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1931 Speedway Northern League

British motorcycle speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

FieldValue
competitionNorthern League
competitors6
domesticcup1Champions
domesticcup1 winnersBelle Vue Aces
highestaverageEric Langton
league other1931 Southern League
prevseason1930
nextseason1932

The 1931 Northern League was the third season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern British teams. It was the final season of the Northern League before amalgamation with the Southern League which also had their third season known as the 1931 Speedway 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.

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

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1Belle Vue Aces18120624
2Leeds Lions18101721
3Sheffield17100720
4Leicester Super1580716
5Preston18511011
6Glasgow White City1220108

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

Top Five Riders

TeamC.M.A.
1Eric Langton
2Arthur Jervis
3Ginger Lees
4Dusty Haigh
5Joe Abbott

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.

For the results of the National Trophy see - 1931 Speedway Southern League

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

  • 10.40
  • 9.37
  • 8.05
  • 7.83
  • 7.41
  • 5.71
  • 5.36
  • 5.33
  • 5.33
  • 4.18

Glasgow

  • 6.38
  • 6.10
  • 5.33
  • 5.29
  • 5.12
  • 4.18
  • 3.73

Leeds

  • 8.91
  • 8.29
  • 8.14
  • 6.46
  • 6.22
  • 5.90
  • 5.36
  • 5.19
  • 5.14

Leicester

  • 9.72
  • 8.34
  • 7.88
  • 6.56
  • 5.70
  • 4.95
  • 4.74
  • 3.49
  • 2.29

Preston

  • 9.94
  • 9.38
  • 7.36
  • 6.17
  • 5.89
  • 5.88
  • 5.51
  • 5.56
  • GER Gustav Kellner 5.17

Sheffield

  • 9.74
  • 7.00
  • 6.31
  • 6.08
  • 6.00
  • 5.69
  • 5.08
  • 4.94
  • 4.00

References

References

  1. Rogers, Martin. (1978). "The Illustrated History of Speedway". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
  2. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. [http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/ The Speedway Researcher] Speedway Researcher. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  4. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)".
  5. "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934".
  6. "1931 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  7. "1931 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  8. "1931 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
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