1951 Speedway National League Division Three

The 1951 National League Division Three was the fifth and final season of British speedway's National League Division Three [1]

1951 Speedway National League Division Three
LeagueNational League Division Three
Season1951
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors10
Division/s aboveDivision One
Division Two

The league remained with 10 teams but there were changes. Oxford Cheetahs, Leicester Hunters and Liverpool Chads had all moved up to Division Two whilst Tamworth Tammies dropped out. Plymouth Devils dropped down from Division Two. The three new sides were Cardiff Dragons, Long Eaton Archers and Wolverhampton Wasps.[2]

Poole Pirates won their first title.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Poole Pirates 36 30 0 6 60
Exeter Falcons 36 28 0 8 56
Aldershot Shots 36 21 1 14 43
Rayleigh Rockets 36 21 0 15 42
Swindon Robins 36 16 2 18 34
Plymouth Devils 36 16 1 19 33
Cardiff Dragons 36 13 3 20 29
St Austell Gulls 36 13 0 23 26
Long Eaton Archers 36 13 0 23 26
Wolverhampton Wasps 36 5 1 30 11

National Trophy Stage Three

The 1951 National Trophy was the 14th 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. Exeter won stage one and therefore qualified for stage two.[3]

Third Division Qualifying First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
05/04Cardiff52-56Rayleigh
05/04Plymouth54-54Exeter
02/04Poole69-39Aldershot
02/04Exeter77-30Plymouth
31/03Aldershot66-40Poole
31/03Rayleigh68-40Cardiff
31/03Swindon71-37Long Eaton
29/03Long Eaton49-58Swindon

Third Division Qualifying Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
16/04Exeter73-35Rayleigh
16/04Poole61-47Swindon
07/04Swindon66-41Poole
14/04Rayleigh56-52Exeter

Third Division Qualifying Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/04Exeter63-45Swindon
21/04Swindon47-61Exeter

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk
  2. "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  3. "1951 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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