1935 Speedway National League

1935 Speedway National League

League	National League Division One
Season	1935
Champions	Belle Vue Aces
No. of competitors	7
National Trophy	Belle Vue Aces

The 1935 National League Division One was the fourth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

Walthamstow relocated to Hackney Wick Wolves. Plymouth Devils and Birmingham dropped out so there were only 7 teams, 6 of which were located in London. The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Belle Vue Aces	24	17	2	5	36
Harringay Tigers	24	13	0	11	26
West Ham Hammers	24	12	1	11	25
Wembley Lions	24	11	0	13	22
Hackney Wick Wolves	24	10	1	13	21
New Cross Lambs	24	10	0	14	20
Wimbledon Dons	24	8	0	16	16

Top Ten Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Bluey Wilkinson		West Ham Hammers	10.57
2	Dicky Case		Hackney Wick Wolves	10.12
3	The late Tom Farndon		New Cross Lambs	9.74
4	Max Grosskreutz		Belle Vue Aces	9.57
5	Bill Kitchen		Belle Vue Aces	9.18
6	Jack Parker		Harringay Tigers	9.13
7	Eric Langton		Belle Vue Aces	9.10
8	Ron Johnson		New Cross Lambs	8.78
9	Jack Ormston		Harringay Tigers	8.75
10	Tommy Croombs		West Ham Hammers	8.74

National Trophy

The 1935 National Trophy was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup.

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
13/07	Belle Vue	55-52	New Cross
13/07	Harringay	70-35	Hackney Wick
11/07	Wembley	55-52	West Ham
10/07	New Cross	54-54	Belle Vue
09/07	West Ham	67-41	Wembley
08/07	Hackney Wick	47-61	Harringay
	Wimbledon	Bye

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
10/08	Belle Vue	64-34	West Ham
06/08	West Ham	54-53	Belle Vue
05/08	Wimbledon	41-64	Harringay
03/08	Harringay	69-39	Wimbledon

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
07/09	Harringay	45-63	Belle Vue
14/09	Belle Vue	63-43	Harringay

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions