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1956 Speedway National League Division Two
British motorcycle speedway season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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1956 was the final season of the Speedway National League Division Two.[1]
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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][3]
Swindon Robins captured the title by a single point.[4][5]
Southampton's 34-year-old captain Ernie Rawlins died in Southampton Hospital on 22 September 1956, following an accident in the match against Birmingham on 18 September.[6]
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Final table
Fixtures & results
A Fixtures
B Fixtures
Top Five Riders (League only)
National Trophy Stage One
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- For Stage Two - see Stage Two
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.[9]
Division Two First round
Division Two semifinals
Division Two final
First leg
Second leg
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Riders & final averages
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Coventry
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Per Olof Söderman 11.74
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Bob Mark 7.50
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Charlie New 8.04
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Reg Duval 6.53
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Nick Nicholls 6.40
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Jim Lightfoot 5.98
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Eric Hockaday 5.05
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Les Tolley 4.41
Ipswich
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Bert Edwards 9.21
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Bob Sharp 8.93
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Junior Bainbridge 8.70
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Tich Read (George Snailum) 6.40
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Ken Adams 5.31
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Danny Dunton 4.56
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Larry Lazarus 3.54
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Bill Bryden 3.05
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Ken Last 2.76
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Len Silver 2.33
Leicester
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Ken McKinlay 10.25
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Gordon McGregor 8.21
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Derick Close 6.
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Johnny Green 5.
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Charlie Barsby 5.92
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Len Williams 5.89
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Ron Phillips 5.61
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Les McGillivray 4.73
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Barry East 3.61
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Bryan Elliott 2.42
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Vic Hall 2.09
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Dennis Parker 1.33
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Ivor Brown 1.33
Oxford
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Ronnie Genz 8.53
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Peter Robinson 6.20
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Bob Baker 5.90
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Dennis Newton 5.60
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Howdy Byford 5.55
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Pat Clark 5.07
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Terry Courtnell 4.70
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Tommy Miller 4.29
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Bill Thatcher 4.00
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Roy Bowers 4.00
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Jim Tebby 3.69
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Maury Courtnell 2.46
Rayleigh
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Jack Unstead 9.50
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Gerry Jackson 8.25
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Les McGillivray 7.78
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Pete Lansdale 7.17
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Alan Smith 6.99
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Maury McDermott 6.40
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Johnny Fitzpatrick 5.38
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Eric Ebbs 5.33
Southampton
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Dick Bradley 10.22
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Bill Holden 8.48
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Ernie Rawlins 8.41
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Brian Hanham 8.36
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Ron Sharp 5.75
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Alby Golden 5.43
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Maury Mattingley 5.25
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Johnny Hole 5.17
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Charlie May 4.59
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Frank Bettis 3.20
Swindon
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Bob Roger 9.53
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Ian Williams 9.52
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George White 9.15
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Ernie Lessiter 5.69
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Ray Harris 4.76
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Ron Swaine 4.13
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Danny Malone 3.83
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Al Sparrey 3.58
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Glyn Chandler 3.08
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References
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