1934 Speedway National League

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The 1934 National League Division One was the sixth season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was also the first time that a second division/tier of racing was introduced following the creation of a reserves league.[1][2][3][4]

LeagueNational League Division One
No. of competitors9
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
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1934 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
No. of competitors9
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
A.C.U CupBelle Vue Aces
London CupNew Cross Lambs
Highest averageEric Langton
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Summary

Birmingham Bulldogs (formerly Hall Green) and Lea Bridge rejoined the league.

Sheffield dropped out and most of their team joined Lea Bridge. Clapton Saints, who rode at Lea Bridge's stadium in the previous season relocated and raced as Harringay Tigers.[5] Crystal Palace relocated to New Cross under the promotion of Fred Mockford, with the reason being that Mockford believed attendances would be larger.[6]

Coventry and Nottingham also dropped out.

Lea Bridge had their licence revoked by the Speedway Control Board in late July and were relocated to Walthamstow Stadium, riding as the Walthamstow Wolves, who took on their last ten fixtures.[7][8]

Belle Vue Aces won their second consecutive double of national title and Knockout Cup. They also completed the treble by winning the A.C.U Cup. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

National League Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 32 27 0 5 54
2 Wembley Lions 32 26 0 6 52
3 New Cross Lambs 32 21 0 11 42
4 West Ham Hammers 32 16 1 15 33
5 Wimbledon Dons 32 16 0 16 32
6 Harringay Tigers 32 14 1 17 29
7 Birmingham Bulldogs 32 9 0 23 18
8 Plymouth Tigers 32 8 2 22 18
9 Lea Bridge + Walthamstow Wolves 32 5 0 27 10*
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  • Lea Bridge scored 8 points from 22 matches, Walthamstow scored 2 from 10

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

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Home \ Away BV BIR HAR LBW NC PLY WEM WH WIM
Belle Vue 38–16 33–21 33–21 26–25 36–0 26–28 32–19 34–19
Birmingham 21–33 22–32 31–23 28–25 31–23 20–34 32–22 26–27
Harringay 21–33 28–24 35–18 20–33 35–15 26–28 32–21 26–28
Lea Bridge/Walthamstow 18–32 31–22 19–33 18–33 28–25 23–31 23–29 23–31
New Cross 31–21 26–24 29–25 38–16 31–22 32–21 24–29 30–24
Plymouth 18–36 32–20 28–26 29–22 21–32 22–32 27–27 28–25
Wembley 23–31 35–19 23–31 35–17 33–20 40–14 35–17 31–23
West Ham 22–32 27–26 30–23 33–21 27–26 40–11 24–30 20–33
Wimbledon 21–33 36–17 31–23 31–23 29–24 33–20 21–32 37–15
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Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

More information Home \ Away, BV ...
Home \ Away BV BIR HAR LBW NC PLY WEM WH WIM
Belle Vue 42–11 36–18 40–14 28–26 41–12 35–19 30–24 38–16
Birmingham 12–40 21–33 26–26 30–23 39–14 22–32 31–23 32–22
Harringay 21–33 32–20 34–20 26.5–27.5 40–14 22–32 33–20 23–29
Lea Bridge/Walthamstow 17–36 29–25 25–29 23–30 22–31 22–32 21–32 29–25
New Cross 20–34 33–21 39–14 36–17 42–9 28–26 29–25 8–16
Plymouth 31–22 30–23 26–26 25–28 23–31 23–30 22–32 27–22
Wembley 23–31 36–17 22–30 32–21 28–25 41–12 36–18 29–24
West Ham 35–19 33–21 31–23 36–17 33–21 40–14 23–31 34–19
Wimbledon 27–26 29–25 27–26 34–19 25–28 34–20 20–32 22–32
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Source: [10]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Ten Riders

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Rider Nat Team Points C.M.A.
1 Eric Langton England Belle Vue 186.5 10.32
2 Vic Huxley Australia Wimbledon 132 10.31
3 Jack Parker England Harringay 230 10.07
4 Tom Farndon England New Cross 240.5 10.06
5 Ginger Lees England Wembley 230 9.96
6 Dicky Case Australia Lea Bridge/Walthamstow 208 9.48
7 Bluey Wilkinson Australia West Ham 210 9.08
8 Joe Abbott England Belle Vue 168 9.05
9 Bill Kitchen England Belle Vue 182 8.97
10 Tiger Stevenson England West Ham 179 8.92
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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

