1948 Poole Pirates

1948 Poole Pirates Poole Stadium Wimborne Road
Poole, Dorset, England
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | Anniversary Cup Division 1 | Anniversary Cup Division 2 | London Cup | North vs South Anniversary Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Cyril Quick 3 12 28 0 28 9.33

George Gower 7 18 37 4 41 9.11

Ticker James 4 12 23 4 27 9.00

Joe Bowkis 40 161 330 24 354 8.80 4 4
Alan Chambers 48 195 353 24 377 7.73 1 2
Alf Elliott 25 95 156 12 168 7.07 2
Sid Clark 48 188 298 19 317 6.74 1 3
Fred Pawson 48 191 253.5 38 291.5 6.10 1 1
Charlie Hayden 33 120 159 20 179 5.97 1
Ginger Nicholls 8 20 23 4 27 5.40

George Butler 42 159 164 33 197 4.96 1
Frank Holcombe 30 68 56 17 73 4.29

Sid Hazzard 28 81 69 17 86 4.25

Harry Hughes 4 8 5 2 7 3.50

Bingley Cree 6 12 4 1 5 1.67

  M W D L F A Pts
Exeter 44 32 1 11 2152 1523 65
Cradley Heath 44 29 2 13 1979½ 1702½ 60
Southampton 44 29 0 15 2113½ 1568½ 58
Tamworth 44 23 4 17 1954.5 1725½ 50
Hanley 44 24 1 19 1925 1753 49
Hastings 44 22 0 22 1755 1924 44
Plymouth 44 21 1 22 1857½ 1810½ 43
Coventry 44 19 1 24 1670½ 1998½ 39
Hull 44 19 1 25 1757 1909 38
Poole 44 17 0 27 1761½ 1916½ 34
Yarmouth 44 13 1 30 1606½ 2058½ 27
Wombwell 44 10 1 33 1512½ 2155½ 21
National Trophy
Qualifiying Competition Semi Final
13/05/1948 Stoke Hanley 64 44 Poole
10/05/1948 Poole 49 57 Stoke Hanley
Qualifiying Competition Round 2
27/04/1948 Yarmouth 47 67 Poole
26/04/1948 Poole 74 32 Yarmouth
North vs South Anniversary Cup
Semi Finals South
31/07/48 Coventry 59 37 Poole
09/08/48 Poole 52 44 Coventry
aggregate Coventry 103 89 Poole
CE Brewer (Director) HG Hayden (Director) George Butler Alf Elliott Fred Pawson Sid Clark Alan Chambers EJ Crutcher (Manager) Sid Hazzard Bingley Cree Ronald Bear (Secretary) Joe Bowkis Charlie Hayden (bike)
Fixtures & Results
14/04/1948 Tamworth 63-21 Poole National League Division Three
26/04/1948 Poole 74-32 Yarmouth National Trophy
27/04/1948 Yarmouth 47-67 Poole National Trophy
03/05/1948 Poole 65-19 Hull National League Division Three
05/05/1948 Hastings 48-36 Poole National League Division Three
10/05/1948 Poole 49-57 Stoke Hanley National Trophy
13/05/1948 Stoke Hanley 64-44 Poole National Trophy
17/05/1948 Poole 51-33 Southampton National League Division Three
24/05/1948 Poole 46-37 Wombwell National League Division Three
26/05/1948 Hastings 51-33 Poole National League Division Three
31/05/1948 Poole Fred Tuck Silver Trophy
31/05/1948 Exeter 65-19 Poole National League Division Three
07/06/1948 Poole 59-24 Hull National League Division Three
14/06/1948 Poole 37-46 Plymouth National League Division Three
17/06/1948 Plymouth 48-36 Poole National League Division Three
21/06/1948 Poole 45-36 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
26/06/1948 Coventry 43-40 Poole National League Division Three
28/06/1948 Poole 40-44 Hastings National League Division Three
01/07/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-31 Poole National League Division Three
02/07/1948 Wombwell 56-28 Poole National League Division Three
03/07/1948 Hull 58-25 Poole National League Division Three
05/07/1948 Poole 39-45 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
12/07/1948 Poole 55.5-28.5 Plymouth National League Division Three
13/07/1948 Southampton 56-27 Poole National League Division Three
19/07/1948 Poole 60-23 Yarmouth National League Division Three
26/07/1948 Poole 60-24 Coventry National League Division Three
30/07/1948 Cradley Heath 39-45 Poole National League Division Three
31/07/1948 Coventry 59-37 Poole Anniversary Cup
02/08/1948 Poole 49-35 Hastings National League Division Three
03/08/1948 Yarmouth 56-27 Poole National League Division Three
07/08/1948 Poole 30-30 A Southampton Challenge
09/08/1948 Poole 50-44 Coventry Anniversary Cup
16/08/1948 Southampton 67-28 * Hastings Anniversary Cup
16/08/1948 Exeter 53-30 Poole National League Division Three
19/08/1948 Stoke Hanley 49-35 Poole National League Division Three
20/08/1948 Cradley Heath 47-37 Poole National League Division Three
21/08/1948 Coventry 51-32 Poole National League Division Three
23/08/1948 Poole 46-38 Exeter National League Division Three
30/08/1948 Poole 59-25 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
06/09/1948 Poole 51-31 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
10/09/1948 Wombwell 43-40 Poole National League Division Three
11/09/1948 Hull 47-36 Poole National League Division Three
13/09/1948 Poole 37-47 Coventry National League Division Three
14/09/1948 Yarmouth 45-39 Poole National League Division Three
20/09/1948 Poole 46-38 Yarmouth National League Division Three
21/09/1948 Tamworth 62-22 Poole National League Division Three
25/09/1948 Rayleigh 43-38 Poole Challenge
27/09/1948 Poole 31-52 Exeter National League Division Three
30/09/1948 Plymouth 57-27 Poole National League Division Three
04/10/1948 Poole 36-48 Tamworth National League Division Three
11/10/1948 Poole 58-26 Wombwell National League Division Three
18/10/1948 Poole 50-34 Tamworth National League Division Three
25/10/1948 Poole 49-35 Southampton National League Division Three
26/10/1948 Southampton 58-26 Poole National League Division Three
30/10/1948 Poole Roger Wise Charity Meeting

