League | National League |
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No. of competitors | 11 |
Champions | Swindon Robins |
Highest average | Peter Craven |
Division/s below | 1957 Southern Area League |
The 1957 National League was the 23rd season and the twelfth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. [1]
The closure of Wembley Lions, Bradford Tudors and Poole Pirates left the league with only four teams, so the seven sides in Division Two merged to make an eleven-team first tier and so Division Two became defunct. [2] [3]
Bradford Tudors returned to replace Birmingham Brummies mid-season (in early August) [4] [5] and Swindon Robins followed up their Division Two title in 1956 with the Division One title in 1957. [6]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Swindon Robins | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 31 |
2 | Belle Vue Aces | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 30 |
3 | Wimbledon Dons | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
4 | Norwich Stars | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
5 | Leicester Hunters | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 21 |
6 | Southampton Saints | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
7 | Bradford Tudors* | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
8 | Coventry Bees | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 18 |
9 | Oxford Cheetahs | 20 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 15 |
10 | Ipswich Witches | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
11 | Rayleigh Rockets | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Peter Craven | ![]() | Belle Vue | 11.18 |
2 | Ove Fundin | ![]() | Norwich | 10.38 |
3 | Bob Roger | ![]() | Swindon | 10.27 |
4 | Ron Johnston | ![]() | Belle Vue | 10.27 |
5 | Barry Briggs | ![]() | Wimbledon | 10.00 |
6 | Ken McKinlay | ![]() | Leicester | 9.77 |
7 | Brian Crutcher | ![]() | Southampton | 9.76 |
8 | Aub Lawson | ![]() | Norwich | 9.73 |
9 | Peter Moore | ![]() | Ipswich | 9.64 |
10 | Dick Bradley | ![]() | Southampton | 9.48 |
The National Trophy was not held during 1957.
Belle Vue
Bradford/Birmingham
Coventry
Ipswich
Leicester
Norwich
Oxford
Rayleigh
Southampton
Swindon
Wimbledon
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