Ashfield 'Giants' v Sheffield 'Tigers' National League Div. 2 4th October 1949
Ref: W.N.Watson 0102030405 0607080910 11121314Tot+Bp
1. Merv Harding 3 2 3 3 11
2. Alec Grant 2' 2' 0 2 6+2
3. Norman Johnson 1 0 2 2 5
4. Willie Wilson 0 2 1' 3 6+1
5. Ken le Breton 3 3 3 3 12
6. Eric Liddell 1 0 - f 1
7. Jim Reid 0 0 0
8. Larry Lazarus 0 0 0 0
Johnnie Hoskins 5 1 4 2 2 3 5 2 3 3 3 3 3 2
Ashfield 'Giants' 5 6 10 12 14 17 22 24 27 30 33 36 39 41
Sheffield 'Tigers' 1 6 8 12 16 19 20 24 27 30 33 36 39 43
Ted Flannagan 1 5 2 4 4 3 1 4 3 3 3 3 3 4
1. Stan Williams © 0 3 2 2 7
2. Jack Chignell 1 1 1' 3 6+1
3. Len Williams 3 2 3 2 10
4. Jack Bibby - 1 1' 1' 3+2
5. Tommy Bateman 2 1 3 2 8
6. Tommy Allott 0 0 0 - 0
7. Andy Menzies 2' 3 1' 1 7+2
8. Guy Allott 1 1' 2+1
Track record: 64.8
Ken le Breton
0102030405 0607080910 11121314
69.467.467.867.869.4 67.669.070.468.669.4 70.467.870.0 69.4

Ashfield v Sheffield, 1949 Sheffield completed their season with a last heat win at struggling Ashfield, but were still adrift of Bristol who had matches in hand. Young Len Williams was top scorer but it was a good team effort with the exception of Tommy Allott who failed to open his account.

Harringay's Vic Duggan was programmed to meet Ken le Breton in an interval match race but Wembley's Bill Kitchen was a last minute stand-in. Home star Ken won 2-0 in the fastest times of the night but still more than a second outside his own track record.

Tommy Allott who failed to score in the match won his heat and qualified for the Tiger's Trophy Final which was won by Ken once again from Bill Kitchen and Andy Menzies.


         Division 2 League Table, 1st October

                             M.  W. D.  L. Pts.    
        Bristol              38  30  1   7  61
        Sheffield            43  28  1  14  57
	Edinburgh            43  24  0  19  48
        Norwich              38  23  0  15  46
        Southampton          43  20  3  20  43
        Cradley Heath        40  21  0  19  42
        Walthamstow          38  20  2  16  42
        Glasgow (White City) 39  19  0  20  38
        Newcastle            43  17  0  26  34
	Fleetwood            41  16  1  24  33
        GLASGOW (ASHFIELD)   40  12  1  27  25
        Coventry             41   9  1  31  19

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