National League Division Three 1948

1948 National League Division Three

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The 1948 National League Division Three was the second season of British speedway's National League Division Three The league had expanded from 8 teams to 12. Reigning champions Eastbourne Eagles were forced to close due to a petrol ban at their stadium, so their team moved a few miles along the Sussex coast to Hastings. The new entrants Coventry Bees, Hull Angels, Poole Pirates and Yarmouth Bloaters all struggled to make an impact and finished in the bottom five positions. Exeter Falcons won their first title. National League Division Three League Table and Results Grid National League Division Three Riders Averages 1948 Team Gallery images from the John Somerville Collection

M W D L F A Pts Exeter 44 32 1 11 2152 1523 65 Cradley Heath 44 29 2 13 1979.5 1702.5 60 Southampton 44 29 0 15 2113.5 1568.5 58 Tamworth 44 23 4 17 1954.5 1725.5 50 Hanley 44 24 1 19 1925 1753 49 Hastings 44 22 0 22 1755 1924 44 Plymouth 44 21 1 22 1857.5 1810.5 43 Coventry 44 19 1 24 1670.5 1998.5 39 Hull 44 19 1 25 1757 1909 38 Poole 44 17 0 27 1761.5 1916.5 34 Yarmouth 44 13 1 30 1606.5 2058.5 27 Wombwell 44 10 1 33 1512.5 2155.5 21 Fixtures & Results 26/03/1948 Tamworth 44-39 Cradley Heath 06/04/1948 Southampton 57-27 Exeter 09/04/1948 Wombwell 32-52 Cradley Heath 14/04/1948 Tamworth 63-21 Poole 16/04/1948 Wombwell 28-56 Stoke Hanley 17/04/1948 Hull 37-47 Stoke Hanley 19/04/1948 Exeter 57-27 Hastings 21/04/1948 Hastings 44-39 Stoke Hanley 22/04/1948 Stoke Hanley 55-28 Coventry 22/04/1948 Plymouth 42-42 Tamworth 24/04/1948 Cradley Heath 57-27 Hastings 24/04/1948 Hull 52-28 Yarmouth 26/04/1948 Exeter 60-23 Hull 27/04/1948 Southampton 55-29 Tamworth 28/04/1948 Hastings 40-44 Exeter 28/04/1948 Tamworth 60-24 Wombwell 30/04/1948 Cradley Heath 48-36 Tamworth 03/05/1948 Poole 65-19 Hull 04/05/1948 Yarmouth 46-38 Hastings 05/05/1948 Hastings 48-36 Poole 07/05/1948 Wombwell 59-24 Coventry 08/05/1948 Hull 45-39 Hastings 08/05/1948 Coventry 37-45 Plymouth 10/05/1948 Exeter 65-18 Cradley Heath 11/05/1948 Yarmouth 48-35 Hull 12/05/1948 Tamworth 58-24 Coventry 12/05/1948 Hastings 57-27 Cradley Heath 14/05/1948 Wombwell 42-42 Tamworth 15/05/1948 Coventry 45-38 Yarmouth 17/05/1948 Coventry 43-41 Hastings 17/05/1948 Poole 51-33 Southampton 18/05/1948 Yarmouth 32-52 Southampton 20/05/1948 Plymouth 58-24 Coventry 20/05/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-30 Wombwell 21/05/1948 Wombwell 53-31 Hull 22/05/1948 Hull 44-39 Coventry 24/05/1948 Poole 46-37 Wombwell 25/05/1948 Yarmouth 55-29 Wombwell 26/05/1948 Hastings 51-33 Poole 26/05/1948 Tamworth 59-25 Stoke Hanley 29/05/1948 Coventry 37-47 Tamworth 29/05/1948 Hull 47-31 Wombwell 31/05/1948 Exeter 65-19 Poole 01/06/1948 Southampton rained off Stoke Hanley 