948 Fleetwood 50-34 Edinburgh National League Division Two 06/10/1948 Glasgow White City 42-42 Fleetwood National League Division Two 12/10/1948 Fleetwood 52-32 Newcastle National League Division Two 15/10/1948 Bristol 57-27 Fleetwood National League Division Two 16/10/1948 Fleetwood 48-36 Sheffield Challenge 23/10/1948 Tamworth 12-12 Fleetwood Second Half Challenge * abadnoned heat 8