1948 Speedway National League Division Three information
British motorcycle speedway season
1948 Speedway National League Division Three
League
National League Division Three
Season
1948
No. of competitors
12
Champions
Exeter Falcons
National Trophy (Div 3 final)
Southampton Saints
Highest average
Alf Bottoms
Division/s above
Division One Division Two
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1949 →
The 1948 National League Division Three was the second season of British speedway's National League Division Three[1][2]
The league had expanded from 8 teams to 12. Reigning champions Eastbourne Eagles were forced to close due to a petrol ban at their stadium, so their team moved a few miles along the Sussex coast to Hastings. The new entrants Coventry Bees, Hull Angels, Poole Pirates and Yarmouth Bloaters all struggled to make an impact and finished in the bottom five positions. Exeter Falcons won their first title.[3]
Alf Bottoms of Southampton topped the averages.[4]
Eric Dunn of Hastings Saxons was a third speedway rider (with Reg Craven and Bill Wilson) to be killed during the season. 34-year-old Dunn was riding in a meeting (on 13 June) at the Arlington track when he fell and was hit by a rider behind. He died two days later in hospital (15 June).[5]
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^"BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^"Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
^"National League Division 3 1948" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
^"Speedway News". Eastbourne Gazette. 16 June 1948. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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