1948 Wombwell Colliers

1948 Wombwell Colliers South Yorkshire Sports Stadium
Wombwell, South Yorkshire, 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
Harry Welch 39 145 258 15 273 7.53 2  
Harwood Pike 45 181 276 17 293 6.48 1
Stan Beardsall 33 131 191½ 11 202½ 6.18 2  
Son Mitchell 25 72 84 9 93 5.17    
Bonnie Waddell 41 149 161 28 189 5.07    
Charlie Oates 41 128 133 26 159 4.97

Len Tupling 29 116 124 13 137 4.72    
Red Hamley 38 149 155 15 170 4.56  
Jeff Bishop 40 129 120 10 130 4.03

Ken Allick 12 36 33 3 36 4.00  
Pedlar Palmer 16 38 25 5 30 3.16

Bluey Thorpe 5 12 6 1 7 2.33    
Gerry Williams 7 19 10 0 10 2.11

Bernard Thomas 11 37 13 4 17 1.84

Harry Modral 8 26 9 1 10 1.54

Charlie Oates also raced with Tamworth
Bonnie Waddell also raced with Plymouth & Exeter
Bluey Thorpe also raced with Yarmouth
  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 1
23/04/1948 Wombwell 31 77 Southampton
13/04/1948 Southampton 89 19 Wombwell
North vs South Anniversary Cup
Semi Finals North
06/05/48 Stoke 65 31 Wombwell
27/08/48 Wombwell 58 38 Stoke
aggregate Stoke 103 89 Wombwell
Wombwell Colliers
Harwood Pike HarryModral Ken Allick Red Hamley Len Lupling Jeff Bishop Bernard Thomas Sammy Marsland Gerry Williams
Fixtures & Results
09/04/1948 Wombwell 32-52 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
13/04/1948 Southampton 89-19 Wombwell National Trophy
16/04/1948 Wombwell 28-56 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
23/04/1948 Wombwell 31-77 Southampton National Trophy
28/04/1948 Tamworth 60-24 Wombwell National League Division Three
30/04/1948 Wombwell Harwood Pike & Stan Beardsall Best Pairs Challenge
06/05/1948 Stoke Hanley 65-31 Wombwell Challenge
07/05/1948 Wombwell 59-24 Coventry National League Division Three
14/05/1948 Wombwell 42-42 Tamworth National League Division Three
20/05/1948 Stoke Hanley 53-30 Wombwell National League Division Three
21/05/1948 Wombwell 53-31 Hull National League Division Three
24/05/1948 Poole 46-37 Wombwell National League Division Three
25/05/1948 Yarmouth 55-29 Wombwell National League Division Three
28/05/1948 Wombwell Bert Roger
 Speedway Riders Championship QR
29/05/1948 Hull 47-31 Wombwell National League Division Three
04/06/1948 Wombwell 34-50 Sheffield Challenge
11/06/1948 Wombwell 41-43 Hastings National League Division Three
16/06/1948 Hastings 59-25 Wombwell National League Division Three
18/06/1948 Middlesborough 52-31 Sheffield Challenge
18/06/1948 Cradley Heath 60-24 Wombwell National League Division Three
21/06/1948 Exeter 69-15 Wombwell National League Division Three
22/06/1948 Southampton 64-19 Wombwell National League Division Three
24/06/1948 Plymouth 57-27 Wombwell National League Division Three
25/06/1948 Wombwell 23-60 Tamworth National League Division Three
02/07/1948 Wombwell 56-28 Poole National League Division Three
03/07/1948 Coventry 49-35 Wombwell National League Division Three
06/07/1948 Yarmouth 43.5-37.5 Wombwell National League Division Three
09/07/1948 Wombwell 38-46 Southampton National League Division Three
16/07/1948 Wombwell 44-40 Hull National League Division Three
21/07/1948 Hastings 52-31 Wombwell National League Division Three
23/07/1948 Wombwell 37-47 Exeter National League Division Three
30/07/1948 Wombwell 46-36 Plymouth National League Division Three
06/08/1948 Wombwell Post Yarmouth National League Division Three
07/08/1948 Coventry 53-30 Wombwell National League Division Three
09/08/1948 Exeter 61-23 Wombwell National League Division Three
10/08/1948 Tamworth 54-30 Wombwell National League Division Three
13/08/1948 Wombwell Post Southampton National League Division Three
20/08/1948 Wombwell 41-43 Exeter National League Division Three
23/08/1948 Wombwell 51-33 Yarmouth National League Division Three
27/08/1948 Wombwell 58-38 Stoke Hanley Anniversary Cup
03/09/1948 Wombwell 37-47 Coventry National League Division Three
04/09/1948 Hull 58-26 Wombwell National League Division Three
10/09/1948 Wombwell 43-40 Poole National League Division Three
17/09/1948 Wombwell 52-31 Plymouth National League Division Three
24/09/1948 Wombwell 36-47 Southampton National League Division Three
30/09/1948 Stoke Hanley 63-21 Wombwell National League Division Three
01/10/1948 Wombwell 41-42 Hastings National League Division Three
08/10/1948 Wombwell 46-38 Stoke Hanley National League Division Three
11/10/1948 Poole 58-26 Wombwell National League Division Three
12/10/1948 Southampton 60-24 Wombwell National League Division Three
14/10/1948 Plymouth 65-19 Wombwell National League Division Three
15/10/1948 Wombwell 37-47 Cradley Heath National League Division Three
22/10/1948 Wombwell 50-34 Yarmouth National League Division Three
29/10/1948 Cradley Heath 66-18 ** Wombwell National League Division Three
* meeting held at Wombwell
** last meeting