1934 Speedway National League

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1934 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
No. of competitors9
Champions Belle Vue Aces
National Trophy Belle Vue Aces
A.C.U Cup Belle Vue Aces
London Cup New Cross Lambs
Highest average Eric Langton

The 1934 National League Division One was the sixth season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was also the first time that a second division/tier of racing was introduced following the creation of a reserves league. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Summary

Birmingham Bulldogs (formerly Hall Green) and Lea Bridge rejoined the league. Sheffield dropped out and most of their team relocated to Lea Bridge. Clapton Saints, who rode at Lea Bridge's stadium in the previous season relocated and raced as Harringay Tigers for the first time. Crystal Palace relocated to New Cross. Coventry and Nottingham also dropped out.

Lea Bridge closed down in late July and were replaced by a new side at Walthamstow who took on their last 10 fixtures.

Belle Vue Aces won their second consecutive double of national title and Knockout Cup. They also completed the treble by winning the A.C.U Cup. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

National League Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Belle Vue Aces 32270554
2 Wembley Lions 32260652
3 New Cross Lambs 322101142
4 West Ham Hammers 321611533
5 Wimbledon Dons 321601632
6 Harringay Tigers 321411729
7 Birmingham Bulldogs 32902318
8 Plymouth Tigers 32822218
9 Lea Bridge + Walthamstow Wolves 32502710*

Top Ten Riders

RiderNatTeamPointsC.M.A.
1 Eric Langton Flag of England.svg Belle Vue186.510.32
2 Vic Huxley Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wimbledon13210.31
3 Jack Parker Flag of England.svg Harringay23010.07
4 Tom Farndon Flag of England.svg New Cross240.510.06
5 Ginger Lees Flag of England.svg Wembley2309.96
6 Dicky Case Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lea Bridge/Walthamstow2089.48
7 Bluey Wilkinson Flag of Australia (converted).svg West Ham2109.08
8 Joe Abbott Flag of England.svg Belle Vue1689.05
9 Bill Kitchen Flag of England.svg Belle Vue1828.97
10 Tiger Stevenson Flag of England.svg West Ham1798.92

In the 1934 season, a league for reserves and junior riders was introduced. This wasn't continued in 1935. West Ham Reserves won the reserve league dropping just one point in 12 matches.

Reserve League Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 West Ham Reserves 12111023
2 Wembley Reserves 1272316
3 Harringay Reserves 1261513
4 Wimbledon Reserves 1261513
5 Birmingham Reserves 124088
6 Belle Vue Reserves 123096
7 New Cross Reserves 122195

National Trophy

The 1934 National Trophy was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup. [5]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/05Plymouth49-57Lea Bridge

Quarterfinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
26/06Birmingham36-69Belle Vue
23/06Belle Vue81-27Birmingham
25/06Wimbledon67-38Lea Bridge
29/06Lea Bridge60-47Wimbledon
28/06Wembley59-49Harringay
30/06Harringay33-74Wembley
26/06West Ham48.5-59.5New Cross
27/06New Cross69-36West Ham

Semifinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
28/07Belle Vue48-30Wimbledon
30/07Wimbledon32-75Belle Vue
25/07New Cross42-62Wembley
26/07Wembley67.5-40.5New Cross

Final

First leg

Belle Vue Aces
Max Grosskreutz 16
Eric Langton 15
Joe Abbott 12
Bill Kitchen 12
Frank Charles 11
Frank Varey 5		71 – 36 Wembley Lions
Ginger Lees 10
Wally Kilmister 9
Gordon Byers 8
Lionel Van Praag 6
Colin Watson 2
George Greenwood 1
[6]
Hyde Road

Second leg

Wembley Lions
Wally Kilmister 11
Ginger Lees 8
Gordon Byers 7
Lionel Van Praag 5
Harry Whitfield 2
Colin Watson 1		34 – 74 Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 18
Max Grosskreutz 18
Joe Abbott 16
Frank Charles 9
Bill Kitchen 7
Frank Varey 6
[6]
Empire Stadium

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

A.C.U Cup

The 1934 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the first edition of the Cup. [7]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
14/08Birmingham49-59Wembley

Quarterfinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
11/09Plymouth44–62Harringay
12/09New Cross62–44Wimbledon
15/09Belle Vue79–29Wembley
18/09West Ham66–37Walthamstow

Semifinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/09Harringay45–62Belle Vue
09/10West Ham58-49New Cross

Final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
15/10Belle Vue56–51West Ham

London Cup

First round

Team oneScoreTeam two
Wembley60–47, 57–48Wimbledon
Harringay44–63, 41–66New Cross

Semi final round

Team oneScoreTeam two
Wembley57–51, 46–62West Ham
New Cross69–38, 65–41Walthamstow

Final

First leg

New Cross
Ron Johnson 16
Tom Farndon 15
Nobby Key 13
Stan Greatrex 9
George Newton 5
Joe Francis 4
Roy Dook 0
Harry Shepherd 0		62–44West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 13
Stan Dell 10
Arthur Atkinson 9
Tommy Croombs 7
Broncho Dixon 4
Rol Stobart 1
Arthur Warwick 0
Wal Morton 0
New Cross Stadium

Second leg

West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 17
Tommy Croombs 14
Arthur Atkinson 9
Broncho Dixon 6
Arthur Warwick 5
Stan Dell 2
Rol Stobart 0		53–52New Cross
Nobby Key 13
Ron Johnson 11
Joe Francis 10
Tom Farndon 8
Stan Greatrex 6
Harry Shepherd 2
George Newton 1
Roy Dook 1
[8]
West Ham Stadium

New Cross won on aggregate 114–97

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Birmingham

Harringay

Lea Bridge/Walthamstow

New Cross

Plymouth

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN   0-904584-45-3.
  4. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "1934 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. 1 2 "1934 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "1934 ACU Cup" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "New Cross win London Cup" . Daily Herald. 26 September 1934. Retrieved 16 September 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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