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The 1954 National League Division One was the ninth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
Summary
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.
Final table
Top Ten Riders (League only)
National Trophy
The 1954 National Trophy was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup.[2]
Qualifying First Round
Date
|
Team One
|
Score
|
Team Two
|
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
|
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
|
Quarter Finals
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
|
Semi Finals
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
|
Final
Date
|
Team One
|
Score
|
Team Two
|
09/09 |
Wembley |
61-46 |
Norwich
|
11/09 |
Norwich |
46-62 |
Wembley
|
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
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Current leagues | |
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Former leagues | |
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Current team competitions | |
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Former team competitions | |
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Current individual competitions | |
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Former individual competitions | |
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See also | |
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United Kingdom Speedway Seasons |
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Tier One League Top division | | |
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Tier Two League Second division | |
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Tier Three League Third division | |
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Champions | |
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