1936_Speedway_National_League

1936 Speedway National League

1936 Speedway National League

British speedway league season

The 1936 National League Division One was the eighth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2][3]

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Summary

The entrants were the same seven teams as the previous season. Harringay's Jack Parker topped the rider averages but was injured for the inaugural World Championship Final won by Wembley's Lionel van Praag on his home track.[4]

Belle Vue Aces won their fourth consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and third treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.[5]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 24 18 1 5 37
2 Wembley Lions 24 14 0 10 28
3 Harringay Tigers 24 12 0 12 24
4 Wimbledon Dons 24 12 0 12 24
5 Hackney Wick Wolves 24 11 0 13 22
6 New Cross Tamers 24 9 0 15 18
7 West Ham Hammers 24 7 1 16 15

Top Ten Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Parker England Harringay 10.27
2 Max Grosskreutz Australia Belle Vue 10.21
3 Frank Charles England Wembley 10.11
4 Lionel van Praag Australia Wembley 9.45
5 Eric Langton England Belle Vue 9.27
6 Joe Abbott England Belle Vue 9.25
7 Bluey Wilkinson Australia West Ham 9.21
8 Bill Kitchen England Belle Vue 8.91
9= Dicky Case Australia Hackney 8.71
9= Jack Ormston England Harringay 8.71

National Trophy

The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.[6]

Qualifying rounds

Southampton Saints won the Provincial final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals.

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

First leg

More information Hackney Wick WolvesDicky Case 14Cordy Milne 12Morian Hansen 10Baltzer Hansen 9George Wilks 8Bill Clibbett 6, 59 – 49 ...

Second leg

More information Belle Vue AcesMax Grosskreutz 18Bill Kitchen 15Eric Langton 12Bob Harrison 12Frank Varey 9Wally Hull 6Oliver Langton 1, 73 – 31 ...

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 122-90.

A.C.U Cup

The 1936 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the third edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the third time.[8] Tragically Herbert 'Dusty' Haigh was killed instantly after suffering a facrtured skull riding at Hackney Wick Stadium on 15 May 1936, in the ACU Cup match between Hackney and West Ham. He fell when in front and heading for a fourth consecutive heat win and the riders behind were unable to avoid him.[9]

First round

Group 1

Team PL W D L Pts
Belle Vue Aces 6 5 0 1 10
Harringay Tigers 6 4 0 2 8
West Ham Hammers 6 2 0 4 4
Hackney Wick Wolves 6 1 0 5 2

Group 2

Team PL W D L Pts
Wembley Lions 4 4 0 0 8
New Cross Tamers 4 1 0 3 2
Wimbledon Dons 4 0 0 4 0

Final

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London Cup

First round

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Semi final round

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Final

First leg

More information HarringayJack Ormston 16Les Wotton 11Bill Pitcher 10 Norman Parker 8 Harry Whitfield 3 Rol Stobart 1, 49–58 ...

Second leg

More information Hackney Wick Morian Hansen 17Dick Case 15Cordy Milne 12 Baltzer Hansen 12 George Wilks 7Bill Clibbett 5Stan Dell 1, 69–39 ...

Hackney Wick won on aggregate 127–88

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Hackney

Harringay

New Cross

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. [2]
    Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. [3]
    "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "1936 league tables". Speedway GB.
  5. [5]
    "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "1936 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  7. [7]
    "1936 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  8. [8]
    "1936 ACU Cup" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. [9]
    "PRE WAR HACKNEY HERBERT 'DUSTY' HAIGH". Hackney Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. [10]
    "London Cup Final". Reynolds's Newspaper. 27 September 1936. Retrieved 16 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. [11]
    "Hackney Speedway". Speedway Museum Online. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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