1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League

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1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League
LeagueEnglish Dirt Track League
ChampionsLeeds
No. of competitors11
Knockout CupPreston
Highest averageSyd Jackson
Division/s other1929 Southern League

The 1929 English Dirt Track League was the inaugural season of speedway in the United Kingdom for Northern English teams.[1] There was also a Southern League called the 1929 Speedway Southern League that started during the same year.[2][3][4]

Summary[]

The season was littered with mid-season withdrawals but eventually the Leeds were crowned champions. In 1930, the league was renamed the Northern League so the league existed for just one year. White City Speedway (Manchester) withdrew from the league after a dispute and would have been crowned champions if they had not done so because they were leading the table at the time.[5]

Dennis Atkinson suffered critical injuries on 12 July 1929, following an accident at Cleveland Park Stadium riding in a Golden Helmet meeting. He died the following day.[6]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Leeds 20 16 1 3 33
2 Preston 20 14 0 6 28
3 Halifax 19 12 1 6 25
4 Newcastle 20 10 0 10 20
5 Salford 20 10 0 10 20
6 Rochdale 20 9 1 19 19
7 Leicester Stadium 20 9 0 11 18
8 Liverpool 18 8 0 10 16
9 Sheffield 20 6 1 13 13
10 Middlesbrough 19 6 0 13 12
11 Barnsley Lundwood 20 6 0 14 12

Withdrawals (Records expunged) :

Top Five Riders[]

Team C.M.A.
1 Syd Jackson Leicester Stadium 10.71
2 Joe Abbott Burnley/Preston 10.50
3 Ham Burrill Preston 9.44
4 Warrington 8.88
5 Walter Creasor Newcastle 8.50

English Dirt Track Knockout Cup[]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
03/08 Barnsley Lundwood 32–30 Sheffield
10/08 Rochdale 39–23 Salford
10/08 Sheffield 33–30 Barnsley Lundwood
13/08 Middlesbrough 25–38 Newcastle
16/08 Manchester White City 50–13 Warrington
21/08 Liverpool 16–47 Preston
22/08 Halifax 49–13 Leeds
22/08 Leicester Stadium 34–27 Leicester Super
22/08 Preston 44–19 Liverpool
23/08 Newcastle 38–24 Middlesbrough
23/08 Warrington 33–29 Manchester White City
24/08 Leeds 32–31 Halifax
24/08 Leicester Super 30–32 Leicester Stadium
24/08 Nottingham 35–23 Wombwell
26/08 Salford 37–26 Rochdale
29/08 Wombwell 38–24 Nottingham

Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
12/09 Halifax 35–25 Wombwell
14/09 Rochdale 30–33 Leicester Stadium
16/09 Wombwell 31–31 Halifax
18/09 Sheffield 35–28 Preston
19/09 Leicester Stadium 35–27 Rochdale
19/09 Preston 55–11 Sheffield
Manchester White City w/o Newcastle

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
19/09 Halifax 44–19 Newcastle
20/09 Newcastle 37–25 Halifax
21/09 Preston 48–14 Leicester Stadium
03/10 Leicester Stadium 39–24 Preston

Final[]

First leg[]

Preston
Frank Charles 12
Joe Abbott 10
Ham Burrill 8
Frank Chiswell 8
Jack Chiswell 7
Claude Rye 3		48 – 15Halifax
Walter Creasor 5
Bert Clayton 3
Geoff Taylor 2
Frank Smith 2
Geoff Kilburn 2
Jack Dudding 1
[7]
Farringdon Park

Second leg[]

Halifax
Cyril "Squib" Burton 7
George Reynard 6
Bert Clayton 4
Frank Smith 3
Arthur Atkinson 2
Jack Dudding 1		24 – 39Preston
Frank Chiswell 12
Frank Charles 10
Joe Abbott 6
Ham Burrill 5
Claude Rye 4
Len Myerscough 2
[7]
Sheffield

Preston were Knockout Cup winners, winning on aggregate 87–39.

See also[]

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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. ^ "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "MANCHESTER WHITE CITY". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Middlesbrough Speedway Track At Cleveland Park". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "1960 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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