National League Division Three 1947

National League Division Three 1947

National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | British Speedway Cup Division One | British Speedway Cup Division Two | North vs South Cup | London Cup

The 1947 National League Division Three was the inaugural season of British speedway's National League Division Three. With several new teams joining British Speedway in 1947, a third league tier was created for the first time. Eastbourne Eagles won the title in their first season of league speedway. images from the John Somerville Collection 1947 Team Gallery National League Division Three Riders Averages

PL W D L F A Pts Eastbourne Eagles 28 18 0 10 1260 1057 36 Cradley Heath Cubs 28 18 0 10 1215 1116 36 Southampton Saints 28 17 1 10 1113 1197 35 Exeter Falcons 28 15 0 13 1193.5 1131.5 30 Tamworth Hounds 28 12 0 16 1159 1179 24 Hanley Potters 28 12 0 16 1113 1197 24 Wombwell Colliers 28 12 0 16 1100 1225 24 Plymouth Devils 28 7 1 20 995 1330 15 Fixtures & Results 12/05/1947 Exeter 62 20 Stoke Hanley 13/05/1947 Southampton 55 27 Stoke Hanley 14/05/1947 Tamworth 44 38 Plymouth 15/05/1947 Plymouth 41 43 Tamworth 15/05/1947 Stoke Hanley 49 33 Exeter 16/05/1947 Wombwell 48 35 Exeter 17/05/1947 Eastbourne 35 46 Southampton 02/06/1947 Exeter 50 31 Wombwell 03/06/1947 Southampton 57 27 Wombwell 04/06/1947 Tamworth 40 44 Eastbourne 05/06/1947 Plymouth 43 40 Wombwell 05/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 43 40 Eastbourne 06/06/1947 Wombwell 54 30 Plymouth 09/06/1947 Exeter 56 28 Tamworth 10/06/1947 Southampton 55 29 Tamworth 11/06/1947 Tamworth 41 42 Southampton 12/06/1947 Plymouth 40 42 Cradley Heath 12/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 43 40 Southampton 13/06/1947 Wombwell 50 34 Tamworth 16/06/1947 Exeter 57 26 Cradley Heath 17/06/1947 Southampton 39 44 Eastbourne 19/06/1947 Stoke Hanley 59 23 Plymouth 20/06/1947 Wombwell 47 37 Cradley Heath 21/06/1947 Cradley Heath 46 36 Wombwell 21/06/1947 Eastbourne 55 29 Stoke Hanley 23/06/1947 Exeter 43 41 Southampton 24/06/1947 Southampton 47.5 36.5 Exeter 25/06/1947 Tamworth 43 41 Cradley Heath 26/06/1947 Plymouth 41 42 Stoke Hanley 27/06/1947 Wombwell 46 37 Eastbourne 28/06/1947 Cradley Heath 44 40 Tamworth 28/06/1947 Eastbourne 51 33 Wombwell 02/07/1947 Tamworth 54 30 Stoke Hanley 03/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 49 34 Tamworth 05/07/1947 Cradley Heath 50 34 Exeter 05/07/1947 Eastbourne 56 27 Plymouth 07/07/1947 Exeter 55 28 Plymouth 08/07/1947 Southampton 53 30 Cradley Heath 10/07/1947 Plymouth 40 43 Exeter 11/07/1947 Wombwell 37 47 Southampton 12/07/1947 Cradley Heath 49 34 Stoke Hanley 12/07/1947 Eastbourne 54 27 Tamworth 14/07/1947 Exeter 50 32 Eastbourne 15/07/1947 Southampton 49 34 Plymouth 16/07/1947 Tamworth 48 36 Exeter 17/07/1947 Plymouth 30 54 Eastbourne 17/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 47 33 Wombwell 18/07/1947 Wombwell 44 38 Stoke Hanley 21/07/1947 Exeter 52 31 Stoke Hanley 22/07/1947 Southampton 61 23 Stoke Hanley 23/07/1947 Tamworth 48 35 Wombwell 24/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 41 43 Cradley Heath 26/07/1947 Cradley Heath 54 30 Plymouth 26/07/1947 Eastbourne 49 32 Exeter 28/07/1947 Exeter 43 41 Wombwell 29/07/1947 Southampton 53 31 Wombwell 30/07/1947 Tamworth 33 50 Eastbourne 31/07/1947 Plymouth 39 44 Southampton 31/07/1947 Stoke Hanley 36 46 Eastbourne 01/08/1947 Wombwell 51 33 Exeter 02/08/1947 Cradley Heath 61 22 Exeter 05/08/1947 Southampton 48 35 Tamworth 06/08/1947 Tamworth 50 34 Southampton 07/08/1947 Plymouth 54 29 Wombwell 07/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 54 23 Exeter 08/08/1947 Wombwell 48 36 Plymouth 09/08/1947 Cradley Heath 47 37 Southampton 09/08/1947 Eastbourne 48 32 Stoke Hanley 11/08/1947 Exeter 47 37 Tamworth 12/08/1947 Southampton 59 24 Cradley Heath 13/08/1947 Tamworth 50 34 Exeter 14/08/1947 Stoke Hanley 63 20 Plymouth 15/08/1947 Cradley Heath 35 48 Tamworth 15/08/1947 Wombwell 43 40 Eastbourne 16/08/1947 Eastbourne 52 30 Wombwell 20/08/1947 Tamworth 41 43 Cradley Heath 21/08/1947 Plymouth 47 36 Stoke Hanley 22/08/1947 Wombwell 43 41 Cradley Heath 23/08/1947 Cradley Heath 59 25 Wombwell 23/08/1947 Eastbourne 48 34 Southampton 25/08/1947 Exeter 53 31 Southampton 26/08/1947 Southampton 55 29 Exeter 27/08/1947 Tamworth 54 29 Plymouth 28/08/1947 Plymouth 44 40 Tamworth 30/08/1947 Cradley Heath 50 34 Eastbourne 01/09/1947 Exeter 62 22 Cradley Heath 03/09/1947 Tamworth 46 38 Stoke Hanley 04/09/1947 Plymouth 45 33 Cradley Heath 04/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 35 49 Tamworth 05/09/1947 Wombwell 41 39 Southampton 06/09/1947 Cradley Heath 57 27 Southampton 06/09/1947 Eastbourne 52 29 Plymouth 08/09/1947 Exeter 53 30 Plymouth 09/09/1947 Southampton 51 33 Eastbourne 11/09/1947 Plymouth 44 40 Exeter 11/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 45 36 Wombwell 12/09/1947 Wombwell 40 44 Stoke Hanley 13/09/1947 Eastbourne 58 24 Cradley Heath 15/09/1947 Exeter 47 37 Eastbourne 16/09/1947 Southampton 62 22 Plymouth 17/09/1947 Tamworth 54 30 Wombwell 18/09/1947 Plymouth 42 42 Southampton 18/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 37 47 Cradley Heath 20/09/1947 Cradley Heath 59 23 Stoke Hanley 20/09/1947 Eastbourne 44 39 Tamworth 25/09/1947 Plymouth 47 37 Eastbourne 25/09/1947 Stoke Hanley 57 26 Southampton 26/09/1947 Wombwell 51 32 Tamworth 27/09/1947 Cradley Heath 62 22 Plymouth 27/09/1947 Eastbourne 50 33 Exeter 04/10/1947 Eastbourne 55 28 Cradley Heath Eastbourne Eagles George Sellars (Manager) Dick Angell Bob Sivyer Jock Grierson Jimmy Coy Ron Clark Charlie Dugard Basil Harris KenTidbury (on bike) Harry Saunders