1955 Speedway National League Division Two

The 1955 National League Division Two was the tenth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

1955 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors9
National Trophy
(Div 2 final)		Poole Pirates
Highest averageKen McKinlay
Division/s aboveNational League (Div 1)
Division/s belowSouthern League

Summary

The only change in the list of teams that finished the previous season was the replacement of Motherwell Eagles with Weymouth Scorchers. Poole Pirates won the title.[1]

Weymouth Scorchers withdrew after 7 league fixtures, Bristol Bulldogs withdrew after 14.[2]

Final table
Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Poole Pirates 32 23 0 9 46
2 Coventry Bees 32 19 0 3 38
3 Rayleigh Rockets 32 15 2 15 32
4 Oxford Cheetahs 32 15 1 16 31
5 Southampton Saints 32 15 0 17 30
6 Ipswich Witches 32 13 3 16 29
7 Leicester Hunters 32 14 0 18 28
8 Swindon Robins 32 14 0 18 28
9 Exeter Falcons 32 13 0 29 26

Top Five Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ken McKinlay Leicester Hunters 10.48
2 Jack Geran Exeter Falcons 10.38
3 Dick Bradley Bristol Bulldogs/Southampton Saints 10.25
4 Ken Middleditch Poole Pirates 9.96
5 Neil Street Exeter Falcons 9.49

National Trophy Stage One

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. Poole won stage one and qualified for second and final stage.[3]

Division Two First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/04Rayleigh48-60Poole
22/04Bristol62-46Ipswich
22/04Weymouth49-59Southampton
21/04Ipswich81-27Bristol
19/04Southampton70-38Weymouth
18/04Poole69-39Rayleigh

Division Two Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/05Exeter55-53Swindon
14/05Coventry75-33Oxford
14/05Swindon66-42Exeter
13/05Leicester49-59Southampton
12/05Ipswich66-41Poole
12/05Oxford66-42Coventry
10/05Southampton59-49Leicester
09/05Poole70-37Ipswich

Division Two Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
13/06Poole68-40Swindon
04/06Coventry54-54Southampton
04/06Swindon62-46Poole
31/05Southampton56-52Coventry

Division Two Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/06Poole73-35Southampton
21/06Southampton46-62Poole

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk
  3. "1955 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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