# 1932 Speedway National League

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

## Summary

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. In May 1932, the Southampton Saints promotion left Banister Court Stadium to take over the licence at Lea Bridge Stadium, with the team becoming the Clapton Saints.
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

| 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 |

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BV | CLA | COV | CP | PLY | SB | WEM | WH | WIM |
| Belle Vue | | 38–16 | 38–15 | 32–22 | 35–15 | 31–23 | 29–25 | 35–18 | 26–26 |
| Clapton | 21–32 | | 24–27 | 28–26 | 36–18 | 31–23 | 20–34 | 21–31 | 35–19 |
| Coventry | 32.5–21.5 | 28–25 | | 22–31 | 34–18 | 29–25 | 22–29 | 30–24 | 24–29 |
| Crystal Palace | 30–24 | 35–19 | 31–22 | | 31–20 | 27–27 | 30–24 | 25–27 | 34–20 |
| Plymouth | 23–25 | 33–20 | 31–22 | 19–35 | | 30–22 | 16–35 | 32–18 | 22–29 |
| Stamford Bridge | 30–22 | 39–15 | 37–16 | 25–29 | 39–15 | | 29–25 | 31–22 | 34–19 |
| Wembley | 41–13 | 33–20 | 30–24 | 29–25 | 27–24 | 30–24 | | 33–20 | 29–25 |
| West Ham | 29–25 | 29–22 | 35–18 | 25–26 | 34–20 | 20–33 | 14–40 | | 28–25 |
| Wimbledon | 27–26 | 35–17 | 35–19 | 23–31 | 33.5–20.5 | 28–26 | 23–31 | 31–23 | |

## Top Ten Riders

| | | Team | C.M.A. |
| 1 | Dicky Case | Wimbledon | 10.42 |
| 2 | Ginger Lees | Wembley | 10.40 |
| 3 | Wal Phillips | Stamford Bridge | 10.33 |
| 4 | Syd Jackson | Coventry | 10.13 |
| 5 | Ron Johnson | Crystal Palace | 9.60 |
| 6 | Vic Huxley | Wimbledon | 9.50 |
| 7 | Eric Langton | Belle Vue | 9.33 |
| 8 | Nobby Key | Crystal Palace | 8.89 |
| 9 | Jack Parker | Clapton | 8.80 |
| 10 | Frank Arthur | Stamford Bridge | 8.64 |

## National Trophy

The 1932 National Trophy was the second edition of the Knockout Cup.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 06/07 | Clapton | 57-35 | Plymouth |
| 05/07 | Plymouth | 44-50 | Clapton |
Quarterfinals
| 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
| 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

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

## National Association Trophy

The National Association Trophy was won by Stamford Bridge.

## Final table

| 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 Tigers | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 |

## London Cup

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

First leg
Second leg
Wembley won on aggregate 99–92

## Riders & final averages

Belle Vue
* Eric Langton 9.33
* Max Grosskreutz 8.15
* Frank Varey 8.00
* Eric Gregory 7.15
* Joe Abbott 7.00
* Bob Harrison 6.84
* Frank Charles 6.67
* Broncho Dixon 4.38
* Dusty Haigh 4.35
* Harold Hastings 3.33
* Larry Boulton 2.67
Clapton
* Jack Parker 8.80
* Norman Parker 7.50
* Ernie Rickman 7.38
* Phil Bishop 6.97
* Wally Lloyd 6.50
* Alf Foulds 5.65
* Vic Collins 5.44
* Steve Langton 5.24
* Billy Dallison 4.50
* Chun Moore 4.44
* Frank Goulden 4.00
* Ben Living 3.69
* Roy Barrowclough 3.50
* Arthur Westwood 2.32
* Henry Taft 2.00
Coventry
* Syd Jackson 10.13
* Roy Dook 6.18
* Arthur Tims 5.94
* Cyril Taft 5.26
* Bill Pitcher 5.00
* Stew Fairbairn 4.94
* Reg Hutchins 4.18
* John Deeley 3.84
* Stan Greatrex 3.66
* Stan Dell 3.11
Crystal Palace
* Ron Johnson 9.67
* Nobby Key 8.75
* Tom Farndon 8.00
* Joe Francis 7.33
* Eric Blain 5.89
* Triss Sharp 5.85
* George Newton 5.50
* Alf Sawford 4.86
* Alex Peel 4.43
* Harry Shepherd 3.50
Plymouth
* Eric Collins 8.11
* Bill Clibbett 7.38
* Frank Pearce 6.37
* Bert Spencer 5.96
* Jack Jackson 4.60
* Frank Goulden 4.53
* Clem Mitchell 4.00
* Jack Barber 3.56
* Stan Lupton 3.14
* Ray Taylor 2.67
Stamford Bridge
* Wal Phillips 10.33
* Frank Arthur 8.64
* Arthur Warwick 7.72
* Dick Smythe 7.65
* Gus Kuhn 6.42
* Charlie Blacklock 6.00
* Jack Chapman 4.27
* Bill Stanley 4.00
* Jack Bishop 2.40
* Dick Wise 0.57
Wembley
* Ginger Lees 10.40
* Wally Kilmister 8.17
* Reg Bounds 7.68
* Harry Whitfield 7.30
* Lionel Van Praag 6.95
* Gordon Byers 6.92
* George Greenwood 6.90
* Colin Watson 6.67
* Jack Ormston 6.29
* Norman Evans 6.12
West Ham
* Tiger Stevenson 8.00
* Bluey Wilkinson 7.67
* Tommy Croombs 7.20
* Arthur Jervis 5.80
* Les Wotton 5.11
* Charlie Spinks 4.94
* Tiger Hart 4.00
* Arthur Atkinson 3.81
* Rol Stobbart 2.86
Wimbledon
* Dicky Case 10.42
* Vic Huxley 9.50
* Ray Tauser 6.62
* Wally Hull 5.76
* Billy Lamont 5.22
* Claude Rye 5.02
* Ivor Hill 2.74
* Len Parker 2.70
* Con Cantwell 1.71