1957 Speedway National League


The 1957 National League was the 23rd season and the twelfth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The closure of Wembley Lions, Bradford Tudors and Poole Pirates left the league with only four teams, so the seven sides in Division Two merged to make an eleven-team first tier and so Division Two became defunct.
Bradford Tudors returned to replace Birmingham Brummies mid-season and Swindon Robins followed up their Division Two title in 1956 with the Division One title in 1957.

League

Final table

National Trophy

The National Trophy was not held during 1957.

Britannia Cup

South
TeamPLWDLPts
Norwich1080216
Wimbledon1070314
Southampton1051411
Swindon104068
Ipswich103076
Rayleigh102175

North
TeamPLWDLPts
Belle Vue852112
Oxford74129
Leicester84048
Coventry83147
Birmingham71062

Final
Team oneTeam twoScores
Belle VueNorwich48–48, 50–46

Riders and final averages

Belle Vue
  • 11.18
  • 10.27
  • 6.92
  • 6.78
  • 6.00
  • 5.60
  • 4.71
  • 3.73
  • 3.24
  • 0.73
Bradford/Birmingham
  • 9.42
  • 7.92
  • 7.84
  • 7.37/6.78
  • 7.23
  • 7.15
  • 5.21
  • 5.19/4.93
  • 5.05
  • 4.76
  • 4.00
  • 3.20
Coventry
  • 8.43
  • 8.07
  • 6.53
  • 6.34
  • 6.04
  • 4.00
  • 3.35
  • 3.31
  • 3.07
  • 2.81
  • 2.30
Ipswich
  • 9.64
  • 9.13
  • 8.17
  • 6.04
  • 5.36
  • 4.67
  • 4.09
  • 3.79
  • 3.84
  • 3.03
  • 2.82
  • 1.00
Leicester
  • 9.77
  • 8.40
  • 8.04
  • 6.71
  • 6.47
  • 4.67
  • 3.88
  • 3.31
  • 3.25
  • 1.54
  • 0.62
Norwich
  • 10.38
  • 9.73
  • 9.41
  • 7.60
  • 5.87
  • 3.91
  • 3.68
  • 2.75
  • 2.58
  • 2.33
  • 2.05
Oxford
  • 8.38
  • 6.92
  • 7.81
  • 6.29
  • 5.51
  • 5.10
  • 5.00
  • 4.00
  • 3.64
Rayleigh
  • 8.00
  • 6.93
  • 6.38
  • 5.98
  • 5.97
  • 5.91
  • 5.40
  • 3.72
Southampton
  • 9.76
  • 9.48
  • 7.17
  • 6.00
  • 5.68
  • 5.54
  • 5.03
  • 5.06
Swindon
  • 10.27
  • 8.61
  • 8.17
  • 7.54
  • 6.70
  • 6.44
  • 6.40
  • 5.21
Wimbledon
  • 10.00
  • 8.31
  • 8.00
  • 7.29
  • 6.52
  • 6.04
  • 5.86
  • 4.00
  • 4.00
  • 3.76