1934 Speedway National League
League | National League Division One |
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Season | 1934 |
Champions | Belle Vue Aces |
No. of competitors | 9 |
The 1934 National League Division One was the third season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Birmingham (Hall Green) and Lea Bridge rejoined the league. Sheffield dropped out and most of their team relocated to Lea Bridge. Clapton Saints, who rode at Lea Bridge's stadium in the previous season relocated to Harringay. Crystal Palace relocated to New Cross. Coventry and Nottingham also dropped out.
Lea Bridge closed down in late July and were replaced by a new side at Walthamstow who took on their last 10 fixtures. Belle Vue Aces won their second consecutive national title. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.
National League Final table
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Belle Vue Aces | 32 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 54 |
Wembley Lions | 32 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 52 |
New Cross Lambs | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 42 |
West Ham Hammers | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 33 |
Wimbledon Dons | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 32 |
Harringay Tigers | 32 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 29 |
Birmingham Bulldogs | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
Plymouth Devils | 32 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 18 |
Lea Bridge + Walthamstow Wolves | 32 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 10* |
- Lea Bridge scored 8 points from 22 matches, Walthamstow scored 2 from 10
Top Ten Riders
Rider | Team | Points | C.M.A. | |
1 | Eric Langton | Belle Vue Aces | 186.5 | 10.32 |
2 | Vic Huxley | Wimbledon Dons | 132 | 10.31 |
3 | Jack Parker | Harringay Tigers | 230 | 10.07 |
4 | Tom Farndon | New Cross Lambs | 240.5 | 10.06 |
5 | Ginger Lees | Wembley Lions | 230 | 9.96 |
6 | Dicky Case | Lea Bridge/Walthamstow Wolves | 208 | 9.48 |
7 | Bluey Wilkinson | West Ham Hammers | 210 | 9.08 |
8 | Joe Abbott | Belle Vue Aces | 168 | 9.05 |
9 | Bill Kitchen | Belle Vue Aces | 182 | 8.97 |
10 | Tiger Stevenson | West Ham Hammers | 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
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
West Ham Reserves | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Wembley Reserves | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
Harringay Reserves | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
Wimbledon Reserves | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
Birmingham Reserves | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
Belle Vue Reserves | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
New Cross Reserves | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |