1953 Speedway National League

1953 Speedway National League
League	National League
Season	1953
No. of competitors	9
Champions	Wembley Lions
National Trophy	Wimbledon Dons
Coronation Cup	Harringay Racers
London Cup	Harringay Racers
Midland Cup	Birmingham Brummies
Highest average	Ronnie Moore
Division/s below	National League (Div 2); 1953 Southern League
	← 1952; 1954 →;

The 1953 National League Division One was the 19th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the eighth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.^[1]

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Season1953

No. of competitors9

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Home \ Away	BV	BIR	BRA	BRI	HAR	NOR	WEM	WH	WIM
Belle Vue		39–45	37–47	46–37	52–32	62–22	42–42	48–36	53–31
Birmingham	48–36		51–33	53–31	37–47	56–28	46–38	49–35	48–36
Bradford	56–28	42–42		55–29	37–47	51–33	40–43	58–26	43–41
Bristol	63–21	50–34	58–26		41–43	56–28	40–43	62–22	39–45
Harringay	47–37	53–30	51–32	51–33		56–27	33–51	60–24	49–35
Norwich	51–33	37–47	36–48	59–25	54–30		44–39	55–29	51–32
Wembley	51–33	57–27	59–25	51–33	50–34	59–25		39.5–44.5	58–26
West Ham	57–27	54–30	51–33	46–38	26–58	57–27	33–51		50–34
Wimbledon	56–28	46–36	39–45	52–32	59–25	59–25	42–41	50–34

Home \ Away	BV	BIR	BRA	BRI	HAR	NC	NOR	WEM	WH	WIM
Belle Vue		51–33	50–34	56–27	44–40	50–34	59–25	38–46	54–30	50–34
Birmingham	58–26		51–33	52–32	56–28	45–39	46–38	34–50	43–42	38–46
Bradford	47–36	43–41		55–27	46–38	41–43	42–42	55–29	44–40	49–35
Bristol	63–21	50–34	56–27		36–48	41.5–41.5	56–28	36–48	44–35	48–36
Harringay	51–33	67–17	48–36	54–30		n/a	58–26	52–32	58–26	45–39
New Cross	47–37	43–40	42–42	41–43	56–28		63–21	49–35	41–42	44–40
Norwich	57–27	48–36	46–38	38–46	36–48	37–47		47–37	50–34	56–28
Wembley	40–44	54–30	39–45	59–25	38–46	n/a	48–36		49–35	51–33
West Ham	55–29	44–40	45–39	58–26	52–32	40–44	51–33	40–44		32–52
Wimbledon	46–38	60–24	56–28	34–50	31–53	44–40	52–32	47–37	41–43

	Rider	Team	C.M.A.
1	Ronnie Moore	Wimbledon	10.63
2	Jack Young	West Ham	10.61
3	Alan Hunt	Birmingham	10.47
4	Olle Nygren	Bristol	10.25
5	Freddie Williams	Wembley	10.13
6	Arthur Forrest	Bradford	9.94
7	Split Waterman	Harringay	9.84
8	Eric Williams	Wembley	9.66
9	Aub Lawson	Norwich	9.19
10	Tommy Price	Wembley	9.13

Summary

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
25/04	Ipswich	57-51	Southampton
25/04	Swindon	68-40	Exeter
24/04	Plymouth	54-54	Oxford
23/04	Cardiff	80-28	St Austell
23/04	Oxford	66-42	Plymouth
21/04	Southampton	74-33	Ipswich
21/04	St Austell	55-53	Cardiff
20/04	Exeter	60-48	Swindon

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
19/05	Cardiff	42.5-65.5	Leicester
15/05	Leicester	70-38	Cardiff
15/05	Motherwell	78-30	Swindon
15/05	Wolverhampton	71-37	Southampton
14/05	Oxford	51-57	Rayleigh
12/05	Southampton	49-59	Wolverhampton
11/05	Liverpool	40-68	Coventry
09/05	Coventry	76-32	Liverpool
09/05	Edinburgh	47-61	Glasgow White City
09/05	Rayleigh	67-41	Oxford
09/05	Stoke	69-39	Yarmouth
09/05	Swindon	62-46	Motherwell
06/05	Glasgow White City	75-33	Edinburgh
05/05	Yarmouth	52-55	Stoke

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
24/06	Glasgow White City	76-32	Wolverhampton
29/05	Leicester	68-40	Rayleigh
29/05	Motherwell	73-35	Poole
29/05	Wolverhampton	49-59	Glasgow White City
25/05	Poole	62-46	Motherwell
23/05	Coventry	69-39	Stoke
23/05	Rayleigh	72-36	Leicester
21/05	Stoke	71-37	Coventry

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
11/07	Bradford Odsal	63-45	Bristol
04/07	Belle Vue	50-58	Wimbledon
04/07	Harringay	85-23	Motherwell
04/07	Norwich	71-37	West Ham
04/07	Rayleigh	64-44	Glasgow White City
03/07	Bristol	65-42	Bradford Odsal
03/07	Motherwell	63-45	Harringay
01/07	Glasgow White City	69-39	Rayleigh
30/06	West Ham	59-49	Norwich
29/06	Wimbledon	77-31	Belle Vue

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
01/08	Stoke	38-70	Wimbledon
25/07	Norwich	58-49	Bristol
24/07	Bristol	64-44	Norwich
20/07	Wimbledon	89-19	Stoke
18/07	Harringay	40-68	Wembley
16/07	Wembley	60-48	Harringay
15/07	Glasgow White City	56-52	Birmingham
11/07	Birmingham	70-38	Glasgow White City

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
10/08	Wimbledon	59-49	Bristol
08/08	Birmingham	62.5-45.5	Wembley
07/08	Bristol	46-62	Wimbledon
06/08	Wembley	78-29	Birmingham

Team one	Score	Team two
Wimbledon	46–58, 38–69	West Ham
Harringay	64–44, w/o	New Cross

Team one	Team two	Score
Leicester	Coventry	50–46, 43–53
Birmingham	Bradford	73–25, 59–37