1952 Speedway National League Division Two

Summary

The post-war boom was now fading and the League was shortened to 12 teams with Division Three now defunct and continued only on a regional basis. Previous champions Norwich Stars had been promoted to Division One. Newcastle, Walthamstow and Halifax had closed whilst Fleetwood Flyers changed to Fleetwood Knights and ran only open meetings. Poole Pirates were the only new entrant, promoted from the former lower tier.

Poole Pirates won the title, having won Division Three in the previous season.

Final table

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

Top Five Riders (League only)

National Trophy Stage Two

• For Stage One - see Stage One
• For Stage Three - see Stage Three

The 1952 National Trophy was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third-tier clubs, stage two was for the second-tier clubs and stage three was for the top-tier clubs. The winner of stage one would qualify for stage two and the winner of stage two would qualify for the third and final stage. Poole won stage two and therefore qualified for stage three.

Second Division qualifying first round

Second Division Qualifying Second round

Second Division Qualifying semifinals

Second Division Qualifying final

First leg Ken Middleditch 13 Brian Crutcher 12 Tony Lewis 11 Jimmy Squibb 11 Alan Kidd 8 Bill Holden 4 Terry Small 2 Roy Craighead 0 Junior Bainbridge 14 Tommy Miller 13 Don Wilkinson 8 Ken McKinlay 8 Len Nicholson 4 Alf McIntosh 1 Peter Dykes 1 Stuart Irvine 0 Second leg Ken McKinlay 16 Tommy Miller 15 Junior Bainbridge 12 Alf McIntosh 6 Len Nicholson 4 Don Wilkinson 3 Peter Dykes 3 Stuart Irvine 0 Brian Crutcher 13 Jimmy Squibb 13 Ken Middleditch 12 Bill Holden 4 Terry Small 4 Alan Kidd 2 Tony Lewis 1 Roy Craighead 1

Midland Cup

Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of eight teams. There was one team from division 1, five teams from division 2 and two teams from division 3.

First round

Second round

Semi final round

Final

First leg Dan Forsberg 14 Arthur Payne 13 Ron Mountford 8 Lionel Watling 6 Eric Boothroyd 5 Cyril Page 4 Ivor Davies 2 Ron Mason 1 Johnnie Reason 13 Vic Emms 7 Peter Brough 5 Stan Williams 5 Les Hewitt 5 Derrick Tailby 5 Charlie New 2 Jack Wright 1

Second leg Peter Brough 14 Vic Emms 12 Johnnie Reason 11 Les Hewitt 9 Derrick Tailby 7 John Yates 6 Cyril Cooper 5 Stan Williams 3 Alan Hunt 7 Ron Mountford 6 Ron Mason 4 Ivor Davies 4 Cyril Page 4 Bill Jemison 3 Lionel Watling 1 Eric Boothroyd 0

Coventry won on aggregate 110–82

Riders & final averages

Ashfield

• 8.29
• 6.76
• 6.64
• 6.62
• 6.16
• 6.07
• 5.35
• 4.19
• 4.18
• 3.30
• 1.76

Coventry

• 9.48
• 9.05
• 7.83
• 6.93
• 6.72
• 6.21
• 5.64
• 4.42
• 4.34
• 4.00

Cradley Heath

• 8.70
• 8.24
• 7.41
• 7.02
• 6.62
• 5.63
• 5.24
• 5.16
• 5.08
• 4.43
• 2.00

Edinburgh

• 9.54
• 9.14
• 9.09
• 8.07
• 6.45
• 5.68
• 4.78
• 4.66
• 3.12
• 2.13

Glasgow

• 10.91
• 8.15
• 8.14
• 5.88
• 5.50
• 5.17
• 4.92
• 4.65
• 4.27
• 3.95
• 1.07

Leicester

• 9.14
• 8.48
• 7.88
• 6.29
• 6.26
• 6.10
• 5.61
• 4.81
• 4.15

Liverpool

• 9.13
• 7.37
• 7.37
• 7.36
• 6.77
• 6.09
• 5.79
• 4.77
• 4.52
• 3.68
• 3.36

Motherwell

• 10.57
• 8.18
• 7.51
• 7.23
• 5.53
• 5.47
• 5.21
• 4.80
• 4.17
• 3.29
• 3.00

Oxford

• 7.42
• 6.79
• 6.39
• 6.17
• 5.03
• 5.62
• 4.92
• 4.50
• 3.83
• 1.00

Poole

• 9.66
• 9.63
• 8.75
• 7.93
• 7.90
• 7.64
• 6.93
• 6.63
• 6.40

Stoke

• 8.50
• 7.50
• 7.44
• 6.73
• 5.64
• 5.40
• 5.29
• 5.25
• 5.16
• 4.98

Yarmouth

• 9.82
• 9.62
• 6.77
• 6.73
• 5.53
• 5.38
• 4.76
• 4.75
• 3.13
• 4.73
• 4.63

References

References

1. "Archived copy".
2. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
3. "1952 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
4. "1952 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
5. "1952 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
6. (1 July 1952). "Birmingham's speedway bid for lead". Daily Herald.
7. "Glasgow 1952 results".
8. (27 October 1952). "Bees great win in Speedway Cup final". Coventry Evening Telegraph -.