1951 Speedway National League

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1951 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
ChampionsWembley Lions
No. of competitors9
National TrophyWimbledon Dons
Highest averageAub Lawson
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
National League (Div 3)

The 1951 National League Division One was the 17th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the sixth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. [1]

Summary[]

The entrants were the same as the previous season as were the top three positions at the end of the season. Wembley Lions won the National League for the sixth time.[2][3][4]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wembley Lions 32 25 0 7 50
2 Belle Vue Aces 32 19 1 12 39
3 Wimbledon Dons 32 17 1 14 35
4 West Ham Hammers 32 16 1 15 33
5 Birmingham Brummies 32 16 0 16 32
6 Bristol Bulldogs 32 15 1 16 31
7 Harringay Racers 32 15 1 16 31
8 New Cross Rangers 32 9 1 22 19
9 Bradford Tudors 32 9 0 23 18

Top Ten Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Aub Lawson Australia West Ham Hammers 10.31
2 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 9.91
3 Freddie Williams Wales Wembley Lions 9.76
4 Alan Hunt England Birmingham Brummies 9.75
5 Norman Parker England Wimbledon Dons 9.56
6 Eddie Rigg England Bradford Tudors 9.29
7 Malcolm Craven England West Ham Hammers 9.25
8 Split Waterman England Harringay Racers 9.07
9 Jack Parker England Belle Vue Aces 9.03
10 Geoff Pymar England Bristol Bulldogs 8.95

National Trophy Stage Three[]

The 1951 National Trophy was the 14th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third division clubs, stage two was for the second division clubs and stage three was for the top tier clubs. The winner of stage one would qualify for stage two and the winner of stage two would qualify for the third and final stage. Wimbledon won the third and final stage and were therefore declared the 1951 National Trophy champions.[5]

  • For Stage One - see Stage One
  • For Stage Two - see Stage Two

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/08 Bristol 74-34 Norwich
20/08 Norwich 75-33 Bristol
07/08 West Ham 72-35 Bradford Odsal
25/08 Bradford Odsal 43-65 West Ham

Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
05/09 Belle Vue 46-62 Wembley
09/08 Wembley 52-55 Belle Vue
11/08 Birmingham 55-53 Wimbledon
20/08 Wimbledon 64-44 Birmingham
25/08 Norwich 63-45 Harringay
24/08 Harringay 65-42 Norwich
04/09 West Ham 62-46 New Cross
29/08 New Cross 65-43 West Ham

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
04/10 Wembley 78-29 New Cross
26/09 New Cross 53-55 Wembley
03/09 Wimbledon 65-43 Harringay
07/09 Harringay 40-68 Wimbledon

Final[]

First leg[]

Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 15
15
Norman Parker 9
Cyril Brine 6
Ernie Roccio 3
3
3
1		58 – 50Wembley Lions
Eric Williams 11
Tommy Price 8
Bob Oakley 7
Freddie Williams 7
5
George Wilks 6
Bill Kitchen 3
Jimmy Gooch 3
[6]
Wimbledon Stadium

Second leg[]

Wembley Lions
Eric Williams 8
Bill Kitchen 6
Bob Oakley 6
Freddie Williams 5
George Wilks 5
Jimmy Gooch 5
4
Tommy Price 2		41 – 67Wimbledon Dons
18
Ronnie Moore 14
Ernie Roccio 13
Cyril Brine 11
Norman Parker 7
2
1
1
[6]
Wembley Stadium

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 125–91.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ "1951 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ a b "1951 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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