1950 Speedway National League Division Two

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

1950 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
ChampionsNorwich Stars
No. of competitors15
National Trophy
(Div 2 final)		Halifax Dukes
Highest averageJack Young
Division/s aboveNational League (Div 1)
Division/s belowNational League (Div 3)

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
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
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

Top Five Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Young Australia Edinburgh Monarchs 11.24
2 Arthur Forrest England Halifax Dukes 11.00
3 Alan Hunt England Cradley Heath Heathens 10.44
4 Bob Oakley England Southampton Saints 10.43
5 Phil Clarke England Norwich Stars 9.91

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
Date Team one Score Team 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
Date Team one Score Team 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
Date Team one Score Team two
01/07Norwich58-50Halifax
30/06Halifax69-39Norwich
04/07Ashfield Giants67-41Walthamstow
26/06Walthamstow66-41Ashfield Giants

Second Division Qualifying final
Date Team one Score Team 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 – 50Halifax 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 – 43Ashfield 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

  • Australia Ken Le Breton 9.56
  • Australia Merv Harding 8.61
  • England Bruce Semmens 7.68
  • Australia Keith Gurtner 5.91
  • England Alec Grant 5.10
  • Scotland Willie Wilson 6.28
  • England Bob Lovell 4.72
  • Scotland Larry Lazarus 2.92
  • Scotland Bill Baird 2.91
  • England Ernie Noakes 2.81
  • England Norman Johnson 2.42
  • England Geoff Godwin 2.36
  • Scotland Eric Liddell 2.33

Coventry

  • England Stan Williams 8.94
  • Australia Les Hewitt 8.93
  • England Johnny Reason 7.78
  • England Cyril Cooper 7.70
  • England Bob Fletcher 7.59
  • England Derrick Tailby 7.15
  • Australia Lionel Levy 5.74
  • England Roy Moreton 4.41
  • England Peter Brough 3.92

Cradley Heath

  • England Alan Hunt 10.44
  • England Eric Boothroyd 7.75
  • England Brian Shepherd 7.26
  • England Laurie Schofield 7.25
  • England Gil Craven 6.97
  • England Phil Malpass 6.93
  • England Les Tolley 6.52
  • England Bill Clifton 5.94
  • England Harry Bastable 5.33
  • Australia Jack Arnfield 5.14
  • England Les Beaumont 4.67
  • Australia Frank Young 4.35
  • England Jim Pain 3.00

Edinburgh

  • Australia Jack Young 11.24
  • New Zealand Dick Campbell 8.68
  • England Don Cuppleditch 8.00
  • England Tommy Allott 7.09
  • England Eddie Lack 5.49
  • England Harold Fairhurst 5.41
  • England Danny Lee 4.76
  • Scotland Bob Mark 4.42
  • Australia Clem Mitchell 4.27
  • England Harold Booth 3.79
  • Australia Ron Phillips 3.02

Fleetwood

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

Glasgow

Halifax

  • England Arthur Forrest 11.00
  • England Vic Emms 9.61
  • England Jock Shead 8.40
  • England Jack Hughes 7.04
  • England Al Allison 6.76
  • England Bill Crosland 6.58
  • Wales Jack Dawson 5.03
  • England Dyson Harper 4.20
  • England Bunny Burrows 3.79
  • England Ray Johnson 3.57
  • England George Stringer 0.47

Hanley

  • Australia Lindsay Mitchell 7.11
  • England Brian Pritchett 7.01
  • England Ken Adams 6.44
  • Guernsey Johnny Fitzpatrick 6.34
  • England Gil Blake 6.22
  • Australia Bill Harris 5.41
  • England Les Jenkins 5.04
  • England Ray Harris 4.86
  • England Stan Bradbury 4.00

Newcastle

  • England Derick Close 9.79
  • England Tommy Bateman 9.67
  • England Frank Hodgson 7.11
  • England Herby King 6.10
  • England Wilf Jay 5.60
  • England Will Lowther 5.59
  • England Son Mitchell 5.56
  • Australia Ernie Brecknell (Ernest Blight) 5.37
  • Australia Don Lawson 4.24
  • England Joe Arthur 4.00
  • England Don Wilkinson 4.00

Norwich

  • England Phil Clarke 9.91
  • England Paddy Mills (Horace Burke) 7.76
  • Australia Bob Leverenz 8.98
  • England Jack Freeman 7.46
  • Australia Alec Hunter 6.95
  • England Fred Rogers 6.46
  • England Johnny Davies 6.42
  • England Bill Codling 5.50
  • England Ted Bravery 5.19
  • Australia Syd Littlewood 4.16

Plymouth

  • England Pete Lansdale 9.48
  • England Peter Robinson 8.68
  • England Len Read 8.32
  • England Alan Smith 6.27
  • England George Wall 5.68
  • England Johnny Bradford 5.59
  • England Cecil Bailey 5.17
  • New Zealand Bill Thatcher 4.96
  • England Wally Mawdsley 2.46
  • England Denis Hayles 2.19

Sheffield

Southampton

  • England Bob Oakley 10.43
  • England Jimmy Squibb 8.42
  • England Roy Craighead 8.36
  • Wales Tom Oakley 8.23
  • England Cecil Bailey 6.58
  • Australia Steve Langton 6.58
  • Australia Harold McNaughton 5.90
  • Australia Buck Whitby 5.33
  • England Les Wotton 5.31
  • England Phil Bishop 5.00
  • England Bill Holden 2.48
  • England Bill Griffiths 2.00

Walthamstow

  • England Jim Boyd 8.76
  • England Benny King 7.92
  • England Arch Windmill 7.40
  • England Jimmy Grant 7.08
  • England Harry Edwards 6.70
  • England Reg Reeves 7.93
  • England Charlie May 6.11
  • England Dick Geary 5.74
  • England Dick Shepherd 4.90
  • England George Newton 4.87
  • England Bert Edwards 3.56

Yarmouth

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

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "Speedway Researcher". Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. "Two Riders Killed". Weekly Dispatch (London). 2 July 1950. Retrieved 12 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  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.
  6. "Halifax Win". Daily Record. 15 July 1950. Retrieved 30 October 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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