League | National League Division Two |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 11 |
Champions | Bristol Bulldogs |
Riders' Championship | Ken Middleditch |
Highest average | Ken McKinlay |
Division/s above | National League (Div 1) |
Division/s below | Southern League |
The 1954 National League Division Two was the ninth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. [1]
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
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. [5]
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 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ken McKinlay | ![]() | Leicester Hunters | 10.88 |
2 | Dick Bradley | ![]() | Bristol Bulldogs | 10.58 |
3 | Ken Middleditch | ![]() | Poole Pirates | 10.03 |
5 | Tommy Miller | ![]() | Coventry Bees | 9.90 |
4 | Bob Roger | ![]() | Swindon Robins | 9.58 |
Ken Middleditch won the National League Division Two Rider's Championship. The final was held at Hyde Road on 16 October. [6] [7]
Pos. | Rider | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 13 |
=3 | ![]() | 11 |
=3 | ![]() | 11 |
=3 | ![]() | 11 |
For the National Trophy see the 1954 Speedway National League.
For the Midland Cup see the 1954 Speedway National League.
Bristol
Coventry
Edinburgh (withdrew)
Exeter
Ipswich
Lanarkshire
Leicester
Oxford
Plymouth (withdrew)
Poole
Rayleigh
Southampton
Swindon
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