1938 Speedway National League

British speedway league season September 2023 September 2023 National League Division One 7 National League (Div 2) Champions New Cross Rangers National Trophy Wimbledon Dons A.C.U Cup West Ham Hammers London Cup Wimbledon Dons Jack Milne 1937 1939 The 1938 National League Division One was the tenth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yearbyyear.html Year by Year Speedway Researcher 6 August 2021Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1929-1939 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939) Official British Speedway website 6 August 2021 Summary The only change from the previous season was Bristol Bulldogs moving up from the Provincial League and Hackney Wick Wolves moving down to take their place. They also swapped licences and riders as well as divisions. New Cross Rangers won their first national title. Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 New Cross Rangers 24 15 1 8 312 West Ham Hammers 24 13 1 10 273 Wembley Lions 24 13 1 10 274 Wimbledon Dons 24 12 3 9 275 Belle Vue Aces 24 11 0 13 226 Harringay Tigers 24 10 1 13 217 Bristol Bulldogs 24 6 1 17 13 Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BV BRI HAR NC WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 49–35 53–31 41–40 48–36 43–41 50–34 Bristol 40–41 47–36 38–46 37–47 44–39 41–41 Harringay 51–30 41–42 59–24 38–45 43–39 54–30 New Cross 55–28 51–33 56–28 45–39 53–30 51–33 Wembley 54–30 57–27 50–34 37–46 44–40 43–41 West Ham 46–38 55–29 55–28 41–39 40–34 57–27 Wimbledon 48–36 53–31 41–41 44–39 42–42 49–34 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1938fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1938 fixtures & results 3 December 2024 B fixtures main FBR grey BV BRI HAR NC WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 54–30 45–39 40–44 43–41 36–47 50–34 Bristol 45–38 42–41 52–31 32–50 39.5–44.5 40–44 Harringay 52–32 45–39 52–32 47–37 42–40 46–38 New Cross 55–29 48–34 54–29 45–39 50–34 39–45 Wembley 47–36 54–28 49–35 35–48 48–35 45–39 West Ham 56–28 54–30 50–33 42–42 50–34 42–41 Wimbledon 51–31 47–35 48–35 43–39 47–36 45–39 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1938fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1938 fixtures & results 3 December 2024 Top ten riders Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Jack Milne USA New Cross 10.96 2 Wilbur Lamoreaux USA Wimbledon 10.93 3 Bluey Wilkinson AUS West Ham 10.67 4 Lionel van Praag AUS Wembley 10.50 5 Bill Kitchen ENG Belle Vue 10.24 6 Cordy Milne USA Hackney 9.46 7 Frank Varey ENG Belle Vue 9.16 8 Jack Parker ENG Harringay 9.16 9 Les Wotton ENG Harringay 8.92 10 Frank Charles ENG Wembley 8.59 National Trophy The 1938 National Trophy was the eighth edition of the Knockout Cup.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/national-trophy-1938.html 1938 National Trophy Speedway archive Qualifying rounds Norwich Stars won the Division Two final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals. Quarterfinals Date Team one Score Team two01/07 Bristol 50-56 West Ham05/07 West Ham 73-35 Bristol06/07 New Cross 50-57 Wimbledon07/07 Wembley 61-47 Belle Vue09/07 Belle Vue 60-48 Wembley11/07 Wimbledon 62-46 New Cross21/07 Norwich 58-50 Harringay Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two06/08 Norwich 53-55 Wembley15/08 Wimbledon 78-29 West Ham16/08 West Ham 53-55 Wimbledon25/08 Wembley 38-15 Norwich Final First leg 15 September 1938 Wembley LionsLionel van Praag 12Tommy Price 8Cliff Parkinson 7Malcolm Craven 6Eric Gregory 6Frank Charles 3George Wilks 1Dicky Case 0 43 – 65 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1938ntresults.pdf 1938 National Trophy Speedway Researcher 6 August 2021 Wimbledon DonsWilbur Lamoreaux 18Benny Kaufman 12Geoff Pymar 11Eric Collins 9Wally Lloyd 8Nobby Key 4Norman Evans 2Fred Leavis 1 Empire Stadium Second leg 19 September 1938 Wimbledon DonsEric Collins 15Wilbur Lamoreaux 14Wally Lloyd 11Benny Kaufman 7Geoff Pymar 5Nobby Key 2Norman Evans 2Fred Leavis 2 58 – 49 Wembley LionsFrank Charles 12Lionel van Praag 10Malcolm Craven 8George Wilks 7Tommy Price 5Eric Gregory 3Wally Kilmister 2Andy Menzies 2 Wimbledon Stadium Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123-92. A.C.U Cup The 1938 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the fifth edition of the Cup and was won by West Ham Hammers, which ended the five year winning run of Belle Vue. The groups were decided on the number of heat points scored within matches, rather than match wins.