1939 Speedway National League Division Two

British motorcycle speedway season January 2024 January 2024 National League Division Two 6 n/a National Trophy (Div 2 final) Sheffield Tigers English Speedway Trophy Newcastle Diamonds Frank Hodgson 1939 National League(Division One) 1938 1946 The 1939 National League Division Two was the second season of British speedway's National League Division Two. The season was never completed, due to the outbreak of World War II.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary As with the previous season, there were several team changes. Southampton Saints had moved up to the National League and Bristol Bulldogs had moved down to take their place. Other new entrants were Crystal Palace Glaziers, Stoke and Middlesbrough. Absentees from the end of the previous season were Lea Bridge, West Ham Hawks (West Ham's reserve team), Birmingham (Hall Green) and Leeds Lions. Newcastle were leading the league at the point of abandonment. Crystal Palace Glaziers resigned after 10 matches and Stoke after 14 matches. Belle Vue Aces provided a team to complete Stoke's fixtures.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939nl2table.pdf Year by Year Speedway Researcher 10 August 2021 Middlesbrough withdrew after 8 matches despite the club's general manager Vic Wieland signing star rider George Greenwood.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000770/19390303/129/0005 Middlesbro' Speedway Hopes Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough 3 March 1939 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 October 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19390611/022/0022 Speedway loss Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 11 June 1939 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 October 2024 Uncompleted table Division Two The season was incomplete due to the outbreak of World War II. Uncompleted table on September 1. Team PL W D L Pts Newcastle Diamonds 15 10 0 5 20 Hackney Wick Wolves 13 7 0 6 14 Sheffield 8 6 0 2 12 Norwich Stars 12 6 0 6 12 Bristol Bulldogs 14 5 0 9 10 Stoke Potters+ Belle Vue Reserves+ 14 4 0 10 8 + Belle Vue Reserves replaced Stoke Potters mid-season. Stoke scored 4 points from 8 matches, Belle Vue reserves scored 4 points from 6 matches. Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace Glaziers withdrew mid-season and their records were expunged. Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BRI CP HAC MID NEW NOR SHE STBV Bristol – 48–35 43–41 39–44 63–18 47–37 43–40 Crystal Palace 37–46 – 39–43 – – 39–43 56–28 Hackney 53–29 – 44–40 46–38 – 45–38 60–24 Middlesbrough 64–20 61–23 – – 47–37 – – Newcastle 46–36 58–25 54–29 – 50–34 – 59–25 Norwich 47–37 50–34 46–35 44–40 33–51 40–43 56–27 Sheffield – 63–21 – 53–30 48–34 42–38 54–29 Stoke-Belle Vue 55–28 62–20 45–38 – 32–52 – 28–56 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1939 fixtures & results 3 December 2024 B fixtures main FBR grey BRI CP HAC NEW NOR SHE STBV Bristol – 42–39 40–43 41–42 – – Crystal Palace – – – – 40–41 – Hackney 45–39 – 51–33 – – 52–31 Newcastle 52–29 – – – – 44–40 Norwich – – – 50–34 – 56-27 Sheffield – – – – 43–41 match_SHE_STBV– Stoke-Belle Vue – – 45–39 42–41 – – complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1939 fixtures & results 3 December 2024 Leading averages (league only) Rider Team Average Frank Hodgson Hackney11.29 Ernie EvansSheffield11.25 George PepperNewcastle11.13 Broncho DixonSheffield10.25 Bert SpencerNorwich9.67 National Trophy The 1939 National Trophy was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup. Wembley and Belle Vue were declared joint winners following the abandonment of the final fixture due to the outbreak of the war.