1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League

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The 1929 English Dirt Track League was the inaugural season of speedway in the United Kingdom, featuring from Northern England.[1] In the same year, the 1929 Speedway Southern League also commenced, catering to teams from Southern England[2][3][4] The sport had been introduced to England in 1928 at High Beech Speedway.[5]

LeagueEnglish Dirt Track League
No. of competitors11
ChampionsLeeds
Knockout CupPreston
Quick facts League, No. of competitors ...
1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League
LeagueEnglish Dirt Track League
No. of competitors11
ChampionsLeeds
Knockout CupPreston
Highest averageSyd Jackson
Division/s other1929 Southern League
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Summary

The season was marked by mid-season withdrawals, but Leeds were ultimately crowned champions. In 1930, the league was renamed the Northern League, thus existing for only one year. White City Speedway (Manchester) withdrew from the league following a dispute[6] and would have been crowned champions if they had not withdrawn. At the time of their departure, they were leading the table by four points, having won 18 of their 20 matches.[7]

The introduction of speedway in Middlesbrough at the Cleveland Park Stadium was a success with the team holding their first home fixture was on 16 May 1929 against Salford.[8][9] However, on 12 July 1929, Dennis Atkinson suffered critical injuries following an accident at Cleveland Park, riding in a Golden Helmet meeting. He died the following day.[10]

Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Leeds 20 16 1 3 33
2 Preston 20 14 0 6 28
3 Halifax 19 12 1 6 25
4 Newcastle 20 10 0 10 20
5 Salford 20 10 0 10 20
6 Rochdale 20 9 1 19 19
7 Leicester Stadium 20 9 0 11 18
8 Liverpool 18 8 0 10 16
9 Sheffield 20 6 1 13 13
10 Middlesbrough 19 6 0 13 12
11 Barnsley Lundwood 20 6 0 14 12
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Withdrawals (Records expunged) :

Fixtures & results

More information Home \ Away, BAR ...
Home \ Away BAR HAL LEE LEI LIV MAN MID NEW PRE ROC SAL SHE WAR
Barnsley Lundwood 23–40 26–36 36–27 30–27 30–32 40–22 32–22 32–31 26–36 24–31 37–24 38–24
Halifax 35–27 31–31 n/a n/a 30–33 46–17 43–20 39–22 29–34 41–21 39–24 49–14
Leeds 38–24 42–21 50–13 36–27 29–33 41–21 41–22 42–21 43–20 46–16 47–16 46–16
Leicester 43–20 28–34 45–17 44–19 34–29 38–25 25–35 34–29 37–26 33–29 41–21 31–31
Liverpool 39–23 44–18 29–33 32–30 31–32 43–18 33–27 15–48 50–12 42–21 50–11 35–26
Manchester White City 48–15 40–22 44–19 50–10 n/a 47–16 47–16 48–14 45–18 42–20 51–12 50–12
Middlesbrough 48–15 28–35 30–33 37–24 n/a n/a 20–42 37–25 33–29 44–18 43–18 38–25
Newcastle 36–26 37–23 23–37 44–18 41–19 n/a 39–24 26–36 40–22 41–20 44–19 n/a
Preston 45–18 35–28 35–27 39–24 52–11 26–37 46–15 51–11 36–27 38–24 46–16 47–14
Rochdale 48–15 33–28 31–32 39–24 43–20 36–27 39–24 40–22 33–29 37–26 31–31 35–28
Salford 46–17 38–25 41–22 43–18 41–21 n/a 36–27 33–28 31–32 39–24 41–22 27–36
Sheffield 34–26 24–39 28–35 23–40 42–21 n/a 46–17 36–27 30–33 43–19 46–16 52–11
Warrington n/a 28–35 n/a 32–31 n/a 19–44 40–22 n/a 25–38 35–28 39–24 30–33
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Source: [11]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Five Riders

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Team C.M.A.
1 Syd Jackson Leicester 10.71
2 Joe Abbott Burnley/Preston 10.50
3 Ham Burrill Preston 9.44
4 Charlie Hornby Warrington 8.88
5 Walter Creasor Newcastle/Halifax 8.50
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English Dirt Track Knockout Cup

