1952 Speedway National League

British speedway season September 2023 September 2023 National League Division One 10 Champions Wembley Lions National Trophy Harringay Racers London Cup Harringay Racers Ronnie Moore National League (Div 2)1952 Southern League 1951 1953 The 1952 National League Division One was the 18th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the seventh 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 Norwich Stars joined the league. Wembley Lions won their fourth consecutive title and their seventh overall. Birmingham recorded their highest league finish to date by taking the runner-up spot.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1951.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 While riding for Wimbledon, on 22 July 1952 the American Ernie Roccio was killed after crashing into the fence at high speed at West Ham Stadium, it has been reported that he died instantly but the newspaper report states he died in hospital.Speed Track Star Dies Western Daily Press 23 July 1952 13 August 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19520723/040/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wembley Lions 36 28 1 7 572 Birmingham Brummies 36 23 0 13 463 Harringay Racers 36 21 3 12 454 West Ham Hammers 36 18 2 16 385 Wimbledon Dons 36 17 2 17 366 Belle Vue Aces 36 18 0 18 367 New Cross Rangers 36 15 1 20 318 Bristol Bulldogs 36 13 0 23 269 Bradford Tudors 36 11 1 24 2310 Norwich Stars 36 10 2 24 22 Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR BRA BRI HAR NC NOR WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 53–31 43–41 48–36 37–47 53–31 50–34 37–47 51–33 44–40 Birmingham 45–39 56–28 55–29 42–32 50–34 56–28 53–31 38–46 57–27 Bradford 53–31 37–47 53–31 29–54 55–29 56–28 45–38 38–46 47–37 Bristol 55–29 45–38 48–35 27–57 35–49 44–40 44–39 47–37 45–38 Harringay 57–26 48–36 58–26 45–39 50–34 53–31 42–42 45–39 51–33 New Cross 48–35 45–39 56–28 45–39 41–42 56–28 40–42 48–36 58–26 Norwich 51–32 39–45 42–42 54–30 47–36 36–46 37–47 51–32 44–40 Wembley 55–29 47–37 52–32 62–22 61–23 51–33 62–21 60–24 43–41 West Ham 52–31 41–43 47–37 55–28 46–38 43–40 49–35 48–33 43–41 Wimbledon 47–36 49–34 52–29 56–28 43–41 49–35 62–22 29–54 59–25 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1952.html Speedway Researcher 1952 fixtures & results 14 January 2025 B fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR BRA BRI HAR NC NOR WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 46–38 46–38 48–36 44–39 48–35 53–31 41–43 49–35 56–28 Birmingham 48–35 57–27 53–31 52–32 49–35 51–32 55–29 47–37 57–27 Bradford 46–38 54–30 49–35 25–59 34–50 48–35 35–49 41–43 45–38 Bristol 33–51 41–42 51–33 47–37 47–37 64–20 37–47 43–41 36–48 Harringay 51–33 48–36 47–37 41–42 52–32 54–30 36–48 55–28 42–42 New Cross 45–39 30–53 44–40 47–37 31–53 35–48 41–43 49–35 41–42 Norwich 36–48 35–49 52–32 48–36 50–34 42–42 48–35 41–43 38–46 Wembley 50–34 53–29 62–22 56–28 40–44 45–39 63–21 58–25 52–32 West Ham 56–28 45–39 54–30 58–26 42–42 39–45 54–30 21–63 42–41 Wimbledon 38–46 52–32 48–36 45–38 51–33 50–34 59–25 35–49 42–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1952.html