1933 Speedway National League - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1933 National League was the second season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway

Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...

in Great Britain. Sheffield

Sheffield Tigers

The Sheffield 'Window Centre' Tigers are a speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British Premier League and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium which is the fastest track in British speedway...

and Nottingham joined the league but the Stamford Bridge Pensioners

Stamford Bridge Pensioners

The Stamford Bridge Pensioners were a speedway team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1932. The team were one of the pioneers of British speedway, entering and winning the first Southern League championship in 1929...

dropped out. Belle Vue Aces

Belle Vue Aces

The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...

won their first national title. Jack Parker

Jack Parker (speedway rider)

Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:...

of Clapton Saints finished with the highest average although Vic Huxley

Vic Huxley

Victor Nelson "Vic" Huxley was a Speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1930 and finished runner-up in 1931 and 1932. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1936 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons...

of Wimbledon Dons

Wimbledon Dons

The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They were closed during the Second World War but upon their re-opening in 1946 there were 42,000...

scored the most points

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Belle Vue Aces Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...	36	31	0	5	62
Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They were closed during the Second World War but upon their re-opening in 1946 there were 42,000...	36	23	0	13	46
West Ham Hammers West Ham Hammers The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929.. They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of World War II under several different promotions, most successfully under the control of Johnnie Hoskins....	36	21	3	12	45
Crystal Palace Glaziers Crystal Palace Glaziers Crystal Palace Glaziers were a British speedway team that existed from 1928 to 1940-Brief history:They first competed in the Southern League in 1929 and were based at Crystal Palace Exhibition Grounds, Sydenham, South London....	36	21	0	15	42
Clapton Saints Lea Bridge (speedway) Lea Bridge were a British speedway team that existed from 1928 to 1939-Brief history:They first competed in the Southern League in 1929 and were based at Lea Bridge Stadium, Leyton, London...	36	19	3	14	41
Wembley Lions Wembley Lions (speedway) The Wembley Lions were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1971. Their track was located at Wembley Stadium, London. The original stadium which hosted speedway has been redeveloped.-Pre-war:...	36	19	1	16	39
Coventry Bees Coventry Bees The Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane...	36	10	2	24	22
Sheffield Tigers Sheffield Tigers The Sheffield 'Window Centre' Tigers are a speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British Premier League and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium which is the fastest track in British speedway...	36	11	0	25	22
Plymouth Devils Plymouth Devils The Plymouth Devils are a speedway team in the British Premier League. The club was re-formed after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls rider Mike Bowden....	36	11	0	25	22
Nottingham	36	9	1	26	19

Top Ten Riders

		Team	C.M.A.
1	Jack Parker Jack Parker (speedway rider) Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:...	Clapton Saints Lea Bridge (speedway) Lea Bridge were a British speedway team that existed from 1928 to 1939-Brief history:They first competed in the Southern League in 1929 and were based at Lea Bridge Stadium, Leyton, London...	9.87
2	Claude Rye	Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They were closed during the Second World War but upon their re-opening in 1946 there were 42,000...	9.31
3	Dicky Case Dicky Case Roy George Arthur 'Dicky' Case was an international speedway rider who finished sixth in the 1936 Speedway World Championship, the first ever final.-Career:...	Coventry Bees Coventry Bees The Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane...	9.05
4	Vic Huxley Vic Huxley Victor Nelson "Vic" Huxley was a Speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship, the forerunner of the Speedway World Championship, in 1930 and finished runner-up in 1931 and 1932. He also won the London Riders' Championship in 1936 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons...	Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They were closed during the Second World War but upon their re-opening in 1946 there were 42,000...	9.03
5	Tom Farndon Tom Farndon Tom Farndon , was a Speedway rider who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1933 whilst with the Crystal Palace Glaziers....	Crystal Palace Glaziers Crystal Palace Glaziers Crystal Palace Glaziers were a British speedway team that existed from 1928 to 1940-Brief history:They first competed in the Southern League in 1929 and were based at Crystal Palace Exhibition Grounds, Sydenham, South London....	8.94
6	Eric Langton Eric Langton Eric Langton was a motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also finished runner-up in 1934...	Belle Vue Aces Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...	8.88
7	Syd Jackson	Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Dons The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They were closed during the Second World War but upon their re-opening in 1946 there were 42,000...	8.70
8	Wally Kilmister Wally Kilmister Wally Kilmister was an international speedway rider.-Career summary:Kilmister began riding at the Kilbirnie track in Wellington in 1929 before joining the Wembley Lions in 1930. In 1935 he rode in the Star Riders' Championship and in 1936 he won the New Zealand Championship...	Wembley Lions Wembley Lions (speedway) The Wembley Lions were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1971. Their track was located at Wembley Stadium, London. The original stadium which hosted speedway has been redeveloped.-Pre-war:...	8.56
9	Bluey Wilkinson Bluey Wilkinson Arther George "Bluey" Wilkinson was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936.-Early life:Wilkinson was nicknamed "Bluey" because of his red hair...	West Ham Hammers West Ham Hammers The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929.. They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of World War II under several different promotions, most successfully under the control of Johnnie Hoskins....	8.40
10	Tiger Stevenson Tiger Stevenson Harold 'Tiger' Stevenson was a Speedway who rode for the West Ham Hammers from 1929 until 1939 in early pioneer days, captaining the club for most of them. He was captain for their first ever meeting on 2 May 1929 at home to Coventry and was still the captain in 1937 when the Hammers won the...	West Ham Hammers West Ham Hammers The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929.. They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of World War II under several different promotions, most successfully under the control of Johnnie Hoskins....	8.33

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