1949 Speedway National League Division Three

British motorcycle speedway season November 2023 November 2023 National League Division Three 1949 13 Champions Hanley Potters National Trophy(Div 3 final) Hanley Potters Billy Bales Division OneDivision Two 1948 1950 The 1949 National League Division Three was the third season of British speedway's National League Division Three.http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/ Home speedwayresearcher.org.uk Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 The league expanded to 13 teams from 12. Cradley Heath, Southampton and Coventry had all moved up to Division Two whilst Wombwell dropped out. The five new sides were Liverpool Chads,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000771/19490119/003/0003 Liverpool's Restart Liverpool Evening Express 19 January 1949 British Newspaper Archive subscription 8 February 2025 Leicester Hunters, Rayleigh Rockets,League speedway reaches Central Essex Essex Newsman 18 March 1949 14 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000530/19490318/021/0004 British Newspaper Archive subscription Oxford Cheetahshttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1946-1964 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964) Official British Speedway website 25 August 2021 and Halifax Dukes. The latter racing on a new speedway track at The Shay.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19490204/184/0012 Langton Returns - As Director Yorkshire Evening Post 4 February 1949 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 January 2025 Swindon Robins joined the league late in the season, when Reg Witcomb applied to the Speedway Control Board to take over the remaining fixtures of Hull Angels, who had withdrawn from the league.Hull Speedway Hull Daily Mail 3 September 1949 27 May 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000324/19490903/111/0006 British Newspaper Archive subscription Hanley Potters won the title on race points difference from Yarmouth Bloatershttp://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/p/compet.html Major League Competitions Speedway Archive and Billy Bales of Yarmouth topped the averages.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1949nl3averages.pdf National League Division 3 1949 Speedway Researcher 11 November 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Hanley Potters 48 35 1 12 712 Yarmouth Bloaters 48 35 1 12 713 Tamworth Hounds 48 33 0 15 664 Halifax Dukes 48 28 2 18 585 Plymouth Devils 48 28 2 18 586 Poole Pirates 48 27 0 21 547 Exeter Falcons 48 24 0 24 488 Hastings Saxons 48 21 1 36 439 Liverpool Chads 48 19 0 29 3810 Leicester Hunters 48 17 1 30 3511 Swindon Robins+ 48 15 1 32 3112 Rayleigh Rockets 48 14 0 34 2813 Oxford Cheetahs 48 11 1 36 23 +Hull Angels withdrew and were replaced by Swindon. Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey EX HAL HAN HAS LEI LIV OX PLY PP RAY S/H TAM YAR Exeter 36–48 48–36 61–23 38–44 60–24 60–24 44–40 54–30 48–35 48–36 49–35 40–42 Halifax 34–49 47–35 59–24 58–26 39–44 66–18 54–29 62–22 62–22 57–26 62–22 37–45 Hanley 52–32 65–19 60–24 49–33 57–26 56–28 52–32 60–23 67–17 63–20 51–32 44–40 Hastings 48–36 58–25 40–44 56–28 51–33 61–23 52–31 55–28 65–16 45–39 51–33 39–45 Leicester 59–25 41–43 31–53 52–32 41–42 46–38 45–39 37–47 58–25 49–35 36–48 30–54 Liverpool 55–29 44–40 43–41 58–26 61–23 48–36 39–45 48–36 49–35 48–34 36–48 39–44 Oxford 51–33 42–42 23–60 37–47 35–49 37–46 40–43 33.5–50.5 41–37 32–51 32–52 25–59 Plymouth 44–40 52–32 54–30 48–32 49–34 54–29 53–31 35–47 46–38 59–25 50–34 57–27 