1929-30 British League season

The 1929-30 British League season was the first and only season of the competition. Despite it having "British" in the title, the league consisted solely of teams from England. It was also known as the English League and the Southern League.
Only 10 games were played in total, and the Varsity Match between Oxford and Cambridge was played at St. Moritz, Switzerland, for four points.
Cambridge University finished at the top of the abbreviated league table. The league was not repeated the following year. Instead, only challenge matches were played, with the London Lions claiming the 1931 English Club Championship.
==Regular season==
;Scores
*1/8: Cambridge University - Oxford University 2:1 @ St. Moritz, Switzerland (Varsity Match)
*2/14: Cambridge University - Princes Ice Hockey Club 1:0 @ HammersmithYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1930-02-15
Cambridge roster: W.G. Speechly (goal), A.B. Cannon, H. Trautenberg, F.A. de Marwicz, R. Warren, B.H. Fawcett, H.W. Bragdon, R.A.J. Dinney. Princes roster: B.M. Patton (goal), C.A. Erhardt, F. Gagnon, J.J. Dunne, N.S. Grace, S.S. Sproule, R. Frishenden, P.M. Davies.
*2/27: London Lions - Cambridge University 2:2 @ Golders GreenYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1930-02-28
Lions roster: G. Rogers (goal), W.H. Mackenzie, J.C. Maywood, B.N. Sexton, N. Bruce, E. Breiter, H.V. Bushell. Cambridge roster: W.G. Speechly (goal), H. Trautenberg, A. Cannon, F.A. de Marwicz, B. Fawcett, H.N. Warren, H.W. Bragdon, R.A.J. Binney, P.M. Churchill.
*3/3: United Services - Oxford University 3:2 @ HammersmithThe Times, 1930-03-04
Services roster: L.H.W. Kerr (goal), E.W. Finch Noyes, G.W. Strubbe, W.S. Clouston, P. Fair, W.J. Home, P. Gagnon. Oxford roster: D.M. Turnbull (goal), A.J. Grace, R. Martland, L.C. Bonnycastle, W.P. Wallace, H.A. Reydt, G.F. Stanley, J.D. Babbitt, H.G. Lalleur.
*3/5: Cambridge University - London Lions 2:2 @ Ice ClubThe Times, 1930-03-06
Lions roster: G. Rogers (goal), W.H. Mackenzie, R.D. Mulholland (defense), B.N. Sexton (captain), J.C.P. Magwood, R. Bruce (forwards). Cambridge roster: W. Speechly (captain) (goal), H. Trautenberg, H.B. Cannon, R. Warren, F.A. de Marwicz, B.H. Fawcett, P.M. Churchill, H.W. Bragdon. 
*3/6: Oxford University - Princes Ice Hockey Club 3:2 @ Golders GreenYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1930-03-07
Oxford roster: B.N. Turnbull (goal), R. Maitland, C. Stanley, A.J. Grace, L.C. Bonnycastle, W.P. Wallace, F.A Heydt, H.G. Lafleur. Princes roster: B.M. Patton (goal), Erhardt, P.M. Davies, D. Gagnon, J.J. Dunne, M. Levey, T. Job, G.M. Fishenden.
*3/7: Cambridge University - United Services 4:3 @ HammersmithYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 1930-03-08
Cambridge roster: W.G. Speechly (captain) (goal), H. Trautenberg, H.B. Cannon (defense), F.A. de Marwicz, R. Warren, B.H. Fawcett, P. Churcill, H.W. Bragdon (forwards). Services roster: L.H.W. Kerr (goal), D. Gagnon, G.H. Strubbe (defense), W.J. Home (captain), E.W. Finch-Noyes, P.C. Fair, C. James, W.S. Clouston (forwards). 
*3/10: United Services - Cambridge University 2:1 @ Ice ClubThe Times, 1930-03-11
Services roster: L.H.W. Kerr (goal), D. Gagnon, G.H. Strubbe, W.J. Home, E.W. Finch-Noyes, P.C. Fair, C. James. Cambridge roster: W.G. Speechly (goal), H. Trautenberg, H.B. Cannon, F.A. de Marwicz, R. Warren, B.H. Fawcett, P. Churchill, H.W. Bragdon.
