1934 Speedway National League


The 1934 National League Division One was the sixth season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was also the first time that a second division/tier of racing was introduced following the creation of a reserves league.

Summary

Birmingham Bulldogs and Lea Bridge rejoined the league.
Sheffield dropped out and most of their team joined Lea Bridge. Clapton Saints, who rode at Lea Bridge's stadium in the previous season relocated and raced as Harringay Tigers. Crystal Palace relocated to New Cross under the promotion of Fred Mockford, with the reason being that Mockford believed attendances would be larger.
Coventry and Nottingham also dropped out.
Lea Bridge had their licence revoked by the Speedway Control Board in late July and were relocated to Walthamstow Stadium, riding as the Walthamstow Wolves, who took on their last ten fixtures.
Belle Vue Aces won their second consecutive double of national title and Knockout Cup. They also completed the treble by winning the A.C.U Cup. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

National League Final table

Top Ten Riders

In the 1934 season, a league for reserves and junior riders was introduced. This wasn't continued in 1935. West Ham Reserves won the reserve league dropping just one point in 12 matches.

National Trophy

The 1934 National Trophy was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup.
First round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/05 Plymouth49-57Lea Bridge

Quarterfinals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
26/06 Birmingham36-69Belle Vue
23/06 Belle Vue81-27Birmingham
25/06 Wimbledon67-38Lea Bridge
29/06 Lea Bridge60-47Wimbledon
28/06 Wembley 59-49Harringay
30/06 Harringay33-74Wembley
26/06 West Ham48.5-59.5New Cross
27/06 New Cross69-36West Ham

Semifinals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
28/07 Belle Vue48-30Wimbledon
30/07 Wimbledon32-75Belle Vue
25/07 New Cross42-62Wembley
26/07 Wembley 67.5-40.5New Cross

Final

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

A.C.U Cup

The 1934 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the first edition of the Cup.
First round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
14/08Birmingham49-59Wembley

Quarterfinals
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
11/09 Plymouth44–62Harringay
12/09 New Cross62–44Wimbledon
15/09 Belle Vue79–29Wembley
18/09 West Ham66–37Walthamstow

'''Semifinals'''

London Cup

First round
Team oneScoreTeam two
Wembley60–47, 57–48Wimbledon
Harringay44–63, 41–66 New Cross

Semi final round
Team oneScoreTeam two
Wembley57–51, 46–62West Ham
New Cross69–38, 65–41Walthamstow

Final

First leg
Second leg
New Cross won on aggregate '''114–97'''

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue
  • 10.32
  • 9.05
  • 8.97
  • 8.54
  • 8.00
  • 5.71
  • 5.11
  • 4.94
Birmingham
  • 8.33
  • 6.69
  • 6.51
  • 6.13
  • 5.55
  • 5.22
  • 4.92
  • 4.10
  • 3.30
  • 2.10
Harringay
  • 10.06
  • 8.27
  • 7.19
  • 5.95
  • 5.89
  • 5.02
  • 5.00
  • 4.95
  • 4.44
Lea Bridge/Walthamstow
  • 9.78/9.48
  • 7.94/6.87
  • 5.88/5.77
  • 4.44/4.43
  • 3.31/3.66
  • 3.00/3.18
  • 2.96/3.10
  • 2.86/3.02
  • 1.10
New Cross
  • 10.06
  • 8.00
  • 7.87
  • 7.02
  • 6.80
  • 4.55
  • 3.13
  • 3.27
Plymouth
  • 7.89
  • 5.71
  • 5.18
  • 4.79
  • 4.75
  • 4.71
  • 4.67
  • 4.59
  • 4.16
Wembley
  • 9.96
  • 8.63
  • 7.72
  • 7.28
  • 7.19
  • 6.58
  • 5.75
  • 3.00
West Ham
  • 9.08
  • 8.46
  • 7.25
  • 5.85
  • 6.44
  • 4.71
  • 4.50
  • 4.29
  • 3.71
  • 3.43
  • 2.43
  • 1.04
Wimbledon
  • 10.31
  • 7.19
  • 7.14
  • 6.70
  • 6.46
  • 6.41
  • 4.48
  • 3.62
  • 2.95
  • 2.40