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1939.html 1939 National Trophy Speedway archivehttp://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1939.php 1939 Cup Speedway GB Sheffield Tigers won the Division 2 Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition). Qualifying quarterfinals Date Team one Score Team two01/06 Sheffield 69-38 Norwich27/05 Norwich 60-46 Sheffield16/05 Bristol 83-22 Crystal Palace27/05 Crystal Palace 35-65 Bristol13/05 Hackney Wick 80-28 Stoke25/05 Stoke 68-39 Hackney15/05 Newcastle 60-48 Middlesbrough26/05 Middlesbrough 61-46 Newcastle Qualifying semifinals Date Team one Score Team two30/06 Bristol 46-59 Sheffield29/06 Sheffield 75-32 Bristolw/oHackney Wick w/oMiddlesbrough Final First leg 8 July 1939 Hackney Wick WolvesFrank Hodgson 15Tiger Hart 13Jim Baylais 11George Saunders 9Stan Dell 7Nobby Stock 6Arch Windmill 5Doug Wells 1 67 – 39 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939ntresults.pdf 1939 National Trophy Provincial Final Speedway Researcher 9 October 2021 Sheffield TigersJack Dixon 12Stan Williams 9Ernie Evans 8Ossie Powell 4Harry Whitfield 4Paddy Mills 2Doug McLachlan 0Geoff Godwin 0 Hackney Wick Stadium Second leg 13 July 1939 Sheffield TigersErnie Evans 18Stan Williams 15Jack Dixon 11Ossie Powell 10Paddy Mills 8Doug McLachlan 6Harry Whitfield 5Geoff Godwin 2 75 – 33 Hackney Wick WolvesFrank Hodgson 7Jim Baylais 7Tiger Hart 6George Saunders 5Stan Dell 3Arch Windmill 3Nobby Stock 2 Owlerton Stadium Sheffield were declared National League (Div 2) Champions, winning on aggregate 114–100. English Speedway Trophy South main FBR grey BRI CP HAC NOR Bristol 51–32 22–59 40.5–43.5 Crystal Palace 33–46 43–40 35–46 Hackney 56–25 57–27 65–19 Norwich 60–24 64–20 46–38 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1939 fixtures & results 3 June 2025 North main FBR grey MID NEW SHE STO Middlesbrough 42–41 57–26 49–34 Newcastle 41–42 47–37 63–21 Sheffield 46–37 40–44 46–35 Stoke 44–39 40–44 45–36 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1939 fixtures & results 3 June 2025 Final Team one Team two ScoreNorwich Newcastle 42–40Newcastle Norwich 44–40 Riders and final averages Bristol 22em ENG Bill Clibbett 7.70 ENG Jeff Lloyd 7.38 ENG Harry Shepherd 7.14 ENG Ron Howes 6.87 ENG Roy Dook 6.43 AUS Jack Bibby 6.00 AUS Norman Lindsay 5.48 ENG George Craig 5.07 Crystal Palace (withdrew) 22em ENG Vic Weir 6.86 ENG Bob Lovell 6.14 ENG Mick Mitchell 6.06 ENG Ron Clarke 6.00 RSA 1928 Keith Harvey 5.79 ENG Les Trim 5.57 ENG Ernie Pawson 5.00 ENG George Gower 5.00 CAN 1921 Charlie Appleby 4.67 ENG Charlie Challis 4.13 ENG Charlie Page 3.43 ENG George Liddle 3.20 ENG Alf Markham 2.40 ENG George Dykes 1.50 Hackney 22em ENG Frank Hodgson 11.29 ENG Jim Baylais 9.62 ENG Tiger Hart 8.71 ENG Arch Windmill 7.29 ENG Nobby Stock 6.93 ENG George Saunders 6.13 ENG Doug Wells 5.96 ENG Ken Brett 5.14 ENG Stan Dell 4.50 Middlesbrough (withdrew) 22em ENG George Greenwood 11.13 ENG Aub Lawson 9.33 ENG Jack Hyland 9.11 ENG Will Lowther 8.25 CAN 1921 Fred Belliveau 6.50 ENG Wilf Plant 5.91 ENG Bob Wells 5.86 ENG Tommy Bateman 5.85 ENG Jack Tidbury 4.64 Newcastle 22em CAN 1921 George Pepper 11.13 ENG Rol Stobbart 9.29 AUS Billy Lamont 7.54 ENG Kid Curtis 7.60 ENG Maurice Stobbart 6.07 ENG Norman Hargreaves 5.40 AUS Reg Hay 5.40 ENG Will Goodall 4.00 AUS Syd Littlewood 3.40 Norwich 22em AUS Bert Spencer 9.67 ENG Wal Morton 8.63 ENG Wilf Jay 8.33 ENG Bill Birtwell 8.00 SCO Jock Sweet 8.00 ENG Alan Brooks Smith 7.83 AUS Dick Wise 6.17 RSA 1928 Keith Harvey 6.09 ENG Fred Strecker 5.83 ENG Paul Goodchild 4.67 ENG Sid Hipperson 3.00 Sheffield 22em AUS Ernie Evans 11.25 ENG Broncho Dixon 10.25 ENG Stan Williams 9.48 ENG Paddy Mills (Horace Burke) 5.88 ENG Geoff Godwin 5.78 ENG Harwood Pike 4.80 AUS Doug McLachlan 3.74 ENG Ossie Powell 3.25 ENG Harry Whitfield 3.20 ENG Don Houghton 2.29 Stoke/Belle Vue 22em ENG Oliver Hart 8.25 ENG Alan Butler 6.74 ENG Ted Bravery 6.67 ENG Fred Tuck 5.47 ENG Tommy Allott 5.25 ENG Fred Strecker 5.22 ENG Jack Gordon 4.76 ENG Bill Birtwell 4.00 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Division Two Category:1939 in British motorsport Category:1939 in speedway