1935 Speedway National League

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The 1935 National League Division One was the seventh season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2][3]

LeagueNational League Division One
No. of competitors7
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
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1935 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
No. of competitors7
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
A.C.U CupBelle Vue Aces
London CupHarringay Tigers
Highest averageBluey Wilkinson
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Summary

Walthamstow Wolves relocated to Hackney Wick Stadium at the end of the 1934 season and started 1935 as the Hackney Wick Wolves. Walthamstow had been subject to resident complaints.[4]

Plymouth Tigers and Birmingham dropped out so there were only 7 teams, 6 of which were located in London. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.

The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and second treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.[5]

British champion Tom Farndon of the New Cross Lambs was fatally injured in a scratch race at New Cross Stadium, on 28 August. He was involved in a crash with Ron Johnson, who clipped the safety fence and fell causing Farndon to crash into Johnson's bike. Farndon suffered a fractured skull and spine injury and was unconscious when he was transferred to the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich. He died two days later on 30 August.[6][7][8]

Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 24 17 2 5 36
2 Harringay Tigers 24 13 0 11 26
3 West Ham Hammers 24 12 1 11 25
4 Wembley Lions 24 11 0 13 22
5 Hackney Wick Wolves 24 10 1 13 21
6 New Cross Lambs 24 10 0 14 20
7 Wimbledon Dons 24 8 0 16 16
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Fixtures & results

A fixtures

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Home \ Away BV HAC HAR NC WEM WH WIM
Belle Vue 45–27 45–26 41–30 46–25 35–35 41–31
Hackney 35–37 40–30 29–43 43–28 38–33 29–43
Harringay 31–41 43–29 44–27 41–30 40–31 30–39
New Cross 31–40 43–24 38–33 34–38 43–29 38–33
Wembley 37–34 42–28 41–31 38–34 28–42 35–36
West Ham 34–38 38–34 37–35 35–36 40–31 45–26
Wimbledon 34–37 43–29 38–30 29–42 29–41 37–34
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Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

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Home \ Away BV HAC HAR NC WEM WH WIM
Belle Vue 30–41 44–25 47–25 49–23 46–26 43–26
Hackney 35–35 34.5–37.5 31–41 40–32 39–31 47–25
Harringay 46–25 32–35 42–29 43–28 43–27 43–29
New Cross 25–47 35–37 30–41 40–31 35–37 43–28
Wembley 30–42 45–26 32–39 50–22 45–25 48–22
West Ham 39–33 42–28 39–33 44–28 41–31 45–27
Wimbledon 35–36 26–46 35–36 41–30 25–46 43–27
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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 C.M.A.
1 Bluey Wilkinson Australia West Ham 10.57
2 Dicky Case Australia Hackney 10.12
3 Tom Farndon England New Cross 9.74
4 Max Grosskreutz Australia Belle Vue 9.57
5 Bill Kitchen England Belle Vue 9.18
6 Jack Parker England Harringay 9.13
7 Eric Langton England Belle Vue 9.10
8 Ron Johnson Australia New Cross 8.78
9 Jack Ormston England Harringay 8.75
10 Tommy Croombs England West Ham 8.74
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National Trophy

The 1935 National Trophy was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup.[11]

First round

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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
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Semifinals

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

First leg

More information Harringay TigersJack Ormston 11Norman Parker 11Jack Parker 9Phil Bishop 5Bill Pitcher 5Les Wotton 4, 45 – 63 ...
Harringay Tigers
Jack Ormston 11
Norman Parker 11
Jack Parker 9
Phil Bishop 5
Bill Pitcher 5
Les Wotton 4		45 – 63Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 17
Bill Kitchen 17
Max Grosskreutz 15
Joe Abbott 10
Frank Varey 3
Bob Harrison 1
Wally Hull 0
[12]
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Second leg

More information Belle Vue AcesMax Grosskreutz 18Eric Langton 13Bob Harrison 12Joe Abbott 9Bill Kitchen 6Frank Varey 5, 63 – 43 ...
Belle Vue Aces
Max Grosskreutz 18
Eric Langton 13
Bob Harrison 12
Joe Abbott 9
Bill Kitchen 6
Frank Varey 5		63 – 43Harringay Tigers
Norman Parker 12
Jack Parker 12
Bill Pitcher 5
Jack Ormston 4
Billy Dallison 3
Les Wotton 3
Phil Bishop 2
Fred Strecker 2
[12]
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Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 126-88.

A.C.U Cup

The 1935 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the second edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the second time.[13]

First round

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Final

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Date Team one Team two Score
31/08Belle VueHarringay73–34
31/08HarringayBelle Vue54-54
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London Cup

First round

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Team one Score Team two
Hackney Wick48–57, 39–69West Ham
Wimbledon39–64, 32–75Harringay
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Semi final round

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Team one Score Team two
Wembley50–55, 41–66Harringay
West Ham63.5–41.5, 47–58New Cross
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Final

First leg

More information HarringayNorman Parker 16Jack Parker 16Jack Ormston 16 Bill Pitcher 9Phil Bishop 8Les Wotton 3, 68–37 ...
Harringay
Norman Parker 16
Jack Parker 16
Jack Ormston 16
Bill Pitcher 9
Phil Bishop 8
Les Wotton 3		68–37West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 12
Arthur Atkinson 8
Tommy Croombs 6
Tiger Stevenson 4
Rol Stobart 4
Ken Brett 2
Stan Dell 1
George Saunders 0
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Second leg

More information West HamBluey Wilkinson 15Tommy Croombs 15Tiger Stevenson 8 Arthur Atkinson 8 Rol Stobart 3 Stan Dell 3George Saunders 2 Ken Brett 1, 55–52 ...
West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 15
Tommy Croombs 15
Tiger Stevenson 8
Arthur Atkinson 8
Rol Stobart 3
Stan Dell 3
George Saunders 2
Ken Brett 1		55–52Harringay
Jack Ormston 15
Norman Parker 12
Jack Parker 9
Phil Bishop 8
Bill Pitcher 4
Billy Dallison 3
Fred Strecker 1
Les Wotton 0
[16]
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Harringay won on aggregate 120–97

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Hackney

Harringay

New Cross

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

References

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