1933 Speedway National League

British speedway league season

1933 Speedway National LeagueLeague| National League

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No. of competitors| 10
Champions| Belle Vue Aces
National Trophy| Belle Vue Aces
London Cup| Wembley Lions
Highest average| Jack Parker

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* 1934 ->

The 1933 National League was the fifth season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4]

## Summary

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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

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Pos  | Team  | PL  | W  | D  | L  | Pts

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1  | Belle Vue Aces | 36  | 31  | 0  | 5  | 62
2  | Wimbledon Dons | 36  | 23  | 0  | 13  | 46
3  | West Ham Hammers | 36  | 21  | 3  | 12  | 45
4  | Crystal Palace Glaziers | 36  | 21  | 0  | 15  | 42
5  | Clapton Saints | 36  | 19  | 3  | 14  | 41
6  | Wembley Lions | 36  | 19  | 1  | 16  | 39
7  | Coventry | 36  | 10  | 2  | 24  | 22
8  | Sheffield Tigers | 36  | 11  | 0  | 25  | 22
9  | Plymouth Tigers | 36  | 11  | 0  | 25  | 22
10  | Nottingham | 36  | 9  | 1  | 26  | 19

## Top Ten Riders

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|  | Nat  | Team  | C.M.A.

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1  | Jack Parker |  | Clapton  | 9.87
2  | Claude Rye |  | Wimbledon  | 9.31
3  | Dicky Case |  | Coventry  | 9.05
4  | Vic Huxley |  | Wimbledon  | 9.03
5  | Tom Farndon |  | Crystal Palace  | 8.94
6  | Eric Langton |  | Belle Vue  | 8.88
7  | Syd Jackson |  | Wimbledon  | 8.70
8  | Wally Kilmister |  | Wembley  | 8.56
9  | Bluey Wilkinson |  | West Ham  | 8.40
10  | Tiger Stevenson |  | West Ham  | 8.33

## National Trophy

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The 1933 National Trophy was the third edition of the Knockout Cup.[5]

Preliminary round

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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08/07 | Clapton | 69-56 | Coventry
06/07 | Coventry | 63-61 | Clapton
24/06 | Clapton | 13a-15a | Coventry
22/06 | Coventry | rain | Clapton
22/06 | Nottingham | 81-42 | Plymouth
20/06 | Plymouth | 64-62 | Nottingham

First round

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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27/07 | Wembley | 103-22 | Nottingham
27/07 | Clapton | 80-43 | Sheffield
22/07 | Belle Vue | 74-51 | Wimbledon
22/07 | Crystal Palace | 63-63 | West Ham
19/07 | Nottingham | 44-79 | Wembley
19/07 | Sheffield | 71-55 | Clapton
18/07 | West Ham | 55-69 | Crystal Palace
17/07 | Wimbledon | 64-60 | Belle Vue

Semifinals

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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02/09 | Belle Vue | 98-28 | Clapton
30/08 | Clapton | 54-70 | Belle Vue
19/08 | Crystal Palace | 62-63 | Wembley
17/08 | Wembley | 77-48 | Crystal Palace

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### Final

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First leg

28 September 1933

Wembley Lions
Wally Kilmister 18
Harry Whitfield 10
Lionel Van Praag 9
Gordon Byers 8
Colin Watson 3
Norman Evans 3
Hal Herbert 2
Reg Bounds 1| 54 – 72| Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 19
Joe Abbott 14
Bill Kitchen 14
Frank Varey 13
Bob Harrison 7
Max Grosskreutz 5

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Empire Stadium

Second leg

30 September 1933

Belle Vue Aces
Frank Varey 18
Joe Abbott 17
Eric Langton 16
Max Grosskreutz 15
Bill Kitchen 15
Bob Harrison 11| 92 – 33| Wembley Lions
Lionel Van Praag 11
Wally Kilmister 9
Colin Watson 8
Gordon Byers 2
Maurice Stobbart 2
Hal Herbert 1
Norman Evans 0

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Hyde Road

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

## London Cup

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First round

Team one  | Score  | Team two

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Wimbledon | 60–65, 77–49 | Crystal Palace

Semi final round

Team one  | Score  | Team two

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Wimbledon | 71–54, 68–57 | Clapton
West Ham | 60–66, 46–77 | Wembley

### Final

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First leg

28 August 1933

Wimbledon
Vic Huxley 18
Syd Jackson 12
Gus Kuhn 11
Alf Sawford 6
Fred Leavis 4
Geoff Pymar 2| 53–71| Wembley
Colin Watson 22
Wally Kilmister 19
Ginger Lees 11
Harry Whitfield 8
Lionel van Praag 7
Norman Evans 3
Gordon Byers 1

