Friday 7th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax · Wednesday 5th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 53 Sheffield Tars 31 (Northern Shield) Halifax Vic Emms 3 3 2 3 9 Jack Hughes E

HALIF AX 1950

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Completed 27.8.2017

Wednesday 5th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 53 Sheffield Tars 31 (Northern Shield)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 2 3 9

Jack Hughes E 0 2’ 3 5 1

Al Allison 3 1 3 2 9

Arthur Forrest 2’ 3 1’ 3 9 2

Ray Johnson 1’ 0 3 2 6 1

Bill Crosland 2 3 2’ 1 8 1

Jack Dawson 1 2’ 3 1

Jock Shead 2’ F 2 1

Sheffield

Guy Allott 1’ 0 0 1 2 1

Jack Chignell 2 2 1 0 5

Bill Dalton 1 1’ 0 E 2 1

Peter Orpwood E E 2 1 3

Bert Lacey F 1 F 1

Len Williams 3 3 3 2 11

Jack Gordon 2 3 5

Charlie New 1 0 1 2

Ht1 Emms, Chignell, Allott, Hughes (ef) 72.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Allison, Forrest, Dalton, Orpwood (ef) 73.4 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Williams, Crosland, Johnson, Lacey (f) 71.4 3 3 11 7

Ht4 Emms, Gordon, Dawson, Orpwood (ef) 72.2 4 2 15 9

Ht5 Forrest, Chignell, Allison, Allott 72.8 4 2 19 11

Ht6 Crosland, Orpwood, Dalton, Johnson 72.8 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Williams, Emms, Lacey, Hughes 71.4 2 4 24 18

Ht8 Allison, Shead, New, Dalton 73.8 5 1 29 19

Ht9 Johnson, Crosland, Chignell, Allott 72.8 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Emms, Hughes, Orpwood, Dalton (ef) 73.2 5 1 39 21

Ht11 Williams, Allison, Forrest, New 71.6 3 3 42 24

Ht12 Gordon, Johnson, Allott, Shead (f) 75.4 2 4 44 28

Ht13 Forrest, Dawson, New, Lacey (f) 72.6 5 1 49 29

Ht14 Hughes, Williams, Crosland, Chignell 72.2 4 2 53 31

Reserves’ Race

Ht1 Gordon, Dawson, Shead, New 74.0

Ht2 Peace, Brown, Laurie Hares, Harper (ef) 75.8

The “Rita” Race

Ht1 Emms, Orpwood, Dalton, Johnson 73.6

Ht2 Shead, Lacey, Gordon, Forrest (ef) 74.6

Ht3 Williams, Hughes, Mason, New (f) 73.4

Ht4 Allison, Chignell, Allott, Dawson 75.2

Final Williams, Emms, Allison, Shead 72.8

Friday 7th April 1950 Brough Park, Newcastle

Newcastle Diamonds 49 Halifax Dukes 35 (Northern Trophy)

Newcastle

Son Mitchell 2 3 3 3 11

Tommy Bateman 1’ 2’ 2’ 1 6 3

Will Lowther 2 2 3 1’ 8 1

Herby King 1’ 2 1’ 2 6 2

Wilf Jay 3 2 3 1 9

Derek Close 2’ 1’ E 3 6 2

Don Lawson F 0

Joe Arthur 2’ 1 0 3 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Jackie Hughes 0 0 0 2 2

Al Allison 0 1 1 1’ 3 1

Arthur Forrest 3 E 2 3 8

Ray Johnson 1 3 1 2 7

Bill Crosland 0 0 0 0 0


Jock Shead 0 0 0

Ht1 Emms, Mitchell, Bateman, Hughes 74.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Lowther, King, Allison 74.8 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Jay, Close, Johnson, Crosland 74.0 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Emms, King, Dawson, Lawson (f) 73.8 2 4 13 11

Ht5 Mitchell, Bateman, Allison, Forrest (ef) 74.8 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Johnson, Lowther, King, Crosland 74.0 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Emms, Jay, Close, Hughes 73.6 3 3 24 18

Ht8 Lowther, Arthur, Allison, Shead 74.8 5 1 29 19

Ht9 Mitchell, Bateman, Johnson, Crosland 75.0 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Emms, King, Lowther, Hughes 74.4 3 3 37 23

Ht11 Jay, Forrest, Allison, Close (ef) 73.8 3 3 40 26

Ht12 Mitchell, Johnson, Arthur, Shead 74.9 4 2 44 28

Ht13 Forrest, Dawson, Jay, Arthur 75.2 1 5 45 33

Ht14 Close, Hughes, Bateman, Crosland 75.0 4 2 49 35

Monday, 10th

April 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Ashfield 38 Yarmouth 23 Halifax 20 Stoke 15

‘The Easter Cup’ 4 - Team Challenge

Halifax Vic Emms 0 2 2 0 4 Arthur Forrest 3 2 3 2 10 Bill Crosland 1 0 1 0 2 Jack Hughes 2 0 1 1 4 Ashfield Ken Le Breton 3 3 3 3 12 Merv Harding 2 3 3 3 11 Keith Gurtner 3 0 3 1 7 Willie Wilson 1 2 2 3 8 Yarmouth Billy Bales 2 3 2 3 10 Tip Mills 0 1 0 2 3 Reg Morgan 2 1 E 0 3 Bill Carruthers 3 1 1 2 7 Stoke Gil Blake 1 2 1 1 5 Ken Adams 1 3 1 2 7 Les Jenkins 0 0 0

Lindsay Mitchell 0 0 2 0 2 Stan Bradbury 0 1 1 H A Y S Ht 1 Le Breton, Bales, Blake, Emms 72.2 0 3 2 1 Ht 2 Forrest, Harding, Adams, Mills 75.4 3 5 2 2 Ht 3 Gurtner, Morgan, Crosland, Jenkins 74.4 4 8 4 2 Ht 4 Carruthers, Hughes, Wilson, Mitchell 75.4 6 9 7 2 Ht 5 Harding, Emms, Morgan, Mitchell 75.2 8 12 8 2 Ht 6 Le Breton, Forrest, Carruthers, Jenkins 72.6 10 15 9 2 Ht 7 Adams, Emms, Carruthers, Gurtner 76.0 12 15 10 5 Ht 8 Gurtner, Blake, Mills, Hughes 75.4 12 18 11 7 Ht 9 Bales, Wilson, Adams, Crosland 73.6 12 20 14 8 Ht 10 Forrest, Wilson, Blake, Morgan (ef) 76.2 15 22 14 9 Ht 11 Le Breton, Mitchell, Crosland, Mills 73.0 16 25 14 11 Ht 12 Harding, Bales, Hughes, Bradbury 75.2 17 28 16 11 Ht 13 Wilson, Mills, Bradbury, Emms 77.0 17 31 18 12 Ht 14 Bales, Forrest, Gurtner, Mitchell 74.0 19 32 21 12 Ht 15 Harding, Carruthers, Blake, Crosland 76.0 19 35 23 13 Ht 16 Le Breton, Adams, Hughes, Morgan 75.0 20 38 23 15

Wednesday 12th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 51 Newcastle Diamonds 33 (Northern Trophy)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Hughes 2’ 2’ 2’ 2’ 8 4


Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 F 9

Ray Johnson F 2’ 1’ 1 4 2


Jack Dawson 0 2 2

Jock Shead 1 0 1

Newcastle


Wilf Jay 0 1’ 0 0 1 1

Will Lowther 0 0 0 0 0

Herby King 2 2 1 1 6

Tommy Bateman 1’ 0 1’ 1 3 2

Derek Close 2 1 2 1 6

Joe Arthur 1’ 2’ 3 2

Don Lawson 2 3 5

Ht1 Emms, Hughes, Mitchell, Jay 72.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Forrest, King, Allison, Lowther 72.2 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Crosland, Close, Bateman, Johnson (f) 71.2 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Emms, King, Arthur, Dawson 72.0 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Forrest, Mitchell, Jay, Allison 72.2 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Crosland, Johnson, King, Lowther 72.8 5 1 23 13

Ht7 Emms, Hughes, Close, Bateman 72.0 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Allison, Lawson, Shead, Lowther 73.6 4 2 32 16

Ht9 Mitchell, Crosland, Johnson, Jay 73.6 3 3 35 19

Ht10 Emms, Hughes, King, Lowther 71.8 5 1 40 20

Ht11 Forrest, Close, Bateman, Allison 72.4 3 3 43 23

Ht12 Mitchell, Arthur, Johnson, Shead 74.6 1 5 44 28

Ht13 Lawson, Dawson, Bateman, Forrest (f) 74.8 2 4 46 32

Ht14 Crosland, Hughes, Close, Jay 72.8 5 1 51 33

Reserves’ Race

Ht1 Arthur, Lawson, Shead, Dawson 74.4

Ht2 Brown, Peace, Harper, Sutcliffe 74.4

Scratch Races

Ht1 Forrest, Mitchell, Lowther, Allison 73.2

Ht2 Emms, Shead, Lawson, Bateman 72.2

Ht3 Hughes, Jay, Arthur, Dawson 73.2^

Ht4 Crosland, Close, King, Johnson 72.8

Final Emms, Forrest, Crosland, Hughes 72.0

^ Ht3 rerun after Hughes & Jay deadheated 74.4

Saturday 15th April 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Monarchs 56 Halifax Dukes 28 (North Shield) Edinburgh

Clem Mitchell 2’ 1’ 1 2’ 6 3

Jack Young 3 2 3 3 11

Dick Campbell 3 3 3 3 12

Don Cuppleditch 1 2 F 2’ 5 1

Eddie Lack 2’ 3 2’ 2 9 2

Tommy Allott 3 1 3 1 8

Danny Lee 0 3 3

Bob Mark 1 1’ 2 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 1 3 2 1 7

Jack Hughes 0 0 0 0 0


Arthur Forrest 2 3 1 3 9


Bill Crosland 1 1’ 2 2 6 1

Jack Dawson 1 0 1

Jock Shead 2 0 2

Ht1 Young, Mitchell, Emms, Hughes 72.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Campbell, Forrest, Cuppleditch, Allison 70.8 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Allott, Lack, Crosland, Johnson 71.4 5 1 14 4

Ht4 Emms, Cuppleditch, Dawson, Lee 70.4 2 4 16 8

Ht5 Forrest, Young, Mitchell, Allison 69.6 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Campbell, Johnson, Crosland, Cuppleditch (F) 72.8 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Lack, Emms, Allott, Hughes 71.0 4 2 26 16

Ht8 Campbell, Shead, Mark, Allison 72.8 4 2 30 18

Ht9 Young, Crosland, Mitchell, Johnson 70.0 4 2 34 20

Ht10 Campbell, Cuppleditch, Emms, Hughes 72.4 5 1 39 21

Ht11 Allott, Lack, Forrest, Allison 71.0 5 1 44 22

Ht12 Lee, Mitchell, Johnson, Shead 73.0 5 1 49 23

Ht13 Forrest, Lack, Mark, Dawson 71.8 3 3 52 26

Ht14 Young, Crosland, Allott, Hughes 70.4 4 2 56 28

Tuesday 18

th April 1950 Saracen Park, Glasgow

Ashfield Giants 41 Halifax Dukes 42 (North Shield)

Ashfield Ken Le Breton 3 3 3 3 12 Alec Grant 0 1 0 0 1 Merv Harding 3 3 3 3 12 Norman Johnson 0 1' E X 1 1 Willie Wilson E 2 1' 0 3 1 Keith Gurtner 3 1' 2 2 8 1 Eric Liddell 2 1 3

Bill Baird 0 1 1 Halifax Vic Emms 2 3 3 E 8 Jack Hughes 1' 0 2 1 4 1 Al Allison 1' 0 1' 0 2 2 Arthur Forrest 2 2 3 3 10 Ray Johnson 1' 1' 1' 2 5 3 Bill Crosland 2 2 2 3 9 Jack Dawson 0 2' 2 1 Jock Shead 2 0 2 Ht 1Le Breton, Emms, Hughes, Grant 66.0 3 3 3 3 Ht 2 Harding, Forrest, Allison, N.Johnson 69.4 3 3 6 6 Ht 3 Gurtner, Crosland, R.Johnson, Wilson (ef) 69.0 3 3 9 9 Ht 4 Emms, Liddell, N.Johnson, Dawson 67.8 3 3 12 12 Ht 5 Le Breton, Forrest, Grant, Allison 69.0 4 2 16 14 Ht 6 Harding, Crosland, R.Johnson, N.Johnson (ef) 68.0 3 3 19 17 Ht 7 Emms, Wilson, Gurtner, Hughes 67.8 3 3 22 20 Ht 8 Harding, Shead, Allison, Baird 68.8 3 3 25 23 Ht 9 Le Breton, Crosland, R.Johnson, Grant 69.2 3 3 28 26 Ht 10 Harding, Hughes, Emms (ef), N.Johnson (f/exc) 69.4 3 2 31 28 Ht 11 Forrest, Gurtner, Wilson, Allison 68.8 3 3 34 31 Ht 12 Le Breton, R.Johnson, Liddell, Shead 69.4 4 2 38 33 Ht 13 Forrest, Dawson, Baird, Wilson 69.2 1 5 39 38 Ht 14 Crosland, Gurtner, Hughes, Grant 68.6 2 4 41 42

Wednesday, 19

th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 54 Ashfield Giants 30 (North Shield)

Halifax Vic Emms 2 3 2' 3 10 1 Jack Hughes 1' 3 1 2' 7 2 Al Allison 1 1' E 1 3 1 Arthur Forrest 3 2 3 3 11 Ray Johnson 2' 1' 1 2 6 2 Bill Crosland 3 2 3 3 11 Jack Dawson 2' 1 3 1 Jock Shead 2 1' 3 1

Ashfield Ken Le Breton 3 3 2 3 11 Alec Grant 0 0 0 0 0 Merv Harding 2 3 3 2 10 Norman Johnson 0 0 0 0 Willie Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 Keith Gurtner 1 1 2 1 5 Eric Liddell 1 0 0 1 Bill Baird 1 2 3 Ht 1 Le Breton, Emms, Hughes, Grant 71.0 3 3 3 3 Ht 2 Forrest, Harding, Allison, N.Johnson 71.6 4 2 7 5 Ht 3 Crosland, R.Johnson, Gurtner, Wilson 72.8 5 1 12 6 Ht 4 Emms, Dawson, Liddell, N.Johnson 73.6 5 1 17 7 Ht 5 Le Breton, Forrest, Allison, Grant 71.2 3 3 20 10 Ht 6 Harding, Crosland, R.Johnson, N.Johnson 73.4 3 3 23 13 Ht 7 Hughes, Emms, Gurtner, Wilson 73.6 5 1 28 14 Ht 8 Harding, Shead, Baird, Allison (ef) 73.2 2 4 30 18 Ht 9 Crosland, Le Breton, R.Johnson, Grant 72.4 4 2 34 20 Ht 10 Emms, Harding, Hughes, Liddell 72.8 4 2 38 22 Ht 11 Forrest, Gurtner, Allison, Wilson 72.0 4 2 42 24 Ht 12 Le Breton, R.Johnson, Shead, Liddell 70.8 3 3 45 27

Ht 13 Forrest, Baird, Dawson, Wilson 73.6 4 2 49 29 Ht 14 Crosland, Hughes, Gurtner, Grant 73.6 5 1 54 30

Reserves’ Race

Dawson, Shead, Baird, Liddell 74.0

Scratch Race

Ht1 Emms, Harding, R.Johnson, Grant 74.2

Ht2 Forrest, Shead, N.Johnson, Baird 74.2

Ht3 Le Breton, Gurtner, Dawson, Crosland (fexc) 73.2

Ht4 Hughes, Allison, Liddell, Wilson 73.4

Final Le Breton, Emms, Forrest, Hughes 71.0

Wednesday 26th

April 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 49 Stoke Potters 35 (North Shield)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2’ E 2’ N 4 2

Jack Hughes 3 2 3 2’ 10 1

Al Allison 1’ 0 3 2’ 6 2

Arthur Forrest 2 1’ 3 3 9 1

Ray Johnson 2 3 1’ 2 8 1

Bill Crosland 0 E 2 3 5

Jack Dawson 2 2 4

Jock Shead 2’ 1’ 3 2

Stoke

Ken Adams 1 3 2 1 7

Ray Harris 0 1’ 0 1 2 1

Lindsay Mitchell 0 1 1 E 2

Gil Blake 3 3 3 3 12

Bill Harris 1 1’ 0 3 5 1

Le Jenkins 3 2 1 0 6

John Fitzpatrick 0 E 0

Stan Bradbury 0 1 1

Ht1 Hughes, Emms, Adams, R.Harris 71.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Blake, Forrest, Allison, Mitchell 70.6 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Jenkins, Johnson, B.Harris, Crosland 73.8 2 4 10 8

Ht4 Adams, Dawson, Forrest, Fitzpatrick 72.0 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Blake, Hughes, Mitchell, Emms (ef) 71.8 2 4 15 15

Ht6 Forrest, Jenkins, B.Harris, Allison 71.4 3 3 18 18

Ht7 Johnson, Adams, R.Harris, Crosland (ef) 74.4 3 3 21 21

Ht8 Allison, Shead, Mitchell, Bradbury 73.0 5 1 26 22

Ht9 Hughes, Emms, Jenkins, B.Harris 72.6 5 1 31 23

Ht10 Forrest, Allison, Adams, R.Harris 74.6 5 1 36 24

Ht11 Blake, Crosland, Johnson, Mitchell (ef) 73.0 3 3 39 27

Ht12 B.Harris, Dawson, Bradbury, Emms (nf) 74.4 2 4 41 31

Ht13 Blake, Johnson, Shead, Fitzpatrick (ef) 72.4 3 3 44 34

Ht14 Crosland, Hughes, R.Harris, Jenkins 74.2 5 1 49 35

Reserves’ Race

Shead, Fitzpatrick, Dawson, Bradbury 76.0

Scratch Race

Ht1 Forrest, Adams, Allison, Blake (ef) 74.4

Ht2 Emms, Johnson, R.Harris, Mitchell 75.4

Ht3 Crosland, Shead, B.Harris, Bradbury 74.0

Ht4 Hughes, Dawson, Fitzpatrick, Jenkins (ns) 75.4

Final Emms, Crosland, Hughes, Forrest 73.4

Friday 28th

April 1950 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tars 30 Halifax Dukes 54 (North Shield)

