1955 Speedway National League

Summary

The league consisted of seven teams after the Harringay Racers ceased competitive speedway racing at the end of 1954. Match line-ups were reduced from eight riders to seven riders. Wimbledon won their second successive National League Championship. West Ham closed at the end of the season, blaming poor attendances.

Final table

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

• Wembley Lions were forced to hold one set of their home fixtures at the away team's venue due to the ongoing installation of floodlights at Wembley Stadium from May.

Top Ten Riders (League only)

National Trophy Stage Two

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. Norwich won the second and final stage and were therefore declared the 1955 National Trophy champions.

• For Stage One - see Stage One

First round

Semifinals

Final

First leg Brian Crutcher 15 Eric Williams 9 Freddie Williams 6 Ken Adams 4 Jimmy Gooch 4 Tommy Price 3 Trevor Redmond 2 Eric French 0 Ove Fundin 16 Cyril Roger 11 Aub Lawson 10 Billy Bales 10 Harry Edwards 6 Phil Clarke 6 Fred Brand 4 Don Lawson 1

Second leg Phil Clarke 15 Cyril Roger 9 Fred Brand 6 Harry Edwards 4 Reg Trott (guest) 5 Billy Bales 3 Don Lawson 2 Malcolm Flood 1 Tommy Price 13 Brian Crutcher 11 Trevor Redmond 11 Eric French 8 Jimmy Gooch 8 Freddie Williams 5 Ken Adams 4 Eric Williams 3

Norwich were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 109–106.

Midland Cup

Birmingham won the Midland Cup for a third consecutive year. It consisted of four teams, there was one team from division 1 and three teams from division 2.

First round

Semi final round

Final

First leg Ron Mountford 15 Alan Hunt 13 Eric Boothroyd 13 Jim Tolley 12 Dennis Newton 6 Harry Bastable 6 Derrick Tailby 1 Ken McKinlay 16 Len Williams 8 Charlie Barsby 4 Ron Phillips 4 Barry East 2 Derek Close 1 Gordon McGregor 1

Second leg Ken McKinlay 18 Len Williams 12 Gordon McGregor 12 Ron Phillips 6 Fred Brand 5 Barry East 4 Charlie Barsby 3 Junior Bainbridge 14 Jim Tolley 6 Alan Hunt 6 Eric Boothroyd 6 Harry Bastable 5 Dennis Newton 2 Derrick Tailby 3

Birmingham won on aggregate 108–96

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

• 8.96
• 8.61
• 8.43
• 6.69
• 5.05
• 4.93
• 4.76
• 4.70
• 4.47
• 4.45
• 1.60

Birmingham

• 7.94
• 7.87
• RSA Doug Davies 7.08
• 5.31
• 5.21
• 5.11
• 4.35
• 2.77

Bradford

• 9.14
• 8.91
• 7.85
• 6.18
• 6.04
• 5.04
• 4.28
• 3.57
• 3.27
• 2.24

Norwich

• 10.00
• 8.33
• 7.38
• 7.32
• 6.51
• 4.80
• 4.58
• 2.49
• 1.52

Wembley

• 9.34
• 7.31
• 6.95
• 6.91
• 6.13
• 5.88
• 4.35
• 4.00

West Ham

• 10.79
• 7.46
• 6.87
• 5.79
• 5.51
• 5.44
• 4.93
• 2.15
• 1.73
• 0.73

Wimbledon

• 10.77
• 9.79
• 7.76
• 7.63
• 5.54
• 5.33
• 5.16
• 4.98
• 1.14

References

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