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The 1952 National League Division One was the 18th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the seventh post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
League | National League Division One |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 10 |
Champions | Wembley Lions |
National Trophy | Harringay Racers |
London Cup | Harringay Racers |
Highest average | Ronnie Moore |
Division/s below | National League (Div 2) 1952 Southern League |
Norwich Stars joined the league. Wembley Lions won their fourth consecutive title and their seventh overall. Birmingham recorded their highest league finish to date by taking the runner-up spot.[2][3][4]
While riding for Wimbledon, on 22 July 1952 the American Ernie Roccio was killed after crashing into the fence at high speed at West Ham Stadium, it has been reported that he died instantly but the newspaper report states he died in hospital.[5]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Wembley Lions | 36 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 57 |
2 | Birmingham Brummies | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 46 |
3 | Harringay Racers | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 45 |
4 | West Ham Hammers | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 38 |
5 | Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 36 |
6 | Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 36 |
7 | New Cross Rangers | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 31 |
8 | Bristol Bulldogs | 36 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 26 |
9 | Bradford Tudors | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
10 | Norwich Stars | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 22 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ronnie Moore | Wimbledon | 11.27 | |
2 | Jack Young | West Ham | 10.88 | |
3 | Bob Leverenz | Norwich | 10.29 | |
4 | Alan Hunt | Birmingham | 10.00 | |
5 | Split Waterman | Harringay | 9.96 | |
6 | Freddie Williams | Wembley | 9.76 | |
7 | Tommy Price | Wembley | 9.31 | |
8 | Cyril Brine | Wimbledon | 9.00 | |
9 | Eddie Rigg | Bradford | 8.82 | |
10 | Bert Roger | New Cross | 8.79 |
The 1952 National Trophy was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third tier clubs, stage two was for the second tier clubs and stage three was for the top tier clubs. The winner of stage one would qualify for stage two and the winner of stage two would qualify for the third and final stage. Harringay won the third and final stage and were therefore declared the 1952 National Trophy champions.[6]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
19/07 | Norwich | 74-34 | Poole |
12/07 | Birmingham | 79-29 | Bristol |
04/07 | Bristol | 46-62 | Birmingham |
05/07 | Bradford Odsal | 67-40 | West Ham |
01/07 | West Ham | 66-42 | Bradford Odsal |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
11/08 | Birmingham | 69-39 | Belle Vue |
26/07 | Belle Vue | 59-49 | Birmingham |
26/07 | Bradford Odsal | 58-50 | Wembley |
26/07 | Poole | 72-36 | New Cross |
23/07 | New Cross | 75-33 | Poole |
21/07 | Wimbledon | 57-51 | Harringay |
18/07 | Harringay | 57-50 | Wimbledon |
17/07 | Wembley | 66-41 | Bradford Odsal |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
21/08 | Wembley | 59-49 | Birmingham |
16/08 | Birmingham | 69-39 | Wembley |
15/08 | Harringay | 57-51 | New Cross |
13/08 | New Cross | 43-64 | Harringay |
First leg
Birmingham Brummies Arthur Payne 17 Graham Warren 11 Eric Boothroyd 9 Ron Mountford 7 Ivor Davies 7 Cyril Page 5 Ron Mason 1 Cecil Hookham 0 | 57 – 51 | Harringay Racers Ken Walsh 11 Jack Biggs 10 Ron How 8 Arthur Atkinson 7 Maury Dunn 5 Danny Dunton 4 Split Waterman 3 Jeff Lloyd 3 |
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[7] |
Second leg
Harringay Racers Jack Biggs 17 Ron How 12 Jeff Lloyd 11 Maury Dunn 10 Arthur Atkinson 10 Ken Walsh 6 Danny Dunton 5 Split Waterman 3 | 72 – 35 | Birmingham Brummies Arthur Payne 15 Eric Boothroyd 6 Nobby Stock 6 Ivor Davies 2 Howdy Byford 2 Cyril Page 1 Ron Mason 1 Cecil Hookham 0 |
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[7] |
Harringay were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–92.
First round
Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|
West Ham | 63–45, 49–58 | New Cross |
Semi final round
Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|
Wembley | 49–59, 53–55 | Wimbledon |
Harringay | 56–51, 54–53 | West Ham |
First leg
Wimbledon Ronnie Moore 12 Geoff Mardon 12 Cyril Brine 8 Reg Trott 6 Dennis Gray 6 Cyril Maidment 2 Barry Briggs 2 Mike Beddoe 0 | 48–57 | Harringay Jack Biggs 11 Split Waterman 11 Maury Dunn 8 Jeff Lloyd 8 Ron How 7 Danny Dunton 6 Nobby Stock 4 Arthur Atkinson 2 |
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[8] |
Second leg
Harringay Split Waterman 13 Jeff Lloyd 11 Maury Dunn 8 Ron How 8 Jack Biggs 7 Danny Dunton 4 Arthur Atkinson 3 Nobby Stock 2 | 56–52 | Wimbledon Ronnie Moore 16 Cyril Brine 13 Geoff Mardon 12 Reg Trott 4 Barry Briggs 3 Dennis Gray 2 Cyril Maidment 2 Don Perry 1 |
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[9] |
Harringay won on aggregate 113–100
Belle Vue
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