First round

More information Date, Team one ...
Date Team one Score Team two
03/08Barnsley Lundwood32–30Sheffield
10/08Rochdale39–23Salford
10/08Sheffield33–30Barnsley Lundwood
13/08Middlesbrough25–38Newcastle
16/08Manchester White City50–13Warrington
21/08Liverpool16–47Preston
22/08Halifax49–13Leeds
22/08Leicester Stadium34–27Leicester Super
22/08Preston44–19Liverpool
23/08Newcastle38–24Middlesbrough
23/08Warrington33–29Manchester White City
24/08Leeds32–31Halifax
24/08Leicester Super30–32Leicester Stadium
24/08Nottingham35–23Wombwell
26/08Salford37–26Rochdale
29/08Wombwell38–24Nottingham
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Second round

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Date Team one Score Team two
12/09Halifax35–25Wombwell
14/09Rochdale30–33Leicester Stadium
16/09Wombwell31–31Halifax
18/09Sheffield35–28Preston
19/09Leicester Stadium35–27Rochdale
19/09Preston55–11Sheffield
Manchester White Cityw/oNewcastle
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Semifinals

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Date Team one Score Team two
19/09Halifax44–19Newcastle
20/09Newcastle37–25Halifax
21/09Preston48–14Leicester Stadium
03/10Leicester Stadium39–24Preston
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Final

First leg

More information PrestonFrank Charles 12Joe Abbott 10Ham Burrill 8Frank Chiswell 8Jack Chiswell 7Claude Rye 3, 48 – 15 ...
Preston
Frank Charles 12
Joe Abbott 10
Ham Burrill 8
Frank Chiswell 8
Jack Chiswell 7
Claude Rye 3		48 – 15Halifax
Walter Creasor 5
Bert Clayton 3
Geoff Taylor 2
Frank Smith 2
Geoff Kilburn 2
Jack Dudding 1
[12]
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Farringdon Park

Second leg

More information HalifaxCyril "Squib" Burton 7George Reynard 6 Bert Clayton 4Frank Smith 3Arthur Atkinson 2Jack Dudding 1, 24 – 39 ...
Halifax
Cyril "Squib" Burton 7
George Reynard 6
Bert Clayton 4
Frank Smith 3
Arthur Atkinson 2
Jack Dudding 1		24 – 39Preston
Frank Chiswell 12
Frank Charles 10
Joe Abbott 6
Ham Burrill 5
Claude Rye 4
Len Myerscough 2
[12]
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Sheffield

Preston were Knockout Cup winners, winning on aggregate 87–39.

Riders

Barnsley

  • Bob Allen
  • Tommy Allott
  • Albert Brown
  • Bert Round
  • Fred Ledger
  • Reg Marshall
  • Joe Mitchell
  • Arthur Moore
  • Tommy Thompson
  • Charlie Ward

Halifax

Leeds

Leicester

Liverpool

Manchester White City (withdrew)

Middlesbrough

  • James Allen
  • Dick Bailey
  • Charlie Barratt
  • Billy Brown
  • Dan Buck
  • Ron Carling
  • Edde Crenston
  • Broncho Dixon
  • Norman Evans
  • Frank Harrison

Newcastle

  • Phil Blake
  • Gordon Byers
  • Arnie Cattell
  • Fred Creasor
  • Walter Creasor
  • Percy Dunn
  • Charles Sanderson
  • Roy Sanderson
  • Ernie Smith
  • Tommy Storey
  • Bud Thompson

Preston

Rochdale

  • Jack Atkinson
  • Buster Breaks
  • Cyril "Squib" Burton
  • Ben Higginbottom
  • Wally Hicklin
  • Scott Michie
  • Skid Nock
  • Bud Proctor
  • Fred Proctor
  • Ron Thompson

Salford

  • Hen Helsby
  • Billy Howard
  • Tommy Mason
  • Ken Miller
  • Sid Newiss
  • Tommy Simpson
  • A.J. Ward
  • Cliff Watson
  • Arthur Wilcock
  • Cyril Wilcock
  • Fred Williams

Sheffield

  • Jack Barber
  • Clem Beckett
  • Frank Bianchi
  • Johnny Broughton
  • George Crawshaw
  • Scotty Cummings
  • Eric Hall
  • Dusty Jenkins
  • Arthur Longley
  • Gus Platts
  • W.S. Shuker
  • Spencer Stratton
  • Arthur Westwood

Warrington (withdrew)

  • Cyril Crowther
  • Norman Dawson
  • Ezra Deakin
  • Harold Formby
  • Tommy Hach
  • Charlie Horby
  • Phil Hughes
  • Alec McLachlan
  • Tom Middlehurst
  • George Milton
  • Harry Solomon
  • Jack Wood

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