1929 Speedway Southern League

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1929 Speedway Southern League
LeagueSouthern League
ChampionsStamford Bridge
No. of competitors11
Highest averageJohnny Lloyd
Division/s other1929 Dirt Track League

The 1929 Southern League was the inaugural season of 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]

Summary[]

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

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Stamford Bridge 20 17 0 3 34
2 Southampton Saints 20 16 0 4 32
3 Coventry 20 14 0 6 28
4 Crystal Palace Glaziers 20 11 0 9 22
5 Wembley Lions 20 11 0 9 22
6 West Ham Hammers 20 8 0 12 16
7 White City 20 8 0 12 16
8 Harringay Canaries 20 7 0 13 14
9 Birmingham (Perry Barr) 20 7 0 13 14
10 Lea Bridge 20 6 0 14 12
11 Wimbledon Dons 20 5 0 15 10

[4]

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Hall Green

Top Five Riders[]

Team C.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

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. ^ a b Storey, Basil (1948) The Story of Speedway, WDS, p. 5
  5. ^ "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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