1939 Speedway National League

British speedway league season September 2023 September 2023 National League Division One 7 National League (Div 2) None National Trophy Belle Vue Aces & Wembley Lions London Cup Wimbledon Dons British Speedway Cup Belle Vue Aces Cordy Milne 1938 1946 The 1939 National League Division One was an eleventh and unfinished 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 Southampton Saints had moved up from Division Two and Bristol Bulldogs moved back down after just one season. Belle Vue Aces were leading the championship ahead of Wimbledon Dons when the league was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II . Table at the outbreak of war Team PL W D L Pts Belle Vue Aces 16 12 1 3 25 Wimbledon Dons 18 12 0 6 24 Wembley Lions 19 11 1 8 23 West Ham Hammers 19 9 0 10 18 Harringay Tigers 16 7 1 8 15 Southampton Saints 17 5 0 12 10 New Cross Rangers 19 4 1 14 9 Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BV HAR NC SOT WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 46–35 54–30 61–23 57–27 45–39 44–40 Harringay n/a 43–40 53–31 36–48 44–40 48–36 New Cross 42–42 34–50 56–28 42–40 41–42 38–45 Southampton 38–45 39–45 48–35 46–38 47–37 n/a Wembley 50–34 42–42 52–31 57–27 55–29 53–30 West Ham 40–42 44–39 50–33 54–30 36–48 44–39 Wimbledon 50–34 46–37 52–32 53–31 51–33 48–36 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1939 fixtures & results 3 December 2024 B fixtures main FBR grey BV HAR NC SOT WEM WH WIM Belle Vue 54–30 56–27 n/a n/a 63–21 n/a Harringay n/a n/a 55–29 n/a 37–46 39–44 New Cross n/a n/a n/a n/a 43–40 35–49 Southampton 40–44 55–29 51.5–32.5 n/a n/a n/a Wembley 43–41 n/a 59–24 61–22 58–26 39–45 West Ham n/a n/a 45–38 n/a 53–31 44–38 Wimbledon n/a n/a 41–42 56–26 44–40 n/a complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1939 fixtures & results 3 December 2024 Top Ten Riders at the outbreak of war Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Cordy Milne USA Southampton 11.29 2 Wilbur Lamoreaux USA Wimbledon 11.06 3 Bill Kitchen ENG Belle Vue 10.88 4 Vic Duggan AUS Wimbledon 10.67 5 Arthur Atkinson ENG West Ham 10.62 6 Lionel van Praag AUS Wembley 10.62 7 Jack Milne USA New Cross 10.00 8 Jack Parker ENG Harringay 9.6 9 Eric Langton ENG Belle Vue 9.5 10 Jimmy Gibb CAN 1921 West Ham 8.58 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 Qualifying rounds Sheffield Tigers won the Division Two final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals. Quarterfinals Date Team one Score Team two22/07 Belle Vue 67-40 Wimbledon17/07 Wimbledon 51-56 Belle Vue26/07 New Cross 57-51 Harringay22/07 Harringay 52-54 New Cross13/07 Wembley 64-45 West Ham11/07 West Ham 62-46 Wembley20/07 Sheffield 61-46 Southampton26/07 Southampton 68-36 Sheffield Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two26/08 Belle Vue 80-28 New Cross16/08 New Cross 44-64 Belle Vue31/08 Wembley 74-33 Southampton30/08 Southampton 62-46 Wembley Final Date Team one Score Team two16/09Wembley not held Belle Vue21/09Belle Vue not held Wembley British Speedway Cup Team PL W D L Pts +/- Belle Vue Aces 10 7 0 3 16 +95 West Ham Hammers 10 7 0 3 16 +87 Harringay Tigers 10 5 1 4 13 +25 New Cross Rangers 10 5 1 4 12 +28 Wimbledon Dons 10 5 0 5 11 +26 Southampton Saints 10 0 0 10 0 -261 main FBR grey BV HAR NC SOT WH WIM Belle Vue 65–31 58–38 63–33 59–36 53–43 Harringay 45–51 58–37 74–24 54–42 56–39 New Cross 51–43 47–47 68–28 60–36 59–37 Southampton 43–53 38–58 38–58 42–53 45–50 West Ham 53–41 57–39 60–36 69–26 66–30 Wimbledon 57–39 65–30 58–37 65–31 46–48 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1939.html Speedway Researcher 1939 fixtures & results 3 June 2025 London Cup First round Team one Score Team twoWimbledon 71–37, 42–64 Harringay Semi final round Team one Score Team twoWest Ham56–50, 50–57 New CrossWembley 55–52, 49–59 Wimbledon Final First leg 5 July 1939 New CrossJack Milne 11Ron Johnson 10Ray Duggan 7Joe Francis 6Bill Longley 5Stan Greatrex 4Crocky Rawding 2Goldy Restall 1 46–62 WimbledonWilbur Lamoreaux 15Vic Duggan 13Eric Collins 11Geoff Pymar 10Wally Lloyd 8Nobby Key 2Eric French 2Norman Evans 1 New Cross Stadium Second leg 10 July 1939 WimbledonWilbur Lamoreaux 18Eric Collins 14Geoff Pymar 11Vic Duggan 10Nobby Key 7 Wally Lloyd 6Norman Evans 5Eric French 1 72–36 Speedway Comedy in Dons Cup Win Daily Herald 11 July 1939 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000681/19390711/227/0013 British Newspaper Archive 16 September 2023 subscription New CrossJack Milne 13 Ron Johnson 9Joe Francis 4Bill Longley 2Stan Greatrex 2 Goldy Restall 2Crocky Rawding 2Ray Duggan 2 Plough Lane Wimbledon won on aggregate 134–82 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Bill Kitchen 10.88 ENG Eric Langton 9.50 ENG Frank Varey 7.50 ENG Ernie Price 7.08 ENG Bob Harrison 6.64 ENG Joe Abbott 6.62 ENG Jack Hargreaves 6.18 ENG Oliver Langton 5.25 ENG Wally Hull 2.00 Harringay 22em ENG Jack Parker 9.60 ENG Alec Statham 7.79 ENG Norman Parker 6.94 ENG Les Wotton 6.88 ENG Bill Pitcher 6.71 ENG Lloyd Goffe 6.18 AUS Frank Dolan 4.53 ENG Dick Harris 4.33 AUS Jack Chapman 2.00 ENG Ron Mason 1.68 New Cross 22em USA Jack Milne 10.00 ENG Ron Johnson 7.97 ENG Stan Greatrex 6.26 AUS Ray Duggan 4.94 ENG Norman Evans 4.87 AUS Bill Longley 4.46 CAN 1921 Goldy Restall 3.78 ENG Joe Francis 3.52 CAN 1921 Emerson Rawding 1.78 Southampton 22em USA Cordy Milne 11.29 ENG Frank Goulden 7.52 USA Benny Kaufman 5.88 WAL Syd Griffiths 4.65 ENG Billy Dallison 4.44 ENG Alf Kaines 2.36 AUS Bert Jones 2.67 ENG Jim Boyd 2.42 ENG Ed Pye 1.43 Wembley 22em AUS Lionel Van Praag 10.61 ENG Malcolm Craven 8.32 DEN Morian Hansen 8.17 ENG Frank Charles 7.85 ENG Tommy Price 7.57 ENG George Wilks 6.74 AUS Aub Lawson 6.43 ENG Cliff Parkinson 5.07 AUS Andy Menzies 4.73 West Ham 22em ENG Arthur Atkinson 10.46 CAN 1921 Jimmie Gibb 8.58 CAN 1921 Eric Chitty 7.89 ENG Tommy Croombs 7.42 AUS Charlie Spinks 4.77 ENG Colin Watson 4.21 ENG Phil Bishop 3.80 ENG Tiger Stevenson 3.11 ENG Dick Geary 1.33 Wimbledon 22em USA Wilbur Lamoreaux 11.06 AUS Vic Duggan 10.67 AUS Eric Collins 8.53 ENG Wally Lloyd 6.44 ENG Geoff Pymar 5.73 ENG Nobby Key 4.35 ENG Norman Evans 3.47 CAN 1921 Emerson Rawding 3.09 IRE Eric French 1.71 ENG Fred Leavis 1.71 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1939 in speedway Category:1939 in British motorsport