1950 Speedway National League Division Three

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1950 Speedway National League Division Three
LeagueNational League Division Three
Season1950
ChampionsOxford Cheetahs
No. of competitors10
National Trophy
(Div 3 final)		Oxford Cheetahs
Highest averageKen Middleditch
Division/s aboveDivision One
Division Two

The 1950 National League Division Three was the fourth season of British speedway's National League Division Three[1]

The league was reduced from 13 teams to 10. Halifax Dukes, Plymouth, Yarmouth and Hanley had all moved up to Division Two whilst Hastings Saxons dropped out. The two new sides were Aldershot Shots and St Austell Gulls whilst Tamworth changed their nickname from 'Hounds' to 'Tammies'.[2]

Oxford Cheetahs, who had finished bottom of the table during their inaugural league season in 1949, rose spectacularly up the league to win the title. The Oxford team was made up from an entirely new set of riders including Harry Saunders, signed as captain from Tamworth for £750, Pat Clarke from Rayleigh for £250, Bill Osborne from Walthamstow, Raymond Buster Brown from Wembley and Eric Irons from Cradley.[3]

Ken Middleditch of Poole topped the averages.[4]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Oxford Cheetahs 36 26 2 8 54
2 Poole Pirates 36 23 3 10 49
3 Leicester Hunters 36 21 0 15 42
4 Swindon Robins 36 19 1 16 39
5 Aldershot Shots 36 18 1 17 37
6 Tamworth Tammies 36 17 0 19 34
7 Exeter Falcons 36 16 1 19 33
8 Liverpool Chads 36 14 1 21 29
9 Rayleigh Rockets 36 12 0 24 24
10 St Austell Gulls 36 9 1 26 19

Leading Averages[]

Rider Team C.M.A.
1 Ken Middleditch Poole 10.53
2 Aldershot 9.90
3 Oxford 9.78
4 Trevor Redmond Aldershot 9.64
5 Exeter 9.57

National Trophy Stage Three[]

  • For Stage Two - see Stage Two
  • For Stage Three - see 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. Oxford won stage one and therefore qualified for stage two.[5]

Third Division Qualifying First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/04 Liverpool 50-57 Oxford
06/04 Oxford 76-32 Liverpool

Third Division Qualifying Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
22/04 Swindon 60-47 Oxford
20/04 Oxford 62-46 Swindon
10/04 Exeter 65-41 Leicester
07/04 Leicester 66-42 Exeter
19/04 Tamworth 71-37 St Austell
18/04 St Austell 48-58 Tamworth
20/04 Poole 51-57 Aldershot
19/04 Aldershot 61-45 Poole
21/04
replay		 Leicester 53-55 Exeter
17/04
replay		 Exeter 62-45 Leicester

Third Division Qualifying Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
05/05 Exeter 54-53 Oxford
27/04 Oxford 83-24 Exeter
03/05 Tamworth 67-41 Aldershot
01/05 Aldershot 63-44 Tamworth

Qualifying Final[]

First leg

Tamworth Tammies
Brian Wilson 11
Eric Boothroyd 10
Dick Tolley 6
Lionel Watling 4
Brian Shepherd 3
Laurie Schofield 2
Ivor Davies 2
John Hitchings 0		38 – 70Oxford Cheetahs
Pat Clarke 14
Ernie Rawlins 13
Frank Boyle 13
Eric Irons 11
Bob McFarlane 11
Bill Kemp 5
Buster Brown 3
Jim Wright R/R
[6][7]
Tamworth Greyhound Stadium

Second leg

Oxford Cheetahs
Pat Clarke 14
Frank Boyle 13
Bob McFarlane 10
Ernie Rawlins 9
Eric Irons 8
Bill Kemp 7
Buster Brown 6
Jim Wright R/R		67 – 41Tamworth Tammies
Eric Boothroyd 8
Brian Shepherd 7
Brian Wilson 7
Lionel Watling 7
Dick Tolley 6
Ivor Davies 4
Laurie Schofield 2
John Hitchings 0
[8][7]
Oxford Stadium

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk
  2. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  3. ^ Bamford/Shailes, Robert/Glynn (2007). The History of Oxford Speedway. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7524-4161-0.
  4. ^ "National League Division 3 1950" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "1950 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ "New Cross missed Ron Johnson". Daily Herald. 19 May 1950. Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ a b "Oxford 1950 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Tamworth beaten". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 19 May 1950. Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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