1934 Speedway National League

The 1934 National League Division One was the third season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1934 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
Season1934
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
No. of competitors9
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces

Summary

Birmingham (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 to Harringay. 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 national title. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

National League Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Belle Vue Aces 32 27 0 5 54
Wembley Lions 32 26 0 6 52
New Cross Lambs 32 21 0 11 42
West Ham Hammers 32 16 1 15 33
Wimbledon Dons 32 16 0 16 32
Harringay Tigers 32 14 1 17 29
Birmingham Bulldogs 32 9 0 23 18
Plymouth Devils 32 8 2 22 18
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 Belle Vue Aces 186.5 10.32
2 Vic Huxley Wimbledon Dons 132 10.31
3 Jack Parker Harringay Tigers 230 10.07
4 Tom Farndon New Cross Lambs 240.5 10.06
5 Ginger Lees Wembley Lions 230 9.96
6 Dicky Case Lea Bridge/Walthamstow Wolves 208 9.48
7 Bluey Wilkinson West Ham Hammers 210 9.08
8 Joe Abbott Belle Vue Aces 168 9.05
9 Bill Kitchen Belle Vue Aces 182 8.97
10 Tiger Stevenson 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
Team PL W D L Pts
West Ham Reserves 12 11 1 0 23
Wembley Reserves 12 7 2 3 16
Harringay Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
Wimbledon Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
Birmingham Reserves 12 4 0 8 8
Belle Vue Reserves 12 3 0 9 6
New Cross Reserves 12 2 1 9 5

National Trophy

The 1934 National Trophy was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup.[2]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/05Plymouth49-57Lea Bridge

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/06Birmingham36-69Belle Vue
23/06Belle Vue81-27Birmingham
25/06Wimbledon67-38Lea Bridge
29/06Lea Bridge60-47Wimbledon
28/06Wembley59-49Harringay
30/06Harringay33-74Wembley
26/06West Ham48.5-59.5New Cross
27/06New Cross69-36West Ham

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
28/07Belle Vue48-30Wimbledon
30/07Wimbledon32-75Belle Vue
25/07New Cross42-62Wembley
26/07Wembley67.5-40.5New Cross

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
01/09Belle Vue71-36Wembley
06/09Wembley34-74Belle Vue

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1934 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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