# 1933 Speedway National League

The 1933 National League was the fifth season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.

## 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 |

## Fixtures & results
### A fixtures

| Home \ Away | BV | CLA | COV | CP | NOT | PLY | SHE | WEM | WH | WIM |
| Belle Vue | | 27–36 | 46–17 | 45–14 | 46–16 | 44–19 | 45–18 | 32–30 | 41–21 | 34–29 |
| Clapton | 28–35 | | 45–17 | 37–21 | 48–13 | 40–23 | 53–10 | 44–18 | 31–31 | 27–35 |
| Coventry | 25–38 | 25–38 | | 33–29 | 41–21 | 18–45 | 38–25 | 27–34 | 24–39 | 20–42 |
| Crystal Palace | 37–26 | 40–20 | 44–18 | | 41–22 | 45–17 | 49–11 | 39–23 | 41–21 | 42–21 |
| Nottingham | 18–41 | 41–22 | 41–21 | 24–38 | | 45–17 | 33–30 | 24–35 | 0–36 | 22–41 |
| Plymouth | 34–29 | 20–42 | 38–21 | 33–30 | 46–16 | | 32–31 | 34–29 | 32–31 | 31–32 |
| Sheffield | 25–38 | 18–45 | 44–18 | 23–40 | 35–23 | 32–31 | | 25–38 | 36–26 | 32–29 |
| Wembley | 38–23 | 49.5–13.5 | 37–21 | 34–29 | 45–16 | 46–17 | 37–26 | | 38–24 | 25–37 |
| West Ham | 23–39 | 34–29 | 44–15 | 36–24 | 44–18 | 40–22 | 46–16 | 46.5–16.5 | | 36–23 |
| Wimbledon | 28–35 | 36–27 | 43–19 | 33–29 | 38–24 | 38–23 | 46–14 | 25–38 | 46–16 | |

### B fixtures

| Home \ Away | BV | CLA | COV | CP | NOT | PLY | SHE | WEM | WH | WIM |
| Belle Vue | | 33–30 | 50–13 | 33–30 | 49–14 | 52–11 | 45–17 | 32–31 | 37.5–24.5 | 43–20 |
| Clapton | 35–27 | | 39–24 | 33–30 | 31–32 | 45–18 | 41–22 | 34–28 | 22–41 | 32–30 |
| Coventry | 28–35 | 31.5–31.5 | | 26–36 | 45–17 | 51–12 | 43–18 | 42–21 | 34–28 | 26.5–36.5 |
| Crystal Palace | 30–33 | 32–29 | 32–30 | | 37–25 | 41–22 | 32–31 | 42–21 | 30–31 | 46–17 |
| Nottingham | 29–34 | 40–18 | 30–33 | 32–31 | | 40–21 | 39–23 | 25–37 | 30–30 | 27–35 |
| Plymouth | 21–42 | 24–38 | 18–45 | 30–32 | 36–23 | | 31–30 | 35–27 | 21–42 | 30–33 |
| Sheffield | 25–38 | 30–33 | 39–23 | 41–22 | 37–26 | 38–25 | | 33–30 | 29–34 | 35–26 |
| Wembley | 21–42 | 31–31 | 35–28 | 35–27 | 46–17 | 48–15 | 51–12 | | 28–35 | 24–38 |
| West Ham | 26–36 | 32–30 | 31–31 | 26–37 | 43–16 | 40–23 | 37–26 | 36–27 | | 37–25 |
| Wimbledon | 28–33 | 37–26 | 37–26 | 34–29 | 44–19 | 47–15 | 39–23 | 30–32 | 34.5–28.5 | |

## Top Ten Riders

| | | Team | C.M.A. |
| 1 | Jack Parker | Clapton | 9.87 |
| 2 | Claude Rye | Wimbledon | 9.31 |
| 3 | Dicky Case | Coventry | 9.05 |
| 4 | Vic Huxley | Wimbledon | 9.03 |
| 5 | Tom Farndon | Crystal Palace | 8.94 |
| 6 | Eric Langton | Belle Vue | 8.88 |
| 7 | Syd Jackson | Wimbledon | 8.70 |
| 8 | Wally Kilmister | Wembley | 8.56 |
| 9 | Bluey Wilkinson | West Ham | 8.40 |
| 10 | Tiger Stevenson | West Ham | 8.33 |

