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1948 Timeline May

1948 Timeline May
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Saturday
1
Belle Vue 42-42 Wembley National League Division One
Belle Vue Jack Parker 2-0 Ron Johnson Match Race Championship
Birmingham 53-31 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
Bradford Odsal 43-40 West Ham National League Division One
Coventry 48-59 Stoke Hanley National Trophy Qualifiying Competition 2nd Round 2nd leg
Edinburgh 47-36 Sheffield National League Division Two
Hull 42-66 Cradley Heath National Trophy Qualifiying Competition 2nd Round 1st leg
Norwich 47-47 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup
Speedway Gazette V3, Nº8
Edinburgh Speedway Gazette V3, Nº8
Monday
3
Exeter British Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Wally Green
2nd Bert Roger
3rd Jock Grierson
Newcastle 37-47 Bristol National League Division Two
Poole 65-19 Hull National League Division Three
Wimbledon London Tracks Best Pairs
1st Tommy Price & Split Waterman
Tuesday
4
Fleetwood 38-46 Birmingham National League Division Two
Fleetwood Fred Tuck 2-0 Dick Geary Silver Helmet Match Race Championship
Southampton 77-31 Tamworth National Trophy Qualifiying Competition 2nd Round 1st leg
West Ham 49-35 New Cross National League Division One
Yarmouth 46-38 Hastings National League Division Three
West Ham
Wednesday
5
Glasgow White City 36-48 Bristol National League Division Two
Hastings 48-36 Poole National League Division Three
New Cross 58-26 West Ham National League Division One
Tamworth 46-62 Southampton National Trophy Qualifiying Competition 2nd Round 2nd leg
Speedway World V5, Nº18
Thursday
6
Plymouth The West 32-50 Birmingham Challenge
Sheffield 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
Stoke Hanley 65-31 Wombwell Challenge
Wembley 44-39 Wimbledon National League Division One
Wimbledon Jack Parker 2-0 Ron Johnson Match Race Championship
Speedway News V15, Nº3
The Broadsider V3, Nº47
Friday
7
Bristol 58-38 Newcastle Anniversary Cup
Cradley Heath 78-29 Hull National Trophy Qualifiying Competition 2nd Round 2nd leg
Harringay 54-29 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
Wombwell 59-24 Coventry National League Division Three
Bristol
Saturday
8
Belle Vue E.O. Spence Memorial Trophy
1st Jack Parker
2nd Dent Oliver
3rd Tommy Price
Birmingham 61-34 Newcastle Anniversary Cup
Bradford Odsal 41-43 Harringay National League Division One
Coventry 37-45 Plymouth National League Division Three
Edinburgh 45-39 Fleetwood National League Division Two
Hull 45-39 Hastings National League Division Three
Norwich England Division Two 47-36 Australians Challenge
Edinburgh Belle Vue Jack Parker Speedway Gazette
V3, Nº9
Track News
V2, Nº8
Sunday
9
Reg Craven dies from injuried sustanined on April 26 at Poole
Reg Craven
Rye House 49-33 Yarmouth Challenge
Monday
10
Exeter 65-18 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
Newcastle 39-44 Sheffield National League Division Two
Poole 49-57 Stoke Hanley National Trophy Qualifiying Competition Semi Final 1st leg
Wimbledon 40-43 West Ham National League Division One
Tuesday
11
Fleetwood 41-42 Bristol National League Division Two
Southampton 85-23 Cradley Heath National Trophy Qualifiying Competition Semi Final 1st leg
West Ham 47-37 Wimbledon National League Division One
Yarmouth 48-35 Hull National League Division Three
West Ham
Wednesday
12
Glasgow White City 49-35 Edinburgh National League Division Two
Hastings 57-27 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
New Cross 41-43 Harringay National League Division One
Tamworth 58-24 Coventry National League Division Three
Speedway World
V5, Nº19
Thursday
13
Middlesbrough 50-33 Bristol National League Division Two
Plymouth 38-57 Exeter North v South 21st Anniversary Cup 1st leg
Sheffield 45-39 Norwich National League Division Two
Stoke Hanley 64-44 Poole National Trophy Qualifiying Competition Semi Final 2nd leg
Wembley 51-33 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
Speedway News V15, Nº4
The Broadsider V3, Nº48
Wembley
Friday
14
Bristol 61-23 Sheffield National League Division Two
Cradley Heath British Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Stan Hodson
2nd Eric Irons
3rd Alan Hunt
Harringay 47-37 Belle Vue National League Division One
Wombwell 42-42 Tamworth National League Division Three
Saturday
15
Belle Vue 48-36 Harringay National League Division One
Birmingham 51-33 Norwich National League Division Two
Bradford Odsal 48-47 New Cross Anniversary Cup
Coventry 45-38 Yarmouth National League Division Three
Edinburgh Caledonian Cup
1st Dick Campbell
2nd Bert Shearer
3rd Harold Fairhurst
Hull 35-48 Newcastle Challenge
Norwich North East 53-30 North West Challenge (Norwich team were at Birmingham)
Edinburgh Speedway Gazette
V3, Nº10
