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1932 Speedway National League

November 23, 2023

The National League was formed in 1932 combining teams from the Northern League and Southern League.[1] It was the fourth season of speedway in the United Kingdom.[2][3]

1932 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
ChampionsWembley Lions
No. of competitors9
National TrophyWembley Lions
National Association TrophyStamford Bridge Pensioners
London CupWembley Lions
Highest averageDicky Case

Summary edit

From the teams that finished the 1931 Northern League, Leeds Lions and Preston closed down, leaving only Belle Vue Aces and Sheffield. From the 1931 Southern League, High Beech and Lea Bridge had closed Plymouth Tigers were new competitors.

In the first half of the season, the teams competed for the National Association Trophy in a league format won by Stamford Bridge Pensioners. During this phase Southampton Saints moved to Lea Bridge and rode as Clapton Saints and at the end of the phase Sheffield dropped out.

In the second half of the season Wembley Lions won the inaugural National League title. Dicky Case of the Wimbledon Dons finished with the highest average.

Final table edit

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wembley Lions 16 13 0 3 26
2 Crystal Palace Glaziers 16 11 1 4 23
3 Belle Vue Aces 16 9 1 6 19
4 Stamford Bridge Pensioners 16 8 1 7 17
5 Wimbledon Dons 16 8 1 7 17
6 West Ham Hammers 16 7 0 9 14
7 Coventry 16 6 0 10 12
8 Clapton Saints 16 4 0 12 8
9 Plymouth Tigers 16 4 0 12 8

Top Ten Riders edit

National Trophy edit

The 1932 National Trophy was the second edition of the Knockout Cup.[4]

First round edit

Date Team one Score Team two
06/07 Clapton 57-35 Plymouth
05/07 Plymouth 44-50 Clapton

Quarterfinals edit

Date Team one Score Team two
27/07 Clapton 50-44 Coventry
28/07 Coventry 55-41 Clapton
30/07 Crystal Palace 51-43 Wimbledon
13/08 Stamford Bridge 46-45 Wembley
04/08 Wembley 54-42 Stamford Bridge
26/07 West Ham 51-42 Belle Vue
15/08 Wimbledon 54-42 Crystal Palace
23/07 Belle Vue 64-32 West Ham

Semifinals edit

Date Team one Score Team two
10/09 Belle Vue 56-37 Wimbledon
03/09 Coventry 38-56 Wembley
08/09 Wembley 63-33 Coventry
19/09 Wimbledon 50-46 Belle Vue

Final edit

First leg

Wembley Lions
Ginger Lees 12
George Greenwood 12
Wally Kilmister 11
Jack Ormston 7
Norman Evans 7
Harry Whitfield 7
Lionel Van Praag 6
Gordon Byers 4		66 – 29Belle Vue Aces
Eric Gregory 7
Bob Harrison 6
Eric Langton 6
Frank Varey 3
Joe Abbott 3
Harold Hastings 2
Max Grosskreutz 1
Jack Dixon 1
Dusty Haigh 0
Larry Boulton 0
[5]

Second leg

Belle Vue Aces
Frank Varey 12
Eric Langton 12
Max Grosskreutz 9
Eric Gregory 7
Joe Abbott 6
Dusty Haigh 6
Bob Harrison 5
Harold Hastings 1		58 – 37Wembley Lions
Lionel Van Praag 7
Jack Ormston 6
Harry Whitfield 6
Ginger Lees 5
George Greenwood 5
Wally Kilmister 4
Norman Evans 1
Gordon Byers 1
Charlie Shelton 1
Colin Watson 1
[5]

Wembley were declared National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 103-87.

