League | National League |
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No. of competitors | 7 |
Champions | Wimbledon Dons |
National Trophy | Wimbledon Dons |
Highest average | Barry Briggs |
Division/s below | National League (Div 2) 1956 Southern Area League |
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]
The league consisted of seven teams after the West Ham Hammers ceased competitive speedway racing at the end of 1955. 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. [2] [3] [4]
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. [5]
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 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Barry Briggs | ![]() | Wimbledon | 10.53 |
2 | Ove Fundin | ![]() | Norwich | 10.34 |
3 | Ronnie Moore | ![]() | Wimbledon | 10.32 |
4 | Brian Crutcher | ![]() | Wembley | 10.16 |
5 | Alan Hunt | ![]() | Birmingham | 9.53 |
6 | Peter Moore | ![]() | Wimbledon | 9.20 |
7 | Peter Craven | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.07 |
8 | Jack Biggs | ![]() | Poole | 8.71 |
9 | Dick Fisher | ![]() | Belle Vue | 8.40 |
10 | Ron Johnston | ![]() | Belle Vue | 8.38 |
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. [6]
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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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 |
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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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 |
First leg
Belle Vue Aces Peter Craven 17 Dick Fisher 17 Peter Williams 9 Bob Duckworth 8 Ron Johnston 6 Ken Sharples 5 Tink Maynard 3 Brian Craven 3 | 68 – 39 | Wimbledon Dons Peter Moore 10 Ronnie Moore 8 Barry Briggs 8 Ron How 4 Cyril Maidment 4 Alf Hagon 3 Bob Andrews 3 Cyril Brine 0 |
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[7] |
Second leg
Wimbledon Dons Ronnie Moore 16 Peter Moore 14 Barry Briggs 11 Cyril Maidment 9 Cyril Brine 9 Ron How 6 Alf Hagon 3 Bob Andrews 1 | 69 – 39 | Belle Vue Aces Peter Craven 12 Ron Johnston 8 Alf Webster 5 Peter Williams 4 Bob Duckworth 3 Ken Sharples 3 Brian Craven 3 Dick Fisher 1 |
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[7] |
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 108–107.
Belle Vue
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