1933 Speedway National League

British speedway league season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1933 National League was the fifth season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4]

LeagueNational League
No. of competitors10
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
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1933 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
No. of competitors10
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
London CupWembley Lions
Highest averageJack Parker
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Summary

Sheffield and Nottingham joined the league but the Stamford Bridge Pensioners dropped out. The National Association Trophy was dropped in favour of expanding the National League, with teams meeting each other home and away twice instead of once.

Belle Vue Aces won their first national title and completed the double by winning the Knockout Cup. Jack Parker of Clapton Saints finished with the highest average although Vic Huxley of Wimbledon Dons scored the most points

Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 36 31 0 5 62
2 Wimbledon Dons 36 23 0 13 46
3 West Ham Hammers 36 21 3 12 45
4 Crystal Palace Glaziers 36 21 0 15 42
5 Clapton Saints 36 19 3 14 41
6 Wembley Lions 36 19 1 16 39
7 Coventry 36 10 2 24 22
8 Sheffield Tigers 36 11 0 25 22
9 Plymouth Tigers 36 11 0 25 22
10 Nottingham 36 9 1 26 19
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Fixtures & results

A fixtures

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Home \ Away BV CLA COV CP NOT PLY SHE WEM WH WIM
Belle Vue 27–36 46–17 45–14 46–16 44–19 45–18 32–30 41–21 34–29
Clapton 28–35 45–17 37–21 48–13 40–23 53–10 44–18 31–31 27–35
Coventry 25–38 25–38 33–29 41–21 18–45 38–25 27–34 24–39 20–42
Crystal Palace 37–26 40–20 44–18 41–22 45–17 49–11 39–23 41–21 42–21
Nottingham 18–41 41–22 41–21 24–38 45–17 33–30 24–35 0–36 22–41
Plymouth 34–29 20–42 38–21 33–30 46–16 32–31 34–29 32–31 31–32
Sheffield 25–38 18–45 44–18 23–40 35–23 32–31 25–38 36–26 32–29
Wembley 38–23 49.5–13.5 37–21 34–29 45–16 46–17 37–26 38–24 25–37
West Ham 23–39 34–29 44–15 36–24 44–18 40–22 46–16 46.5–16.5 36–23
Wimbledon 28–35 36–27 43–19 33–29 38–24 38–23 46–14 25–38 46–16
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Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

More information Home \ Away, BV ...
Home \ Away BV CLA COV CP NOT PLY SHE WEM WH WIM
Belle Vue 33–30 50–13 33–30 49–14 52–11 45–17 32–31 37.5–24.5 43–20
Clapton 35–27 39–24 33–30 31–32 45–18 41–22 34–28 22–41 32–30
Coventry 28–35 31.5–31.5 26–36 45–17 51–12 43–18 42–21 34–28 26.5–36.5
Crystal Palace 30–33 32–29 32–30 37–25 41–22 32–31 42–21 30–31 46–17
Nottingham 29–34 40–18 30–33 32–31 40–21 39–23 25–37 30–30 27–35
Plymouth 21–42 24–38 18–45 30–32 36–23 31–30 35–27 21–42 30–33
Sheffield 25–38 30–33 39–23 41–22 37–26 38–25 33–30 29–34 35–26
Wembley 21–42 31–31 35–28 35–27 46–17 48–15 51–12 28–35 24–38
West Ham 26–36 32–30 31–31 26–37 43–16 40–23 37–26 36–27 37–25
Wimbledon 28–33 37–26 37–26 34–29 44–19 47–15 39–23 30–32 34.5–28.5
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Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Ten Riders

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Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Parker England Clapton 9.87
2 Claude Rye England Wimbledon 9.31
3 Dicky Case Australia Coventry 9.05
4 Vic Huxley Australia Wimbledon 9.03
5 Tom Farndon England Crystal Palace 8.94
6 Eric Langton England Belle Vue 8.88
7 Syd Jackson England Wimbledon 8.70
8 Wally Kilmister New Zealand Wembley 8.56
9 Bluey Wilkinson Australia West Ham 8.40
10 Tiger Stevenson England West Ham 8.33
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National Trophy

