1946 Speedway National League
| League | National League |
|---|---|
| Season | 1946 |
| Champions | Wembley Lions |
| No. of competitors | 6 |
The 1946 National League was the eighth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain and the first post-war season. The league had been abandoned 7 years previously due to the outbreak of World War II. Record attendances were attracted with Wembley Lions attracting an average of 50,000 and the league as a whole a total of six and a half million. From the abandoned 1939 season, Southampton Saints and Harringay Tigers were no longer racing whilst Odsal Boomerangs brought National League speedway to Bradford for the first time.
Wembley Lions won their second National League title.
On account of the small number of teams in the league the ACU Cup was run in a league format. Belle Vue Aces came out on top.
Such was the dearth of new riders caused by the war that all of the top ten riders were established pre-war riders and none were below the age of 32.
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