National League Division Three 1949

1949 National League Division Three

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The 1949 National League Division Three was the third season of British speedway's National League Division Three. 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 Swindon Robins replaced Hull Angels mid-season and Hanley Potters won the title on race points difference from Yarmouth Bloaters National League Division Three League Table and Results Grid National League Division Three Riders Averages 1949 Team Gallery images from the John Somerville Collection

M W D L F A Pts Hanley Potters 48 35 1 12 2436 2069 71 Yarmouth Bloaters 48 35 1 12 2421 1753 71 Tamworth Hounds 48 33 0 15 2381 1802 66 Halifax Dukes 48 28 2 18 2303 1868 58 Plymouth Devils 48 28 2 18 2183 1997 58 Poole Pirates 48 27 0 21 2027.5 2156.5 54 Exeter Falcons 48 24 0 24 2110 2069 48 Hastings Saxons 48 21 1 36 2014 2169 43 Liverpool Chads 48 19 0 29 1902 2279 38 Leicester Hunters 48 17 1 30 1959 2226 35 Swindon Robins 48 15 1 32 1779 2217 31 Rayleigh Rockets 48 14 0 34 1763 2409 28 Oxford Cheetahs 48 11 1 36 1704.5 2477.5 23 Fixtures & Results 29/03/1949 Exeter 54 30 Poole 31/03/1949 Plymouth 48 32 Hastings 02/04/1949 Rayleigh 29 55 Yarmouth 02/04/1949 Swindon 40 43 Stoke Hanley 06/04/1949 Halifax 37 45 Yarmouth 06/04/1949 Hastings 56 28 Leicester 07/04/1949 Stoke Hanley 63 20 Swindon 08/04/1949 Leicester 30 54 Yarmouth 09/04/1949 Rayleigh 30 53 Stoke Hanley 11/04/1949 Exeter 40 42 Yarmouth 13/04/1949 Halifax 34 49 Exeter 13/04/1949 Hastings 52 31 Plymouth 13/04/1949 Tamworth 60 24 Leicester 15/04/1949 Liverpool 55 29 Exeter 15/04/1949 Plymouth 35 47 Poole 15/04/1949 Tamworth 47.5 36.5 Hastings 16/04/1949 Swindon 43 41 Tamworth 18/04/1949 Exeter 60 24 Oxford 18/04/1949 Hastings 58 25 Halifax 18/04/1949 Poole 50 33 Liverpool 18/04/1949 Rayleigh 52 31 Swindon 20/04/1949 Hastings 65 19 Rayleigh 20/04/1949 Liverpool 39 44 Yarmouth 20/04/1949 Tamworth 41 43 Stoke Hanley 21/04/1949 Oxford 37 47 Hastings 21/04/1949 Plymouth 44 40 Exeter 21/04/1949 Stoke Hanley 65 19 Halifax 22/04/1949 Leicester 31 53 Stoke Hanley 23/04/1949 Rayleigh 47 37 Oxford 23/04/1949 Swindon 53 30 Leicester 25/04/1949 Liverpool 49 35 Rayleigh 25/04/1949 Poole 53 31 Yarmouth 26/04/1949 Yarmouth 41 42 Poole 27/04/1949 Halifax 39 44 Liverpool 28/04/1949 Oxford 25 59 Yarmouth 28/04/1949 Stoke Hanley 67 17 Rayleigh 29/04/1949 Leicester 58 25 Rayleigh 30/04/1949 Rayleigh 46 37 Exeter 02/05/1949 Exeter 38 44 Leicester 02/05/1949 Liverpool 44 40 Halifax 02/05/1949 Poole 41 43 Stoke Hanley 04/05/1949 Halifax 62 22 Rayleigh 04/05/1949 Hastings 40 44 Stoke Hanley 04/05/1949 Tamworth 57 27 Plymouth 05/05/1949 Oxford 32 51 Swindon 05/05/1949 Plymouth 50 34 Tamworth 06/05/1949 Leicester 59 25 Exeter 07/05/1949 Rayleigh 45 37 Tamworth 09/05/1949 Exeter 48 35 Rayleigh 09/05/1949 Poole 46 37 Halifax 10/05/1949 Yarmouth 63 21 Halifax 11/05/1949 Halifax 47 35 Stoke Hanley 11/05/1949 Hastings 61 23 Oxford 11/05/1949 Tamworth 55 28 Exeter 