01/06/1948 Yarmouth 34-50 Tamworth 02/06/1948 Hastings 47-36 Southampton 03/06/1948 Plymouth 46-38 Stoke Hanley 04/06/1948 Cradley Heath 63-21 Yarmouth 05/06/1948 Hull 36-48 Cradley Heath 05/06/1948 Coventry 42-42 Stoke Hanley 07/06/1948 Poole 59-24 Hull 07/06/1948 Exeter 66-18 Stoke Hanley 08/06/1948 Yarmouth 40-43 Cradley Heath 08/06/1948 Southampton 59-25 Hull 09/06/1948 Tamworth 48-36 Hastings 10/06/1948 Plymouth 59-24 Hull 10/06/1948 Stoke Hanley 45-39 Tamworth 11/06/1948 Wombwell 41-43 Hastings 11/06/1948 Cradley Heath 54-30 Hull 12/06/1948 Coventry 33-49 Cradley Heath 12/06/1948 Hull 51-33 Yarmouth 14/06/1948 Exeter 57-27 Coventry 14/06/1948 Poole 37-46 Plymouth 15/06/1948 Yarmouth 35-43 Exeter 16/06/1948 Tamworth 42-42 Cradley Heath 16/06/1948 Hastings 59-25 Wombwell 17/06/1948 Stoke Hanley 36-48 Hastings 17/06/1948 Plymouth 48-36 Poole 18/06/1948 Cradley Heath 60-24 Wombwell 19/06/1948 Coventry 26-56 Exeter 19/06/1948 Hull 43-38 Tamworth 21/06/1948 Poole 45-36 Stoke Hanley 21/06/1948 Exeter 69-15 Wombwell 22/06/1948 Yarmouth 45-38 Stoke Hanley 22/06/1948 Southampton 64-19 Wombwell 23/06/1948 Hastings 55-29 Plymouth 23/06/1948 Tamworth 38-46 Southampton 24/06/1948 Stoke Hanley 45-39 Southampton 24/06/1948 Plymouth 57-27 Wombwell 25/06/1948 Cradley Heath 54-29 Stoke Hanley 25/06/1948 Wombwell 23-60 Tamworth 26/06/1948 Coventry 43-40 Poole 26/06/1948 Hull 38-44 Stoke Hanley 28/06/1948 Exeter 67-16 Cradley Heath 28/06/1948 Poole 40-44 Hastings 29/06/1948 Southampton 55-28 Coventry 29/06/1948 Yarmouth 42-41 Exeter 30/06/1948 Tamworth 60-24 Stoke Hanley 30/06/1948 Hastings 58-26 Yarmouth 01/07/1948 Plymouth 32-51 Exeter 01/07/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-31 Poole 02/07/1948 Wombwell 56-28 Poole 02/07/1948 Cradley Heath 45-39 Southampton 03/07/1948 Hull 58-25 Poole 03/07/1948 Coventry 49-35 Wombwell 05/07/1948 Poole 39-45 Cradley Heath 05/07/1948 Exeter 58-26 Hastings 06/07/1948 Southampton 57-27 Hastings 06/07/1948 Tamworth 60-24 Plymouth 06/07/1948 Yarmouth 43.5-37.5 Wombwell 07/07/1948 Hastings 60-24 Coventry 08/07/1948 Plymouth 43-40 Cradley Heath 08/07/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-30 Yarmouth 09/07/1948 Cradley Heath 54-30 Plymouth 09/07/1948 Wombwell 38-46 Southampton 10/07/1948 Coventry 47-35 Exeter 10/07/1948 Hull 58-26 Plymouth 12/07/1948 Poole 55.5-28.5 Plymouth 12/07/1948 Exeter 48-36 Southampton 13/07/1948 Yarmouth 60-23 Coventry 13/07/1948 Southampton 56-27 Poole 14/07/1948 Hastings 56-28 Tamworth 15/07/1948 Stoke Hanley 52-32 Cradley Heath 15/07/1948 Plymouth 49-34 Hastings 16/07/1948 Cradley Heath 50-33 Exeter 16/07/1948 Wombwell 44-40 Hull 17/07/1948 Hull 63-21 Exeter 17/07/1948 Coventry 29-55 Southampton 19/07/1948 Exeter 58-25 Plymouth 19/07/1948 Poole 60-23 Yarmouth 20/07/1948 Tamworth 46-38 Exeter 20/07/1948 Southampton 63-21 Yarmouth 