1948 Yarmouth Bloaters

1948 Yarmouth Bloaters Yarmouth Stadium
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | Anniversary Cup Division 1 | Anniversary Cup Division 2 | London Cup | North vs South Anniversary Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Len Cooley 1 3 7 0 7 9.33

Reg Morgan 41 157 265 19 284 7.24 5
Billy Bales 40 154 257.5 14 271.5 7.05 3 3
Sid Hipperson 43 167 274 12 286 6.85 3
Paddy Hammond 33 135 209 17 226 6.70 1 1
Fred Rogers 8 22 29 2 31 5.64

Arthur Bush 12 40 44 9 53 5.30

Bert Rawlinson 43 171 190 26 216 5.05

Roy Duke 46 172 196 20 216 5.02 1
Bill Carruthers 38 137 141 22 163 4.76

Ted Rawlinson 11 24 17 10 27 4.50

Reg Craven 2 4 3 0 3 3.00

Phil Day 10 21 11 3 14 2.67

Bill Codling 17 35 16 7 23 2.63

Bluey Thorpe 5 12 6 1 7 2.33

Bill Williams 4 11 4 2 6 2.18

Ash Hewitt 5 12 4 2 6 2.00

Max Pearce 3 8 4 0 4 2.00

Bob Womack 4 8 2 1 3 1.50

Charlie Smith 3 6 0 0 0 0.00

George Harper 1 3 0 0 0 0.00

Doug Wells 1 2 0 0 0 0.00

  M W D L F A Pts
Exeter 44 32 1 11 2152 1523 65
Cradley Heath 44 29 2 13 1979½ 1702½ 60
Southampton 44 29 0 15 2113½ 1568½ 58
Tamworth 44 23 4 17 1954.5 1725½ 50
Hanley 44 24 1 19 1925 1753 49
Hastings 44 22 0 22 1755 1924 44
Plymouth 44 21 1 22 1857½ 1810½ 43
Coventry 44 19 1 24 1670½ 1998½ 39
Hull 44 19 1 25 1757 1909 38
Poole 44 17 0 27 1761½ 1916½ 34
Yarmouth 44 13 1 30 1606½ 2058½ 27
Wombwell 44 10 1 33 1512½ 2155½ 21
National Trophy
Qualifiying Competition Round 2
27/04/1948 Yarmouth 47 67 Poole
26/04/1948 Poole 74 32 Yarmouth
North vs South Anniversary Cup
Semi Finals North
21/08/48 Hull 68 28 Yarmouth
21/09/48 Yarmouth 40 56 Hull
aggregate Hull 124 68 Yarmouth
Yarmouth Bloaters
Reg Morgan Max Pearce Dicky Wise Roy Duke Paddy Hammond Bill Carruthers Sid Hipperson Billy Bales Bert Rawlinson Ted Rawlinson
Fixtures & Results
20/04/1948 Yarmouth Bert Rawlinson
East Coast Trophy
24/04/1948 Hull 52-28 Yarmouth National League Division Three
26/04/1948 Poole 74-32 Yarmouth National Trophy
27/04/1948 Yarmouth 47-67 Poole National Trophy
04/05/1948 Yarmouth 46-38 Hastings National League Division Three
09/05/1948 Rye House 49-33
Yarmouth Challenge
11/05/1948 Yarmouth 48-35 Hull National League Division Three
15/05/1948 Coventry 45-38 Yarmouth National League Division Three
18/05/1948 Yarmouth 32-52 Southampton National League Division Three
25/05/1948 Yarmouth 55-29 Wombwell National League Division Three
01/06/1948 Yarmouth 34-50 Tamworth National League Division Three
04/06/1948 Cradley Heath 63-21 Yarmouth National League Division Three
08/06/1948 Yarmouth 40-43 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
12/06/1948 Hull 51-33 Yarmouth National League Division Three
15/06/1948 Yarmouth 35-43 Exeter National League Division Three
