League | National League |
---|---|
Champions | Belle Vue Aces |
No. of competitors | 10 |
National Trophy | Belle Vue Aces |
Highest average | Jack Parker |
The 1933 National League was the fifth season of speedway in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4]
Summary
Sheffield and Nottingham joined the league but the Stamford Bridge Pensioners dropped out. The National Association Trophy was dropped in favour of expanding the National League, with teams meeting each other home and away twice instead of once.
Belle Vue Aces won their first national title and completed the double by winning the Knockout Cup. Jack Parker of Clapton Saints finished with the highest average although Vic Huxley of Wimbledon Dons scored the most points
Final table
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 62 |
2 | Wimbledon Dons | 36 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 46 |
3 | West Ham Hammers | 36 | 21 | 3 | 12 | 45 |
4 | Crystal Palace Glaziers | 36 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 42 |
5 | Clapton Saints | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
6 | Wembley Lions | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 |
7 | Coventry | 36 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 22 |
8 | Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 22 |
9 | Plymouth Tigers | 36 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 22 |
10 | Nottingham | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 19 |
Top Ten Riders
Nat | Team | C.M.A. | ||
1 | Jack Parker | ![]() |
Clapton Saints | 9.87 |
2 | Claude Rye | ![]() |
Wimbledon Dons | 9.31 |
3 | Dicky Case | ![]() |
Coventry | 9.05 |
4 | Vic Huxley | ![]() |
Wimbledon Dons | 9.03 |
5 | Tom Farndon | ![]() |
Crystal Palace Glaziers | 8.94 |
6 | Eric Langton | ![]() |
Belle Vue Aces | 8.88 |
7 | Syd Jackson | ![]() |
Wimbledon Dons | 8.70 |
8 | Wally Kilmister | ![]() |
Wembley Lions | 8.56 |
9 | Bluey Wilkinson | ![]() |
West Ham Hammers | 8.40 |
10 | Tiger Stevenson | ![]() |
West Ham Hammers | 8.33 |
National Trophy
The 1933 National Trophy was the third edition of the Knockout Cup.[5]
Preliminary round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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08/07 | Clapton | 69-56 | Coventry |
06/07 | Coventry | 63-61 | Clapton |
24/06 | Clapton | 13a-15a | Coventry |
22/06 | Coventry | rain | Clapton |
22/06 | Nottingham | 81-42 | Plymouth |
20/06 | Plymouth | 64-62 | Nottingham |
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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27/07 | Wembley | 103-22 | Nottingham |
27/07 | Clapton | 80-43 | Sheffield |
22/07 | Belle Vue | 74-51 | Wimbledon |
22/07 | Crystal Palace | 63-63 | West Ham |
19/07 | Nottingham | 44-79 | Wembley |
19/07 | Sheffield | 71-55 | Clapton |
18/07 | West Ham | 55-69 | Crystal Palace |
17/07 | Wimbledon | 64-60 | Belle Vue |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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02/09 | Belle Vue | 98-28 | Clapton |
30/08 | Clapton | 54-70 | Belle Vue |
19/08 | Crystal Palace | 62-63 | Wembley |
17/08 | Wembley | 77-48 | Crystal Palace |
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Final
First leg
Wembley Lions Wally Kilmister 18 Harry Whitfield 10 Lionel Van Praag 9 Gordon Byers 8 Colin Watson 3 Norman Evans 3 Hal Herbert 2 Reg Bounds 1 | 54 – 72 | Belle Vue Aces Eric Langton 19 Joe Abbott 14 Bill Kitchen 14 Frank Varey 13 Bob Harrison 7 Max Grosskreutz 5 |
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Second leg
Belle Vue Aces Frank Varey 18 Joe Abbott 17 Eric Langton 16 Max Grosskreutz 15 Bill Kitchen 15 Bob Harrison 11 | 92 – 33 | Wembley Lions Lionel Van Praag 11 Wally Kilmister 9 Colin Watson 8 Gordon Byers 2 Maurice Stobbart 2 Hal Herbert 1 Norman Evans 0 |
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Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.
See also
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "1933 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1933 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
