League | National League Division One |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 7 |
Champions | Belle Vue Aces |
National Trophy | Belle Vue Aces |
A.C.U Cup | Belle Vue Aces |
London Cup | Harringay Tigers |
Highest average | Bluey Wilkinson |
The 1935 National League Division One was the seventh season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. [1] [2] [3]
Walthamstow relocated to Hackney Wick Wolves. Plymouth Tigers and Birmingham dropped out so there were only 7 teams, 6 of which were located in London. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.
The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and second treble after winning the A.C.U Cup. [4]
British champion Tom Farndon of the New Cross Lambs was fatally injured in a scratch race at New Cross Stadium, on 28 August. He was involved in a crash with Ron Johnson, who clipped the safety fence and fell causing Farndon to crash into Johnson's bike. Farndon suffered a fractured skull and spine injury and was unconscious when he was transferred to the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich. He died two days later on 30 August. [5] [6] [7]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Belle Vue Aces | 24 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 36 |
2 | Harringay Tigers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 26 |
3 | West Ham Hammers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 25 |
4 | Wembley Lions | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
5 | Hackney Wick Wolves | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 21 |
6 | New Cross Lambs | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
7 | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Bluey Wilkinson | ![]() | West Ham | 10.57 |
2 | Dicky Case | ![]() | Hackney | 10.12 |
3 | Tom Farndon | ![]() | New Cross | 9.74 |
4 | Max Grosskreutz | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.57 |
5 | Bill Kitchen | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.18 |
6 | Jack Parker | ![]() | Harringay | 9.13 |
7 | Eric Langton | ![]() | Belle Vue | 9.10 |
8 | Ron Johnson | ![]() | New Cross | 8.78 |
9 | Jack Ormston | ![]() | Harringay | 8.75 |
10 | Tommy Croombs | ![]() | West Ham | 8.74 |
The 1935 National Trophy was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup. [8]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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13/07 | Belle Vue | 55-52 | New Cross |
13/07 | Harringay | 70-35 | Hackney Wick |
11/07 | Wembley | 55-52 | West Ham |
10/07 | New Cross | 54-54 | Belle Vue |
09/07 | West Ham | 67-41 | Wembley |
08/07 | Hackney Wick | 47-61 | Harringay |
Wimbledon | Bye |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
10/08 | Belle Vue | 64-34 | West Ham |
06/08 | West Ham | 54-53 | Belle Vue |
05/08 | Wimbledon | 41-64 | Harringay |
03/08 | Harringay | 69-39 | Wimbledon |
First leg
Harringay Tigers Jack Ormston 11 Norman Parker 11 Jack Parker 9 Phil Bishop 5 Bill Pitcher 5 Les Wotton 4 | 45 – 63 | Belle Vue Aces Eric Langton 17 Bill Kitchen 17 Max Grosskreutz 15 Joe Abbott 10 Frank Varey 3 Bob Harrison 1 Wally Hull 0 |
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[9] |
Second leg
Belle Vue Aces Max Grosskreutz 18 Eric Langton 13 Bob Harrison 12 Joe Abbott 9 Bill Kitchen 6 Frank Varey 5 | 63 – 43 | Harringay Tigers Norman Parker 12 Jack Parker 12 Bill Pitcher 5 Jack Ormston 4 Billy Dallison 3 Les Wotton 3 Phil Bishop 2 Fred Strecker 2 |
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[9] |
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 126-88.
The 1935 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the second edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the second time. [10]
First round
Group 1
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Belle Vue Aces | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Wembley Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Wimbledon Dons | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Group 2
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Harringay Tigers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
West Ham Hammers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
New Cross Lambs | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Hackney Wick Wolves | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|---|
31/08 | Belle Vue | Harringay | 73–34 |
31/08 | Harringay | Belle Vue | 54-54 |
First round
Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|
Hackney Wick | 48–57, 39–69 | West Ham |
Wimbledon | 39–64, 32–75 | Harringay |
Semi final round
Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|
Wembley | 50–55, 41–66 | Harringay |
West Ham | 63.5–41.5, 47–58 | New Cross |
First leg
Harringay Norman Parker 16 Jack Parker 16 Jack Ormston 16 Bill Pitcher 9 Phil Bishop 8 Les Wotton 3 | 68–37 | West Ham Bluey Wilkinson 12 Arthur Atkinson 8 Tommy Croombs 6 Tiger Stevenson 4 Rol Stobart 4 Ken Brett 2 Stan Dell 1 George Saunders 0 |
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Second leg
West Ham Bluey Wilkinson 15 Tommy Croombs 15 Tiger Stevenson 8 Arthur Atkinson 8 Rol Stobart 3 Stan Dell 3 George Saunders 2 Ken Brett 1 | 55–52 | Harringay Jack Ormston 15 Norman Parker 12 Jack Parker 9 Phil Bishop 8 Bill Pitcher 4 Billy Dallison 3 Fred Strecker 1 Les Wotton 0 |
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[11] |
Harringay won on aggregate 120–97
Belle Vue
Hackney
Harringay
New Cross
Wembley
West Ham
Wimbledon
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