Sheffield

Jack Gordon 0 0 0 0

Len Williams 3 2 3 2’ 10 1

Jack Chignell 1’ 2 2 0 5 1

Guy Allott 2 1’ 0 1 4 1

Peter Orpwood 0 1 E 2 3

Bill Dalton 1 0 1 3 5

Stuart Hickman 2 X 2

Jack Lasagna 0 1 0 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 1’ 3 3 3 10 1

Jack Hughes 2 2’ 2’ 1 7 2

Al Allison 0 1 3 2’ 6 1


Ray Johnson 2’ 1 1’ 3 7 2


Jack Dawson F 1 1

Jock Shead 1 2’ 3 1

Ht1 Williams, Hughes, Emms, Gordon 72.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Allott, Chignell, Allison 72.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Crosland, Johnson, Dalton, Orpwood 72.0 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Emms, Hickman, Allott, Dawson (f) 74.4 3 3 10 14

Ht5 Forrest, Williams, Allison, Gordon 70.0 2 4 12 18

Ht6 Crosland, Chignell, Johnson, Allott 73.8 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Emms, Hughes, Orpwood, Dalton 73.0 1 5 15 27

Ht8 Allison, Chignell, Shead, Lasagna 75.8 2 4 17 31

Ht9 Williams, Crosland, Johnson, Gordon 72.4 3 3 20 34

Ht10 Emms, Hughes, Allott, Chignell 74.0 1 5 21 39

Ht11 Forrest, Allison, Dalton, Orpwood (ef) 74.6 1 5 22 44

Ht12 Johnson, Shead, Lasagna, Hickman (exc) 74.8 1 5 23 49

Ht13 Forrest, Orpwood, Dawson, Lasagna 74.2 2 4 25 53

Ht14 Dalton, Williams, Hughes, Crosland 73.6 5 1 30 54

Saturday 29th

April 1950 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke

Stoke Potters 52 Halifax Dukes 31 (North Shield)

Stoke

Ken Adams 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Les Jenkins 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Lindsay Mitchell 0 1 3 0 4

Gil Blake 3 3 3 3 12

Stan Bradbury 3 1 2 2 8

Bill Harris 1 0 0 F 1

Brian Prichett 1 2’ 3 1

Ray Harris 2’ 1’ 3 2

Halifax

Vic Emms 1 2 3 2 8

Jack Hughes 0 2’ 1’ 2 5 2

Al Allison 1’ 0 0 1 2 1


Ray Johnson 2 0 0 F 2

Bill Crosland 0 2 1 1’ 4 1

Jack Dawson 0 0 0

Jock Shead 1 F 1

Ht1 Adams, Jenkins, Emms, Hughes 72.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Blake, Forrest, Allison, Mitchell 73.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Bradbury, Johnson, B.Harris, Crosland 75.8 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Blake, Emms, Pritchett, Dawson 73.4 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Jenkins, Adams, Forrest, Allison 74.4 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Blake, Crosland, Mitchell, Johnson 73.8 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Emms, Hughes, Bradbury, B.Harris 74.6 1 5 26 16

Ht8 Mitchell, R.Harris, Shead, Allison 77.8 5 1 31 17

Ht9 Adams, Jenkins, Crosland, Johnson 76.0 5 1 36 18

Ht10 Blake, Emms, Hughes, Mitchell 74.8 3 3 39 21

Ht11 Forrest, Bradbury, Allison, B.Harris 75.6 2 4 41 25

Ht12 Adams, Pritchett, Shead (f), Johnson (f) 76.0 5 0 46 25

Ht13 Forrest, Bradbury, R.Harris, Dawson 76.8 3 3 49 28

Ht14 Jenkins, Hughes, Crosland, B.Harris 76.6 3 3 52 31

Friday 5th May1950 The Shay Stadium, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 46 Edinburgh Monarchs 38 (North Shield)

Halifax

Vic Emms 0 3 3 2 8

Jack Hughes 2 1 2’ 2’ 7 2

Al Allison 0 0 1’ 1 1

Arthur Forrest 3 2 3 E 8

Ray Johnston 0 0 2’ 2’ 4 2


Jack Dawson F 1’ 1 1

Jock Shead 1’ 2 2 3 8

Edinburgh


Ron Phillips 1 1 1 1 4

Tommy Allott 2 0 3 F 5

Eddie Lack 1’ 2 1 1 5 1

Dick Campbell 3 1’ 1 3 8 1

Don Cuppleditch 2’ 2 0 F 4 1

Jackie Campbell 0 0

Bob Mark X X 0 0

Ht1 Young, Hughes, Phillips, Emms 70.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, Allott, Lack, Allison 68.8* 3 3 5 7

Ht3 D.Campbell, Cuppleditch, Crosland, Johnston 71.2 1 5 6 12

Ht4 Young, Forrest, Shead, J. Campbell, Mark (ex) (RR)69.0 3 3 9 15

Ht5 Emms, Lack, Hughes, Allott 70.8 4 2 13 17

Ht6 Forrest, Cuppleditch, D.Campbell, Allison 71.0 3 3 16 20

Ht7 Young, Crosland, Phillips, Johnston 70.0 2 4 18 24

Ht8 Allott, Shead, Allison, Mark (exc) 71.8 3 3 21 27

Ht9 Emms, Hughes, D.Campbell, Cuppleditch 71.8 5 1 26 28

Ht10 Young, Shead, Phillips, Forrest (ef) 70.2 2 4 28 32

Ht11 Crosland, Johnston, Lack, Allott (f) 72.0 5 1 33 33

Ht12 D.Campbell, Emms, Dawson, Mark 72.0 3 3 36 36

Ht13 Shead, Johnston, Lack, Mark 72.2 5 1 41 37

Ht14 Crosland, Hughes, Phillips, Cuppleditch (f) 73.0 5 1 46 38

Reserves’ Race

Allison, Shead, Mark, J.Campbell 72.4

Scratch Race

Ht1 Young, Emms, Cuppleditch, Johnson (f) 72.8

Ht2 Forrest, Allott, Crosland, Phillips 69.8

Ht3 Hughes, Shead, Lack, Mark 73.6

Ht4 D.Campbell, Allison, Dawson (ns), J.Campbell (ns) 72.4

Final Forrest, Young, D.Campbell, Hughes 71.4

Friday 12th May 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 56 Fleetwood Flyers 28 (Northern Trophy)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Jackie Hughes E 0 2' 2' 4 2

Jock Shead 2' 3 2' 1 8 2

Arthur Forrest 3 3 2' 3 11 1


Bill Crosland 3 1' 0 3 7 1

Al Allison 1 2' 3 1

Jack Dawson 3 1' 4 1

Fleetwood

Norman Hargreaves 2 2 3 F 7

Alf Parker 1' E 2 F 3 1

George Newton E 1' E 1 2 1

Don Potter 1 2 3 3 9

Graham Williams 0 F 0 0 0

Wilf Plant 2 1 1 1 5

Ron Hart 0 0 0

Frank Malouf 1 1 2

Ht1 Emms, Hargreaves, Parker, Hughes (ef) 69.6 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Shead, Potter, Newton (ef) 71.8 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Crosland, Plant, Johnson, Williams 71.8 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Forrest, Hargreaves, Allison, Hart 70.4 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Emms, Potter, Newton, Hughes 70.2 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Shead, Forrest, Plant, Williams (f) 71.2 5 1 24 12

Ht7 Hargreaves, Johnson, Crosland, Parker (ef) 72.0 3 3 27 15

Ht8 Dawson, Shead, Malouf, Newton (ef) 72.3 5 1 32 16

Ht9 Emms, Hughes, Plant, Williams 71.0 5 1 37 17

Ht10 Forrest, Parker, Shead, Hargreaves (f) 72.0 4 2 41 19

Ht11 Potter, Johnson, Newton,Crosland 72.4 2 4 43 23

Ht12 Emms, Allison, Malouf, Wiliams 71.0 5 1 48 24

Ht13 Potter, Johnson, Dawson, Hart 72.4 3 3 51 27

Ht14 Crosland, Hughes, Plant, Parker (f) 72.0 5 1 56 28

Reserves’ Race

Ht1 Allison, Malouf, Dawson, Hart 71.4

Ht2 Booth, Smith, Hares, Maurice Fenton 75.2

Halifax Supporters’ Scratch Race

Ht1 Hughes, Potter (frmtd), Forrrest (et), Smith (ef) 74.0

Ht2 Crosland, Shead, Malouf, Newton 71.8

Ht3 Emms, Plant, Dawson, Williams (ef) 72.0

Ht4 Allison, Johnson, Parker, Gibson (ef) 72.2

Final Emms, Crosland, Allison, Hughes 71.4

Saturday 13th May 1950 Highbury Avenue Sports Stadium, Fleetwood

Fleetwood Flyers 33 Halifax Dukes 48 (Northern Trophy)

Fleetwood

Graham Wiliams 0 0 1 1 2

Don Potter 1 2 3 2' 8 1

Wilf Plant 2 1' 0 2 5 1

Bill Reynolds 1' 1 2 0 4 1

Alf Parker X 1' 1' 2 4 2

Norman Hargreaves 2 2 2 3 9

Ron Hart 0 0 0

Geoff Culshaw 1 0 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 2' 3 3 11 1

Jackie Hughes 2' 0 1 N 3 1

Jock Shead 0 1 2' 0 3 1


Ray Johnson F 0 0

Bill Crosland 3 3 2 N 8

Al Allison 3 0 2' 1 6 1

Jack Dawson 3 3 6

Ht1 Emms, Hughes, Potter, Williams 69.8 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Forrest, Plant, Reynolds, Shead 67.8 3 3 4 8

Ht3 Crosland, Hargreaves, Parker (exc), Johnson (f) 70.0 2 3 6 11

Ht4 Allison, Emms, Reynolds, Hart 69.8 1 5 7 16

Ht5 Forrest, Potter, Shead, Williams 67.4 2 4 9 20

Ht6 Crosland, Reynolds, Plant, Allison 70.2 3 3 12 23

Ht7 Emms, Hargreaves, Parker, Hughes 68.0 3 3 15 26

Ht8 Dawson, Shead, Culshaw, Plant 70.6 1 5 16 31

Ht9 Potter, Crosland, Williams, Johnson 70.0 4 2 20 33

Ht10 Emms, Plant, Hughes, Reynolds 69.0 2 4 22 37

Ht11 Forrest, Hargreaves, Parker, Shead 67.6 3 3 25 40

Ht12 Dawson, Allison, Williams, Hart 70.4 1 5 26 45

Ht13 Forrest, Parker, Allison, Culshaw 69.8 2 4 28 49

Ht14 Hargreaves, Potter, Hughes (nf), Crosland (nf) 68.2 5 0 33 49

Wednesday 17th May 1950 White City Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow Tigers 51 Halifax Dukes 33 (Northern Trophy)

Glasgow

Gordon McGregor 2 2 3 2’ 9 1

Tommy Miller 1’ 1’ 2’ 2’ 6 4

Norman Lindsay 2 1’ 2’ 1 6 2

Joe Crowther F 1’ 2 0 3 1

Jack Hodgson 2’ 1’ 1 1 5 2

Junior Bainbridge 3 2 3 3 11

Peter Dykes 2 3 5

Ken McKinlay 3 3 6

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Hughes 0 0 2’ 1 3 1

Jock Shead 1 E 0 F 1


Jack Dawon 1 0 1 3


Al Allison 0 0 0

Harold Booth 1 0 F 1

Ht1 Emms, McGregor, Miller, Hughes 80.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Lindsay, Shead, Crowther (f) 81.8 2 4 5 7

Ht3 Bainbridge, Hodgson, Dawson, Crosland 82.6 5 1 10 8

Ht4 Emms, Dykes, Crowther, Allison 80.4 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Forrest, McGregor, Miller, Stead (ef) 82.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Crosland, Crowther, Lindsay, Dawson 82.8 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Emms, Bainbridge, Hodgson, Hughes 81.0 3 3 22 20

Ht8 McKinlay, Lindsay, Booth, Shead 82.8 5 1 27 21

Ht9 McGregor, Miller, Crosland, Booth 82.8 5 1 32 22

Ht10 Emms, Hughes, Lindsay, Crowther 81.4 1 5 33 27

Ht11 Bainbridge, Forrest, Hodgson, Shead (f) 81.2 4 2 37 29

Ht12 Dykes, McGregor, Dawson, Booth (f) 81.0 5 1 42 30

Ht13 McKinlay, Forrest, Hodgson, Allison 82.4 4 2 46 32

Ht14 Bainbridge, Miller, Hughes, Crosland 82.0 5 1 51 33

Reserves’ Race

Ht1 Allison, McKinlay, Dykes, Booth 72.4

Ht2 Garper, Hares, Fenton, Smith (f) 75.6

Scratch Race

Ht1 Emms, Shead, McGregor, Crowther 72.2

Ht2 Forrest, Dykes, Lindsay, Boooth (f) 73.0

Ht3 Hughes, Hodgson, Crosland, Miller 72.2

Htt4 Allison, Bainbridge, McKinlay, Dawson 72.2

Final Allison, Forrest, Emms, Hughes 72.0

Friday 19th May 1950 The Shay Stadium, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 50 Glasgow Tigers 34 (Northern Trophy)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2

Jackie Hughes 3 3 2’ 3 11 1

Jock Shead 1 2’ 1 1 5 1

Arthur Forrest X 2’ 3 3 8 1

Jack Dawson 1 0 0 1


Al Allison 3 2’ 3 8 1

Harold Booth 0 1 1

Glasgow

Joe Crowther 0 0 2’ 0 2 1


Jack Hodgson 3 1 3 1 8

Tommy Miller 2’ 0 3 0 5 1

Norman Lindsay 0 0 0 0 0


Peter Dykes 1 2 3

Ken McKinlay 2’ 1 3 1

Ht1 Hughes, Emms, McGregor, Crowther 70.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Hodgson, Miller, Shead, Forrest (fexc) 71.6 1 5 6 6

Ht3 Crosland, Bainbridge, Dawson, Lindsay 71.0 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Allison, Forrest, Dykes, Crowther 71.0 5 1 15 9

Ht5 Hughes, Emms, Hodgson, Miller 71.4 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Forrest, Shead, Bainbridge, Lindsay 72.8 5 1 25 11

Ht7 McGregor, Crowther, Crosland, Dawson 71.4 1 5 26 16

Ht8 Hodgson, McKinlay, Shead, Booth 73.4 1 5 27 21

Ht9 Emms, Hughes, Bainbridge, Lindsay 71.4 5 1 32 22

Ht10 Forrest, McGregor, Shead, Crowther 72.8 4 2 36 24

Ht11 Miller, Crosland, Hodgson, Dawson 72.4 2 4 38 28

Ht12 Emms, Allison, McKinlay, Lindsay 72.0 5 1 43 29

Ht13 Allison, Dykes, Booth, Miller 72.2 4 2 47 31

Ht14 Hughes, Bainbridge, McGregor, Crosland 71.6 3 3 50 34

Thursday 25th

May 1950 Cowley Stadium, Oxford

Oxford Cheetahs 68 Halifax Dukes 40 (National Trophy)

Oxford

Bob McFarlane 2’ 2’ 1 2’ 1’ 8 4

Pat Clarke 3 1 1 2 3 10

Frank Boyle 3 3 3 3 3 0 15

Buster Brown 2’ 1 1’ 3 1 8 2

Jim Wright 0 2’ 2 1

Eric Irons 1 3 3 2’ 2 11 1

Bill Kemp 2’ 1’ 3 2

Ernie Rawlins 3 3 2’ 2 0 1 11 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 0 0 2 2 2’ 2’ 8 2

Jack Hughes 1 2’ 0 1 1 5 1

Jock Shead 1 0 0 0 0 1

Arthur Forrest 3 2 3 3 3 3 17

Jack Dawson 1 0 1 2

Bill Crosland 0 2 1 0 0 3


Harold Booth 0 0 0

Ht1 Clarke, McFarlane, Hughes, Emms 68.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Boyle, Brown, Shead, Crosland 68.8 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Forrest, Hughes, Irons, Wright 69.4 1 5 11 7

Ht4 Rawlins, Kemp, Allison, Booth 70.8 5 1 16 8

Ht5 Boyle, Forrest, Clarke, Shead 68.6 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Irons, Crosland, Brown, Emms 69.8 4 2 24 12

Ht7 Rawlins, McFarlane, Dawson, Shead 71.0 5 1 29 13

Ht8 Boyle, Emms, McFarlane, Dawson 69.8 4 2 33 15

Ht9 Irons, Emms, Clarke, Shead 70.8 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Boyle, Rawlins, Crosland, Hughes 69.4 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Forrest, Clarke, Brown, Allison 69.8 3 3 45 21

Ht12 Brown, McFarlane, Hughes, Shead 71.4 5 1 50 22

Ht13 Clarke, Wright, Dawson, Crosland 70.0 5 1 55 23

Ht14 Allison, Rawlins, Kemp, Booth 72.0 3 3 58 26

Ht15 Forrest, Emms, Brown, Rawlins 71.0 1 5 59 31

Ht16 Boyle, Irons, Hughes, Allison 71.8 5 1 64 32

Ht17 Forrest, Irons, McFarlane, Crosland 71.4 3 3 67 35

Ht18 Forrest, Emms, Rawlins, Boyle 72.6 1 5 68 40

Friday 26th

May 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 71 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (National Trophy)

Halifax

Vic Emms F 2’ F 3 3 8 1

Jack Hughes 1 2’ 0 1 2’ 6 2

Jock Shead 2’ 3 2 0 2’ 9 2 ?

