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British motorcycle speedway season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1950 National League Division Two was the fifth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
League | National League Division Two |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 15 |
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 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]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Norwich Stars | 28 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 37 |
2 | Glasgow Tigers | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 36 |
3 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 28 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 36 |
4 | Coventry Bees | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
5 | Walthamstow Wolves | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
6 | Halifax Dukes | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
7 | Southampton Saints | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
8 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
9 | Plymouth Devils | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 26 |
10 | Sheffield Tars | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 26 |
11 | Ashfield Giants | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 24 |
12 | Yarmouth Bloaters | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 24 |
13 | Newcastle Diamonds | 28 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 20 |
14 | Hanley Potters | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 20 |
15 | Fleetwood Flyers | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 17 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jack Young | Edinburgh | 11.24 | |
2 | Arthur Forrest | Halifax | 11.00 | |
3 | Alan Hunt | Cradley Heath | 10.44 | |
4 | Bob Oakley | Southampton | 10.43 | |
5 | Phil Clarke | Norwich | 9.91 |
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
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
26/05 | Halifax | 71-37 | Oxford |
25/05 | Oxford | 68-40 | Halifax |
27/05 | Coventry | 64-44 | Newcastle |
29/05 | Newcastle | 62-45 | Coventry |
27/05 | Norwich | 63-44 | Fleetwood |
31/05 | Fleetwood | 48-59 | Norwich |
31/05 | Glasgow White City | 70-38 | Stoke Hanley |
27/05 | Stoke Hanley | 65-43 | Glasgow White City |
30/05 | Ashfield Giants | 61-47 | Cradley Heath |
29/05 | Cradley Heath | 60-47 | Ashfield Giants |
26/05 | Sheffield | 77-31 | Plymouth |
25/05 | Plymouth | 56-51 | Sheffield |
30/05 | Yarmouth | 57-50 | Walthamstow |
29/05 | Walthamstow | 66-42 | Yarmouth |
30/05 | Southampton | 62-46 | Edinburgh |
27/05 | Edinburgh | 48-60 | Southampton |
Second Division Qualifying Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
10/06 | Coventry | 53-53 | Halifax |
09/06 | Halifax | 68-40 | Coventry |
10/06 | Norwich | 78-30 | Glasgow White City |
07/06 | Glasgow White City | 70-38 | Norwich |
20/06 | Ashfield Giants | 63-44 | Sheffield |
09/06 | Sheffield | 57-51 | Ashfield Giants |
20/06 | Southampton | 59-49 | Walthamstow |
19/06 | Walthamstow | 67-41 | Southampton |
Second Division Qualifying semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
01/07 | Norwich | 58-50 | Halifax |
30/06 | Halifax | 69-39 | Norwich |
04/07 | Ashfield Giants | 67-41 | Walthamstow |
26/06 | Walthamstow | 66-41 | Ashfield Giants |
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
11/07 | Ashfield Giants | 58-50 | Halifax |
14/07 | Halifax | 64-43 | Ashfield 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 |
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[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 |
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[6] |
Ashfield
Coventry
Cradley Heath
Edinburgh
Fleetwood
Glasgow
Halifax
Hanley
Newcastle
Norwich
Plymouth
Sheffield
Southampton
Walthamstow
Yarmouth
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