1936 Speedway National League
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The 1936 National League Division One was the fifth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway
in Great Britain. The entrants were the same seven teams as the previous season. Belle Vue Aces
won their fourth consecutive national title.
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. The entrants were the same seven teams as the previous season. 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 fourth consecutive national title.
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... |
24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 37 |
| 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:... |
24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 28 |
| Harringay Tigers Harringay Racers (speedway) The Harringay Racers were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Harringay Stadium from 1947 until 1954 in the National League Division One.... |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| 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... |
24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
| Hackney Wick Wolves Hackney Hawks Hackney Hawks speedway opened in 1963 at Hackney Wick Stadium, Waterden Road, London and operated until 1983.-Early days:Originally opened by Mike Parker, the promotion was then sold to Len Silver who was the club's promoter for the next twenty seasons.... |
24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 22 |
| New Cross Tamers New Cross Rangers The New Cross Rangers were a Speedway team which operated from 1937 until their closure in 1953. The track reopened in 1959 under Johnnie Hoskins for a series of open meetings and then in 1960 and 1961 operated in the National League... |
24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| 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.... |
24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 15 |