Arthur Forrest 3 1’ 3 2’ 2’ 1 12 3

Al Allison 3 3 3 3 3 3 18

Bill Crosland 2’ 2 2 3 2’ 11 2

Jack Dawson 0 3 3

Harold Booth 3 1 4

Oxford

Bob McFarlane 3 0 3 1 1 8

Pat Clarke 2’ 1 1’ 1 1 6 2

Frank Boyle 0 1 1 3 0 2 7

Buster Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0

Colin Clarke 0 0 0

Eric Irons 1 3 2 1 1 0 8

Bill Kemp 2 0 0 2

Ernie Rawlins 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Ht1 McFarlane, P.Clarke, Hughes, Emms (f) 70.0 1 5 1 5

Ht2 Forrest, Shead, Irons, Boyle 71.4 5 1 6 6

Ht3 Allison, Crosland, P.Clarke, Brown 70.6 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Booth, Kemp, Rawlins, Dawson 74.8 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Shead, Hughes, Boyle, Brown 70.8 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Irons, Crosland, Forrest, McFarlane 71.4 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Allison, Emms, Boyle, C.Clarke 70.4 5 1 27 15

Ht8 McFarlane, Shead, Rawlins, Emms (f) 71.8 2 4 29 19

Ht9 Boyle, Crosland, McFarlane, Hughes 71.0 2 4 31 23

Ht10 Allison, Irons, P.Clarke, Sheard 71.0 3 3 34 26

Ht11 Forrest, Rawlins, Hughes, Brown 72.6 4 2 38 28

Ht12 Emms, Forrest, P.Clarke, Boyle 70.6 5 1 43 29

Ht13 Allison, Hughes, Irons, C.Clarke 71.0 5 1 48 30

Ht14 Dawson, Rawlins, Booth, Kemp 73.0 4 2 52 32

Ht15 Allison, Forrest, McFarlane, Brown 70.8 5 1 57 33

Ht16 Crosland, Shead, P.Clarke, Kemp 72.0 5 1 62 34

Ht17 Emms, Crosland, Irons, Brown 71.8 5 1 67 35

Ht18 Allison, Boyle, Forrest, Irons 71.4 4 2 71 37

Reserves Race

Dawson, Kemp, Booth, Rawlins 73.0

Top Scorers Race (not in Heat 18)

Emms, Crosland, Shead, McFarlane (exc) 71.4

Friday 2nd June 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 59 Newcastle Diamonds 25 (NLD2)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Hughes 1 2’ 1 1’ 5 2

Jock Shead 2’ 1 3 2’ 8 2


Al Allison 3 2’ 3 3 11 1



Harold Booth 0 1 1

Newcastle


Frank Hodgson 2 1 0 0 3

Will Lowther 0 1 2 1 4

Wilf Jay 1 0 0 1

Herby King 0 0 0 1 1

Derek Close 2 2 2 3 9

Don Lawson 1’ 0 2 3 1

Joe Arthur 1’ 0 1 1 Ht1 Emms, Hodgson, Hughes, Mitchell 71.8 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Forrest, Shead, Jay, Lowther 70.4 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Allison, Close, Crosland, King 70.0 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Forrest, Mitchell, Lawson, Dawson 70.6 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Emms, Hughes, Lowther, Lawson 70.6 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Forrest, Close, Shead, King 71.4 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Crosland, Allison, Hodgson, Mitchell 72.0 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Shead, Lowther, Arthur, Booth 71.6 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Emms, Close, Hughes, King 71.2 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Forrest, Shead, Mitchell, Hodgson 72.2 5 1 42 18

Ht11 Allison, Crosland, Lowther, Jay 71.0 5 1 47 19

Ht12 Emms, Dawson, King, Arthur 71.4 5 1 52 20

Ht13 Allison, Lawson, Booth, Jay 71.8 4 2 56 22

Ht14 Close, Crosland, Hughes, Hodgson 72.2 3 3 59 25

Reserves’ Race

Lawson, Booth, Arthur, Dawson 74.0

Scratch Race

Ht1 Forrest, Close, Shead, Mitchell 71.4

Ht2 Emms, Hodgson, Lawson, Booth 71.6

Ht3 Allison, Dawson, Arthur, Jay (ef) 72.8

Ht4 Hughes, Crosland, King, Lowther (ef) 73.0

Final Forrest, Emms, Allison, Hughes 70.6

Saturday 3rd June 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Halifax Dukes 46 Ashfield Giants 38 (Challenge)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 3 F 3 8

Jack Hughes 1’ 2’ 2 1 6 2

Jock Shead 2’ 0 3 1 6 1




Jack Dawson 2’ 1 3

Harold Booth 2’ 3 5

Ashfield

Bob Lovell 3 1 0 0 4

Ken Le Breton 2 2’ 4 1

Eric Liddell E 1 F 2’ 3 1

Merv Harding 1 0 3 2 6

Keith Gurtner 2’ 1’ 3 2 8 2

Willie Wilson 3 2 1 3 9

Bill Baird 0 0 1’ 1 1

Ray Harker 2 1 0 3

Ht1 Lovell, Emms, Hughes, Baird 69.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Shead, Harding, Liddell (ef) 68.4 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Wilson, Gurtner, Crosland, Allison 69.4 1 5 9 9

Ht4 Forrest, Dawson, Lovell, Baird 71.4 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Emms, Hughes, Liddell, Harding 71.0 5 1 19 11

Ht6 Forrest, Wilson, Gurtner, Shead 69.8 3 3 22 14

Ht7 Crosland, Harker, Allison, Lovell 71.0 4 2 26 16

Ht8 Shead, Booth, Harker, Liddell (f) 70.8 5 1 31 17

Ht9 Gurtner, Hughes, Wilson (frmtd), Emms (f) 72.0 2 4 33 21

Ht10 Forrest, Le Breton, Shead, Lovell 69.8 4 2 37 23

Ht11 Harding, Liddell, Crosland, Allison 72.0 1 5 38 28

Ht12 Emms, Gurtner, Dawson, Harker 70.0 4 2 42 30

Ht13 Booth, Harding, Baird, Allison 69.4 3 3 45 33

Ht14 Wilson, Le Breton, Hughes, Crosland 69.2 1 5 46 38

Wednesday 7th June1950 Highbury Avenue Sports Stadium, Fleetwood

Fleetwood Flyers 39 Halifax Dukes 45 (National League Division Two)

Fleetwood

Bill Reynolds 3 0 0 1 4

Norman Hargreaves 1 2 3 2 8

Alf Parker 0 2' 3 0 5 1

Don Potter 3 2 3 3 11

Dick Geary 1 0 1 2

Wilf Plant E 2 E 0 2

Arthur Cowels 0 3 2 5

Geoff Culshaw 1 1' 2 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 3 3 2 10

Jackie Hughes 0 1 1' 1 3 1

Jock Shead 1' 1 2 2' 6 2


Al Allison 3 1 1' 2 7 1

Bill Crosland 2' 0 2 3 7 1

Jack Dawson 1 0 1 1

Harold Booth 0 F 0

Ht1 Reynolds, Emms, Hargreaves, Hughes 69.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Potter, Forrrest, Shead, Parker 68.0 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Allison, Crosland, Geary, Plant (ef) 70.4 1 5 8 10

Ht4 Emms, Potter, Dawson, Cowels 68.2 2 4 10 14

Ht5 Forrest, Hargreaves, Shead, Reynolds 68.0 2 4 12 18

Ht6 Potter, Parker, Allison, Crosland 68.4 5 1 17 19

Ht7 Emms, Plant, Hughes, Geary 67.8 2 4 19 23

Ht8 Parker, Shead, Culshaw, Booth 70.4 4 2 23 25

Ht9 Hargreaves, Crosland, Allison, Reynolds 69.0 3 3 26 28

Ht10 Potter, Emms, Hughes, Parker 68.0 3 3 29 31

Ht11 Forrest, Shead, Geary, Plant (ef) 69.2 1 5 30 36

Ht12 Cowels, Allison, Reynolds, Booth (f) 70.4 4 2 34 38

Ht13 Forrest, Cowels, Culshaw, Dawson 70.0 3 3 37 41

Ht14 Crosland, Hargreaves, Hughes, Plant 69.8 2 4 39 45

Friday 9th

June 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 68 Coventry Bees 40 (National Trophy)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 2’ 2’ 3 1’ 1’12 4

Jack Hughes 2’ 1 2 2’ 1 8 2

Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 3 2’ 2 16 1

Jock Shead 1 0 3 2’ 1 7 1

Bill Crosland 3 3 2’ 0 3 11 1

Al Allison 1 3 1’ 3 2 10 1

Dyson Harper 0 1 0

Jack Dawson 3 0 3

Coventry

Bob Fletcher 1 1’ 0 0 2 1

Cyril Cooper 0 0 0 0

Stan Williams 0 2 1 3 1 0 7

Les Hewitt 2 N 0 2 0 4

Lionel Levy 0 1 1 2’ 0 4 1

Johnnie Reason 2 2 1 3 3 3 14

Derrick Tailby 1’ 0 2’ 1 4 2

Roy Moreton 2 3 0 5

Ht1 Emms, Hughes, Fletcher, Cooper 70.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Forrest, Reason, Shead, Williams 69.6 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Crosland, Hewitt, Allison, Cooper 71.2 4 2 13 5

Ht4 Dawson, Moreton, Tailby, Harper 71.0 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Forrest, Williams, Hughes, Hewitt (nf) 70.0 4 2 20 10

Ht6 Allison, Reason, Fletcher, Shead 71.0 3 3 23 13

Ht7 Crosland, Emms, Williams, Levy 70.6 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Forrest, Emms, Levy, Fletcher 71.4 5 1 33 15

Ht9 Williams, Hughes, Allison, Fletcher 70.6 3 3 36 18

Ht10 Forrest, Crosland, Reason, Cooper 70.0 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Shead, Hughes, Levy, Hewitt 71.0 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Emms, Shead, Williams, Tailby 71.0 5 1 51 21

Ht13 Reason, Levy, Hughes, Crosland 71.8 1 5 52 26

Ht14 Moreton, Tailby, Harper, Dawson 72.8 1 5 53 31

Ht15 Crosland, Hewitt, Shead, Moreton 71.4 4 2 57 33

Ht16 Allison, Forrest, Tailby, Levy 71.0 5 1 62 34

Ht17 Reason, Allison, Emms, Hewitt 71.2 3 3 65 37

Ht18 Reason, Forrest, Emms, Williams 69.8 3 3 68 40

Reserves’ Race

Dawson, Harper, Tailby, Moreton 72.4

Four Highest Point Scorers (not in Ht18)

Crosland, Hughes, Shead, Allison (ef) 71.4

Saturday 10th

June 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 53 Halifax Dukes 53 (National Trophy)

Coventry

Bob Fletcher 2 1 0 0 3 6

Cyril Cooper 0 0 0

Stan Williams 2 2 3 2’ 1 0 10 1

Les Hewitt N 2’ F 2 2 6 1

Lionel Levy 0 0 3 0 1’ 4 1

Johnnie Reason 3 3 F 3 1 10

Derrick Tailby 3 2 3 3 3 1 15

Roy Moreton 1 1 2

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 1 2 X 3 2’ 11 1

Jack Hughes 1 2 1 1 2 7


Jock Shead 1’ 1 2 0 2 6 1

Bill Crosland 2’ 1’ 1’ 1’ 0 5 4

Al Allison F 0 0 2 X 2

Dyson Harper 0 0 0

Jack Dawson 2 2 4

Ht1 Emms, Fletcher, Hughes, Cooper 71.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, Williams, Allison (f), Hewitt (nf) 75.8 2 3 4 7

Ht3 Reason, Hughes, Shead, Levy 73.2 3 3 7 10

Ht4 Tailby, Dawson, Moreton, Harper 73.8 4 2 11 12

Ht5 Forrest, Williams, Shead, Cooper 72.2 2 4 13 16

Ht6 Reason, Hewitt, Emms, Allison 71.2 5 1 18 17

Ht7 Forrest, Crosland, Fletcher, Levy 74.2 1 5 19 22

Ht8 Williams, Emms, Crosland, Fletcher 71.6 3 3 22 25

Ht9 Forrest, Tailby, Reason (f), Emms (exc) 73.6 2 3 24 28

Ht10 Levy, Williams, Hughes, Allison 74.0 5 1 29 29

Ht11 Tailby, Shead, Crosland, Hewitt (f) 74.8 3 3 32 32

Ht12 Forrest, Hewitt, Hughes, Fletcher 72.0 2 4 34 36

Ht13 Tailby, Allison, Crosland, Levy 74.2 3 3 37 39

Ht14 Tailby, Dawson, Moreton, Harper 73.4 4 2 41 41

Ht15 Emms, Hewitt, Levy, Shead 72.6 3 3 44 44

Ht16 Reason, Hughes, Williams, Crosland 73.2 4 2 48 46

Ht17 Fletcher, Shead, Reason, Allison (exc) 75.8 4 2 52 48

Ht18 Forrest, Emms, Tailby, Williams 72.4 1 5 53 53

Friday 16th


Halifax Dukes 56 Bradford Tudors 52 (Challenge)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 2’ 1 3 2 1 11 1


Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 2’ 3 3 17 1

Jock Shead 1 0 2’ 1 F 4 1

Bill Crosland 1’ 3 3 F 3 10 1

Al Allison 2 1 0 0 0 3

Harold Booth 1’ 0 1 1

Dyson Harper 2 1

Bradford

Ron Clarke 1 2’ 2 1’ 2 0 8 2

Eddie Rigg 3 3 1 2 1’ 2 12 1

Norman Price 0 2 0 2 0 4

Joe Abbott 0 1’ 0 1’ 1 3 2

Ernie Price 2 3 E 2’ 3 10 1

Oliver Hart 1 F 1 3 2 7

Ken Brown 0 3 3

Ron Peace 3 2’ 5 1

Ht1 Rigg, Emms, Clarke, Hughes 68.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, E.Price, Shead, N.Price 69.2 4 2 6 6

Ht3 Rigg, Allison, Crosland, Abbott 69.2 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Peace, Harper, Booth, Brown 73.0 3 3 12 12

Ht5 Forrest, N.Price, Abbott, Hughes 68.8 3 3 15 15

Ht6 E.Price, Clarke, Allison, Shead 70.2 1 5 16 20

Ht7 Crosland, Emms, Hart, N.Price 69.8 5 1 21 21

Ht8 Forrest, Clarke, Emms, Hart (f) 69.4 4 2 25 23

Ht9 Hughes, N.Price, Clarke, Allison 70.8 3 3 28 26

Ht10 Crosland, Forrest, Rigg, E.Price (ef) 69.8 5 1 33 27

Ht11 Hughes, Shead, Hart, Abbott 70.6 5 1 38 28

Ht12 Emms, Rigg, Shead, N.Price 69.6 4 2 42 30

Ht13 Hart, E.Price, Hughes, Crosland (f) 70.4 1 5 43 35

Ht14 Brown, Peace, Harper, Booth 71.6 1 5 44 40

Ht15 Crosland, Clarke, Abbott, Shead (f) 71.2 3 3 47 43

Ht16 Forrest, Hart, Rigg, Allison 68.8 3 3 50 46

Ht17 E.Price, Emms, Abbott, Allison 71.2 2 4 52 50

Ht18 Forrest, Rigg, Emms, Clarke 69.2 4 2 56 52

Reserves’ Race

Brown, Harper, Peace, Booth 73.0


Hart, E.Price, Hughes, Crosland (ef) 71.0

Saturday 17th June 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh

Edinburgh Monarchs 34 Halifax Dukes 50 (National League Division 2)

Edinburgh

Harold Fairhurst 0 0 1 1 2


Tommy Allott 2 F 1’ 2 5 1

Eddie Lack 1’ 2 1 1’ 5 2

Dick Campbell 1’ 2 1’ 2 6 2

Clem Mitchell 2 0 2 0 4

Bill McLeod 0 F 0

Bob Mark 2 0 2

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Hughes 1 1 0 1’ 3 1


Jock Shead 0 1 0 3 4



Jack Dawson 1 1 2

Dyson Harper F 2’ 2 1

Ht1 Emms, Young, Hughes, Fairhurst 67.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, Allott, Lack, Shead 69.2 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Crosland, Mitchell, Campbell, Allison 70.8 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Emms, Lack, Dawson, McLeod 69.8 2 4 10 14

Ht5 Forrest, Young, Shead, Fairhurst 69.8 2 4 12 18

Ht6 Allison, Crosland, Lack, Allott (f) 71.0 1 5 13 23

Ht7 Emms, Campbell, Hughes, Mitchell 69.4 2 4 15 27

Ht8 Forrest, Mark, Allott, Harper (f) 69.8 3 3 18 30

Ht9 Young, Crosland, Fairhurst, Allison 70.2 4 2 22 32

Ht10 Emms, Allott, Lack, Hughes 70.0 3 3 25 35

Ht11 Forrest, Mitchell, Campbell, Shead 70.0 3 3 28 38

Ht12 Crosland, Harper, Fairhurst, Mark 72.0 1 5 29 43

Ht13 Shead, Campbell, Dawson, McLeod (f) 70.0 2 4 31 47

Ht14 Young, Allison, Hughes, Mitchell 70.4 3 3 34 50

Friday 23rd


Halifax Dukes 62 Yarmouth Bloaters 21 (National League Division Two) Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Jack Hughes 2’ 1 2’ 2’ 7 3

