1955 Speedway National League Division Two

The 1955 National League Division Two was the tenth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The only change in the list of teams that finished the previous season was the replacement of Motherwell Eagles with Weymouth Scorchers. Poole Pirates won the title.
Weymouth Scorchers withdrew after 7 league fixtures, Bristol Bulldogs withdrew after 14 after the Bulldogs promoter George Allen pulled the plug on the team citing poor attendances.

Final table

Weymouth Scorchers and Bristol Bulldogs withdrew, records expunged.

National Trophy Stage One

For Stage Two - see 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. Poole won stage one and qualified for second and final stage.
Division Two First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
23/04	Rayleigh	48-60	Poole
22/04	Bristol	62-46	Ipswich
22/04	Weymouth	49-59	Southampton
21/04	Ipswich	81-27	Bristol
19/04	Southampton	70-38	Weymouth
18/04	Poole	69-39	Rayleigh

Division Two Second round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
23/05	Exeter	55-53	Swindon
14/05	Coventry	75-33	Oxford
14/05	Swindon	66-42	Exeter
13/05	Leicester	49-59	Southampton
12/05	Ipswich	66-41	Poole
12/05	Oxford	66-42	Coventry
10/05	Southampton	59-49	Leicester
09/05	Poole	70-37	Ipswich

Division Two semifinals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
13/06	Poole	68-40	Swindon
04/06	Coventry	54-54	Southampton
04/06	Swindon	62-46	Poole
31/05	Southampton	56-52	Coventry

Division Two final

First leg
'''Second leg'''

Midland Cup

For the Midland Cup see the 1955 Speedway National League.

Riders & final averages

Bristol

10.79
7.87
6.81
5.38
4.14
3.88
3.23
2.40
2.40
1.12

Coventry

8.44
8.34
7.47
7.10
5.59
4.99
4.31
4.17
4.16

Exeter

10.38
9.49
6.93
6.40
5.62
4.82
4.63
4.32
3.18
2.63

Ipswich

9.45
8.28
8.08
5.91
5.64
4.98
4.45
3.84
3.53
3.14
2.44
2.10

Leicester

10.48
7.26
6.71
6.29
5.82
5.10
4.82
2.74

Oxford

8.15
7.47
7.39
6.40
5.86
5.44
4.42
3.33
1.82

Poole

9.96
8.54
7.22
7.14
6.67
6.57
6.50
5.89
3.73

Rayleigh

9.32
8.99
7.69
6.88
6.57
5.26
4.55
3.50
3.16
2.86

Southampton

9.84
7.48
7.39
5.71
5.35
5.30
5.27
5.17
4.74

Swindon

8.81
8.61
8.16
6.98
5.76
4.93
3.41
4.37
3.24

Weymouth

7.50
6.86
5.83
5.53
4.88
3.29
2.15
1.82