1933 Speedway National League

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

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

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

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

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

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
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

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
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top Ten Riders

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

National Trophy

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

Preliminary round

Date Team one Score Team two
08/07 Clapton 69-56 Coventry
06/07 Coventry 63-61 Clapton
24/06 Clapton 13a-15a Coventry
22/06 Coventry rain Clapton
22/06 Nottingham 81-42 Plymouth
20/06 Plymouth 64-62 Nottingham

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
27/07 Wembley 103-22 Nottingham
27/07 Clapton 80-43 Sheffield
22/07 Belle Vue 74-51 Wimbledon
22/07 Crystal Palace 63-63 West Ham
19/07 Nottingham 44-79 Wembley
19/07 Sheffield 71-55 Clapton
18/07 West Ham 55-69 Crystal Palace
17/07 Wimbledon 64-60 Belle Vue

Semifinals

Date Team one Score Team two
02/09 Belle Vue 98-28 Clapton
30/08 Clapton 54-70 Belle Vue
19/08 Crystal Palace 62-63 Wembley
17/08 Wembley 77-48 Crystal Palace

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Final

First leg

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]

Second leg

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]

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

London Cup

First round

Team one Score Team two
Wimbledon 60–65, 77–49 Crystal Palace

Semi final round

Team one Score Team two
Wimbledon 71–54, 68–57 Clapton
West Ham 60–66, 46–77 Wembley

Final

First leg

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]

Second leg

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]

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

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "1933 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ^ "1933 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ^ "1933 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  8. ^ a b "1933 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. ^ "1933 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Wembley win London Cup". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 1 September 1933. Retrieved 16 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.