Arthur Forrest 3 3 E 3 9

Jock Shead 2’ 3 2’ 2’ 9 3


Al Allison 2’ 2’ 3 3 10 2

Jack Dawson 2’ 2’ 4 2

Dyson Harper F 1 1

Yarmouth

Johnny White 1 1 1 1 4

Stan Page 0 0 0 0

Reg Morgan 0 0 2’ 0 2 1

Fred Brand 1 2 2 2 7

Tip Mills 1 0 1 0 2

Wally Higgs 0 1 0 0 1

Bill Maddern 0 0 0

Bert Rawlinson 3 1 1 5

Ht1 Emms, Hughes, White, Page 69.2 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Forrest, Shead, Brand, Morgan 69.4 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Crosland, Allison, Mills, Higgs 70.6 5 1 15 3

Ht4 Shead, Dawson, White, Maddern 70.4 5 1 20 4

Ht5 Emms, Brand, Hughes, Morgan 69.4 4 2 24 6

Ht6 Forrest, Shead, Higgs, Mills 69.2 5 1 29 7

Ht7 Crosland, Allison, White, Page 70.8 5 1 34 8

Ht8 Rawlinson, Morgan, Harper (f), Forrest (ef) 73.0 0 5 34 13

Ht9 Emms, Hughes, Mills, Higgs 70.6 5 1 39 14

Ht10 Forrest, Shead, White, Page 67.8 5 1 44 15

Ht11 Allison, Brand, Crosland, Morgan 70.0 4 2 48 17

Ht12 Emms, Dawson, Rawlinson, Mills 69.6 5 1 53 18

Ht13 Crosland, Brand, Harper, Maddern 70.8 4 2 57 20

Ht14 Allison, Hughes, Rawlinson, Higgs 70.4 5 1 63 21

Reserves Race

Dawson, Page, Harper, Maddern 71.6

Scratch Race

Ht1 Emms, Shead, White, Morgan 70.2

Ht2 Forrest, Harper, Rawlinson, Page 67.8*

Ht3 Crosland, Dawson, Higgs, Maddern 71.2

Ht4 Hughes, Brand, Allison, Mills 71.8

Final Forrest, Emms, Hughes, Crosland 68.4

Saturday 24th

June 1950 Odsal Stadium, Bradford

Bradford Tudors 61 Halifax Dukes 47 (Challenge)

Bradford

Ron Clarke 1’ 2 3 3 3 2 14 1

Norman Price 2 1 0 1’ 3 7 1

Joe Abbott 1’ 0 1 1

Ron Peace 2 3 2 0 3 1’ 11 1

Oliver Hart 0 0 3 2’ F 5 1

Ernie Price 3 2’ 3 3 E 11 1

Ken Brown 3 1 3 2’ 9 1

Eric Smith 2’ 1 0 3 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 1 2 2 2 3 13

Jack Hughes 0 2 2 1’ 0 5 1

Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 1’ 2 E 12 1

Jock Shead 1’ 2’ 3 1’ 2 9 3

Bill Crosland 1 E 0 1 1 3



Dyson Harper E 2 1’ 3 1

Ht1 Emms, N.Price, Clarke, Hughes 67.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Peace, Abbott, Allison 67.4 3 3 6 6

Ht3 E.Price, Hughes, Shead, Hart 68.4 3 3 9 9

Ht4 Brown, Smith, Dawson, Harper (ef) 69.4 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Forrest, Shead, N.Price, Abbott 68.0 1 5 15 15

Ht6 Peace, E.Price, Emms, Allison 68.0 5 1 20 16

Ht7 Forrest, Clarke, Crosland, Hart 68.6 2 4 22 20

Ht8 Clarke, Emms, Brown, Crosland (ef) 69.2 4 2 26 22

Ht9 E.Price, Emms, Forrest, N.Price 68.6 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Hart, Hughes, Smith, Allison 70.8 4 2 33 27

Ht11 Shead, Peace, N.Price, Crosland 68.4 3 3 36 30

Ht12 Clarke, Forrest, Hughes, Peace 68.4 3 3 39 33

Ht13 N.Price, Hart, Crosland, Allison 70.8 5 1 44 34

Ht14 Brown, Harper, Dawson, Smith 70.4 3 3 47 37

Ht15 Peace, Emms, Shead, Hart (f) 68.4 3 3 50 40

Ht16 E.Price, Brown, Crosland, Hughes 71.6 5 1 55 41

Ht17 Clarke, Shead, Harper, E.Price (ef) 70.4 3 3 58 44

Ht18 Emms, Clarke, Peace, Forrest (ef) 68.4 3 3 61 47

Tuesday 27th

June 1950 Saracen Park, Glasgow

Ashfield Giants 33 Halifax Dukes 51 (National League Division Two)

Ashfield Bob Lovell Inj 1 0 0 NS 1 Ken Le Breton 3 3 3 3 12 Eric Liddell 1' 0 F 1 1 Merv Harding 2 3 3 3 11 Keith Gurtner 2 E 0 1 3 Willie Wilson 0 1 1 0 2 Norman Johnson 0 0 Bill Baird 1 0 2 0 3 Halifax Vic Emms E 2 3 2 7 Jack Hughes 2 2' 1' 1' 6 3 Arthur Forrest 3 2 3 3 11 Jock Shead 0 1' 2' 2' 5 3 Bill Crosland 1 2 1' 3 7 1 Al Allison 3 1' 2 2 8 1 Jack Dawson 1' 3 4 1 Dyson Harper 2' 1 3 1 Ht 1 Le Breton, Hughes, Lovell, Emms (ef) 67.2 4 2 4 2 Ht 2 Forrest, Harding, Liddell, Shead 66.4 3 3 7 5 Ht 3 Allison, Gurtner, Crosland, Wilson 67.8 2 4 9 9 Ht 4 Harding, Emms, Dawson, Johnson 66.4 3 3 12 12 Ht 5 Le Breton, Forrest, Shead, Lovell 65.0 3 3 15 15 Ht 6 Harding, Crosland, Allison, Liddell 66.8 3 3 18 18 Ht 7 Emms, Hughes, Wilson, Gurtner (ef) 67.0 1 5 19 23 Ht 8 Forrest, Harper, Baird, Liddell (f) 67.2 1 5 20 28 Ht 9 Le Breton, Allison, Crosland, Lovell 65.2 3 3 23 31 Ht 10 Harding, Emms, Hughes, Baird 66.6 3 3 26 34

Ht 11 Forrest, Shead, Wilson, Gurtner 66.4 1 5 27 39 Ht 12 Crosland, Baird, Harper, Lovell (ns/inj) 69.0 2 4 29 43 Ht 13 Dawson, Shead, Gurtner, Baird 66.6 1 5 30 48 Ht 14 Le Breton, Allison, Hughes, Wilson 66.8 3 3 33 51

Friday 30th


Halifax Dukes 69 Norwich Stars 39 (National Trophy)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 1 0 1 8

Jack Hughes 2’ 0 0 1 2’ 5 1


Jock Shead 0 2’ 3 1 0 6 1

Bill Crosland 3 2’ 0 3 3 2’ 13 2

Al Allison 2’ 3 3 1 3 12 1


Dyson Harper 2 3 5

Norwich

Paddy Mills 0 X 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

Jack Freeman 1 1 1’ 3 0 6 1

Phil Clarke 2 1’ 0 2 2’ 0 7 2

Alec Hunter 0 2 2 2 2 1 9

Bob Leverenz 1 2 0 0 2 5

Fred Rogers 1’ 1 2 1 F 5 1

Johnny Davies 3 0 3

Syd Littlewood 1 1 2

Ht1 Emms, Hughes, Freeman, Mills 70.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Forrest, Clarke, Rogers, Shead 70.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Crosland, Allison, Freeman, Hunter 71.2 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Davies, Harper, Littlewood, Dawson (f) 72.8 2 4 15 9

Ht5 Forrest, Hunter, Clarke, Hughes 70.0 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Allison, Shead, Rogers, Mills (fexc) 70.2 5 1 23 13

Ht7 Emms, Crosland, Leverenz, Clarke 70.4 5 1 28 14

Ht8 Forrest, Leverenz, Emms, Mills 69.4 4 2 32 16

Ht9 Allison, Clarke, Mills, Hughes 70.4 3 3 35 19

Ht10 Forrest, Rogers, Freeman, Crosland 71.0 3 3 38 22

Ht11 Shead, Hunter, Hughes, Leverenz 71.0 4 2 42 24

Ht12 Freeman, Clarke, Shead, Emms 71.4 1 5 43 29

Ht13 Crosland, Hughes, Rogers, Leverenz 71.0 5 1 48 30

Ht14 Harper, Dawson, Littlewood, Davies (f) 72.4 5 1 53 31

Ht15 Crosland, Hunter, Mills, Shead 71.2 3 3 56 34

Ht16 Forrest, Leverenz, Allison, Freeman 70.0 4 2 60 36

Ht17 Allison, Hunter, Emms, Rogers (f) 71.4 4 2 64 38

Ht18 Forrest, Crosland, Hunter, Clarke 70.6 5 1 69 39

Reserves’ Race

Littlewood, Harper, Dawson, Davies (exc) 71.8


Allison, Emms, Shead, Freeman 71.4

Saturday 1st July 1950 Firs Stadium, Norwich

Norwich Stars 58 Halifax Dukes 50 (National Trophy) 97 – 119 on Aggregate

Norwich

Paddy Mills 0 0 1’ 2 2 5 1

Jack Freeman 3 1’ 4 1

Phil Clarke 3 2 2 1 3 3 14

Alec Hunter 1 3 3 2 0 0 9

Bob Leverenz 3 3 3 2 0 11

Fred Rogers 0 1 2 1 1’ 5 1

Johnny Davies 1’ 1’ 2 1’ 0 5 3


Halifax

Vic Emms 1’ 2 3 0 3 2 11 1

Jack Hughes 2 1’ 0 0 2 5 1

Arthur Forrest 2 3 2 3 3 1’ 14 1

Jock Shead Inj 2 X 2

Bill Crosland 1’ 0 1 0 X 2 1

Al Allison 0 E 2 3 3 8

Jack Dawson 3 0 3 0 6

Dyson Harper 0 1 1

Ht1 Freeman, Hughes, Emms, Mills 75.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Clarke, Forrest, Hunter, Allison 74.0 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Leverenz, Shead, Hughes, Rogers (f) 74.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Dawson, Littlewood, Davies, Harper 76.4 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Forrest, Clarke, Freeman, Shead (finj)^ 73.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Hunter, Emms, Rogers, Allison (ef) 74.2 4 2 20 16

Ht7 Leverenz, Forrest, Crosland, Mills 73.2 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Emms, Clarke, Mills, Crosland 74.0 3 3 26 22

Ht9 Forrest, Rogers, Davies, Emms 73.2 3 3 29 25

Ht10 Leverenz, Allison, Clarke, Hughes 73.8 4 2 33 27

Ht11 Hunter, Davies, Crosland, Dawson 76.2 5 1 38 28

Ht12 Forrest, Mills, Hunter, Hughes 73.4 3 3 41 31

Ht13 Allison, Leverenz, Davies, Crosland 75.4 3 3 44 34

Ht14 Dawson, Littlewood, Harper, Davies 75.4 2 4 46 38

Ht15 Emms, Hunter, Harper, Leverenz 75.2 2 4 48 42

Ht16 Clarke, Hughes, Rogers, Crosland (fexc) 75.4 4 2 52 44

Ht17 Allison, Mills, Rogers, Dawson 75.6 3 3 55 47

Ht18 Clarke, Emms, Forrest, Hunter 74.6 3 3 58 50

^ Jock Shead was fatally injured.

Friday 7th

July 1950 The Shay, Halifax

World Championship Qualifying Round

Les Jenkins 0 1 0 2 0 3

Fritz Dirtl 1 F 1 1 2 5

Derrick Close 2 3 3 1 3 12

Les Hewitt 3 3 3 3 3 15

Will Lowther 1 1 2 0 0 4

Bob Fletcher 3 3 3 2 2 13

Don Potter 2 1 2 1 1 7

Harry Welch 0 1 0 0 1 2

Bob McFarlane 1 2 2 1 2 8

George Craig 3 2 2 3 2 12

Fred Brand 0 0 3 3 0 6

Junior Bainbridge 2 2 2 2 3 11

Lionel Watling 1 3 0 1 1 6

Eric Boothroyd 2 0 0 1 1 4

Archie Windmill 0 0 1 0 1

Hugh Geddes 3 2 0 3 3 11

Eric Smith (Reserve) 0 0

Ht1 Hewitt, Close, Dirtl, Jenkins 71.4

Ht2 Fletcher, Potter, Lowther, Welch 71.4

Ht3 Craig, Bainbridge, McFarlane, Brand 71.2

Ht4 Geddes, Boothroyd, Watling, Windmill 71.2

Ht5 Watling, McFarlane, Lowther, Dirtl (f) 71.8

Ht6 Fletcher, Bainbridge, Jenkins, Boothroyd 71.6

Ht7 Close, Craig, Potter, Windmill 70.8

Ht8 Hewitt, Geddes, Welch, Brand 70.8

Ht9 Fletcher, Craig, Dirtl, Geddes 71.2

Ht10 Brand, Lowther, Windmill, Jenkins 71.8

Ht11 Brand, Potter, Dirtl, Boothroyd 72.2

Ht12 Hewitt, Bainbridge, Potter, Watling 71.2

Ht13 Close, McFarlane, Boothroyd, Welch 70.8

Ht14 Craig, Jenkins, Watling, Welch 71.8

Ht15 Geddes, Bainbridge, Close, Lowther 71.2

Ht16 Hewitt, Fletcher, McFarlane, Windmill 70.8

Ht17 Bainbridge, Dirtl, Welch, Smith 71.6

Ht18 Geddes, McFarlane, Potter, Jenkins 72.4

Ht19 Close, Fletcher, Watling, Brand 70.4

Ht20 Hewitt, Craig, Boothroyd, Lowther 70.8

Tuesday, 11

th July 1950 Saracen Park, Glasgow

Ashfield Giants 58 Halifax Dukes 50 (National Trophy Final 1st Leg)

Ashfield Ken Le Breton 2 2 3 3 3 3 16 Bob Lovell 0 0 0 Merv Harding 2 2 1 3 2' 2' 12 2 Willie Wilson 0 3 3 1 E 7 Keith Gurtner 1 1' 1 3 1 7 1 Bruce Semmens 3 0 2 3 1 9 Ron Hart 2 0 1 1 F 4 Bill Baird 1' 2 3 1

Halifax Vic Emms 3 2 2 1 3 1 12 Jack Hughes 1 2 2 0 1 6 Arthur Forrest 1 3 3 3 2 E 12 Ray Johnson 0 1 0 2’ 3 1 Bill Crosland 0 0 0 Al Allison 3 1' X 2 2 8 1 Jack Dawson F 1 1 Dai Harper 3 2 3 0 8 Ht 1 Emms, Le Breton, Hughes, Lovell 64.4 2 4 2 4 Ht 2 Allison, Harding, Forrest, Wilson 65.0 2 4 4 8 Ht 3 Semmens, Hughes, Gurtner, Johnson 65.8 4 2 8 10 Ht 4 Harper, Hart, Baird, Dawson (f) 67.4 3 3 11 13 Ht 5 Forrest, Harding, Johnson, Lovell 65.8 2 4 13 17 Ht 6 Wilson, Emms, Allison, Semmens 65.6 3 3 16 20 Ht 7 Forrest, Le Breton, Gurtner, Crosland 64.4 3 3 19 23 Ht 8 Le Breton, Emms, Harding, Crosland 65.0 4 2 23 25 Ht 9 Forrest, Semmens, Emms, Hart 65.4 2 4 25 29 Ht 10 Harding, Hughes, Gurtner, Allison (f/exc) 66.2 4 2 29 31 Ht 11 Wilson, Harper, Hart, Johnson 66.8 4 2 33 33 Ht 12 Le Breton, Forrest, Wilson, Hughes 65.0 4 2 37 35 Ht 13 Gurtner, Allison, Hart, Crosland 67.4 4 2 41 37 Ht 14 Harper, Baird, Dawson, Hart (f) 67.8 2 4 43 41 Ht 15 Emms, Johnson, Gurtner, Wilson (ef) 66.4 1 5 44 46 Ht 16 Semmens, Harding, Hughes, Harper 67.2 5 1 49 47

Ht 17 Le Breton, Allison, Semmens, Johnson 66.0 4 2 53 49 Ht 18 Le Breton, Harding, Emms, Forrest (ef) 66.0 5 1 58 50

Thursday 13th

July 1950 Owlerton, Sheffield

Halifax Dukes 48 Stoke Potters 36 (Challenge)

Halifax


Ray Johnson 0 1 0 1


Ken Brown 2 3 1’ 2’ 8 2

Ron Peace 1’ 2’ 3 3 9 2


Dyson Harper 1 2’ 2’ 5 1


Stoke

Ken Adams 2 2 0 0 4

Les Jenkins 1’ 1 1 0 3 1


Gil Blake 1 2’ 1’ 1 5 2

Bill Harris 3 3 3 0 9

Brian Pritchett 0 0 1 1 2

Ray Harris 0 0 0

Stan Bradbury 1 1 2

Ht1 Crosland, Adams, Jenkins, Johnson 72.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Mitchell, Brown, Blake, Allison 72.6 2 4 5 7

Ht3 B.Harris, Hughes, Peace, Pritchett 73.4 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Brown, Adams, Harper, R.Harris 74.0 4 2 12 12

