1951 Speedway National League Division Three

The 1951 National League Division Three was the fifth and final season of British speedway's National League Division Three[1]

1951 Speedway National League Division Three
LeagueNational League Division Three
Season1951
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors10
National Trophy
(Div 3 final)		Exeter Falcons
Highest averageAlan Smith
Division/s aboveDivision One
Division Two

The league remained with 10 teams but there were changes. Oxford Cheetahs, Leicester Hunters and Liverpool Chads had all moved up to Division Two whilst Tamworth Tammies dropped out. Plymouth Devils dropped down from Division Two. The three new sides were Cardiff Dragons, Long Eaton Archers and Wolverhampton Wasps.[2]

Poole Pirates won their first title. Alan Smith of Plymouth topped the averages.[3]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Poole Pirates 36 30 0 6 60
2 Exeter Falcons 36 28 0 8 56
3 Aldershot Shots 36 21 1 14 43
4 Rayleigh Rockets 36 21 0 15 42
5 Swindon Robins 36 16 2 18 34
6 Plymouth Devils 36 16 1 19 33
7 Cardiff Dragons 36 13 3 20 29
8 St Austell Gulls 36 13 0 23 26
9 Long Eaton Archers 36 13 0 23 26
10 Wolverhampton Wasps 36 5 1 30 11

Leading Averages
Rider Team C.M.A.
1 Alan Smith Plymouth 10.58
2 Ken Middleditch Poole 10.33
3 Trevor Redmond Aldershot 10.10
4 Geoff Mardon Aldershot 9.88
5 Brian Crutcher Poole 9.41

National Trophy Stage Three

The 1951 National Trophy (sponsored by the Daily Mail) was the 14th 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. Exeter won stage one and therefore qualified for stage two.[4]

Third Division Qualifying First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
05/04Cardiff52-56Rayleigh
05/04Plymouth54-54Exeter
02/04Poole69-39Aldershot
02/04Exeter77-30Plymouth
31/03Aldershot66-40Poole
31/03Rayleigh68-40Cardiff
31/03Swindon71-37Long Eaton
29/03Long Eaton49-58Swindon

Third Division Qualifying Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
16/04Exeter73-35Rayleigh
16/04Poole61-47Swindon
07/04Swindon66-41Poole
14/04Rayleigh56-52Exeter

Qualifying Final

First leg

Swindon Robins
Hugh Geddes 15
Bob Jones 10
Danny Malone 9
Ken Wiggins 6
Buster Brown 4
Ray Ellis 2
Frank Evans 1
Dennis Newton 0		47 – 61Exeter Falcons
Bob Roger 13
Don Hardy 10
Goog Hoskin 9
Johnny Sargeant 8
Ted Moore 8
Vic Gent 6
Jack Bedkober 5
Paul Best 2
[5][6]

Second leg

Exeter Falcons
Vic Gent 16
Goog Hoskin 10
Johnny Sargeant 10
Bob Roger 93
Don Hardy 8
Ted Moore 8
Jack Bedkober 2
Bert Fryer 0		63 – 45Swindon Robins
Hugh Geddes 15
Frank Evans 7
George Craig 6
Danny Malone 5
Ray Ellis 4
Ken Wiggins 4
Bob Jones 3
Buster Brown 1
[6]


See also

References
  1. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk
  2. "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  3. "National League Division 3 1951" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. "1951 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  5. "Two Riders Go To Hospital". Weekly Dispatch (London). 22 April 1951. Retrieved 4 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Swindon 1951 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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