League | National League Division Two |
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No. of competitors | 9 |
Champions | Poole Pirates |
National Trophy (Div 2 final) | Poole Pirates |
Highest average | Ken McKinlay |
Division/s above | National League (Div 1) |
Division/s below | Southern League |
The 1955 National League Division Two was the tenth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.
The only change in the list of teams that finished the previous season was the replacement of Motherwell Eagles with Weymouth Scorchers. Poole Pirates won the title. [1]
Weymouth Scorchers withdrew after 7 league fixtures, Bristol Bulldogs withdrew after 14. [2]
Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Poole Pirates | 32 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 46 |
2 | Coventry Bees | 32 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 38 |
3 | Rayleigh Rockets | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 32 |
4 | Oxford Cheetahs | 32 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 31 |
5 | Southampton Saints | 32 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
6 | Ipswich Witches | 32 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
7 | Leicester Hunters | 32 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 28 |
8 | Swindon Robins | 32 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 28 |
9 | Exeter Falcons | 32 | 13 | 0 | 29 | 26 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ken McKinlay | ![]() | Leicester | 10.48 |
2 | Jack Geran | ![]() | Exeter | 10.38 |
3 | Dick Bradley | ![]() | Bristol/Southampton | 10.25 |
4 | Ken Middleditch | ![]() | Poole | 9.96 |
5 | Neil Street | ![]() | Exeter | 9.49 |
The 1955 National Trophy was the 18th 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. Poole won stage one and qualified for second and final stage. [3]
Division Two First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
23/04 | Rayleigh | 48-60 | Poole |
22/04 | Bristol | 62-46 | Ipswich |
22/04 | Weymouth | 49-59 | Southampton |
21/04 | Ipswich | 81-27 | Bristol |
19/04 | Southampton | 70-38 | Weymouth |
18/04 | Poole | 69-39 | Rayleigh |
Division Two Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
23/05 | Exeter | 55-53 | Swindon |
14/05 | Coventry | 75-33 | Oxford |
14/05 | Swindon | 66-42 | Exeter |
13/05 | Leicester | 49-59 | Southampton |
12/05 | Ipswich | 66-41 | Poole |
12/05 | Oxford | 66-42 | Coventry |
10/05 | Southampton | 59-49 | Leicester |
09/05 | Poole | 70-37 | Ipswich |
Division Two semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
13/06 | Poole | 68-40 | Swindon |
04/06 | Coventry | 54-54 | Southampton |
04/06 | Swindon | 62-46 | Poole |
31/05 | Southampton | 56-52 | Coventry |
First leg
Southampton Saints Ernie Rawlins 14 Dick Bradley 12 Brian Hanham 3 Bluey Scott 7 Alby Golden 4 Charlie May 3 Cyril Roger (guest) 2 Johnny Fitzpatrick 1 | 46 – 62 | Poole Pirates Ken Middleditch 16 Jim Squibb 14 Norman Strachan 7 Bill Holden 7 Terry Small 7 Ernie Brecknell 6 Alan Kidd 5 Tony Lewis 0 |
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[4] |
Second leg
Poole Pirates Terry Small 16 Bill Holden 14 Alan Kidd 11 Jim Squibb 11 Ken Middleditch 7 Norman Strachan 7 Tony Lewis 6 Fred Parkins 1 | 73 – 35 | Southampton Saints Dick Bradley 13 Ernie Rawlins 5 Bluey Scott 5 Frank Johnson (guest) 4 Charlie May 4 Johnny Fitzpatrick 3 Alby Golden 1 Brian Hanham 0 |
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[4] |
For the Midland Cup see the 1955 Speedway National League.
Bristol (withdrew)
Coventry
Exeter
Ipswich
Leicester
Oxford
Poole
Rayleigh
Southampton
Swindon
Weymouth (withdrew)
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