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1948 Sheffield Tigers

1948 Sheffield Tigers Owlerton Stadium
Sheffield, 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
Bruce Semmens 34 139 292 15 307 8.83 7 4
Tommy Bateman 34 136 254 20 274 8.06 5 2
Tommy Allott 22 85 147 10 157 7.39 4
Len Williams 32 129 205 25 230 7.13 3 2
Stan Williams 34 134 201 27 228 6.81 1 1
Jack Bibby 22 83 129 11 140 6.75 1 3
Jack D White 33 101 100 9 109 4.32 1
Bryan Gorman 9 20 11 2 13 2.6  
Stan Lanfear 2 8 8 2 10 5

Henry Long 4 9 4 1 5 2.22

Alvin Higgs 2 5 2 0 2 1.6

Freddie Woodcock 5 10 2 1 3 1.2  
Danny Lee also raced with Edinburgh
Ken Sharoles also raced with Edinburgh
Alf Parker also raced with Edinburgh
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 Second Round
19/06/1948 Norwich 76 32 Sheffield
17/06/1948 Sheffield 55 53 Norwich
Sheffield Tigers
Henry Long Bruce Semmens Frank Varey Tommy Allott Jack D White Jack Bibby Len Williams Ted Flanagan Tommy Bateman Stan Williams (bike)
Fixtures & Results
25/03/1948 Sheffield 43-40 Bristol National League Division Two
26/03/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Sheffield National League Division Two
01/04/1948 Sheffield 60-23 Edinburgh National League Division Two
08/04/1948 Sheffield 55-28 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
10/04/1948 Norwich 62-21 Sheffield National League Division Two
15/04/1948 Sheffield 48-36 Wigan National League Division Two
20/04/1948 Fleetwood 39-45 Sheffield National League Division Two
22/04/1948 Sheffield 50-34 Birmingham National League Division Two
29/04/1948 Sheffield 56-40 Bristol Anniversary Cup
01/05/1948 Edinburgh 47-36 Sheffield National League Division Two
06/05/1948 Sheffield 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
10/05/1948 Newcastle 39-44 Sheffield National League Division Two
13/05/1948 Sheffield 45-39 Norwich National League Division Two
14/05/1948 Bristol 61-23 Sheffield National League Division Two
20/05/1948 Sheffield 55-41 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup
22/05/1948 Birmingham 57-27 Sheffield National League Division Two
26/05/1948 Glasgow White City 55-29 Sheffield National League Division Two
27/05/1948 Sheffield 51-32 Bristol National League Division Two
29/05/1948 Edinburgh 46-38 Sheffield Challenge
03/06/1948 Birmingham 26-16  * Edinburgh Anniversary Cup
03/06/1948 Middlesbrough rained off Sheffield Anniversary Cup
04/06/1948 Wombwell 34-50 Sheffield Challenge
05/06/1948 Norwich 56-40 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
10/06/1948 Sheffield 46-38 Newcastle National League Division Two
11/06/1948 Bristol 66-29 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
17/06/1948 Sheffield 55-53 Norwich National Trophy
19/06/1948 Norwich 76-32 Sheffield National Trophy
24/06/1948 Sheffield 64-20 Edinburgh National League Division Two
26/06/1948 Edinburgh 39-44 Sheffield National League Division Two
01/07/1948 Sheffield Tommy Bateman Speed Riders Championship QR
08/07/1948 Middlesbrough 62-34 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
08/07/1948 Belle Vue 34-38 ** Bradford Challenge
15/07/1948 Sheffield 70-26 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup
22/07/1948 Sheffield 69-27 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup
29/07/1948 Sheffield Len Williams 50 Guineas Trophy
31/07/1948 Edinburgh 53-42 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
02/08/1948 Cradley Heath 52-44 Sheffield Challenge
05/08/1948 Sheffield 60-36 Norwich Anniversary Cup
09/08/1948 Newcastle 58-36 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
12/08/1948 Sheffield 54-30 Fleetwood National League Division Two
14/08/1948 Birmingham 58-26 Sheffield National League Division Two
17/08/1948 Fleetwood 56-40 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
19/08/1948 Sheffield 69-27 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup
21/08/1948 Norwich 46-38 Sheffield National League Division Two
26/08/1948 Sheffield 54-42 Birmingham Anniversary Cup
27/08/1948 Bristol 55-29 Sheffield National League Division Two
01/09/1948 Glasgow White City 51-45 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
02/09/1948 Sheffield 34-50 Glasgow White City National League Division Two
07/09/1948 Fleetwood 53-31 Sheffield National League Division Two
09/09/1948 Sheffield 55-41 Newcastle Anniversary Cup
16/09/1948 Sheffield 53-31 Norwich National League Division Two
20/09/1948 Newcastle 43-41 Sheffield National League Division Two
23/09/1948 Sheffield 38-45 Birmingham National League Division Two
25/09/1948 Division 3 Stars 42-41 *** Sheffield Challenge
30/09/1948 Sheffield 57-27 Middlesbrough National League Division Two
07/10/1948 Middlesbrough 47-37 Sheffield National League Division Two
07/10/1948 Sheffield 51-33 Norw V Edinburgh National League Division Two
13/10/1948 Glasgow White City 42-42 Sheffield National League Division Two
14/10/1948 Sheffield 66-18 Newcastle National League Division Two
19/10/1948 Fleetwood 48-36 Sheffield Challenge
30/10/1948 Birmingham 43-53 Sheffield Anniversary Cup
* abandoned heat 7
** held at Sheffield
*** held at Hullx