National League 1946

1946 National League Division One

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The league had been abandoned seven years previously due to the outbreak of World War II. Record attendances were attracted with Wembley Lions attracting an average of 50,000 and the league as a whole a total of six and a half million. From the abandoned 1939 season, Southampton Saints and Harringay Tigers were no longer racing whilst Odsal Boomerangs brought National League speedway to Bradford for the first time. Wembley Lions won their second National League title. Due to the small number of teams the ACU Cup was run on league format to increase the number of fixtures. National League Riders Averages images from the John Somerville Collection

M W D L F A P Wembley Lions 20 18 0 2 439 396 36 Belle Vue Aces 20 12 1 7 425 408 25 Odsal Boomerangs 20 9 1 10 383 454 19 Wimbledon Dons 20 8 1 11 385 450 17 New Cross Rangers 20 6 1 13 349 474 13 West Ham Hammers 20 4 2 14 355 477 10 Fixtures & Results 22/04/1946 Wimbledon 39 45 Bradford Odsal 23/04/1946 West Ham 41 43 New Cross 24/04/1946 New Cross 46 36 West Ham 27/04/1946 Belle Vue 46 37 West Ham 30/04/1946 West Ham 35 49 Belle Vue 01/05/1946 New Cross 41 43 Bradford Odsal 04/05/1946 Belle Vue 34 49 Wembley 06/05/1946 Wimbledon 43 39 West Ham 07/05/1946 West Ham 42 41 Wimbledon 08/05/1946 New Cross 46 37 Belle Vue 09/05/1946 Wembley 50 32 Belle Vue 11/05/1946 Belle Vue 29 55 New Cross 11/05/1946 Bradford Odsal 52 32 Wembley 13/05/1946 Wimbledon 41 43 Wembley 14/05/1946 West Ham 44 40 Bradford Odsal 15/05/1946 New Cross 42 41 Wimbledon 16/05/1946 Wembley 48 35 Wimbledon 18/05/1946 Belle Vue 49 35 Wimbledon 18/05/1946 Bradford Odsal 54 23 New Cross 20/05/1946 Wimbledon 45 39 Belle Vue 22/05/1946 New Cross 36 48 Wembley 23/05/1946 Wembley 54 24 New Cross 25/05/1946 Bradford Odsal 54 30 Wimbledon 27/05/1946 Wimbledon 41 42 New Cross 28/05/1946 West Ham 33 49 Wembley 30/05/1946 Wembley 47 36 West Ham 01/06/1946 Belle Vue 49 33 Bradford Odsal 06/06/1946 Wembley 47 37 Bradford Odsal 08/06/1946 Bradford Odsal 48 36 West Ham 11/06/1946 West Ham 36 47 Belle Vue 15/06/1946 Belle Vue 53 31 West Ham 18/06/1946 West Ham 42 42 New Cross 20/06/1946 Wembley 43 39 Belle Vue 15/07/1946 Wimbledon 38 45 Wembley 17/07/1946 New Cross 38 46 West Ham 18/07/1946 Wembley 46 36 Wimbledon 24/07/1946 New Cross 45 39 Bradford Odsal 27/07/1946 Belle Vue 51 33 Wembley 27/07/1946 Bradford Odsal 45 39 New Cross 05/08/1946 Belle Vue 54 30 Bradford Odsal 05/08/1946 Bradford Odsal 32 52 Belle Vue 10/08/1946 Belle Vue 47 37 Wimbledon 02/09/1946 Wimbledon 39 45 Bradford Odsal 04/09/1946 New Cross 37 46 Wembley 05/09/1946 Wembley 53 30 New Cross 07/09/1946 Bradford Odsal 41 43 Wimbledon 09/09/1946 Wimbledon 49 34 West Ham 10/09/1946 West Ham 42 42 Wimbledon 14/09/1946 Belle Vue 56 28 New Cross 14/09/1946 Bradford Odsal 38 46 Wembley 17/09/1946 West Ham 44 39 Bradford Odsal 18/09/1946 New Cross 30 53 Belle Vue 19/09/1946 Wembley 52 32 Bradford Odsal 21/09/1946 Bradford Odsal 48 36 West Ham 23/09/1946 Wimbledon 59 25 New Cross 24/09/1946 West Ham 36 48 Wembley 25/09/1946 New Cross 39 45 Wimbledon 26/09/1946 Wembley 59 24 West Ham 02/10/1946 Bradford Odsal 42 42 Belle Vue   Wembley Lions Tommy Price, Charlie May, Tommy Barnett, Roy Craighead, Bill Gilbert, Bill Kitchen (on bike), alec Jackson (manager), Alf Bottoms, Bronco Wilson, Bob Wells, George Wilks