22/06/1948 Yarmouth 45-38 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
29/06/1948 Yarmouth 42-41 Exeter National League Division Three
30/06/1948 Hastings 58-26 Yarmouth National League Division Three
06/07/1948 Yarmouth 43.5-37.5 Wombwell National League Division Three
08/07/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-30 Yarmouth National League Division Three
13/07/1948 Yarmouth 60-23 Coventry National League Division Three
19/07/1948 Poole 60-23 Yarmouth National League Division Three
20/07/1948 Norwich 51-33 * Cradley Special Challenge Match
20/07/1948 Southampton 63-21 Yarmouth National League Division Three
22/07/1948 Plymouth 48-33 Yarmouth National League Division Three
27/07/1948 Yarmouth 51-33 Plymouth National League Division Three
31/07/1948 Rayleigh 36-46 Yarmouth Challenge
02/08/1948 Tamworth 59-25 Yarmouth National League Division Three
03/08/1948 Yarmouth 56-27 Poole National League Division Three
06/08/1948 Wombwell rained off Yarmouth National League Division Three
10/08/1948 Yarmouth 51-30 Plymouth National League Division Three
17/08/1948 Yarmouth rained off Hull Anniversary Cup
19/08/1948 Tamworth 57-27 Yarmouth National League Division Three
21/08/1948 Hull 68-28 Yarmouth Anniversary Cup
23/08/1948 Wombwell 51-33 Yarmouth National League Division Three
24/08/1948 Yarmouth 41-43 Southampton National League Division Three
31/08/1948 Yarmouth 34-50 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
04/09/1948 Yarmouth 54-30 ** Southampton Special Challenge Challenge
06/09/1948 Exeter 57-27 Yarmouth National League Division Three
07/09/1948 Yarmouth 37-47 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
09/09/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-31 Yarmouth National League Division Three
14/09/1948 Yarmouth 45-39 Poole National League Division Three
20/09/1948 Poole 46-38 Yarmouth National League Division Three
21/09/1948 Yarmouth 40-51 Hull Anniversary Cup
22/09/1948 Hastings 55-29 Yarmouth National League Division Three
28/09/1948 Yarmouth 50-33 Hull National League Division Three
01/10/1948 Cradley Heath 60-24 Yarmouth National League Division Three
02/10/1948 Coventry 54-29 Yarmouth National League Division Three
04/10/1948 Exeter 60-24 Yarmouth National League Division Three
05/10/1948 Norwich 41-43 Birmingham Special Challenge Match
05/10/1948 Southampton 62-21 Yarmouth National League Division Three
07/10/1948 Plymouth 57-27 Yarmouth National League Division Three
12/10/1948 Yarmouth 46-38 Tamworth National League Division Three
19/10/1948 Yarmouth 57-27 Hastings National League Division Three
22/10/1948 Wombwell 50-34 Yarmouth National League Division Three
26/10/1948 Yarmouth 37-46 Coventry National League Division Three
* raced at Yarmouth
** raced at Norwich