Britannia Shield 1957

1957 Britannia Shield
In 1957 the Britannia Shield was introduced to bolster the fixture list. teams were seperated by region with the winners of the mini leagues meeting in a grand final. Belle Vue defeated Norwich to claim the Shield.
Final
20/07/1957 Belle Vue 48-48 Norwich
Belle Vue - Ron Johnston 13, Slant Payling 1, Peter Craven 17, Lew Grepp 1, Ron Clarke 4, Bob Duckworth 7, Eddie Rigg 5,
Norwich - Aub Lawson 11, Phil Clarke 7, Ove Fundin 11, Wal Morton 5, Billy Bales 9, Harry Edwards 5, Barry East 0
07/08/1957 Norwich 46-50 Belle Vue
Norwich - Aub Lawson 9, Phil Clarke 10, Ove Fundin 11, Geoff Pymar 5, Billy Bales 7, Harry Edwards 4, Wal Morton 0
Belle Vue - Ron Johnston 15, Slant Payling 3, Peter Craven 13, Peter Williams 3, Dick Fisher 3, Bob Duckworth 10, Lew Grepp 3
North M W D L F A Pts
1 Belle Vue 8 5 2 1 431 336 12
2 Oxford 8 4 1 3 361 309 9
3 Leicester 8 4 0 4 384 383 8
4 Coventry 8 3 1 4 362 406 7
5 Birmingham 8 1 0 7 283 387 2
South M W D L F A Pts
1 Norwich 10 8 0 2 552 406 16
2 Wimbeldon 10 7 0 3 522 434 14
3 Southampton 10 5 1 4 487 470 11
4 Swindon 10 4 0 6 473 485 8
5 Ipswich 10 3 0 7 424 533 6
6 Rayleigh 10 2 1 7 414 544 5
Fixtures & Results
27/04/57 Belle Vue 61 35 Coventry
27/04/57 Norwich 70 26 Southampton
27/04/57 Rayleigh 34 62 Wimbledon
29/04/57 Wimbledon 67 29 Swindon
30/04/57 Southampton 54 41 Norwich
02/05/57 Oxford 48 48 Belle Vue
02/05/57 Ipswich 51 44 Southampton
02/05/57 Rayleigh 54 42 Norwich
04/05/57 Belle Vue 67 28 Birmingham
04/05/57 Norwich 64 32 Rayleigh
04/05/57 Swindon 62 34 Ipswich
07/05/57 Southampton 48 48 Rayleigh
09/05/57 Ipswich 40 55 Norwich
10/05/57 Leicester 50 46 Oxford
11/05/57 Coventry 48 48 Belle Vue
11/05/57 Birmingham 57 39 Leicester
11/05/57 Norwich 59 37 Ipswich
11/05/57 Rayleigh 43 53 Southampton
11/05/57 Swindon 40 54 Wimbledon
13/05/57 Wimbledon 44 52 Norwich
14/05/57 Southampton 57 39 Swindon
16/05/57 Ipswich 53 43 Rayleigh
17/05/57 Leicester 57 39 Birmingham
18/05/57 Belle Vue 55 41 Oxford
18/05/57 Oxford 49 46 Leicester
18/05/57 Birmingham 39 57 Coventry
18/05/57 Norwich 50 46 Swindon
20/05/57 Wimbledon 64 31 Rayleigh
23/05/57 Oxford 65 30 Birmingham
23/05/57 Ipswich 44 52 Wimbledon
24/05/57 Leicester 50 46 Belle Vue
24/05/57 Rayleigh 46 50 Swindon
25/05/57 Belle Vue 54 42 Leicester
25/05/57 Coventry 50 46 Birmingham
25/05/57 Swindon 45 51 Norwich
27/05/57 Wimbledon 59 37 Southampton
28/05/57 Southampton 70 26 Ipswich
30/05/57 Oxford 59 37 Coventry
30/05/57 Ipswich 51 45 Swindon
31/05/57 Leicester 53 43 Coventry
01/06/57 Coventry 43 53 Oxford
01/06/57 Birmingham 44 52 Belle Vue
01/06/57 Norwich 68 28 Wimbledon
01/06/57 Swindon 52 44 Southampton
03/06/57 Wimbledon 51 44 Ipswich
04/06/57 Southampton 55 41 Wimbledon
08/06/57 Coventry 49 47 Leicester
08/06/57 Birmingham 8 4 Oxford
08/06/57 Swindon 65 31 Rayleigh