1930 Speedway Southern League

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1930 Speedway Southern League
LeagueSouthern League
ChampionsWembley Lions
No. of competitors13
Highest averageVic Huxley
Division/s other1930 Northern League

The 1930 Southern League was the second season of speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams.[1] The Northern teams also had their second season known as the 1930 Speedway Northern League.[2][3]

Summary[]

White City had left the league but 3 new teams - High Beech, Leicester Stadium and Nottingham - joined. The Wembley Lions won their first title. Birmingham Brummies (Perry Barr) withdrew after 4 meetings and their record was expunged[4][5]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wembley Lions 24 20 1 3 41
2 Southampton Saints 24 17 1 6 35
3 Stamford Bridge Pensioners 24 16 1 7 33
4 Wimbledon Dons 24 16 1 7 33
5 Hall Green Bulldogs 24 13 1 10 27
6 Coventry 24 13 1 10 27
7 Crystal Palace Glaziers 24 11 1 12 23
8 Lea Bridge 24 10 1 13 21
9 West Ham Hammers 24 10 0 14 20
10 Leicester Stadium 24 8 1 15 17
11 High Beech 24 8 0 16 16
12 Harringay Canaries 24 7 0 17 14
13 Nottingham 24 2 1 21 5

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Birmingham (Perry Barr)

Top Five Riders[]

Team C.M.A.
1 Vic Huxley Harringay Canaries 10.55
2 Jack Parker Coventry 10.34
3 Jack Ormston Wembley Lions 10.29
4 Colin Watson Harringay Canaries/Wembley Lions 10.15
5 Billy Dallison Hall Green Bulldogs 10.07

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 Researcher
  5. ^ "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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