12/05/1949 Oxford 51 33 Exeter 12/05/1949 Plymouth 54 29 Liverpool 13/05/1949 Leicester 41 42 Liverpool 14/05/1949 Rayleigh 31 53 Poole 14/05/1949 Swindon 42 42 Yarmouth 16/05/1949 Liverpool 36 48 Tamworth 16/05/1949 Poole 51 33 Oxford 23/05/1949 Exeter 61 23 Hastings 23/05/1949 Liverpool 48 34 Swindon 24/05/1949 Yarmouth 49 34 Rayleigh 25/05/1949 Halifax 57 26 Swindon 25/05/1949 Hastings 51 33 Liverpool 26/05/1949 Oxford 37 46 Liverpool 26/05/1949 Plymouth 49 34 Leicester 27/05/1949 Leicester 35 49 Yarmouth 28/05/1949 Stoke Hanley 52 32 Exeter 28/05/1949 Swindon 44 40 Plymouth 30/05/1949 Liverpool 39 45 Plymouth 30/05/1949 Poole 44 40 Swindon 31/05/1949 Yarmouth 46 38 Stoke Hanley 01/06/1949 Halifax 54 29 Plymouth 01/06/1949 Hastings 39 45 Yarmouth 01/06/1949 Tamworth 53 30 Swindon 02/06/1949 Oxford 35 49 Leicester 02/06/1949 Plymouth 57 27 Yarmouth 03/06/1949 Leicester 37 47 Poole 04/06/1949 Rayleigh 47 37 Leicester 04/06/1949 Swindon 54 30 Poole 06/06/1949 Exeter 48 36 Stoke Hanley 06/06/1949 Halifax 59 24 Hastings 06/06/1949 Poole 44 39 Leicester 06/06/1949 Swindon 62 22 Rayleigh 06/06/1949 Tamworth 65 19 Oxford 07/06/1949 Liverpool 49 35 Exeter 08/06/1949 Halifax 49 35 Exeter 08/06/1949 Hastings 42 42 Plymouth 08/06/1949 Tamworth 55 29 Rayleigh 09/06/1949 Oxford 41 37 Rayleigh 09/06/1949 Plymouth 59 25 Swindon 10/06/1949 Leicester 49 35 Swindon 11/06/1949 Rayleigh 27 56 Plymouth 11/06/1949 Stoke Hanley 56 28 Oxford 11/06/1949 Swindon 47 37 Hastings 13/06/1949 Exeter 44 40 Plymouth 13/06/1949 Liverpool 56 26 Hastings 13/06/1949 Poole 33 50 Tamworth 14/06/1949 Yarmouth 50 34 Tamworth 15/06/1949 Halifax 66 18 Oxford 15/06/1949 Hastings 48 36 Exeter 15/06/1949 Tamworth 55 29 Yarmouth 16/06/1949 Oxford 23 68 Stoke Hanley 16/06/1949 Plymouth 46 38 Rayleigh 17/06/1949 Leicester 52 32 Hastings 18/06/1949 Rayleigh 39 44 Yarmouth 18/06/1949 Swindon 37 46 Halifax 20/06/1949 Exeter 48 36 Swindon 20/06/1949 Liverpool 61 23 Leicester 20/06/1949 Poole 53 31 Rayleigh 21/06/1949 Yarmouth 66 18 Oxford 22/06/1949 Halifax 58 26 Leicester 22/06/1949 Hastings 45 39 Swindon 22/06/1949 Tamworth 56 28 Liverpool 23/06/1949 Oxford 32 52 Tamworth 23/06/1949 Plymouth 51 33 Exeter 24/06/1949 Leicester 36 48 Tamworth 25/06/1949 Rayleigh 53 31 Liverpool 25/06/1949 Stoke Hanley 60 23 Poole 25/06/1949 Swindon 60 24 Oxford 27/06/1949 Exeter 49 35 Tamworth 27/06/1949 Liverpool 48 36 Swindon 27/06/1949 Poole 60 23 Hastings 28/06/1949 Yarmouth 59 23 Exeter 29/06/1949 Halifax 62 22 Poole 29/06/1949 Hastings 51 33 Tamworth 30/06/1949 Oxford 42 42 Halifax 30/06/1949 Plymouth 54 30 Stoke Hanley 01/07/1949 Leicester 45 39 Plymouth 02/07/1949 Rayleigh 42 40 Halifax 02/07/1949 Stoke Hanley 52 32 Plymouth 02/07/1949 Swindon 53 31 Liverpool 04/07/1949 Liverpool 48 36 Oxford 05/07/1949 Exeter 45 38 Poole 05/07/1949 Yarmouth 62 22 Hastings 06/07/1949 Halifax 62 22 Tamworth 06/07/1949 Hastings 55 28 Poole 07/07/1949 Oxford 40 43 Plymouth 08/07/1949 Leicester 41 43 Halifax 09/07/1949 Stoke Hanley 49 33 Leicester 09/07/1949 Swindon 52 