# 1930 Speedway Southern League

The 1930 Southern League was the second season of speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. The Northern teams also had their second season known as the 1930 Speedway Northern League.

## Summary

White City had left the league but three new teams - High Beech, Leicester Stadium and Nottingham all joined and Birmingham Bulldogs returned as Hall Green Bulldogs. The Wembley Lions won their first title. Birmingham Brummies (Perry Barr) withdrew after 4 meetings and their record was expunged

## Final table

| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Wembley Lions | 24 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 41 |
| 2 | Southampton Saints | 24 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 35 |
| 3 | Stamford Bridge Pensioners | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Hall Green Bulldogs | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 6 | Coventry | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace Glaziers | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | Lea Bridge | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 21 |
| 9 | West Ham Hammers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| 10 | Leicester Stadium | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 11 | High Beech | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Harringay Canaries | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 |
| 13 | Nottingham | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Birmingham (Perry Barr)

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | COV | CP | HG | HAR | HB | LB | LEI | NOT | SOT | SB | WEM | WH | WIM |
| Coventry | | 34–20 | 30–23 | 35–19 | 43–11 | 36–18 | 34–19 | 30–22 | 30–22 | 27–26 | 0–36 | 29–25 | 32–22 |
| Crystal Palace | 38–15 | | 34–19 | 33–18 | 29–24 | 27–26 | 34–20 | 41–12 | 24–30 | 34–19 | 30–23 | 22–32 | 25–29 |
| Hall Green | 34–19 | 28–26 | | 29–24 | 37–17 | 33–21 | 31–23 | 37–16 | 26–27 | 31–23 | 19–35 | 27–26 | 27–27 |
| Harringay | 18–35 | 31–22 | 22–32 | | 30–24 | 32.5–20.5 | 29–24 | 38–16 | 28–25 | 24–29 | 23–31 | 25–28 | 17–37 |
| High Beech | 30–24 | 29–22 | 23–29 | 30–23 | | 32–18 | 33–21 | 29–24 | 27–25 | 16–37 | 21–32 | 30–23 | 25–29 |
| Lea Bridge | 31–22 | 30–23 | 27–26 | 27–25 | 35–18 | | 31–22 | 32–22 | 24–30 | 27–27 | 23–31 | 29–22 | 31–22 |
| Leicester | 29–24 | 27–27 | 23.5–30.5 | 26–27 | 30–23 | 29–25 | | 31–23 | 23–27 | 33–20 | 25–29 | 29–22 | 30–20 |
| Nottingham | 27–27 | 16–37 | 26–28 | 27–26 | 32–22 | 26–27 | 22–32 | | 26–28 | 21–31 | 22–31 | 24–30 | 21–33 |
| Southampton | 40–12 | 25–29 | 36–17 | 37–17 | 35–18 | 29–24 | 34–20 | 39–15 | | 28.5–25.5 | 26.5–26.5 | 35–18 | 31–22 |
| Stamford Bridge | 34–20 | 35–19 | 34–19 | 36–18 | 42–12 | 34–19 | 36–17 | 38–14 | 26–28 | | 29–24 | 37–16 | 28–26 |
| Wembley | 39–14 | 31–22 | 28.5–24.5 | 33–20 | 37–16 | 40–14 | 34–20 | 37–17 | 35–19 | 24–29 | | 36–18 | 30–22 |
| West Ham | 20–33 | 31–23 | 28–24 | 41–13 | 35–19 | 33–21 | 33–20 | 39–11 | 18–36 | 24–29 | 21–33 | | 25–29 |
| Wimbledon | 30–24 | 28–26 | 34–19 | 30–24 | 29–25 | 33–21 | 41–12 | 39–7 | 30–23 | 30–24 | 21–32 | 32–19 | |

## Top Five Riders

| | | Team | C.M.A. |
| 1 | Vic Huxley | Harringay | 10.55 |
| 2 | Jack Parker | Coventry | 10.34 |
| 3 | Jack Ormston | Wembley | 10.29 |
| 4 | Colin Watson | Harringay/Wembley | 10.15 |
| 5 | Billy Dallison | Hall Green | 10.07 |

## London Cup

The 1930 London Cup was the inaugural competition for teams from the London area. Wembley were the winners.
First round
| Team one | Score | Team two |
| Crystal Palace | 52–43, 33–62 | Wimbledon |
| Wembley | 71–25, 44–52 | High Beech |
| Stamford Bridge | 60–35, 53–40 | West Ham |
| Harringay | 52–44, 47–47 | Lea Bridge |
Semi final round
| Team one | Score | Team two |
| Harringay | 50–46, 38–58 | Stamford Bridge |
| Wimbledon | 39–56, 44–52 | Wembley |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
Wembley won on aggregate 105–83