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 West Ham Reserves 12 11 1 0 23
2 Wembley Reserves 12 7 2 3 16
3 Harringay Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
4 Wimbledon Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
5 Birmingham Reserves 12 4 0 8 8
6 Belle Vue Reserves 12 3 0 9 6
7 New Cross Reserves 12 2 1 9 5
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National Trophy

The 1934 National Trophy was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup.[11]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
29/05Plymouth49-57Lea Bridge
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Quarterfinals

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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
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Semifinals

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Date Team one Score Team two
28/07Belle Vue48-30Wimbledon
30/07Wimbledon32-75Belle Vue
25/07New Cross42-62Wembley
26/07Wembley67.5-40.5New Cross
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Final

First leg

More information Belle Vue AcesMax Grosskreutz 16Eric Langton 15Joe Abbott 12Bill Kitchen 12Frank Charles 11Frank Varey 5, 71 – 36 ...
Belle Vue Aces
Max Grosskreutz 16
Eric Langton 15
Joe Abbott 12
Bill Kitchen 12
Frank Charles 11
Frank Varey 5		71 – 36Wembley Lions
Ginger Lees 10
Wally Kilmister 9
Gordon Byers 8
Lionel Van Praag 6
Colin Watson 2
George Greenwood 1
[12]
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Second leg

More information Wembley LionsWally Kilmister 11Ginger Lees 8Gordon Byers 7Lionel Van Praag 5Harry Whitfield 2Colin Watson 1, 34 – 74 ...
Wembley Lions
Wally Kilmister 11
Ginger Lees 8
Gordon Byers 7
Lionel Van Praag 5
Harry Whitfield 2
Colin Watson 1		34 – 74Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 18
Max Grosskreutz 18
Joe Abbott 16
Frank Charles 9
Bill Kitchen 7
Frank Varey 6
[12]
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Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

A.C.U Cup

The 1934 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the first edition of the Cup.[13]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
14/08Birmingham49-59Wembley
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Quarterfinals

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Date Team one Score Team two
11/09Plymouth44–62Harringay
12/09New Cross62–44Wimbledon
15/09Belle Vue79–29Wembley
18/09West Ham66–37Walthamstow
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Semifinals

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Date Team one Score Team two
29/09Harringay45–62Belle Vue
09/10West Ham58-49New Cross
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Final

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Date Team one Score Team two
15/10Belle Vue56–51West Ham
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London Cup

First round

More information Team one, Score ...
Team one Score Team two
Wembley60–47, 57–48Wimbledon
Harringay44–63, 41–66New Cross
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Semi final round

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Team one Score Team two
Wembley57–51, 46–62West Ham
New Cross69–38, 65–41Walthamstow
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Final

First leg

More information New CrossRon Johnson 16Tom Farndon 15Nobby Key 13Stan Greatrex 9George Newton 5Joe Francis 4Roy Dook 0Harry Shepherd 0, 62–44 ...
New Cross
Ron Johnson 16
Tom Farndon 15
Nobby Key 13
Stan Greatrex 9
George Newton 5
Joe Francis 4
Roy Dook 0
Harry Shepherd 0		62–44West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 13
Stan Dell 10
Arthur Atkinson 9
Tommy Croombs 7
Broncho Dixon 4
Rol Stobart 1
Arthur Warwick 0
Wal Morton 0
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Second leg

More information West HamBluey Wilkinson 17Tommy Croombs 14Arthur Atkinson 9Broncho Dixon 6Arthur Warwick 5Stan Dell 2Rol Stobart 0, 53–52 ...
West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 17
Tommy Croombs 14
Arthur Atkinson 9
Broncho Dixon 6
Arthur Warwick 5
Stan Dell 2
Rol Stobart 0		53–52New Cross
Nobby Key 13
Ron Johnson 11
Joe Francis 10
Tom Farndon 8
Stan Greatrex 6
Harry Shepherd 2
George Newton 1
Roy Dook 1
[14]
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New Cross won on aggregate 114–97

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Birmingham

Harringay

Lea Bridge/Walthamstow

New Cross

Plymouth

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

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