1954 Speedway National League Division Two

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The 1954 National League Division Two was the ninth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

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1954 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
No. of competitors11
ChampionsBristol Bulldogs
Riders' ChampionshipKen Middleditch
Highest averageKen McKinlay
Division/s aboveNational League (Div 1)
Division/s belowSouthern League
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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.[2] However, Glasgow White City Tigers[3] and Wolverhampton Wasps both suffered a series of poor results in the Northern Shield and both withdrew before the league campaign started.[4]

Bristol Bulldogs won the title.[5]

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.[6]

Final table

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Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Bristol Bulldogs 20 14 0 6 28
2 Poole Pirates 20 12 0 8 24
3 Swindon Robins 20 11 0 9 22
4 Leicester Hunters 20 11 0 9 22
5 Ipswich Witches 20 10 0 10 20
6 Exeter Falcons 20 10 0 10 20
7 Oxford Cheetahs 20 10 0 10 20
8 Coventry Bees 20 10 0 10 20
9 Southampton Saints 20 9 0 11 18
10 Lanarkshire Eagles 20 9 0 11 18
11 Rayleigh Rockets 20 4 0 16 8
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Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away BRI COV EX IPS LAN LEI OX PP RAY SOT SWI
Bristol 53–31 59–24 47–37 59–25 51–33 47–37 44.5–39.5 56–28 52–32 49–35
Coventry 43–41 45–38 48–36 57–27 37–46 38–46 43–41 52–31 53–31 35–48
Exeter 53–31 58–26 59–25 57–27 59–25 53–31 58–26 49–35 64–20 49–35
Ipswich 58–26 41–43 56–28 55–29 60–24 46–38 46–38 47–37 58–26 58–25
Lanarkshire 50–34 44–40 58–26 45–39 23–25 58–26 44–40 62–22 63–21 49–35
Leicester 39–45 37–47 62–22 45–39 54–30 56–28 54–30 62–22 54–30 39–45
Oxford 46–38 46–38 52–32 43–41 51–33 49–34 36–48 56–28 44–39 47–36
Poole 45–38 53–31 61–23 53–31 51–33 49–35 57–26 52–32 53–31 45–39
Rayleigh 39–45 40–44 54–30 37–47 49–35 37–47 56–28 33–51 46–38 41–43
Southampton 36–48 55–29 50–34 53–31 54–30 47–37 45–38 50–34 60–24 46–38
Swindon 39–45 57–27 49–35 62–22 49–17 38–46 45–39 54–30 50–34 48–36
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Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Five Riders (League only)

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Riders' Championship

Ken Middleditch won the National League Division Two Rider's Championship. The final was held at Hyde Road on 16 October.[8][9]

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Pos.RiderPts
1England Ken Middleditch14
2Wales Ian Williams13
=3England Bob Roger11
=3England Terry Small11
=3England Peter Robinson11
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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 & final averages

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Bristol

Coventry

  • Scotland Tommy Miller 9.90
  • New Zealand Charlie New 9.45
  • England Peter Reason 6.86
  • England Jim Lightfoot 6.61
  • England Johnny Reason 6.56
  • England Vic Emms 5.58
  • England Reg Duval 5.60
  • England Jack Hughes 5.38
  • England Les Tolley 5.20
  • England Derrick Tailby 4.30
  • Scotland Bob Mark 4.92
  • England Peter Brough 3.00
  • England Jack Wright 2.33

Edinburgh (withdrew)

  • New Zealand Dick Campbell 9.87
  • England Don Cuppleditch 8.53
  • South Africa Roy Bester 8.00
  • Scotland Bert Clark 5.43
  • Scotland Alf McIntosh 4.80
  • Scotland Jimmy Cox 4.50
  • Scotland Bob Mark 4.00
  • England Eddie Lack 4.00
  • England Bob Fletcher 3.73

Exeter

Ipswich

Lanarkshire

Leicester

Oxford

  • England Peter Robinson 8.85
  • England Ronnie Genz 8.10
  • England Bob Baker 6.34
  • New Zealand Bill Thatcher 6.30
  • England Kid Curtis 5.73
  • England Bill Osborne 5.71
  • England Bob Wells 5.45
  • England Frank Johnson 5.24
  • England Jim Gregory 4.87
  • New Zealand Bob McFarlane 4.86
  • England Dennis Newton 4.44

Plymouth (withdrew)

  • England Pete Lansdale 9.00
  • England Alan Smith 8.50
  • England Vic Gent 7.33
  • New Zealand Bill Thatcher 7.00
  • England Ken Holmes 7.00
  • England George Wall 5.14
  • Australia Harold Bull 4.79
  • New Zealand Kevin Hayden 4.26
  • Australia Jack Gates 4.00
  • New Zealand Hec Mayhead 4.00
  • New Zealand Kevin Bock 3.80

Poole

Rayleigh

Southampton

  • England Charlie May 7.33
  • England Brian Hanham 6.92
  • New Zealand Brian McKeown 6.82
  • Guernsey Johnny Fitzparick 6.62
  • England Ken Adams 6.46
  • England Ernie Rawlins 6.22
  • England Maury Mattingley 5.59
  • Australia Ernie Brecknell (Ernest Blight) 5.41
  • England Gerald Pugh 1.33

Swindon

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

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