1931 Speedway Northern League

British motorcycle speedway season January 2024 January 2024 Northern League 6 Champions Belle Vue Aces Eric Langton 1931 Southern League 1930 1932 The 1931 Northern League was the third season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern British teams.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive It was the final season of the Northern League before amalgamation with the Southern League which also had their third season known as the 1931 Speedway Southern League.http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/ The Speedway Researcher] Speedway Researcher 30 December 2011https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1931.php BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939) British Speedway 4 July 2021 Summary Following the closure of several clubs from the previous season, only 6 sides started the season and only 4 finished it. There were many team changes from the previous season. Liverpool, Manchester White City, Warrington, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Rochdale Hornets, Barnsley and Wombwell were all no longer participants, while Leeds rejoined after a year's absence.https://cybermotorcycle.com/archives/exeter-speedway/leagues-29.htm Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934 Cyber Motorcycle 4 July 2021 Belle Vue Aces retained their title, Glasgow White City and Leicester Super withdrew in mid-season but their results stood. Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Belle Vue Aces 18 12 0 6 242 Leeds Lions 18 10 1 7 213 Sheffield 17 10 0 7 204 Leicester Super 15 8 0 7 165 Preston 18 5 1 10 116 Glasgow White City 12 2 0 10 8 Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BV GLA LEE LEI PRE SHE Belle Vue 40–14 35–19 40–14 31–20 31–23 Glasgow White City 21–31 23–31 31–23 28–25 25–28 Leeds Lions 22–30 39–14 28–26 30–23 34–18 Leicester Super 29–24 39–15 29–24 34–20 31.5–22.5 Preston 27–23 35–18 26.5–26.5 35–19 32–20 Sheffield 39–15 35–19 34–19 32–22 34–19 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1931fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1931 fixtures & results 27 November 2024 B fixtures main FBR grey BV GLA LEE LEI PRE SHE Belle Vue n/a 34–19 n/a 27–24 33–21 Glasgow White City 24–30 n/a n/a n/a n/a Leeds Lions 27–26 31–17 34–18 34–17 28–26 Leicester Super 30–23 n/a n/a 34–20 28–26 Preston 25–29 n/a 27–26 n/a 38–15 Sheffield 28–25 n/a 30–22 29–25 29–24 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1931fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1931 fixtures & results 27 November 2024 Top Five Riders Team C.M.A. 1 Eric Langton Belle Vue 11.28 2 Arthur Jervis Leicester 10.14 3 Ginger Lees Preston 10.06 4 Dusty Haigh Sheffield 9.45 5 Joe Abbott Preston 8.97 National Trophy The 1931 National Trophy was the first edition of the Knockout Cup. It was contested between teams from the Southern and Northern Leagues.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/national-trophy-1931.html 1931 National Trophy Speedway archive For the results of the National Trophy see - 1931 Speedway Southern League Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Eric Langton 10.40 AUS Max Grosskreutz 9.37 ENG Frank Varey 8.05 ENG Wally Hull 7.83 ENG Arthur Franklyn 7.41 AUS Len Woods 5.71 ENG Bob Harrison 5.36 ENG Frank Charles 5.33 ENG Chun Moore 5.33 ENG Clem Cort 4.18 Glasgow 22em SCO Drew McQueen 6.38 SCO Arthur Moser 6.10 SCO Andy Nicholl 5.33 ENG Percy Dunn 5.29 ENG Alfie Williams 5.12 SCO Norrie Isbister 4.18 SCO George McKenzie 3.73 Leeds 22em ENG Frank Charles 8.91 ENG Gordon Byers 8.29 ENG Roy Barrowclough 8.14 ENG Alec Hill 6.46 SCO Drew McQueen 6.22 ENG Sam Marsland 5.90 ENG Alex Peel 5.36 ENG Harry Watson 5.19 ENG Tommy Gamble 5.14 Leicester 22em ENG Arthur Jervis 9.72 ENG Thomas Arthur Price 8.34 ENG Hal Herbert 7.88 ENG Colin Watson 6.56 ENG Fred Wilkinson 5.70 ENG George Hazzard 4.95 ENG George Marsh 4.74 GGY Ian Ritchings 3.49 ENG Alf Summersby 2.29 Preston 22em ENG Ginger Lees 9.94 ENG Joe Abbott 9.38 ENG Larry Boulton 7.36 ENG Jack Rowley 6.17 ENG Les Wotton 5.89 ENG Eric Airey 5.88 ENG Eddie Myserscough 5.51 ENG Jack Tye 5.56 GER Wiemar Gustav Kellner 5.17 Sheffield 22em ENG Dusty Haigh 9.74 ENG Eric Blain 7.00 ENG Broncho Dixon 6.31 ENG Norman Hartley 6.08 ENG Fred Hatton 6.00 ENG Gus Platts 5.69 ENG Tommy Allott 5.08 ENG Jack Barber 4.94 ENG Harry Credland 4.00 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Northern League Category:1931 in British motorsport Category:1931 in speedway