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1954 Speedway National League

20th season of speedway in the United Kingdom

20th season of speedway in the United Kingdom

FieldValue
competitionNational League
competitors8
domesticcup1Champions
domesticcup1 winnersWimbledon Dons
domesticcup2National Trophy
domesticcup2 winnersWembley Lions
domesticcup3R.A.C. Cup
domesticcup3 winnersWimbledon Dons
domesticcup4London Cup
domesticcup4 winnersWembley Lions
domesticcup5Midland Cup
domesticcup5 winnersBirmingham Brummies
highestaverageRonnie Moore
leagues belowNational League (Div 2)
1954 Southern Area League
prevseason1953
nextseason1955

1954 Southern Area 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.

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

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1Wimbledon Dons28212544
2Wembley Lions28200840
3Bradford Tudors281501330
4Norwich Stars271401328
5West Ham Hammers281111623
6Harringay Racers281011721
7Belle Vue Aces27901818
8Birmingham Brummies28901918

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

Top ten riders (league only)

RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1Ronnie MooreNZLWimbledon
2Jack YoungAUSWest Ham
3Geoff MardonNZLWimbledon
4Eddie RiggENGBradford
5Arthur ForrestENGBradford
6Brian CrutcherENGWembley
7Eric WilliamsWALWembley
8Barry BriggsNZLWimbledon
9Freddie WilliamsWALWembley
10Split WatermanENGHarringay

R.A.C. Cup

Wembley played all of their fixtures away. Group A

TeamPLWDLPts
West Ham651011
Birmingham62135
Wembley62044
Norwich1260612

Group B

TeamPLWDLPts
Wimbledon64028
Belle Vue63036
Bradford/Odsal63036
Harringay62044

** Group A **

Group B

Final

Team oneTeam twoScores
West HamWimbledon41–43, 26–58

National Trophy

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

Qualifying first round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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
replaySouthampton62-46Ipswich
06/05
replayIpswich56-52Southampton

Qualifying second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
14/06Poole67-41Swindon
12/06Edinburgh50-57Coventry
12/06Swindon53-55Poole
05/06Coventry56-52Edinburgh

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
05/07Coventry41-66Bradford Odsal
03/07Belle Vue71-37Poole
03/07Bradford Odsal84-24Coventry
28/06Poole46-62Belle Vue

Quarterfinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

Semifinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
28/08Bradford Odsal63-45Wembley
28/08Norwich64-44Wimbledon
23/08Wimbledon51-57Norwich
05/08Wembley63-44Bradford Odsal

Final

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

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

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

London Cup

First round

Team oneScoreTeam two
Wimbledon61–46, 56–52Wembley

Semi final round

Team oneScoreTeam two
Harringay44–63, 48–60Wembley
Wimbledon69–38, 53–55West Ham

Final

First leg Freddie Williams 17 Tommy Price 12 Eric Williams 12 Brian Crutcher 10 Trevor Redmond 8 Eric French 6 Fred Lang 3 Jimmy Gooch 1 Peter Moore 11 Ronnie Moore 11 Geoff Mardon 4 Cyril Maidment 4 Don Perry 3 Reg Trott 3 Barry Briggs 2 Cyril Brine 0

Second leg Geoff Mardon 13 Ronnie Moore 8 Peter Moore 7 Barry Briggs 6 Cyril Brine 6 Cyril Maidment 5 Reg Trott 1 Bill Longley 1 Brian Crutcher 18 Eric Williams 15 Freddie Williams 8 Eric French 8 Jimmy Gooch 5 Trevor Redmond 5 Tommy Price 2 Fred Lang 0

Wembley won on aggregate 130–85

Midland Cup

Birmingham won the Midland Cup, which consisted of four teams. There was one team from division 1 and three teams from division 2.

First round

Team oneTeam twoScore
OxfordLeicester56–28, 47–49

Semi final round

Team oneTeam twoScore
OxfordCoventry61–35, 34–62

Final first leg Ron Mountford 12 Alan Hunt 11 Doug Davies 11 Hec Mayhead 7 Jim Tolley 6 Eric Boothroyd 6 Harry Bastable 2 Vic Hall 0 Charlie New 11 Tommy Miller 9 Jim Lightfoot 5 Johnnie Reason 4 Reg Duval 4 Derrick Tailby 4 Vic Emms 2 Bob Mark 1

Final second leg Charlie New 11 Tommy Miller 9 Bob Mark 8 Johnnie Reason 7 Les Tolley 7 Derrick Tailby 6 Vic Emms 6 Jim Lightfoot 1 Alan Hunt 12 Doug Davies 11 Jim Tolley 6 Eric Boothroyd 6 Vic Hall 3 Harry Bastable 1 Alan Pearce 1 Cyril Page 1

Birmingham won on aggregate 96–95

Riders and final averages

Belle Vue

  • 8.47
  • 8.41
  • 7.60
  • 7.27
  • 5.66
  • 5.20
  • 4.58
  • 4.25
  • 3.93
  • 3.28
  • 2.86
  • 1.71

Birmingham

  • 8.68
  • 7.39
  • 6.54
  • 5.60
  • 5.14
  • 3.72
  • 3.69
  • RSA Doug Davies 3.68
  • 3.33
  • 3.04
  • 1.84
  • 1.43

Bradford

  • 10.11
  • 10.00
  • 8.83
  • 5.76
  • 5.70
  • 5.43
  • 5.08
  • 3.71
  • 3.11
  • 2.00

Harringay

  • 9.07
  • 7.42
  • 7.20
  • 5.43
  • 5.17
  • 4.98
  • 4.82
  • 4.79
  • 4.73

Norwich

  • 6.90
  • 8.87
  • 7.58
  • 7.81
  • 6.52
  • 6.51
  • 6.46
  • 6.48
  • 5.20
  • 3.43
  • 2.55

Wembley

  • 9.98
  • 9.79
  • 9.18
  • 7.93
  • 7.02
  • 6.29
  • 6.26
  • RSA Fred Lang 3.66
  • 2.67

West Ham

  • 10.55
  • 8.16
  • 7.35
  • 5.64
  • 5.32
  • 5.03
  • 4.70
  • 4.77
  • 4.26
  • 3.17

Wimbledon

  • 10.59
  • 10.43
  • 9.39
  • 9.00
  • 7.08
  • 6.64
  • 6.47
  • 6.09
  • 5.87
  • 4.68

References

References

  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "Year by Year".
  3. Rogers, Martin. (1978). "The Illustrated History of Speedway". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
  4. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)".
  5. "1954 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  6. "1954 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  7. "1954 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  8. "1954 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  9. "1953 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  10. "1954 National Trophy".
  11. (31 August 1954). "Wembley's Cup 9 times". Daily Herald.
  12. (18 October 1954). "Bees just failed in Midland Cup". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
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