1956 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 National League 7 Champions Wimbledon Dons National Trophy Wimbledon Dons Barry Briggs National League (Div 2)1956 Southern Area League 1955 1957 The 1956 National League Division One was the 22nd season and eleventh 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 West Ham Hammers ceased competitive speedway racing at the end of 1955.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19560221/133/0009 London Loses Another Speedway Side Daily Herald 21 February 1956 British Newspaper Archive subscription 26 February 2025 Poole Pirates came up from the second tier to replace them. Match line-ups were increased to eight riders after a single season with seven riders. Wimbledon won their third successive National League Championship.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1956.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 Norwich Stars rider Malcolm Flood died on 2 April, at Poole. The 25-year-old rider suffered fatal injuries despite an earlier warning from the race steward that he was riding too erratically into the bends.Speedway rider died after warning Birmingham Daily Post 10 April 1956 13 August 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000619/19560410/105/0005 British Newspaper Archive subscription Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 24 17 1 6 352 Wembley Lions 24 14 1 9 293 Birmingham Brummies 24 12 1 11 254 Norwich Stars 24 10 4 10 245 Belle Vue Aces 24 11 1 12 236 Poole Pirates 24 9 2 13 207 Bradford Tudors 24 6 0 18 12 Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR BRA NOR PP WEM WIM Belle Vue 45–39 42–39 42–42 57–27 54–30 47–36 Birmingham 45–39 48–35 48–36 61–23 33–50 42–42 Bradford 50–33 43–41 37–47 55–28 32–52 33–51 Norwich 53–30 27–57 50–34 42–42 42–42 37–47 Poole 49–32 54–30 55–29 43–41 55–29 48–36 Wembley 61–23 50–33 57–27 48–35 45–39 38–46 Wimbledon 49–35 51–32 56–28 64–20 51–33 48–36 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1956.html Speedway Researcher 1956 fixtures & results 22 January 2025 B fixtures main FBR grey BV BIR BRA NOR PP WEM WIM Belle Vue 60–23 55–29 44–40 53–31 37–47 36–47 Birmingham 44–40 51–33 41–43 51–33 50–32 56–28 Bradford 39–45 41–43 46–38 43–41 35–49 43–41 Norwich 39–44 50–34 60–24 56–28 52–32 43–41 Poole 46–38 40–44 53–31 42–42 55–29 41–43 Wembley 54–30 46–38 63–20 41–43 51–32 44–40 Wimbledon 53–30 61–23 50–34 51–33 50–34 49–35 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1956.html Speedway Researcher 1956 fixtures & results 22 January 2025 Top Ten Riders (League only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Barry Briggs NZL Wimbledon 10.53 2 Ove Fundin SWE Norwich 10.34 3 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 10.32 4 Brian Crutcher ENG Wembley 10.16 5 Alan Hunt ENG Birmingham 9.53 6 Peter Moore AUS Wimbledon 9.20 7 Peter Craven ENG Belle Vue 9.07 8 Jack Biggs AUS Poole 8.71 9 Dick Fisher ENG Belle Vue 8.40 10 Ron Johnston NZL Belle Vue 8.38 National Trophy Stage Two The 1956 National Trophy was the 19th 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. Wimbledon won the second and final stage and were therefore declared the 1956 National Trophy champions.