1956 Speedway National League

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The 1956 National League Division One was the 22nd season and eleventh post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

Summary

The league consisted of seven teams after the West Ham Hammers ceased competitive speedway racing at the end of 1955.[2] Poole Pirates came up from the second tier to replace them. Match line-ups were increased to eight riders after a single season with seven riders. Wimbledon won their third successive National League Championship.[3][4][5]

Norwich Stars rider Malcolm Flood died on 2 April, at Poole. The 25-year-old rider suffered fatal injuries despite an earlier warning from the race steward that he was riding too erratically into the bends.[6]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wimbledon Dons 24 17 1 6 35
2 Wembley Lions 24 14 1 9 29
3 Birmingham Brummies 24 12 1 11 25
4 Norwich Stars 24 10 4 10 24
5 Belle Vue Aces 24 11 1 12 23
6 Poole Pirates 24 9 2 13 20
7 Bradford Tudors 24 6 0 18 12

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

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B fixtures

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Top Ten Riders (League only)

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Barry Briggs Template:Flagicon Wimbledon 10.53
2 Ove Fundin Template:Flagicon Norwich 10.34
3 Ronnie Moore Template:Flagicon Wimbledon 10.32
4 Brian Crutcher Template:Flagicon Wembley 10.16
5 Alan Hunt Template:Flagicon Birmingham 9.53
6 Peter Moore Template:Flagicon Wimbledon 9.20
7 Peter Craven Template:Flagicon Belle Vue 9.07
8 Jack Biggs Template:Flagicon Poole 8.71
9 Dick Fisher Template:Flagicon Belle Vue 8.40
10 Ron Johnston Template:Flagicon Belle Vue 8.38

National Trophy Stage Two

The 1956 National Trophy was the 19th 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. Wimbledon won the second and final stage and were therefore declared the 1956 National Trophy champions.[7]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
26/07 Wembley 60-47 Birmingham
24/07 Southampton 64-44 Norwich
21/07 Belle Vue 72-36 Poole
21/07 Birmingham 61-47 Wembley
21/07 Bradford Odsal 38-70 Wimbledon
21/07 Norwich 77-31 Southampton
16/07 Poole 54-54 Belle Vue
16/07 Wimbledon 79-29 Bradford Odsal

Semifinals

Date Team one Score Team two
01/09 Belle Vue 83-25 Birmingham
17/08 Birmingham 64-44 Belle Vue
13/08 Wimbledon 68-40 Norwich
04/08 Norwich 56-52 Wimbledon

Final

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Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 108–107.

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

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  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Peter Craven 9.07
  • New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ron Johnston 8.38
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dick Fisher 8.40
  • New ZealandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Bob Duckworth 7.39
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ken Sharples 6.74
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Brian Craven 6.29
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Alf Webster 5.48
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Slant Payling 5.47
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tink Maynard 5.26
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Peter Williams 3.90
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fred Rogers 4.13
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Frank Johnson 3.60

Birmingham

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Bradford

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  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Arthur Forrest 7.64
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nigel Boocock 6.31
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Arthur Wright 5.98
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Guy Allott 5.68
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eddie Rigg 5.60
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jimmy Gooch 5.49
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ron Clarke 4.96
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Des Haswell 4.90
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Al Allison 4.00
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dent Oliver 3.06

Norwich

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  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gerry Hussey 7.60
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Phil Clarke 6.43
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Billy Bales 6.30
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Harry Edwards 5.91
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Geoff Pymar 5.78
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Reg Trott 5.03
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fred Brand 4.88
  • EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Peter Atkins 4.36
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Poole

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Wembley

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Wimbledon

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See also

References

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