1948 North vs South Cup

1948 North v South Anniversary Cup

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To fill in the vacant dates made by the withdrawal of Halifax from the league table a North v South Competition was arranged, and was included in the Third Division fixture lists, The competition will consisted of the teams in the third division playing each other in pairs as scheduled below (being divided into a north and south section) once home and away, the winner of each section being the team with the greatest aggregate of race points in its home and away fixture. In the event of a draw the teams shall meet in a deciding match on a neutral track nominated by the Speedway Control Board. The pairings and number of heats shall be in accordance with supplementary Regulation No. 532 in Appendix C to the Speedway Regulations. The final contest shall consist of the winning team from the South Section meeting the winning team of the North Section in one match to be held on a neutral track nominated by the Speedway Control Board and the team scoring the highest points being the winner. images from the John Somerville Collection

Final (at Cradley Heath) 15/10/1948 Southampton 53 43 Hull Southampton - Alf Bottoms 15 George Bason 5 Jim Squibb 8 Bob Oakley 8 Tom Oakley 7 Cecil Bailey 7 Johnny Bradford 3 Bill Griffiths 0 Hull - Norman Johnson 3 Mick Mitchell 12 George Craig 8 Johnny White 4 Bob Baker 4 Dick Shepherd 2 Alf Webster 7 Derek Glover 3 Semi Finals North 06/05/48 Stoke 65 31 Wombwell 27/08/48 Wombwell 58 38 Stoke aggregate Stoke 103 89 Wombwell           05/08/48 Cradley Heath 38 58 Tamworth 17/08/48 Tamworth 46 49 Cradley Heath aggregate Tamworth 104 87 Cradley Heath           21/08/48 Hull 68 28 Yarmouth 21/09/48 Yarmouth 40 56 Hull aggregate Hull 124 68 Yarmouth Semi Finals South 13/05/48 Plymouth 38 57 Exeter 24/05/48 Exeter 65 31 Plymouth aggregate Exeter 122 68 Plymouth           31/07/48 Coventry 59 37 Poole 09/08/48 Poole 52 44 Coventry aggregate Coventry 103 89 Poole           16/08/48 Southampron 67 28 Hastings 26/08/48 Hastings 21 75 Southampton aggregate Southampton 142 49 Hastings Southampton Bert Croucher Cecil Bailey Tom Oakley Bob Oakley Jimmy Squibb Frank Goulden (Manager) Jimmy Baxter (Promoter) Alf Kaines Bill Griffiths George Bason Alf Bottoms (bike) Hull Jack Watts Derek Glover Norman Johnson Mike Wood George Craig Bob Baker Alf Webster Mick Mitchell