The 1933 National Trophy was the third edition of the Knockout Cup.[7]

Preliminary round

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Date Team one Score Team two
08/07Clapton69-56Coventry
06/07Coventry63-61Clapton
24/06Clapton13a-15aCoventry
22/06CoventryrainClapton
22/06Nottingham81-42Plymouth
20/06Plymouth64-62Nottingham
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First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
27/07Wembley103-22Nottingham
27/07Clapton80-43Sheffield
22/07Belle Vue74-51Wimbledon
22/07Crystal Palace63-63West Ham
19/07Nottingham44-79Wembley
19/07Sheffield71-55Clapton
18/07West Ham55-69Crystal Palace
17/07Wimbledon64-60Belle Vue
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Semifinals

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Date Team one Score Team two
02/09Belle Vue98-28Clapton
30/08Clapton54-70Belle Vue
19/08Crystal Palace62-63Wembley
17/08Wembley77-48Crystal Palace
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Final

First leg

More information Wembley LionsWally Kilmister 18Harry Whitfield 10Lionel Van Praag 9Gordon Byers 8Colin Watson 3Norman Evans 3Hal Herbert 2Reg Bounds 1, 54 – 72 ...
Wembley Lions
Wally Kilmister 18
Harry Whitfield 10
Lionel Van Praag 9
Gordon Byers 8
Colin Watson 3
Norman Evans 3
Hal Herbert 2
Reg Bounds 1		54 – 72Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 19
Joe Abbott 14
Bill Kitchen 14
Frank Varey 13
Bob Harrison 7
Max Grosskreutz 5
[8]
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Second leg

More information Belle Vue AcesFrank Varey 18Joe Abbott 17Eric Langton 16Max Grosskreutz 15Bill Kitchen 15Bob Harrison 11, 92 – 33 ...
Belle Vue Aces
Frank Varey 18
Joe Abbott 17
Eric Langton 16
Max Grosskreutz 15
Bill Kitchen 15
Bob Harrison 11		92 – 33Wembley Lions
Lionel Van Praag 11
Wally Kilmister 9
Colin Watson 8
Gordon Byers 2
Maurice Stobbart 2
Hal Herbert 1
Norman Evans 0
[8]
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Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

London Cup

First round

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Team one Score Team two
Wimbledon60–65, 77–49Crystal Palace
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Semi final round

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Team one Score Team two
Wimbledon71–54, 68–57Clapton
West Ham60–66, 46–77Wembley
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Final

First leg

More information Wimbledon Vic Huxley 18 Syd Jackson 12 Gus Kuhn 11 Alf Sawford 6 Fred Leavis 4 Geoff Pymar 2, 53–71 ...
Wimbledon
Vic Huxley 18
Syd Jackson 12
Gus Kuhn 11
Alf Sawford 6
Fred Leavis 4
Geoff Pymar 2		53–71Wembley
Colin Watson 22
Wally Kilmister 19
Ginger Lees 11
Harry Whitfield 8
Lionel van Praag 7
Norman Evans 3
Gordon Byers 1
[9]
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Second leg

More information WembleyHarry Whitfield 20Colin Watson 18 Wally Kilmister 14 Ginger Lees 10Norman Evans 5 Reg Bounds 2, 69–56 ...
Wembley
Harry Whitfield 20
Colin Watson 18
Wally Kilmister 14
Ginger Lees 10
Norman Evans 5
Reg Bounds 2		69–56Wimbledon
Vic Huxley 16
Syd Jackson 16
Gus Kuhn 13
Alf Sawford 8
Geoff Pymar 2
Fred Leavis 1
[10]
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Wembley won on aggregate 140–109

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Clapton

Coventry

Crystal Palace

Nottingham

Plymouth

Sheffield

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

References

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