1935 Speedway National League

British speedway league season

1935 Speedway National LeagueLeague| National League Division One

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No. of competitors| 7
Champions| Belle Vue Aces
National Trophy| Belle Vue Aces
A.C.U Cup| Belle Vue Aces
London Cup| Harringay Tigers
Highest average| Bluey Wilkinson

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* 1936 ->

The 1935 National League Division One was the seventh season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2][3]

## Summary[edit]

Walthamstow relocated to Hackney Wick Wolves. Plymouth Tigers and Birmingham dropped out so there were only 7 teams, 6 of which were located in London. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.

The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and second treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.[4]

British champion Tom Farndon of the New Cross Lambs was fatally injured in a scratch race at New Cross Stadium, on 28 August. He was involved in a crash with Ron Johnson, who clipped the safety fence and fell causing Farndon to crash into Johnson's bike. Farndon suffered a fractured skull and spine injury and was unconscious when he was transferred to the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich. He died two days later on 30 August.[5][6][7]

## Final table[edit]

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

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1  | Belle Vue Aces | 24  | 17  | 2  | 5  | 36
2  | Harringay Tigers | 24  | 13  | 0  | 11  | 26
3  | West Ham Hammers | 24  | 12  | 1  | 11  | 25
4  | Wembley Lions | 24  | 11  | 0  | 13  | 22
5  | Hackney Wick Wolves | 24  | 10  | 1  | 13  | 21
6  | New Cross Lambs | 24  | 10  | 0  | 14  | 20
7  | Wimbledon Dons | 24  | 8  | 0  | 16  | 16

## Top Ten Riders[edit]

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

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1  | Bluey Wilkinson |  | West Ham  | 10.57
2  | Dicky Case |  | Hackney  | 10.12
3  | Tom Farndon |  | New Cross  | 9.74
4  | Max Grosskreutz |  | Belle Vue  | 9.57
5  | Bill Kitchen |  | Belle Vue  | 9.18
6  | Jack Parker |  | Harringay  | 9.13
7  | Eric Langton |  | Belle Vue  | 9.10
8  | Ron Johnson |  | New Cross  | 8.78
9  | Jack Ormston |  | Harringay  | 8.75
10  | Tommy Croombs |  | West Ham  | 8.74

## National Trophy[edit]

The 1935 National Trophy was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup.[8]

First round

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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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 |

Semifinals

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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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[edit]

First leg

7 September 1935

Harringay Tigers
Jack Ormston 11
Norman Parker 11
Jack Parker 9
Phil Bishop 5
Bill Pitcher 5
Les Wotton 4| 45 – 63| Belle Vue Aces
Eric Langton 17
Bill Kitchen 17
Max Grosskreutz 15
Joe Abbott 10
Frank Varey 3
Bob Harrison 1
Wally Hull 0

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Harringay Stadium

Second leg

14 September 1935

Belle Vue Aces
Max Grosskreutz 18
Eric Langton 13
Bob Harrison 12
Joe Abbott 9
Bill Kitchen 6
Frank Varey 5| 63 – 43| Harringay Tigers
Norman Parker 12
Jack Parker 12
Bill Pitcher 5
Jack Ormston 4
Billy Dallison 3
Les Wotton 3
Phil Bishop 2
Fred Strecker 2

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Hyde Road

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 126-88.

## A.C.U Cup[edit]

The 1935 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the second edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the second time.[10]

First round

Group 1

Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts

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Belle Vue Aces | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 6
Wembley Lions | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 4
Wimbledon Dons | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 2

Group 2

Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts

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Harringay Tigers | 6  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 10
West Ham Hammers | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 6
New Cross Lambs | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 6
Hackney Wick Wolves | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 2

### Final[edit]

Date  | Team one  | Team two  | Score

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31/08 | Belle Vue | Harringay | 73–34
31/08 | Harringay | Belle Vue | 54-54

## London Cup[edit]

First round

Team one  | Score  | Team two

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Hackney Wick | 48–57, 39–69 | West Ham
Wimbledon | 39–64, 32–75 | Harringay

Semi final round

Team one  | Score  | Team two

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Wembley | 50–55, 41–66 | Harringay
West Ham | 63.5–41.5, 47–58 | New Cross

