National League Division Two 1950

1950 National League Division Two

The 1948 National League Division Two was the third post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Edinburgh Monarchs were new participants as the league was extended to 9 teams. Bristol Bulldogs were crowned champions, whilst Wigan Warriors were replaced by Fleetwood Flyers after just 3 away matches with their entire team transferring. M W D L F A Pts Norwich Stars 28 18 1 9 1310.5 1038.5 37 Glasgow Tigers 28 18 0 10 1272 1074 36 Cradley Heath Heathens 28 18 0 10 1259.5 1089.5 36 Coventry Bees 28 16 0 12 1273 1072 32 Walthamstow Wolves 28 16 0 12 1212 1127 32 Halifax Dukes 28 16 0 12 1212 1134 32 Southampton Saints 28 14 1 13 1215.5 1133.5 29 Edinburgh Monarchs 28 14 1 13 1175 1167 29 Plymouth Devils 28 13 0 15 1170 1177 26 Sheffield Tars 28 13 0 15 1158 1193 26 Ashfield Giants 28 12 0 16 1141 1205 24 Yarmouth Bloaters 28 12 0 16 1059 1287 24 Newcastle Diamonds 28 10 0 18 1072.5 1274.5 20 Hanley Potters 28 9 2 17 1046 1295 20 Fleetwood Flyers 28 8 1 19 1020 1329 17 Rider Averages Jack Young Edinburgh 11.14 Arthur Forrest Halifax 10.88 Alan Hunt Cradley Heath 10.44 Ken Le Breton Ashfield 10.12 Phil Clarke Norwich 9.84 Derick Close Newcastle 9.82 Bob Oakley Southampton 9.16 Tommy Miller Glasgow 9.11 Pete Lansdale Plymouth 9.08 Bob Leverenz Norwich 8.95 Rider Averages by Name Rider Averages by Team Fixtures & Results 18/05/1950 Plymouth 48-36 Norwich 01/06/1950 Plymouth 47-37 Southampton 02/06/1950 Halifax 59-29 Newcastle 02/06/1950 Sheffield 62-22 Yarmouth 03/06/1950 Coventry 47-37 Edinburgh 03/06/1950 Stoke Hanley 53-30 Yarmouth 03/06/1950 Norwich 53.5-30.5 Newcastle 05/06/1950 Walthamstow 51-33 Sheffield 05/06/1950 Cradley Heath 56-28 Edinburgh 06/06/1950 Southampton 50-34 Plymouth 07/06/1950 Fleetwood 39-45 Halifax 10/06/1950 Edinburgh 46-38 Cradley Heath 13/06/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 44-40 Coventry 14/06/1950 Fleetwood 52-32 Newcastle 15/06/1950 Plymouth 60-24 Stoke Hanley 17/06/1950 Edinburgh 34-50 Halifax 19/06/1950 Newcastle 61-22 Stoke Hanley 21/06/1950 Fleetwood 57-27 Yarmouth 21/06/1950 Glasgow White City 60-23 Stoke Hanley 22/06/1950 Plymouth 45-39 Coventry 23/06/1950 Sheffield 34-49 Walthamstow 23/06/1950 Halifax 62-21 Yarmouth 24/06/1950 Stoke Hanley 38-46 Fleetwood 24/06/1950 Norwich 46-38 Southampton 27/06/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 33-51 Halifax 01/07/1950 Coventry 47-37 Glasgow White City 01/07/1950 Edinburgh 50-33 Fleetwood 03/07/1950 Walthamstow 40-43 Plymouth 03/07/1950 Cradley Heath 41-43 Coventry 04/07/1950 Yarmouth 43-41 Sheffield 04/07/1950 Southampton 56-28 Glasgow White City 08/07/1950 Cradley Heath 46-37 Newcastle 10/07/1950 Newcastle 50-34 Cradley Heath 10/07/1950 Walthamstow 52-32 Edinburgh 11/07/1950 Yarmouth 54-30 Plymouth 11/07/1950 Southampton 63-21 Sheffield 12/07/1950 Fleetwood 40-44 Walthamstow 12/07/1950 Glasgow White City 50-34 Cradley Heath 13/07/1950 Yarmouth 48-36 Southampton 13/07/1950 Plymouth 60-24 Sheffield 15/07/1950 Norwich 55-29 Yarmouth 17/07/1950 Newcastle 46-38 Southampton 17/07/1950 Cradley Heath 49-35 Halifax 17/07/1950 Walthamstow 54-30 Fleetwood 18/07/1950 Yarmouth 54-30 Newcastle 18/07/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 58-26 Southampton 19/07/1950 Fleetwood 37-46 Glasgow Ashfield 19/07/1950 Glasgow White City 68-16 Yarmouth 20/07/1950 Stoke Hanley 43-40 Coventry 20/07/1950 