Speedway Researcher 1952 fixtures & results 14 January 2025 Top Ten Riders (League only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 11.27 2 Jack Young AUS West Ham 10.88 3 Bob Leverenz AUS Norwich 10.29 4 Alan Hunt ENG Birmingham 10.00 5 Split Waterman ENG Harringay 9.96 6 Freddie Williams WAL Wembley 9.76 7 Tommy Price ENG Wembley 9.31 8 Cyril Brine ENG Wimbledon 9.00 9 Eddie Rigg ENG Bradford 8.82 10 Bert Roger ENG New Cross 8.79 National Trophy Stage Three The 1952 National Trophy was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third-tier clubs, stage two was for the second-tier clubs and stage three was for the top-tier clubs. The winner of stage one would qualify for stage two and the winner of stage two would qualify for the third and final stage. Harringay won the third and final stage and were therefore declared the 1952 National Trophy champions.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1952.html 1952 National Trophy Speedway archive For Stage One - see Stage One For Stage Two - see Stage Two First round Date Team one Score Team two19/07Norwich 74-34 Poole12/07 Birmingham 79-29 Bristol04/07 Bristol 46-62 Birmingham05/07 Bradford Odsal 67-40 West Ham01/07 West Ham 66-42 Bradford Odsal Second round Date Team one Score Team two11/08 Birmingham 69-39 Belle Vue26/07 Belle Vue 59-49 Birmingham26/07 Bradford Odsal 58-50 Wembley26/07 Poole 72-36 New Cross23/07 New Cross 75-33 Poole21/07 Wimbledon 57-51 Harringay18/07 Harringay 57-50 Wimbledon17/07 Wembley 66-41 Bradford Odsal Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two21/08 Wembley 59-49 Birmingham16/08 Birmingham 69-39 Wembley15/08 Harringay 57-51 New Cross13/08 New Cross 43-64 Harringay Final First leg 20 September 1952 Birmingham BrummiesArthur Payne 17Graham Warren 11Eric Boothroyd 9Ron Mountford 7Ivor Davies 7Cyril Page 5Ron Mason 1 Cecil Hookham 0 57 – 51 http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1952.html 1952 National Trophy Speedway Archive 12 August 2021 Harringay RacersKen Walsh 11 Jack Biggs 10Ron How 8Arthur Atkinson 7Maury Dunn 5Danny Dunton 4Split Waterman 3Jeff Lloyd 3 Perry Barr Stadium Second leg 26 September 1952 Harringay RacersJack Biggs 17Ron How 12Jeff Lloyd 11Maury Dunn 10Arthur Atkinson 10Ken Walsh 6Danny Dunton 5Split Waterman 3 72 – 35 Birmingham BrummiesArthur Payne 15Eric Boothroyd 6Nobby Stock 6Ivor Davies 2Howdy Byford 2Cyril Page 1Ron Mason 1Cecil Hookham 0 Harringay Stadium Harringay were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–92. London Cup First round Team one Score Team twoWest Ham 63–45, 49–58 New Cross Semi final round Team one Score Team twoWembley 49–59, 53–55 WimbledonHarringay 56–51, 54–53 West Ham Final First leg 4 August 1952 WimbledonRonnie Moore 12Geoff Mardon 12Cyril Brine 8 Reg Trott 6 Dennis Gray 6Cyril Maidment 2Barry Briggs 2Mike Beddoe 0 48–57 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1952fixtures.pdf 1952 fixtures and results British Speedway Researcher 24 September 2023 HarringayJack Biggs 11Split Waterman 11Maury Dunn 8Jeff Lloyd 8Ron How 7Danny Dunton 6Nobby Stock 4Arthur Atkinson 2 Plough Lane Second leg 8 August 1952 