1947 Speedway National League Division Two

1947 Speedway National League Division Two

League	National League Division Two
Season	1947
Champions	Middlesbrough Bears
No. of competitors	8

The 1947 National League Division Two was the second post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. In the previous season, the league was known as the Northern League but the addition of Bristol Bulldogs and a third tier saw the name revert to the one used 8 years previously.

As well as Bristol Bulldogs, Wigan Warriors were new entrants bringing the total teams to 8. Middlesbrough Bears won the title. In fact the entire top 5 were unchanged from the previous season.

Final Table Division Two

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Middlesbrough Bears	28	20	0	8	40
Sheffield Tigers	28	17	2	9	36
Norwich Stars	28	16	0	12	32
Birmingham Brummies	28	14	0	14	28
Newcastle Diamonds	28	12	2	14	26
Bristol Bulldogs	28	11	0	17	22
Wigan Warriors	28	9	2	17	20
Glasgow Tigers	28	10	0	18	20

The British Speedway Cup for Division Two was run in a league format. Sheffield Tigers came out on top.

British Speedway Cup (Div 2) Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Sheffield Tigers	14	11	0	3	22
Middlesbrough Bears	14	9	0	5	18
Norwich Stars	14	7	0	7	14
Wigan Warriors	14	7	0	7	14
Newcastle Diamonds	14	6	0	8	12
Bristol Bulldogs	14	6	0	8	12
Glasgow Tigers	14	5	0	9	10
Birmingham Brummies	14	5	0	9	10

Top Five Riders (League only)

	Rider	Team	C.M.A.
1	Jeff Lloyd	Newcastle Diamonds	10.67
2=	Stan Williams	Sheffield Tigers	10.40
2=	Bert Spencer	Norwich Stars	10.40
4	Frank Hodgson	Middlesbrough Bears	10.14
5	Fred Curtis	Middlesbrough Bears	9.86