Ht5 Mitchell, Blake, Johnson, Crosland 73.0 1 5 13 17

Ht6 B.Harris, Allison, Brown, Pritchett 73.2 3 3 16 20

Ht7 Hughes, Peace, Jenkins, Adams 74.2 5 1 21 21

Ht8 Mitchell, Dawson, Bradbury, Allison 73.8 2 4 23 25

Ht9 B.Harris, Crosland, Pritchett, Johnson 73.6 2 4 25 29

Ht10 Allison, Brown, Jenkins, Adams 73.8 5 1 30 30

Ht11 Peace, Mitchell, Blake, Hughes 72.6 3 3 33 33

Ht12 Crosland, Harper, Bradbury, R.Harris 74.4 5 1 38 34

Ht13 Peace, Dawson, Blake, B.Harris 73.4 5 1 43 35

Ht14 Hughes, Harper, Pritchett, Jenkins 74.6 5 1 48 36

Friday, 14

th July 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 64 Ashfield Giants 43 (National Trophy Final 2nd

Leg)

Aggregate: Halifax 114 Ashfield 101

Halifax Vic Emms 2' 3 1 3 2 F 11 1 Jack Hughes 3 1 2 2 1' 9 1 Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 3 3 F 15 Ray Johnson 0 0 1' 0 1 1 Bill Crosland 0 2' 0 2 2 6 1 Al Allison 2 3 3 2' 1’ 11 2 Jack Dawson 2' 2' 4 2 Dai Harper 3 1 3 7

Ashfield Merv Harding 1 2 2 1 1 2' 9 1 Willie Wilson 0 1 1' 0 1 3 1 Keith Gurtner 2 0 1 0 2 5 Bruce Semmens 1' 1' 2 3 0 - 7 2

Bob Lovell F 0 - - - - 0 Ken Le Breton 3 2 3 3 3 3 17 Ron Hart 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 Bill Baird 0 0 - - 0 Ht 1 Hughes, Emms, Harding, Wilson 69.8 Ht 2 Forrest, Gurtner, Semmens, Johnson 69.6 Ht 3 Le Breton, Allison, Wilson, Crosland 69.0 Ht 4 Harper, Dawson, Hart, Baird 70.4 Ht 5 Forrest, Le Breton, Hughes, Gurtner 68.4 Ht 6 Allison, Harding, Semmens, Johnson 69.2 Ht 7 Emms, Crosland, Gurtner, Lovell (f) 69.8 Ht 8 Forrest, Harding, Emms, Hart 69.0 Ht 9 Allison, Hughes, Harding, Gurtner 69.4 Ht 10 Forrest, Semmens, Wilson, Crosland 69.0 Ht 11 Le Breton, Hughes, Johnson, Hart 70.0 Ht 12 Emms, Gurtner, Harper, Wilson 69.8 Ht 13 Semmens, Crosland, Hughes, Lovell 69.4 Ht 14 Harper, Dawson, Hart, Baird 71.0 Ht 15 Le Breton, Crosland, Harding, Johnson 70.4 Ht 16 Forrest, Allison, Wilson, Hart 69.8 Ht 17 Le Breton, Emms, Allison, Semmens 69.6 Ht 18 Le Breton, Harding, Emms (f), Forrest (f) 78.6

Monday 17th

July 1950 Dudley Wood, Cradley Heath

Cradley Heath Heathens 49 Halifax Dukes 35 (National League Division Two)

Cradley Heath

Les Tolley 1’ 1’ 3 3 8 2

Gil Craven 2 2 2’ 2’ 8 2

Alan Hunt 3 3 2 3 11

Dick Shepherd 1 1’ 1 1 4 1

Eric Boothroyd 3 2 0 3 8

Phil Malpass 0 1’ 2 3 6 1

Frank Young 2 0 2

Bill Clifton 1’ 1 2 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 2 11



Ray Johnson 0 0 0 0


Al Allison 1’ 0 1 0 2 1

Jack Dawson 0 1 2 3

Dyson Harper F 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Emms, Craven, Tolley, Hughes 72.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Hunt, Forrest, Shepherd, Johnson 72.0 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Boothroyd, Crosland, Allison, Malpass 76.0 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Emms, Young, Shepherd, Dawson 73.4 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Forrest, Craven, Tolley, Johnson 73.0 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Hunt, Crosland, Shepherd, Allison 76.0 4 2 20 16

Ht7 Emms, Boothroyd, Malpass, Hughes 73.4 3 3 23 19

Ht8 Forrest, Hunt, Clifton, Harper (f) 73.4 3 3 26 22

Ht9 Tolley, Craven, Allison, Crosland 76.0 5 1 31 23

Ht10 Hunt, Emms, Shepherd, Hughes 74.2 4 2 35 25

Ht11 Forrest, Malpass, Dawson, Boothroyd 74.0 2 4 37 29

Ht12 Tolley, Crosland, Harper, Young 76.0 3 3 40 32

Ht13 Boothroyd, Dawson, Clifton, Johnson 77.0 4 2 44 34

Ht14 Malpass, Craven, Hughes, Allison 77.4 5 1 49 35

Friday 21st July 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 45 Norwich Stars 39 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 3 3 3 11

Jack Hughes 1’ 0 1 0 2 1


Ray Johnson 0 E 0



Jack Dawson 1 1 1 3

Dyson Harper 3 F 1 4

Norwich

Johnny Davies F 2 1’ 0 3 1

Jack Freeman 3 2 2 2 9

Bob Leverenz 2 1’ 1’ 0 4 2

Fred Rogers 1’ 2 1 0 4 1

Phil Clarke 2’ 2’ 0 2 6 2

Alec Hunter 3 3 2 1’ 9 1

Bill Coldling 0 2 2


Ht1 Freeman, Emms, Hughes, Davies (f) 71.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Leverenz, Rogers, Johnson 69.4 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Hunter, Clarke, Allison, Crosland 70.6 1 5 7 11

Ht4 Harper, Davies, Dawson, Codling 70.4 4 2 11 13

Ht5 Emms, Rogers, Leverenz, Hughes 69.6 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Hunter, Clarke, Forrest, Johnson (ef) 71.0 1 5 15 21

Ht7 Crosland, Freeman, Davies, Allison 70.0 3 3 18 24

Ht8 Forrest, Littlewood, Leverenz, Harper (f) 70.0 3 3 21 27

Ht9 Emms, Hunter, Hughes, Clarke 70.4 4 2 25 29

Ht10 Forrest, Freeman, Dawson, Davies 70.0 4 2 29 31

Ht11 Allison, Crosland, Rogers, Leverenz 69.2 5 1 34 32

Ht12 Emms, Clarke, Dawson, Littlewood 70.0 4 2 38 34

Ht13 Crosland, Codling, Harper, Rogers 70.4 4 2 42 36

Ht14 Allison, Freeman, Hunter, Hughes 70.6 3 3 45 39

Reserves’ Race

Dawson, Littewood, Codling, Harper (f) 71.4

Scratch Race

Ht1 Emms, Hunter, Johnson, Codling 70.4

Ht2 Leverenz, Littlewood, Forrest (ef), Harper (ns) 70.8

Ht3 Crosland, Dawson, Freeman, Davies 70.0

Ht4 Clarke, Hughes, Allison, Rogers 71.0

Final Emms, Crosland, Clarke, Leverenz 70.4

Monday 24th July 1950 Brough Park, Newcastle

Newcastle Diamonds 52 Halifax Dukes 32 (NLD2)

Newcastle

Son Mitchell 3 1’ 2 3 9 1

Frank Hodgson 2’ 2 1’ 2 7 2

Will Lowther 0 2’ 2 3 7 1

Wilf Jay 3 2 3 1 9

Herby King 2’ 1 1’ 2 6 2

Derek Close 3 3 2 8

Don Lawson 1’ 2’ 1’ 4 3

Ernie Brecknell 1’ 1’ 2 2

Halifax

Vic Emms 1 3 2 2 8


Arthur Forrest 1’ 3 3 3 10 1


Bill Crosland 0 0 X 1 1


Jack Dawson 0 3 3

Dyson Harper 0 0 0

Ht1 Mitchell, Hodgson, Emms, Hughes 74.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Jay, Johnson, Forrest, Lowther 75.4 3 3 8 4

Ht3 Close, King, Allison, Crosland 74.0 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Emms, Jay, Lawson, Dawson 74.6 3 3 16 8

Ht5 Forrest, Hodgson, Mitchell, Johnson 73.4 3 3 19 11

Ht6 Jay, Lowther, Allison, Crosland 74.6 5 1 24 12

Ht7 Close, Emms, King, Hughes 74.2 4 2 28 14

Ht8 Forrest, Lowther, Brecknell, Harper 74.0 3 3 31 17

Ht9 Allison, Mitchell, Hodgson, Crosland (exc) 74.8 3 3 34 20

Ht10 Lowther, Emms, Jay, Hughes 74.6 4 2 38 22

Ht11 Forrest, Close, King, Johnson 73.6 3 3 41 25

Ht12 Mitchell, Lawson, Crosland, Harper 75.6 5 1 46 26

Ht13 Dawson, King, Brecknell, Johnson 75.0 3 3 49 29

Ht14 Allison, Hodgson, Lawson, Hughes 74.4 3 3 52 32

Wednesday 26th July 1950 White City Stadium, Glasgow

Glasgow Tigers 56 Halifax Dukes 28 (National League Division Two)

Glasgow

Tommy Miller 3 3 3 3 12

Joe Crowther 0 1 1 0 2

Jack Hodgson 1 2’ 2 1 6 1


Norman Lindsay 2’ 1 1’ 2’ 6 3

Gordon McGregor 3 3 2 2 10

Peter Dykes 2’ 2’ 4 2

Ken McKinlay 1’ 3 4 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 1 2 2 7

Jackie Hughes 1’ 0 0 1 2 1


Ray Johnson 0 0 0 0



Dyson Harper E 1 1

Jack Dawson 0 0 1 1

Ht1 Miller, Emms, Hughes, Crowther 78.2* 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Bainbridge, Forrest, Hodgson, Johnson 78.8 4 2 7 5

Ht3 McGregor, Lindsay, Allison, Crosland 80.4 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Bainbridge, Dykes, Emms, Harper (ef) 79.0 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Miller, Forrest, Crowther, Dawson 79.8 4 2 21 9

Ht6 Bainbridge, Hodgson, Allison, Crosland 80.0 5 1 26 10

Ht7 McGregor, Emms, Lindsay, Hughes 80.8 4 2 30 12

Ht8 Forrest, Hodgson, McKinlay, Dawson 80.6 3 3 33 15

Ht9 Miller, Allison, Crowther, Crosland 80.6 4 2 37 17

Ht10 Bainbridge, Emms, Hodgson, Hughes 79.0 4 2 41 19

Ht11 Forrest, McGregor, Lindsay, Johnson 81.2 3 3 44 22

Ht12 Miller, Dykes, Dawson, Crosland 80.8 5 1 49 23

Ht13 McKinlay, Lindsay, Harper, Johnson 81.8 5 1 54 24

Ht14 Allison, McGregor, Hughes, Crowther 81.4 2 4 56 28

Friday 28th

July 1950 Harringay Stadium, London

Harringay Racers 68 Halifax Dukes 39 (National Trophy)

Harringay

Fred Pawson 1 1’ 1 3 1

Vic Duggan 3 2 2 2’ 3 12 1

Cliff Watson 1’ 1’ 0 2’ 4 3

Danny Dunton 2 3 3 F 1 9

Jeff Lloyd 3 2 3 2’ 3 2’ 15 2

Split Waterman 2’ 2’ 1’ 3 3 3 14 3

Nobby Stock 3 2 F 3 8

Alf Viccary 2’ 0 1 3 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 1 3 0 2 0 8

Jack Hughes 0 1 1’ 3 1 6 1

Arthur Forrest 3 3 3 3 2’ 1 15 1

Ray Johnson 0 0 0 0

Bill Crosland 0 1 0 1 0 1

Al Allison 0 0 2 0 0 2

Dyson Harper N 0 0


Ht1 Duggan, Emms, Pawson, Hughes 68.6 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Forrest, Dunton, Watson, Allison 67.0 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Lloyd, Waterman, Hughes, Johnson 68.2 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Stock, Viccary, Dawson , Harper (nf) 70.2 5 1 17 7

Ht5 Forrest, Duggan, Watson, Johnson 67.2 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Dunton, Waterman, Emms, Allison 68.4 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Forrest, Lloyd, Pawson, Crosland 67.2 3 3 28 14

Ht8 Emms, Stock, Crosland, Watson 69.0 2 4 30 18

Ht9 Forrest, Duggan, Waterman, Emms 67.6 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Lloyd, Allison, Hughes, Viccary 69.4 3 3 36 24

Ht11 Dunton, Duggan, Dawson, Crosland 69.2 5 1 41 25

Ht12 Hughes, Forrest, Stock (f), Dunton (f) 87.4 0 5 41 30

Ht13 Duggan, Lloyd, Crosland, Allison 69.6 5 1 46 31

Ht14 Stock, Dawson, Viccary, Harper 70.0 4 2 50 33

Ht15 Lloyd, Emms, Dunton, Johnson 69.2 4 2 54 35

Ht16 Waterman, Watson, Hughes, Crosland 68.8 5 1 59 36

Ht17 Waterman, Dawson, Pawson, Allison 70.4 4 2 63 38

Ht18 Waterman, Lloyd, Forrest, Emms 69.4 5 1 68 39

Tuesday 1st August 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 50 Harringay Racers 58 (National Trophy)

Halifax


Vic Emms 2 1 2 1 0 6


Ray Johnson 0 1 0 0 0 1

Al Allison 1 3 0 2 3 2’ 11 1

Bill Crosland 2 3 1’ 2’ 0 8 2

Jack Dawson 2 1 3

Dyson Harper 0 NS 0

Harringay

Sid Clark 1 0 1’ 3 1

Vic Duggan 3 3 1’ 2’ 1 10 2

Cliff Watson 1’ 0 0 3 4 1

Danny Dunton 0 2 3 2 2’ 9 1

Jeff Lloyd 1’ 2 2’ 1 0 6 2

Split Waterman 2 2 2 3 3 E 12

Nobby Stock 3 2 3 2’ 1 11 1

Alf Viccary 1 F 3 4

Ht1 Duggan, Emms, Clark, Hughes 69.8 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, Waterman, Watson, Johnson 67.4 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Duggan, Crosland, Allison, Dunton 70.0 3 3 8 10

Ht4 Stock, Dawson, Viccary, Harper 70.8 2 4 10 14

Ht5 Forrest, Dunton, Emms, Watson 70.0 4 2 14 16

Ht6 Crosland, Waterman, Johnson, Clark 72.2 4 2 18 18

Ht7 Allison, Stock, Lloyd, Hughes 71.0 3 3 21 21

Ht8 Forrest, Lloyd, Hughes, Viccary (f) 70.6 4 2 25 23

Ht9 Stock, Emms, Crosland, Watson 72.2 3 3 28 26

Ht10 Forrest, Waterman, Duggan, Allison 70.6 3 3 31 29

Ht11 Dunton, Lloyd, Emms, Johnson 71.2 1 5 32 34

Ht12 Watson, Duggan, Hughes, Johnson 71.8 1 5 33 39

Ht13 Waterman, Allison, Lloyd, Emms 70.6 2 4 35 43

Ht14 Viccary, Stock, Dawson, Harper (ns) 73.0 1 5 36 48

Ht15 Allison, Dunton, Clark, Johnson 71.2 3 3 39 51

Ht16 Forrest, Crosland, Duggan, Lloyd 68.6 5 1 44 52

Ht17 Waterman, Dunton, Hughes, Crosland 71.4 1 5 45 57

Ht18 Forrest, Allison, Stock, Waterman (ef) 70.0 5 1 50 58

Reserves’ Race

Viccary, Stock, Dawson, Stringer 73.4


Crosland, Duggan, Emms, Dunton ?

Friday 4th

August 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 47 Cradley Heath 37 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 2 2 3 10

Al Allison 1 E 0 3 4



Bill Crosland 2’ 3 1’ 3 9 2

Jack Hughes 3 2’ 2 1 8 1

George Stringer 0 E 0

Ray Johnson 1 0 1

Cradley

Beian Shepherd 0 1’ 1’ 2 2

Alan Hunt 2 1 2 2 7

Eric Boothroyd 3 3 2 3 11

Phil Malpass 1 1 0 1’ 3 1

Gil Craven 0 0 1’ 1 1

Les Tolley 1 2 3 0 6

Frank Young 2 0 1 2 5

Bill Clifton 0 2 2

Ht1 Emms, Hunt, Allison, Shepherd 70.4 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Boothroyd, Forrest, Malpass, Dawson 69.8 2 4 6 6

Ht3 Hughes, Crosland, Tolley, Craven 71.8 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Dawson, Young, Shepherd, Stringer 71.2 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Boothroyd, Emms, Malpass, Allison (ef) 70.0 2 4 16 14

Ht6 Forrest, Tolley, Dawson, Craven 69.2 4 2 20 16

Ht7 Crosland, Hughes, Hunt, Young 71.8 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Forrest, Boothroyd, Johnson, Clifton 68.4 4 2 29 19

Ht9 Tolley, Emms, Young, Allison 69.8 2 4 31 23

Ht10 Forrest, Hunt, Shepherd, Dawson 69.2 3 3 34 26

Ht11 Boothroyd, Hughes, Crosland, Malpass 71.8 3 3 37 29

Ht12 Emms, Clifton, Craven, Stringer (ef) 70.8 3 3 40 32

Ht13 Crosland, Young, Malpass, Johnson 71.6 3 3 43 35

Ht14 Allison, Hunt, Hughes, Tolley 70.0 4 2 47 37

Reserves’ Race

Ht1 [ Harper, Johnson, Young, Clifton ?

