1955 Speedway National League

21st British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 National League 7 Champions Wimbledon Dons National Trophy Norwich Stars Midland Cup Birmingham Brummies Jack Young National League (Div 2)1955 Southern Area League 1954 1956 The 1955 Speedway National League was the 21st season and tenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/national-league-1955.html Speedway Archive: National League 1955https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1955.html Year by Year Speedway Researcher 12 August 2021Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1946-1964 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964) Official British Speedway website 12 August 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 24 16 2 6 342 Belle Vue Aces 24 15 0 9 303 Wembley Lions 24 11 1 12 234 Bradford Tudors 24 11 0 13 225 Birmingham Brummies 24 9 2 13 206 Norwich Stars 24 9 1 14 197 West Ham Hammers 24 8 2 14 18 Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR BRA NOR WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 64–32 55–41 55–41 57–39 51–44 49–47 Birmingham 53–43 52–44 51–45 50–45 64–32 43–53 Bradford 61–35 62–34 68–28 46–50 56–39 51–45 Norwich 47–49 62–34 61–35 46–50 54–42 42–54 Wembley 66–30 68–28 61–35 66–30 50–46 49–47 West Ham 47–49 48–48 59–37 50–46 46–50 42–54 Wimbledon 72–24 73–22 59–37 70–26 49–46 63–33 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1955.html Speedway Researcher 1955 fixtures & results 21 January 2025 B fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR BRA NOR WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 71–25 63–33 51–45 53–43 62–34 55–41 Birmingham 50–46 47–49 50–43 55–41 46–50 48–48 Bradford 63–33 52–44 47–49 55–41 51–45 52–44 Norwich 41–55 64–32 60–34 51–45 53–43 48–48 Wembley 38–57* 43–53* 41–45* 54–42* 46–50* 46–49* West Ham 62–34 50–45 60–36 37–59 48–48 47–49 Wimbledon 50–45 67–28 56–40 53–43 51–45 44–52 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1955.html Speedway Researcher 1955 fixtures & results 21 January 2025 Wembley Lions were forced to hold one set of their home fixtures at the away team's venue due to the ongoing installation of floodlights at Wembley Stadium from May.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004848/19550503/261/0011 Chelsea Five in London XI Daily Express 3 May 1955 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 January 2025 Top Ten Riders (League only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Jack Young AUS West Ham 10.79 2 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 10.77 3 Ove Fundin SWE Norwich 10.00 4 Barry Briggs NZL Wimbledon 9.79 5 Brian Crutcher ENG Wembley 9.34 6 Arthur Wright ENG Bradford 9.14 7 Peter Craven ENG Belle Vue 8.96 8 Arthur Forrest ENG Bradford 8.91 9 Ron Johnston NZL Belle Vue 8.61 10 Ken Sharples ENG Belle Vue 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1955.html 1955 National Trophy Speedway archive For Stage One - see Stage One First round Date Team one Score Team two04/08 Poole 56-52 Birmingham16/07 Birmingham 56-52 Poole16/07 Belle Vue 61-47 Wembley16/07 Bradford Odsal 52-56 Wimbledon16/07 Norwich69-39 West Ham14/07 Wembley 67-41 Belle Vue12/07 West Ham 49-58 Norwich11/07 Wimbledon 76-31 Bradford Odsal18/08replay Poole 69-39 Birmingham17/08replay Birmingham 67-41 Poole Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two29/08 Poole 58-50 Norwich27/08 Norwich 82-26 Poole15/08 Wimbledon 61-47 Wembley04/08 Wembley 63-45 Wimbledon Final First leg 8 September 1955 