1931 Speedway Northern League

1931 Speedway Northern League
LeagueNorthern League
No. of competitors6
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
Highest averageEric Langton
Division/s other1931 Southern League

The 1931 Northern League was the third season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern British teams.[1][2] It was the final season of the Northern League before amalgamation with the Southern League which also had their third season known as the 1931 Speedway Southern League.[3][4]

Summary

Following the closure of several clubs from the previous season, only 6 sides started the season and only 4 finished it. There were many team changes from the previous season. Liverpool, Manchester White City, Warrington, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Rochdale Hornets, Barnsley and Wombwell were all no longer participants, while Leeds rejoined after a year's absence.[3][5]

Belle Vue Aces retained their title, Glasgow White City and Leicester Super withdrew in mid-season but their results stood.[3]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 18 12 0 6 24
2 Leeds Lions 18 10 1 7 21
3 Sheffield 17 10 0 7 20
4 Leicester Super 15 8 0 7 16
5 Preston 18 5 1 10 11
6 Glasgow White City 12 2 0 10 8

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

Home \ Away BV GLA LEE LEI PRE SHE
Belle Vue 40–14 35–19 40–14 31–20 31–23
Glasgow White City 21–31 23–31 31–23 28–25 25–28
Leeds Lions 22–30 39–14 28–26 30–23 34–18
Leicester Super 29–24 39–15 29–24 34–20 31.5–22.5
Preston 27–23 35–18 26.5–26.5 35–19 32–20
Sheffield 39–15 35–19 34–19 32–22 34–19
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away BV GLA LEE LEI PRE SHE
Belle Vue n/a 34–19 n/a 27–24 33–21
Glasgow White City 24–30 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Leeds Lions 27–26 31–17 34–18 34–17 28–26
Leicester Super 30–23 n/a n/a 34–20 28–26
Preston 25–29 n/a 27–26 n/a 38–15
Sheffield 28–25 n/a 30–22 29–25 29–24
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Five Riders

Team C.M.A.
1 Eric Langton Belle Vue 11.28
2 Arthur Jervis Leicester 10.14
3 Ginger Lees Preston 10.06
4 Dusty Haigh Sheffield 9.45
5 Joe Abbott Preston 8.97

National Trophy

The 1931 National Trophy was the first edition of the Knockout Cup. It was contested between teams from the Southern and Northern Leagues.[8]

For the results of the National Trophy see - 1931 Speedway Southern League

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Glasgow

  • Scotland Drew McQueen 6.38
  • Scotland Arthur Moser 6.10
  • Scotland Andy Nicholl 5.33
  • England Percy Dunn 5.29
  • England Alfie Williams 5.12
  • Scotland Norrie Isbister 4.18
  • Scotland George McKenzie 3.73

Leeds

Leicester

Preston

  • England Ginger Lees 9.94
  • England Joe Abbott 9.38
  • England Larry Boulton 7.36
  • England Jack Rowley 6.17
  • England Les Wotton 5.89
  • England Eric Airey 5.88
  • England Eddie Myserscough 5.51
  • England Jack Tye 5.56
  • Germany Gustav Kellner 5.17

Sheffield

See also

References

  1. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  2. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. ^ a b c The Speedway Researcher Speedway Researcher. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. ^ "1931 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  7. ^ "1931 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  8. ^ "1931 National Trophy". Speedway archive.