1955 Speedway National League

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1955 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
ChampionsWimbledon Dons
No. of competitors7
National TrophyNorwich Stars
Highest averageJack Young
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
1955 Southern League

The 1955 Speedway National League was the 21st season and tenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

Summary[]

The league consisted of seven teams after the Harringay Racers ceased competitive speedway racing at the end of 1954. Match line-ups were reduced from eight riders to seven riders. Wimbledon won their second successive National League Championship. West Ham closed at the end of the season, blaming poor attendances.[2][3][4][5]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wimbledon Dons 24 16 2 6 34
2 Belle Vue Aces 24 15 0 9 30
3 Wembley Lions 24 11 1 12 23
4 Bradford Tudors 24 11 0 13 22
5 Birmingham Brummies 24 9 2 13 20
6 Norwich Stars 24 9 1 14 19
7 West Ham Hammers 24 8 2 14 18

Top Ten Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Young Australia West Ham Hammers 10.79
2 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 10.77
3 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich Stars 10.00
4 Barry Briggs New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 9.79
5 Brian Crutcher England Wembley Lions 9.34
6 Arthur Wright England Bradford Tudors 9.14
7 Peter Craven England Belle Vue Aces 8.96
8 Arthur Forrest England Bradford Tudors 8.91
9 Ron Johnston New Zealand Belle Vue Aces 8.61
10 Ken Sharples England Belle Vue Aces 8.43

National Trophy Stage Two[]

The 1955 National Trophy was the 18th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of two stages; stage one was for the second tier clubs, stage two was for the top tier clubs. Norwich won the second and final stage and were therefore declared the 1955 National Trophy champions.[6]

  • For Stage One - see Stage One

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
04/08 Poole 56-52 Birmingham
16/07 Birmingham 56-52 Poole
16/07 Belle Vue 61-47 Wembley
16/07 Bradford Odsal 52-56 Wimbledon
16/07 Norwich 69-39 West Ham
14/07 Wembley 67-41 Belle Vue
12/07 West Ham 49-58 Norwich
11/07 Wimbledon 76-31 Bradford Odsal
18/08
replay		 Poole 69-39 Birmingham
17/08
replay		 Birmingham 67-41 Poole

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/08 Poole 58-50 Norwich
27/08 Norwich 82-26 Poole
15/08 Wimbledon 61-47 Wembley
04/08 Wembley 63-45 Wimbledon

Final[]

First leg[]

Wembley Lions
Brian Crutcher 15
Eric Williams 9
Freddie Williams 6
4
Jimmy Gooch 4
Tommy Price 3
Trevor Redmond 2
Eric French 0		43 – 64Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 16
Cyril Roger 11
Aub Lawson 10
Billy Bales 10
6
Phil Clarke 6
Fred Brand 4
1
[7]
Wembley Stadium

Second leg[]

Norwich Stars
Phil Clarke 15
Cyril Roger 9
Fred Brand 6
4
(guest) 5
Billy Bales 3
2
1		45 – 63Wembley Lions
Tommy Price 13
Brian Crutcher 11
Trevor Redmond 11
Eric French 8
Jimmy Gooch 8
Freddie Williams 5
4
Eric Williams 3
[7]
The Firs Stadium

Norwich were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 109–106.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Speedway Archive: National League 1955".
  3. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  6. ^ "1955 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  7. ^ a b "1955 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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