1935 Speedway National League

1935 Speedway National League
League National League Division One
Season 1935
Champions Belle Vue Aces
No. of competitors 7
National Trophy Belle Vue Aces

The 1935 National League Division One was the fourth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

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. The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Belle Vue Aces 24 17 2 5 36
Harringay Tigers 24 13 0 11 26
West Ham Hammers 24 12 1 11 25
Wembley Lions 24 11 0 13 22
Hackney Wick Wolves 24 10 1 13 21
New Cross Lambs 24 10 0 14 20
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 The late 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.[2]

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
13/07Belle Vue55-52New Cross
13/07Harringay70-35Hackney Wick
11/07Wembley55-52West Ham
10/07New Cross54-54Belle Vue
09/07West Ham67-41Wembley
08/07Hackney Wick47-61Harringay
WimbledonBye

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/08Belle Vue64-34West Ham
06/08West Ham54-53Belle Vue
05/08Wimbledon41-64Harringay
03/08Harringay69-39Wimbledon

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
07/09Harringay45-63Belle Vue
14/09Belle Vue63-43Harringay

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1935 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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