1950 Speedway National League Division Three


The 1950 National League Division Three was the fourth season of British speedway's National League Division Three
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'.
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 Clark from Rayleigh for £250, Bill Osborne from Walthamstow, Raymond Buster Brown from Wembley and Eric Irons from Cradley.
Ken Middleditch of Poole topped the averages.

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.
Third Division Qualifying First round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
10/04 Liverpool50-57Oxford
06/04 Oxford76-32Liverpool

Third Division Qualifying Second round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
22/04 Swindon60-47Oxford
20/04 Oxford62-46Swindon
10/04 Exeter65-41Leicester
07/04 Leicester 66-42Exeter
19/04 Tamworth71-37St Austell
18/04 St Austell 48-58Tamworth
20/04 Poole51-57Aldershot
19/04 Aldershot61-45Poole
21/04
replay
Leicester 53-55Exeter
17/04
replay
Exeter62-45Leicester

Third Division Qualifying semifinals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
05/05 Exeter54-53Oxford
27/04 Oxford83-24Exeter
03/05 Tamworth67-41Aldershot
01/05 Aldershot63-44Tamworth

Qualifying final

First leg
'''Second leg'''

Riders' Championship

Pat Clark won the National League Division Three Rider's Championship, in front of 28,000 spectators. The final was held at Walthamstow Stadium on 23 October.
Pos.RiderPts
1

Riders & final averages

Aldershot
  • Basil Harris 9.77
  • Trevor Redmond 9.72
  • Doug Ible 7.27
  • Ivor Powell 6.69
  • Bob Harrison 5.75
  • Joe Rodwell 5.65
  • Doug Papworth 5.17
  • Pat Flanagan 4.14
  • Bob Bunney 4.00
  • Ron Burnett 3.52
  • Ken Smith 3.36
  • Bill Grimes 3.09
Exeter
  • Don Hardy 9.69
  • Hugh Geddes 8.20
  • Arthur Pilgrim 7.56
  • Ken Walsh 6.87
  • Ted Moore 6.20
  • Vic Gent 6.56
  • Jack Bedkober 5.93
  • Johnny Sargeant 5.19
  • Johnny Myson 3.57
  • Goog Hoskin 5.67
Leicester
  • Lionel Benson 8.77
  • Jock Grierson 8.39
  • Harwood Pike 8.32
  • Cyril Page 7.52
  • Les Beaumont 7.45
  • Johnny Carpenter 7.09
  • Joe Bowkiss 6.86
  • Vic Pitcher 6.78
  • Ron Wilson 6.63
  • Sid Hipperson 6.21
  • Ernest Palmer 5.33
  • Jack Watts 3.47
Liverpool
  • Bill Griffiths 7.27
  • Harry Welch 7.00
  • Reg Duval 6.92
  • Doug Serrurier 6.73
  • Angus McGuire 6.13
  • Arthur Bush 6.03
  • Percy Brine 5.94
  • Derek Glover 5.90
  • Alf Webster 5.67
  • Stan Bedford 3.64
  • Buddy Fuller 3.62
  • Brian Craven 1.54
Oxford
  • Pat Clark 9.99
  • Frank Boyle 9.12
  • Bob McFarlane 8.35
  • Bil Kemp 7.32
  • Eric Irons 7.22
  • Bill Osborne 7.20
  • Jimmy Wright 7.16
  • Harry Saunders 7.10
  • Buster Brown 6.40
  • Ernie Rawlins 6.07
  • Brian Wilson 5.10
Poole
Rayleigh
St Austell
  • Harold Bull 7.68
  • Ray Ellis 7.48
  • Norman Street 7.30
  • Ken James 5.89
  • Maury McDermott 5.62
  • John Yates 5.53
  • Bill Sobey 5.33
  • Rusty Wainwright 4.74
  • Larry Young 4.50
  • Ed Williams 4.00
  • George Gower 2.91
Swindon
  • Mick Mitchell 8.21
  • Hugh Geddes 8.44
  • Alex Gray 8.18
  • Bill Downton 6.88
  • Bob Jones 6.74
  • Frank Evans 6.34
  • Ron Clark 6.28
  • George Craig 6.26
  • Reg Lambourne 6.09
  • Danny Malone 5.98
  • Tom Wilson 2.20
Tamworth
  • Brian Wilson 8.78
  • Lionel Watling 8.14
  • Eric Boothroyd 8.00
  • Dick Tolley 7.43
  • Ivor Davies 7.21
  • Brian Shepherd 5.84
  • Harry Bastable 5.39
  • Cecil Hookham 5.21
  • Laurie Schofield 4.40
  • Ray Beaumont 3.21
  • James Hitchings 2.95
  • Geoff Newman 0.24