1957 Speedway National League

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LeagueNational League
No. of competitors11
ChampionsSwindon Robins
Britannia CupBelle Vue Aces
1957 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
No. of competitors11
ChampionsSwindon Robins
Britannia CupBelle Vue Aces
Highest averagePeter Craven
Division/s below1957 Southern Area League

The 1957 National League was the 23rd season and the twelfth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

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.[2][3]

Bradford Tudors returned to replace Birmingham Brummies mid-season (in early August)[4][5] and Swindon Robins followed up their Division Two title in 1956 with the Division One title in 1957.[6]

League

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Swindon Robins 20 15 1 4 31
2 Belle Vue Aces 20 15 0 5 30
3 Wimbledon Dons 20 12 0 8 24
4 Norwich Stars 20 11 0 9 22
5 Leicester Hunters 20 10 1 9 21
6 Southampton Saints 20 9 0 11 18
7 Bradford Tudors* 20 9 0 11 18
8 Coventry Bees 20 9 0 11 18
9 Oxford Cheetahs 20 7 1 12 15
10 Ipswich Witches 20 6 0 14 12
11 Rayleigh Rockets 20 5 1 14 11

Fixtures and results

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

Top ten riders (league only)

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Peter Craven England Belle Vue 11.18
2 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich 10.38
3 Bob Roger England Swindon 10.27
4 Ron Johnston New Zealand Belle Vue 10.27
5 Barry Briggs New Zealand Wimbledon 10.00
6 Ken McKinlay Scotland Leicester 9.77
7 Brian Crutcher England Southampton 9.76
8 Aub Lawson Australia Norwich 9.73
9 Peter Moore Australia Ipswich 9.64
10 Dick Bradley England Southampton 9.48

National Trophy

The National Trophy was not held during 1957.

Britannia Cup

Final

Team one Team two Scores
Belle VueNorwich48–48, 50–46

Riders and final averages

See also

References

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