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
The Stamford Bridge Pensioners were a motorcycle speedway, speedway team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1932.Bamford, R. & Stallworthy, D. (2003) ''Speedway - The Pre War Years'', Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
History
The team wer ...
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
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
.
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
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
.
Preliminary round
First round
Semifinals
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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)
References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Speedway National League
1933 in speedway
1933 in British motorsport