Ht2 Young, Clifton, Johnson, Stringer 72.6

Scratch Race

Ht1 Forrest, Dawson, Hunt, Malpass 69.8

Ht2 Crosland, Boothroyd, Clifton, Stringer 71.4

Ht3 Tolley, Young, Allison, Johnson 71.8

Ht4 Emms, Shepherd, Craven, Hughes (ef) 71.0

Final Forrest, Emms, Crosland, Tolley 69.4

Saturday 5th

August 1950 Sun Street, Stoke

Stoke Potters 43 Halifax Dukes 41 (National League Division Two)

Stoke

Ken Adams 2’ F 1’ 2’ 5 3


Gil Blake 2 2 2 1 7

Les Jenkins 0 X 0

Brian Pritchett 2 2’ 0 3 7 1

Bill Harris 1’ 3 2 0 6 1

John Fitzpatrick 1 3 3 7

Ray Harris 0 1’ 1 2 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 1 3 1 2 7

Al Allison 0 E 0 0


Jack Dawson 1 1 1 X 3



Ray Johnson 2’ 2 1 5 1

George Stringer 0 0 0

Ht1 Mitchell, Adams, Emms, Allison 71.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Forrest, Blake, Dawson, Jenkins 71.0* 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Hughes, Pritchett, B.Harris, Crosland 72.8 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Emms, Johnson, Fitzpatrick, R.Harris 74.2 1 5 11 13

Ht5 Forrest, Mitchell, Dawson, Adams (f) 71.6 2 4 13 17

Ht6 Hughes, Blake, Crosland, Jenkins (exc) 72.6 2 4 15 21

Ht7 B.Harris, Pritchett, Emms, Allison (ef) 74.6 5 1 20 22

Ht8 Forrest, Blake, R.Harris, Stringer 72.4 3 3 23 25

Ht9 Hughes, Mitchell, Adams, Crosland 73.4 3 3 26 28

Ht10 Fitzpatrick, Emms, Blake, Allison 74.4 4 2 30 30

Ht11Forrest, B.Harris, Dawson, Pritchett 71.0=* 2 4 32 34

Ht12 Fitzpatrick, Adams, Crosland, Stringer 74.8 5 1 37 35

Ht13 Pritchett, Johnson, R.Harris, Dawson (exc) 75.0 4 2 41 37

Ht14 Hughes, Mitchell, Johnson, B.Harris 74.2 2 4 43 41

Tuesday 8th

August 1950 Bannister Court, Southampton

Southampton Saints 40 Halifax Dukes 44 (National League Division Two)

Southampton

Buck Whitby 0 1’ 1 2 4 1

Roy Craighead 3 2 3 2 10

Les Wotton 1 0 0 3

Jimmy Squibb 3 3 3 2 11

Tom Oakley 2 1 2 2’ 7 1

Bill Holden 0 0 0 0

Harold McNaughton 1 0 1

Steve Langton 2 0 3 1’ 6 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 2 3 1 8

Al Allison 1’ 2’ 3 3 9 2

Arthut Forrest 2 3 3 3 11





Ray Johnson 1 1 2

Ht1 Craighead, Emms, Allison, Whitby 66.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Squibb, Forrest, Wotton, Dawson 66.0 4 2 7 5

Ht3 Crosland, Oakley, Hughes, Holden 67.8 2 4 9 9

Ht4 Squibb, Emms, McNaughton, Stringer 66.2 4 2 13 11

Ht5 Forrest, Craighead, Whitby, Dawson 66.8 3 3 16 14

Ht6 Squibb, Crosland, Hughes, Wotton 66.6 3 3 19 17

Ht7 Emms, Allison, Oakley, Holden 66.6 1 5 20 22

Ht8 Forrest, Langton, Johnson, Wotton 66.2 2 4 22 26

Ht9 Craighead, Hughes, Whitby, Crosland 67.4 4 2 26 28

Ht10 Allison, Squibb, Emms, Langton 65.2 2 4 28 32

Ht11 Forrest, Oakley, Dawson, Holden 67.2 2 4 30 36

Ht12 Crosland, Whitby, Johnson, McNaughton 68.6 2 4 32 40

Ht13 Langton, Oakley, Stringer, Dawson 67.6 5 1 37 41

Ht14 Allison, Craighead, Langton, Hughes 65.2 3 3 40 44

Thursday 10th

August 1950 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth

Plymouth Devils 47 Halifax Dukes 37 (National League Division Two)

Plymouth

Len Read 3 2 2’ 3 10 1

Alan Smith E 1’ 3 1 5 1

Pete Lansdale 2 3 2 X 7

Johnny Bradford 1’ 0 0 2 3 1

Peter Robinson 1 2 3 3 9

George Wall 3 1’ 1 3 8 1

Bill Thatcher 1 2’ 3 1

Denis Hayles 1’ 1 2 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 3 3 3 11

Al Allison 1’ 0 1 0 2 1


Jack Dawson DNR



Ray Johnson 0 2’ 0 2 4 1

George Stringer 0 0 0 F 0

Ht1 Read, Emms, Allison, Smith (ef) 74.4 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Lansdale, Bradford, Johnson 75.6 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Wall, Hughes, Robinson, Crosland 76.8 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Emms, Johnson, Thatcher, Bradford 78.6 1 5 11 13

Ht5 Forrest, Read, Smith, Stringer 75.0 3 3 14 16

Ht6 Lansdale, Crosland, Hughes, Bradford 78.0 3 3 17 19

Ht7 Emms, Robinson, Wall, Allison 76.8 3 3 20 22

Ht8 Forrest, Lansdale, Hayles, Stringer 76.2 3 3 23 25

Ht9 Smith, Read, Hughes, Crosland 77.2 5 1 28 26

Ht10 Emms, Bradford, Allison, Lansdale 78.4 2 4 30 30

Ht11 Robinson, Forrest, Wall, Johnson 77.2 3 2 34 32

Ht12 Read, Thatcher, Crosland, Stringer 78.4 5 1 39 33

Ht13 Robinson, Johnson, Hayles, Stringer (f) 78.8 4 2 43 35

Ht14 Wall, Hughes, Smith, Allison 78.0 4 2 47 37

Friday 11th


Halifax Dukes 55 Southampton Saints 29 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms E 1 2’ 3 6 1



Jack Dawson 2’ 2 1 1 6 1


Jack Hughes 2’ 1 3 2’ 8 2

Ray Johnson 0 1 1


Southampton

Steve Langton 3 3 0 0 6

Jimmy Squibb 1 2 2 1 6

Roy Craighead E 2 2 1 5

Buck Whitby 1 0 0 1’ 2 1

Tom Oakley 1 2 1 2 6

Les Wotton 0 0 0 F 0

Bill Holden 1 2 3

Harold McNaughton 1’ 0 1 1

Ht1 Langton, Allison, Squibb, Emms (ef) 70.0 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, Dawson, Whitby, Craighead (ef) 70.2 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Crosland, Hughes, Oakley, Wotton 70.2 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Langton, Dawson, Holden, Johnson 70.4 2 4 14 10

Ht5 Allison, Craighead, Emms, Whitby 69.8 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Forrest, Oakley, Dawson, Wotton 69.6 4 2 22 14

Ht7 Crosland, Squibb, Hughes, Langton 70.6 4 2 26 16

Ht8 Forrest, Craighead, McNaughton, Stringer 69.0 3 3 29 19

Ht9 Allison, Emms, Oakley, Wotton 69.8 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Forrest, Squibb, Dawson, Langton 69.0 4 2 38 22

Ht11 Hughes, Crosland, Carighead, Whitby 69.8 5 1 43 23

Ht12 Emms, Oakley, Johnson, McNaughton 71.6 4 2 47 25

Ht13 Crosland, Holden, Whitby, Stringer 71.0 3 3 50 28

Ht14 Allison, Hughes, Squibb, Wotton (f) 70.8 5 1 55 29

Reserves Race

Johnson, McNaughton, Holden, Stringer 72.4

Scratch Race

Ht1 Emms, Whitby, Holden, Burrow 71.6

Ht2 Forrest, Langton, Wotton, Stringer 70.6

Ht3 Crosland, Oakley, Johnson, McNaughton 71.6

Ht4 Hughes, Allison, Carighead, Squibb 71.0

Final Forrest, Hughes, Emms, Crosland 69.6

Sunday 13th

August 1950 Shelbourne Park, Dublin

Shelbourne Tigers 51 Halifax Dukes 33 (Challenge)

Shelbourne

Jack Wright 0 1’ 2’ 3 6 2

Ronnie Moore 3 2 3 3 11

Dennis Gray 1’ 3 2 3 9 1

Reg Trott 2 2 0 4

Ernie Roccio 3 3 2 3 11

Jim Gregory 2’ 2’ 1’ 1 6 3

Les Moore 1’ 0 1 1

Barry Pickering 1’ 1 1 3 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 3 0 2 7

Al Allison 1’ 1 0 0 2 1






Ray Johnson 0 1’ 1 1

Ht1 R.Moore, Emms, Allison, Wright 72.3 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Trott, Gray, Dawson 72.3 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Roccio, Gregory, Hughes, Crosland 74.4 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Emms, Trott, L.Moore, Stringer 73.6 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Forrest, R.Moore, Wright, Dawson 72.4 3 3 17 13

Ht6 Gray, Hughes, Crosland, Trott 74.2 3 3 20 16

Ht7 Roccio, Gregory, Allison, Emms 74.6 5 1 25 17

Ht8 Forrest, Gray, Pickering, Johnson 73.0 3 3 28 20

Ht9 R.Moore, Wright, Hughes, Crosland 76.0 5 1 33 21

Ht10 Gray, Emms, Pickering, Allison 74.4 4 2 37 23

Ht11 Forrest, Roccio, Gregory, Dawson 73.2 3 3 40 26

Ht12 R.Moore, Crosland, Johnson, L.Moore 75.2 3 3 43 29

Ht13 Roccio, Dawson, Pickering, Stringer 75.4 4 2 47 31

Ht14 Wright, Hughes, Gregory, Allison 76.4 4 2 51 33

Friday 18th


Halifax Dukes 49 Plymouth Devils 35 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 X 9

Al Allison 0 2’ 2’ 3 7 2

Arthur Forrest 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Jack Dawson F 2 3 2’ 7 1



Ray Johnson 1’ 3 4 1


Plymouth

Peter Robinson 1’ 3 3 1 8 1

George Wall 2 1 0 2 5

Pete Lansdale 2 1 2 3 8

Johnny Bradford 1’ 0 1 2’ 4 2

Len Read 2 0 1 2 5

Alan Smith 0 1 0 0 1

Bill Thatcher 0 3 3

Denis Hayles X 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Emms, Wall, Robinson, Allison 69.2 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Forrest, Lansdale, Bradford, Dawson (f) 70.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Hughes, Read, Crosland, Smith 73.2 4 2 10 8

Ht4 Robinson, Dawson, Johnson, Thatcher 71.2 3 3 13 11

Ht5 Emms, Allison, Lansdale, Bradford 71.2 5 1 18 12

Ht6 Dawson, Forrest, Smith, Read 71.4 5 1 23 13

Ht7 Robinson, Hughes, Wall, Crosland 72.0 2 4 25 17

Ht8 Forrest, Lansdale, Stringer, Hayles (exc) 71.0 4 2 29 19

Ht9 Emms, Allison, Read, Smith 71.4 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Forrest, Dawson, Robinson, Wall 71.2 5 1 39 21

Ht11 Lansdale, Hughes, Bradford, Crosland 72.6 2 4 41 25

Ht12 Johnson, Read, Hayles, Emms (exc) 74.2 3 3 44 28

Ht13 Thatcher, Bradford, Crosland, Stringer 75.0 1 5 45 33

Ht14 Allison, Wall, Hughes, Smith 73.4 4 2 49 35

Reserves’ Race

Johnson, Thatcher, Stringer, Hayles 73.4

Search For Talent

Arthur Burrows, Arthur Wright, E.Smith (f), Billy Ward (f) 92.0

Scratch Race

Ht1 Dawson, Lansdale, Read, Allison 74.6

Ht2 Emms, A.Smith, Stringer, Hayles 72.4

Ht3 Forrest, Robinson, Bradford, Crosland 72.4

Ht4 Wall, Thatcher, Hughes, Johnson 74.6

Final Emms, Forrest, Wall, Dawson 71.0

Friday 25th


Halifax Dukes 63 Stoke Potters 21 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Al Allison 3 2’ 3 3 11 1


Jack Dawson 3 1 0 2’ 6 1


Jack Hughes 1 1 2’ 2’ 6 2

Ray Johnson 3 1 4

Dyson Harper 2’ 1 3 1

Stoke

Ken Adams 1 0 2 0 3

Les Jenkins 0 0 0 0

John Fitzpatrick 1 0 0 1

Gil Blake 0 1 1 2 4

Brian Pritchett 2 1’ 1 2 6 1

Bill Harris 0 2 0 1 3

Stan Bradbury 2 1 0 0 3

Ray Harris 1 0 1

Ht1 Allison, Emms, Adams, Jenkins 70.0 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Dawson, Forrest, Fitzpatrick, Blake 70.0 5 1 10 2

Ht3 Crosland, Pritchett, Hughes, B.Harris 69.4 4 2 14 4

Ht4 Johnson, Bradbury, Dawson, Adams 71.0 4 2 18 6

Ht5 Emms, Allison, Blake, Fitzpatrick 70.2 5 1 23 7

Ht6 Forrest, B.Harris, Pritchett, Dawson 69.0 3 3 26 10

Ht7 Crosland, Adams, Hughes, Jenkins 69.4 4 2 30 12

Ht8 Forrest, Harper, R.Harris, Fitzpatrick 69.2 5 1 35 13

Ht9 Allison, Emms, Pritchett, B.Harris 70.4 5 1 40 14

Ht10 Forrest, Dawson, Bradbury, Adams 71.4 5 1 45 15

Ht11 Crosland, Hughes, Blake, Bradbury 70.0 5 1 50 16

Ht12 Emms, Pritchett, Johnson, R.Harris 70.2 4 2 54 18

Ht13 Crosland, Blake, Harper, Bradbury 70.2 4 2 58 20

Ht14 Allison, Hughes, B.Harris, Jenkins 70.4 5 1 63 21

Dukes Reserve Race

Harper, Johnson, Burrows, Stringer 71.8

Juniors’ Race

Burrows, Stringer, Ward, Wright (f) 71.8

Scratch Race

Ht1 Dawson, Hughes, B.Harris, Fitzpatrick 70.8

Ht2 Allison, Adams, R.Harrsis, Harper 70.4

Ht3 Emms, Johnson, Pritchett, Bradbury 70.2

Ht4 Forrest, Crosland, Blake, Jenkins 69.0

Final Emms, Forrest, Allison, Dawson 70.2

Saturday 26th

August 1950 Firs Stadium, Norwich

Norwich Stars 54 Halifax Dukes (National League Division Two)

Norwich

Ted Bravery 1 2 2’ 2’ 7 2

Paddy Mills 3 1’ 3 3 10 1

Phil Clarke 1’ 3 2 2 8 1

Alec Hunter 2 1’ 2’ 0 5 2

Bob Leverenz 3 3 1 2’ 9 1

Fred Rogers 2’ 1 3 1 7 1

Jack Freeman 2 3 3 8

Johnny Davies Inj F 0

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 3 2 3 10






Ray Johnson E 0 0

Alec Burrow 1 1 2

Ht1 Mills, Emms, Bravery, Allison 74.2 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Forrest, Hunter, Clarke, Dawson 73.4 3 3 7 5

Ht3 Leverenz, Rogers, Hughes, Crosland 75.2 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Emms, Freeman, Hunter, Johnson (ef) 75.2 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Forrest, Bravery, Mills, Dawson 74.0 3 3 18 12

Ht6 Clarke, Hunter, Crosland, Hughes 76.2 5 1 23 13

Ht7 Leverenz, Emms, Rogers, Allison 73.8 4 2 27 15

Ht8 Forrest, Clarke, Burrow, Davies 74.8 2 4 29 19

Ht9 Mills, Bravery, Hughes, Crosland 74.8 5 1 34 20

Ht10 Emms, Clarke, Allison, Hunter 74.6 2 4 36 24

Ht11 Rogers, Forrest, Leverenz, Dawson 75.2 4 2 40 26

Ht12 Freeman, Bravery, Burrow, Crosland 76.4 5 1 45 27

Ht13 Freeman, Leverenz, Dawson, Johnson 76.4 5 1 50 28

Ht14 Mills, Hughes, Rogers, Allison 75.4 4 2 54 30

Tuesday 29th

August 1950 Caister Road, Yarmouth

Yarmouth Bloaters 52 Halifax Dukes 32 (National League Division Two)

Yarmouth

Bill Maddern 3 3 1’ 2’ 9 2

Tip Mills 2’ 2’ 2 3 9 2

Fred Brand E 2 2 2 6

Reg Morgan 3 3 X 6

Bill Carruthers 1 2’ 3 3 9 1

Johnny White 3 3 F 1 7

Stan Page F 1’ 3 4 1

George Flower 1’ 1 2 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 1 2 E 3 6



Jack Dawson 2 F 1’ 2 5 1

Bill Crosland 0 F 0


Ray Johnson 1’ 1 1 0 3 1

Alec Burrow 0 F 0 0

Ht1 Maddern, Mills, Emms, Allison 72.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Morgan, Dawson, Forrest, Brand (ef) 71.2 3 3 8 4

Ht3 White, Hughes, Carruthers, Crosland 72.6 4 2 12 6

Ht4 Morgan, Emms, Johnson, Page (f) 71.6 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Maddern, Mills, Forrest, Dawson (f) 72.4 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Hughes, Brand, Johnson, Morgan (exc) 71.4 2 4 22 14

Ht7 White, Carruthers, Allison, Emms (ef) 72.4 5 1 27 15

Ht8 Forrest, Brand, Flower, Burrow 72.4 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Hughes, Mills, Maddern, Burrow (f) 72.0 3 3 33 21

