1936 Provincial Speedway League

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1936 Provincial Speedway League
LeagueProvincial League
ChampionsSouthampton Saints
No. of competitors5
Provincial League TrophySouthampton Saints
National Trophy
(provincial final)		Southampton Saints
Highest averageGeorge Greenwood
Division/s above1936 National League
  • 1937 →

The 1936 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the Provincial League, introduced as a second tier to the National League Six speedway teams started the season. Cardiff withdrew after 9 matches and their record was expunged, with most of their riders joining Nottingham. Southampton Saints were the champions on race points difference over Bristol Bulldogs.[1][2][3][4]

Due to the brevity of the season, teams also competed for the Provincial Trophy in a league format. Cardiff had only completed one fixture before folding and their record was expunged. West Ham Hawks which was West Ham Hammers' reserve side, also competed, but raced home meetings at Southampton. Southampton Saints won the trophy to complete the double.

Provincial League Final table[]

Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Southampton Saints 16 10 0 6 20
2 Bristol Bulldogs 16 10 0 6 20
3 Nottingham 16 9 0 7 18
4 Liverpool Merseysiders 16 9 0 7 18
5 Plymouth Panthers 16 2 0 14 4

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff

Leading averages (league only)[]

Rider Team Average
George Greenwood Cardiff/Nottingham 10.04
Bristol 9.12
Fred Strecker Southampton 9.04
Nottingham 8.57
Billy Dallison Southampton 8.50

Provincial Trophy Final table[]

Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Southampton Saints 10 8 0 2 16
2 Bristol Bulldogs 10 7 0 3 14
3 Liverpool Merseysiders 10 5 0 5 10
4 Plymouth Panthers 10 4 1 5 9
5 Nottingham 10 4 0 6 8
6 West Ham Hawks 10 1 1 8 3

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff

National Trophy[]

The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.[5] Southampton Saints won the Provincial Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition).

Provincial League First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
04/05 Liverpool 35-34 Nottingham
14/04 Nottingham 34-38 Liverpool
13/04 Cardiff 33-38 Southampton
10/04 Southampton 38-33 Cardiff

Provincial League Final[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
18/05 Liverpool 39-31 Southampton
14/05 Southampton 42-28 Liverpool

Final[]

First leg[]

Southampton Saints
Frank Goulden 10
Billy Dallison 9
Alec Statham 7
Bert Jones 7
Fred Strecker 6
Tiger Lewis 3		42 – 28Liverpool Merseysiders
Ernie Price 8
Eric Blain 6
Jack Hargreaves 5
Oliver Hart 4
Tom Price 3
Stan Hart 2
[6]
Banister Court Stadium

Second leg[]

Liverpool Merseysiders
Eric Blain 10
Stan Hart 7
Tom Price 6
Tommy Allott 4
Syd Plevin 4
Ernie Price 3
Oliver Hart 3
Jack Hargreaves 2		39 – 31Southampton Saints
Billy Dallison 12
Fred Strecker 6
Bert Jones 4
Syd Griffiths 3
Tiger Lewis 3
Frank Goulden 2
Alec Statham 1
[6]
Stanley Stadium

Southampton were the National Trophy Provincial Final winners, winning on aggregate 73-67.

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. ^ "1936 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ a b "1936 National Trophy Provincial Final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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