1954

1954

Riders Scores & Averages M R Pts Bon Ave M P Dick Campbell 18 81 193 10 10.02 1 3 Don Cuppleditch 13 60 122 6 8.53 - - Roy Bester 17 74 124 8 7.14 - - Bob Mark 15 66 79 11 5.45 - - Johnny Greenwood 7 25 38 6 7.04 - - Bob Fletcher 8 33 32 8 4.85 - - Bert Clark 17 48 51 5 4.67 - - Eddie Lack 18 71 65 17 4.62 - - Alf McIntosh 9 25 23 5 4.48 - - Jimmy Cox 16 54 38 5 3.19 - - Jock Scott 5 13 7 0 2.15 - - Willie Templeton 1 2 1 0 2.00 - - Harry Darling 1 2 1 0 2.00 - - National League Division Two M W D L F A Pts 1. Bristol Bulldogs 20 14 0 6 908.5 769.5 28 2. Poole Pirates 20 12 0 8 896.5 781.5 24 3. Swindon Robins 20 11 0 9 870 789 22 4. Leicester Hunters 20 11 0 9 829 765 22 5. Ipswich Witches 20 10 0 10 873 806 20 6. Exeter Falcons 20 10 0 10 851 827 20 7. Oxford Cheetahs 20 10 0 10 807 868 20 8. Coventry Bees 20 10 0 10 807 869 20 9. Southampton Saints 20 9 0 11 800 878 18 10. Motherwell Eagles 20 9 0 11 759 819 18 11. Rayleigh Rockets 20 4 0 16 725 954 8 12. Edinburgh 4 1 1 2 147 188 3 13. Plymouth 2 1 0 1 89 79 2 Edinburgh & Plymouth withdrew records expunged Glasgow withdrew from league before start Wolverhampton withdrew from league before start Northern Shield M W D L F A Pts 1. Coventry 8 5 1 2 365 306 11 2. Motherwell 8 5 0 3 375 295 10 3. Ipswich 8 4 0 4 333 338 8 4. Edinburgh 8 3 1 4 300 370 7 5. Leicester 8 2 0 6 304 368 4 6. Wolverhampton 6 1 0 5 190.5 312.5 2 7. Glasgow 5 0 0 5 179 238 0 National Trophy Division Two Semi Final 12/06/1954 Edinburgh 50 57 Coventry 06/06/1954 Coventry 56 52 Edinburgh Division Two Quarter Final 22/05/1954 Edinburgh 65 43 Rayleigh 21/05/1954 Rayleigh 55 52 Edinburgh Division Two First Round 01/05/1954 Edinburgh 60 48 Leicester 30/04/1954 Leicester 59 48 Edinburgh (Back row): Roy Bester, Eddie Lack, Johnny Greenwood, Dick Campbell, Bert Clark. (Front row) Don Cuppleditch, Bob Mark, Jimmy Cox. Fixtures & Results 10/04/1954 H Edinburgh 47-36 Glasgow White City North Shield 16/04/1954 A Wolverhampton 49-35 Edinburgh North Shield 17/04/1954 H Edinburgh 43-40 Motherwell North Shield 19/04/1954 A Coventry 57-27 Edinburgh North Shield 21/04/1954 A Glasgow White City 38-45 Edinburgh Northern Shield 24/04/1954 H Edinburgh Cuppleditch/Lack Best Pairs 30/04/1954 A Leicester 59-48 Edinburgh National Trophy 01/05/1954 H Edinburgh 60-48 Leicester National Trophy 08/05/1954 H Edinburgh 48-35 Ipswich North Shield 15/05/1954 H Edinburgh 51-33 Leicester North Shield 17/05/1954 H Edinburgh 42-42 Coventry North Shield 21/05/1954 A Rayleigh 55-52 Edinburgh National Trophy 22/05/1954 H Edinburgh 65-43 Rayleigh National Trophy 27/05/1954 A Ipswich 54-30 Edinburgh North Shield 28/05/1954 A Leicester rained off Edinburgh North Shield 29/05/1954 H Edinburgh T Miller Scottish Riders Championship 04/06/1954 A Motherwell 55-29 Edinburgh North Shield 05/06/1954 A Coventry 56-52 Edinburgh National Trophy 12/06/1954 H Edinburgh 50-57 Coventry National Trophy 17/06/1954 A Rayleigh 54-30 Edinburgh National League 2 18/06/1954 A Leicester 54-30 Edinburgh North Shield 19/06/1954 H Edinburgh 42-42 Rayleigh National League 2 26/06/1954 H Edinburgh 31-53 Poole National League 2 03/07/1954 H Edinburgh 44-39 Exeter National League 2 10/07/1954 H Edinburgh K Mckinlay W.C.Q.R World Championship QR