32 Rayleigh 11/07/1949 Exeter 36 48 Halifax 11/07/1949 Liverpool 43 41 Stoke Hanley 11/07/1949 Poole 37 46 Plymouth 12/07/1949 Yarmouth 63 20 Liverpool 13/07/1949 Hastings 43 40 Halifax 14/07/1949 Oxford 43 41 Yarmouth 14/07/1949 Plymouth 52 32 Halifax 14/07/1949 Stoke Hanley 51 32 Tamworth 15/07/1949 Leicester 46 38 Oxford 16/07/1949 Rayleigh 34 50 Stoke Hanley 18/07/1949 Poole 50 33 Liverpool 19/07/1949 Exeter 60 24 Liverpool 19/07/1949 Yarmouth 44 38 Stoke Hanley 20/07/1949 Hastings 63 21 Rayleigh 20/07/1949 Tamworth 52 30 Halifax 21/07/1949 Oxford 33.5 50.5 Poole 21/07/1949 Plymouth 40 43 Hastings 21/07/1949 Yarmouth 66 18 Swindon 22/07/1949 Leicester 40 43 Exeter 23/07/1949 Rayleigh 50 33 Leicester 23/07/1949 Stoke Hanley 44 40 Yarmouth 23/07/1949 Swindon 40 44 Exeter 25/07/1949 Exeter 53 31 Tamworth 25/07/1949 Liverpool 35 48 Halifax 25/07/1949 Poole 50 34 Rayleigh 26/07/1949 Yarmouth 41 43 Plymouth 27/07/1949 Halifax 37 44 Yarmouth 27/07/1949 Tamworth 50 33 Plymouth 28/07/1949 Oxford 54 29 Swindon 28/07/1949 Plymouth 41 43 Poole 29/07/1949 Leicester 42 42 Halifax 30/07/1949 Stoke Hanley 47 34 Rayleigh 30/07/1949 Swindon 39 45 Halifax 30/07/1949 Tamworth 50 34 Yarmouth 01/08/1949 Exeter 53 31 Yarmouth 01/08/1949 Halifax 50 34 Tamworth 01/08/1949 Liverpool 47 37 Rayleigh 01/08/1949 Plymouth 53 31 Oxford 01/08/1949 Poole 46 38 Hastings 01/08/1949 Swindon 47 37 Stoke Hanley 02/08/1949 Yarmouth 55 26 Halifax 03/08/1949 Hastings 55 28 Liverpool 03/08/1949 Tamworth 57 27 Stoke Hanley 04/08/1949 Oxford 45 39 Liverpool 04/08/1949 Plymouth 50 34 Leicester 05/08/1949 Leicester 56 28 Rayleigh 06/08/1949 Rayleigh 37 47 Oxford 06/08/1949 Stoke Hanley 48 35 Halifax 06/08/1949 Swindon 37 46 Tamworth 08/08/1949 Exeter 52 31 Hastings 08/08/1949 Liverpool 45 39 Yarmouth 08/08/1949 Poole 44 40 Stoke Hanley 09/08/1949 Yarmouth 57 27 Oxford 10/08/1949 Halifax 46 38 Liverpool 10/08/1949 Hastings 40 44 Stoke Hanley 10/08/1949 Tamworth 55 28 Exeter 11/08/1949 Plymouth 62 22 Oxford 12/08/1949 Leicester 56 27 Poole 13/08/1949 Rayleigh 42 40 Exeter 13/08/1949 Stoke Hanley 51 32 Tamworth 13/08/1949 Swindon 49 35 Poole 15/08/1949 Exeter 47 36 Plymouth 15/08/1949 Liverpool 49 35 Stoke Hanley 15/08/1949 Poole 47 36 Yarmouth 16/08/1949 Yarmouth 60 24 Swindon 17/08/1949 Halifax 64 20 Rayleigh 17/08/1949 Tamworth 62 22 Hastings 18/08/1949 Oxford 41 42 Exeter 18/08/1949 Plymouth 48 36 Tamworth 18/08/1949 Yarmouth 60 24 Leicester 19/08/1949 Leicester 34 50 Stoke Hanley 20/08/1949 Rayleigh 34 50 Poole 20/08/1949 Stoke Hanley 57 27 Oxford 20/08/1949 Swindon 35 49 Yarmouth 22/08/1949 Exeter 57 27 Leicester 22/08/1949 Liverpool 53 30 Oxford 22/08/1949 Poole 49 35 Plymouth 23/08/1949 Yarmouth 50 33 Tamworth 24/08/1949 Halifax 60 24 Oxford 24/08/1949 Hastings 53 31 Leicester 24/08/1949 Tamworth 64 20 Rayleigh 25/08/1949 Oxford 47 37 Hastings 25/08/1949 Plymouth 42 42 Stoke Hanley 26/08/1949 Leicester 46 38 Hastings 27/08/1949 Rayleigh 48 34 Tamworth 27/08/1949 Stoke Hanley 60 24 Hastings 27/08/1949 Swindon 54 29 Liverpool 