1957 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 National League 11 Champions Swindon Robins Britannia Cup Belle Vue Aces Peter Craven 1957 Southern Area League 1956 1958 The 1957 National League was the 23rd season and the twelfth 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 closure of Wembley Lions, Bradford Tudors and Poole Pirates left the league with only four teams, so the seven sides in Division Two merged to make an eleven-team first tier and so Division Two became defunct.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1957.html Year by Year Speedway Researcher 12 August 2021https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1946-1964 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964) Official British Speedway website 12 August 2021 Bradford Tudors returned to replace Birmingham Brummies mid-season (in early August)This was Birmingham Speedway Sports Argus 3 August 1957 5 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000653/19570803/074/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription Norwich depleted Leicester Evening Mail 1 August 1957 5 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003330/19570801/113/0009 British Newspaper Archive subscription and Swindon Robins followed up their Division Two title in 1956 with the Division One title in 1957.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 League Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Swindon Robins 20 15 1 4 312 Belle Vue Aces 20 15 0 5 303 Wimbledon Dons 20 12 0 8 244 Norwich Stars 20 11 0 9 225 Leicester Hunters 20 10 1 9 216 Southampton Saints 20 9 0 11 187 Bradford Tudors* 20 9 0 11 188 Coventry Bees 20 9 0 11 189 Oxford Cheetahs 20 7 1 12 1510 Ipswich Witches 20 6 0 14 1211 Rayleigh Rockets 20 5 1 14 11 Bradford Tudors replaced Birmingham Brummies mid-season. Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV BB COV IPS LEI NOR OX RAY SOT SWI WIM Belle Vue 58–38 60–36 58–38 61–35 63–33 60–36 64–32 57–39 55–41 58–38 Birmingham/Bradford 20–22 67–29 55–41 61–35 52–44 58–37 62–34 57–39 66–30 49–47 Coventry 44–51 50–46 63–32 55–41 49–47 60–36 55–41 52–44 49–47 49–47 Ipswich 45–51 59–37 53–43 41–55 46–50 54–41 67–29 48–47 47–49 46–50 Leiceter 52–44 56–40 54–42 42–54 52–44 58–38 56–39 58–34 48–48 62–34 Norwich 47–49 59–37 68–28 69–27 52–44 61–35 59–37 42–54 50–46 62–34 Oxford 50–46 53–43 54–42 50–46 46–50 47–49 57–34 51–44 37–59 34–62 Raleigh 44–52 67–29 62–34 56–40 62–34 46–50 48–48 47–49 38–58 39–56 Southampton 67–29 59–37 72–24 71–25 65–31 51–45 50–46 46–50 47–49 47–48 Swindon 63–33 77–19 70–26 61–35 64–32 51–45 61–35 63–33 62–34 55–41 Wimbledon 52–43 65–31 58–38 54–42 53–43 57–39 46–49 55–41 53–43 47–49 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1957.html Speedway Researcher 1957 fixtures & results 27 January 2025 Top ten riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Peter Craven ENG Belle Vue 11.18 2 Ove Fundin SWE Norwich 10.38 3 Bob Roger ENG Swindon 10.27 4 Ron Johnston NZL Belle Vue 10.27 5 Barry Briggs NZL Wimbledon 10.00 6 Ken McKinlay SCO Leicester 9.77 7 Brian Crutcher ENG Southampton 9.76 8 Aub Lawson AUS Norwich 9.73 9 Peter Moore AUS Ipswich 9.64 10 Dick Bradley ENG Southampton 9.48 National Trophy The National Trophy was not held during 1957. Britannia Cup South Team PL W D L PtsNorwich 10 8 0 2 16 Wimbledon 10 7 0 3 14 Southampton 10 5 1 4 11 Swindon 10 4 0 6 8 Ipswich 10 3 0 7 6 Rayleigh 10 2 1 7 5 North Team PL W D L PtsBelle Vue 8 5 2 1 12 Oxford 7 4 1 2 9 Leicester 8 4 0 4 8 Coventry 