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1933 Speedway National League
The 1933 National League was the fifth season of speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary Sheffield and Nottingham joined the league but the Stamford Bridge Pensioners dropped out. The National Association Trophy was dropped in favour of expanding the National League, with teams meeting each other home and away twice instead of once. Belle Vue Aces won their first national title and completed the double by winning the Knockout Cup. Jack Parker of Clapton Saints finished with the highest average although Vic Huxley of Wimbledon Dons scored the most points Final table Top Ten Riders National Trophy The 1933 National Trophy was the third edition of the Knockout Cup. Preliminary round First round Semifinals a=abandoned Final First leg Second leg Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87. See also * List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions *Knockout Cup (speedway) Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Vue Aces
The Belle Vue Aces are a British motorcycle speedway, speedway club, based in Manchester. The club hold the record of having won the top tier List of United Kingdom speedway league champions, League championship 13 times. They currently compete in the SGB Premiership, racing at The National Speedway Stadium, with home matches usually taking place on Monday evenings. They also run a second team in the National League (speedway), National Development League, known as the Belle Vue Colts. History Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue (greyhound racing), Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built Hyde Road (speedway), stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there until 1987 when the stadium was demolished. The club moved to a new track at its original home and remained there before moving to the National Speedway Stadium in 2016. Hyde Road Stadium Hyde Road (speedway), Hyde Road had a 40,000 capacity with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coventry Bees
Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England. History A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Southern League and then the National League from 1932 during the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium at the Lythalls Lane Stadium. After the war, the club became The Bees and were involved every season from 1948 until the loss of Brandon stadium shortly before the start of the 2017 season, during which they ran a series of challenge matches at other tracks. Although the club have won the now defunct Midland Cup eleven times, the first silverware won at national level by the club was the 1953 Speedway National League Division Two league title. The first major trophy was becoming league champions of the Great Britain during the 1968 British League season. They went on to become League champions in 1968, 1978, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Abbott (speedway Rider)
John Patrick "Joe" Abbott (12 April 1902 in Burnley, EnglandAddison J. (1948). ''The People Speedway Guide''. Odhams Press Limited – 1 July 1950) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the World Championship final in 1937.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. Career summary Joe began his career with local track Burnley in 1928 before moving onto Preston for two seasons.Morgan, Tom (1949) ''Who's Who in Speedway'', Sport-in-Print, p. 7 He then joined the Belle Vue Aces and stayed there until the outbreak of World War II. At Belle Vue he formed a formidable partnership with Frank Charles which they utilised internationally.Belton, Brian (2003). ''Hammerin' Round''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing He made fifteen appearances for England between 1930 and 1939 and qualified for a World Final. After the war he became captain of the Harringay Racers in 1947 and transferred to the Odsal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Watson (speedway Rider)
Colin Watson (born c.1899) was one of the most successful British motorcycle speedway riders from the sport's early years in the late 1920s and 1930s. Biography Born in Ilford, Essex, Watson was involved from the earliest days on British speedway, taking part in the early meetings held at High Beach in 1928.Storey, Basil (1947) "Colin Watson Blazed His Way Through" in ''Speedway Favourites'', Sport-in-Print, p. 3 He joined White City in 1929 and Harringay Canaries and Wembley Lions in 1930, playing a leading role in the team that dominated the sport in the early 1930s. He was a finalist in the Star Riders' Championship five times between 1929 and 1934.Bamford, Robert (2003) ''Speedway: The Pre-War Years'', Tempus, , p. 222 He was selected for the England team to face Australia in Test series in 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934, also captaining the team.Morgan, Tom (1947) ''The People Speedway Guide'', Odhams Press, p. 73-4 He suffered a broken leg in 1935 that kept him out of the sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Van Praag
Lionel Maurice Van Praag, GM (17 December 1908 – 15 May 1987) was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936. Van Praag's victory saw him established as Australia's first ever motorsport World Champion. 1931 UK Southern League Champion In his first full season in British speedway, Lionel was a member of the Wembley Lions team that won the last ever Southern League and the National Trophy in 1931. 1932 UK National League Champion Lionel won the inaugural National League title in 1932 with the Wembley Lions 1936 World Speedway Final Circumstances Lionel won the run-off for the Speedway World Championship against Eric Langton in 1936 in somewhat controversial circumstances. The Championship was decided by bonus points accumulated in previous rounds. Despite being unbeaten in the final, Bluey Wilkinson was not crowned Champion. Bonus points accumulated by Van Praag and Langton took them to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Whitfield
Harry Whitfield (born c.1909) was a British motorcycle speedway rider who went on to manage Middlesbrough Bears. Originally from Middlesbrough, Whitfield was one of the top British riders of the early 1930s, riding for Wembley Lions and also for the England national team, competing in the Test series against Australia in 1931.Morgan, Tom (1947) ''The People Speedway Guide'', Odhams Press, p. 73, 83 He was one of the first British riders to challenge the dominance of Australian riders. He was also one of the first riders recognised as developing team riding (where both riders attempt to hold the front of the race together), forming a successful partnershp with George Greenwood. He won the Scottish Championship in 1930 and the (unofficial) World Championship Final at the Sydney Showground Speedway in Australia on 4 March 1933. Whitfield had earlier won the first qualifying round for the 1933 Final at the Claremont Speedway in Perth, Western Australia on 3 December 1932. Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger Stevenson
