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1957 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
No. of competitors11
ChampionsSwindon Robins
Highest averagePeter Craven
Division/s below1957 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]

Summary

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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]

Final table

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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

Top Ten Riders (League only)

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Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Peter Craven England Belle Vue 11.18
2 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich 10.38
3 Bob Roger England Swindon 10.27
4 Ron Johnston New Zealand Belle Vue 10.27
5 Barry Briggs New Zealand Wimbledon 10.00
6 Ken McKinlay Scotland Leicester 9.77
7 Brian Crutcher England Southampton 9.76
8 Aub Lawson Australia Norwich 9.73
9 Peter Moore Australia Ipswich 9.64
10 Dick Bradley England Southampton 9.48

National Trophy

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The National Trophy was not held during 1957.

Riders & final averages

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Belle Vue

Bradford/Birmingham

Coventry

Ipswich

Leicester

Norwich

Oxford

Rayleigh

Southampton

Swindon

Wimbledon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "This was Birmingham Speedway". Sports Argus. 3 August 1957. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Norwich depleted". Leicester Evening Mail. 1 August 1957. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
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