National Association Trophy edit

The National Association Trophy was won by Stamford Bridge.[6]

Final table edit

Team PL W D L Pts
Stamford Bridge Pensioners 18 16 0 2 32
Wembley Lions 18 14 0 4 28
Crystal Palace Glaziers 18 12 0 6 24
Belle Vue Aces 18 11 0 7 22
West Ham Hammers 18 11 0 7 22
Wimbledon Dons 18 11 0 7 22
Clapton Saints 18 5 0 13 10
Coventry 18 5 0 13 10
Sheffield 18 3 0 15 6
Plymouth Devils 18 2 0 16 4

London Cup edit

First round

Team one Score Team two
Wimbledon 53–38 , 37–57 Stamford Bridge
Clapton 42–48, 42–54 Crystal Palace
West Ham bye
Wembley bye

Semi final round

Team one Score Team two
West Ham 47–49, 41.5–46.5 Stamford Bridge
Wembley 65–30, 37–56 Crystal Palace

Final edit

First leg

Stamford Bridge
Wal Phillips 12
Frank Arthur 11
Jack Chapman 7
Dick Smythe 6
Bill Stanley 5
Gus Kuhn 4
Jack Bishop 2
Charlie Blacklock 1
Frank Bond 0		48–47Wembley
Jack Ormston 8
Lionel Van Praag 8
Ginger Lees 8
Norman Evans 6
Gordon Byers 5
Wally Kilmister 5
Colin Watson 4
Charlie Shelton 3

Second leg

Wembley
Ginger Lees 10
Harry Whitfield 9
Jack Ormston 7
Norman Evans 7
Gordon Byers 7
Colin Watson 6
Wally Kilmister 4
Charlie Shelton 1
Lionel Van Praag 1		52–44Stamford Bridge
Wal Phillips 12
rank Arthur 11
Dick Smythe 9
Jack Chapman 5
Gus Kuhn 3
Ted Bravery 3
Bill Stanley 1
Charlie Blacklock 0
[7]

Wembley won on aggregate 99–92


Riders & final averages edit

Belle Vue

Clapton

Coventry

Crystal Palace

Plymouth

Stamford Bridge

Wembley

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  2. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "1932 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  5. ^ a b "1932 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  6. ^ "1932 National Association Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  7. ^ "London Speedway Cup". Daily News (London). 30 September 1932. Retrieved 16 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.

