1949 Speedway National League Division Three

The 1949 National League Division Three was the third season of British speedway's National League Division Three.[1] [2]

1949 Speedway National League Division Three
LeagueNational League Division Three
Season1949
ChampionsHanley Potters
No. of competitors13
National Trophy
(Div 3 final)		Hanley Potters
Highest averageBilly Bales
Division/s aboveDivision One
Division Two

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 Halifax Dukes, Liverpool Chads, Leicester Hunters, Rayleigh Rockets and Oxford Cheetahs.[3]

Swindon Robins replaced Hull Angels mid-season and Hanley Potters won the title on race points difference from Yarmouth Bloaters.[4]

Billy Bales of Yarmouth topped the averages.[5]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Hanley Potters 48 35 1 12 71
2 Yarmouth Bloaters 48 35 1 12 71
3 Tamworth Hounds 48 33 0 15 66
4 Halifax Dukes 48 28 2 18 58
5 Plymouth Devils 48 28 2 18 58
6 Poole Pirates 48 27 0 21 54
7 Exeter Falcons 48 24 0 24 48
8 Hastings Saxons 48 21 1 36 43
9 Liverpool Chads 48 19 0 29 38
10 Leicester Hunters 48 17 1 30 35
11 Swindon Robins+ 48 15 1 32 31
12 Rayleigh Rockets 48 14 0 34 28
13 Oxford Cheetahs 48 11 1 36 23

+Hull withdrew and were replaced by Swindon.

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

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.[6]

Third Division Qualifying First round
Date Team one Score Team two
07/04Plymouth54-54Exeter
04/04Exeter62-45Plymouth
15/04Leicester49-58Hull
09/04Hull77-31Leicester
14/04Stoke Hanley67-41Liverpool
11/04Liverpool42-66Stoke Hanley
19/04Yarmouth70-37Rayleigh
16/04Rayleigh55-51Yarmouth

Third Division Qualifying Second round
Date Team one Score Team two
07/05Stoke Hanley75-33Exeter
25/04Exeter57-51Stoke Hanley
03/05Yarmouth75-33Hastings
27/04Hastings52-55Yarmouth
20/04Halifax48-59Poole
11/04Poole70-38Halifax
27/04Tamworth70-38Hull
30/04Hull61-47Tamworth

Third Division Qualifying semifinals
Date Team one Score Team two
25/05Tamworth56-51Stoke Hanley
14/05Stoke Hanley59-48Tamworth
23/05Poole59-49Yarmouth
17/05Yarmouth60-46Poole

Qualifying final

First leg

Hanley Potters
Gil Blake 15
Ken Adams 14
Ray Harris 10
Frank Evans 9
Lindsay Mitchell 7
Les Jenkins 6
Stan Bradbury 6
Dave Anderson 0		67 – 40Yarmouth Bloaters
Billy Bales 10
Sid Hipperson 10
Bill Carruthers 5
Reg Morgan 4
Cliff Ladbrooke 4
Johnny White 4
Tip Mills 2
Stan Page 1
[7][8]
Attendance: 12,900

Second leg

Yarmouth Bloaters
Billy Bales 15
Reg Morgan 11
Tip Mills 11
Johnny White 10
Bill Carruthers 5
Cliff Ladbrooke 4
Stan Page 3
Sid Hipperson 2		61 – 46Hanley Potters
Les Jenkins 12
Ken Adams 11
Gil Blake 10
Ray Harris 6
Stan Bradbury 3
Frank Evans 2
Lindsay Mitchell 2
Dave Anderson 0
[9][8]

See also

References
  1. "Home". speedwayresearcher.org.uk.
  2. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  5. "National League Division 3 1949" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  6. "1949 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  7. "National trophy Final". Staffordshire Sentinel. 6 June 1949. Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Yarmouth 1949 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. "Stoke win Trophy Final". Staffordshire Sentinel. 8 June 1949. Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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