Sheffield 51-33 Glasgow Ashfield 20/07/1950 Plymouth 58-26 Newcastle 21/07/1950 Halifax 45-39 Norwich 22/07/1950 Fleetwood 40-44 Glasgow White City 22/07/1950 Edinburgh 61-23 Yarmouth 22/07/1950 Norwich 63-21 Stoke Hanley 24/07/1950 Newcastle 52-32 Halifax 24/07/1950 Walthamstow 59-25 Cradley Heath 26/07/1950 Glasgow White City 56-28 Halifax 27/07/1950 Sheffield 49-35 Coventry 27/07/1950 Plymouth 54-30 Glasgow White City 29/07/1950 Fleetwood 46-38 Plymouth 01/08/1950 Southampton 41-43 Norwich 01/08/1950 Yarmouth 45-38 Stoke Hanley 01/08/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 45-39 Edinburgh 02/08/1950 Fleetwood 34-50 Coventry 02/08/1950 Glasgow White City 49-35 Glasgow Ashfield 03/08/1950 Plymouth 49-35 Norwich 04/08/1950 Halifax 47-37 Cradley Heath 05/08/1950 Stoke Hanley 43-41 Halifax 05/08/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 47-36 Yarmouth 05/08/1950 Edinburgh 56-28 Sheffield 05/08/1950 Coventry vs Norwich 07/08/1950 Norwich 43-41 Edinburgh 07/08/1950 Newcastle 47-37 Yarmouth 08/08/1950 Southampton 40-44 Halifax 08/08/1950 Yarmouth 53-31 Edinburgh 08/08/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 55-29 Sheffield 09/08/1950 Glasgow White City 43-41 Walthamstow 09/08/1950 Fleetwood 50-34 Stoke Hanley 10/08/1950 Sheffield 40-44 Cradley Heath 10/08/1950 Plymouth 47-37 Halifax 11/08/1950 Halifax 55-29 Southampton 12/08/1950 Stoke Hanley 42-42 Southampton 12/08/1950 Coventry 48-36 Glasgow Ashfield 12/08/1950 Edinburgh 48-36 Walthamstow 12/08/1950 Norwich 53-31 Sheffield 12/08/1950 Fleetwood 54-30 Newcastle 14/08/1950 Cradley Heath 28-56 Plymouth 14/08/1950 Newcastle 41-42 Coventry 14/08/1950 Walthamstow 53-31 Glasgow White City 15/08/1950 Yarmouth 43-41 Glasgow White City 16/08/1950 Glasgow White City 47-36 Coventry 16/08/1950 Fleetwood 47-37 Norwich 17/08/1950 Plymouth 37-47 Glasgow Ashfield 17/08/1950 Sheffield 55-29 Edinburgh 18/08/1950 Halifax 49-35 Plymouth 19/08/1950 Edinburgh 31-53 Coventry 19/08/1950 Stoke Hanley 60-24 Plymouth 19/08/1950 Norwich 69-15 Fleetwood 21/08/1950 Cradley Heath 51-33 Stoke Hanley 21/08/1950 Walthamstow 61-23 Newcastle 22/08/1950 Southampton 53-31 Newcastle 22/08/1950 Yarmouth 59-25 Fleetwood 23/08/1950 Glasgow White City 45-39 Sheffield 24/08/1950 Sheffield 55-29 Southampton 25/08/1950 Halifax 63-21 Stoke Hanley 26/08/1950 Fleetwood 39-45 Southampton 26/08/1950 Stoke Hanley 44-40 Glasgow Ashfield 26/08/1950 Edinburgh 49-35 Glasgow White City 26/08/1950 Coventry 52-31 Cradley Heath 26/08/1950 Norwich 54-30 Halifax 28/08/1950 Newcastle 42-41 Plymouth 28/08/1950 Walthamstow 46-38 Yarmouth 29/08/1950 Southampton 44-40 Coventry 29/08/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 51-33 Newcastle 29/08/1950 Yarmouth 52-32 Halifax 30/08/1950 Glasgow White City 61-23 Plymouth 31/08/1950 Sheffield 43-41 Norwich 31/08/1950 Plymouth 57-27 Fleetwood 02/09/1950 Stoke Hanley 38-43 Glasgow White City 02/09/1950 Edinburgh 46-36 Glasgow Ashfield 02/09/1950 Norwich 53-31 Cradley Heath 02/09/1950 Coventry 59-25 Fleetwood 04/09/1950 Newcastle 33-51 Norwich 04/09/1950 Walthamstow 47-34 Halifax 04/09/1950 Coventry 48-36 Sheffield 04/09/1950 Cradley Heath 52-32 Glasgow White City 05/09/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 38-45 Norwich 05/09/1950 Southampton 61-23 Yarmouth 06/09/1950 Fleetwood 37-46 Cradley Heath 06/09/1950 Glasgow White City 51-33 Southampton 07/09/1950 Yarmouth 50-34 Glasgow Ashfield 