1955 Speedway National League

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The 1955 Speedway National League was the 21st season and tenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

LeagueNational League
No. of competitors7
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1955 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
No. of competitors7
ChampionsWimbledon Dons
National TrophyNorwich Stars
Midland CupBirmingham Brummies
Highest averageJack Young
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
1955 Southern Area League
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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.[2][3][4][5]

Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wimbledon Dons 24 16 2 6 34
2 Belle Vue Aces 24 15 0 9 30
3 Wembley Lions 24 11 1 12 23
4 Bradford Tudors 24 11 0 13 22
5 Birmingham Brummies 24 9 2 13 20
6 Norwich Stars 24 9 1 14 19
7 West Ham Hammers 24 8 2 14 18
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Fixtures & results

A fixtures

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Home \ Away 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
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Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

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Home \ Away 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
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Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  • 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.[8]

Top Ten Riders (League only)

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Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Young Australia West Ham 10.79
2 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon 10.77
3 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich 10.00
4 Barry Briggs New Zealand Wimbledon 9.79
5 Brian Crutcher England Wembley 9.34
6 Arthur Wright England Bradford 9.14
7 Peter Craven England Belle Vue 8.96
8 Arthur Forrest England Bradford 8.91
9 Ron Johnston New Zealand Belle Vue 8.61
10 Ken Sharples England Belle Vue 8.43
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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.[9]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
04/08Poole56-52Birmingham
16/07Birmingham56-52Poole
16/07Belle Vue61-47Wembley
16/07Bradford Odsal52-56Wimbledon
16/07Norwich69-39West Ham
14/07Wembley67-41Belle Vue
12/07West Ham49-58Norwich
11/07Wimbledon76-31Bradford Odsal
18/08
replay
Poole69-39Birmingham
17/08
replay
Birmingham67-41Poole
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Semifinals

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Date Team one Score Team two
29/08Poole58-50Norwich
27/08Norwich82-26Poole
15/08Wimbledon61-47Wembley
04/08Wembley63-45Wimbledon
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Final

First leg

More information Wembley LionsBrian Crutcher 15Eric Williams 9Freddie Williams 6Ken Adams 4Jimmy Gooch 4Tommy Price 3Trevor Redmond 2 Eric French 0, 43 – 64 ...
Wembley Lions
Brian Crutcher 15
Eric Williams 9
Freddie Williams 6
Ken Adams 4
Jimmy Gooch 4
Tommy Price 3
Trevor Redmond 2
Eric French 0
43 – 64Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 16
Cyril Roger 11
Aub Lawson 10
Billy Bales 10
Harry Edwards 6
Phil Clarke 6
Fred Brand 4
Don Lawson 1
[10]
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Second leg

More information Norwich StarsPhil Clarke 15Cyril Roger 9Fred Brand 6Harry Edwards 4 Reg Trott (guest) 5Billy Bales 3 Don Lawson 2Malcolm Flood 1, 45 – 63 ...
Norwich Stars
Phil Clarke 15
Cyril Roger 9
Fred Brand 6
Harry Edwards 4
Reg Trott (guest) 5
Billy Bales 3
Don Lawson 2
Malcolm Flood 1
45 – 63Wembley Lions
Tommy Price 13
Brian Crutcher 11
Trevor Redmond 11
Eric French 8
Jimmy Gooch 8
Freddie Williams 5
Ken Adams 4
Eric Williams 3
[10]
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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.[11]

First round

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Team one Team two Score
OxfordLeicester49–53, 29–73
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Semi final round

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Team one Team two Score
LeicesterCoventry66–36, 51–51
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Final

First leg

More information BirminghamRon Mountford 15 Alan Hunt 13Eric Boothroyd 13 Jim Tolley 12 Dennis Newton 6 Harry Bastable 6 Derrick Tailby 1, 66–36 ...
Birmingham
Ron Mountford 15
Alan Hunt 13
Eric Boothroyd 13
Jim Tolley 12
Dennis Newton 6
Harry Bastable 6
Derrick Tailby 1
66–36Leicester
Ken McKinlay 16
Len Williams 8
Charlie Barsby 4
Ron Phillips 4
Barry East 2
Derek Close 1
Gordon McGregor 1
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Second leg

More information LeicesterKen McKinlay 18Len Williams 12 Gordon McGregor 12 Ron Phillips 6 Fred Brand 5 Barry East 4Charlie Barsby 3, 60–42 ...
Leicester
Ken McKinlay 18
Len Williams 12
Gordon McGregor 12
Ron Phillips 6
Fred Brand 5
Barry East 4
Charlie Barsby 3
60–42Birmingham
Junior Bainbridge 14
Jim Tolley 6
Alan Hunt 6
Eric Boothroyd 6
Harry Bastable 5
Dennis Newton 2
Derrick Tailby 3
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Birmingham won on aggregate 108–96

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Birmingham

Bradford

Norwich

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

References

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