1953 Speedway National League Division Two

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1953 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
ChampionsCoventry Bees
No. of competitors9
Highest average
Division/s aboveNational League (Div 1)
Division/s belowSouthern League

The 1953 National League Division Two was the eighth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

Summary[]

The League was reduced at the start of the season again to 10 teams with Oxford Cheetahs dropping down to the Southern League whilst Ashfield closed and Liverpool folded mid-season. Cradley Heath 'merged' with Wolverhampton from the Southern League but used the Wolverhampton Wasps moniker, so to all intents and purposes they had closed.[2][3]

Coventry Bees clinched their first title by a single point.[4]

Wolverhampton rider Mike Rogers died on 6 June 1953, the day after receiving critical injuries at Monmore Green Stadium racing against Liverpool. The 22-year-old lost control of his bike and fell heavily before being transported to the Royal Hospital in Wolverhampton.[5]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Coventry Bees 32 19 1 12 39
2 Poole Pirates 32 18 2 12 38
3 Yarmouth Bloaters 32 18 0 14 36
4 Glasgow White City Tigers 32 16 2 14 34
5 Edinburgh Monarchs 32 15 1 16 31
6 Motherwell Eagles 32 15 0 17 30
7 Wolverhampton Wasps 32 13 1 18 27
8 Leicester Hunters 32 13 1 18 27
9 Stoke Potters 32 12 2 18 26

Liverpool Chads withdrew mid-season - record expunged.

Top Five Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Scotland Glasgow White City Tigers 10.81
2 England Edinburgh Monarchs 10.36
3 Fred Brand England Yarmouth Bloaters 9.97
4 Derick Close England Motherwell Eagles 9.92
5 Len Williams England Leicester Hunters 9.78

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "Speedway rider dies after fall". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 8 June 1953. Retrieved 13 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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