1950 Speedway National League

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1950 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
ChampionsWembley Lions
No. of competitors9
National TrophyWimbledon Dons
Highest averageGraham Warren
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
National League (Div 3)

The 1950 National League Division One was the 16th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the fifth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

Summary[]

Bristol Bulldogs joined the league. Wembley Lions won the National League for the fifth time.[2][3][4]

The Odsal Boomerangs became the Odsal Tudors during the season, the name change came at the end of July, possibly as a consequence of the events of 1 July. On 1 July 1950, 47-year-old Joe Abbott was killed instantly following a crash at Odsal Stadium in a league match against West Ham Hammers. After falling and hitting the safety fence he was hit by a rider behind. A second rider was killed on the same night in a division 2 fixture.[5]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wembley Lions 32 24 0 8 48
2 Belle Vue Aces 32 19 0 13 38
3 Wimbledon Dons 32 17 1 14 35
4 New Cross Rangers 32 16 1 15 33
5 West Ham Hammers 32 16 0 16 32
6 Bradford Tudors 32 16 0 16 32
7 Bristol Bulldogs 32 15 0 17 30
8 Birmingham Brummies 32 12 0 20 24
9 Harringay Racers 32 8 0 24 16

Top Ten Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Graham Warren Australia Birmingham Brummies 10.55
2 Norman Parker England Wimbledon Dons 10.17
3 Tommy Price England Wembley Lions 9.79
4 Jack Parker England Belle Vue Aces 9.42
5 Vic Duggan Australia Harringay Racers 9.30
6 Alec Statham England Wimbledon Dons 9.21
7 Cyril Roger England New Cross Rangers 9.21
8 Louis Lawson England Belle Vue Aces 9.19
9 Bert Roger England New Cross Rangers 9.04
10 Eric French England New Cross Rangers 8.81

National Trophy Stage Three[]

The 1950 National Trophy was the 13th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third division clubs, stage two was for the second division clubs and stage three was for the top tier clubs. The winner of stage one would qualify for stage two and the winner of stage two would qualify for the third and final stage. Wimbledon Dons won the third and final stage and were therefore declared the 1950 National Trophy champions.[6]

  • For Stage One - see Stage One
  • For Stage Two - see Stage Two

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/07 Belle Vue 80-28 New Cross
26/07 New Cross 48-60 Belle Vue
01/08 Halifax 50-58 Harringay
28/07 Harringay 68-39 Halifax

Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
12/08 Belle Vue 55-52 Wimbledon
14/08 Wimbledon 67-41 Belle Vue
10/08 Wembley 53-51 Birmingham
05/08 Birmingham 79-29 Wembley
12/08 Bradford 80-28 Bristol
11/08 Bristol 66-42 Bradford
11/08 Harringay 62-46 West Ham
08/08 West Ham 62-46 Harringay
01/09
replay		 Harringay 49-59 West Ham
29/08
replay		 West Ham 59-49 Harringay

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
12/09 West Ham 56-51 Bradford
09/09 Bradford 70-38 West Ham
28/08 Wimbledon 61-47 Birmingham
26/08 Birmingham 42-66 Wimbledon

Final[]

First leg[]

Bradford Tudors
Ron Clarke 16
Jack Biggs 14
Oliver Hart 10
8
6
6
1		61 – 47Wimbledon Dons
9
Ronnie Moore 9
Cyril Brine 7
6
Ernie Roccio 6
Norman Parker 4
4
Alec Statham 2
[7]
Odsal Stadium

Second leg[]

Wimbledon Dons
15
Cyril Brine 13
Norman Parker 11
9
Ernie Roccio 8
Alec Statham 7
Ronnie Moore 7
2		72 – 36Bradford Tudors
Ron Clarke 12
Jack Biggs 8
4
4
3
3
Oliver Hart2
1
[7]
Wimbledon Stadium

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 119–97, the trophy was presented by Vera Lynn.[7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Twod Riders Killed". Weekly Dispatch (London). 2 July 1950. Retrieved 12 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1950 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  7. ^ a b c "1950 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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