1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League

Annual British motorcycle speedway season November 2023 November 2023 English Dirt Track League 11 Champions Leeds Knockout Cup Preston Syd Jackson 1929 Southern League 1930 The 1929 English Dirt Track League was the inaugural season of speedway in the United Kingdom, featuring from Northern England.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 In the same year, the 1929 Speedway Southern League also commenced, catering to teams from Southern Englandhttp://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1929.php BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939) British Speedway 4 July 2021https://cybermotorcycle.com/archives/exeter-speedway/leagues-29.htm Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934 Cyber Motorcycle 4 July 2021 The sport had been introduced to England in 1928 at High Beech Speedway.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19280220/001/0001 England's First Sight of Australia's Big Sport Daily Mirror 20 February 1928 British Newspaper Archive subscription 12 January 2025 Summary The season was marked by mid-season withdrawals, but Leeds were ultimately crowned champions. In 1930, the league was renamed the Northern League, thus existing for only one year. White City Speedway (Manchester) withdrew from the league following a disputehttps://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/page264.html MANCHESTER WHITE CITY Speedway Researcher 23 July 2021 and would have been crowned champions if they had not withdrawn. At the time of their departure, they were leading the table by four points, having won 18 of their 20 matches.Dirt-Track Topics Yorkshire Evening Post 20 September 1929 25 November 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19290920/069/0003 British Newspaper Archive subscription The introduction of speedway in Middlesbrough at the Cleveland Park Stadium was a success with the team holding their first home fixture was on 16 May 1929 against Salford.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1929record.pdf 1929 season Speedway Researcher 4 October 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000273/19290513/353/0002 Albion Auto Racers Yorkshire Evening Post 13 May 1929 British Newspaper Archive subscription 4 October 2024 However, on 12 July 1929, Dennis Atkinson suffered critical injuries following an accident at Cleveland Park, riding in a Golden Helmet meeting. He died the following day.http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/middlesbrough.html Middlesbrough Speedway Track At Cleveland Park Speedway Museum 23 July 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Leeds 20 16 1 3 332 Preston 20 14 0 6 283 Halifax 19 12 1 6 254 Newcastle 20 10 0 10 205 Salford 20 10 0 10 206 Rochdale 20 9 1 19 197 Leicester Stadium 20 9 0 11 188 Liverpool 18 8 0 10 169 Sheffield 20 6 1 13 1310 Middlesbrough 19 6 0 13 1211 Barnsley Lundwood 20 6 0 14 12 Withdrawals (Records expunged) : Belle Vue Aces Bolton Burnley Hanley White City Speedway (Manchester) Warrington Fixtures & results main FBR grey BAR HAL LEE LEI LIV MAN MID NEW PRE ROC SAL SHE WAR Barnsley Lundwood 23–40 26–36 36–27 30–27 30–32 40–22 32–22 32–31 26–36 24–31 37–24 38–24 Halifax 35–27 31–31 n/a n/a 30–33 46–17 43–20 39–22 29–34 41–21 39–24 49–14 Leeds 38–24 42–21 50–13 36–27 29–33 41–21 41–22 42–21 43–20 46–16 47–16 46–16 Leicester 43–20 28–34 45–17 44–19 34–29 38–25 25–35 34–29 37–26 33–29 41–21 31–31 Liverpool 39–23 44–18 29–33 32–30 31–32 43–18 33–27 15–48 50–12 42–21 50–11 35–26 Manchester White City 48–15 40–22 44–19 50–10 n/a 47–16 47–16 48–14 45–18 42–20 51–12 50–12 Middlesbrough 48–15 28–35 30–33 37–24 n/a n/a 20–42 37–25 33–29 44–18 43–18 38–25 Newcastle 36–26 37–23 23–37 44–18 41–19 n/a 39–24 26–36 40–22 41–20 44–19 n/a Preston 45–18 35–28 35–27 39–24 52–11 26–37 46–15 51–11 36–27 38–24 46–16 47–14 Rochdale 48–15 33–28 31–32 39–24 43–20 36–27 39–24 40–22 33–29 37–26 31–31 35–28 Salford 46–17 38–25 41–22 43–18 41–21 n/a 36–27 33–28 31–32 39–24 41–22 27–36 Sheffield 34–26 24–39 28–35 23–40 42–21 n/a 46–17 36–27 30–33 43–19 46–16 52–11 Warrington n/a 28–35 n/a 32–31 n/a 19–44 40–22 n/a 25–38 35–28 39–24 30–33 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1929fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1929 