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.

Summary

Bristol dropped out of the league and joined the [Speedway National League (1932–1964)|National League Division Two|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.

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
01/05 Edinburgh60-48Leicester
01/05 Rayleigh65-43Motherwell
30/04 Bristol59-49Oxford
30/04 Leicester59-48Edinburgh
30/04 Motherwell64-44Rayleigh
29/04 Ipswich71-35Southampton
29/04 Oxford40-68Bristol
29/04 Plymouth45-63Poole
27/04 Southampton72-36Ipswich
26/04 Exeter59-49Swindon
26/04 Poole69-38Plymouth
24/04 Swindon65-43Exeter
11/05
replay		 Southampton62-46Ipswich
06/05
replay		 Ipswich 56-52Southampton

Qualifying second round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
25/05 Southampton61-47Coventry
22/05 Coventry64-44Southampton
22/05 Edinburgh65-43Rayleigh
22/05Swindon69-39Wolverhampton
21/05 Bristol61-47Poole
21/05 Rayleigh55-52Edinburgh
21/05 Swindonw/oWolverhampton
17/05 Poole63-45Bristol

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

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

Quarterfinals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
24/07 Belle Vue61-47 Wimbledon
22/07 Wembley70-37West Ham
21/07 Harringay54-54Bradford Odsal
20/07 West Ham50-58Wembley
19/07 Wimbledon76-32Belle Vue
17/07 Bradford Odsal78-30Harringay
10/07 Birmingham62-46Norwich
08/07 Norwich 74-34Birmingham

'''Semifinals'''

Final

First leg
Second leg
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
Second leg
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
Final second leg
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
  • 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
  • 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