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[[West Ham Hammers]] won their first national title despite finishing bottom the previous season. In the process they stopped [[Belle Vue Aces]] from claiming a fifth consecutive title win. Belle Vue did however go on to win the cup double winning the [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] for the fifth successive year and the A.C.U Cup for the fourth successive year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yearbyyear.html|title=Year by Year|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> |
[[West Ham Hammers]] won their first national title despite finishing bottom the previous season. In the process they stopped [[Belle Vue Aces]] from claiming a fifth consecutive title win. Belle Vue did however go on to win the cup double winning the [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] for the fifth successive year and the A.C.U Cup for the fourth successive year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yearbyyear.html|title=Year by Year|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> |
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Roy Clarence Vigor (Reg Vigor) was fatally injured during a match at [[Wimbledon Stadium]] on 27 September. He hit a safety fence and his bike landed on top of him. He died in Nelson Hospital, Merton, three days later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=8111|title=Reg Vigor|website=Motorsport Memorial|access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/wimbledon-endoftheroar.html|title=Wimbledon Speedway part one|website=Speedway Museum|access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> His death came just one month after the death of Stan Hart in the [[1937 Provincial Speedway League]]. |
Roy Clarence Vigor (Reg Vigor) was fatally injured during a match at [[Wimbledon Stadium]] on 27 September. He hit a safety fence and his bike landed on top of him. He died in Nelson Hospital, Merton, three days later.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=8111|title=Reg Vigor|website=Motorsport Memorial|access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/wimbledon-endoftheroar.html|title=Wimbledon Speedway part one|website=Speedway Museum|access-date=6 August 2021}}</ref> His death came just one month after the death of [[Stan Hart (speedway rider)|Stan Hart]] in the [[1937 Provincial Speedway League]]. |
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==Final table== |
==Final table== |
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==Top ten riders== |
==Top ten riders== |
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'''Quarterfinals''' |
'''Quarterfinals''' |
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'''Semifinals''' |
'''Semifinals''' |
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'''Group 1''' |
'''Group 1''' |
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| [[Wembley Lions (speedway)|Wembley Lions]] |
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'''Group 2''' |
'''Group 2''' |
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| [[Belle Vue Aces]] |
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===Final=== |
===Final=== |
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'''First round''' |
'''First round''' |
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'''Semi final round''' |
'''Semi final round''' |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Frank Charles (speedway rider)|Frank Charles]]}} 8.96 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Frank Charles (speedway rider)|Frank Charles]]}} 8.96 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Ginger Lees]]}} 8.24 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Ginger Lees]]}} 8.24 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Eric Gregory]]}} 6.22 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Eric Gregory (speedway rider)|Eric Gregory]]}} 6.22 |
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*{{player||NZL|[[Wally Kilmister]]}} 5.60 |
*{{player||NZL|[[Wally Kilmister]]}} 5.60 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Cliff Parkinson]]}} 5.37 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Cliff Parkinson]]}} 5.37 |
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*{{player||AUS|[[Eric Collins (speedway rider)|Eric Collins]]}} 6.92 |
*{{player||AUS|[[Eric Collins (speedway rider)|Eric Collins]]}} 6.92 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Claude Rye]]}} 5.88 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Claude Rye]]}} 5.88 |
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*{{player||AUS|Bill Rogers}} 5.23 |
*{{player||AUS|[[Bill Rogers (speedway rider)|Bill Rogers]]}} 5.23 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Geoff Pymar]]}} 5.06 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Geoff Pymar]]}} 5.06 |
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*{{player||USA|Byrd McKinney}} 5.02 |
