1950 Speedway National League Division Three

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

1950 Speedway National League Division Three
LeagueNational League Division Three
Season1950
ChampionsOxford Cheetahs
No. of competitors10
Division/s aboveDivision One
Division Two

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]

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

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. Oxford won stage one and therefore qualified for stage two.[4]

Third Division Qualifying First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/04Liverpool50-57Oxford
06/04Oxford76-32Liverpool

Third Division Qualifying Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
22/04Swindon60-47Oxford
20/04Oxford62-46Swindon
10/04Exeter65-41Leicester
07/04Leicester66-42Exeter
19/04Tamworth71-37St Austell
18/04St Austell48-58Tamworth
20/04Poole51-57Aldershot
19/04Aldershot61-45Poole
21/04
replay		Leicester53-55Exeter
17/04
replay		Exeter62-45Leicester

Third Division Qualifying Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
05/05Exeter54-53Oxford
27/04Oxford83-24Exeter
03/05Tamworth67-41Aldershot
01/05Aldershot63-44Tamworth

Third Division Qualifying Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
18/05Oxford67-41Tamworth
17/05Tamworth38-70Oxford

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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. "1950 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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