# 1934 Speedway National League

The 1934 National League Division One was the sixth season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was also the first time that a second division/tier of racing was introduced following the creation of a reserves league.

## Summary

Birmingham Bulldogs (formerly Hall Green) and Lea Bridge rejoined the league.
Sheffield dropped out and most of their team joined Lea Bridge. Clapton Saints, who rode at Lea Bridge's stadium in the previous season relocated and raced as Harringay Tigers. Crystal Palace relocated to New Cross under the promotion of Fred Mockford, with the reason being that Mockford believed attendances would be larger.
Coventry and Nottingham also dropped out.
Lea Bridge had their licence revoked by the Speedway Control Board in late July and were relocated to Walthamstow Stadium, riding as the Walthamstow Wolves, who took on their last ten fixtures.
Belle Vue Aces won their second consecutive double of national title and Knockout Cup. They also completed the treble by winning the A.C.U Cup. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

## National League Final table

| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Belle Vue Aces | 32 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 54 |
| 2 | Wembley Lions | 32 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 52 |
| 3 | New Cross Lambs | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 42 |
| 4 | West Ham Hammers | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 33 |
| 5 | Wimbledon Dons | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
| 6 | Harringay Tigers | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 29 |
| 7 | Birmingham Bulldogs | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
| 8 | Plymouth Tigers | 32 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 18 |
| 9 | Lea Bridge + Walthamstow Wolves | 32 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10* |
* Lea Bridge scored 8 points from 22 matches, Walthamstow scored 2 from 10

## Fixtures & results
### A fixtures

| Home \ Away | BV | BIR | HAR | LBW | NC | PLY | WEM | WH | WIM |
| Belle Vue | | 38–16 | 33–21 | 33–21 | 26–25 | 36–0 | 26–28 | 32–19 | 34–19 |
| Birmingham | 21–33 | | 22–32 | 31–23 | 28–25 | 31–23 | 20–34 | 32–22 | 26–27 |
| Harringay | 21–33 | 28–24 | | 35–18 | 20–33 | 35–15 | 26–28 | 32–21 | 26–28 |
| Lea Bridge/Walthamstow | 18–32 | 31–22 | 19–33 | | 18–33 | 28–25 | 23–31 | 23–29 | 23–31 |
| New Cross | 31–21 | 26–24 | 29–25 | 38–16 | | 31–22 | 32–21 | 24–29 | 30–24 |
| Plymouth | 18–36 | 32–20 | 28–26 | 29–22 | 21–32 | | 22–32 | 27–27 | 28–25 |
| Wembley | 23–31 | 35–19 | 23–31 | 35–17 | 33–20 | 40–14 | | 35–17 | 31–23 |
| West Ham | 22–32 | 27–26 | 30–23 | 33–21 | 27–26 | 40–11 | 24–30 | | 20–33 |
| Wimbledon | 21–33 | 36–17 | 31–23 | 31–23 | 29–24 | 33–20 | 21–32 | 37–15 | |

### B fixtures

| Home \ Away | BV | BIR | HAR | LBW | NC | PLY | WEM | WH | WIM |
| Belle Vue | | 42–11 | 36–18 | 40–14 | 28–26 | 41–12 | 35–19 | 30–24 | 38–16 |
| Birmingham | 12–40 | | 21–33 | 26–26 | 30–23 | 39–14 | 22–32 | 31–23 | 32–22 |
| Harringay | 21–33 | 32–20 | | 34–20 | 26.5–27.5 | 40–14 | 22–32 | 33–20 | 23–29 |
| Lea Bridge/Walthamstow | 17–36 | 29–25 | 25–29 | | 23–30 | 22–31 | 22–32 | 21–32 | 29–25 |
| New Cross | 20–34 | 33–21 | 39–14 | 36–17 | | 42–9 | 28–26 | 29–25 | 8–16 |
| Plymouth | 31–22 | 30–23 | 26–26 | 25–28 | 23–31 | | 23–30 | 22–32 | 27–22 |
| Wembley | 23–31 | 36–17 | 22–30 | 32–21 | 28–25 | 41–12 | | 36–18 | 29–24 |
| West Ham | 35–19 | 33–21 | 31–23 | 36–17 | 33–21 | 40–14 | 23–31 | | 34–19 |
| Wimbledon | 27–26 | 29–25 | 27–26 | 34–19 | 25–28 | 34–20 | 20–32 | 22–32 | |

## Top Ten Riders

| | Rider | Team | Points | C.M.A. |
| 1 | Eric Langton | Belle Vue | 186.5 | 10.32 |
| 2 | Vic Huxley | Wimbledon | 132 | 10.31 |
| 3 | Jack Parker | Harringay | 230 | 10.07 |
| 4 | Tom Farndon | New Cross | 240.5 | 10.06 |
| 5 | Ginger Lees | Wembley | 230 | 9.96 |
| 6 | Dicky Case | Lea Bridge/Walthamstow | 208 | 9.48 |
| 7 | Bluey Wilkinson | West Ham | 210 | 9.08 |
| 8 | Joe Abbott | Belle Vue | 168 | 9.05 |
| 9 | Bill Kitchen | Belle Vue | 182 | 8.97 |
| 10 | Tiger Stevenson | West Ham | 179 | 8.92 |
In the 1934 season, a league for reserves and junior riders was introduced. This wasn't continued in 1935. West Ham Reserves won the reserve league dropping just one point in 12 matches.

