League | National League |
---|---|
Champions | Wimbledon Dons |
No. of competitors | 7 |
National Trophy | Norwich Stars |
Highest average | Jack Young |
Division/s below | National 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 | ![]() |
West Ham Hammers | 10.79 |
2 | Ronnie Moore | ![]() |
Wimbledon Dons | 10.77 |
3 | Ove Fundin | ![]() |
Norwich Stars | 10.00 |
4 | Barry Briggs | ![]() |
Wimbledon Dons | 9.79 |
5 | Brian Crutcher | ![]() |
Wembley Lions | 9.34 |
6 | Arthur Wright | ![]() |
Bradford Tudors | 9.14 |
7 | Peter Craven | ![]() |
Belle Vue Aces | 8.96 |
8 | Arthur Forrest | ![]() |
Bradford Tudors | 8.91 |
9 | Ron Johnston | ![]() |
Belle Vue Aces | 8.61 |
10 | Ken Sharples | ![]() |
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 |
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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 |
Semifinals
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 Ken Adams 4 Jimmy Gooch 4 Tommy Price 3 Trevor Redmond 2 Eric French 0 | 43 – 64 | Norwich Stars Ove Fundin 16 Cyril Roger 11 Aub Lawson 10 Billy Bales 10 Harry Edwards 6 Phil Clarke 6 Fred Brand 4 Don Lawson 1 |
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[7] |
Second leg
Norwich Stars Phil Clarke 15 Cyril Roger 9 Fred Brand 6 Harry Edwards 4 Reg Trott (guest) 5 Billy Bales 3 Don Lawson 2 Malcolm Flood 1 | 45 – 63 | Wembley Lions Tommy Price 13 Brian Crutcher 11 Trevor Redmond 11 Eric French 8 Jimmy Gooch 8 Freddie Williams 5 Ken Adams 4 Eric Williams 3 |
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[7] |
Norwich were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 109–106.
See also
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Speedway Archive: National League 1955".
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "1955 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1955 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
