1936 Speedway National League

Summary

The entrants were the same seven teams as the previous season. Harringay's Jack Parker topped the rider averages but was injured for the inaugural World Championship Final won by Wembley's Lionel van Praag on his home track.

Belle Vue Aces won their fourth consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and third treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.

Final table

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

Top Ten Riders

National Trophy

The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.

Qualifying rounds

Southampton Saints won the Provincial final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

First leg Dicky Case 14 Cordy Milne 12 Morian Hansen 10 Baltzer Hansen 9 George Wilks 8 Bill Clibbett 6 Max Grosskreutz 18 Bob Harrison 16 Bill Kitchen 11 Eric Langton 3 Wally Hull 1 Frank Varey 0 Oliver Langton 0 Acorn Dobson 0

Second leg Max Grosskreutz 18 Bill Kitchen 15 Eric Langton 12 Bob Harrison 12 Frank Varey 9 Wally Hull 6 Oliver Langton 1 Dicky Case 12 Cordy Milne 9 Baltzer Hansen 3 Morian Hansen 2 George Wilks 2 Bill Clibbett 1 Stan Dell 1

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 122-90.

A.C.U Cup

The 1936 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the third edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the third time. Tragically Herbert 'Dusty' Haigh was killed instantly after suffering a facrtured skull riding at Hackney Wick Stadium on 15 May 1936, in the ACU Cup match between Hackney and West Ham. He fell when in front and heading for a fourth consecutive heat win and the riders behind were unable to avoid him.

First round Group 1

Group 2

Group 1

Group 2

Final

London Cup

First round

Semi final round

Final

First leg Jack Ormston 16 Les Wotton 11 Bill Pitcher 10 Norman Parker 8 Harry Whitfield 3 Rol Stobart 1 Cordy Milne 17 Baltzer Hansen 11 Morian Hansen 9 Bill Clibbett 8 George Wilks 7 Stan Dell 3 Dick Case 3

Second leg Morian Hansen 17 Dick Case 15 Cordy Milne 12 Baltzer Hansen 12 George Wilks 7 Bill Clibbett 5 Stan Dell 1 Bill Pitcher 12 Jack Ormston 9 Norman Parker 9 Frank Goulden 7 Billy Dallison 1 Les Wotton 1

Hackney Wick won on aggregate 127–88

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

• 10.21
• 9.27
• 9.25
• 8.92
• 6.81
• 5.33
• 5.11
• 4.00
• 3.06
• 2.07
• 1.00

Hackney

• 10.00
• 8.71
• 7.95
• 7.87
• 5.57
• 5.35
• 4.93
• 4.57
• 4.00
• 3.62
• 2.74

Harringay

• 10.27
• 8.71
• 7.32
• 7.06
• 4.97
• 4.79
• 4.20
• 3.73
• 3.33
• 1.33

New Cross

• 8.68
• 8.54
• 8.24
• 7.73
• 6.00
• 4.88
• 3.57
• 3.05
• 2.53
• 0.62

Wembley

• 10.11
• 9.45
• 8.00
• 5.08
• 5.02
• 4.08
• 5.30
• 4.00
• 3.33

West Ham

• 9.21
• 7.37
• 7.05
• 6.80
• CAN Eric Chitty 5.90
• 4.23
• 3.76
• 3.73
• 3.64
• (John Glass) 3.58
• 3.33

Wimbledon

• 8.13
• 7.50
• 6.46
• 5.97
• 5.23
• 4.89
• 4.79
• 4.49

References

References

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15. "Hackney Speedway".