1935 Speedway National League

Summary

Walthamstow Wolves relocated to Hackney Wick Stadium at the end of the 1934 season and started 1935 as the Hackney Wick Wolves. Walthamstow had been subject to resident complaints.

Plymouth Tigers and Birmingham dropped out so there were only 7 teams, 6 of which were located in London. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.

The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and second treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.

British champion Tom Farndon of the New Cross Lambs was fatally injured in a scratch race at New Cross Stadium, on 28 August. He was involved in a crash with Ron Johnson, who clipped the safety fence and fell causing Farndon to crash into Johnson's bike. Farndon suffered a fractured skull and spine injury and was unconscious when he was transferred to the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich. He died two days later on 30 August.

Final table

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

Top Ten Riders

National Trophy

The 1935 National Trophy was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup.

First round

Semifinals

Final

First leg Jack Ormston 11 Norman Parker 11 Jack Parker 9 Phil Bishop 5 Bill Pitcher 5 Les Wotton 4 Eric Langton 17 Bill Kitchen 17 Max Grosskreutz 15 Joe Abbott 10 Frank Varey 3 Bob Harrison 1 Wally Hull 0

Second leg Max Grosskreutz 18 Eric Langton 13 Bob Harrison 12 Joe Abbott 9 Bill Kitchen 6 Frank Varey 5 Norman Parker 12 Jack Parker 12 Bill Pitcher 5 Jack Ormston 4 Billy Dallison 3 Les Wotton 3 Phil Bishop 2 Fred Strecker 2

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 126-88.

A.C.U Cup

The 1935 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the second edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the second time.

First round Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Final

London Cup

First round

Semi final round

Final

First leg Norman Parker 16 Jack Parker 16 Jack Ormston 16 Bill Pitcher 9 Phil Bishop 8 Les Wotton 3 Bluey Wilkinson 12 Arthur Atkinson 8 Tommy Croombs 6 Tiger Stevenson 4 Rol Stobart 4 Ken Brett 2 Stan Dell 1 George Saunders 0

Second leg Bluey Wilkinson 15 Tommy Croombs 15 Tiger Stevenson 8 Arthur Atkinson 8 Rol Stobart 3 Stan Dell 3 George Saunders 2 Ken Brett 1 Jack Ormston 15 Norman Parker 12 Jack Parker 9 Phil Bishop 8 Bill Pitcher 4 Billy Dallison 3 Fred Strecker 1 Les Wotton 0

Harringay won on aggregate 120–97

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

• 9.57
• 9.18
• 9.10
• 8.34
• 7.19
• 5.41
• 4.95
• 3.23
• 2.29
• 2.18
• 1.89

Hackney

• 10.12
• 7.89
• 6.23
• 6.16
• 5.62
• 4.89
• 4.78
• (John Glass) 4.62
• 4.44
• 3.50
• 3.00

Harringay

• 9.13
• 8.75
• 6.86
• 6.21
• 5.97
• 5.00
• 5.33
• 4.78
• 3.16

New Cross

• 9.74
• 8.78
• 7.17
• 6.80
• 6.02
• 4.86
• 4.53
• 4.00
• 4.00
• 3.86
• 3.37
• 1.23

Wembley

• 8.60
• 8.33
• 7.79
• 6.35
• 6.11
• 6.11
• 5.74
• 5.04
• 4.73

West Ham

• 10.57
• 8.74
• 6.67
• (John Glass) 6.50
• 6.44
• 4.76
• 4.27
• 4.22
• 3.70
• 3.13

Wimbledon

• 8.71
• 6.37
• 5.91
• 5.66
• 5.52
• 5.46
• 5.07
• 4.74
• 3.83

References

References

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2. Rogers, Martin. (1978). "The Illustrated History of Speedway". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
3. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)".
4. (7 December 1934). "Woman's Diary of Noises".
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6. (29 August 1935). "Tom Farndon still unconscious in hospital". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail.
7. (29 August 1935). "Tom Farndon and Johnson injured". Daily Mirror.
8. (31 August 1935). "Farndon dies form injuries". Daily Herald.
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