07/09/1950 Sheffield 55-29 Plymouth 09/09/1950 Norwich 49-35 Glasgow Ashfield 09/09/1950 Stoke Hanley 49-35 Walthamstow 09/09/1950 Edinburgh 52-31 Southampton 09/09/1950 Coventry 54-29 Plymouth 11/09/1950 Walthamstow 52-32 Norwich 11/09/1950 Cradley Heath 58-26 Fleetwood 12/09/1950 Yarmouth 46-38 Coventry 12/09/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 56-28 Walthamstow 13/09/1950 Fleetwood 54-30 Sheffield 13/09/1950 Glasgow White City 60-24 Edinburgh 14/09/1950 Norwich 52-32 Coventry 14/09/1950 Sheffield 52-32 Newcastle 14/09/1950 Plymouth 56-28 Yarmouth 15/09/1950 Southampton 51-33 Glasgow Ashfield 15/09/1950 Southampton 56-28 Fleetwood 16/09/1950 Stoke Hanley 34-50 Cradley Heath 16/09/1950 Coventry 57-27 Newcastle 16/09/1950 Norwich 66-17 Walthamstow 18/09/1950 Edinburgh 43-41 Norwich 18/09/1950 Walthamstow 49-34 Stoke Hanley 18/09/1950 Newcastle 59-25 Glasgow Ashfield 18/09/1950 Cradley Heath 64-20 Yarmouth 19/09/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 35-49 Fleetwood 19/09/1950 Yarmouth 39-45 Cradley Heath 19/09/1950 Southampton 46-38 Walthamstow 20/09/1950 Halifax 40-44 Sheffield 20/09/1950 Fleetwood 42-42 Edinburgh 20/09/1950 Glasgow White City 61-23 Norwich 21/09/1950 Stoke Hanley 48-35 Edinburgh 21/09/1950 Sheffield 61-23 Halifax 22/09/1950 Plymouth 44-40 Walthamstow 23/09/1950 Coventry 41-43 Southampton 23/09/1950 Edinburgh 53-30 Stoke Hanley 23/09/1950 Norwich 54-29 Glasgow White City 25/09/1950 Newcastle 41-43 Glasgow White City 26/09/1950 Yarmouth 31-51 Walthamstow 26/09/1950 Southampton 46-38 Edinburgh 26/09/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 46-38 Stoke Hanley 27/09/1950 Halifax 45-39 Coventry 27/09/1950 Glasgow White City 56-28 Fleetwood 28/09/1950 Plymouth 40-43 Edinburgh 28/09/1950 Sheffield 51-33 Stoke Hanley 30/09/1950 Edinburgh 51-32 Plymouth 30/09/1950 Stoke Hanley 54-30 Sheffield 02/10/1950 Cradley Heath 50.5-30.5 Southampton 02/10/1950 Walthamstow 54-29 Glasgow Ashfield 03/10/1950 Yarmouth 44-40 Norwich 03/10/1950 Southampton 52-31 Cradley Heath 03/10/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 52-32 Plymouth 04/10/1950 Halifax 51-33 Fleetwood 04/10/1950 Glasgow White City 56-28 Newcastle 05/10/1950 Plymouth 40-44 Cradley Heath 05/10/1950 Coventry 63-21 Halifax 05/10/1950 Sheffield 68-16 Fleetwood 06/10/1950 Halifax 51-31 Edinburgh 07/10/1950 Stoke Hanley 42-42 Norwich 07/10/1950 Coventry 53-30 Walthamstow 07/10/1950 Edinburgh 63-21 Newcastle 09/10/1950 Walthamstow 46-37 Coventry 09/10/1950 Newcastle 46-38 Sheffield 09/10/1950 Cradley Heath 58-26 Norwich 09/10/1950 Newcastle 60-23 Fleetwood 10/10/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 37-47 Glasgow White City 10/10/1950 Southampton 62-22 Stoke Hanley 11/10/1950 Halifax 55-29 Walthamstow 12/10/1950 Sheffield 48-36 Glasgow White City 14/10/1950 Cradley Heath 52-32 Glasgow Ashfield 14/10/1950 Coventry 53-31 Yarmouth 14/10/1950 Norwich 54-30 Plymouth 14/10/1950 Stoke Hanley 55-29 Newcastle 16/10/1950 Newcastle 41-43 Edinburgh 16/10/1950 Walthamstow 49-34 Southampton 17/10/1950 Glasgow Ashfield 35-49 Cradley Heath 18/10/1950 Halifax 51-33 Glasgow White City 21/10/1950 Coventry 54-30 Stoke Hanley 21/10/1950 Cradley Heath 56-28 Walthamstow 23/10/1950 Newcastle 51-33 Walthamstow 28/10/1950 Cradley Heath 57-27 Sheffield Norwich Stars Paddy Mills Jack Freeman, Phil Clarke, Alex Hunter, Bob Leverenz. Fred Rogers, Ted Bravery, Syd Littlewood.