1934 Speedway National League

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1934 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
No. of competitors9
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
A.C.U CupBelle Vue Aces
Highest averageEric Langton

The 1934 National League Division One was the sixth season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was also the first time that a second division/tier of racing was introduced following the creation of a reserves league.[1][2][3][4]

Summary[]

Birmingham Bulldogs (formerly Hall Green) and Lea Bridge rejoined the league. Sheffield dropped out and most of their team relocated to Lea Bridge. Clapton Saints, who rode at Lea Bridge's stadium in the previous season relocated and raced as Harringay Tigers for the first time. Crystal Palace relocated to New Cross. Coventry and Nottingham also dropped out.

Lea Bridge closed down in late July and were replaced by a new side at Walthamstow who took on their last 10 fixtures.

Belle Vue Aces won their second consecutive double of national title and Knockout Cup. They also completed the treble by winning the A.C.U Cup. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

National League Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 32 27 0 5 54
2 Wembley Lions 32 26 0 6 52
3 New Cross Lambs 32 21 0 11 42
4 West Ham Hammers 32 16 1 15 33
5 Wimbledon Dons 32 16 0 16 32
6 Harringay Tigers 32 14 1 17 29
7 Birmingham Bulldogs 32 9 0 23 18
8 Plymouth Tigers 32 8 2 22 18
9 Lea Bridge + Walthamstow Wolves 32 5 0 27 10*
  • Lea Bridge scored 8 points from 22 matches, Walthamstow scored 2 from 10

Top Ten Riders[]

Rider Nat Team Points C.M.A.
1 Eric Langton England Belle Vue Aces 186.5 10.32
2 Vic Huxley Australia Wimbledon Dons 132 10.31
3 Jack Parker England Harringay Tigers 230 10.07
4 Tom Farndon England New Cross Lambs 240.5 10.06
5 Ginger Lees England Wembley Lions 230 9.96
6 Dicky Case Australia Lea Bridge/Walthamstow Wolves 208 9.48
7 Bluey Wilkinson Australia West Ham Hammers 210 9.08
8 Joe Abbott England Belle Vue Aces 168 9.05
9 Bill Kitchen England Belle Vue Aces 182 8.97
10 Tiger Stevenson England West Ham Hammers 179 8.92

In the 1934 season, a league for reserves and junior riders was introduced. This wasn't continued in 1935. West Ham Reserves won the reserve league dropping just one point in 12 matches.

Reserve League Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 West Ham Reserves 12 11 1 0 23
2 Wembley Reserves 12 7 2 3 16
3 Harringay Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
4 Wimbledon Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
5 Birmingham Reserves 12 4 0 8 8
6 Belle Vue Reserves 12 3 0 9 6
7 New Cross Reserves 12 2 1 9 5

National Trophy[]

The 1934 National Trophy was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup.[5]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/05 Plymouth 49-57 Lea Bridge

Quarter Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
26/06 Birmingham 36-69 Belle Vue
23/06 Belle Vue 81-27 Birmingham
25/06 Wimbledon 67-38 Lea Bridge
29/06 Lea Bridge 60-47 Wimbledon
28/06 Wembley 59-49 Harringay
30/06 Harringay 33-74 Wembley
26/06 West Ham 48.5-59.5 New Cross
27/06 New Cross 69-36 West Ham

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
28/07 Belle Vue 48-30 Wimbledon
30/07 Wimbledon 32-75 Belle Vue
25/07 New Cross 42-62 Wembley
26/07 Wembley 67.5-40.5 New Cross


Final[]

First leg[]

Belle Vue Aces
Max Grosskreutz 16
Eric Langton 15
Joe Abbott 12
Bill Kitchen 12
Frank Charles 11
Frank Varey 5		71 – 36Wembley Lions
Ginger Lees 10
Wally Kilmister 9
Gordon Byers 8
Lionel Van Praag 6
Colin Watson 2
George Greenwood 1
[6]
Hyde Road

Second leg[]

Wembley Lions
Wally Kilmister 11
Ginger Lees 8
Gordon Byers 7
Lionel Van Praag 5
Harry Whitfield 2
Colin Watson 1		34 – 74Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 18
Max Grosskreutz 18
Joe Abbott 16
Frank Charles 9
Bill Kitchen 7
Frank Varey 6
[6]
Empire Stadium

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

A.C.U Cup[]

The 1934 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the first edition of the Cup.[7]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
14/08 Birmingham 49-59 Wembley

Quarter Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
11/09 Plymouth 44–62 Harringay
12/09 New Cross 62–44 Wimbledon
15/09 Belle Vue 79–29 Wembley
18/09 West Ham 66–37 Walthamstow

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/09 Harringay 45–62 Belle Vue
09/10 West Ham 58-49 New Cross

Final[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
15/10 Belle Vue 56–51 West Ham

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. ^ "1934 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ a b "1934 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. ^ "1934 ACU Cup" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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