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British motorcycle speedway season
The 1947 National League Division Three was the inaugural season of British speedway's
National League Division Three
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With several new teams joining British Speedway in 1947, a third league tier was created for the first time.
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Eastbourne Eagles won the title in their first season of league speedway.
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Peter Robinson of Southampton topped the averages.
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Final table
Leading Averages
Riders & final averages
Cradley Heath
Geoff Bennett 9.36
Les Beaumont 8.40
Eric Irons 7.44
Jimmy Wright 7.04
Bob Fletcher 6.90
Alan Hunt 6.10
Ray Beaumont 5.88
Phil Malpass 5.03
Frank Evans 4.34
Eastbourne
Wally Green 10.20
Basil Harris 9.46
Jock Grierson 8.46
Jimmy Coy 7.25
Ken Tidbury 6.29
Harry Saunders 5.71
Ron Clarke 4.49
Alan Briggs 3.71
Bob Sivyer 3.20
Eric Dunn 3.20
Dennis Gray 3.00
Exeter
Cyril Roger 10.31
Don Hardy 7.86
Stan Hodson 6.92
Les Trim 6.62
Allan Chambers 6.36
Arthur Pilgrim 6.20
Johnny Myson 6.18
Sid Hazzard 6.08
Bronco Slade 5.90
Tom Crutcher 5.66
Bill Williams 3.80
Hanley
Dave Anderson 8.52
Vic Pitcher 8.44
Dick Howard 7.43
Ray Harris 6.79
Reg Gregory 6.15
Les Jenkins 6.04
Cyril Page 5.89
Gil Blake 5.30
George Fisher 5.23
Bert Danner 3.89
Plymouth
Ivan Kessell 7.81
Stan Lanfear 7.55
Alex Gray 6.84
Charlie Challis 6.56
Billy Newell 6.47
Les Covell 5.71
Len Read 5.10
Doug Bell 4.26
Jim Cashmore 4.20
Bill Deegan 4.16
Vic Gent 3.74
Jack Milross 3.71
Harold Sharpe 3.41
Bill Sale 3.14
Southampton
Tamworth
Steve Langton 8.00
Arthur Payne 7.79
Bill Harris 7.74
Vic Pitcher 7.33
Bill Dalton 6.67
Ted Gibson 6.50
Jack Baxter 6.64
Cyril Page 6.27
Charlie Oates 5.35
Jack Ladd 5.18
Fred Yates 4.89
Jack Kidd 4.00
Reg Challenger 2.29
Wombwell
Harwood Pike 8.78
Stan Hodson 8.15
Len Tupling 7.88
Bernard Tennant 7.11
Bert Lacey 6.50
Stan Beardsall 6.24
Alf Elliott 6.12
Red Hamley 6.03
Bert Thomas 5.72
Harry Modral 5.45
Sam Marsland 5.38
Ken Allick 5.33
Jeff Bishop 4.79
Gerry Williams 4.65
Reg Challenger 4.00
See also
References
Speedway Elite League
Current leagues Former leagues Current team competitions Former team competitions Current individual competitions Former individual competitions See also
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division Tier Two League Second division Tier Three League Third division Champions