1936 Provincial Speedway League

British motorcycle speedway tier 2 league season December 2023 December 2023 Provincial League 5 Champions Southampton Saints Provincial League Trophy Southampton Saints National Trophy(provincial final) Southampton Saints George Greenwood 1936 National League 1937 The 1936 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the Provincial League, introduced as a second tier to the National League. It was formed after Mr B. Southouse (the Cardiff speedway manager for the Greyhound Racing Association) proposed that a new league be formed and organised a syndicate, including NottinghamDirt track racing in Nottingham again Nottingham Journal 15 January 1936 3 August 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001898/19360115/176/0011 British Newspaper Archive subscription and Liverpool speedway.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19360502/117/0003 Speedway Racing Liverpool Echo 2 May 1936 British Newspaper Archive subscription 8 February 2025 Six speedway teams started the season but Cardiff White City speedway withdrew after just nine matches and had their record expunged. Their star riders, Cliff Parkinson, George Greenwood, Tommy Price and Ted Bravery, all joined Nottingham.Speedway Shuts Up Gloucestershire Echo 5 June 1936 3 August 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19360605/058/0007 British Newspaper Archive subscription Southampton Saints were the champions on race points difference over Bristol Bulldogs.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 Due to the brevity of the season, teams also competed for the Provincial Trophy in a league format. Cardiff had only completed one fixture before folding and their record was expunged. West Ham Hawks which was West Ham Hammers' reserve side, also competed, but raced home meetings at Southampton. Southampton Saints won the Provincial trophy to complete the double. Provincial League Final table Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Southampton Saints 16 10 0 6 202 Bristol Bulldogs 16 10 0 6 203 Nottingham 16 9 0 7 184 Liverpool Merseysiders 16 9 0 7 185 Plymouth Panthers 16 2 0 14 4 M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey BRI CAR LIV NOT PLY SOU Bristol 38–33 41–30 43–29 40–32 38–32 Cardiff White City 39–33 42–48 35–36 37–34 33–37 Liverpool 36–35 n/a 29–40 43–24 40–31 Nottingham 33–34 38–34 30–41 39.5–32.5 30–41 Plymouth 35–37 57–15 25–47 35–37 47–25 Southampton 43–29 n/a 35–37 53.5–17.5 49–20 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1938fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1936 fixtures & results 2 December 2024 B fixtures main FBR grey BRI CAR LIV NOT PLY SOU Bristol n/a 52–19 43–29 49–23 35–37 Cardiff White City n/a n/a n/a n/a 50–22 Liverpool 39–33 n/a 34–37 44–26 40–30 Nottingham 53–19 n/a 55–17 48–23 47–24 Plymouth 35–36 n/a 40–32 26–44 29–43 Southampton 41.5–29.5 n/a 43–27 42–30 49–23 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1938fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1936 fixtures & results 2 December 2024 Provincial Trophy Final table Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Southampton Saints 10 8 0 2 162 Bristol Bulldogs 10 7 0 3 143 Liverpool Merseysiders 10 5 0 5 104 Plymouth Panthers 10 4 1 5 95 Nottingham 10 4 0 6 86 West Ham Hawks 10 1 1 8 3 M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway National Trophy The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/national-trophy-1936.html 1936 National Trophy Speedway archive Southampton Saints won the Provincial Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition). Provincial League First Round Date Team One Score Team Two04/05 Liverpool 35-34 Nottingham14/04 Nottingham 34-38 Liverpool13/04 Cardiff 33-38 Southampton10/04 Southampton 38-33 Cardiff Final First leg 14 May 1936 Southampton SaintsFrank Goulden 10Billy Dallison 9Alec Statham 7Bert Jones 7Fred Strecker 6Tiger Lewis 3 42 – 28 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1936ntresults.pdf 1936 National Trophy Provincial Final Speedway Researcher 22 August 2021 Liverpool MerseysidersErnie Price 8Eric Blain 6Jack Hargreaves 5Oliver Hart 4Tom A Price 3Stan Hart 2 Banister Court Stadium Second leg 18 May 1936 Liverpool MerseysidersEric Blain 10Stan Hart 7Tom A Price 6Tommy Allott 4Syd Plevin 4Ernie Price 3Oliver Hart 3Jack Hargreaves 2 39 – 31 Southampton SaintsBilly Dallison 12Fred Strecker 6Bert Jones 4Syd Griffiths 3Tiger Lewis 3Frank Goulden 2Alec Statham 1 Stanley Stadium Southampton were the National Trophy Provincial Final winners, winning on aggregate 73-67. Riders & final averages Bristol 22em AUS Eric Collins 9.12 ENG Harry Shepherd 7.59 ENG Wal Morton 7.22 AUS Bill Rogers 7.02 ENG Roy Dook 6.93 ENG Mike Erskine 5.57 ENG Fred Leavis 5.51 AUS Ernie Evans 4.80 AUS Bert Spencer 3.67 Liverpool 22em ENG Eric Blain 7.79 ENG Syd Plevin 7.33 ENG Stan Hart 7.29 ENG Jack Hargreaves 7.17 ENG Thomas Arthur Price 7.03 ENG Oliver Hart 5.90 ENG Ernie Price 5.60 ENG Alan Butler 4.00 Nottingham 22em ENG George Greenwood 10.50 ENG Cliff Parkinson 9.37 ENG Ted Bravery 9.05 ENG Bill Stanley 8.57 ENG Tiger Hart 7.16 ENG Chun Moore 6.91 ENG Tommy Price 6.75 ENG George Dykes 6.41 ENG Arthur Tims 5.63 ENG Norman Trinmell 2.81 Plymouth 22em NZL Jack Hobson 7.56 ENG Les Bowden 6.53 AUS Dick Wise 6.00 AUS Billy Lamont 6.00 AUS Jack Bibby 5.56 ENG Fred Tuck 5.23 ENG Les Gregory 4.13 AUS Don Hemingway 2.60 Southampton 22em ENG Fred Strecker 9.04 ENG Billy Dallison 8.50 ENG Frank Goulden 8.41 WAL Syd Griffiths 8.13 AUS Harry Lewis 7.54 AUS Bert Jones 7.50 ENG Alec Statham 6.87 ENG Bob Lovell 6.22 AUS Art Fenn 4.52 ENG Cyril Anderson 3.08 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Provincial League Category:1936 in British motorsport Category:1936 in speedway