[4] The following season the club organised a training school for novices[5] and Messrs. Greavey and Rundle entered a team (the Rockets) into the 1949 Speedway National League Division Three.

[10] In 1954 Rayleigh were in division 2 and they struggled, finishing last but improved dramatically to 3rd the following season with largely the same riders.

[11] Another strong season resulted in 1956 but in 1957 the leagues were re-organised and Rayleigh found themselves in the top division for the first time.

[16] After a fifth place finish in 1961, speedway ended again because of falling gates and rider wage demands.

Len Silver moved the promotion to Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire to start the 1974 season as a new team called the Rye House Rockets.