November 23, 2023
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The National League was formed in 1932 combining teams from the Northern League and Southern League 1 It was the fourth season of speedway in the United Kingdom 2 3 1932 Speedway National LeagueLeagueNational LeagueChampionsWembley LionsNo of competitors9National TrophyWembley LionsNational Association TrophyStamford Bridge PensionersLondon CupWembley LionsHighest averageDicky Case 1931 Northern 1931 Southern 1933 Contents 1 Summary 2 Final table 3 Top Ten Riders 4 National Trophy 4 1 First round 4 2 Quarterfinals 4 3 Semifinals 4 4 Final 5 National Association Trophy 6 Final table 7 London Cup 7 1 Final 8 Riders amp final averages 9 See also 10 ReferencesSummary editFrom the teams that finished the 1931 Northern League Leeds Lions and Preston closed down leaving only Belle Vue Aces and Sheffield From the 1931 Southern League High Beech and Lea Bridge had closed Plymouth Tigers were new competitors In the first half of the season the teams competed for the National Association Trophy in a league format won by Stamford Bridge Pensioners During this phase Southampton Saints moved to Lea Bridge and rode as Clapton Saints and at the end of the phase Sheffield dropped out In the second half of the season Wembley Lions won the inaugural National League title Dicky Case of the Wimbledon Dons finished with the highest average Final table editPos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wembley Lions 16 13 0 3 262 Crystal Palace Glaziers 16 11 1 4 233 Belle Vue Aces 16 9 1 6 194 Stamford Bridge Pensioners 16 8 1 7 175 Wimbledon Dons 16 8 1 7 176 West Ham Hammers 16 7 0 9 147 Coventry 16 6 0 10 128 Clapton Saints 16 4 0 12 89 Plymouth Tigers 16 4 0 12 8Top Ten Riders editNat Team C M A 1 Dicky Case nbsp Wimbledon Dons 10 422 Ginger Lees nbsp Wembley Lions 10 403 Wal Phillips nbsp Stamford Bridge Pensioners 10 334 Syd Jackson nbsp Coventry 10 135 Ron Johnson nbsp Crystal Palace Glaziers 9 606 Vic Huxley nbsp Wimbledon Dons 9 507 Eric Langton nbsp Belle Vue Aces 9 338 Nobby Key nbsp Crystal Palace Glaziers 8 899 Jack Parker nbsp Clapton Saints 8 8010 Frank Arthur nbsp Stamford Bridge Pensioners 8 64National Trophy editThe 1932 National Trophy was the second edition of the Knockout Cup 4 First round edit Date Team one Score Team two06 07 Clapton 57 35 Plymouth05 07 Plymouth 44 50 ClaptonQuarterfinals edit Date Team one Score Team two27 07 Clapton 50 44 Coventry28 07 Coventry 55 41 Clapton30 07 Crystal Palace 51 43 Wimbledon13 08 Stamford Bridge 46 45 Wembley04 08 Wembley 54 42 Stamford Bridge26 07 West Ham 51 42 Belle Vue15 08 Wimbledon 54 42 Crystal Palace23 07 Belle Vue 64 32 West HamSemifinals edit Date Team one Score Team two10 09 Belle Vue 56 37 Wimbledon03 09 Coventry 38 56 Wembley08 09 Wembley 63 33 Coventry19 09 Wimbledon 50 46 Belle VueFinal edit First leg 13 October 1932Wembley LionsGinger Lees 12George Greenwood 12Wally Kilmister 11Jack Ormston 7Norman Evans 7Harry Whitfield 7Lionel Van Praag 6Gordon Byers 466 29Belle Vue AcesEric Gregory 7Bob Harrison 6Eric Langton 6Frank Varey 3Joe Abbott 3Harold Hastings 2Max Grosskreutz 1Jack Dixon 1Dusty Haigh 0Larry Boulton 0 5 Empire Stadium Second leg 15 October 1932Belle Vue AcesFrank Varey 12Eric Langton 12Max Grosskreutz 9Eric Gregory 7Joe Abbott 6Dusty Haigh 6Bob Harrison 5Harold Hastings 158 37Wembley LionsLionel Van Praag 7Jack Ormston 6Harry Whitfield 6Ginger Lees 5George Greenwood 5Wally Kilmister 4Norman Evans 1Gordon Byers 1Charlie Shelton 1Colin Watson 1 5 Hyde Road Wembley were declared National Trophy Champions winning on aggregate 103 87 National Association Trophy editThe National Association Trophy was won by Stamford Bridge 6 Final table editTeam PL W D L PtsStamford Bridge Pensioners 18 16 0 2 32Wembley Lions 18 14 0 4 28Crystal Palace Glaziers 18 12 0 6 24Belle Vue Aces 18 11 0 7 22West Ham Hammers 18 11 0 7 22Wimbledon Dons 18 11 0 7 22Clapton Saints 18 5 0 13 10Coventry 18 5 0 13 10Sheffield 18 3 0 15 6Plymouth Devils 18 2 0 16 4London Cup editFirst round Team