## Reserve League Final table

| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | West Ham Reserves | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| 2 | Wembley Reserves | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Harringay Reserves | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Wimbledon Reserves | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Birmingham Reserves | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Belle Vue Reserves | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| 7 | New Cross Reserves | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |

## National Trophy

The 1934 National Trophy was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 29/05 | Plymouth | 49-57 | Lea Bridge |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 26/06 | Birmingham | 36-69 | Belle Vue |
| 23/06 | Belle Vue | 81-27 | Birmingham |
| 25/06 | Wimbledon | 67-38 | Lea Bridge |
| 29/06 | Lea Bridge | 60-47 | Wimbledon |
| 28/06 | Wembley | 59-49 | Harringay |
| 30/06 | Harringay | 33-74 | Wembley |
| 26/06 | West Ham | 48.5-59.5 | New Cross |
| 27/06 | New Cross | 69-36 | West Ham |
Semifinals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 28/07 | Belle Vue | 48-30 | Wimbledon |
| 30/07 | Wimbledon | 32-75 | Belle Vue |
| 25/07 | New Cross | 42-62 | Wembley |
| 26/07 | Wembley | 67.5-40.5 | New Cross |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

## A.C.U Cup

The 1934 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the first edition of the Cup.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 14/08 | Birmingham | 49-59 | Wembley |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 11/09 | Plymouth | 44–62 | Harringay |
| 12/09 | New Cross | 62–44 | Wimbledon |
| 15/09 | Belle Vue | 79–29 | Wembley |
| 18/09 | West Ham | 66–37 | Walthamstow |
Semifinals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 29/09 | Harringay | 45–62 | Belle Vue |
| 09/10 | West Ham | 58-49 | New Cross |

### Final

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 15/10 | Belle Vue | 56–51 | West Ham |

## London Cup

First round
| Team one | Score | Team two |
| Wembley | 60–47, 57–48 | Wimbledon |
| Harringay | 44–63, 41–66 | New Cross |
Semi final round
| Team one | Score | Team two |
| Wembley | 57–51, 46–62 | West Ham |
| New Cross | 69–38, 65–41 | Walthamstow |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
New Cross won on aggregate 114–97

## Riders & final averages

Belle Vue
* Eric Langton 10.32
* Joe Abbott 9.05
* Bill Kitchen 8.97
* Frank Charles 8.54
* Max Grosskreutz 8.00
* Oliver Langton 5.71
* Frank Varey 5.11
* Bob Harrison 4.94
Birmingham
* Jack Ormston 8.33
* Bill Pitcher 6.69
* Les Wotton 6.51
* Wally Lloyd 6.13
* Jack Chapman 5.55
* Billy Dallison 5.22
* Arthur Tims 4.92
* Tommy Gamble 4.10
* Fred Strecker 3.30
* Dick Wise 2.10
Harringay
* Jack Parker 10.06
* Norman Parker 8.27
* Frank Arthur 7.19
* Norman Evans 5.95
* Cliff Parkinson 5.89
* Charlie Blacklock 5.02
* Roy Barrowclough 5.00
* Billy Dallison 4.95
* Phil Bishop 4.44
Lea Bridge/Walthamstow
* Dicky Case 9.78/9.48
* Dusty Haigh 7.94/6.87
* Squib Burton 5.88/5.77
* Wally Hull 4.44/4.43
* Eric Blain 3.31/3.66
* Chun Moore 3.00/3.18
* Clem Thomas 2.96/3.10
* Jack Bibby 2.86/3.02
* Steve Langton 1.10
New Cross
* Tom Farndon 10.06
* Ron Johnson 8.00
* Nobby Key 7.87
* Joe Francis 7.02
* Stan Greatrex 6.80
* George Newton 4.55
* Harry Shepherd 3.13
* Roy Dook 3.27
Plymouth
* Jack Sharp 7.89
* Bill Clibbett 5.71
* Bert Spencer 5.18
* Frank Pearce 4.79
* Leopold Killmeyer 4.75
* Ted Bravery 4.71
* Tiger Hart 4.67
* Mick Murphy (John Glass) 4.59
* Bill Stanley 4.16
Wembley
* Ginger Lees 9.96
* Wally Kilmister 8.63
* Colin Watson 7.72
* Lionel Van Praag 7.28
* Gordon Byers 7.19
* Harry Whitfield 6.58
* George Greenwood 5.75
* Les Bowden 3.00
West Ham
* Bluey Wilkinson 9.08
* Tommy Croombs 8.46
* Broncho Dixon 7.25
* Arthur Atkinson 5.85
* Tiger Stevenson 6.44
* Arthur Warwick 4.71
* Stan Dell 4.50
* Eric Gregory 4.29
* Tommy Allott 3.71
* Rol Stobbart 3.43
* Wal Morton 2.43
* Tiger Lewis 1.04
Wimbledon
* Vic Huxley 10.31
* Claude Rye 7.19
* Wal Phillips 7.14
* Geoff Pymar 6.70
* Gus Kuhn 6.46
* Syd Jackson 6.41
* Wally Little 4.48
* Alf Sawford 3.62
* Fred Leavis 2.95
* Bill Rogers 2.40