1946 Speedway Northern League

1946 Speedway Northern League
Competition Northern League
Season 1946
No. of competitors 6
Champion Middlesbrough Bears

The 1946 Northern League was a season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern British teams in 1946. With a National League in place and no Southern counterpart, it was effectively a second tier.[1]

Four of the six entrants were previously members of National League Division Two before war broke out. Glasgow and Birmingham were new entrants.

Middlesbrough Bears won their first trophy.

Northern League Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Middlesbrough Bears 20 12 4 4 28
Sheffield Tigers 20 11 1 8 23
Norwich Stars 20 10 1 9 21
Birmingham Brummies 20 9 1 10 19
Newcastle Diamonds 20 8 1 11 17
Glasgow Tigers 20 6 0 14 12

On account of the small number of teams in the league the ACU Cup was run in a league format. Norwich Stars came out on top on points difference.

A.C.U. Cup (Div 2) Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Norwich Stars 10 6 2 2 14
Middlesbrough Bears 10 7 0 3 14
Sheffield Tigers 10 6 0 4 12
Birmingham Brummies 10 4 1 5 9
Glasgow Tigers 10 3 0 7 6
Newcastle Diamonds 10 2 1 7 5

Top Five Riders (League only)

Rider Team C.M.A.
1 Jeff Lloyd Newcastle Diamonds 10.38
2 Frank Hodgson Middlesbrough Bears 10.38
3 Bert Spencer Norwich Stars 10.15
4 Tommy Allott Sheffield Tigers 10.00
5 Stan Williams Sheffield Tigers 9.75

References

  1. ↑ The Speedway Researcher Speedway Researcher. Retrieved December 30, 2011.