1948 Middlesbrough Bears

1948 Middlesbrough Bears Cleveland Park Middlesbrough, 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 Frank Hodgson 35 148 353 18 371 10.03 3 5 Jack Hodgson 36 149 310 22 332 8.91 4 3 Geoff Godwin 34 133 210 40 250 7.52 1 3 Benny King 33 130 193 32 225 6.92 1 Tip Mills 34 83 100 25 125 6.02 Billy Wilson 21 68 83 14 97 5.71 Herby King 35 138 159 23 182 5.28 Wilf Plant 36 150 311.5 15.5 327 8.72 3 2 Derick Close 30 102 135.5 16.5 152 5.96 1   Frank Bettis 3 7 10 0 10 5.71     Dick Tolley 24 67 70 12 82 4.90 Joe Arthur 7 14 9 5 14 4.00     George Farmer 8 18 12 5 17 3.78     Jack Watts 1 2 0 0 0 0.00     Wilf Plant also raced for Fleetwood Dick Tolley also raced for Middlesbrough Derick Close also raced for Middlesbrough 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 17/06/1948 Middlesbrough 67 40 Newcastle 14/06/1948 Newcastle 41 65 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Bears Benny King Tip Mills Dick Tolley Derek Close Herby King Jack Hodgson Frank Hodgson (bike) Geoff Godwin (bike) Fixtures & Results 26/03/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Sheffield National League Division Two 01/04/1948 Middlesbrough 61-22 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 08/04/1948 Middlesbrough 65-18 Birmingham National League Division Two 09/04/1948 Bristol 49-35 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 10/04/1948 Birmingham 42-42 Middlesbrough 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 22/04/1948 Middlesbrough 59-25 Newcastle National League Division Two 28/04/1948 Glasgow White City 37-47 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 29/04/1948 Middlesbrough 65-19 Fleetwood National League Division Two 06/05/1948 Sheffield 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 06/05/1948 Middlesbrough Jeff Lloyd & Eric French Best Pairs 13/05/1948 Middlesbrough 50-33 Bristol National League Division Two 17/05/1948 Fleetwood 37-47 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 20/05/1948 Middlesbrough 57-27 Edinburgh National League Division Two 25/05/1948 Fleetwood 48-36 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 27/05/1948 Middlesbrough 54-42 Glasgow White City Anniversary Cup 31/05/1948 Newcastle 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 02/06/1948 Glasgow White City 40-55 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 03/06/1948 Middlesbrough rained off Sheffield Anniversary Cup 05/06/1948 Edinburgh 45-39 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 10/06/1948 Middlesbrough 59-37 Edinburgh Anniversary Cup 14/06/1948 Newcastle 41-65 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 17/06/1948 Middlesbrough 67-40 Newcastle National Trophy 24/06/1948 Middlesbrough Frank Hodgson Speedway Riders Championship QR 01/07/1948 Middlesbrough 53-54 Norwich National Trophy 02/07/1948 Bristol 58-37 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 03/07/1948 Norwich 66-41 Middlesbrough National Trophy 08/07/1948 Middlesbrough 62-34 Sheffield Anniversary Cup 15/07/1948 Sheffield 70-26 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 15/07/1948 Birmingham 58-26 * Edinburgh National League Division Two 22/07/1948 Middlesbrough 53-43 Newcastle Anniversary Cup 29/07/1948 Middlesbrough 58-37 Norwich Anniversary Cup 05/08/1948 Middlesbrough 40-55 Birmingham Anniversary Cup 07/08/1948 Edinburgh rained off Middlesbrough National League Division Two 10/08/1948 Fleetwood 69-27 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 12/08/1948 Middlesbrough 66-30 Bristol Anniversary Cup 19/08/1948 Middlesbrough 51-45 Fleetwood Anniversary Cup 25/08/1948 Glasgow White City 55-29 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 26/08/1948 Middlesbrough 42-42 Glasgow White City National League Division Two 28/08/1948 Norwich 66-30 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 02/09/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Fleetwood National League Division Two 04/09/1948 Edinburgh 58-38 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 09/09/1948 Middlesbrough 51-33 Norwich National League Division Two 13/09/1948 Newcastle 53-43 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup 16/09/1948 Middlesbrough 39-45 Birmingham National League Division Two 23/09/1948 Middlesbrough 38-45 Bristol National League Division Two 25/09/1948 Norwich 39-45 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 30/09/1948 Norwich 52-32 ** Edinburgh National League Division Two 30/09/1948 Sheffield 57-27 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 02/10/1948 Edinburgh 56-27 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 07/10/1948 Middlesbrough 47-37 Sheffield National League Division Two 08/10/1948 Bristol 56-28 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 09/10/1948 Birmingham 64-19 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 14/10/1948 Middlesbrough 66-18 Edinburgh National League Division Two 18/10/1948 Newcastle 38-46 Middlesbrough National League Division Two 21/10/1948 Middlesbrough 56-28 Newcastle National League Division Two 23/10/1948 Birmingham 60-36 Middlesbrough Anniversary Cup * Birmimgham vs Edinburgh meeting held at Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough ** Norwich Stars vs Edinburgh meeting at Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough