1948 Norwich Stars

1948 Norwich Stars The Firs, Aylsham Road Norwich, 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

Riders Scores & Averages   M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Bert Spencer 24 96 207 14 221 9.21 4 3 Paddy Mills 38 163 337 13 350 8.59 4 3 Phil Clarke 38 149 263 34 297 7.97 3 Sid Hipperson 7 15 23 3 26 6.93 Ted Bravery 38 145 210 31 241 6.65 Ossie Powell 24 95 130 16 146 6.15 1 Jack Freeman 38 130 163 31 194 5.97 1 Sid Littlewood 34 123 150 15 165 5.37 Geoff Revett 37 125 140 25 165 5.28 Fred Rogers 23 70 77 15 92 5.26 1 Paddy Hammond 6 15 13 2 15 4.00 Reg Morgan 3 6 0 0 0 0.00 Wal Morton 1 4 12 0 12 12.00 1 Fred Rogers also raced for Newcastle National League Division Two   M W D L F A Pts Bristol Bulldogs 32 23 0 9 1535 1145 46 Birmingham Brummies 32 20 1 11 1489 1195 41 Middlesbrough Bears 32 18 2 12 1445 1237 38 Sheffield Tigers 32 17 1 14 1355 1324 35 Norwich Stars 32 17 0 15 1371 1312 34 Glasgow Tigers 32 14 3 15 1289 1390 31 Newcastle Diamonds 32 11 0 21 1214 1468 22 Fleetwood Flyers 32 10 1 21 1255 1425 21 Edinburgh Monarchs 32 10 0 22 1112 1569 20 Wigan Warriors 3 1 0 2 131 117 4 Anniversary Cup Team M W D L F A Pts Birmingham 16 12 0 4 851 681 24 Sheffield 16 9 0 7 807 725 18 Bristol 16 8 0 8 768 761 16 Glasgow 16 8 0 8 750 780 16 Middlesbrough 16 8 0 8 735 798 16 Norwich 16 7 1 8 792 733 15 Fleetwood 16 7 1 8 779 755 15 Newcastle 16 6 0 10 728 784 12 Edinburgh 16 6 0 10 662 855 12 National Trophy Eliminating Competition Final 02/08/1948 Birmingham 79 28 Norwich 31/07/1948 Norwich 64 43 Birmingham Eliminating Competition Semi Final 03/07/1948 Norwich 66 41 Middlesbrough 01/07/1948 Middlesbrough 53 54 Norwich Eliminating Competition Second Round 19/06/1948 Norwich 76 32 Sheffield 17/06/1948 Sheffield 55 53 Norwich Norwich Stars Wal Morton Geoff Revett Fred Rogers Phil Clarke Jackie Freeman Ted Bravery Syd Littlewood Paddy Mills aka Horace Burk (bike) Fixtures & Results 27/03/1948 Norwich 45-37 Wigan National League Division Two 29/03/1948 Norwich 50-34 Birmingham National League Division Two 03/04/1948 Norwich 56-28 Edinburgh National League Division Two 10/04/1948 Norwich 62-21 Sheffield National League Division Two 15/04/1948 Middlesbrough 57-27 Norwich National League Division Two 17/04/1948 Norwich 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 19/04/1948 Edinburgh 39-45 Norwich National League Division Two 21/04/1948 Glasgow White City 42-42 Norwich National League Division Two 22/04/1948 Norwich 49-35 Bradford Odsal Challenge 24/04/1948 Norwich 53-31 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 27/04/1948 Fleetwood 31-53 Norwich National League Division Two 01/05/1948 Norwich 47-47 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 08/05/1948 Second Division Stars 47-36 Australia Challenge 13/05/1948 Sheffield 45-39 Norwich National League Division Two 15/05/1948 North East 53-30 * North West Challenge 15/05/1948 Birmingham 51-33 Norwich National League Division Two 17/05/1948 Exeter 51-33 Norwich Challenge 21/05/1948 Bristol 60-24 Norwich National League Division Two 22/05/1948 Norwich 53-30 Fleetwood National League Division Two 29/05/1948 Norwich 56-28 Bristol National League Division Two 05/06/1948 Norwich 56-40 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 07/06/1948 Newcastle 50-34 Norwich National League Division Two 09/06/1948 Glasgow White City 63-32 Norwich Anniversary Cup 12/06/1948 Norwich 60-24 Newcastle National League Division Two 17/06/1948 Sheffield 55-53 Norwich National Trophy 19/06/1948 Norwich 76-32 Sheffield National Trophy 26/06/1948 Norwich 43-41 New Cross Challenge 01/07/1948 Middlesbrough 53-54 Norwich National Trophy 03/07/1948 Norwich 66-41 Middlesbrough National Trophy 10/07/1948 Norwich Tommy Allott / Jack Biggs Speed Riders Championship QR 17/07/1948 Norwich 64-32 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup 19/07/1948 Newcastle 45-47 Norwich Anniversary Cup 20/07/1948 Norwich 51-33 ** Cradley Challenge 24/07/1948 Norwich 44-51 Birmingham Anniversary Cup 29/07/1948 Middlesbrough 58-37 Norwich Anniversary Cup 31/07/1948 Norwich 64-43 Birmingham National Trophy 02/08/1948 Birmingham 79-28 Norwich National Trophy 05/08/1948 Sheffield 60-36 Norwich Anniversary Cup 07/08/1948 Norwich 69-27 Bristol Anniversary Cup 13/08/1948 Bristol 49-35 Norwich National League Division Two 14/08/1948 Norwich 54-30 Newcastle National League Division Two 21/08/1948 Norwich 46-38 Sheffield National League Division Two 24/08/1948 Fleetwood 55-41 Norwich Anniversary Cup 28/08/1948 Norwich 66-30 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 30/08/1948 Newcastle 52-32 Norwich National League Division Two 04/09/1948 Yarmouth 54-30 * Southampton Challenge 04/09/1948 Birmingham 58-26 Norwich National League Division Two 09/09/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Norwich National League Division Two 11/09/1948 Norwich 40-44 Birmingham National League Division Two 16/09/1948 Sheffield 53-31 Norwich National League Division Two 18/09/1948 Norwich 73-23 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup 20/09/1948 Edinburgh 52-44 Norwich Anniversary Cup 22/09/1948 Glasgow White City 60-24 Norwich National League Division Two 25/09/1948 Norwich 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 27/09/1948 Fleetwood 53-31 Norwich National League Division Two 30/09/1948 Norwich 52-32 *** Edinburgh National League Division Two 02/10/1948 Norwich 34-50 Bristol National League Division Two 05/10/1948 Norwich 41-43 ** Birmingham Challenge 07/10/1948 Norwich 51-33 # Edinburgh National League Division Two 09/10/1948 Norwich 66-18 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 14/10/1948 Norwich 47-37 Birmingham Charity 16/10/1948 Birmingham 53-43 Norwich Anniversary Cup 16/10/1948 Wembley 45-39 * West Ham Challenge 22/10/1948 Bristol 62-32 Norwich Anniversary Cup 23/10/1948 Norwich 60-35 Newcastle Anniversary Cup * team were at Birmingham ** raced at Yarmouth *** raced at Middlesbrough # raced at Sheffield