1954 Speedway National League

The 1954 National League Division One was the 20th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the ninth post-war season of the highest tier of speedway.[1]

1954 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
ChampionsWimbledon Dons
No. of competitors8
National TrophyWembley Lions
Highest averageRonnie Moore
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. [2][3][4]

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

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

First leg
Wembley Lions
Brian Crutcher 15
Eric Williams 12
Tommy Price 10
Freddie Williams 8
Fred Lang 7
Trevor Redmond 5
Eric French 4
Jimmy Gooch 0		61 – 46Norwich Stars
Fred Brand 10
Cyril Roger 8
Aub Lawson 7
Bob Oakley 7
Fred Rogers 5
Phil Clarke 4
Merv Neil 3
Billy Bales 2
[6]

Second leg
Norwich Stars
Merv Neil 14
Aub Lawson 11
Bob Oakley 8
Phil Clarke 6
Fred Rogers 4
Billy Bales 2
Cyril Roger 1
Fred Brand 0		46 – 62Wembley Lions
Brian Crutcher 14
Trevor Redmond 12
Freddie Williams 10
Eric Williams 8
Tommy Price 6
Fred Lang 6
Eric French 5
Jimmy Gooch 1
[6]

Wembley were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–92.

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. "1953 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. "1954 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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