League | National League Division One |
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No. of competitors | 9 |
Champions | Wembley Lions |
National Trophy | Wimbledon Dons |
London Cup | Wembley Lions |
Highest average | Graham Warren |
Division/s below | National 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]
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. Jock Shead, a second rider was killed on the same night in a division 2 fixture. [5]
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 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Graham Warren | ![]() | Birmingham | 10.55 |
2 | Norman Parker | ![]() | Wimbledon | 10.17 |
3 | Tommy Price | ![]() | Wembley | 9.79 |
4 | Jack Parker | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.42 |
5 | Vic Duggan | ![]() | Harringay | 9.30 |
6 | Alec Statham | ![]() | Wimbledon | 9.21 |
7 | Cyril Roger | ![]() | New Cross | 9.21 |
8 | Louis Lawson | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.19 |
9 | Bert Roger | ![]() | New Cross | 9.04 |
10 | Eric French | ![]() | New Cross | 8.81 |
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]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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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 |
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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 |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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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 |
First leg
Bradford Tudors Ron Clarke 16 Jack Biggs 14 Oliver Hart 10 Dick Seers 8 Ronnie Peace 6 Ernie Price 6 Norman Price 1 | 61 – 47 | Wimbledon Dons Dennis Gray 9 Ronnie Moore 9 Cyril Brine 7 Mike Erskine 6 Ernie Roccio 6 Norman Parker4 Jim Gregory 4 Alec Statham 2 |
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[7] |
Second leg
Wimbledon Dons Dennis Gray 15 Cyril Brine 13 Norman Parker 11 Reg Trott 9 Ernie Roccio 8 Alec Statham 7 Ronnie Moore 7 Mike Erskine 2 | 72 – 36 | Bradford Tudors Ron Clarke 12 Jack Biggs 8 Dick Seers 4 Ernie Price 4 Norman Price 3 Ken Brown 3 Oliver Hart 2 Ron Peace 1 |
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[8] |
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 119–97, the trophy was presented by Vera Lynn. [7]
First round
Team one | Score | Team two |
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New Cross | 45–62, 33–74 | Wimbledon |
West Ham | 66–42, 46–62 | Walthamstow |
Semi final round
Team one | Score | Team two |
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Wembley | 58–50, 51–56 | Harringay |
Wimbledon | 56–50, 54–54 | West Ham |
First leg
Wembley Tommy Price 13 Freddie Williams 12 George Wilks 8 Bob Oakley 7 Bill Gilbert 7 Eric Williams 6 Bruce Abernethy 2 Bill Kitchen 1 | 56–51 | Wimbledon Ronnie Moore 13 Ernie Roccio 11 Norman Parker 9 Cyril Brine 6 Mike Erskine 5 Alec Statham 3 Dennis Gray 2 Jim Gregory 2 |
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Second leg
Wimbledon Cyril Brine 13 Ernie Roccio 10 Norman Parker 10 Mike Erskine 9 Ronnie Moore 6 Dennis Gray 3 Reg Trott 3 Alec Statham 2 | 56–52 | Wembley Bob Oakley 14 Tommy Price 10 Freddie Williams 9 Bruce Abernethy 7 Bill Gilbert 6 George Wilks 4 Bill Kitchen 2 Eric Williams 0 |
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[9] |
Wembley won on aggregate 108–107
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