Wembley LionsBrian Crutcher 15Eric Williams 9Freddie Williams 6Ken Adams 4Jimmy Gooch 4Tommy Price 3Trevor Redmond 2 Eric French 0 43 – 64 http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1955.html 1955 National Trophy Speedway Archive 12 August 2021 Norwich StarsOve Fundin 16Cyril Roger 11 Aub Lawson 10Billy Bales 10 Harry Edwards 6Phil Clarke 6Fred Brand 4Don Lawson 1 Wembley Stadium Second leg 17 September 1955 Norwich StarsPhil Clarke 15Cyril Roger 9Fred Brand 6Harry Edwards 4 Reg Trott (guest) 5Billy Bales 3 Don Lawson 2Malcolm Flood 1 45 – 63 Wembley LionsTommy Price 13Brian Crutcher 11Trevor Redmond 11 Eric French 8Jimmy Gooch 8Freddie Williams 5Ken Adams 4Eric Williams 3 The Firs Stadium Norwich were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 109–106. Midland Cup Birmingham won the Midland Cup for a third consecutive year. It consisted of four teams, there was one team from division 1 and three teams from division 2.Hunters triumph but trophy lost Leicester Evening Mail 1 October 1955 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19551001/384/0009 British Newspaper Archive 18 October 2023 subscription First round Team one Team two ScoreOxfordLeicester 49–53, 29–73 Semi final round Team one Team two ScoreLeicesterCoventry66–36, 51–51 Final First leg 17 September 1955 BirminghamRon Mountford 15 Alan Hunt 13Eric Boothroyd 13 Jim Tolley 12 Dennis Newton 6 Harry Bastable 6 Derrick Tailby 1 66–36 LeicesterKen McKinlay 16Len Williams 8 Charlie Barsby 4Ron Phillips 4Barry East 2Derek Close 1 Gordon McGregor 1 Perry Barr Stadium Second leg 30 September 1955 LeicesterKen McKinlay 18Len Williams 12 Gordon McGregor 12 Ron Phillips 6 Fred Brand 5 Barry East 4Charlie Barsby 3 60–42 BirminghamJunior Bainbridge 14 Jim Tolley 6 Alan Hunt 6 Eric Boothroyd 6 Harry Bastable 5Dennis Newton 2Derrick Tailby 3 Leicester Stadium Birmingham won on aggregate 108–96 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Peter Craven 8.96 NZL Ron Johnston 8.61 ENG Ken Sharples 8.43 NZL Bob Duckworth 6.69 ENG Harry Edwards 5.05 ENG Peter Williams 4.93 ENG Fred Rogers 4.76 ENG Dick Fisher 4.70 ENG Tink Maynard 4.47 ENG Don Cuppleditch 4.45 ENG Frank Johnson 1.60 Birmingham 22em ENG Alan Hunt 7.94 ENG Ron Mountford 7.87 RSA 1928 Doug Davies 7.08 AUS Graham Warren 5.31 ENG Eric Boothroyd 5.21 ENG Harry Bastable 5.11 ENG Jim Tolley 4.35 ENG Derrick Tailby 2.77 Bradford 22em ENG Arthur Wright 9.14 ENG Arthur Forrest 8.91 ENG Eddie Rigg 7.85 ENG Guy Allott 6.18 ENG Keith Milner 6.04 ENG Des Haswell 5.04 ENG Al Allison 4.28 ENG Ron Clarke 3.57 ENG Jack Hughes 3.27 ENG Nigel Boocock 2.24 Norwich 22em SWE Ove Fundin 10.00 ENG Billy Bales 8.33 AUS Aub Lawson 7.38 ENG Phil Clarke 7.32 ENG Cyril Roger 6.51 ENG Harry Edwards 4.80 ENG Fred Brand 4.58 AUS Don Lawson 2.49 ENG Malcolm Flood 1.52 Wembley 22em ENG Brian Crutcher 9.34 ENG Tommy Price 7.31 WAL Eric Williams 6.95 WAL Freddie Williams 6.91 NZL Trevor Redmond 6.13 IRE Eric French 5.88 ENG Ken Adams 4.35 ENG Jimmy Gooch 4.00 West Ham 22em AUS Jack Young 10.79 ENG Split Waterman 7.46 ENG Gerry Hussey 6.87 ENG Bert Roger 5.79 ENG Alan Smith 5.51 ENG Wally Green 5.44 AUS Jack Biggs 4.93 GGY Johnny Fitzpatrick 2.15 ENG Terry Courtnell 1.73 ENG Howdy Byford 0.73 Wimbledon 22em NZL Ronnie Moore 10.77 NZL Barry Briggs 9.79 AUS Peter Moore 7.76 ENG Ron How 7.63 ENG Cyril Maidment 5.54 ENG Les McGillivray 5.33 ENG Cyril Brine 5.16 ENG Alf Hagon 4.98 ENG Reg Trott 1.14 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1955 in speedway Speedway National League