Ht10 Emms, Brand, Page, Allison 71.6 3 3 36 24

Ht11 Carruthers, Forrest, Dawson, White (f) 72.6 3 3 39 27

Ht12 Page, Maddern, Johnson, Burrow 73.4 5 1 44 28

Ht13 Carruthers, Dawson, Flower, Johnson 73.4 4 2 48 30

Ht14 Mills, Hughes, White, Allison 72.2 4 2 52 32

Friday 1st September 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Britain 51 Overseas 57 (Test Match)

Britain

Vic Emms 2 3 2 1 3 3 14

Johnnie Reason F 1 0 1


Len Williams 0 2’ 1 0 1’ 1 5 2

Alan Hunt 3 1 E 3 3 2 12


Peter Robinson 0 0 0

Derek Close 0 F E 0

Overseas

Ken Le Breton 3 1 3 3 3 3 16

Dick Campbell 1 0 2’ 2’ F 5 2

Jack Young 1’ 2’ 1 2 2 2 10 2

Les Hewitt 2 3 3 1’ 1’ 1’11 3

Merv Harding 2 2 2 2 2 E 10

Bob Leverenz 0 E E 1’ 2 3 1

Keith Gurtner 1’ 1 2 1

Junior Bainbridge DNR

Ht1 Le Breton, Emms, Campbell, Reason (f) 68.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Forrest, Hewitt, Young, Williams 67.8 3 3 5 7

Ht3 Hunt, Harding, Miller, Leverenz 70.0 4 2 9 9

Ht4 Forrest, Williams, Le Breton, Campbell 69.2 5 1 14 10

Ht5 Hewitt, Young, Hunt, Miller 69.0 1 5 15 15

Ht6 Emms, Harding, Reason, Leverenz (ef) 70.0 4 2 19 17

Ht7 Le Breton, Campbell, Miller, Hunt (ef) 71.0 1 5 20 22

Ht8 Hewitt, Emms, Young, Reason 69.0 2 4 22 26

Ht9 Forrest, Harding, Williams, Leverenz (ef) 68.0 4 2 26 28

Ht10 Le Breton, Campbell, Emms, Robinson 71.2 1 5 27 33

Ht11 Forrest, Young, Hewitt, Williams 69.4 3 3 30 36

Ht12 Hunt, Harding, Gurtner, Close 71.2 3 3 33 39

Ht13 Le Breton, Forrest, Williams, Campbell (f) 70.8 3 3 36 42

Ht14 Hunt, Young, Hewitt, Miller 71.8 3 3 39 45

Ht15 Emms, Harding, Leverenz, Close (f) 72.2 3 3 42 48

Ht16 Le Breton, Hunt, Gurtner, Robinson 71.0 2 4 44 52

Ht17 Emms, Young, Hewitt, Close (ef) 71.6 3 3 47 55

Ht18 Forrest, Leverenz, Williams, Harding (ef) 72.0 4 2 51 57

No Second Half

Monday 4th

September 1950 Walthamstow Stadium, London

Walthamstow Wolves 47 Halifax Dukes 34 (National League Division Two)

Walthamstow

Harry Edwards 3 1’ 2 3 9 1

Jimmy Grant 2’ 2 1’ 2 7 2

Benny King 2 1 1’ 2 6 1

Charlie May F 3 1’ 4 1

Reg Reeves 3 2 2 2’ 9 1

George Newton F F 1’ 1’ 2 2

Archie Windmill 3 2’ 5 1

Jim Boyd F 2 3 5

Halifax

Vic Emms 1 F 3 3 7





Bill Crosland 1’ 0 0 0 1 1

Ray Johnson F 0 0

Alec Burrow 0 1 1

Ht1 Edwards, Grant, Emms, Allison 65.6 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Forrest, King, Dawson, May (f) 63.4 2 4 7 5

Ht3 Reeves, Hughes, Crosland, Newton (f) 65.6 3 3 10 8

Ht4 Windmill, Boyd (f), Emms (f), Johnson (f) 67.8 3 0 13 8

Ht5 Forrest, Grant, Edwards, Dawson 64.2 3 3 16 11

Ht6 May, Hughes, King, Crosland 65.6 4 2 20 13

Ht7 Emms, Reeves, Allison, Newton (f) 65.4 2 4 22 17

Ht8 Forrest, Boyd, King, Burrow 63.2 3 3 25 20

Ht9 Hughes, Edwards, Grant, Crosland 65.8 3 3 28 23

Ht10 Emms, King, May, Allison 64.8 3 3 31 26

Ht11 Forrest, Reeves, Newton, Dawson 62.6 3 3 34 29

Ht12 Edwards, Windmill, Burrow, Crosland 65.2 5 1 39 30

Ht13 Boyd, Reeves, Dawson, Johnson 64.6 5 1 44 31

Ht14 Hughes, Grant, Newton, Allison 64.8 3 3 47 34

Wednesday 6th September 1950 Shay Stadium, Halifax

Halifax Dukes v Edinburgh Monarchs (National League Division Two)

Rained Off

Programmed Teams Halifax - Emms, Allison, Forrest, Dawson, Crosland, Hughes, Johnson, Harper.

Edinburgh - Young, Campbell, Lack, Cuppleditch, Fairhurst, Booth, Mark.

Wednesday, 13

th September 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 36 Ashfield Giants 48 (National League Division Two)

Halifax Vic Emms 1 3 3 3 10 Dyson Harper F 1 1 2 Al Allison 0 F 2 2 Jack Dawson 1 3 3 1' 8 1 Bill Crosland 2 3 0 2 7 Jack Hughes 0 1 1 2 4 George Stringer 0 0 0 0 Alex Burrow 2 0 1' 3 1

Ashfield Keith Gurtner 3 2 0 0 5 Ken Le Breton 2' 2 3 3 10 1 Willie Wilson 2' 0 3 3 8 1 Merv Harding 3 2 2' 3 10 1 Bob Lovell 3 2 0 2 7 Bruce Semmens 1 1' 2 E 4 1 Larry Lazarus 1' 1 2 1 Ed Noakes 1 1' 2 1

Ht 1 Gurtner, Le Breton, Emms, Harper (f) 70.8 1 5 1 5

Ht 2 Harding, Wilson, Dawson, Allison 69.8 1 5 2 10 Ht 3 Lovell, Crosland, Semmens, Hughes 70.4 2 4 4 14 Ht 4 Dawson, Gurtner, Lazarus, Stringer 71.0 3 3 7 17 Ht 5 Emms, Harding, Harper, Wilson 70.8 4 2 11 19 Ht 6 Dawson, Lovell, Semmens, Allison (f) 71.4 3 3 14 22 Ht 7 Crosland, Le Breton, Hughes, Gurtner 70.4 4 2 18 24 Ht 8 Wilson, Burrow, Noakes, Stringer 70.2 2 4 20 28 Ht 9 Emms, Semmens, Harper, Lovell 70.0 4 2 24 30 Ht 10 Le Breton, Allison, Dawson, Gurtner 70.8 3 3 27 33 Ht 11 Wilson, Harding, Hughes, Crosland 70.8 1 5 28 38 Ht 12 Emms, Lovell, Noakes, Stringer 70.4 3 3 31 41 Ht 13 Harding, Crosland, Lazarus, Burrow 70.6 2 4 33 45 Ht 14 Le Breton, Hughes, Burrow, Semmens (ef) 70.0 3 3 36 48 Reserves’ Race Ht1 Lazarus, Burrow, Noakes, Stringer 71.8 Ht2 Burrow, Ward, Stringer, Wright 77.8 Scratch Race Ht1 Le Breton, Dawson, Lovell, Ward (ef) 70.2 Ht2 Hughes, Gurtner, Semmens, Stringer 71.8 Ht3 Emms, Harding, Lazarus, Wright 70.6 Ht4 Wilson, Crosland, Burrow, Noakes (ns) 70.6 Final Wilson, Emms, Hughes, Le Breton 70.4

Wednesday 20th

September 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 40 Sheffield Tigers 44 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Ray Johnston 0 0 0

Vic Emms 2 3 2 3 10





Alex Burrow 1 0 1 1 3

Ken Ward 1’ 0 1 1

Sheffield

Charlie New 1 3 0 2’ 6 1

Len Williams 3 1 3 2 9

Tommy Allott 1 1’ 3 0 5 1

Peter Orpwood 3 2 2 2 9

Guy Allott 2 3 3 2 10

Jack Chignell 0 1 1 2

Jack Winstanley 2’ 1’ 0 3 2

Johnny Green F 0 0

Ht1 Williams, Emms, New, Johnson 68.4 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Orpwood, Dawson, T.Allott, Allison 70.2 2 4 4 8

Ht3 Hughes, G.Allott, Crosland, Chignell 70.4 4 2 8 10

Ht4 New, Winstanley, Burrow, Allison 71.6 1 5 9 15

Ht5 Emms, Orpwood, T.Allott, Johnson 69.8 3 3 12 18

Ht6 G.Allott, Allison, Chignell, Dawson 70.4 2 4 14 22

Ht7 Crosland, Hughes, Williams, New 69.6 5 1 19 23

Ht8 T.Allott, Dawson, Ward, Green (f) 72.0 3 3 22 26

Ht9 G.Allott, Emms, Chignell, Burrow 70.8 2 4 24 30

Ht10 Williams, New, Allison, Dawson 72.0 1 5 25 35

Ht11 Hughes, Orpwood, Crosland, T.Allott 71.0 4 2 29 37

Ht12 Emms, G.Allott, Burrow, Green 71.4 4 2 33 39

Ht13 Crosland, Orpwood, Winstanley, Ward 71.8 3 3 36 42

Ht14 Hughes, Williams, Burrow, Winstanley 71.8 4 2 40 44

Reserves’ Race

Burrow, Green, Winstanley, Ward 72.4

Juniors’ Race

Wright, Ward, Stringer, Johnson (f) 73.8

Scratch Race

Ht1 Crosland, Johnson, T.Allott, Chignell 72.4

Ht2 Burrow, Hughes, New, G.Allott 71.6

Ht3 Allison, Orpwood, Winstanley, Ward 71.0

Ht4 Emms, Williams, Dawson, Green (f) 72.0

Final Emms, Crosland, Burrow, Allison 72.2

Thursday 21st September 1950 Owlerton, Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers 61 Halifax Dukes 23 (National League Division Two)

Sheffield

Charlie New 2’ 1’ 2’ 1 6 3

Len Williams 3 2 3 2’ 10 1

Tommy Allott 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Peter Orpwood 3 1 1 1 6

Jack Chignell 1 3 2’ 3 9 1

Guy Allott 3 2’ 3 3 11 1

Bill Dalton 3 3 6

Jack Winstanley 1 1 2

Halifax

Vic Emms 1 2 1 2 6






Alec Burrow 0 0 0

Billy Ward 0 0

Ht1 Williams, New, Emms, Johnson 72.8 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Orpwood, T.Allott, Allison, Dawson 74.6 5 1 10 2

Ht3 G.Allott, Crosland, Chignell, Hughes 73.4 4 2 14 4

Ht4 Dalton, Emms, Orpwood, Burrow 74.2 4 2 18 6

Ht5 Allison, Williams, New, Dawson 73.2 3 3 21 9

Ht6 T.Allott, Hughes, Orpwood, Crosland 74.4 4 2 25 11

Ht7 Chignell, G.Allott, Emms, Johnson 74.2 5 1 30 12

Ht8 T.Allott, Dawson, Winstanley, Ward 75.0 4 2 34 14

Ht9 Williams, New, Crosland, Hughes 74.2 5 1 39 15

Ht10 T.Allott, Emms, Orpwood, Johnson 74.6 4 2 43 17

Ht11 G.Allott, Chignell, Dawson, Allison 73.8 5 1 48 18

Ht12 Dalton, Crosland, New, Ward 74.6 4 2 52 20

Ht13 Chignell, Allison, Winstanley, Burrow 74.4 4 2 56 22

Ht14 G.Allott, Williams, Hughes, Johnson 73.6 5 1 61 23

Wednesday 27th

September 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 45 Coventry Bees 39 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Alec Burrow F 1 2’ F 3 1

Jack Dawson 3 3 3 F 9


Bill Crosland 2’ 0 1 3 6 1


Ray Johnson F 0 0

Arthur Wright 0 0 0

Coventry

Stan Williams 2 1’ 2’ 1 6 2

Cyril Cooper 1’ 3 3 2 9 1

Les Hewitt 2 2 1’ 0 5 1

Derrick Tailby 1’ 0 2 1’ 4 2

Bob Fletcher 1 2 1 2 6

Johnny Reason 0 1’ 0 1’ 2 2

Lionel Levy 2 2 2 6

Peter Brough 1’ 1 1

Ht1 Emms, Williams, Cooper, Burrow (f) 70.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Dawson, Hewitt, Tailby, Allison 70.2 3 3 6 6

Ht3 Hughes, Crosland, Fletcher, Reason 69.8 5 1 11 7

Ht4 Allison, Levy, Williams, Johnson (f) 70.4 3 3 14 10

Ht5 Emms, Hewitt, Burrow, Tailby 69.8 4 2 18 12

Ht6 Dawson, Fletcher, Reason, Allison 71.6 3 3 21 15

Ht7 Cooper, Williams, Hughes, Crosland 71.4 1 5 22 20

Ht8 Dawson, Levy, Hewitt, Wright 71.0 3 3 25 23

Ht9 Emms, Burrow, Fletcher, Reason 70.6 5 1 30 24

Ht10 Cooper, Allison, Williams, Dawson (f) 72.2 2 4 32 28

Ht11 Hughes, Tailby, Crosland, Hewitt 71.6 4 2 36 30

Ht12 Emms, Fletcher, Brough, Johnson 71.6 3 3 39 33

Ht13 Crosland, Levy, Tailby, Wright 73.0 3 3 42 36

Ht14 Hughes, Cooper, Reason, Burrow (f) 72.6 3 3 45 39

Reserves’ Race

Levy, Brough, Johnson, Wright 72.4

Juniors’ Race

Ward, Johnson, Stringer, Wright (f) 74.8

Scratch Race

Ht1 Williams, Emms, Burrow, Tailby 71.6

Ht2 Hewitt, Crosland, Brough, Wright 72.0

Ht3 Allison, Levy, Fletcher, Johnson 71.8

Ht4 Cooper, Hughes, Dawson, Reason 72.4

Final Allison, Cooper, Williams, Hewitt (ef) 72.6

Saturday 30th

September 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees v Halifax Dukes (National League Division Two) Rained Off

Wednesday 4th October 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 51 Fleetwood Flyers 33 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2 3 2 2' 9 1

Alec Burrow 0 2' 1' 1' 4 3


Jack Dawson 2' 1' 1 2' 6 3

Bill Crosland 2' 2' 2' 3 9 3

Jackie Hughes 3 3 3 2 11

Ray Johnson 2 3 5

Arthur Wright 1 0 1

Fleetwood

Graham Williams 1 3 0 1 5

Norman Hargreaves 3 1 F 3 7

Alf Parker 1 1 3 1 6

Wilf Plant 0 0 2 2

Angus McGuire 0 2' 0 1 3 1

Don Potter 1 3 3 E 7

Jeff Crawford 0 1' 2

Tom Turnham 2' 0 0

Ht1 Hargreaves, Emms, Williams, Burrow 70.6 2 4 2 4

Ht2 Allison, Dawson, Parker, Plant 69.8 5 1 7 5

Ht3 Hughes, Crosland, Potter, McGuire 71.0 5 1 12 6

Ht4 Williams, Johnson, Dawson, Crawford 71.0 3 3 15 9

Ht5 Emms, Burrow, Parker, Plant 69.4 5 1 20 10

Ht6 Potter, McGuire, Dawson, Allison 71.2 1 5 21 15

Ht7 Hughes, Crosland, Hargreaves, Williams 71.2 5 1 26 16

Ht8 Parker, Turnham, Wright, Allison 73.4 1 5 27 21

Ht9 Potter, Emms, Burrow, McGuire 70.8 3 3 30 24

Ht10 Allison, Dawson, Williams, Hargreaves (f) 71.4 5 1 35 25

Ht11 Hughes, Crosland, Parker, Turnham 71.8 5 1 40 26

Ht12 Johnson, Emms, McGuire, Turnham 70.4 5 1 45 27

Ht13 Crosland, Plant, Crawford, Wright 71.0 3 3 48 30

Ht14 Hargreaves, Hughes, Burrow, Potter (ef) 70.4 3 3 51 33

Reserves’ Race

Johnson, Wright, Crawford, Turnham 72.0

Juniors Race

Johnson, Wright, Ward, Stringer 72.0

The Patricia Dainton Scratch Race

Ht1Crosland, Hargreaves, Dawson, Potter 70.6 71.6

Ht2 Emms, McGuire, Williams, Ward 70.8 73.4

Ht3 Hughes, Parker, Burrow (f), Plant (f) 72.0 74.2

Final Crosland, Emms, Hughes, Hargreaves 71.4

Thursday 5th

October 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry

Coventry Bees 63 Halifax Dukes 21 (National League Division Two)

