1933 Speedway National League

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1933 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
No. of competitors10
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
Highest averageJack Parker

The 1933 National League was the fifth season of speedway in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4]

Summary[]

Sheffield and Nottingham joined the league but the Stamford Bridge Pensioners dropped out. The National Association Trophy was dropped in favour of expanding the National League, with teams meeting each other home and away twice instead of once.

Belle Vue Aces won their first national title and completed the double by winning the Knockout Cup. Jack Parker of Clapton Saints finished with the highest average although Vic Huxley of Wimbledon Dons scored the most points

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 36 31 0 5 62
2 Wimbledon Dons 36 23 0 13 46
3 West Ham Hammers 36 21 3 12 45
4 Crystal Palace Glaziers 36 21 0 15 42
5 Clapton Saints 36 19 3 14 41
6 Wembley Lions 36 19 1 16 39
7 Coventry 36 10 2 24 22
8 Sheffield Tigers 36 11 0 25 22
9 Plymouth Tigers 36 11 0 25 22
10 Nottingham 36 9 1 26 19

Top Ten Riders[]

Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Parker England Clapton Saints 9.87
2 Claude Rye England Wimbledon Dons 9.31
3 Dicky Case Australia Coventry 9.05
4 Vic Huxley Australia Wimbledon Dons 9.03
5 Tom Farndon England Crystal Palace Glaziers 8.94
6 Eric Langton England Belle Vue Aces 8.88
7 Syd Jackson England Wimbledon Dons 8.70
8 Wally Kilmister New Zealand Wembley Lions 8.56
9 Bluey Wilkinson Australia West Ham Hammers 8.40
10 Tiger Stevenson England West Ham Hammers 8.33

National Trophy[]

The 1933 National Trophy was the third edition of the Knockout Cup.[5]

Preliminary Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
08/07 Clapton 69-56 Coventry
06/07 Coventry 63-61 Clapton
24/06 Clapton 13a-15a Coventry
22/06 Coventry rain Clapton
22/06 Nottingham 81-42 Plymouth
20/06 Plymouth 64-62 Nottingham

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
27/07 Wembley 103-22 Nottingham
27/07 Clapton 80-43 Sheffield
22/07 Belle Vue 74-51 Wimbledon
22/07 Crystal Palace 63-63 West Ham
19/07 Nottingham 44-79 Wembley
19/07 Sheffield 71-55 Clapton
18/07 West Ham 55-69 Crystal Palace
17/07 Wimbledon 64-60 Belle Vue

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
02/09 Belle Vue 98-28 Clapton
30/08 Clapton 54-70 Belle Vue
19/08 Crystal Palace 62-63 Wembley
17/08 Wembley 77-48 Crystal Palace

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Final[]

First leg[]

Wembley Lions
Wally Kilmister 18
Harry Whitfield 10
Lionel Van Praag 9
Gordon Byers 8
Colin Watson 3
Norman Evans 3
Hal Herbert 2
Reg Bounds 1		54 – 72Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 19
Joe Abbott 14
Bill Kitchen 14
Frank Varey 13
Bob Harrison 7
Max Grosskreutz 5
[6]
Empire Stadium

Second leg[]

Belle Vue Aces
Frank Varey 18
Joe Abbott 17
Eric Langton 16
Max Grosskreutz 15
Bill Kitchen 15
Bob Harrison 11		92 – 33Wembley Lions
Lionel Van Praag 11
Wally Kilmister 9
Colin Watson 8
Gordon Byers 2
Maurice Stobbart 2
Hal Herbert 1
Norman Evans 0
[6]
Hyde Road

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

See also[]

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. ^ "1933 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ a b "1933 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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