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1938acuresultsgrid.pdf 1938 ACU Cup Speedway Researcher 6 August 2021 First round Group 1 Team PL W D L Race Pts West Ham Hammers 4 3 1 0 252New Cross Rangers 4 1 1 2 227 Harringay Tigers 4 1 0 3 166 Group 2 Team PL W D L Race Pts Wimbledon Dons 6 4 1 1 355 Wembley Lions 6 3 1 2 335 Belle Vue Aces 6 3 0 3 320 Bristol Bulldogs 6 1 0 5 283 Group 1 main FBR grey HAR NC WH Harringay 57–51 42–64 New Cross 75–32 54–54 West Ham 73–35 61–47 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1938.html Speedway Researcher 1938 fixtures & results 3 June 2025 Group 2 main FBR grey BV BRI WEM WIM Belle Vue 78–30 71–36 56–52 Bristol 74–34 44–64 53–55 Wembley 67–40 61–47 54–54 Wimbledon 67–41 73–35 54–53 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/198.html Speedway Researcher 1938 fixtures & results 3 June 2025 Final Date Team one Team two Score05/09Wimbedon West Ham 50–5806/09West Ham Wimbledon 64–43 London Cup First round Team one Score Team two Harringay59–49, 44–60 Wembley Semi final round Team one Score Team twoWimbledon 66–42, 61–47 Wembley West Ham 56–52, 46–62 New Cross Final First leg 5 October 1938 WimbledonWilbur Lamoreaux 16Benny Kaufman 13Geoff Pymar 8Eric Collins 6 Norman Evans 4 Wally Lloyd 5 Nobby Key 4 Fred Leavis 1 57–49 New CrossJack Milne 13 Ron Johnson 11George Newton 7 Clem Mitchell 6 Bill Longley 5Stan Greatrex 3Ray Duggan 2Joe Francis 2 Plough Lane Second leg 10 October 1938 New CrossJack Milne 18Ron Johnson 10Bill Longley 7 Stan Greatrex 5 Clem Mitchell 5 George Newton 5 Joe Francis 4Ernie Evans 1 55–52 Speedway win for Wimbledon Daily Herald 11 October 1938 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19381011/261/0016 British Newspaper Archive 16 September 2023 subscription WimbledonBenny Kaufman 15Wilbur Lamoreaux 11Norman Evans 7Wally Lloyd 6 Geoff Pymar 4 Eric Collins 4 Nobby Key 3Fred Leavis 2 New Cross Stadium Wimbledon won on aggregate 109–104 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Bill Kitchen 10.24 ENG Frank Varey 9.43 ENG Eric Langton 8.39 ENG Bob Harrison 5.68 ENG Jack Hargreaves 5.43 ENG Oliver Langton 5.25 ENG Wally Hull 4.42 ENG Ernie Price 3.59 ENG Harold Jackson 3.43 ENG Oliver Hart 1.38 Bristol 22em USA Cordy Milne 9.46 AUS Vic Duggan 7.14 DEN Morian Hansen 5.95 ENG Bill Clibbett 5.93 AUS Bill Rogers 5.69 ENG Harry Shepherd 4.87 ENG Roy Dook 4.20 ENG Reg Lambourne 3.29 AUS Bill Maddern 3.28 Harringay 22em ENG Jack Parker 9.14 ENG Les Wotton 8.88 ENG Alec Statham 8.00 ENG Jack Ormston 6.31 ENG Norman Parker 5.30 ENG Lloyd Goffe 5.13 ENG Bill Pitcher 4.78 ENG Will Lowther 3.64 ENG Dick Harris 3.58 New Cross 22em USA Jack Milne 10.96 ENG George Newton 8.35 ENG Ron Johnson 7.87 ENG Stan Greatrex 6.61 AUS Bill Longley 6.45 AUS Clem Mitchell 6.09 CAN 1921 Goldy Restall 5.05 ENG Joe Francis 4.10 AUS Ernie Evans 4.00 Wembley 22em AUS Lionel Van Praag 10.50 ENG Frank Charles 8.48 ENG Malcolm Craven 6.99 ENG George Wilks 6.91 ENG Cliff Parkinson 6.52 ENG Tommy Price 6.14 AUS Dicky Case 5.95 ENG Eric Gregory 4.88 NZL Wally Kilmister 4.59 AUS Andy Menzies 4.00 West Ham 22em AUS Bluey Wilkinson 10.67 ENG Arthur Atkinson 8.42 CAN 1921 Eric Chitty 8.00 ENG Tommy Croombs 7.88 CAN 1921 Jimmie Gibb 6.69 AUS Charlie Spinks 5.80 ENG Colin Watson 4.75 ENG Tiger Stevenson 5.41 ENG Broncho Dixon 4.69 ENG Dick Geary 3.83 ENG Phil Bishop 3.53 Wimbledon 22em USA Wilbur Lamoreaux 10.93 USA Benny Kaufman 8.46 ENG Geoff Pymar 7.96 AUS Wally Little 7.56 AUS Eric Collins 5.74 ENG Wally Lloyd 5.28 ENG Norman Evans 4.44 ENG Nobby Key 4.12 ENG Ron Howes 2.26 ENG Fred Leavis 2.12 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1938 in speedway Category:1938 in British motorsport