Sunday
16
Rye House Don Gray’s Team 38-14 Arthur Flack’s Team Challenge
Monday
17
Belle Vue 43-41 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
Bradford Odsal 62-46 Belle Vue Battle of the Roses Cup
Bristol 34-50 New Cross Challenge
Coventry 43-41 Hastings National League Division Three
Cradley Heath Best Pairs
1st Jack Baxter & Ray Beaumont
Edinburgh 43-41 Birmingham National League Division Two
Exeter 51-33 Norwich Challenge
Fleetwood 37-47 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
Hastings Silver Helmet
1st Syd Littlewood
2nd Bert Spencer
3rd Gil Blake
Team were at Coventry
Hull British Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Alf Bottoms
2nd Bill Harris
3rd Jack Freeman
Poole 51-33 Southampton National League Division Three
Tamworth Best Pairs Bill Dalton & Cyril Page
Wimbledon 27-57 Wembley National League Division One
Wimbledon Poole
Tuesday
18
Fleetwood 44-39 Newcastle National League Division Two
Southampton Silver Trophy
1st Stan Hodson
West Ham 50-45 Harringay Anniversary Cup
Yarmouth 32-52 Southampton National League Division Three
West Ham Yarmouth
Wednesday
19
Glasgow White City 51-45 Birmingham Anniversary Cup
Hastings British Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Jock Grierson
2nd Wally Green
3rd Dave Anderson
New Cross Celebration Cup
1st Ron Johnson
2nd Vic Duggan
3rd Geoff Pymar
Newcastle 62-30 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup
Tamworth 49-34 Southampton Challenge
Speedway World V5, Nº20
Glasgow New Cross
Thursday
20
Middlesbrough 57-27 Edinburgh National League Division Two
Plymouth 58-24 Coventry National League Division Three
Sheffield 55-41 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup
Stoke Hanley 53-30 Wombwell National League Division Three
Wembley 40.5-43.5 New Cross National League Division One
Speedway News V15, Nº4
The Broadsider V3, Nº48
Middlesbrough Wembley
Friday
21
Bristol 60-24 Norwich National League Division Two
Cradley Heath 54-50 Southampton National Trophy
Harringay 59-37 West Ham Anniversary Cup
Wombwell 53-31 Hull National League Division Three
Bristol Norwich
Saturday
22
Belle Vue Best Pairs Vic Duggan & Frank Dolan
Birmingham 57-27 Sheffield National League Division Two
Bradford Odsal 46-35 Belle Vue National League Division One
Coventry Visitors Best Pairs
1st Bill Dalton & Cyril Page
Edinburgh 29-55 Newcastle National League Division Two
Hull 44-39 Coventry National League Division Three
Norwich 53-30 Fleetwood National League Division Two
Norwich Edinburgh   Speedway Gazette
V3, Nº11
Speedway Track
V2, Nº7
Sunday
23
Rye House vs World Select Challenge
Monday
24
Exeter 65-31 Plymouth North v South 21st Anniversary Cup 2nd leg
Newcastle Glasgow White City National League Division Two
Poole 46-37 Wombwell National League Division Three
Wimbledon England 61-45 Australia International
Wimbledon Poole
Tuesday
25
Fleetwood 48-36 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
Newcastle 37-46 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
Southampton 74.5-33.5 Stoke Hanley National Trophy
West Ham 48-47 Bradford Odsal Anniversary Cup
Yarmouth 55-29 Wombwell National League Division Three
Wednesday
26
Glasgow White City 55-29 Sheffield National League Division Two
Hastings 51-33 Poole National League Division Three
New Cross 46-38 Wembley National League Division One
Tamworth 59-25 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
Speedway World V5, Nº21
Glasgow
Thursday
27
Middlesbrough 54-42 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup
Plymouth 56-27 Halifax Challenge
Sheffield 51-32 Bristol National League Division Two
Stoke Hanley 43-64 Southampton National Trophy
Wembley 31-50 Harringay National League Division One
Speedway News V15, Nº5
The Broadsider V3, Nº49
Friday
28
Bristol Best Pairs
1st Billy Hole & Dick Geary
Cradley Heath 34-49 Birmingham Challenge
Harringay 37-47 New Cross National League Division One
Wombwell British Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Bert Roger
2nd Wally Green
3rd Cyril Roger
Billy Hole
Saturday
29
Birmingham 51-45 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup
Bradford Odsal 51-45 West Ham Anniversary Cup
Coventry 37-47 Tamworth National League Division Three
Edinburgh 46-38 Sheffield Challenge
Hull 47-31 Wombwell National League Division Three
Norwich 56-28 Bristol National League Division Two
Speedway Gazette V3, Nº12
Edinburgh Hull Norwich Speedway Track
V2, Nº8
Sunday
30
Santry Dublin 40-33 Ireland 40-33 England Challenge
Dublin
Monday
31
Exeter 65-19 Poole National League Division Three
Newcastle 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
Poole Silver Trophy
1st Fred Tuck
2nd Jack Mountford
3rd Roger Wise
Wimbledon 42-53 New Cross Anniversary Cup
Fred Tuck Wimbledon
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