1931 Speedway Northern League

The 1931 Northern League was the third season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern British teams,[1] but the final season of the Northern League before amalgamation with the Southern League.[2]

1931 Speedway Northern League
LeagueNorthern League
Season1931
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
No. of competitors6
Division/s other1931 Southern League

Summary

Following the closure of several clubs from the previous season, only 6 sides started the season and only 4 finished it. There were many team changes from the previous season. Liverpool, Manchester White City, Warrington, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Rochdale Hornets, Barnsley and Wombwell were all no longer participants, while Leeds rejoined after a year's absence.[2]

Belle Vue Aces retained their title, Glasgow White City and Leicester Super withdrew in mid-season but their results stood.[2]

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
Belle Vue Aces 18 12 0 6 24
Leeds Lions 18 10 1 7 21
Sheffield 17 10 0 7 20
Leicester Super 15 8 0 7 16
Preston 18 5 1 10 11
Glasgow White City 12 2 0 10 8

Top Five Riders
Team C.M.A.
1 Eric Langton Belle Vue Aces 11.28
2 Arthur Jervis Leicester Super 10.14
3 Ginger Lees Preston 10.06
4 Dusty Haigh Sheffield 9.45
5 Joe Abbott Preston 8.97

National Trophy

The 1931 National Trophy was the first edition of the Knockout Cup. It was contested between teams from the Southern and Northern Leagues.[3]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
11/05Wimbledon67-26Hall Green
12/05West Ham51-45Southampton
13/05Lea Bridge59-33Nottingham
14/05Exeter34-59High Beech
14/05Leicester Stadium39.5-54.5Stamford Bridge
15/05Hall Green42.5-49.5Wimbledon
16/05High Beech61-33Exeter
16/05Southampton42-49West Ham
16/05Stamford Bridge59-35Leicester Stadium
21/05Nottingham46-47Lea Bridge

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
25/05Belle Vue73-22Wombwell
25/05York42-53Leicester Super
26/05Glasgow White City43-52Preston
28/05Sheffield54-40Leeds
30/05Leeds39-52Sheffield
30/05Leicester Super69-26York
30/05Wombwell27-64Belle Vue
04/06Preston70-26Glasgow White City
08/06Wimbledon60-36Crystal Palace
09/06Harringay?Stamford Bridge
09/06West Ham44-52Wembley
10/06Lea Bridge52-38High Beech
11/06Wembley56-37West Ham
13/06Crystal Palace48-48Wimbledon
13/06High Beech55-39Lea Bridge

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
02/07Preston65-31High Beech
11/07Belle Vue50-46Wimbledon
11/07Sheffield41-55Wembley
16/07Leicester Super44-50Stamford Bridge
18/07High Beech48-42Preston
23/07Wembley70-25Sheffield
27/07Wimbledon55-41Belle Vue
19/08Stamford Bridge61-31Leicester Super

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/09Preston43-51Stamford Bridge
17/09Wembley48-47Wimbledon
21/09Wimbledon46-49Wembley
26/09Stamford Bridge66-30Preston

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
08/10Wembley71-24Stamford Bridge
10/10Stamford Bridge68-40Wembley

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. The Speedway Researcher Speedway Researcher. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  3. "1931 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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