## Riders & final averages

Birmingham
* Wally Lloyd 6.67
* Clem Mitchell 6.67
* Tim Reid 4.00
* Arthur Johnson 2.00
* Geoff Siddaway 2.00
* Joe Hassall 2.00
Coventry
* Jack Parker 10.34
* Tom Farndon 8.30
* Norman Parker 7.25
* Arthur Tims 6.56
* Wilmot Evans 5.78
* John Deeley 5.71
* Bill Stanley 5.68
* Lew Lancaster 4.63
* Cecil Walker 4.57
* George Allbrook 2.91
Crystal Palace
* Roger Frogley 9.39
* Triss Sharp 8.63
* Ron Johnson 8.52
* Joe Francis 6.52
* Wally Lloyd 6.32
* Clem Mitchell 5.93
* Jack Barrett 5.13
* Harry Shepherd 4.20
Hall Green
* Billy Dallison 10.07
* Harry Taft 7.84
* Bunny Wilcox 7.17
* Reg Hutchins 6.93
* Cyril Taft 5.46
* Jimmy Gent 5.00
* Les Patrick 4.24
Harringay
* Vic Huxley 10.55
* Alf Sawford 5.61
* Howard Traynor 5.67
* Bill Clibbett 5.13
* Jack Kidwell 4.95
* Stan Spencer 4.48
* Wally Hicklin 4.17
* Ron Thompson 3.10
* Ivor Hill 2.61
* Percy Bryant 2.00
High Beech
* Phil Bishop 7.82
* Stan Baines 7.71
* Syd Edmonds 6.37
* Jack Barnett 6.13
* Stan Taylor 5.00
* George Bishop 4.52
* Jack Sharp 4.00
* Charlie Upham 2.86
* Charlie King 1.81
Lea Bridge
* Charlie Spinks 7.88
* Reg Stanley 7.47
* Jimmy Stevens 7.45
* Alf Foulds 7.30
* Harold Hastings 6.34
* Stew Fairbairn 6.22
* Harold Osment 5.46
* Ned Kelly 5.11
* Alex Peel 2.00
Leicester
* Cyril "Squib" Burton 9.67
* Syd Jackson 8.76
* Nobby Kendrick 5.59
* Jack Rowley 5.44
* Bill Crouch 4.98
* Bill Pitcher 4.52
* Arthur Johnson 3.00
* Cylone Smith 2.15
* Tom Taylor 1.54
Nottingham
* George Wigfield 8.22
* Nobby Key 6.84
* Billy Ellmore 5.86
* Joe Gooding 5.60
* Buster Brown 4.81
* Wally Humphrry 4.48
* Spencer Stratton 4.22
* Reg Lucas 3.26
Southampton
* Vic Collins 9.26
* Sprouts Elder 9.25
* Arnie Hansen 8.81
* Frank Goulden 7.73
* Geoff Taylor 7.68
* Jimmy Hayes 6.71
* Dick Sulway 5.93
* Clarrie Eldridge 5.74
* Eric Lister 5.71
* Ken Purser 5.25
Stamford Bridge
* Frank Arthur 9.84
* Gus Kuhn 9.35
* Arthur Warwick 8.70
* Wal Phillips 8.33
* Don Boswell 6.22
* Les Blakebrough 5.51
* Colin Ford 5.40
* Nick Nicol 4.41
* Fred Ralph 4.00
* Bill White 1.50
Wembley
* Jack Ormston 10.29
* Colin Watson 10.04
* Stan Catlett 8.59
* Harry Whitfield 7.73
* Arthur Atkinson 7.65
* Norman Evans 6.89
* Buster Frogley 6.34
* George Greenwood 6.26
* Wally Kilmister 2.67
West Ham
* Tommy Croombs 9.10
* Tiger Stevenson 8.64
* Reg Bounds 8.33
* Bluey Wilkinson 8.24
* Don Durant 6.46
* Roy Dook 6.29
* Arthur Westwood 5.70
* Den Taylor 4.73
* Les Maguire 3.91
* Bert Jones 3.37
* Allen Kilfoyle 2.75
Wimbledon
* Jim Kempster 9.21
* Dicky Case 8.48
* Billy Lamont 7.59
* Ray Tauser 7.40
* Len Parker 7.17
* Mart Sieffert 5.03
* Les Dearth 4.80
* Del Forster 4.22
* Harold Crook 3.27