1954 Speedway National League Division Two


The 1954 National League Division Two was the ninth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The Southern League was replaced by the Southern Area League which resulted in Division Two taking in teams from the defunct Southern League. Only St Austell Gulls declined to step up to the national level, whilst from the previous season Yarmouth Bloaters were not issued a racing licence and Stoke Potters withdrew. Bristol Bulldogs moved down from Division One to make 15 teams starting the season. However, Glasgow White City Tigers and Wolverhampton Wasps both suffered a series of poor results in the Northern Shield and both withdrew before the league campaign started.
Bristol Bulldogs won the league title.
Bristol also won the early season Southern Shield, while Lanarkshire Eagles won the disrupted Northern Shield following the withdrawal of Glasgow and Wolverhampton.
Plymouth Devils withdrew after one league fixture and Edinburgh Monarchs withdrew mid-way through the 1954 season citing financial losses and their Managing Director Frank Varey also resigned.

League

Final table

Shields

Southern Shield
TeamPLWDLPts
Bristol14110322
Exeter14100420
Poole1380516
Swindon1480616
Rayleigh1460812
Oxford1450910
Southampton1440108
Plymouth1330106

Northern Shield
TeamPLWDLPts
Lanarkshire860212
Coventry851211
Edinburgh83147
Ipswich83056
Leicester82064

Riders' Championship

Ken Middleditch won the National League Division Two Rider's Championship. The final was held at Hyde Road on 16 October.
Pos.RiderPts
1

National Trophy

For the National Trophy see the 1954 Speedway National League.

Midland Cup

For the Midland Cup see the 1954 Speedway National League.

Riders and final averages

Bristol
  • 10.58
  • 8.71
  • 8.28
  • 7.25
  • 7.14
  • 6.03
  • 5.60
  • 5.31
  • 4.35
  • Harry Serrurier 3.20
  • 2.86
Coventry
  • 9.90
  • 9.45
  • 6.86
  • 6.61
  • 6.56
  • 5.58
  • 5.60
  • 5.38
  • 5.20
  • 4.30
  • 4.92
  • 3.00
  • 2.33
Edinburgh
  • 9.87
  • 8.53
  • Roy Bester 8.00
  • 5.43
  • 4.80
  • 4.50
  • 4.00
  • 4.00
  • 3.73
Exeter
  • 8.57
  • 8.20
  • 7.67
  • 6.86
  • 6.55
  • 5.94
  • 5.93
  • 5.13
  • 5.03
  • 3.33
Ipswich
  • 9.32
  • 8.85
  • 8.45
  • 6.38
  • 6.31
  • 6.08
  • 5.89
  • 5.44
  • 5.33
  • 5.04
  • 5.03
  • 3.68
Lanarkshire
  • 9.30
  • 7.70
  • 7.59
  • 6.29
  • 6.07
  • 6.00
  • 5.96
  • 5.46
  • 4.95
  • 3.20
Leicester
  • 10.88
  • Roy Bester 8.25
  • 7.61
  • 6.53
  • 6.38
  • 6.26
  • 5.93
  • 5.33
  • 5.09
  • 4.94
  • 3.05
Oxford
  • 8.85
  • 8.10
  • 6.34
  • 6.30
  • 5.73
  • 5.71
  • 5.45
  • 5.24
  • 4.87
  • 4.86
  • 4.44
Plymouth
  • 9.00
  • 8.50
  • 7.33
  • 7.00
  • 7.00
  • 5.14
  • 4.79
  • 4.26
  • 4.00
  • 4.00
  • 3.80
Poole
  • 10.03
  • 9.26
  • 7.76
  • 6.92
  • 6.55
  • 6.78
  • 6.05
  • 5.50
  • Vern McWilliams 3.20
  • 0.57
Rayleigh
  • 8.43
  • 8.20
  • 7.37
  • 5.81
  • 5.46
  • 4.73
  • 4.49
  • 3.78
  • 3.53
  • 2.93
  • 2.00
Southampton
  • 7.33
  • 6.92
  • 6.82
  • 6.62
  • 6.46
  • 6.22
  • 5.59
  • 5.41
  • 1.33
Swindon
  • 9.58
  • 8.00
  • 6.79
  • 6.63
  • 6.32
  • 6.26
  • 5.49
  • 5.28
  • 4.15