1930 Speedway Southern League


The 1930 Southern League was the second season of speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. The Northern teams also had their second season known as the 1930 Speedway Northern League.

Summary

White City had left the league but three new teams - High Beech, Leicester Stadium and Nottingham all joined and Birmingham Bulldogs returned as Hall Green Bulldogs. The Wembley Lions won their first title. Birmingham Brummies (Perry Barr) withdrew after 4 meetings and their record was expunged

Final table

Withdrawal : Birmingham (Perry Barr)

London Cup

The 1930 London Cup was the inaugural competition for teams from the London area. Wembley were the winners.
First round
Team oneScoreTeam two
Crystal Palace52–43, 33–62Wimbledon
Wembley71–25, 44–52High Beech
Stamford Bridge60–35, 53–40West Ham
Harringay52–44, 47–47Lea Bridge

Semi final round
Team oneScoreTeam two
Harringay50–46, 38–58Stamford Bridge
Wimbledon39–56, 44–52Wembley

Final

First leg
Second leg
Wembley won on aggregate '''105–83'''

Riders & final averages

Birmingham
Coventry
Crystal Palace
Hall Green
  • Billy Dallison 10.07
  • Harry Taft 7.84
  • Bunny Wilcox 7.17
  • Reg Hutchins 6.93
  • Cyril Taft 5.46
  • Jimmy Gent 5.00
  • Les Patrick 4.24
Harringay
  • Vic Huxley 10.55
  • Alf Sawford 5.61
  • Howard Traynor 5.67
  • Bill Clibbett 5.13
  • Jack Kidwell 4.95
  • Stan Spencer 4.48
  • Wally Hicklin 4.17
  • Ron Thompson 3.10
  • Ivor Hill 2.61
  • Percy Bryant 2.00
High Beech
  • Phil Bishop 7.82
  • Stan Baines 7.71
  • Syd Edmonds 6.37
  • Jack Barnett 6.13
  • Stan Taylor 5.00
  • George Bishop 4.52
  • Jack Sharp 4.00
  • Charlie Upham 2.86
  • Charlie King 1.81
Lea Bridge
  • Charlie Spinks 7.88
  • Reg Stanley 7.47
  • Jimmy Stevens 7.45
  • Alf Foulds 7.30
  • Harold Hastings 6.34
  • Stew Fairbairn 6.22
  • Harold Osment 5.46
  • Ned Kelly 5.11
  • Alex Peel 2.00
Leicester
Nottingham
  • George Wigfield 8.22
  • Nobby Key 6.84
  • Billy Ellmore 5.86
  • Joe Gooding 5.60
  • Buster Brown 4.81
  • Wally Humphrry 4.48
  • Spencer Stratton 4.22
  • Reg Lucas 3.26
Southampton
Stamford Bridge
Wembley
West Ham
Wimbledon