1947 Speedway National League

1947 Speedway National League

League	National League Division One
Season	1947
Champions	Wembley Lions
No. of competitors	7

The 1947 National League Division One was the second post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Harringay Racers rejoined the league. Wembley Lions retained the title.

Final Table Division One

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Wembley Lions	24	19	0	5	38
Belle Vue Aces	24	15	1	8	31
Wimbledon Dons	24	13	1	10	27
Odsal Boomerangs	24	10	1	13	21
New Cross Rangers	24	10	0	14	20
West Ham Hammers	24	8	0	16	16
Harringay Racers	24	7	1	16	15

On account of the small number of teams in the league the British Speedway Cup was run in a league format. Wembley Lions won all their matches home and away to complete a double.

British Speedway Cup table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Wembley Lions	12	12	0	0	24
New Cross Rangers	12	8	0	4	16
Wimbledon Dons	12	5	1	6	11
Belle Vue Aces	12	5	0	7	10
Harringay Racers	12	5	0	7	10
West Ham Hammers	12	4	0	8	8
Odsal Boomerangs	12	2	1	9	5

Top Ten Riders (League only)

	Rider	Team	C.M.A.
1	Vic Duggan	Harringay Racers	11.54
2	Bill Kitchen	Wembley Lions	10.74
3	Norman Parker	Wimbledon Dons	10.35
4	Alec Statham	Odsal Boomerangs	10.25
5	Tommy Price	Wembley Lions	10.00
6=	Eric Chitty	West Ham Hammers	9.54
6=	Malcolm Craven	New Cross Rangers	9.54
8	George Wilks	Wembley Lions	9.46
9	Eric Langton	Belle Vue Aces	9.44
10	Jack Parker	Belle Vue Aces	9.32