1929 Speedway Southern League

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1929 Speedway Southern League
League Southern League
No. of competitors11
Champions Stamford Bridge
Highest average Johnny Lloyd
Division/s other 1929 Dirt Track League

The 1929 Southern League was the inaugural season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. [1] There was also a Northern League called the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League that started during the same year. [2] [3]

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Summary

Stamford Bridge were crowned as the first champions, [4] just two points ahead of Southampton Saints. [5] Birmingham Hall Green withdrew after 7 meetings and their record was expunged. [6]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Stamford Bridge 20170334
2 Southampton Saints 20160432
3 Coventry 20140628
4 Crystal Palace Glaziers 20110922
5 Wembley Lions 20110922
6 West Ham Hammers 20801216
7 White City 20801216
8 Harringay Canaries 20701314
9 Birmingham (Perry Barr) 20701314
10 Lea Bridge 20601412
11 Wimbledon Dons 20501510

[5]

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Birmingham Hall Green

Top Five Riders

TeamC.M.A.
1 Johnny Lloyd Hall Green 10.80
2 Jack Parker Coventry 10.76
3 Gus Kuhn Stamford Bridge 10.28
4 Jim Kempster Wimbledon Dons 10.00
5 Colin Watson White City 9.81

Riders

Birmingham Hall Green (withdrew)

Birmingham (Perry Barr)

Coventry

Crystal Palace

Harringay

Lea Bridge

Southampton

Stamford Bridge

Wembley

West Ham

White City

Wimbledon

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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References

  1. ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN   0-904584-45-3.
  2. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "On the Speedway" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 September 1929. Retrieved 4 April 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 Storey, Basil (1948) The Story of Speedway, WDS, p. 5
  6. ↑ "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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