1949 Speedway National League Division Three

1949 Speedway National League Division Three
League	National League Division Three
Season	1949
No. of competitors	13
Champions	Hanley Potters
National Trophy; (Div 3 final)	Hanley Potters
Highest average	Billy Bales
Division/s above	Division One; Division Two
	← 1948; 1950 →;

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

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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 Liverpool Chads,^[3] Leicester Hunters, Rayleigh Rockets,^[4] Oxford Cheetahs^[5] and Halifax Dukes. The latter racing on a new speedway track at The Shay.^[6]

Swindon Robins joined the league late in the season, when Reg Witcomb applied to the Speedway Control Board to take over the remaining fixtures of Hull Angels, who had withdrawn from the league.^[7]

Hanley Potters won the title on race points difference from Yarmouth Bloaters^[8] and Billy Bales of Yarmouth topped the averages.^[9]

Home \ Away	EX	HAL	HAN	HAS	LEI	LIV	OX	PLY	PP	RAY	S/H	TAM	YAR
Exeter		36–48	48–36	61–23	38–44	60–24	60–24	44–40	54–30	48–35	48–36	49–35	40–42
Halifax	34–49		47–35	59–24	58–26	39–44	66–18	54–29	62–22	62–22	57–26	62–22	37–45
Hanley	52–32	65–19		60–24	49–33	57–26	56–28	52–32	60–23	67–17	63–20	51–32	44–40
Hastings	48–36	58–25	40–44		56–28	51–33	61–23	52–31	55–28	65–16	45–39	51–33	39–45
Leicester	59–25	41–43	31–53	52–32		41–42	46–38	45–39	37–47	58–25	49–35	36–48	30–54
Liverpool	55–29	44–40	43–41	58–26	61–23		48–36	39–45	48–36	49–35	48–34	36–48	39–44
Oxford	51–33	42–42	23–60	37–47	35–49	37–46		40–43	33.5–50.5	41–37	32–51	32–52	25–59
Plymouth	44–40	52–32	54–30	48–32	49–34	54–29	53–31		35–47	46–38	59–25	50–34	57–27
Poole	45–39	46–37	41–43	60–23	44–39	50–33	51–33	37–46		53–31	44–40	33–50	53–31
Rayleigh	46–37	42–40	30–53	59–25	47–37	53–31	47–37	27–56	31–53		52–31	45–37	29–55
Swindon/Hull	40–44	37–46	40–43	47–37	53–30	53–31	60–24	44–40	54–30	62–22		43–41	42–42
Tamworth	55–28	52–30	41–43	47.5–36.5	60–24	56–28	65–19	57–27	44–40	55–29	53–30		55–29
Yarmouth	59–23	63–21	46–38	62–22	60–24	63–20	66–17	41–43	41–42	49–34	66–18	50–34

Home \ Away	EX	HAL	HAN	HAS	LEI	LIV	OX	PLY	PP	RAY	S/H	TAM	YAR
Exeter		42–41	32–52	52–31	57–27	57–27	52–30	47–36	45–38	60–24	58–26	53–31	53–31
Halifax	49–35		55–29	67–17	58–25	46–38	60–24	58–26	64–20	64–20	62–22	50–34	37–44
Hanley	50–34	48–35		56–28	60–24	58–24	57–27	60–24	61–23	47–34	64–19	51–32	39–44
Hastings	44–40	43–40	40–44		53–31	55–28	50–34	42–42	46–38	63–21	54–30	39.5–44.5	41–43
Leicester	40–43	42–42	34–50	46–38		55–29	52–32	52–32	56–27	56–28	57–27	38–46	35–49
Liverpool	49–35	35–48	49–35	49–35	36–47		53–30	41–43	41–43	47–37	48–36	40–44	45–39
Oxford	41–42	46–38	38–46	47–37	46–38	45–39		33–51	51–33	49–35	54–29	31–53	43–41
Plymouth	51–33	40–44	42–42	40–43	50–34	50–34	62–22		41–43	50–34	50–4	48–36	56–28
Poole	46–38	36–48	44–40	46–38	43–41	50–33	58–26	49–35		50–34	53–31	41–43	47–36
Rayleigh	42–40	40–44	34–50	49–35	50–33	52–32	37–47	33–51	34–50		51–33	48–34	39–44
Swindon/Hull	56–28	39–45	47–37	41–43	33–51	54–29	42–41	36–47	49–35	52–32		37–46	35–49
Tamworth	55–28	52–31	57–27	66–22	57–27	64–20	67–17	50–33	66–18	64–20	67–17		50–34
Yarmouth	51–33	55–26	44–38	58–26	63–21	63–21	57–27	58–24	57–26	53–31	60–24	50–33

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
07/04	Plymouth	54-54	Exeter
04/04	Exeter	62-45	Plymouth
15/04	Leicester	49-58	Hull
09/04	Hull	77-31	Leicester
14/04	Stoke Hanley	67-41	Liverpool
11/04	Liverpool	42-66	Stoke Hanley
19/04	Yarmouth	70-37	Rayleigh
16/04	Rayleigh	55-51	Yarmouth

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