# 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1950 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fifth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.
The title was won by Welshman Freddie Williams with the pivotal heat being the heat against Australian Graham Warren. Warren and Williams both unbeaten met in their third rides and as Warren challenged Williams for the lead he was forced to drop behind Williams. Warren then hit a bump and fell which cost him valuable points and the chance to win the title.
Ronnie Moore became the youngest finalist at the age of just 17.

## First qualifying round

* The top 74 riders qualify for the second qualifying round, where they will be joined by seeded division 2 riders.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 12 June | Stanley Stadium | Jack Hughes |
| 12 June | Wimborne Road | Ray Ellis |
| 13 June | Cornish Stadium | Hugh Geddes |
| 15 June | Oxford Stadium | Charlie New |
| 16 June | County Ground Stadium | Bob McFarlane |
| 16 June | Leicester Stadium | Les Hewitt |
| 17 June | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Ticker James |
| 17 June | Abbey Stadium | Reg Duval |

## Second qualifying round

* The top 73 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round.
| Date | Venue | Winner |
| 5 July | Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) | Merv Harding |
| 5 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Frank Hodgson |
| 6 July | Pennycross Stadium | George Wall |
| 6 July | Owlerton Stadium | Pete Lansdale |
| 7 July | The Shay | Les Hewitt |
| 8 July | Brandon Stadium | Alan Hunt |
| 8 July | Old Meadowbank | Dick Campbell |
| 8 July | The Firs Stadium | Jack Young |

## Third qualifying round

* The top 2 riders from each meeting qualify for the Championship round, where they will meet 34 seeded division 1 riders.
| Date | Venue | Winner/2nd |
| 25 July | Ashfield Stadium | Jack Young / Derick Close |
| 25 July | Banister Court Stadium | Merv Harding / Ron Mason |
| 25 July | Yarmouth Stadium | Les Hewitt / Eddie Rigg |
| 29 July | Sun Street Stadium | Junior Bainbridge / Mike Erskine |
| 31 July | Dudley Wood Stadium | Geoff Pymar / Ken Sharples |
| 31 July | Brough Park Stadium | Lindsay Mitchell / Dick Campbell |
| 31 July | Walthamstow Stadium | Jim Boyd / Tommy Miller |

## Championship round

9 events in Great Britain.

### Scores

* Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
| Pos. | Rider | Total pts |
| 1 | Jack Young | 39 |
| 2 | Graham Warren | 37 |
| 3 | Cyril Brine | 36 |
| 4 | Jack Parker | 35 |
| 5 | Aub Lawson | 34 |
| 6 | Ronnie Moore | 34 |
| 7 | Freddie Williams | 33 |
| 8 | Split Waterman | 32 |
| 9 | Vic Duggan | 32 |
| 10 | Dent Oliver | 30 |
| 11 | Danny Dunton | 30 |
| 12 | Wally Green | 29 |
| 13 | Tommy Price | 29 |
| 14 | Ron Clarke | 29 |
| 15 | Arthur Payne | 27 |
| 16 | Jack Biggs | 26 |
| 17 | Arthur Forrest | 26 |
| 18 | Cyril Roger | 25 |
| 19 | Mike Erskine | 23 |
| 20 | Norman Parker | 23 |
| 21 | Alec Statham | 23 |
| 22 | Oliver Hart | 23 |
| 23 | Eddie Rigg | 22 |
| 24 | Louis Lawson | 21 |
| 25 | Derick Close | 21 |
| Pos. | Rider | Total pts |
| 26 | George Wilks | 21 |
| 27 | Malcolm Craven | 20 |
| 28 | Alan Hunt | 20 |
| 29 | Jeff Lloyd | 20 |
| 30 | Ken Sharples | 20 |
| 31 | Tommy Miller | 19 |
| 32 | Bert Roger | 17 |
| 33 | Geoff Bennett | 16 |
| 34 | Merv Harding | 16 |
| 35 | Bill Longley | 16 |
| 36 | Dick Campbell | 15 |
| 37 | Eric Chitty | 15 |
| 38 | Charles Cullum | 15 |
| 39 | Ron Mason | 14 |
| 40 | Eric French | 13 |
| 41 | Dick Seers | 13 |
| 42 | Bill Kitchen | 12 |
| 43 | Jack Mountford | 11 |
| 44 | Lindsay Mitchell | 10 |
| 45 | Junior Bainbridge | 8 |
| 46 | Les Hewitt | 6 |
| 47 | Billy Hole | 5 |
| 48 | Johnny Hole | 4 |
| 49 | Dick Bradley | 2 |

## World final

* 22 September 1950
* London, Wembley Stadium
* Change: Arthur Forrest → Mike Erskine
| Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats |
| 1 | Freddie Williams | 14 | (3,3,3,2,3) |
| 2 | Wally Green | 13 | (2,3,3,2,3) |
| 3 | Graham Warren | 12 | (3,3,F,3,3) |
| 4 | Aub Lawson | 10 | (2,2,3,1,2) |
| 5 | Tommy Price | 8 | (3,F,3,1,1) |
| 6 | Jack Parker | 8 | (2,1,2,3,0) |
| 7 | Split Waterman | 8 | (1,2,3,1,1) |
| 8 | Jack Young | 7 | (0,1,2,1,3) |
| 9 | Cyril Brine | 7 | (2,2,2,0,1) |
| 10 | Ronnie Moore | 7 | (X,0,2,3,2) |
| 11 | Dent Oliver | 6 | (X,3,1,2,0) |
| 12 | Danny Dunton | 5 | (1,0,1,1,2) |
| 13 | Vic Duggan | 4 | (1,1,1,0,1) |
| 14 | Ron Clarke | 3 | (1,2,0,0,0) |
| 15 | Jack Biggs | 3 | (0,1,0,0,2) |
| 16 | Arthur Payne | 0 | (0,0,-,0,0) |
| | Cyril Roger (res) | 5 | (3,2) |
| | Mike Erskine (res) | 0 | (0) |

### Podium

1950 Podium:
* Freddie Williams
* Wally Green
* Graham Warren