1956 Speedway National League Division Two

1956 was the final season of the Speedway National League Division Two.[1]

1956 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
Season1956
ChampionsSwindon Robins
No. of competitors7
Division/s aboveNational League (Div 1)
Division/s belowSouthern League

Summary

With the number of sides competing at national level diminishing from 37 at the start of 1951 to just 14 in 1956, only a single national division would be in existence by 1957. Poole Pirates had been promoted to Division One and Exeter Falcons had closed leaving seven entrants.[2]

Swindon Robins captured the title by a single point.

Final table
Team M W D L Pts
Swindon Robins 24 16 0 8 32
Southampton Saints 24 15 1 8 31
Rayleigh Rockets 24 14 1 9 29
Ipswich Witches 24 13 0 11 26
Coventry Bees 24 12 0 12 24
Leicester Hunters 24 6 1 17 13
Oxford Cheetahs 24 6 1 17 13

Top Five Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Per-Olof Söderman Coventry Bees 11.74
2 Ken McKinlay Leicester Hunters 10.25
3 Dick Bradley Southampton Saints 10.22
4 Bob Roger Swindon Robins 9.53
5 Ian Williams Swindon Robins 9.52

National Trophy Stage One

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. Southampton won stage one and qualified for second and final stage.[3]

Division Two First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
21/04Coventry55-53Ipswich
21/04Rayleigh74-34Oxford
21/04Swindon65-43Leicester
20/04Leicester65-43Swindon
19/04Ipswich68-40Coventry
19/04Oxford40-68Rayleigh
05/05
replay		Swindon51-56Leicester
04/05
replay		Leicester76-32Swindon

Division Two Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/05Rayleigh68-39Southampton
25/05Leicester67-40Ipswich
22/05Southampton69-39Rayleigh
21/05Ipswich46-62Leicester

Division Two Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
22/06Leicester54-54Southampton
19/06Southampton64-43Leicester

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk
  2. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. "1956 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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