Festival of Britain Trophy 1951

National League Division One National League Division Two National Trophy Gold Vase Northern Shield Central Shield Southern Shield Festival Of Britain Junior League London Cup Midland Cup Scottish Cup

Final 28/05/1951 Poole 70 50 Rayleigh Poole - Tony Lewis 5, Brian Crutcher 11, Terry Small 14, Charlie Hayden 8, Dick Howard 10, Allan Kidd 1, Frank Wheeler 3, Viv Thyer 3, Jack Cunningham 1, Johnny Thomson 3 Rayleigh - Jack Unstead 10, Tom O'Connor 1, Les McGillivray 2, Gerald Jackson 13, Ron Howes 0, Maury Dunn 8, Frank Bettis 4, Vic Gooden 8, Mike Wood 0, Jules Benson 4 09/06/1951 Rayleigh 63 57 Poole Rayleigh - Jack Unstead 1, Tom O'Connor 9, Les McGillivray 0, Gerald Jackson 9, Ron Howes 5, Maury Dunn 15, Vic Gooden 11, Frank Bettis 5, Oz Osborne 5, Jules Benson 3 Poole - Charlie Hayden 1, Tony Lewis 12, Dick Howard 4, Ken Middleditch 12, Terry Small 16, Allan Kidd 3, Jack Cunningham 1, Frank Wheeler 4, Brian Crutcher 2, Johnny Thomson 2 Group Tables M W D L F A Pts 1 Rayleigh 6 5 0 1 414 304 10 2 Cardiff 6 3 1 2 377 342 7 3 Swindon 6 2 1 3 367 351 5 4 Long Eaton 6 1 0 5 279 440 2 M W D L F A Pts 1 Poole 6 5 0 1 395 325 10 2 Exeter 6 3 0 3 350 367 6 3 Aldershot 6 2 0 4 374 343 4 4 Plymouth 6 2 0 4 318 402 4 Fixtures 07/04/1951 Aldershot 89 30 Exeter 07/04/1951 Rayleigh 82 38 Long Eaton 09/04/1951 Exeter 71 47 Aldershot 09/04/1951 Poole 74 46 Plymouth 14/04/1951 Swindon 60 60 Cardiff 19/04/1951 Cardiff 59 61 Swindon 19/04/1951 Long Eaton 57 63 Rayleigh 19/04/1951 Plymouth 69 51 Aldershot 21/04/1951 Rayleigh 66 54 Cardiff 24/04/1951 Poole 70 50 Exeter 26/04/1951 Cardiff 83 36 Long Eaton 26/04/1951 Plymouth Bristol 28/04/1951 Swindon 86 34 Long Eaton 01/05/1951 Exeter 67 53 Poole 03/05/1951 Cardiff 61 59 Rayleigh 03/05/1951 Long Eaton 52 68 Swindon 03/05/1951 Plymouth 69 51 Exeter 05/05/1951 Aldershot 57 63 Poole 05/05/1951 Rayleigh 77 43 Swindon 07/05/1951 Exeter 81 39 Plymouth 07/05/1951 Poole 72 48 Aldershot 09/05/1951 Swindon 51 67 Rayleigh 10/05/1951 Long Eaton 62 58 Cardiff 10/05/1951 Plymouth Poole 12/05/1951 Aldershot 82 38 Plymouth