1954 Speedway National League

The 1954 National League Division One was the ninth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1954 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
Season1954
ChampionsWimbledon Dons
No. of competitors8
National TrophyWembley Lions
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)
1954 Southern League

Summary

Bristol dropped out of the league and joined the National League Division Two. Wimbledon won their first National League Championship, beginning a run of 7 titles in 8 years, ending a similar run by Wembley Lions.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Wimbledon Dons 28 21 2 5 44
Wembley Lions 28 20 0 8 40
Bradford Tudors 28 15 0 13 30
Norwich Stars 27 14 0 13 28
West Ham Hammers 28 11 1 16 23
Harringay Racers 28 10 1 17 21
Belle Vue Aces 27 9 0 18 18
Birmingham Brummies 28 9 0 19 18

Top Ten Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ronnie Moore Wimbledon Dons 10.59
2 Jack Young West Ham Hammers 10.55
3 Geoff Mardon Wimbledon Dons 10.43
4 Eddie Rigg Bradford Tudors 10.11
5 Arthur Forrest Bradford Tudors 10.00
6 Brian Crutcher Wembley Lions 9.98
7 Eric Williams Wembley Lions 9.79
8 Barry Briggs Wimbledon Dons 9.39
9 Freddie Williams Wembley Lions 9.18
10 Split Waterman Harringay Racers 9.07

National Trophy

The 1954 National Trophy was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup.[2]

Qualifying First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
01/05Edinburgh60-48Leicester
01/05Rayleigh65-43Motherwell
30/04Bristol59-49Oxford
30/04Leicester59-48Edinburgh
30/04Motherwell64-44Rayleigh
29/04Ipswich71-35Southampton
29/04Oxford40-68Bristol
29/04Plymouth45-63Poole
27/04Southampton72-36Ipswich
26/04Exeter59-49Swindon
26/04Poole69-38Plymouth
24/04Swindon65-43Exeter
11/05
replay		Southampton62-46Ipswich
06/05
replay		Ipswich56-52Southampton

Qualifying Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
25/05Southampton61-47Coventry
22/05Coventry64-44Southampton
22/05Edinburgh65-43Rayleigh
22/05Swindon69-39Wolverhampton
21/05Bristol61-47Poole
21/05Rayleigh55-52Edinburgh
21/05Swindonw/oWolverhampton
17/05Poole63-45Bristol

Qualifying Final Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
14/06Poole67-41Swindon
12/06Edinburgh50-57Coventry
12/06Swindon53-55Poole
05/06Coventry56-52Edinburgh

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
05/07Coventry41-66Bradford Odsal
03/07Belle Vue71-37Poole
03/07Bradford Odsal84-24Coventry
28/06Poole46-62Belle Vue

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
24/07Belle Vue61-47Wimbledon
22/07Wembley70-37West Ham
21/07Harringay54-54Bradford Odsal
20/07West Ham50-58Wembley
19/07Wimbledon76-32Belle Vue
17/07Bradford Odsal78-30Harringay
10/07Birmingham62-46Norwich
08/07Norwich74-34Birmingham

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
28/08Bradford Odsal63-45Wembley
28/08Norwich64-44Wimbledon
23/08Wimbledon51-57Norwich
05/08Wembley63-44Bradford Odsal

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
09/09Wembley61-46Norwich
11/09Norwich46-62Wembley

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1953 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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