*3/12: Oxford - London Lions @ Ice Club - not played due to international match on same date
*3/13: Cambridge - Princes @ Golders Green - "
*3/14: Oxford - London Lions @ Hammersmith - not played
*3/20: Oxford - United Services @ Golders Green - "
*3/21: Oxford - Princes @ Hammersmith - "
*3/26: United Services - Princes 4:4 @ HoveThe Times, 1930-03-27
Services roster: L.H.W. Kerr (goal), G.H. Strubbe, N. Melland (defense), R. Barrett, V. Merton, W.J. Home, E.W. Finch-Noyes, C.P. Magwood (forwards). Princes roster: B.M. Patton (goal), C.A. Erhardt, G.C. Smith (defense), M.S. Grace, P. Gagnon, J. Dunne, P.M. Davis, G.H. Fishenden (forwards). 
*3/28: London Lions - Princes @ Hammersmith - not played
*4/3: United Services - London Lions @ Golders Green - "
*4/10: United Services - Princes @ Golders Green - "
*4/11: London Lions - United Services @ Hammersmith - " 
*4/16: Princes - London Lions 2:1 @ HoveThe Times, 1930-04-17
Princes roster: B.M. Patton (goal), C. Erhardt, D. Gagnon (defense), M. Levy, N. Grace, J.J. Dunn, J.E. Goldie (attack). Lions roster: G.L. Ball (goal), W.B. Trethewry, B.N. Sexton (defense), H.S. Ball, J.C. Magwood, N. Melland (forwards).
*4/25: Princes - Cambridge University - Cambridge had to cancel the game at the last minute
Oxford found it impossible to play more than three games, so their fixtures against Princes and United Services counted for four points.
;Table
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	Cambridge University 	6 	3	2	1	12	10	10
2.	United Services 	4 	2	1	1	12	11	7
3.	Oxford University 	3 	1	0	2	6 	7 	4
4.	Princes Ice Hockey Club	4 	1	1	2	8 	9 	3
5.	London Lions 	3 	0	2	1	5 	6 	2
==Division 2==
;First round
*3/14: Princes II - Hammersmith 4:1 @ HammersmithThe Times, 1930-03-15
Princes II roster: H.R. Lullin (goal), E.O. Thomson, R.N. Hawes (defense), T.W. Job, F.H. Fishenden, M. Levy, E.D. Renwick, R. Barrett (forwards). Hammersmith roster: F.P. Weil (goal), T.M. Kelough, G.H. Strubbe (defense), E.G. Gardner, D.A. Porter, G.M. Johnstone, G.W. Clode, R. Cossay (forwards). 
*3/17: University Casuals - Bats 2:1 3OT @ Ice ClubThe Times, 1930-03-18
Casuals roster: P. Norris (goal), J. Brooks, H. Hunter, R.N. Wilson, A.H. Ramsay, T. Scott, O. Maclaren, P. Smythe. Bats roster: A.R. Paterson (goal), J.V. Klein, H. Weinberger, O. Botero, W. Merton, H. Carrington Smith.
;Semifinal
*4/9: Princes II - Sussex 4:3 @ HoveThe Times, 1930-04-10
Princes II roster: R. Lullin (goal), E.H. Thompson, R.N. Hawes (defense), T. Job, G.H. Fishenden, M. Levy, P. Barrett, P.V. Hunter (forwards). Sussex roster: A. Langmead (goal), H. West, B. Trethewey (defense), J. Langmead, R. Hill, C. James, P. Hill, R.P. Morgan (forwards).
;Final
*4/14: Princes II - University Casuals 5:1The Times, 1930-04-15
Princes II roster: R. Lullin (goal), E.H. Thompson, R.N. Hawes (defense), T. Job, G.H. Fishenden, M. Levy, P. Barrett, P.V. Hunter (forwards). Casuals roster: R.N. Jack (goal), J. Brooks, B. Hunter (defense), R.N. Wilson, E.J. Ramus, O. McLaren (forwards).
The cup was presented by P. Vassar-Hunter, secretary of the BIHA.
==See also==
*1929-30 in British ice hockey
==Credits==
Special thanks to Mick Chambers, author of Nottingham Panthers Statistical Guidebook 1946-2000 and Nottingham Panthers Factual Scrapbook 1939-2007, for supplying the information on this page.
==References==
Category:1929 in ice hockey
Category:1930 in ice hockey