1948 Middlesbrough Bears

1948 Middlesbrough Bears Cleveland Park
Middlesbrough, 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
Frank Hodgson 35 148 353 18 371 10.03 3 5
Jack Hodgson 36 149 310 22 332 8.91 4 3
Geoff Godwin 34 133 210 40 250 7.52 1 3
Benny King 33 130 193 32 225 6.92 1
Tip Mills 34 83 100 25 125 6.02

Billy Wilson 21 68 83 14 97 5.71

Herby King 35 138 159 23 182 5.28

Wilf Plant 36 150 311.5 15.5 327 8.72 3 2
Derick Close 30 102 135.5 16.5 152 5.96 1  
Frank Bettis 3 7 10 0 10 5.71    
Dick Tolley 24 67 70 12 82 4.90

Joe Arthur 7 14 9 5 14 4.00    
George Farmer 8 18 12 5 17 3.78    
Jack Watts 1 2 0 0 0 0.00    
Wilf Plant also raced for Fleetwood
Dick Tolley also raced for Middlesbrough
Derick Close also raced for Middlesbrough
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
17/06/1948 Middlesbrough 67 40 Newcastle
14/06/1948 Newcastle 41 65 Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough Bears
Benny King Tip Mills Dick Tolley Derek Close Herby King Jack Hodgson Frank Hodgson (bike) Geoff Godwin (bike)
Fixtures & Results
26/03/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Sheffield National League Division Two
01/04/1948 Middlesbrough 61-22 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
08/04/1948 Middlesbrough 65-18 Birmingham National League Division Two
09/04/1948 Bristol 49-35 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
10/04/1948 Birmingham 42-42 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
15/04/1948 Middlesbrough 57-27 Norwich National League Division Two
17/04/1948 Norwich 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
22/04/1948 Middlesbrough 59-25 Newcastle National League Division Two
28/04/1948 Glasgow White City 37-47 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
29/04/1948 Middlesbrough 65-19 Fleetwood National League Division Two
06/05/1948 Sheffield 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
06/05/1948 Middlesbrough Jeff Lloyd & Eric French Best Pairs
13/05/1948 Middlesbrough 50-33 Bristol National League Division Two
17/05/1948 Fleetwood 37-47 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
20/05/1948 Middlesbrough 57-27 Edinburgh National League Division Two
25/05/1948 Fleetwood 48-36 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
27/05/1948 Middlesbrough 54-42 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup
31/05/1948 Newcastle 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
02/06/1948 Glasgow White City 40-55 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
03/06/1948 Middlesbrough rained off Sheffield Anniversary Cup
05/06/1948 Edinburgh 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
10/06/1948 Middlesbrough 59-37 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup
14/06/1948 Newcastle 41-65 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
17/06/1948 Middlesbrough 67-40 Newcastle National Trophy
24/06/1948 Middlesbrough Frank Hodgson
Speedway Riders Championship QR
01/07/1948 Middlesbrough 53-54 Norwich National Trophy
02/07/1948 Bristol 58-37 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
03/07/1948 Norwich 66-41 Middlesbrough National Trophy
08/07/1948 Middlesbrough 62-34 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
15/07/1948 Sheffield 70-26 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
15/07/1948 Birmingham 58-26 * Edinburgh National League Division Two
22/07/1948 Middlesbrough 53-43 Newcastle Anniversary Cup
29/07/1948 Middlesbrough 58-37 Norwich Anniversary Cup
05/08/1948 Middlesbrough 40-55 Birmingham Anniversary Cup
07/08/1948 Edinburgh rained off Middlesbrough National League Division Two
10/08/1948 Fleetwood 69-27 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
12/08/1948 Middlesbrough 66-30 Bristol Anniversary Cup
19/08/1948 Middlesbrough 51-45 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup
25/08/1948 Glasgow White City 55-29 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
26/08/1948 Middlesbrough 42-42 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
28/08/1948 Norwich 66-30 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
02/09/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Fleetwood National League Division Two
04/09/1948 Edinburgh 58-38 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
09/09/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Norwich National League Division Two
13/09/1948 Newcastle 53-43 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
16/09/1948 Middlesbrough 39-45 Birmingham National League Division Two
23/09/1948 Middlesbrough 38-45 Bristol National League Division Two
25/09/1948 Norwich 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
30/09/1948 Norwich 52-32 ** Edinburgh National League Division Two
30/09/1948 Sheffield 57-27 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
02/10/1948 Edinburgh 56-27 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
07/10/1948 Middlesbrough 47-37 Sheffield National League Division Two
08/10/1948 Bristol 56-28 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
09/10/1948 Birmingham 64-19 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
14/10/1948 Middlesbrough 66-18 Edinburgh 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 Birmingham 60-36 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
* Birmimgham vs Edinburgh meeting held at Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough
** Norwich Stars vs Edinburgh meeting at Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough