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The 1955 National League Division Two was the tenth post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The only change in the list of teams that finished the previous season was the replacement of Motherwell Eagles with Weymouth Scorchers. Poole Pirates won the title.

Weymouth Scorchers withdrew after 7 league fixtures, Bristol Bulldogs withdrew after 14 after the Bulldogs pomoter George Allen pulled the plug on the team citing poor attendances.

Final table

• Weymouth Scorchers and Bristol Bulldogs withdrew, records expunged.

Top Five Riders (League only)

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Ken McKinlay		Leicester	10.48
2	Jack Geran		Exeter	10.38
3	Dick Bradley		Bristol/Southampton	10.25
4	Ken Middleditch		Poole	9.96
5	Neil Street		Exeter	9.49

National Trophy Stage One

• For Stage Two - see Stage Two

The 1955 National Trophy was the 18th 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. Poole won stage one and qualified for second and final stage.

Division Two First round

Division Two Second round

Division Two semifinals

Division Two final

First leg

Second leg

Midland Cup

For the Midland Cup see the 1955 Speedway National League.

Riders & final averages

Bristol (withdrew)

• Dick Bradley 10.79
• Billy Hole 7.87
• Jack Unstead 6.81
• Frank Johnson 5.38
• Danny Dunton 4.14
• Geoff Pymar 3.88
• Chris Boss 3.23
• Johnny Hole 2.40
• Roy Taylor 2.40
• Cliff Cox 1.12

Coventry

• Bob Mark 8.44
• Charlie New 8.34
• Tommy Miller 7.47
• Jim Lightfoot 7.10
• Vic Emms 5.59
• Johnny Reason 4.99
• Peter Brough 4.31
• Reg Duval 4.17
• Nick Nicholls 4.16

Exeter

• Jack Geran 10.38
• Neil Street 9.49
• Goog Hoskin 6.93
• Johnny Sargeant 6.40
• Billy Hole 5.62
• Alf Webster 4.82
• John Hart 4.63
• Ron Barrett 4.32
• Don Hardy 3.18
• Francis Cann 2.63

Ipswich

• Bert Edwards 9.45
• Junior Bainbridge 8.28
• Reg Reeves 8.08
• Tich Read (George Snailum) 5.91
• Bob Sharp 5.64
• Danny Dunton 4.98
• Larry Lazarus 4.45
• Bluey Scott 3.84
• Len Silver 3.53
• Cyril Cooper 3.14
• Dennis Day 2.44
• Ken Last 2.10

Leicester

• Ken McKinlay 10.48
• Gordon McGregor 7.26
• Derick Close 6.71
• Len Williams 6.29
• Johnny Green 5.82
• Charlie Barsby 5.10
• Ron Phillips 4.82
• Barry East 2.74

Oxford

• Ronnie Genz 8.15
• Bob Baker 7.47
• Peter Robinson 7.39
• Reg Trott 6.40
• Bill Thatcher 5.86
• Dennis Newton 5.44
• Bob Wells 4.42
• Kid Curtis 3.33
• Maury Courtnell 1.82

Poole

• Ken Middleditch 9.96
• Bill Holden 8.54
• Allan Kidd 7.22
• Terry Small 7.14
• Johnny Thomson 6.67
• Jimmy Squibb 6.57
• Tony Lewis 6.50
• Norman Strachan 5.89
• Ernie Brecknell (Ernest Blight) 3.73

Rayleigh

• Jack Unstead 9.32
• Peter Clark 8.99
• Les McGillivray 7.69
• Gerry Jackson 6.88
• Pete Lansdale 6.57
• Maury McDermott 5.26
• Dennis Gray 4.55
• Bill Longley 3.50
• Frank Bettis 3.16
• Eric Ebbs 2.86

Southampton

• Dick Bradley 9.84
• Ernie Rawlins 7.48
• Brian Hanham 7.39
• Charlie May 5.71
• Bluey Scott 5.35
• Maury Mattingley 5.30
• Johnny Fitzparick 5.27
• Alby Golden 5.17
• Allan Quinn 4.74

Swindon

• Bob Roger 8.81
• George White 8.61
• Ian Williams 8.16
• Jimmy Gooch 6.98
• Ron Swaine 5.76
• Danny Malone 4.93
• Bob Jones 3.41
• Ray Harris 4.37
• Ernie Lessiter 3.24

Weymouth (withdrew)

• Ron Barrett 7.50
• Ernie Brecknell (Ernest Blight) 6.86
• Ken Adams 5.83
• Danny Dunton 5.53
• Frank Johnson 4.88
• Ernie Lessiter 3.29
• Gerald Pugh 2.15
• Roy Bowers 1.82

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
2. "Home". speedwayresearcher.org.uk.
3. "Poor response to speedway support appeal". Bristol Evening Post. 2 October 1954. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "1955 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
5. ^ "1955 results" (PDF). Speedway researcher. Retrieved 13 October 2022.

v t e Speedway National League Division Two seasons
National League Division Two:	1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Northern League:	1946

v t e United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division	1929 1929 1930 1930 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tier Two League Second division	1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tier Three League Third division	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Champions	League champions Cup winners

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