1949 Speedway National League Division Two

1949 Speedway National League Division Two

League	National League Division Two
Season	1949
Champions	Bristol Bulldogs
No. of competitors	12

The 1949 National League Division Two was the fourth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. The League was extended to 12 teams with the addition of new entrants Walthamstow Wolves, Southampton Saints and Ashfield Giants. Coventry Bees and Cradley Heath moved up from Division Three, with Cradley changing their nickname from Cubs to Heathens in the process. Two sides were missing from those that finished the previous season. Birmingham Brummies moved up to Division One and Middlesbrough Bears dropped out, although the promotion and most of their riders moved to the renamed Newcastle Magpies whose riders and promotion in turn had moved to Ashfield^[1]

The Division Two Anniversary (League) Cup was discontinued as the expanded league programme gave the teams 44 league fixtures.Bristol Bulldogs retained their title.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Bristol Bulldogs	44	34	1	9	69
Sheffield Tigers	44	29	1	14	59
Norwich Stars	44	27	0	17	54
Cradley Heath Heathens	44	25	0	19	50
Edinburgh Monarchs	44	24	0	20	48
Walthamstow Wolves	44	21	3	20	45
Southampton Saints	44	21	3	20	45
Glasgow Tigers	44	20	0	24	40
Fleetwood Flyers	44	18	1	25	37
Newcastle Magpies	44	17	1	26	35
Ashfield Giants	44	12	1	31	25
Coventry Bees	44	10	1	33	21

Top Five Riders (League only)

	Rider	Team	C.M.A.
1	Bruce Semmens	Sheffield Tigers	10.47
2	Billy Hole	Bristol Bulldogs	10.11
3	Jack Mountford	Bristol Bulldogs	9.75
4	Roger Wise	Bristol Bulldogs	9.56
5	Alan Hunt	Cradley Heath Heathens	9.45

References

1. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk