1936_Provincial_Speedway_League

1936 Provincial Speedway League

1936 Provincial Speedway League

British motorcycle speedway tier 2 league season

The 1936 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the Provincial League, introduced as a second tier to the National League. It was formed after Mr B. Southouse (the Cardiff speedway manager for the Greyhound Racing Association) proposed that a new league be formed and organised a syndicate, including Nottingham and Liverpool speedway.[1]

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Six speedway teams started the season but Cardiff White City speedway withdrew after just nine matches and had their record expunged. Their star riders, Cliff Parkinson, George Greenwood, Tommy Price and Ted Bravery, all joined Nottingham.[2]

Southampton Saints were the champions on race points difference over Bristol Bulldogs.[3][4][5][6]

Due to the brevity of the season, teams also competed for the Provincial Trophy in a league format. Cardiff had only completed one fixture before folding and their record was expunged. West Ham Hawks which was West Ham Hammers' reserve side, also competed, but raced home meetings at Southampton. Southampton Saints won the Provincial trophy to complete the double.

Provincial League Final table

Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Southampton Saints 16 10 0 6 20
2 Bristol Bulldogs 16 10 0 6 20
3 Nottingham 16 9 0 7 18
4 Liverpool Merseysiders 16 9 0 7 18
5 Plymouth Panthers 16 2 0 14 4

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway

Provincial Trophy Final table

Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Southampton Saints 10 8 0 2 16
2 Bristol Bulldogs 10 7 0 3 14
3 Liverpool Merseysiders 10 5 0 5 10
4 Plymouth Panthers 10 4 1 5 9
5 Nottingham 10 4 0 6 8
6 West Ham Hawks 10 1 1 8 3

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway

National Trophy

The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.[7] Southampton Saints won the Provincial Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition).

Provincial League First Round

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Final

First leg

More information Southampton SaintsFrank Goulden 10Billy Dallison 9Alec Statham 7Bert Jones 7Fred Strecker 6Tiger Lewis 3, 42 – 28 ...

Second leg

More information Liverpool MerseysidersEric Blain 10Stan Hart 7Tom A Price 6Tommy Allott 4Syd Plevin 4Ernie Price 3Oliver Hart 3Jack Hargreaves 2, 39 – 31 ...

Southampton were the National Trophy Provincial Final winners, winning on aggregate 73-67.

Riders & final averages

Bristol

Liverpool

Nottingham

Plymouth

Southampton

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Dirt track racing in Nottingham again". Nottingham Journal. 15 January 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. [2]
    "Speedway Shuts Up". Gloucestershire Echo. 5 June 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. [3]
    "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  4. [4]
    "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  6. [6]
    "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  7. [7]
    "1936 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  8. [8]
    "1936 National Trophy Provincial Final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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