29/08/1949 Exeter 60 24 Rayleigh 29/08/1949 Poole 58 26 Oxford 30/08/1949 Yarmouth 63 21 Leicester 31/08/1949 Halifax 62 22 Swindon 31/08/1949 Hastings 44 40 Exeter 31/08/1949 Tamworth 64 20 Liverpool 01/09/1949 Oxford 49 33 Rayleigh 01/09/1949 Plymouth 56 28 Yarmouth 02/09/1949 Leicester 38 46 Tamworth 03/09/1949 Rayleigh 52 32 Liverpool 03/09/1949 Stoke Hanley 50 34 Exeter 05/09/1949 Exeter 52 30 Oxford 05/09/1949 Liverpool 40 44 Tamworth 05/09/1949 Poole 53 31 Swindon 06/09/1949 Yarmouth 58 26 Hastings 07/09/1949 Hastings 54 30 Swindon 07/09/1949 Tamworth 52 31 Halifax 08/09/1949 Oxford 46 38 Leicester 08/09/1949 Plymouth 50 34 Rayleigh 10/09/1949 Rayleigh 59 25 Hastings 10/09/1949 Stoke Hanley 64 19 Swindon 12/09/1949 Liverpool 41 43 Plymouth 12/09/1949 Poole 45 39 Exeter 13/09/1949 Yarmouth 57 26 Poole 14/09/1949 Halifax 58 26 Plymouth 14/09/1949 Hastings 50 34 Oxford 14/09/1949 Tamworth 44 40 Poole 15/09/1949 Oxford 38 46 Stoke Hanley 15/09/1949 Plymouth 50 34 Swindon 16/09/1949 Leicester 57 27 Swindon 17/09/1949 Rayleigh 33 51 Plymouth 17/09/1949 Stoke Hanley 57 26 Liverpool 17/09/1949 Swindon 41 43 Hastings 19/09/1949 Exeter 42 41 Halifax 19/09/1949 Liverpool 49 35 Hastings 19/09/1949 Poole 43 41 Leicester 20/09/1949 Yarmouth 63 21 Liverpool 21/09/1949 Halifax 55 29 Stoke Hanley 21/09/1949 Hastings 46 38 Poole 21/09/1949 Tamworth 57 27 Leicester 23/09/1949 Leicester 52 32 Plymouth 24/09/1949 Rayleigh 40 44 Halifax 24/09/1949 Stoke Hanley 60 24 Plymouth 24/09/1949 Swindon 42 41 Oxford 26/09/1949 Exeter 58 26 Swindon 26/09/1949 Liverpool 36 47 Leicester 26/09/1949 Poole 41 43 Tamworth 27/09/1949 Yarmouth 51 33 Exeter 28/09/1949 Halifax 58 25 Leicester 28/09/1949 Hastings 41 43 Yarmouth 28/09/1949 Tamworth 67 17 Swindon 29/09/1949 Oxford 51 33 Poole 29/09/1949 Plymouth 50 34 Liverpool 30/09/1949 Leicester 55 29 Liverpool 01/10/1949 Rayleigh 49 35 Hastings 01/10/1949 Stoke Hanley 61 23 Poole 01/10/1949 Swindon 36 47 Plymouth 03/10/1949 Exeter 32 52 Stoke Hanley 03/10/1949 Liverpool 48 36 Poole 04/10/1949 Yarmouth 53 31 Rayleigh 05/10/1949 Halifax 64 20 Poole 05/10/1949 Hastings 39 44 Tamworth 06/10/1949 Oxford 31 53 Tamworth 06/10/1949 Plymouth 40 44 Halifax 07/10/1949 Leicester 52 32 Oxford 08/10/1949 Rayleigh 51 33 Swindon 08/10/1949 Stoke Hanley 60 24 Leicester 10/10/1949 Poole 45 39 Exeter 11/10/1949 Exeter 57 27 Liverpool 11/10/1949 Yarmouth 58 24 Plymouth 12/10/1949 Halifax 67 17 Hastings 12/10/1949 Tamworth 67 17 Oxford 13/10/1949 Oxford 46 38 Halifax 15/10/1949 Oxford 33 51 Plymouth 15/10/1949 Stoke Hanley 39 44 Yarmouth 15/10/1949 Swindon 56 28 Exeter 17/10/1949 Poole 36 48 Halifax 19/10/1949 Tamworth 66 18 Poole 22/10/1949 Stoke Hanley 56 28 Hastings 22/10/1949 Swindon 33 51 Leicester 24/10/1949 Liverpool 41 43 Poole 29/10/1949 Stoke Hanley 58 24 Liverpool Hanley Potters Les Jenkins Ken Adams (bike) George Fisher Gil Blake Dave Anderson (bike) Stan Bradbury Frank Evans (bike) Peter Riley the Mascot on bike Johnny Fitzpatrick RayHarris Lindsay Mitchell Tiger Stevenson