## National Trophy

The 1933 National Trophy was the third edition of the Knockout Cup.
Preliminary round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Second leg
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

## London Cup

First round
| Team one | Score | Team two |
| Wimbledon | 60–65, 77–49 | Crystal Palace |
Semi final round
| Team one | Score | Team two |
| Wimbledon | 71–54, 68–57 | Clapton |
| West Ham | 60–66, 46–77 | Wembley |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
Wembley won on aggregate 140–109

## Riders & final averages

Belle Vue
* Eric Langton 8.88
* Bill Kitchen 8.20
* Bob Harrison 7.39
* Frank Varey 7.14
* Max Grosskreutz 6.28
* Frank Charles 6.12
* Joe Abbott 5.93
* Eric Gregory 5.63
* Broncho Dixon 3.50
Clapton
* Jack Parker 9.87
* Norman Parker 7.96
* Billy Dallison 6.83
* Wally Lloyd 6.03
* Phil Bishop 5.27
* Roy Barrowclough 4.31
* Billy Lamont 4.14
* Alf Foulds 3.41
* Cliff Parkinson 3.38
* Arthur Westwood 3.00
* Jim Kempster 2.68
Coventry
* Dicky Case 9.05
* Stan Greatrex 6.67
* Roy Dook 6.19
* Bill Pitcher 5.47
* Triss Sharp 4.64
* Wal Morton 4.50
* Cyril Taft 3.92
* Stan Dell 3.27
* Alf Mattson 2.67
* Arthur Tims 2.38
Crystal Palace
* Tom Farndon 8.94
* Ron Johnson 7.66
* Joe Francis 7.34
* Nobby Key 5.76
* George Newton 4.70
* Harry Shepherd 4.53
* Lew Lancaster 2.59
* Jack Jackson 2.50
Nottingham
* Charlie Blacklock 5.84
* Fred Strecker 5.42
* Les Wotton 5.31
* George Greenwood 5.08
* Ivor Hill 4.81
* Jack Chapman 4.64
* Fred Tate 3.77
* Charlie Shelton 3.52
* George Dykes 2.82
Plymouth
* Bill Clibbett 6.03
* Bert Spencer 6.00
* Sebastian Roth 5.80
* Jack Sharp 5.01
* Ted Bravery 5.05
* Bill Stanley 4.85
* Frank Goulden 4.37
* Mick Murphy (John Glass) 3.72
* Reg Stanley 3.58
* Harry Bray 2.05
Sheffield
* Squib Burton 7.91
* Eric Blain 6.89
* Tommy Gamble 5.27
* Dusty Haigh 5.04
* Ernie Evans 4.91
* Larry Boulton 3.57
* Henry Walker 3.38
* Chun Moore 3.38
* Wally Hull 3.00
* John Deeley 2.59
* Cliff Watson 2.40
Wembley
* Wally Kilmister 8.56
* Ginger Lees 8.26
* Colin Watson 6.47
* Gordon Byers 6.41
* Harry Whitfield 6.00
* Lionel Van Praag 5.08
* Reg Bounds 3.47
* Norman Evans 3.33
* Maurice Stobbart 3.00
* Hal Herbert 3.00
West Ham
* Bluey Wilkinson 8.40
* Tiger Stevenson 8.33
* Morian Hansen 6.00
* Tommy Croombs 5.89
* Tommy Allott 5.84
* Arthur Atkinson 5.17
* Keith Harvey 3.60
* Tiger Hart 3.26
* Wal Morton 3.00
* Rol Stobbart 2.46
Wimbledon
* Claude Rye 9.31
* Vic Huxley 9.03
* Syd Jackson 8.70
* Wal Phillips 6.78
* Gus Kuhn 6.25
* Alf Sawford 4.11
* Geoff Pymar 3.85
* Rube Sonny Wilson 2.25
* Fred Leavis 2.23