1939 Speedway National League
The 1939 National League Division One was an unfinished season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]
League | National League Division One |
---|---|
Season | 1939 |
Champions | None |
No. of competitors | 7 |
National Trophy | Belle Vue Aces & Wembley Lions |
Division/s below | National League (Div 2) |
Summary
Southampton Saints had moved up from Division Two and Bristol Bulldogs moved back down after just one season.
Belle Vue Aces were leading the championship ahead of Wimbledon Dons when the league was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II .
Table at the outbreak of war
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Belle Vue Aces | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
Wimbledon Dons | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
Wembley Lions | 19 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 23 |
West Ham Hammers | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
Harringay Tigers | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
Southampton Saints | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 |
New Cross Rangers | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 |
Top Ten Riders at the outbreak of war
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Cordy Milne | ![]() |
Southampton Saints | 11.29 |
2 | Wilbur Lamoreaux | ![]() |
Wimbledon Dons | 11.06 |
3 | Bill Kitchen | ![]() |
Belle Vue Aces | 10.88 |
4 | Vic Duggan | ![]() |
Wimbledon Dons | 10.67 |
5 | Arthur Atkinson | ![]() |
West Ham Hammers | 10.62 |
6 | Lionel van Praag | ![]() |
Wembley Lions | 10.62 |
7 | Jack Milne | ![]() |
New Cross Rangers | 10.00 |
8 | Jack Parker | ![]() |
Harringay Tigers | 9.6 |
9 | Eric Langton | ![]() |
Belle Vue Aces | 9.5 |
10 | Jimmy Gibb | ![]() |
West Ham Hammers | 8.58 |
National Trophy
The 1939 National Trophy was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup. Wembley and Belle Vue were declared joint winners following the abandonment of the final fixture due to the outbreak of the war.[2][3]
Qualifying Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
01/06 | Sheffield | 69-38 | Norwich |
27/05 | Norwich | 60-46 | Sheffield |
16/05 | Bristol | 83-22 | Crystal Palace |
27/05 | Crystal Palace | 35-65 | Bristol |
13/05 | Hackney Wick | 80-28 | Stoke |
25/05 | Stoke | 68-39 | Hackney |
15/05 | Newcastle | 60-48 | Middlesbrough |
26/05 | Middlesbrough | 61-46 | Newcastle |
Qualifying Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
30/06 | Bristol | 46-59 | Sheffield |
29/06 | Sheffield | 75-32 | Bristol |
w/o | Hackney Wick | w/o | Middlesbrough |
Qualifying Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
27/07 | Sheffield | 61.5-32.5 | Hackney Wick |
29/07 | Hackney Wick | 41-54 | Sheffield |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
22/07 | Belle Vue | 67-40 | Wimbledon |
17/07 | Wimbledon | 51-56 | Belle Vue |
26/07 | New Cross | 57-51 | Harringay |
22/07 | Harringay | 52-54 | New Cross |
13/07 | Wembley | 64-45 | West Ham |
11/07 | West Ham | 62-46 | Wembley |
? | Southampton | 68-36 | Sheffield |
? | Sheffield | 61-46 | Southampton |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
26/08 | Belle Vue | 80-28 | New Cross |
16/08 | New Cross | 44-64 | Belle Vue |
31/08 | Wembley | 74-33 | Southampton |
30/08 | Southampton | 62-46 | Wembley |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
16/09 | Wembley | not held | Belle Vue |
21/09 | Belle Vue | not held | Wembley |
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See also
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
- "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- "1939 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
- "1939 Cup". Speedway GB.
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