1929 Speedway Southern League


The 1929 Southern League was the inaugural season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. There was also a Northern League called the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League that started during the same year. The sport had been introduced to England in 1928 at High Beech Speedway.

Summary

Stamford Bridge were crowned as the first champions, just two points ahead of Southampton Saints. Birmingham Hall Green withdrew after 7 meetings and their record was expunged.

Final table

Withdrawal : Birmingham Hall Green

Riders and averages

Birmingham Hall Green
  • Johnny Lloyd 10.80
  • George Povey 7.00
  • Cyril Taft 6.86
  • Bunny Wilcox 6.86
  • Cyril Locke 6.43
  • Tommy Cross 3.60
  • Bill Stanley 0.75
Birmingham
  • Wally Lloyd 7.20
  • Arthur Johnson 6.27
  • Norman Burton 5.00
  • Georg Britt 4.50
  • Les Patrick 4.20
  • Geoff Siddaway 4.20
  • Joe Dallison 3.50
  • Johnny Lloyd 3.00
  • Bill Ashcroft 3.00
  • Tim Reid 2.05
Coventry
Crystal Palace
  • Triss Sharp 9.73
  • Wally Harris 7.50
  • Bryan Donkin 6.51
  • Joe Francis 4.98
  • Arthur Willmott 4.98
  • George Lovick 4.93
  • Jack Barrett 4.67
Harringay
  • Eric Spencer 9.64
  • Stan Spencer 6.55
  • Reg Pointer 6.28
  • Alf Medcalf 4.68
  • Lou Burger 4.43
  • Will Dennis 4.32
  • Ray Parsons 4.29
  • Leonard Dicky Bird 4.20
  • Bill Crouch 3.00
  • Bert Gerrish 0.67
Lea Bridge
  • Alf Foulds 8.12
  • Jimmy Stevens 7.70
  • Tommy Croombs 6.00
  • Stew Fairbairn 4.29
  • Harold Osment 4.20
  • Roy Dook 4.15
  • Frank Bond 4.11
  • Eric Parry 3.50
  • Alec Slow 3.14
  • Alf Merrell 3.00
Southampton
  • Eric Lister 8.90
  • Tommy Cullis 8.51
  • Clarrie Eldridge 8.15
  • Vic Collins 7.30
  • Col Stewart 6.30
  • Jimmy Hayes 6.71
  • Don Durant 5.50
  • Albert Wakerley 5.40
  • Jimmy Pink 5.33
  • Cecil Bounds 4.80
  • Ernie Rickman 4.25
Stamford Bridge
  • Gus Kuhn 10.28
  • Bert Bolt 8.48
  • Colin Ford 8.11
  • Wal Phillips 7.64
  • Dick Bellamy 7.50
  • Les Blakebrough 7.13
  • Arthur Warwick 7.00
  • Fred Ralph 6.88
  • Bill White 6.60
  • Nick Nicol 4.41
  • Bill Bragg 4.33
Wembley
  • Jack Ormston 8.25
  • Buster Frogley 8.17
  • Stan Catlett 7.76
  • Bert Fairweather 6.24
  • Len Reeve 5.79
  • Ron Hieatt 5.09
  • Jack Jackson 4.86
  • Vic Deale 3.43
  • Crawley Rous 3.00
  • Nobby Key 1.00
West Ham
  • John Williams 7.62
  • Tiger Stevenson 7.54
  • Don Durant 7.15
  • Den Taylor 5.75
  • Jack Adams 5.64
  • Reg Bounds 5.60
  • Bruce McCallum 5.50
  • Ivor Creek 4.80
  • Maurice Bradshaw 4.00
  • Bluey Wilkinson 3.60
  • Buzz Hibberd 3.18
  • Les Maguire 5.74
White City
  • Colin Watson 9.81
  • Harold Crook 6.65
  • Del Forster 6.22
  • Clem Cort 5.28
  • Hilary Buchanan 5.21
  • Larry Coffey 4.80
  • Fred Hore 4.36
  • Leonard Dicky Bird 3.29
  • Frank Ewen 3.09
Wimbledon
  • Jim Kempster 10.00
  • Mart Sieffert 7.83
  • Jimmy Stevens 6.75
  • Cecil Brown 6.20
  • Alf Sawford 5.71
  • Les Dearth 4.86
  • Dudley Cox 4.36
  • Alf Summersby 4.24
  • Jack Kidwell 4.11
  • Eddie Slade-Jones 3.46
  • Fred Osborne 3.00
  • Sid Chambers 2.45
  • Rube Sonny Wilson 1.62