1935 Speedway National League

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1935 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
No. of competitors7
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
A.C.U CupBelle Vue Aces
Highest averageBluey Wilkinson

The 1935 National League Division One was the seventh season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2][3]

Summary[]

Walthamstow relocated to Hackney Wick Wolves. Plymouth Devils and Birmingham dropped out so there were only 7 teams, 6 of which were located in London. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.

The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and second treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.[4]

British champion Tom Farndon of the New Cross Lambs was fatally injured in a scratch race at New Cross Stadium, on 28 August. He was involved in a crash with Ron Johnson, who clipped the safety fence and fell causing Farndon to crash into Johnson's bike. Farndon suffered a fractured skull and spine injury and was unconscious when he was transferred to the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich. He died two days later on 30 August.[5][6][7]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 24 17 2 5 36
2 Harringay Tigers 24 13 0 11 26
3 West Ham Hammers 24 12 1 11 25
4 Wembley Lions 24 11 0 13 22
5 Hackney Wick Wolves 24 10 1 13 21
6 New Cross Lambs 24 10 0 14 20
7 Wimbledon Dons 24 8 0 16 16

Top Ten Riders[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Bluey Wilkinson Australia West Ham Hammers 10.57
2 Dicky Case Australia Hackney Wick Wolves 10.12
3 Tom Farndon England New Cross Lambs 9.74
4 Max Grosskreutz Australia Belle Vue Aces 9.57
5 Bill Kitchen England Belle Vue Aces 9.18
6 Jack Parker England Harringay Tigers 9.13
7 Eric Langton England Belle Vue Aces 9.10
8 Ron Johnson Australia New Cross Lambs 8.78
9 Jack Ormston England Harringay Tigers 8.75
10 Tommy Croombs England West Ham Hammers 8.74

National Trophy[]

The 1935 National Trophy was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup.[8]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
13/07 Belle Vue 55-52 New Cross
13/07 Harringay 70-35 Hackney Wick
11/07 Wembley 55-52 West Ham
10/07 New Cross 54-54 Belle Vue
09/07 West Ham 67-41 Wembley
08/07 Hackney Wick 47-61 Harringay
Wimbledon Bye

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/08 Belle Vue 64-34 West Ham
06/08 West Ham 54-53 Belle Vue
05/08 Wimbledon 41-64 Harringay
03/08 Harringay 69-39 Wimbledon

Final[]

First leg[]

Harringay Tigers
Jack Ormston 11
Norman Parker 11
Jack Parker 9
Phil Bishop 5
Bill Pitcher 5
Les Wotton 4		45 – 63Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 17
Bill Kitchen 17
Max Grosskreutz 15
Joe Abbott 10
Frank Varey 3
Bob Harrison 1
Wally Hull 0
[9]

Second leg[]

Belle Vue Aces
Max Grosskreutz 18
Eric Langton 13
Bob Harrison 12
Joe Abbott 9
Bill Kitchen 6
Frank Varey 5		63 – 43Harringay Tigers
Norman Parker 12
Jack Parker 12
Bill Pitcher 5
Jack Ormston 4
Billy Dallison 3
Les Wotton 3
Phil Bishop 2
Fred Strecker 2
[9]
Hyde Road

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 126-88.

A.C.U Cup[]

The 1935 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the second edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the second time.[10]

First Round[]

Group 1

Team PL W D L Pts
Belle Vue Aces 4 3 0 1 6
Wembley Lions 4 2 0 2 4
Wimbledon Dons 4 1 0 3 2

Group 2

Team PL W D L Pts
Harringay Tigers 6 5 0 1 10
West Ham Hammers 6 3 0 3 6
New Cross Lambs 6 3 0 3 6
Hackney Wick Wolves 6 1 0 5 2

Final[]

Date Team One Team Two Score
31/08 Belle Vue Harringay 73–34
31/08 Harringay Belle Vue 54-54

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Tom Farndon still unconscious in hospital". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 29 August 1935. Retrieved 6 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Tom Farndon and Johnson injured". Daily Mirror. 29 August 1935. Retrieved 6 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Farndon dies form injuries". Daily Herald. 31 August 1935. Retrieved 6 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "1935 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  9. ^ a b "1935 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "1935 ACU Cup" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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