Poole 45–39 46–37 41–43 60–23 44–39 50–33 51–33 37–46 53–31 44–40 33–50 53–31 Rayleigh 46–37 42–40 30–53 59–25 47–37 53–31 47–37 27–56 31–53 52–31 45–37 29–55 Swindon/Hull 40–44 37–46 40–43 47–37 53–30 53–31 60–24 44–40 54–30 62–22 43–41 42–42 Tamworth 55–28 52–30 41–43 47.5–36.5 60–24 56–28 65–19 57–27 44–40 55–29 53–30 55–29 Yarmouth 59–23 63–21 46–38 62–22 60–24 63–20 66–17 41–43 41–42 49–34 66–18 50–34 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1949.html Speedway Researcher 1949 fixtures & results 11 December 2024 B fixtures main FBR grey EX HAL HAN HAS LEI LIV OX PLY PP RAY S/H TAM YAR Exeter 42–41 32–52 52–31 57–27 57–27 52–30 47–36 45–38 60–24 58–26 53–31 53–31 Halifax 49–35 55–29 67–17 58–25 46–38 60–24 58–26 64–20 64–20 62–22 50–34 37–44 Hanley 50–34 48–35 56–28 60–24 58–24 57–27 60–24 61–23 47–34 64–19 51–32 39–44 Hastings 44–40 43–40 40–44 53–31 55–28 50–34 42–42 46–38 63–21 54–30 39.5–44.5 41–43 Leicester 40–43 42–42 34–50 46–38 55–29 52–32 52–32 56–27 56–28 57–27 38–46 35–49 Liverpool 49–35 35–48 49–35 49–35 36–47 53–30 41–43 41–43 47–37 48–36 40–44 45–39 Oxford 41–42 46–38 38–46 47–37 46–38 45–39 33–51 51–33 49–35 54–29 31–53 43–41 Plymouth 51–33 40–44 42–42 40–43 50–34 50–34 62–22 41–43 50–34 50–4 48–36 56–28 Poole 46–38 36–48 44–40 46–38 43–41 50–33 58–26 49–35 50–34 53–31 41–43 47–36 Rayleigh 42–40 40–44 34–50 49–35 50–33 52–32 37–47 33–51 34–50 51–33 48–34 39–44 Swindon/Hull 56–28 39–45 47–37 41–43 33–51 54–29 42–41 36–47 49–35 52–32 37–46 35–49 Tamworth 55–28 52–31 57–27 66–22 57–27 64–20 67–17 50–33 66–18 64–20 67–17 50–34 Yarmouth 51–33 55–26 44–38 58–26 63–21 63–21 57–27 58–24 57–26 53–31 60–24 50–33 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1949.html Speedway Researcher 1949 fixtures & results 11 December 2024 Leading Averages Rider Team C.M.A. 1 Billy Bales Yarmouth 10.44 2 Vic Emms Halifax 10.33 3 Pete Lansdale Plymouth 10.29 4 Norman Clay Exeter 9.90 5 Harry Saunders Tamworth 9.70 National Trophy Stage One For Stage Two - see Stage Two For Stage Three - see Stage Three The 1949 Trophy was the 12th 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. Hanley Potters won stage one and therefore qualified for stage two.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/national-trophy-1949_26.html 1949 National Trophy Speedway archive Third Division Qualifying First round Date Team one Score Team two07/04 Plymouth 54-54 Exeter04/04 Exeter 62-45 Plymouth15/04 Leicester 49-58 Hull09/04 Hull 77-31 Leicester14/04 Stoke Hanley 67-41 Liverpool11/04 Liverpool 42-66 Stoke Hanley19/04 Yarmouth 70-37 Rayleigh16/04 Rayleigh 55-51 Yarmouth Third Division Qualifying Second round Date Team one Score Team two07/05 Stoke Hanley 75-33 Exeter25/04 Exeter 57-51 Stoke Hanley03/05 Yarmouth 75-33 Hastings27/04 Hastings 52-55 Yarmouth20/04 Halifax 48-59 Poole11/04 Poole 70-38 Halifax27/04 Tamworth 70-38 Hull30/04 Hull 61-47 Tamworth Third Division Qualifying semifinals Date Team one Score Team two25/05 Tamworth 56-51 Stoke Hanley14/05 Stoke Hanley 59-48 Tamworth23/05 Poole 59-49 Yarmouth17/05 Yarmouth 60-46 Poole Qualifying final First leg 4 June 1949 Hanley PottersGil Blake 15Ken Adams 14Ray Harris 10Frank Evans 9Lindsay Mitchell 7Les Jenkins 6Stan Bradbury 6Dave Anderson 0 67 – 40 National trophy Final Staffordshire Sentinel 6 June 1949 4 November 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19490606/054/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yarmouth1949.pdf Yarmouth 1949 results Speedway Researcher 30 October 2021 Yarmouth BloatersBilly Bales 10Sid Hipperson 10Bill Carruthers 5Reg