fixtures & results 26 November 2024 Top Five Riders Team C.M.A. 1 Syd Jackson Leicester 10.71 2 Joe Abbott Burnley/Preston 10.50 3 Ham Burrill Preston 9.44 4 Charlie Hornby Warrington 8.88 5 Walter Creasor Newcastle/Halifax 8.50 English Dirt Track Knockout Cup First round Date Team one Score Team two03/08Barnsley Lundwood 32–30 Sheffield10/08Rochdale 39–23 Salford10/08Sheffield 33–30 Barnsley Lundwood13/08Middlesbrough 25–38 Newcastle16/08Manchester White City 50–13 Warrington21/08Liverpool 16–47 Preston22/08Halifax 49–13 Leeds22/08Leicester Stadium 34–27 Leicester Super22/08Preston 44–19 Liverpool23/08Newcastle 38–24 Middlesbrough23/08Warrington 33–29 Manchester White City24/08Leeds 32–31 Halifax24/08Leicester Super 30–32 Leicester Stadium24/08Nottingham 35–23 Wombwell26/08Salford 37–26 Rochdale29/08Wombwell 38–24 Nottingham Second round Date Team one Score Team two12/09Halifax 35–25 Wombwell14/09Rochdale 30–33 Leicester Stadium16/09Wombwell 31–31 Halifax18/09Sheffield 35–28 Preston19/09Leicester Stadium 35–27 Rochdale19/09Preston 55–11 Sheffield Manchester White Cityw/o Newcastle Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two19/09Halifax 44–19 Newcastle20/09Newcastle37–25 Halifax21/09Preston 48–14 Leicester Stadium03/10Leicester Stadium 39–24 Preston Final First leg 5 October 1929 PrestonFrank Charles 12Joe Abbott 10Ham Burrill 8Frank Chiswell 8Jack Chiswell 7Claude Rye 3 48 – 15 http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/english-dirt-track-knock-out-cup-1929.html 1960 National Trophy Speedway Archive 18 August 2021 HalifaxWalter Creasor 5Bert Clayton 3Geoff Taylor 2Frank Smith 2Geoff Kilburn 2Jack Dudding 1 Farringdon Park Second leg 9 October 1929 HalifaxCyril "Squib" Burton 7George Reynard 6 Bert Clayton 4Frank Smith 3Arthur Atkinson 2Jack Dudding 1 24 – 39 PrestonFrank Chiswell 12Frank Charles 10Joe Abbott 6Ham Burrill 5Claude Rye 4Len Myerscough 2 Sheffield Preston were Knockout Cup winners, winning on aggregate 87–39. Riders Barnsley 22em Bob Allen Tommy Allott Albert Brown Bert Round Fred Ledger Reg Marshall Joe Mitchell Arthur Moore Tommy Thompson Charlie Ward Halifax 22em Arthur Atkinson Cyril "Squib" Burton Bert Clayton George Corney Walter Creasor Jack Duddings Dusty Haigh Geoff Kilburn George Reynard Frank Smith Geoff Taylor Alec Tidswell Geoff Wilson Leeds 22em Arthur Atkinson Dennis Atkinson Roy Barrowclough Tommy Bullus Billy Burrows Tommy Gamble George Greenwood Alec Hill Eric Langton Oliver Langton Arnold Moore John Scratcherd Leicester 22em Stan Baines Alec Bowerman Len Brown Squib Burton Billy Ellmore Jimmy Gent Dilly Gittins Hal Herbert Syd Jackson Nobby Kendrick Slider Shuttleworth Henry Taft Liverpool 22em Eric Blain Larry Boulton Crasher Coxhead Chris Hughes Eddie Myerscough Syd Plevin Thomas Arthur Price Les Wotton Manchester White City (withdrew) 22em Cyril "Squib" Burton Larry Boulton Billy Dallison Harry Gresty Walter Hull Syd Jackson Arthur Jervis Hugh Jervis Rex Kirby Jack Owen Skid Skinner Bunny Wilcox Tommy Withington Les Wotton Middlesbrough 22em James Allen Dick Bailey Charlie Barratt Billy Brown Dan Buck Ron Carling Edde Crenston Broncho Dixon Norman Evans Frank Harrison Newcastle 22em Phil Blake Gordon Byers Arnie Cattell Fred Creasor Walter Creasor Percy Dunn Charles Sanderson Roy Sanderson Ernie Smith Tommy Storey Bud Thompson Preston 22em Joe Abbott Bill Anderton Ham Burrill Frank Charles Jack Chiswell Frank Chiswell Doug Hutchings Jack Lund Len Mysercough Thomas Arthur Price Claude Rye Rochdale 22em Jack Atkinson Buster Breaks Cyril "Squib" Burton Ben Higginbottom Wally Hicklin Scott Michie Skid Nock Bud Proctor Fred Proctor Ron Thompson Salford 22em Hen Helsby Billy Howard Tommy Mason Ken Miller Sid Newiss Tommy Simpson A.J. Ward Cliff Watson Arthur Wilcock Cyril Wilcock Fred Williams Sheffield 22em Jack Barber Clem Beckett Frank Bianchi Johnny Broughton George Crawshaw Scotty Cummings Eric Hall Dusty Jenkins Arthur Longley Gus Platts W.S. Shuker Spencer Stratton Arthur Westwood Warrington (withdrew) 22em Cyril Crowther Norman Dawson Ezra Deakin Harold Formby Tommy Hach Charlie Horby Phil Hughes Alec McLachlan Tom Middlehurst George Milton Harry Solomon Jack Wood See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions References Category:Speedway Northern League Category:1929 in speedway