8 3 1 4 7 Birmingham 7 1 0 6 2 main FBR grey IPS NOR RAY SOT SWI WIM Ipswich 40–55 53–43 51–44 51–45 44–52 Norwich 59–37 64–32 70–26 50–46 68–28 Raleigh 52–44 54–42 43–52 46–50 34–62 Southampton 70–26 54–41 48–48 57–39 55–41 Swindon 62–34 45–51 65–31 52–44 40–54 Wimbledon 51–44 44–52 64–31 59–37 67–29 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1957.html Speedway Researcher 1957 fixtures & results 25 June 2025 main FBR grey BV BB COV LEI OX Belle Vue 67–28 61–35 54–42 55–41 Birmingham 44–52 39–57 57–39 a–a Coventry 48–48 50–46 49–47 43–53 Leicester 50–46 57–39 53–43 50–46 Oxford 48–48 65–30 59–37 49–46 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1957.html Speedway Researcher 1957 fixtures & results 25 June 2025 Final Team one Team two ScoresBelle Vue Norwich48–48, 50–46 Riders and final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Peter Craven 11.18 NZL Ron Johnston 10.27 NZL Bob Duckworth 6.92 ENG Eddie Rigg 6.78 ENG Dick Fisher 6.00 ENG Tink Maynard 5.60 ENG Peter Williams 4.71 ENG Slant Payling 3.73 ENG Brian Craven 3.24 ENG Lew Grepp 0.73 Bradford/Birmingham 22em SWE Dan Forsberg 9.42 ENG Nigel Boocock 7.92 ENG Ron Clarke 7.84 ENG Eric Boothroyd 7.37/6.78 ENG Ron Mountford 7.23 ENG Arthur Forrest 7.15 ENG Al Allison 5.21 ENG Guy Allott 5.19/4.93 ENG Jim Tolley 5.05 NZL Trevor Redmond 4.76 ENG Harry Bastable 4.00 ENG Derrick Tailby 3.20 Coventry 22em SWE Per Olof Söderman 8.43 ENG Ron Mountford 8.07 ENG Jim Lightfoot 6.53 NZL Charlie New 6.34 ENG Reg Duval 6.04 ENG Les Owen 4.00 ENG Nick Nicholls 3.35 ENG Jim Tolley 3.31 ENG Eric Hockaday 3.07 ENG Arthur Wright 2.81 SCO Bob Mark 2.30 Ipswich 22em AUS Peter Moore 9.64 ENG Cyril Roger 9.13 NOR Aage Hansen 8.17 AUS Bob Sharp 6.04 ENG Bert Edwards 5.36 AUS Junior Bainbridge 4.67 ENG Jimmy Gooch 4.09 ENG Wal Morton 3.79 ENG Danny Dunton 3.84 GGY Johnny Fitzpatrick 3.03 ENG Len Silver 2.82 ENG Ken Last 1.00 Leicester 22em SCO Ken McKinlay 9.77 SWE Rune Sörmander 8.40 AUS Jack Geran 8.04 ENG Alf Hagon 6.71 ENG Harry Bastable 6.47 ENG Al Allison 4.67 ENG Charlie Barsby 3.88 ENG Bryan Elliott 3.31 ENG Reg Fearman 3.25 ENG Vic Hall 1.54 ENG Des Haswell 0.62 Norwich 22em SWE Ove Fundin 10.38 AUS Aub Lawson 9.73 ENG Phil Clarke 9.41 ENG Billy Bales 7.60 ENG Harry Edwards 5.87 ENG Geoff Pymar 3.91 ENG Derek Strutt 3.68 ENG Dave Hankins 2.75 ENG Reg Trott 2.58 ENG Barry East 2.33 ENG Wal Morton 2.05 Oxford 22em AUS Jack Biggs 8.38 SCO Gordon McGregor 6.92 ENG Ronnie Genz 7.81 ENG Dennis Newton 6.29 ENG Roy Bowers 5.51 ENG Howdy Byford 5.10 AUS Ray Cresp 5.00 ENG Maury McDermott 4.00 ENG Frank Johnson 3.64 Rayleigh 22em ENG Les McGillivray 8.00 ENG Jack Unstead 6.93 SWE Birger Forsberg 6.38 ENG Ken Adams 5.98 IRE Eric French 5.97 NZL Peter Clark 5.91 ENG Pete Lansdale 5.40 ENG Maury McDermott 3.72 Southampton 22em ENG Brian Crutcher 9.76 ENG Dick Bradley 9.48 ENG Brian Hanham 7.17 ENG Alby Golden 6.00 ENG Maury Mattingley 5.68 ENG Bill Holden 5.54 ENG Jimmy Squibb 5.03 ENG Johnny Hole 5.06 Swindon 22em ENG Bob Roger 10.27 ENG George White 8.61 WAL Ian Williams 8.17 ENG Ken Middleditch 7.54 AUS Neil Street 6.70 ENG Ernie Lessiter 6.44 ENG Al Sparrey 6.40 ENG Mike Broadbank 5.21 Wimbledon 22em NZL Barry Briggs 10.00 ENG Ron How 8.31 NZL Ronnie Moore 8.00 ENG Gerald Jackson 7.29 ENG Cyril Maidment 6.52 ENG Cyril Brine 6.04 ENG Split Waterman 5.86 ENG Gerry King 4.00 NZL Ivan Mauger 4.00 ENG Bob Andrews 3.76 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League National League Speedway National League