Coventry

Bob Fletcher 2 0 3 2’ 7 1

Cyril Cooper 1’ 3 1 2’ 7 2

Les Hewitt 3 3 2’ 1 9 1

Derrick Tailby 2’ 3 2’ 3 10 2

Stan Williams 3 2’ 2’ 3 10 2

Johnny Reason 2’ 3 3 3 11 1

Lionel Levy 1 3 4

Peter Brough 3 2’ 5 1

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 2 1 2 8

Alec Burrow 0 0 0 0 0

Jack Dawson 0 1’ 1 0 2 1




Ray Johnson 0 1 1

Arthur Wright 0 0 0

Ht1 Emms, Fletcher, Cooper, Burrow 72.0 3 3 3 3

Ht2 Hewitt, Tailby, Allison, Dawson 73.2 5 1 8 4

Ht3 Williams, Reason, Hughes, Crosland 71.6 5 1 13 5

Ht4 Tailby, Emms, Levy, Johnson 71.8 4 2 17 7

Ht5 Cooper, Allison, Dawson, Fletcher 72.8 3 3 20 10

Ht6 Hewitt, Tailby, Hughes, Crosland 74.0 5 1 25 11

Ht7 Reason, Williams, Emms, Burrow 71.4 5 1 30 12

Ht8 Brough, Hewitt, Dawson, Wright 73.6 5 1 35 13

Ht9 Fletcher, Hughes, Cooper, Crosland 73.4 4 2 39 15

Ht10 Tailby, Emms, Hewitt, Burrow 72.0 4 2 43 17

Ht11 Reason, Williams, Allison, Dawson 72.0 5 1 48 18

Ht12 Levy, Fletcher, Crosland, Wright 73.6 5 1 53 19

Ht13 Williams, Brough, Johnson, Allison 73.4 5 1 58 20

Ht14 Reason, Cooper, Hughes, Burrow 73.8 5 1 63 21

Friday 6th October 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 51 Edinburgh Monarchs 31 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 2’ 2’ 10 2

Alex Burrow X 0 1’ 1 1


Jack Dawson 1 2’ F 0 3 1


Jack Hughes 2’ 3 3 2 10 1

Ray Johnson 3 3 3 9

Arthur Wright 0 F 0

Edinburgh

Harold Booth 2 2

Jack Young E 2 2 3 7

Don Cuppleditch 2 2 2 2 8

Harold Fairhurst 0 1’ 1’ 2 4 2

Eddie Lack 0 E E 0 0

Dick Campbell 1 2 1 0 4

Bob Mark 1 1’ 1’ 3 2

Danny Lee 0 1’ 1’ 1 3 2

Ht1 Emms, Booth, Young (ef), Burrows (f) (RR) 69.6 3 2 3 2

Ht2 Allison, Cuppleditch, Dawson, Fairhurst 70.4 4 2 7 4

Ht3 Crosland, Hughes, Campbell, Lack 71.4 5 1 12 5

Ht4 Johnson, Dawson, Mark, Lee 71.8 5 1 17 6

Ht5 Emms, Cuppleditch, Fairhurst, Burrows 70.0 3 3 20 9

Ht6 Allison, Campbell, Dawson (f), Lack (ef) 71.2 3 2 23 11

Ht7 Hughes, Young, Mark, Crosland 69.4 3 3 26 14

Ht8 Allison, Cuppleditch, Lee, Wright 70.8 3 3 29 17

Ht9 Johnson, Emms, Campbell, Lack (ef) 71.0 5 1 34 18

Ht10 Allison, Young, Lee, Dawson 70.4 3 3 37 21

Ht11 Hughes, Cuppleditch, Fairhurst, Crosland 69.2 3 3 40 24

Ht12 Johnson, Emms, Lee, Lack 71.4 5 1 45 25

Ht13 Crosland, Fairhurst, Mark, Wright (f) 71.6 3 3 48 28

Ht14 Young, Hughes, Burrows, Campbell 70.4 3 3 51 31

Reserves’ Race

Johnson, Lee, Mark, Wright 71.8

Juniors’ Race

Wright, Ward, Stringer, Burrow 72.8

Scratch Race

Ht1 Hughes, Cuppleditch, Allison, Lack (ef) 70.2 72.0

Ht2 Crosland, Campbell, Burrow, Booth 70.8 72.6

Ht3 Emms, Fairhurst, Johnson, Lee 70.0 72.2

Final Hughes, Crosland, Emms, Cuppleditch 72.8

Wednesday 11th

October 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 55 Walthamstow Wolves 29 (National League Division Two) Halifax

Vic Emms 3 3 3 3 12

Alec Burrow 1 2’ 1 0 4 1

Bill Crosland 2’ 2’ 3 2’ 9 3



Jack Dawson 0 0 2’ 2 4 1

Ray Johnson 1 1 2

Arthur Wright 0 0 0

Walthamstow

George Newton F 2 2 1 5

Jim Boyd 2 1’ 0 1 4 1

Benny King 1 1 1’ 0 3 1

Jimmy Grant E E 1 1’ 2 1

Reg Reeves 1’ 1 2 2 6 1

Harry Edwards 2 0 0 3 5

Archie Windmill 0 2 2

Bert Edwards 2 0 2

Ht1 Emms, Boyd, Burrow, Newton (f) 71.0 4 2 4 2

Ht2 Hughes, Crosland, King, Grant (ef) 71.0 5 1 9 3

Ht3 Allison, H.Edwards, Reeves, Dawson 69.6 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Hughes, Newton, Johnson, Windmill 70.4 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Emms, Burrow, King, Grant (ef) 69.6 5 1 21 9

Ht6 Hughes, Crosland, Reeves, H.Edwards 71.2 5 1 26 10

Ht7 Allison, Newton, Boyd, Dawson 69.6 3 3 29 13

Ht8 Crosland, B.Edwards, King, Wright 71.0 3 3 32 16

Ht9 Emms, Reeves, Burrow, H.Edwards 70.2 4 2 36 18

Ht10 Hughes, Crosland, Newton, Boyd 70.8 5 1 41 19

Ht11 Allison, Dawson, Grant, King 70.8 5 1 46 20

Ht12 Emms, Reeves, Johnson, B.Edwards 70.4 4 2 50 22

Ht13 Allison, Windmill, Grant, Wright 71.0 3 3 53 25

Ht14 H.Edwards, Dawson, Boyd, Burrow 71.6 2 4 55 29

Reserves Race

Windmill, B.Edwards, Johnson, Wright 71.6

Juniors Race

Johnson, Wright, Stringer, Ward 72.6

Scratch Race

Ht1 Crosland, Boyd, Burrow, H.Edwards 71.4 72.6

Ht2 Hughes, Reeves, Allison, Grant 71.6 72.0

Ht3 Emms, Newton, Dawson, King 71.0 71.4

Final Emms, Hughes, Newton, Crosland 71.0

Wednesday 18th October 1950 The Shay, Halifax

Halifax Dukes 51 Glasgow Tigers 33 (National League Division Two)

Halifax

Vic Emms 2’ 2’ 2’ 3 9 3

Alec Burrows 3 3 3 2 11



Al Allison 3 3 2’ 3 11 1


Ray Johnson 3 0 3

Arthur Wright 0 0 0 Glasgow

Norman Lindsay 1 2 0 1’ 4 1



Jack Hodgson 2 0 1 1’ 4 1


Frank Hodgson 1’ 1 0 1 3 1

Peter Dykes 0 2 2

Alf McIntosh 1’ 2 3 1 Ht1 Burrows, Emms, Lindsay, Miller 70.4 5 1 5 1

Ht2 Crosland, J.Hodgson, Hughes, Bainbridge 70.0 4 2 9 3

Ht3 Allison, McGregor, F.Hodgson, Dawson 70.2 3 3 12 6

Ht4 Johnson, Lindsay, Hughes, Dykes 72.0 4 2 16 8

Ht5 Burrows, Emms, Bainbridge, J.Hodgson 71.8 5 1 21 9

Ht6 McGregor, Crosland, F.Hodgson, Hughes 72.4 2 4 23 13

Ht7 Allison, Miller, Dawson, Lindsay 70.4 4 2 27 15

Ht8 Crosland, Bainbridge, McIntosh, Wright 72.0 3 3 30 18

Ht9 Burrows, Emms, McGregor, F.Hodgson 70.2 5 1 35 19

Ht10 Hughes, Miller, Lindsay, Crosland 72.0 3 3 38 22

Ht11 Dawson, Allison, J.Hodgson, Bainbridge 72.8 5 1 43 23

Ht12 Emms, McIntosh, McGregor, Johnson 72.2 3 3 46 26

Ht13 Allison, Dykes, J.Hodgson, Wright 71.4 3 3 49 29

Ht14 Miller, Burrows, F.Hodgson, Dawson 72.4 2 4 51 33

Reserves’ Race

Johnson, Dykes, McIntosh, Wright 72.8

Juniors’ Race

Johnson, Wright, Ward, Stringer 73.2

The Teal & Shaw Scratch Race

Ht1 Lindsay, Emms, Crosland, Bainbridge 73.2 73.4

Ht2 Hughes, Miller, Burrow, F.Hodgson 72.6 73.2

Ht3 McGregor, Dawson, J.Hodgson, Ward 74.2 74.6

Final Hughes, Miller, McGregor, Lindsay 72.2

Other Meetings

Al Allison

Coventry Coventry v Northern United 01.04.1950 1

Bradford Best Pairs (with Joe Abbott) 08.04.1950

Fleetwood World Championship Qualifier 05.07.1950 7

Yarmouth World Championship Qualifier 25.07.1950 0

Bradford Peter Casson Trophy 07.10.1950 8

Alec Burrow


Bill Crosland


Jack Dawson

Leicester World Championship Round 16.06.1950 3


Vic Emms

Bradford Best Pairs (with Arthur Forrest) 08.04.1950

Liverpool Silver Trophy 01.05.1950 13

Newcastle Best Pairs (with Joe Arthur) 05.06.1950

Fleetwood Reds v Blues v Whites v Yellow 28.06.1950 12

Liverpool North v South 03.07.1950 11

Sheffield World Championship Qualifier 06.07.1950 11

Stoke Midlands v London 08.07.1950 12

Edinburgh Britain v Overseas 13.07.1950 6

Stoke Wolrld Championship Qualifier 29.07.1950 11

Wimbledon England v Australia 31.07.1950 DNR

Sheffield Britain v Overseas 04.08.1950 7

Ashfield Jack Parker’s Select v Young’s 15.08.1950 11

Glasgow WC Scotland v England 11.09.1950 6

Walthamstow Britain v Overseas 25.09.1950 2


Arthur Forrest

Coventry Coventry v Northern United 01.04.1950 10

Bradford Best Pairs (with Vic Emms) 08.04.1950

Liverpool Silver Trophy 01.05.1950 12

Glasgow WC Glasgow Gala Cup 24.05.1950 11


Liverpool North v South 03.07.1950 10

Plymouth World Championship Qualifier 06.07.1950 11

Exeter Exeter v Ken Le Breton’s Team 07.07.1950 8

Edinburgh Britain v Overseas 13.07.1950 15

Sheffield Britain v Overseas 04.08.1950 9

Ashfield Parker’s v Jack Young Select 15.08.1950 10

Bradford World Championship Qualifier 19.08.1950 15

Glasgow WC Scotland v England 11.09.1950 3

Jack Hughes

Bradford Best Pairs (with Dick Seers) 08.04.1950

Edinburgh World Championship Qualifier 08.07.1950 11

Ashfield World Championship Qualifier 25.07.1950 5

Ashfield Parker’s v Jack Young Select 15.08.1950 3


Ray Johnson


Jock Shead

Poole World Championship Round 12.06.1950 10


George Stringer

Bradford Tudor Trophy 26.08.1950 2

Arthur Wright


HALIFAX 1950 Needs in BOLD

Wednesday 5th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 53 Sheffield Tars 31 (North T)

Friday 7thApril 1950 Brough Park, Newcastle Newcastle Diamonds 49 Halifax Dukes 35 (NorthT) Monday, 10

th April 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Ashfield 38 Yarmouth 23 Halifax 20 Stoke 15

Wednesday 12th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 51 Newcastle Diamonds 33 (North T)

Saturday 15th April 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Edinburgh Monarchs 56 Halifax Dukes 28 (North T) Tuesday 18

th April 1950 Saracen Park, Glasgow Ashfield Giants 41 Halifax Dukes 42 (North T)

Wednesday, 19th

April 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 54 Ashfield Giants 30 (North T) Wednesday 26

th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 49 Stoke Potters 35 (North T)

Friday 28th

April 1950 Owlerton, Sheffield Sheffield Tars 30 Halifax Dukes 54 (North T)

Saturday 29th

April 1950 Sun Street Stadium, Stoke Stoke Potters 52 Halifax Dukes 31 (North T)

Friday 5th May1950 The Shay Stadium, Halifax Halifax Dukes 46 Edinburgh Monarchs 38 (North T)

Friday 12th May 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 56 Fleetwood Flyers 28 (North T)

Saturday 13th May 1950 Highbury Avenue Sports Stadium, Fleetwood Fleetwood Flyers 33 Halifax Dukes 48

(North T)

Wednesday 17th May 1950 White City Stadium, Glasgow Glasgow Tigers 51 Halifax Dukes 33 (North T)

Friday 19th May 1950 The Shay Stadium, Halifax Halifax Dukes 50 Glasgow Tigers 34 (NorthT)

Thursday 25th

May 1950 Cowley Stadium, Oxford Oxford Cheetahs 68 Halifax Dukes 40 (National Trophy)

Friday 26th

May 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 71 Oxford Cheetahs 37 (National Trophy)

Friday 2nd June 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 59 Newcastle Diamonds 25 (NLD2)

Saturday 3rd June 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Halifax Dukes 46 Ashfield Giants 38 (Challenge)

Wednesday 7th June1950 Highbury Avenue Sports Stadium, Fleetwood Fleetwood Flyers 39 Halifax Dukes 45

(NLD2)

Friday 9th

June 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 68 Coventry Bees 40 (National Trophy)

Saturday 10th

June 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry Bees 53 Halifax Dukes 53 (National Trophy)

Friday 16th

June 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 56 Bradford Tudors 52 (Challenge)

Saturday 17th June 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Edinburgh Monarchs 34 Halifax Dukes 50 (NLD 2)

Friday 23rd

June 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 62 Yarmouth Bloaters 21 (NLD2)

Saturday 24th

June 1950 Odsal Stadium, Bradford Bradford Tudors 61 Halifax Dukes 47 (Challenge)

Tuesday 27th

June 1950 Saracen Park, Glasgow Ashfield Giants 33 Halifax Dukes 51 (NLD2)

Friday 30th

June 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 69 Norwich Stars 39 (National Trophy)

Saturday 1st July 1950 Firs Stadium, Norwich Norwich Stars 58 Halifax Dukes 50 (National Trophy)

Friday 7th

July 1950 The Shay, Halifax World Championship Qualifying Round Tuesday, 11

th July 1950 Saracen Park, Glasgow Ashfield Giants 58 Halifax Dukes 50 (National Trophy )

Thursday 13th

July 1950 Owlerton, Sheffield Halifax Dukes 48 Stoke Potters 36 (Challenge) Friday, 14

th July 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 64 Ashfield Giants 43 (National Trophy)

Monday 17th

July 1950 Dudley Wood, Cradley Heath Cradley Heath Heathens 49 Halifax Dukes 35 (NLD2)

Friday 21st July 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 45 Norwich Stars 39 (NLD2)

Monday 24th July 1950 Brough Park, Newcastle Newcastle Diamonds 52 Halifax Dukes 32 (NLD2)

Wednesday 26th July 1950 White City Stadium, Glasgow Glasgow Tigers 56 Halifax Dukes 28 (NLD2)

Friday 28th

July 1950 Harringay Stadium, London Harringay Racers 68 Halifax Dukes 39 (National Trophy)

Tuesday 1st August 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 50 Harringay Racers 58 (National Trophy)

Friday 4th

August 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 47 Cradley Heath 37 (NLD2)

Saturday 5th

August 1950 Sun Street, Stoke Stoke Potters 43 Halifax Dukes 41 (NLD2)

Tuesday 8th

August 1950 Bannister Court, Southampton Southampton Saints 40 Halifax Dukes 44 (NLD2)

Thursday 10th

August 1950 Pennycross Stadium, Plymouth Plymouth Devils 47 Halifax Dukes 37 (NLD2)

Friday 11th

August 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 55 Southampton Saints 29 (NLD2)

Sunday 13th

August 1950 Shelbourne Park, Dublin Shelbourne Tigers 51 Halifax Dukes 33 (Challenge)

Friday 18th

August 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 49 Plymouth Devils 35 (NLD2)

Friday 25th

August 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 63 Stoke Potters 21 (NLD2)

Saturday 26th

August 1950 Firs Stadium, Norwich Norwich Stars 54 Halifax Dukes (NLD2)

Tuesday 29th

August 1950 Caister Road, Yarmouth Yarmouth Bloaters 52 Halifax Dukes 32 (NLD2)

Friday 1st September 1950 The Shay, Halifax Britain 51 Overseas 57 (Test Match)

Monday 4th

September 1950 Walthamstow Stadium, London Walthamstow Wolves 47 Halifax Dukes 34

(NLD2)

Wednesday 6th September 1950 Shay Stadium, Halifax Halifax Dukes v Edinburgh Monarchs (NLD2) Rained

Off Wednesday, 13

th September 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 36 Ashfield Giants 48 (NLD2)

Wednesday 20th

September 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 40 Sheffield Tigers 44 (NLD2)

Thursday 21st September 1950 Owlerton, Sheffield Sheffield Tigers 61 Halifax Dukes 23 (NLD2)

Wednesday 27th

September 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 45 Coventry Bees 39 (NLD2)

Saturday 30th

September 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry Bees v Halifax Dukes (NLD2) Rained Off

Wednesday 4th October 1950 The Shay, Halifax HalifaxDukes 51Fleetwood Flyers 33 (NLD2)

Thursday 5th

October 1950 Brandon Stadium, Coventry Coventry Bees 63 Halifax Dukes 21 (NLD2)

Friday 6th October 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 51Edinburgh Monarchs 31(NLD2)

Wednesday 11th

October 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 55 Walthamstow Wolves 29 (NLD2)

Wednesday 18th October 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 51 Glasgow Tigers 33 (NLD2)

Documents

Friday 7th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax · Wednesday 5th April 1950 The Shay, Halifax Halifax Dukes 53 Sheffield Tars 31 (Northern Shield) Halifax Vic Emms 3 3 2 3 9 Jack Hughes E