The 1951 National League Division One was the 17th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the sixth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary The entrants were the same as the previous season as were the top three positions at the end of the season. Wembley Lions won the National League for the sixth time.

Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wembley Lions 32 25 0 7 502 Belle Vue Aces 32 19 1 12 393 Wimbledon Dons 32 17 1 14 354 West Ham Hammers 32 16 1 15 335 Birmingham Brummies 32 16 0 16 326 Bristol Bulldogs 32 15 1 16 317 Harringay Racers 32 15 1 16 318 New Cross Rangers 32 9 1 22 199 Bradford Tudors 32 9 0 23 18

Fixtures & results A fixtures

B fixtures

Top Ten Riders (League only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Aub Lawson West Ham 10.31 2 Ronnie Moore Wimbledon 9.91 3 Freddie Williams Wembley 9.76 4 Alan Hunt Birmingham 9.75 5 Norman Parker Wimbledon 9.56 6 Eddie Rigg Bradford 9.29 7 Malcolm Craven West Ham 9.25 8 Split Waterman Harringay 9.07 9 Jack Parker Belle Vue 9.03 10 Geoff Pymar Bristol 8.95

National Trophy Stage Three The 1951 National Trophy was the 14th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third division clubs, stage two was for the second division 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. Wimbledon won the third and final stage and were therefore declared the 1951 National Trophy champions.

For Stage One - see Stage One For Stage Two - see Stage Two

First round Date Team one Score Team two10/08 Bristol 74-34 Norwich20/08 Norwich 75-33 Bristol07/08 West Ham 72-35 Bradford Odsal25/08 Bradford Odsal 43-65 West Ham Second round Date Team one Score Team two05/09 Belle Vue 46-62 Wembley09/08 Wembley 52-55 Belle Vue11/08 Birmingham 55-53 Wimbledon20/08 Wimbledon 64-44 Birmingham25/08 Norwich 63-45 Harringay24/08 Harringay 65-42 Norwich04/09 West Ham 62-46 New Cross29/08 New Cross 65-43 West Ham Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two04/10 Wembley 78-29 New Cross26/09 New Cross 53-55 Wembley03/09 Wimbledon 65-43 Harringay07/09 Harringay 40-68 Wimbledon

Final

First leg

Second leg

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 125–91.

London Cup First round Team one Score Team twoWimbledon 55–51, 44–64 Wembley Walthamstow53–55, 29–78 West Ham

Semi final round Team one Score Team twoWest Ham 57–51, 42–65 HarringayNew Cross 45–63, 38–70 Wembley

Final

First leg

Second leg

Wembley won on aggregate 118–98

Riders & final averages Belle Vue

9.03 7.84 7.66 7.46 Henry Long 7.23 6.03 5.61 4.54 3.48 2.89 Bob Serrurier 1.60

Birmingham

9.75 8.17 7.92 7.33 6.20 6.00 4.95 4.52 (James Goldingay) 4.04 4.50 2.12 inj

Bradford

9.29 7.04 6.00 4.88 4.74 4.59 4.15 3.92 3.69 3.65

Bristol

8.94 8.80 7.05 6.80 5.90 5.28 5.51 5.07 2.22

Harringay

9.07 8.31 8.13 8.29 6.39 5.91 5.45 5.09 4.75 4.10 4.00

New Cross

8.82 8.38 8.05 6.45 6.27 4.90 3.76 3.73 3.64 3.62 2.18 1.67 1.50 0.67

Wembley

9.76 8.36 8.27 8.11 7.62 7.53 7.06 5.74 2.94 2.67

West Ham

10.31 9.25 7.92 Eric Chitty 7.05 5.30 5.27 5.00 3.41 2.86 1.43 1.40

Wimbledon

9.95 9.56 8.31 6.97 6.74 Jimmie Gibb 5.18 3.79 3.65 3.00 1.44

See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)

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