1950 Speedway National League

The 1950 National League Division One was the 16th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the fifth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1950 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
ChampionsWembley Lions
No. of competitors9
National TrophyWimbledon Dons
Highest averageGraham Warren
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
National League (Div 3)

Summary

Bristol Bulldogs joined the league. Wembley Lions won the National League for the fifth time.[2][3][4]

The Odsal Boomerangs became the Odsal Tudors during the season, the name change came at the end of July, possibly as a consequence of the events of 1 July. On 1 July 1950, 47-year-old Joe Abbott was killed instantly following a crash at Odsal Stadium in a league match against West Ham Hammers. After falling and hitting the safety fence he was hit by a rider behind. A second rider was killed on the same night in a division 2 fixture.[5]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wembley Lions 32 24 0 8 48
2 Belle Vue Aces 32 19 0 13 38
3 Wimbledon Dons 32 17 1 14 35
4 New Cross Rangers 32 16 1 15 33
5 West Ham Hammers 32 16 0 16 32
6 Bradford Tudors 32 16 0 16 32
7 Bristol Bulldogs 32 15 0 17 30
8 Birmingham Brummies 32 12 0 20 24
9 Harringay Racers 32 8 0 24 16

Top Ten Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Graham Warren Birmingham Brummies 10.55
2 Norman Parker Wimbledon Dons 10.17
3 Tommy Price Wembley Lions 9.79
4 Jack Parker Belle Vue Aces 9.42
5 Vic Duggan Harringay Racers 9.30
6 Alec Statham Wimbledon Dons 9.21
7 Cyril Roger New Cross Rangers 9.21
8 Louis Lawson Belle Vue Aces 9.19
9 Bert Roger New Cross Rangers 9.04
10 Eric French New Cross Rangers 8.81

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. Wimbledon Dons won the third and final stage and were therefore declared the 1950 National Trophy champions.[6]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/07Belle Vue80-28New Cross
26/07New Cross48-60Belle Vue
01/08Halifax50-58Harringay
28/07Harringay68-39Halifax

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
12/08Belle Vue55-52Wimbledon
14/08Wimbledon67-41Belle Vue
10/08Wembley53-51Birmingham
05/08Birmingham79-29Wembley
12/08Bradford80-28Bristol
11/08Bristol66-42Bradford
11/08Harringay62-46West Ham
08/08West Ham62-46Harringay
01/09
replay		Harringay49-59West Ham
29/08
replay		West Ham59-49Harringay

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
12/09West Ham56-51Bradford
09/09Bradford70-38West Ham
28/08Wimbledon61-47Birmingham
26/08Birmingham42-66Wimbledon

First leg
Bradford Tudors
Ron Clarke 16
Jack Biggs 14
Oliver Hart 10
Dick Seers 8
Ronnie Peace 6
Ernie Price 6
Norman Price 1		61 – 47Wimbledon Dons
Dennis Gray 9
Ronnie Moore 9
Cyril Brine 7
Mike Erskine 6
Ernie Roccio 6
Norman Parker 4
Jim Gregory 4
Alec Statham 2
[7]

Second leg
Wimbledon Dons
Dennis Gray 15
Cyril Brine 13
Norman Parker 11
Reg Trott 9
Ernie Roccio 8
Alec Statham 7
Ronnie Moore 7
Mike Erskine 2		72 – 36Bradford Tudors
Ron Clarke 12
Jack Biggs 8
Dick Seers 4
Ernie Price 4
Norman Price 3
Ken Brown 3
Oliver Hart2
Ron Peace 1
[7]

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 119–97, the trophy was presented by Vera Lynn.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. "Twod Riders Killed". Weekly Dispatch (London). 2 July 1950. Retrieved 12 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "1950 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  7. "1950 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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