Morgan 4Cliff Ladbrooke 4Johnny White 4Tip Mills 2Stan Page 1 Sun Street Stadium 12,900 Second leg 7 June 1949 Yarmouth BloatersBilly Bales 15Reg Morgan 11Tip Mills 11Johnny White 10Bill Carruthers 5Cliff Ladbrooke 4Stan Page 3Sid Hipperson 2 61 – 46 Stoke win Trophy Final Staffordshire Sentinel 8 June 1949 4 November 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19490608/152/0006 British Newspaper Archive subscription Hanley PottersLes Jenkins 12Ken Adams 11Gil Blake 10Ray Harris 6Stan Bradbury 3Frank Evans 2Lindsay Mitchell 2Dave Anderson 0 Yarmouth Stadium Riders & final averages Exeter 22em Norman Clay 9.77 Don Hardy 8.70 Arthur Pilgrim 7.32 Hugh Geddes 7.16 Stan Hodson 6.63 Vic Gent 6.51 Stan Lanfear 5.98 Johnny Myson 5.45 Bronco Slade 4.80 John Hancox 4.36 Goog Hoskin 2.59 Halifax 22em Vic Emms 10.33 Arthur Forrest 9.06 Dick Seers 8.76 Bill Crosland 6.85 Jock Shead 6.38 Al Allison 6.24 Jack Hughes 6.10 Jack Dawson 5.92 Ray Johnson 5.78 Ken Brown 4.31 Eric Smith 3.22 Eric Mason 2.92 Hanley 22em Vic Pitcher 9.78 Les Jenkins 9.38 Ken Adams 9.24 Gil Blake 9.19 Lindsay Mitchell 8.54 Ray Harris 8.26 Bill Harris 8.09 Frank Evans 5.82 Stan Bradbury 5.59 Brian Pritchett 5.04 Johnny Fitzpatrick 4.87 Dave Anderson 3.36 Hastings 22em Jock Grierson 9.06 Ken Middleditch 8.99 Buddy Fuller 7.69 Ron Clark 6.54 Norman Street 5.59 Harold McNaughton 5.53 Ken Smith 5.41 Dan English 5.33 Harold Tapscott 4.74 Ken Tidbury 4.94 George Butler 4.75 Hull/Swindon 22em Bob Baker 8.73/x Mick Mitchell 8.43/7.13 Alf Webster 7.24/5.67 Derek Glover 6.67/4.83 Bob Jones x/6.08 George Craig 5.66/6.69 Bill Downton x/5.23 Johnny Green 4.51/x Jack Watts 4.49/x Norman Johnson 4.29/x Reg Lambourne x/4.24 Harry Hughes x/2.53 Tom Wilson x/2.20 Ken Allick 2.14/x Leicester 22em Vic Pitcher 8.07 Cyril Page 7.35 Ron Wilson 6.23 Jack Baxter 6.17 Harwood Pike 6.13 Sid Hipperson 6.13 Johnny Carpenter 6.07 Jack Winstanley 5.90 Roy Duke 5.60 Ted Rawlinson 5.40 George Gower 5.38 Ernest Palmer 4.87 Ted Moore 3.56 Syd van der Vyver 3.45 Liverpool 22em Alex Gray 8.55 Harry Welch 7.91 Doug Serrurier 6.44 Fred Wills 5.99 Charlie Oates 5.64 George Bason 5.12 Stan Bedford 4.98 Reg Duval 4.95 Angus McGuire 4.94 Ron Burnett 4.35 Ernie Steers 4.00 Percy Brine 4.00 Tom Turnham 3.00 Oxford 22em Dennis Gray 8.20 Bob McFarlane 7.94 Bert Croucher 7.02 Alf Viccary 5.60 Frank Boyle 5.34 Bil Kemp 5.10 Jimmy Wright 4.20 Alf Elliott 4.02 Ernie Rawlins 3.96 Jimmy Coy 3.91 Bill Reynolds 3.58 Plymouth 22em Pete Lansdale 10.29 Len Read 9.22 Peter Robinson 8.52 George Wall 6.14 Ivan Kessell 5.39 Johnny Bradford 4.57 Alan Smith 5.14 Bob Wigg 4.32 Bonny Waddell 4.00 Wally Matthews 3.13 Toby Boschoff 1.83 Poole 22em Cyril Quick 8.47 Allan Chambers 8.38 Fred Pawson 8.29 Dick Howard 6.94 Ticker James 5.49 Charlie Hayden 5.43 Ken James 4.55 Terry Small 4.17 Frank Holcombe 4.13 Ray Bartlett 2.80 Frank Wheeler 2.09 Rayleigh 22em Les McGillivray 7.33 Pat Clark 6.55 Jim Gregory 6.45 Jack Unstead 6.16 Percy Brine 5.95 Ron Howes 5.55 Vic Gooden 5.04 Roy Uden 4.74 Wally Mawdsley 4.58 Doug Ible 3.43 Charlie Mugford 3.27 Tamworth 22em Harry Saunders 9.73 Bill Dalton 8.40 Peter Orpwood 8.28 Basil Harris 7.94 Steve Langton 7.05 Cecil Hookham 6.54 Lionel Watling 6.56 Ray Beaumont 5.70 Yarmouth 22em Billy Bales 10.60 Tip Mills 8.61 Bill Carruthers 8.13 Reg Morgan 7.94 Bert Rawlinson 7.21 Cliff Ladbrooke 7.14 Fred Brand 7.03 John White 6.72 Sid Hipperson 6.65 Stan Page 5.62 Joe Rodwell 4.29 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Division Three Speedway National League Division 3 Category:1949 in speedway