1936 Speedway National League

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The 1936 National League Division One was the eighth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2][3]

Summary

The entrants were the same seven teams as the previous season. Harringay's Jack Parker topped the rider averages but was injured for the inaugural World Championship Final won by Wembley's Lionel van Praag on his home track.[4]

Belle Vue Aces won their fourth consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and third treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.[5]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Belle Vue Aces 24 18 1 5 37
2 Wembley Lions 24 14 0 10 28
3 Harringay Tigers 24 12 0 12 24
4 Wimbledon Dons 24 12 0 12 24
5 Hackney Wick Wolves 24 11 0 13 22
6 New Cross Tamers 24 9 0 15 18
7 West Ham Hammers 24 7 1 16 15

Fixtures & results

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Top Ten Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Parker Template:Flagicon Harringay 10.27
2 Max Grosskreutz Template:Flagicon Belle Vue 10.21
3 Frank Charles Template:Flagicon Wembley 10.11
4 Lionel van Praag Template:Flagicon Wembley 9.45
5 Eric Langton Template:Flagicon Belle Vue 9.27
6 Joe Abbott Template:Flagicon Belle Vue 9.25
7 Bluey Wilkinson Template:Flagicon West Ham 9.21
8 Bill Kitchen Template:Flagicon Belle Vue 8.91
9= Dicky Case Template:Flagicon Hackney 8.71
9= Jack Ormston Template:Flagicon Harringay 8.71

National Trophy

The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.[6]

Qualifying rounds

Southampton Saints won the Provincial final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals.

Quarterfinals

Date Team one Score Team two
13/06 Belle Vue 68-40 West Ham
13/06 Wimbledon 42-65 Wembley
12/06 Hackney Wick 65-42 New Cross
11/06 Wembley 61-47 Wimbledon
10/06 New Cross 55-51 Hackney Wick
09/06 West Ham 43-65 Belle Vue
04/06 Southampton 30-41 Harringay

Semifinals

Date Team one Score Team two
30/07 Wembley 54-53 Belle Vue
25/07 Belle Vue 78-30 Wembley
18/07 Harringay 55-52 Hackney Wick
17/07 Hackney Wick 58-50 Harringay

Final

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Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 122-90.

A.C.U Cup

The 1936 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the third edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the third time.[7] Tragically Herbert 'Dusty' Haigh was killed instantly after suffering a facrtured skull riding at Hackney Wick Stadium on 15 May 1936, in the ACU Cup match between Hackney and West Ham. He fell when in front and heading for a fourth consecutive heat win and the riders behind were unable to avoid him.[8]

First round

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Final

Date Team one Team two Score
16/07 Wembley Belle Vue 48–47
18/07 Belle Vue Wembley 51–44

London Cup

First round

Team one Score Team two
Harringay 65–43, 71–37 Wimbledon
New Cross 67–41, 50–58 West Ham

Semi final round

Team one Score Team two
New Cross 54–52, 43–63 Hackney Wick
Wembley 60–47, 44–63 Harringay

Final

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Hackney Wick won on aggregate 127–88

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

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Wimbledon

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See also

References

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