The 1951
National League
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Division One was the 17th season of
speedway
Speedway may refer to:
Racing Race tracks
*Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta
*Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana
Types of races and race cours ...
in the
United Kingdom
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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
The Wembley Lions were an English ice hockey team.
History
The team were founded in 1934 but showed a continuity with the London Lions team which had played at various venues since 1924. The Wembley team were based at the newly built Empire ...
won the National League for the sixth time.
Final table
Top Ten Riders (League only)
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
Second Round
Semi Finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 125–91.
See also
*
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
*
Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929.
Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup c ...
References
{{National League speedway seasons 1932–1964
Speedway National League
Speedway National League
The current National Development League formerly the National League was formed in 2009 as the third division of speedway in the United Kingdom, replacing the Conference League. It follows the same rules and regulations as the SGB Premiership an ...
1951 in British motorsport