1950 Individual Speedway World Championship
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The 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Speedway riders from New Zealand
New Zealand
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, Wales
Wales
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 and Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
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 was started in World Championship first time.

1950 Podium:
  1.   Freddie Williams
    Freddie Williams (speedway rider)
    Freddie Williams is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 and 1953 and runner-up in 1952.-Career:...

  2.   Wally Green
    Wally Green
    Walter 'Wally' Green was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who finished second in the World Championship final in 1950.-Career:...

  3.   Graham Warren
    Graham Warren
    Graham Warren was an Australian international speedway rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship final.-Career:...


Qualification

9 events in Great Britain
Great Britain
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Pos. Rider Total pts
1   Jack Young
Jack Young (speedway rider)
Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952...

 
39
2   Graham Warren
Graham Warren
Graham Warren was an Australian international speedway rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship final.-Career:...

 
37
3   Cyril Brine
Cyril Brine
Cyril Harry Brine was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:...

 
36
4   Jack Parker
Jack Parker (speedway rider)
Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:...

 
35
5   Aub Lawson
Aub Lawson
Aubrey "Aub" Lawson was an Australian international speedway rider who featured in ten World Championship finals including the 1939 final which was never run due to the outbreak of World War II.-Career:Lawson first came to the UK in 1939 and rode for the Wembley Lions but at his mother's...

 
34
6   Ronnie Moore
Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)
Ronnie Moore MBE is a former international Speedway rider. His family moved to New Zealand when he was still a child and although Moore was born in Australia, he has always considered himself to be a New Zealander....

 
34
7   Freddie Williams
Freddie Williams (speedway rider)
Freddie Williams is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 and 1953 and runner-up in 1952.-Career:...

 
33
8   Split Waterman
Split Waterman
Squire Francis Waterman is a former international speedway rider who finished twice finished second in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...

 
32
9   Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan
Victor 'Vic' Duggan was a Speedway who won the London Riders' Championship in 1947 whilst with the Harringay Racers....

 
32
10   Dent Oliver
Dent Oliver
John Walter Denton Oliver was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.-Career summary:...

 
30
11   Danny Dunton
Danny Dunton
Danny Dunton is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1950, achieving 11th place with 30 points. As well as riding, Danny co-promoted Oxford Cheetahs, then Oxford Rebels and finally White City Rebels1976...

 
30
12   Wally Green
Wally Green
Walter 'Wally' Green was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who finished second in the World Championship final in 1950.-Career:...

 
29
13   Tommy Price
Tommy Price
Thomas Tommy Price was an international Speedway rider. In 1949 he won the first Speedway World Championship to be held after the Second World War.-Career:...

 
29
14   Ron Clarke
Ron Clarke (speedway rider)
Ronald Clarke was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:...

 
29
15   Arthur Payne  27
16   Jack Biggs  26
17   Arthur Forrest
Arthur Forrest
Arthur Forrest was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals five times.-Career summary:...

 
26
18   Cyril Roger
Cyril Roger
Cyril Roger was a former international motorcycle speedway rider reached the final of Speedway World Championship five times.-Career:...

 
25
19   Mike Erskine  23
20   Norman Parker
Norman Parker (speedway rider)
Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:...

 
23
21   Alec Statham
Alec Statham
Alec Statham was a Speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1949 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons....

 
23
22   Oliver Hart
Oliver Hart (speedway rider)
Oliver Hart is a former international speedway rider who first rode with the Liverpool Chads in 1936....

 
23
23   Eddie Rigg
Eddie Rigg
Edward Rigg was a former international speedway who finished twice finished seventh in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...

 
22
24   Louis Lawson
Louis Lawson
Louis Lawson is a former international motorcycle speedway motorcyclist who finished third in the 1949 Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...

 
21
25   Derick Close
Derick Close
Derek Close was a former international motorcycle speedway rider reached the final of Speedway World Championship in 1952.-Career:...

 
21
Pos. Rider Total pts
26   George Wilks  21
27   Malcolm Craven  20
28   Alan Hunt
Alan Hunt (speedway rider)
Alan Hunt was an international motorcycle speedway rider who qualified for the Speedway World Championship final four times.-Career:...

 
20
29   Jeff Lloyd
Jeff Lloyd
Alfred Jeffrey Lloyd was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.-Career summary:...