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Plough Lane

Second leg

31 August 1933

Wembley
Harry Whitfield 20
Colin Watson 18
Wally Kilmister 14
Ginger Lees 10
Norman Evans 5
Reg Bounds 2| 69–56| Wimbledon
Vic Huxley 16
Syd Jackson 16
Gus Kuhn 13
Alf Sawford 8
Geoff Pymar 2
Fred Leavis 1

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Empire Stadium

Wembley won on aggregate 140–109

## Riders & final averages

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Belle Vue

*   * Eric Langton 8.88
*   * Bill Kitchen 8.20
*   * Bob Harrison 7.39
*   * Frank Varey 7.14
*   * Max Grosskreutz 6.28
*   * Frank Charles 6.12
*   * Joe Abbott 5.93
*   * Eric Gregory 5.63
*   * Broncho Dixon 3.50

Clapton

*   * Jack Parker 9.87
*   * Norman Parker 7.96
*   * Billy Dallison 6.83
*   * Wally Lloyd 6.03
*   * Phil Bishop 5.27
*   * Roy Barrowclough 4.31
*   * Billy Lamont 4.14
*   * Alf Foulds 3.41
*   * Cliff Parkinson 3.38
*   * Arthur Westwood 3.00
*   * Jim Kempster 2.68

Coventry

*   * Dicky Case 9.05
*   * Stan Greatrex 6.67
*   * Roy Dook 6.19
*   * Bill Pitcher 5.47
*   * Triss Sharp 4.64
*   * Wal Morton 4.50
*   * Cyril Taft 3.92
*   * Stan Dell 3.27
*   * Alf Mattson 2.67
*   * Arthur Tims 2.38

Crystal Palace

*   * Tom Farndon 8.94
*   * Ron Johnson 7.66
*   * Joe Francis 7.34
*   * Nobby Key 5.76
*   * George Newton 4.70
*   * Harry Shepherd 4.53
*   * Lew Lancaster 2.59
*   * Jack Jackson 2.50

Nottingham

*   * Charlie Blacklock 5.84
*   * Fred Strecker 5.42
*   * Les Wotton 5.31
*   * George Greenwood 5.08
*   * Ivor Hill 4.81
*   * Jack Chapman 4.64
*   * Fred Tate 3.77
*   * Charlie Shelton 3.52
*   * George Dykes 2.82

Plymouth

*   * Bill Clibbett 6.03
*   * Bert Spencer 6.00
*   * Sebastian Roth 5.80
*   * Jack Sharp 5.01
*   * Ted Bravery 5.05
*   * Bill Stanley 4.85
*   * Frank Goulden 4.37
*   * Mick Murphy (John Glass) 3.72
*   * Reg Stanley 3.58
*   * Harry Bray 2.05

Sheffield

*   * Squib Burton 7.91
*   * Eric Blain 6.89
*   * Tommy Gamble 5.27
*   * Dusty Haigh 5.04
*   * Ernie Evans 4.91
*   * Larry Boulton 3.57
*   * Henry Walker 3.38
*   * Chun Moore 3.38
*   * Wally Hull 3.00
*   * John Deeley 2.59
*   * Cliff Watson 2.40

Wembley

*   * Wally Kilmister 8.56
*   * Ginger Lees 8.26
*   * Colin Watson 6.47
*   * Gordon Byers 6.41
*   * Harry Whitfield 6.00
*   * Lionel Van Praag 5.08
*   * Reg Bounds 3.47
*   * Norman Evans 3.33
*   * Maurice Stobbart 3.00
*   * Hal Herbert 3.00

West Ham

*   * Bluey Wilkinson 8.40
*   * Tiger Stevenson 8.33
*   * Morian Hansen 6.00
*   * Tommy Croombs 5.89
*   * Tommy Allott 5.84
*   * Arthur Atkinson 5.17
* Keith Harvey 3.60
*   * Tiger Hart 3.26
*   * Wal Morton 3.00
*   * Rol Stobbart 2.46

Wimbledon

*   * Claude Rye 9.31
*   * Vic Huxley 9.03
*   * Syd Jackson 8.70
*   * Wal Phillips 6.78
*   * Gus Kuhn 6.25
*   * Alf Sawford 4.11
*   * Geoff Pymar 3.85
*   * Rube Sonny Wilson 2.25
*   * Fred Leavis 2.23

## See also

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* List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
* Knockout Cup (speedway)

## References

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1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129\. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
5. ^ "1933 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
6. ^ a b "1933 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
7. ^ "1933 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
8. ^ "Wembley win London Cup". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 1 September 1933. Retrieved 16 September 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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