1938 Speedway National League

The 1938 National League Division One was the seventh season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1938 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League Division One
Season1938
ChampionsNew Cross Rangers
No. of competitors7
National TrophyWimbledon Dons
Division/s belowNational League (Div 2)

Summary

The only change from the previous season was Bristol Bulldogs moving up from the Provincial League and Hackney Wick Wolves moving down to take their place. They also swapped licences and riders as well as divisions.

New Cross Rangers won their first national title.

Final table
Team PL W D L Pts
New Cross Rangers 24 15 1 8 31
West Ham Hammers 24 13 1 10 27
Wembley Lions 24 13 1 10 27
Wimbledon Dons 24 12 3 9 27
Belle Vue Aces 24 11 0 13 22
Harringay Tigers 24 10 1 13 21
Bristol Bulldogs 24 6 1 17 13

Top Ten Riders
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Jack Milne New Cross Rangers 10.96
2 Wilbur Lamoreaux Wimbledon Dons 10.93
3 Bluey Wilkinson West Ham Hammers 10.67
4 Lionel van Praag Wembley 10.50
5 Bill Kitchen Belle Vue Aces 10.24
6 Cordy Milne Hackney Wick Wolves 9.46
7 Frank Varey Belle Vue Aces 9.16
8 Jack Parker Harringay Tigers 9.16
9 Les Wotton Harringay Tigers 8.92
10 Frank Charles Wembley 8.59

National Trophy

The 1938 National Trophy was the eighth edition of the Knockout Cup.[2]

First qualifying round
Date Team One Score Team Two
17/05Nottingham60-48Hackney Wick
21/05Hackney Wick59-49Nottingham
18/05Birmingham77-26Sheffield
19/05Sheffield51-56Birmingham
23/05Newcastle53-55Norwich
28/05Norwich75-33Newcastle

Second qualifying round
Date Team One Score Team Two
15/06Birmingham57.5-49.5Hackney Wick
18/06Hackney Wick66-42Birmingham
15/06Southampton76-30Norwich
18/06Norwich77-31Southampton

Third qualifying round
Date Team One Score Team Two
22/06Southampton35-18Norwich
25/06Norwich37-17Southampton
04/06Hackney Wick72-36Leeds
06/06Leeds36-72Hackney Wick

Final qualifying round
Date Team One Score Team Two
02/07Norwich72-36Hackney Wick
09/07Hackney Wick58-49Norwich

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
01/07Bristol50-56West Ham
05/07West Ham73-35Bristol
06/07New Cross50-57Wimbledon
07/07Wembley61-47Belle Vue
09/07Belle Vue60-48Wembley
11/07Wimbledon62-46New Cross
21/07Norwich58-50Harringay

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
06/08Norwich53-55Wembley
15/08Wimbledon78-29West Ham
16/08West Ham53-55Wimbledon
25/08Wembley38-15Norwich

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
15/09Wembley43-65Wimbledon
19/09Wimbledon58-49Wembley

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1938 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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