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1956.html 1956 National Trophy Speedway archive For Stage One - see Stage One First round Date Team one Score Team two26/07 Wembley 60-47 Birmingham24/07 Southampton 64-44 Norwich21/07 Belle Vue 72-36 Poole21/07 Birmingham 61-47 Wembley21/07 Bradford Odsal 38-70 Wimbledon21/07 Norwich 77-31 Southampton16/07 Poole 54-54 Belle Vue16/07 Wimbledon 79-29 Bradford Odsal Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two01/09 Belle Vue 83-25 Birmingham17/08 Birmingham 64-44 Belle Vue13/08 Wimbledon 68-40 Norwich04/08 Norwich 56-52 Wimbledon Final First leg 8 September 1956 Belle Vue AcesPeter Craven 17Dick Fisher 17Peter Williams 9Bob Duckworth 8Ron Johnston 6Ken Sharples 5Tink Maynard 3Brian Craven 3 68 – 39 http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1956.html 1956 National Trophy Speedway Archive 12 August 2021 Wimbledon DonsPeter Moore 10Ronnie Moore 8Barry Briggs 8Ron How 4Cyril Maidment 4Alf Hagon 3Bob Andrews 3Cyril Brine 0 Hyde Road Stadium Second leg 10 September 1956 Wimbledon DonsRonnie Moore 16Peter Moore 14Barry Briggs 11Cyril Maidment 9Cyril Brine 9Ron How 6Alf Hagon 3Bob Andrews 1 69 – 39 Belle Vue AcesPeter Craven 12Ron Johnston 8Alf Webster 5Peter Williams 4Bob Duckworth 3Ken Sharples 3Brian Craven 3Dick Fisher 1 Wimbledon Stadium Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 108–107. Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Peter Craven 9.07 NZL Ron Johnston 8.38 ENG Dick Fisher 8.40 NZL Bob Duckworth 7.39 ENG Ken Sharples 6.74 ENG Brian Craven 6.29 ENG Alf Webster 5.48 ENG Slant Payling 5.47 ENG Tink Maynard 5.26 ENG Peter Williams 3.90 ENG Fred Rogers 4.13 ENG Frank Johnson 3.60 Birmingham 22em ENG Alan Hunt 9.53 RSA 1928 Doug Davies 8.22 ENG Eric Boothroyd 7.74 ENG Ron Mountford 7.48 ENG Jim Tolley 5.16 RSA 1928 Neil Mortimer 5.15 ENG Harry Bastable 4.63 RSA 1928 Arthur Duncan 3.90 ENG Derrick Tailby 2.89 Bradford 22em ENG Arthur Forrest 7.64 ENG Nigel Boocock 6.31 ENG Arthur Wright 5.98 ENG Guy Allott 5.68 ENG Eddie Rigg 5.60 ENG Jimmy Gooch 5.49 ENG Ron Clarke 4.96 ENG Des Haswell 4.90 ENG Al Allison 4.00 ENG Dent Oliver 3.06 Norwich 22em SWE Ove Fundin 10.34 AUS Aub Lawson 7.83 ENG Gerry Hussey 7.60 ENG Phil Clarke 6.43 ENG Billy Bales 6.30 ENG Harry Edwards 5.91 ENG Geoff Pymar 5.78 ENG Reg Trott 5.03 ENG Fred Brand 4.88 ENG Peter Atkins 4.36 ENG Derek Strutt 1.50 Poole 22em AUS Jack Biggs 8.71 ENG Cyril Roger 7.76 ENG Ken Middleditch 7.60 AUS Jack Geran 6.00 ENG Jimmy Squibb 5.95 ENG Bill Holden 5.33 ENG Terry Small 5.31 ENG Alan Kidd 5.05 ENG Bert Roger 4.67 ENG Norman Strachan 3.83 Wembley 22em ENG Brian Crutcher 10.16 ENG Tommy Price 7.54 IRE Eric French 7.43 ENG Split Waterman 7.36 ENG Jimmy Gooch 6.86 ENG Mike Broadbank 6.43 NZL Trevor Redmond 6.29 AUS Ray Cresp 5.88 WAL Freddie Williams 5.14 ENG Merv Hannam 2.67 Wimbledon 22em NZL Barry Briggs 10.53 NZL Ronnie Moore 10.32 AUS Peter Moore 9.20 ENG Ron How 7.88 ENG Cyril Brine 6.47 ENG Bob Andrews 5.38 ENG Alf Hagon 4.94 ENG Gil Goldfinch 2.56 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League National League Speedway National League