### Final[edit]

First leg

28 September 1935

Harringay
Norman Parker 16
Jack Parker 16
Jack Ormston 16
Bill Pitcher 9
Phil Bishop 8
Les Wotton 3| 68–37| West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 12
Arthur Atkinson 8
Tommy Croombs 6
Tiger Stevenson 4
Rol Stobart 4
Ken Brett 2
Stan Dell 1
George Saunders 0

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Harringay Stadium

Second leg

1 October 1935

West Ham
Bluey Wilkinson 15
Tommy Croombs 15
Tiger Stevenson 8
Arthur Atkinson 8
Rol Stobart 3
Stan Dell 3
George Saunders 2
Ken Brett 1| 55–52| Harringay
Jack Ormston 15
Norman Parker 12
Jack Parker 9
Phil Bishop 8
Bill Pitcher 4
Billy Dallison 3
Fred Strecker 1
Les Wotton 0

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West Ham Stadium

Harringay won on aggregate 120–97

## Riders & final averages[edit]

Belle Vue

*   * Max Grosskreutz 9.57
*   * Bill Kitchen 9.18
*   * Eric Langton 9.10
*   * Joe Abbott 8.34
*   * Bob Harrison 7.19
*   * Wally Hull 5.41
*   * Frank Varey 4.95
*   * Eric Blain 3.23
*   * Tommy Allott 2.29
*   * Oliver Langton 2.18
*   * Acorn Dobson 1.89

Hackney

*   * Dicky Case 10.12
*   * Dusty Haigh 7.89
*   * Morian Hansen 6.23
*   * Wally Lloyd 6.16
*   * Bill Clibbett 5.62
*   * Clem Thomas 4.89
*   * Squib Burton 4.78
*   * Mick Murphy (John Glass) 4.62
*   * Fred Tate 4.44
*   * George Wilks 3.50
*   * Cliff Parkinson 3.00

Harringay

*   * Jack Parker 9.13
*   * Jack Ormston 8.75
*   * Norman Parker 6.86
*   * Les Wotton 6.21
*   * Bill Pitcher 5.97
*   * Norman Evans 5.00
*   * Fred Strecker 5.33
*   * Phil Bishop 4.78
*   * Billy Dallison 3.16

New Cross

*   * Tom Farndon 9.74
*   * Ron Johnson 8.78
*   * Joe Francis 7.17
*   * Norman Evans 6.80
*   * Stan Greatrex 6.02
*   * Nobby Key 4.86
*   * George Newton 4.53
*   * Harry Shepherd 4.00
*   * Roger Frogley 4.00
*   * Mike Erskine 3.86
*   * Roy Dook 3.37
*   * Fred Leavis 1.23

Wembley

*   * Frank Charles 8.60
*   * Wally Kilmister 8.33
*   * Lionel Van Praag 7.79
*   * Ginger Lees 6.35
*   * Gordon Byers 6.11
*   * Norman Evans 6.11
*   * Broncho Dixon 5.74
*   * Eric Gregory 5.04
*   * Dick Smythe 4.73

West Ham

*   * Bluey Wilkinson 10.57
*   * Tommy Croombs 8.74
*   * Arthur Atkinson 6.67
*   * Mick Murphy (John Glass) 6.50
*   * Tiger Stevenson 6.44
*   * George Saunders 4.76
*   * Arthur Warwick 4.27
*   * Rol Stobbart 4.22
*   * Stan Dell 3.70
*   * Ken Brett 3.13

Wimbledon

*   * Vic Huxley 8.71
*   * Syd Jackson 6.37
*   * Gus Kuhn 5.91
*   * Wal Phillips 5.66
*   * Jack Sharp 5.52
*   * Geoff Pymar 5.46
*   * Wal Morton 5.07
*   * Claude Rye 4.74
*   * Eric Collins 3.83

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
2. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129\. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
4. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
5. ^ "Tom Farndon still unconscious in hospital". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 29 August 1935. Retrieved 6 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "Tom Farndon and Johnson injured". Daily Mirror. 29 August 1935. Retrieved 6 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "Farndon dies form injuries". Daily Herald. 31 August 1935. Retrieved 6 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "1935 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
9. ^ a b "1935 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
10. ^ "1935 ACU Cup" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
11. ^ "Harringay take Speedway Cup". Daily Herald. 2 October 1935. Retrieved 16 September 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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