21/07/1948 Hastings 52-31 Wombwell 22/07/1948 Stoke Hanley 51-33 Exeter 22/07/1948 Plymouth 48-33 Yarmouth 23/07/1948 Wombwell 37-47 Exeter 23/07/1948 Cradley Heath 44-40 Plymouth 24/07/1948 Hull 56-28 Coventry 26/07/1948 Poole 60-24 Coventry 26/07/1948 Exeter 53-30 Stoke Hanley 27/07/1948 Yarmouth 51-33 Plymouth 27/07/1948 Southampton 57-27 Stoke Hanley 28/07/1948 Hastings 56-28 Cradley Heath 29/07/1948 Stoke Hanley 44-40 Plymouth 30/07/1948 Wombwell 46-36 Plymouth 30/07/1948 Cradley Heath 39-45 Poole 31/07/1948 Southampton 50-34 Plymouth 31/07/1948 Hull 53-30 Tamworth 02/08/1948 Poole 49-35 Hastings 02/08/1948 Tamworth 59-25 Yarmouth 03/08/1948 Southampton 58-25 Cradley Heath 03/08/1948 Yarmouth 56-27 Poole 04/08/1948 Hastings 48-33 Coventry 05/08/1948 Plymouth 48-35 Stoke Hanley 06/08/1948 Cradley Heath 20-22 * Coventry 06/08/1948 Wombwell rained off Yarmouth 07/08/1948 Hull 58-26 Plymouth 07/08/1948 Coventry 53-30 Wombwell 09/08/1948 Exeter 61-23 Wombwell 10/08/1948 Southampton 56-28 Hull 10/08/1948 Yarmouth 51-30 Plymouth 10/08/1948 Tamworth 54-30 Wombwell 11/08/1948 Hastings 41-43 Exeter 12/08/1948 Plymouth 51-33 Hull 12/08/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-30 Southampton 13/08/1948 Wombwell rained off Southampton 13/08/1948 Cradley Heath 41.5-41.5 Tamworth 14/08/1948 Hull 45-39 Southampton 14/08/1948 Coventry 48-36 Tamworth 16/08/1948 Exeter 53-30 Poole 17/08/1948 Southampton 38-43 Exeter 18/08/1948 Hastings 39-44 Stoke Hanley 19/08/1948 Stoke Hanley 49-35 Poole 19/08/1948 Plymouth 38-45 Southampton 19/08/1948 Tamworth 57-27 Yarmouth 20/08/1948 Wombwell 41-43 Exeter 20/08/1948 Cradley Heath 47-37 Poole 21/08/1948 Coventry 51-32 Poole 23/08/1948 Poole 46-38 Exeter 23/08/1948 Wombwell 51-33 Yarmouth 24/08/1948 Tamworth 48-36 Plymouth 24/08/1948 Yarmouth 41-43 Southampton 25/08/1948 Hastings 43-40 Hull 26/08/1948 Stoke Hanley 50-34 Plymouth 27/08/1948 Cradley Heath 53-31 Hull 28/08/1948 Coventry 48-36 Plymouth 30/08/1948 Poole 59-25 Cradley Heath 30/08/1948 Exeter 41-43 Plymouth 31/08/1948 Southampton 57-26 Cradley Heath 31/08/1948 Tamworth 47-37 Hull 31/08/1948 Yarmouth 34-50 Stoke Hanley 01/09/1948 Hastings 44-40 Plymouth 02/09/1948 Plymouth rained off Exeter 02/09/1948 Stoke Hanley 59-25 Hull 02/09/1948 Tamworth rained off Southampton 03/09/1948 Wombwell 37-47 Coventry 03/09/1948 Cradley Heath 18-06 ** Hastings 04/09/1948 Hull 58-26 Wombwell 06/09/1948 Poole 51-31 Stoke Hanley 06/09/1948 Exeter 57-27 Yarmouth 07/09/1948 Yarmouth 37-47 Cradley Heath 07/09/1948 Tamworth 50-33 Exeter 07/09/1948 Southampton 49-35 Stoke Hanley 08/09/1948 Hastings 45-37 Hull 09/09/1948 Plymouth 63-21 Tamworth 09/09/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-31 Yarmouth 10/09/1948 Wombwell 43-40 Poole 10/09/1948 Cradley Heath 54-30 Stoke Hanley 11/09/1948 Coventry 65-18 Hastings 11/09/1948 Hull 