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