one Score Team twoWimbledon 53 38 37 57 Stamford BridgeClapton 42 48 42 54 Crystal PalaceWest Ham byeWembley byeSemi final round Team one Score Team twoWest Ham 47 49 41 5 46 5 Stamford BridgeWembley 65 30 37 56 Crystal PalaceFinal edit First leg 17 September 1932Stamford BridgeWal Phillips 12 Frank Arthur 11 Jack Chapman 7Dick Smythe 6 Bill Stanley 5Gus Kuhn 4 Jack Bishop 2Charlie Blacklock 1Frank Bond 048 47WembleyJack Ormston 8 Lionel Van Praag 8 Ginger Lees 8Norman Evans 6Gordon Byers 5 Wally Kilmister 5 Colin Watson 4Charlie Shelton 3Stamford Bridge Second leg 29 September 1932WembleyGinger Lees 10Harry Whitfield 9Jack Ormston 7Norman Evans 7 Gordon Byers 7Colin Watson 6Wally Kilmister 4Charlie Shelton 1Lionel Van Praag 152 44Stamford BridgeWal Phillips 12rank Arthur 11 Dick Smythe 9 Jack Chapman 5 Gus Kuhn 3Ted Bravery 3Bill Stanley 1Charlie Blacklock 0 7 Empire Stadium Wembley won on aggregate 99 92Riders amp final averages editBelle Vue nbsp Eric Langton 9 33 nbsp Max Grosskreutz 8 15 nbsp Frank Varey 8 00 nbsp Eric Gregory 7 15 nbsp Joe Abbott 7 00 nbsp Bob Harrison 6 84 nbsp Frank Charles 6 67 nbsp Broncho Dixon 4 38 nbsp Dusty Haigh 4 35 nbsp Harold Hastings 3 33 nbsp Larry Boulton 2 67 Clapton nbsp Jack Parker 8 80 nbsp Norman Parker 7 50 nbsp Ernie Rickman 7 38 nbsp Phil Bishop 6 97 nbsp Wally Lloyd 6 50 nbsp Alf Foulds 5 65 nbsp Vic Collins 5 44 nbsp Steve Langton 5 24 nbsp Billy Dallison 4 50 nbsp Chun Moore 4 44 nbsp Frank Goulden 4 00 nbsp Ben Living 3 69 nbsp Roy Barrowclough 3 50 nbsp Arthur Westwood 2 32 nbsp Henry Taft 2 00 Coventry nbsp Syd Jackson 10 13 nbsp Roy Dook 6 18 nbsp Arthur Tims 5 94 nbsp Cyril Taft 5 26 nbsp Bill Pitcher 5 00 nbsp Stew Fairbairn 4 94 nbsp Reg Hutchins 4 18 nbsp John Deeley 3 84 nbsp Stan Greatrex 3 66 nbsp Stan Dell 3 11 Crystal Palace nbsp Ron Johnson 9 67 nbsp Nobby Key 8 75 nbsp Tom Farndon 8 00 nbsp Joe Francis 7 33 nbsp Eric Blain 5 89 nbsp Triss Sharp 5 85 nbsp George Newton 5 50 nbsp Alf Sawford 4 86 nbsp Alex Peel 4 43 nbsp Harry Shepherd 3 50 Plymouth nbsp Eric Collins 8 11 nbsp Bill Clibbett 7 38 nbsp Frank Pearce 6 37 nbsp Bert Spencer 5 96 nbsp Jack Jackson 4 60 nbsp Frank Goulden 4 53 nbsp Clem Mitchell 4 00 nbsp Jack Barber 3 56 nbsp Stan Lupton 3 14 nbsp Ray Taylor 2 67 Stamford Bridge nbsp Wal Phillips 10 33 nbsp Frank Arthur 8 64 nbsp Arthur Warwick 7 72 nbsp Dick Smythe 7 65 nbsp Gus Kuhn 6 42 nbsp Charlie Blacklock 6 00 nbsp Jack Chapman 4 27 nbsp Bill Stanley 4 00 nbsp Jack Bishop 2 40 nbsp Dick Wise 0 57 Wembley nbsp Ginger Lees 10 40 nbsp Wally Kilmister 8 17 nbsp Reg Bounds 7 68 nbsp Harry Whitfield 7 30 nbsp Lionel Van Praag 6 95 nbsp Gordon Byers 6 92 nbsp George Greenwood 6 90 nbsp Colin Watson 6 67 nbsp Jack Ormston 6 29 nbsp Norman Evans 6 12 West Ham nbsp Tiger Stevenson 8 00 nbsp Bluey Wilkinson 7 67 nbsp Tommy Croombs 7 20 nbsp Arthur Jervis 5 80 nbsp Les Wotton 5 11 nbsp Charlie Spinks 4 94 nbsp Tiger Hart 4 00 nbsp Arthur Atkinson 3 81 nbsp Rol Stobbart 2 86 Wimbledon nbsp Dicky Case 10 42 nbsp Vic Huxley 9 50 nbsp Ray Tauser 6 62 nbsp Wally Hull 5 76 nbsp Billy Lamont 5 22 nbsp Claude Rye 5 02 nbsp Ivor Hill 2 74 nbsp Len Parker 2 70 nbsp Con Cantwell 1 71See also editList of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup speedway References edit Rogers Martin 1978 The Illustrated History of Speedway Studio Publications Ipswich Ltd p 129 ISBN 0 904584 45 3 Historic league tables Speedway Archive BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES PRE WAR ERA 1929 1939 British Speedway Retrieved 4 July 2021 1932 National Trophy Speedway archive a b 1932 National Trophy PDF Speedway Researcher Retrieved 5 August 2021 1932 National Association Trophy PDF Speedway Researcher Retrieved 5 August 2021 London Speedway Cup Daily News London 30 September 1932 Retrieved 16 September 2023 via British Newspaper Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1932 Speedway National League amp oldid 1184467102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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