1946 Speedway Northern League

1946 Speedway Northern League

League	Northern League
Season	1946
Champions	Middlesbrough Bears
No. of competitors	6

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.