 
20
30   Ken Sharples  20
31   Tommy Miller  19
32   Bert Roger  17
33   Geoff Bennett  16
34   Merv Harding  16
35   Bill Longley
Bill Longley (speedway rider)
Bill Longley was a former Australian international speedway rider who made his started his career with the New Cross Lambs in 1936, where he remained until the outbreak of World War II, winning the National League Championship in 1938.-Career summary:In 1946 he rode for Odsal but returned to New...

 
16
36   Dick Campbell  15
37   Eric Chitty
Eric Chitty
Eric Stevenson Chitty was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1938.-Early days:...

 
15
38   Charles Cullum  15
39   Ron Mason  14
40   Eric French  13
41   Dick Seers  13
42   Bill Kitchen
Bill Kitchen (speedway rider)
William Kitchen is a former international speedway rider who started his career with the Belle Vue Aces in 1933.-Career summary:...

 
12
43   Jack Mountford  11
44   Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell
Lindsay Mitchell is a guitarist and songwriter from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and is best known as an original member and leader of Canadian rock band, Prism....

 
10
45   Junior Bainbridge  8
46   Les Hewitt  6
47   Billy Hole  5
48   Johnnie Hole  4
49   Dick Bradley  2

World final

  • September 22, 1950 London
    London
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    , Wembley Stadium
  • Change:   Arthur Forrest
    Arthur Forrest
    Arthur Forrest was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals five times.-Career summary:...

     →   Mike Erskine

Pos. Rider Points Heats
1   Freddie Williams
Freddie Williams (speedway rider)
Freddie Williams is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 and 1953 and runner-up in 1952.-Career:...

 
14 (3,3,3,2,3)
2   Wally Green
Wally Green
Walter 'Wally' Green was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who finished second in the World Championship final in 1950.-Career:...

 
13 (2,3,3,2,3)
3   Graham Warren
Graham Warren
Graham Warren was an Australian international speedway rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship final.-Career:...

 
12 (3,3,F,3,3)
4   Aub Lawson
Aub Lawson
Aubrey "Aub" Lawson was an Australian international speedway rider who featured in ten World Championship finals including the 1939 final which was never run due to the outbreak of World War II.-Career:Lawson first came to the UK in 1939 and rode for the Wembley Lions but at his mother's...

 
10 (2,2,3,1,2)
5   Tommy Price
Tommy Price
Thomas Tommy Price was an international Speedway rider. In 1949 he won the first Speedway World Championship to be held after the Second World War.-Career:...

 
8 (3,F,3,1,1)
6   Jack Parker
Jack Parker (speedway rider)
Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:...

 
8 (2,1,2,3,0)
7   Split Waterman
Split Waterman
Squire Francis Waterman is a former international speedway rider who finished twice finished second in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...

 
8 (1,2,3,1,1)
8   Jack Young
Jack Young (speedway rider)
Jack Ellis Young was a Motorcycle speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952...

 
7 (0,1,2,1,3)
9   Cyril Brine
Cyril Brine
Cyril Harry Brine was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:...

 
7 (2,2,2,0,1)
10   Ronnie Moore
Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)
Ronnie Moore MBE is a former international Speedway rider. His family moved to New Zealand when he was still a child and although Moore was born in Australia, he has always considered himself to be a New Zealander....

 
7 (X/-,0,2,3,2)
11   Dent Oliver
Dent Oliver
John Walter Denton Oliver was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.-Career summary:...

 
6 (X/-,3,1,2,0)
12   Danny Dunton
Danny Dunton
Danny Dunton is a former international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who reached the finals of the Speedway World Championship in 1950, achieving 11th place with 30 points. As well as riding, Danny co-promoted Oxford Cheetahs, then Oxford Rebels and finally White City Rebels1976...

 
5 (1,0,1,1,2)
13   Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan
Victor 'Vic' Duggan was a Speedway who won the London Riders' Championship in 1947 whilst with the Harringay Racers....

 
4 (1,1,1,0,1)
14   Ron Clarke
Ron Clarke (speedway rider)
Ronald Clarke was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:...

 
3 (1,2,0,0,0)
15   Jack Biggs  3 (0,1,0,0,2)
16   Arthur Payne  0 (0,0,-,0,0)
  Cyril Roger
Cyril Roger
Cyril Roger was a former international motorcycle speedway rider reached the final of Speedway World Championship five times.-Career:...

 
5 (3,2)
  Mike Erskine 0 (0)
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