47-36 Poole 13/09/1948 Poole 37-47 Coventry 13/09/1948 Exeter 65-19 Tamworth 14/09/1948 Yarmouth 45-39 Poole 14/09/1948 Southampton 46.5-36.5 Tamworth 15/09/1948 Hastings 31-53 Southampton 16/09/1948 Plymouth 54-30 Coventry 16/09/1948 Stoke Hanley 39-45 Exeter 17/09/1948 Cradley Heath 55-29 Exeter 17/09/1948 Wombwell 52-31 Plymouth 18/09/1948 Hull 54-30 Cradley Heath 18/09/1948 Coventry 53-31 Stoke Hanley 20/09/1948 Exeter 48-36 Coventry 20/09/1948 Poole 46-38 Yarmouth 21/09/1948 Southampton 61-23 Coventry 21/09/1948 Tamworth 62-22 Poole 22/09/1948 Hastings 55-29 Yarmouth 23/09/1948 Stoke Hanley 41-42 Cradley Heath 23/09/1948 Plymouth 57-26 Hastings 23/09/1948 Tamworth 49-35 Southampton 24/09/1948 Cradley Heath 58-26 Coventry 24/09/1948 Wombwell 36-47 Southampton 25/09/1948 Coventry 55-29 Hull 27/09/1948 Poole 31-52 Exeter 28/09/1948 Tamworth 49.5-34.5 Coventry 28/09/1948 Plymouth 38-46 Exeter 28/09/1948 Southampton 61-23 Hastings 28/09/1948 Yarmouth 50-33 Hull 29/09/1948 Hastings 45-38 Tamworth 30/09/1948 Plymouth 57-27 Poole 30/09/1948 Stoke Hanley 63-21 Wombwell 01/10/1948 Wombwell 41-42 Hastings 01/10/1948 Cradley Heath 60-24 Yarmouth 02/10/1948 Coventry 54-29 Yarmouth 04/10/1948 Cradley Heath 64-20 Coventry 04/10/1948 Poole 36-48 Tamworth 04/10/1948 Exeter 60-24 Yarmouth 05/10/1948 Tamworth 60-23 Hastings 05/10/1948 Southampton 62-21 Yarmouth 07/10/1948 Stoke Hanley 68-16 Hastings 07/10/1948 Plymouth 57-27 Yarmouth 08/10/1948 Cradley Heath 53-31 Southampton 08/10/1948 Wombwell 46-38 Stoke Hanley 09/10/1948 Hull 47-37 Southampton 09/10/1948 Coventry 49-35 Tamworth 11/10/1948 Exeter 57-27 Tamworth 11/10/1948 Poole 58-26 Wombwell 12/10/1948 Yarmouth 46-38 Tamworth 12/10/1948 Southampton 60-24 Wombwell 14/10/1948 Stoke Hanley 61-22 Tamworth 14/10/1948 Plymouth 65-19 Wombwell 15/10/1948 Wombwell 37-47 Cradley Heath 16/10/1948 Coventry 46-38 Cradley Heath 16/10/1948 Hull 50-34 Exeter 18/10/1948 Exeter 46-38 Southampton 18/10/1948 Poole 50-34 Tamworth 19/10/1948 Yarmouth 57-27 Hastings 19/10/1948 Tamworth 53-30 Hull 19/10/1948 Southampton 48-36 Plymouth 21/10/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-31 Coventry 21/10/1948 Plymouth 58-26 Cradley Heath 22/10/1948 Cradley Heath 62-22 Hastings 22/10/1948 Wombwell 50-34 Yarmouth 23/10/1948 Hull 64-20 Hastings 23/10/1948 Coventry 52-32 Southampton 25/10/1948 Exeter 62-22 Hull 25/10/1948 Poole 49-35 Southampton 26/10/1948 Yarmouth 37-46 Coventry 26/10/1948 Tamworth 30-52 Cradley Heath 26/10/1948 Southampton 58-26 Poole 28/10/1948 Stoke Hanley 62-21 Hull 28/10/1948 Plymouth 45-39 Southampton 29/10/1948 Cradley Heath 66-18 Wombwell 30/10/1948 Coventry 48-36 Hull * abandoned heat 7 ** abandoned heat 4 G Selley (manager), Arthur Pilgrim, Stan Lanfear, Bill Eastmond (manager) Johnny Myson, Hugh Geddes, Stand Hodson, Bert Roger (captain), Don Hardy, Norman Clay