1955 Speedway National League Division Two

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1955 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors9
National Trophy
(Div 2 final)		Poole Pirates
Highest averageKen McKinlay
Division/s aboveNational League (Div 1)
Division/s belowSouthern League

The 1955 National League Division Two was the tenth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary[]

The only change in the list of teams that finished the previous season was the replacement of Motherwell Eagles with Weymouth Scorchers. Poole Pirates won the title.[1]

Weymouth Scorchers withdrew after 7 league fixtures, Bristol Bulldogs withdrew after 14.[2]

Final table[]

Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Poole Pirates 32 23 0 9 46
2 Coventry Bees 32 19 0 3 38
3 Rayleigh Rockets 32 15 2 15 32
4 Oxford Cheetahs 32 15 1 16 31
5 Southampton Saints 32 15 0 17 30
6 Ipswich Witches 32 13 3 16 29
7 Leicester Hunters 32 14 0 18 28
8 Swindon Robins 32 14 0 18 28
9 Exeter Falcons 32 13 0 29 26

Top Five Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ken McKinlay Scotland Leicester Hunters 10.48
2 Jack Geran Australia Exeter Falcons 10.38
3 Dick Bradley England Bristol Bulldogs/Southampton Saints 10.25
4 Ken Middleditch England Poole Pirates 9.96
5 Neil Street Australia Exeter Falcons 9.49

National Trophy Stage One[]

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. Poole won stage one and qualified for second and final stage.[3]

Division Two First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
23/04 Rayleigh 48-60 Poole
22/04 Bristol 62-46 Ipswich
22/04 Weymouth 49-59 Southampton
21/04 Ipswich 81-27 Bristol
19/04 Southampton 70-38 Weymouth
18/04 Poole 69-39 Rayleigh

Division Two Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
23/05 Exeter 55-53 Swindon
14/05 Coventry 75-33 Oxford
14/05 Swindon 66-42 Exeter
13/05 Leicester 49-59 Southampton
12/05 Ipswich 66-41 Poole
12/05 Oxford 66-42 Coventry
10/05 Southampton 59-49 Leicester
09/05 Poole 70-37 Ipswich

Division Two Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
13/06 Poole 68-40 Swindon
04/06 Coventry 54-54 Southampton
04/06 Swindon 62-46 Poole
31/05 Southampton 56-52 Coventry

Division Two Final[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
27/06 Poole 73-35 Southampton
21/06 Southampton 46-62 Poole
  • For Stage Two - see Stage Two

See also[]

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk
  3. ^ "1955 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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