1950 Speedway National League Division Two

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1950 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
No. of competitors15
Champions Norwich Stars
National Trophy
(Div 2 final)
Halifax Dukes
Highest average Jack Young
Division/s above National League (Div 1)
Division/s below National League (Div 3)

The 1950 National League Division Two was the fifth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. [1]

Contents

Summary

The League was extended again to 15 teams with the promotion from Division Three of Halifax Dukes, Plymouth, Yarmouth and Hanley. Bristol Bulldogs, champions for the previous two seasons, moved up to Division One. [2]

Norwich Stars claimed the title by a single point.

On 1 July 1950, two riders were killed on the same night. Jock Shead riding for Halifax Dukes was killed at The Firs Stadium, (the third rider in four years to be killed at the track) during the semi-final of the National Trophy. Shead's bike collided with another bike and he somersaulted before landing, he was take to hospital but died shortly afterwards. A second rider was killed on the same night in a division 1 fixture. [3]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Norwich Stars 28181937
2 Glasgow Tigers 281801036
3 Cradley Heath Heathens 281801036
4 Coventry Bees 281601232
5 Walthamstow Wolves 281601232
6 Halifax Dukes 281601232
7 Southampton Saints 281411329
8 Edinburgh Monarchs 281411329
9 Plymouth Devils 281301526
10 Sheffield Tars 281301526
11 Ashfield Giants 281201624
12 Yarmouth Bloaters 281201624
13 Newcastle Diamonds 281001820
14 Hanley Potters 28921720
15 Fleetwood Flyers 28811917

Top Five Riders (League only)

RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1 Jack Young Flag of Australia (converted).svg Edinburgh11.24
2 Arthur Forrest Flag of England.svg Halifax11.00
3 Alan Hunt Flag of England.svg Cradley Heath10.44
4 Bob Oakley Flag of England.svg Southampton10.43
5 Phil Clarke Flag of England.svg Norwich9.91

National Trophy Stage Two

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. Halifax won stage two and therefore qualified for stage three. [4]

Second Division Qualifying First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
26/05Halifax71-37Oxford
25/05Oxford68-40Halifax
27/05Coventry64-44Newcastle
29/05Newcastle62-45Coventry
27/05Norwich63-44Fleetwood
31/05Fleetwood48-59Norwich
31/05Glasgow White City70-38Stoke Hanley
27/05Stoke Hanley65-43Glasgow White City
30/05Ashfield Giants61-47Cradley Heath
29/05Cradley Heath60-47Ashfield Giants
26/05Sheffield77-31Plymouth
25/05Plymouth56-51Sheffield
30/05Yarmouth57-50Walthamstow
29/05Walthamstow66-42Yarmouth
30/05Southampton62-46Edinburgh
27/05Edinburgh48-60Southampton

Second Division Qualifying Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
10/06Coventry53-53Halifax
09/06Halifax68-40Coventry
10/06Norwich78-30Glasgow White City
07/06Glasgow White City70-38Norwich
20/06Ashfield Giants63-44Sheffield
09/06Sheffield57-51Ashfield Giants
20/06Southampton59-49Walthamstow
19/06Walthamstow67-41Southampton

Second Division Qualifying semifinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
01/07Norwich58-50Halifax
30/06Halifax69-39Norwich
04/07Ashfield Giants67-41Walthamstow
26/06Walthamstow66-41Ashfield Giants

Second Division Qualifying final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
11/07Ashfield Giants58-50Halifax
14/07Halifax64-43Ashfield Giants

First leg

Ashfield Giants
Ken Le Breton 16
Merv Harding 12
Bruce Semmens 9
Willie Wilson 7
Keith Gurtner 7
Ron Hart 4
Bill Baird 3
Bob Lovell 0
58 – 50 Halifax Dukes
Arthur Forrest 12
Vic Emms 12
Al Allison 8
Dyson Harper 8
Jack Hughes 6
Ray Johnson 3
Jack Dawson 1
Bill Crosland 0
[5]

Second leg

Halifax Dukes
Arthur Forrest 15
Vic Emms 11
Al Allison 11
Jack Hughes 9
Dyson Harper 7
Bill Crosland 6
Jack Dawson 4
Ray Johnson 1
64 – 43 Ashfield Giants
Ken Le Breton 17
Merv Harding 9
Bruce Semmens 7
Keith Gurtner 5
Willie Wilson 3
Ron Hart 2
Bill Baird 0
Bob Lovell 0
[6]

Ashfield

Coventry

Cradley Heath

Edinburgh

Fleetwood

  • Flag of England.svg Don Potter 7.60
  • Flag of England.svg Norman Hargreaves 7.05
  • Flag of England.svg Wilf Plant 6.45
  • Flag of England.svg Alf Parker 6.00
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Williams 5.87
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Reynolds 5.69
  • Flag of England.svg Dick Geary 4.27
  • Flag of Scotland.svg Angus McGuire 3.20
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Malouf 2.80
  • Flag of England.svg Geoff Culshaw 2.92

Glasgow

Halifax

  • Flag of England.svg Arthur Forrest 11.00
  • Flag of England.svg Vic Emms 9.61
  • Flag of England.svg Jock Shead 8.40
  • Flag of England.svg Jack Hughes 7.04
  • Flag of England.svg Al Allison 6.76
  • Flag of England.svg Bill Crosland 6.58
  • Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jack Dawson 5.03
  • Flag of England.svg Dyson Harper 4.20
  • Flag of England.svg Bunny Burrows 3.79
  • Flag of England.svg Ray Johnson 3.57
  • Flag of England.svg George Stringer 0.47

Hanley

  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsay Mitchell 7.11
  • Flag of England.svg Brian Pritchett 7.01
  • Flag of England.svg Ken Adams 6.44
  • Flag of Guernsey.svg Johnny Fitzparick 6.34
  • Flag of England.svg Gil Blake 6.22
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Harris 5.41
  • Flag of England.svg Les Jenkins 5.04
  • Flag of England.svg Ray Harris 4.86
  • Flag of England.svg Stan Bradbury 4.00

Newcastle

Norwich

Plymouth

Sheffield

Southampton

Walthamstow

Yarmouth

  • Flag of England.svg Reg Morgan 7.11
  • Flag of England.svg Fred Brand 7.00
  • Flag of England.svg Tip Mills 6.75
  • Flag of England.svg Bill Carruthers 6.41
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bill Maddern 5.90
  • Flag of England.svg Johnny White 5.66
  • Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wally Higgs 5.28
  • Flag of England.svg Stan Page 4.74
  • Flag of England.svg Bert Rawlinson 4.73
  • Flag of England.svg George Flower 2.09

See also

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References

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  2. "Speedway Researcher" . Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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  4. "1950 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  5. "Thrills, spills and a record as Giants beat Dukes" . Daily Record. 12 July 1950. Retrieved 30 October 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
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