League | National League |
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No. of competitors | 8 |
Champions | Wimbledon Dons |
National Trophy | Wembley Lions |
London Cup | Wembley Lions |
Midland Cup | Birmingham Brummies |
Highest average | Ronnie Moore |
Division/s below | National League (Div 2) 1954 Southern Area League |
The 1954 National League Division One was the 20th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the ninth post-war season of the highest tier of speedway.[1]
Bristol dropped out of the league and joined the National League Division Two. Wimbledon won their first National League Championship, beginning a run of 7 titles in 8 years, ending a similar run by Wembley Lions. [2][3][4]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Wimbledon Dons | 28 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 44 |
2 | Wembley Lions | 28 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 40 |
3 | Bradford Tudors | 28 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
4 | Norwich Stars | 27 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
5 | West Ham Hammers | 28 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 23 |
6 | Harringay Racers | 28 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 21 |
7 | Belle Vue Aces | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
8 | Birmingham Brummies | 28 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 18 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ronnie Moore | Wimbledon | 10.59 | |
2 | Jack Young | West Ham | 10.55 | |
3 | Geoff Mardon | Wimbledon | 10.43 | |
4 | Eddie Rigg | Bradford | 10.11 | |
5 | Arthur Forrest | Bradford | 10.00 | |
6 | Brian Crutcher | Wembley | 9.98 | |
7 | Eric Williams | Wembley | 9.79 | |
8 | Barry Briggs | Wimbledon | 9.39 | |
9 | Freddie Williams | Wembley | 9.18 | |
10 | Split Waterman | Harringay | 9.07 |
The 1954 National Trophy was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup.[5]
Qualifying first round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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01/05 | Edinburgh | 60-48 | Leicester |
01/05 | Rayleigh | 65-43 | Motherwell |
30/04 | Bristol | 59-49 | Oxford |
30/04 | Leicester | 59-48 | Edinburgh |
30/04 | Motherwell | 64-44 | Rayleigh |
29/04 | Ipswich | 71-35 | Southampton |
29/04 | Oxford | 40-68 | Bristol |
29/04 | Plymouth | 45-63 | Poole |
27/04 | Southampton | 72-36 | Ipswich |
26/04 | Exeter | 59-49 | Swindon |
26/04 | Poole | 69-38 | Plymouth |
24/04 | Swindon | 65-43 | Exeter |
11/05 replay |
Southampton | 62-46 | Ipswich |
06/05 replay |
Ipswich | 56-52 | Southampton |
Qualifying second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
25/05 | Southampton | 61-47 | Coventry |
22/05 | Coventry | 64-44 | Southampton |
22/05 | Edinburgh | 65-43 | Rayleigh |
22/05 | Swindon | 69-39 | Wolverhampton |
21/05 | Bristol | 61-47 | Poole |
21/05 | Rayleigh | 55-52 | Edinburgh |
21/05 | Swindon | w/o | Wolverhampton |
17/05 | Poole | 63-45 | Bristol |
Qualifying Final Round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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14/06 | Poole | 67-41 | Swindon |
12/06 | Edinburgh | 50-57 | Coventry |
12/06 | Swindon | 53-55 | Poole |
05/06 | Coventry | 56-52 | Edinburgh |
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
05/07 | Coventry | 41-66 | Bradford Odsal |
03/07 | Belle Vue | 71-37 | Poole |
03/07 | Bradford Odsal | 84-24 | Coventry |
28/06 | Poole | 46-62 | Belle Vue |
Quarterfinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
24/07 | Belle Vue | 61-47 | Wimbledon |
22/07 | Wembley | 70-37 | West Ham |
21/07 | Harringay | 54-54 | Bradford Odsal |
20/07 | West Ham | 50-58 | Wembley |
19/07 | Wimbledon | 76-32 | Belle Vue |
17/07 | Bradford Odsal | 78-30 | Harringay |
10/07 | Birmingham | 62-46 | Norwich |
08/07 | Norwich | 74-34 | Birmingham |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
28/08 | Bradford Odsal | 63-45 | Wembley |
28/08 | Norwich | 64-44 | Wimbledon |
23/08 | Wimbledon | 51-57 | Norwich |
05/08 | Wembley | 63-44 | Bradford Odsal |
First leg
Wembley Lions Brian Crutcher 15 Eric Williams 12 Tommy Price 10 Freddie Williams 8 Fred Lang 7 Trevor Redmond 5 Eric French 4 Jimmy Gooch 0 | 61 – 46 | Norwich Stars Fred Brand 10 Cyril Roger 8 Aub Lawson 7 Bob Oakley 7 Fred Rogers 5 Phil Clarke 4 Merv Neil 3 Billy Bales 2 |
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[6] |
Second leg
Norwich Stars Merv Neil 14 Aub Lawson 11 Bob Oakley 8 Phil Clarke 6 Fred Rogers 4 Billy Bales 2 Cyril Roger 1 Fred Brand 0 | 46 – 62 | Wembley Lions Brian Crutcher 14 Trevor Redmond 12 Freddie Williams 10 Eric Williams 8 Tommy Price 6 Fred Lang 6 Eric French 5 Jimmy Gooch 1 |
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[6] |
Wembley were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–92.
First round
Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|
Wimbledon | 61–46, 56–52 | Wembley |
Semi final round
Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|
Harringay | 44–63, 48–60 | Wembley |
Wimbledon | 69–38, 53–55 | West Ham |
First leg
Wembley Freddie Williams 17 Tommy Price 12 Eric Williams 12 Brian Crutcher 10 Trevor Redmond 8 Eric French 6 Fred Lang 3 Jimmy Gooch 1 | 69–38 | Wimbledon Peter Moore 11 Ronnie Moore 11 Geoff Mardon 4 Cyril Maidment 4 Don Perry 3 Reg Trott 3 Barry Briggs 2 Cyril Brine 0 |
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Second leg
Wimbledon Geoff Mardon 13 Ronnie Moore 8 Peter Moore 7 Barry Briggs 6 Cyril Brine 6 Cyril Maidment 5 Reg Trott 1 Bill Longley 1 | 47–61 | Wembley Brian Crutcher 18 Eric Williams 15 Freddie Williams 8 Eric French 8 Jimmy Gooch 5 Trevor Redmond 5 Tommy Price 2 Fred Lang 0 |
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[7] |
Wembley won on aggregate 130–85
Birmingham won the Midland Cup, which consisted of four teams. There was one team from division 1 and three teams from division 2.
First round
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Oxford | Leicester | 56–28, 47–49 |
Semi final round
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Oxford | Coventry | 61–35, 34–62 |
First leg
Birmingham Ron Mountford 12 Alan Hunt 11 Doug Davies 11 Hec Mayhead 7 Jim Tolley 6 Eric Boothroyd 6 Harry Bastable 2 Vic Hall 0 | 55–40 | Coventry Charlie New 11 Tommy Miller 9 Jim Lightfoot 5 Johnnie Reason 4 Reg Duval 4 Derrick Tailby 4 Vic Emms 2 Bob Mark 1 |
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Second leg
Coventry Charlie New 11 Tommy Miller 9 Bob Mark 8 Johnnie Reason 7 Les Tolley 7 Derrick Tailby 6 Vic Emms 6 Jim Lightfoot 1 | 55–41 | Birmingham Alan Hunt 12 Doug Davies 11 Jim Tolley 6 Eric Boothroyd 6 Vic Hall 3 Harry Bastable 1 Alan Pearce 1 Cyril Page 1 |
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[8] |
Birmingham won on aggregate 96–95
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