HarringaySplit Waterman 13Jeff Lloyd 11Maury Dunn 8Ron How 8Jack Biggs 7Danny Dunton 4Arthur Atkinson 3Nobby Stock 2 56–52 Norwich rider out for season Daily Herald 9 August 1952 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19520809/105/0005 British Newspaper Archive 26 September 2023 subscription WimbledonRonnie Moore 16Cyril Brine 13 Geoff Mardon 12Reg Trott 4Barry Briggs 3 Dennis Gray 2Cyril Maidment 2Don Perry 1 Harringay Stadium Harringay won on aggregate 113–100 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em RSA 1928 Henry Long 8.63 ENG Ken Sharples 8.37 NZL Ron Johnston 7.40 ENG Jack Parker 6.89 ENG Dent Oliver 7.16 ENG George Smith 6.63 ENG Harry Edwards 6.15 ENG Louis Lawson 6.69 ENG Dennis Parker 5.28 ENG Bob Fletcher 5.25 ENG Norman Hargreaves 2.60 ENG Peter Craven 2.00 Birmingham 22em ENG Alan Hunt 10.00 ENG Howdy Byford 8.00 AUS Arthur Payne 7.78 SWE Dan Forsberg 7.77 AUS Graham Warren 7.33 ENG Ron Mason 7.28 ENG Ivor Davies 6.08 ENG Eric Boothroyd 5.93 ENG Lionel Watling (James Goldingay) 4.86 AUS Bill Jemison 4.00 ENG Cyril Page 3.50 Bradford 22em ENG Eddie Rigg 8.82 ENG Arthur Forrest 8.36 ENG Dent Oliver 7.75 ENG Jack Hughes 6.29 ENG Oliver Hart 6.27 ENG Arthur Wright 5.50 ENG Bill Crosland 4.65 ENG Ron Clarke 4.27 ENG Al Allison 3.84 ENG Arthur Bush 3.50 ENG Lloyd Goffe 2.82 ENG Keith Milner 2.53 Bristol 22em ENG Dick Bradley 8.29 WAL Chris Boss 6.85 ENG Geoff Pymar 6.36 ENG Billy Hole 6.11 ENG Jack Mountford 5.87 WAL Tom Oakley 5.50 ENG Johnny Hole 5.23 ENG Eric Salmon 5.00 AUS Jack Summers 5.04 ENG Roger Wise 4.55 Harringay 22em ENG Split Waterman 9.96 ENG Jeff Lloyd 8.47 AUS Jack Biggs 8.37 ENG Ron How 7.25 NZL Maurice Dunn 6.78 ENG Arthur Atkinson 6.28 ENG Danny Dunton 5.85 ENG Nobby Stock 5.66 AUS Ken Walsh 5.52 ENG Stan Clark 2.80 New Cross 22em ENG Bert Roger 8.79 IRE Eric French 8.60 ENG Cyril Roger 7.66 SWE Sune Karlsson 7.61 AUS Merv Harding 7.26 ENG Frank Lawrence 5.66 AUS Bill Longley 5.18 ENG Bob Roger 4.53 WAL Tom Oakley 4.49 ENG Ronnie Genz 4.15 Norwich 22em AUS Bob Leverenz 10.29 ENG Billy Bales 8.20 ENG Bill Gilbert 7.41 ENG Fred Rogers 7.05 ENG Phil Clarke 4.70 ENG Fred Pawson 5.09 ENG Lionel Watling (James Goldingay) 4.82 ENG Jack Freeman 4.24 ENG Paddy Mills 4.00 ENG Bill Codling 3.22 DEN Kiehn Berthelsen 3.11 ENG Ray Moore 2.71 Wembley 22em WAL Freddie Williams 9.76 ENG Tommy Price 9.31 WAL Eric Williams 8.23 NZL Trevor Redmond 7.74 ENG George Wilks 7.41 ENG Bob Oakley 7.32 ENG Bill Kitchen 6.79 ENG Jimmy Gooch 4.92 ENG Den Cosby 1.60 West Ham 22em AUS Jack Young 10.88 ENG Wally Green 8.56 ENG Malcolm Craven 7.75 ENG Pat Clark 6.37 AUS Cliff Watson 5.49 ENG Howdy Byford 5.00 ENG Kid Curtis 4.26 ENG Wal Morton 2.86 ENG Reg Reeves 2.46 ENG Colin Clark 1.40 Wimbledon 22em NZL Ronnie Moore 11.27 ENG Norman Parker 9.60 ENG Cyril Brine 9.00 NZL Geoff Mardon 8.68 ENG Dennis Gray 6.84 AUS Peter Moore 5.74 USA Ernie Roccio 5.66 ENG Reg Trott 5.25 NZL Barry Briggs 4.20 ENG Mike Beddoe 3.58 ENG Cyril Maidment 3.12 ENG Wilf Jay 1.71 IRE Dom Perry 1.23 ENG Ken Holmes 0.83 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1952 in speedway Category:1952 in British motorsport