Harold Montague Stevenson (1 November 1907 – 5 December 1994) was a motorcycle speedway racer from England. Career Stevenson rode for the West Ham Hammers from 1929 until 1939 in early pioneer days, captaining the club for most of them. He was captain for their first ever meeting on 2 May 1929 at home to Coventry and was still the captain in 1937 when the Hammers won the National League Championship. He was born in London, England. He rode for England in the first Test series against Australia in 1930 and went on to become England captain.Morgan, Tom (1947) ''The People Speedway Guide'', Odhams Press, p. 82 When speedway returned after World War II, Stevenson opened speedway training schools at Birmingham and Bristol to tutor a new generation of riders. He also took the role of managing the Hanley Potters. In 1935, he travelled to Australia and finished runner up in the Australian Championship. When the West Ham Stadium at Custom House was demolished in 1973, one of the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluey Wilkinson
Arthur George "Bluey" Wilkinson (27 August 1911 – 27 July 1940) was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936. Early life Wilkinson was nicknamed "Bluey" because of his red hair (an Australian custom). At the age of four, Bluey's family moved to Bathurst, New South Wales which he really considered to be his home town. He was working as a butcher boy when speedway first started at the Bathurst Sports Ground in 1928. It was love at first sight for Wilkinson and he promptly gave up a promising rugby league career and invested his savings in a battered old belt driven Rudge. Career On the Rudge, Bluey Wilkinson wasn't a world-beater, but when Sydney and international star rider Lionel Van Praag came to Bathurst he loaned Wilkinson one of his spare bikes. In a battle of future World Champions, Wilkinson defeated Van Praag in a match race and his talent was recognis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wally Kilmister
Wallace Stewart Kilmister (born 1908 in Wellington, New Zealand – died 1973), better known as Wally Kilmister, was an international speedway rider. Career summary Kilmister first rode in grasstrack in 1925, before taking up speedway.Sandys, Leonard (1948) ''Broadside to Fame! The Drama of the Speedways'', Findon, p. 21 He began riding at the Kilbirnie track in Wellington in 1929 before travelling to England and joining the Wembley Lions in 1930. In 1935 he rode in the Star Riders' Championship and in 1936 he won the New Zealand Championship. He was also a member of New Zealand and Colonies teams in the 1930s. At one time he also held the New Zealand land speed record with an average of 107 mph. After retiring from speedway Kilmister ran a sports and model shop under his own name until the 1970s on Wembley Triangle, near to Wembley Stadium, and later returned to New Zealand and lived in Taupo where he had a motorcycle, lawnmower and chainsaw shop. Players cigarette c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Jackson (speedway Rider)
Syd Jackson (sometimes referred to as Sid Jackson) (born c.1908) was a British motorcycle speedway rider who was one of the stars of the early years of the sport in Britain, and an international rider who represented England several times. Prior to taking up speedway, Jackson rode in TT racing.Bamford, Robert (2003) ''Speedway: The Pre-War Years'', Tempus, , p. 197 He rode in the first year of British speedway in 1928, including the majority of the meetings held at Leicester Stadium, and between 1929 and 1931 captained the Leicester Stadium team.Jones, Alan (2010) ''Speedway in Leicester: The Pre-War Years'', Automedia, p. 75, 182-3 In 1929, he won fourteen individual titles. He won the Leicestershire Championship in both 1929 and 1930. He missed the start of the 1931 season, while he concentrated on obtaining a pilot's licence. When speedway closed down in Leicester in 1931 he moved on to Coventry, before spending five years with Wimbledon. He became an accomplished pilot, flyin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Langton
Eric Kemp Langton (27 September 1907 – 1999) was an English motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. League career Born in Leeds, England in 1907, Langton began his career at the Belle Vue track.Storey, Basil (1947) ''Speedway Favourites'', Sport-in-Print, p. 14 He rode for Leeds in the 1929 season before returning to Belle Vue the following year, remaining with the club for the rest of his career. He won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932 and also finished runner-up in 1934.Bamford, Robert & Shailes, Glynn (2002) ''A History of the World Speedway Championship'', Tempus, , p. 10 He was part of the Belle Vue team that won the League Championship six times in seven year and the National Trophy five times in a row in the 1930s. After retiring from the sport he returned to Belle Vue in May 1946 to replace the injured Bill Pitcher, scoring a full maximum in his first match back, averaging 10.93 in hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Farndon
Tom Farndon (11 September 1910 – 30 August 1935), was a British speedway rider who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1933 whilst with the Crystal Palace Glaziers. Career Born in Coventry, Farndon started his career at the Lythalls Lane track in Foleshill and later rode for the club based at Brandon Stadium, before a spell with the Crystal Palace Glaziers. He moved to New Cross Lambs with Palace promoter Fred Mockford in 1934. Farndon was the British Individual Match Race Champion and was undefeated from 1934 until his death in 1935. Film appearance The speedway scenes from the 1933 film Britannia of Billingsgate were shot at Hackney Wick Stadium and featured some of the leading riders in Britain at the time including Farndon, Colin Watson, Arthur Warwick, Gus Kuhn, Claude Rye and Ron Johnson. Death Tom Farndon was killed after a crash on 28 August 1935 whilst racing at the New Cross Stadium in a second half scratch race final. He was involved in a collision with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
