League | National League Division Two |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 9 |
Champions | Coventry Bees |
Highest average | Tommy Miller |
Division/s above | National League (Div 1) |
Division/s below | Southern League |
The 1953 National League Division Two was the eighth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. [1]
The League was reduced at the start of the season again to 10 teams with Oxford Cheetahs dropping down to the Southern League whilst Ashfield closed and Liverpool folded mid-season. Cradley Heath 'merged' with Wolverhampton from the Southern League but used the Wolverhampton Wasps moniker, so to all intents and purposes they had closed. [2] [3]
Coventry Bees clinched their first title by a single point. [4]
Wolverhampton rider Mike Rogers died on 6 June 1953, the day after receiving critical injuries at Monmore Green Stadium racing against Liverpool. The 22-year-old lost control of his bike and fell heavily before being transported to the Royal Hospital in Wolverhampton. [5]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Coventry Bees | 32 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 39 |
2 | Poole Pirates | 32 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 38 |
3 | Yarmouth Bloaters | 32 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 36 |
4 | Glasgow White City Tigers | 32 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 34 |
5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 31 |
6 | Motherwell Eagles | 32 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
7 | Wolverhampton Wasps | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
8 | Leicester Hunters | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 27 |
9 | Stoke Potters | 32 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
Liverpool Chads withdrew mid-season - record expunged.
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Tommy Miller | Glasgow | 10.81 | |
2 | Don Cuppleditch | Edinburgh | 10.36 | |
3 | Fred Brand | Yarmouth | 9.97 | |
4 | Derick Close | Motherwell | 9.92 | |
5 | Len Williams | Leicester | 9.78 |
For the National Trophy see the 1953 Speedway National League.
For the Midland Cup see the 1953 Speedway National League.
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Yarmouth
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