*{{player||USA|Byrd McKinney}} 5.02 |
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*{{player||AUS|[[Wally Little (speedway rider)|Wally Little]]}} 5.00 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Gus Kuhn]]}} 4.93 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Gus Kuhn]]}} 4.93 |
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*{{player||AUS|[[Jack Sharp (speedway rider)|Jack Sharp]]}} 4.89 |
*{{player||AUS|[[Jack Sharp (speedway rider)|Jack Sharp]]}} 4.89 |
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*{{player||ENG|Ron Howes}} 3.08 |
*{{player||ENG|Ron Howes}} 3.08 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Bert Spencer]]}} 2.86 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Bert Spencer]]}} 2.86 |
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*{{player||ENG|Reg Vigor}} 2.48 |
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*{{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Alfred Rumrich 1.09 |
*{{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} Alfred Rumrich 1.09 |
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*{{player||ENG|[[Wilf Plant]]}} 0.29 |
*{{player||ENG|[[Wilf Plant]]}} 0.29 |
Latest revision as of 21:18, 24 August 2024
League | National League Division One |
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No. of competitors | 7 |
Champions | West Ham Hammers |
National Trophy | Belle Vue Aces |
A.C.U Cup | Belle Vue Aces |
London Cup | New Cross Rangers |
Highest average | Jack Milne |
Division/s below | 1937 Provincial League |
The 1937 National League Division One was the ninth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1][2][3]
Summary
[edit]The entrants were the same seven teams as the previous season.[4]
West Ham Hammers won their first national title despite finishing bottom the previous season. In the process they stopped Belle Vue Aces from claiming a fifth consecutive title win. Belle Vue did however go on to win the cup double winning the Knockout Cup for the fifth successive year and the A.C.U Cup for the fourth successive year.[5]
Roy Clarence Vigor (Reg Vigor) was fatally injured during a match at Wimbledon Stadium on 27 September. He hit a safety fence and his bike landed on top of him. He died in Nelson Hospital, Merton, three days later.[6][7] His death came just one month after the death of Stan Hart in the 1937 Provincial Speedway League.
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | West Ham Hammers | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 36 |
2 | Wembley Lions | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
3 | New Cross Rangers | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 32 |
4 | Belle Vue Aces | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 26 |
5 | Hackney Wick Wolves | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
6 | Harringay Tigers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
7 | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
Top ten riders
[edit]Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
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1 | Jack Milne | New Cross | 11.09 | |
2 | Lionel van Praag | Wembley | 10.53 | |
3 | Eric Langton | Belle Vue | 10.18 | |
4 | Bluey Wilkinson | West Ham | 10.14 | |
5 | Bill Kitchen | Belle Vue | 9.88 | |
6 | Jack Parker | Harringay | 9.71 | |
7 | Cordy Milne | Hackney | 9.38 | |
8 | Eric Chitty | West Ham | 9.32 | |
9 | Joe Abbott | Belle Vue | 8.98 | |
10 | Frank Charles | Wembley | 8.96 |
National Trophy
[edit]The 1937 National Trophy was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup.[8]
Qualifying rounds
[edit]Southampton Saints won the Provincial final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals.
Quarterfinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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05/06 | Harringay | 41-65 | New Cross |
09/06 | New Cross | 76-31 | Harringay |
07/06 | Wimbledon | 39-68 | Belle Vue |
12/06 | Belle Vue | 80-28 | Wimbledon |
08/06 | West Ham | 58-46 | Hackney Wick |
11/06 | Hackney Wick | 60-48 | West Ham |
25/06 replay |
Hackney Wick | 65-43 | West Ham |
29/06 | Southampton | 40-44 | Wembley |
29/06 replay |
West Ham | 55-53 | Hackney Wick |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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15/07 | Wembley | 50-58 | New Cross |
14/07 | New Cross | 59-48 | Wembley |
16/07 | Hackney Wick | 56-52 | Belle Vue |
17/07 | Belle Vue | 69-39 | Hackney Wick |
Final
[edit]First leg
Belle Vue Aces Frank Varey 16 Bob Harrison 15 Bill Kitchen 15 Joe Abbott 11 Eric Langton 9 Wally Hull 4 | 70 – 38 | New Cross Rangers Jack Milne 17 George Newton 6 Ron Johnson 6 Stan Greatrex 4 Joe Francis 4 Clem Mitchell 1 Norman Evans 0 Bill Longley 0 |
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[9] |
Second leg
New Cross Stadium Jack Milne 18 Joe Francis 14 Ron Johnson 10 George Newton 9 Clem Mitchell 7 Stan Greatrex 3 Norman Evans 1 | 62 – 45 | Belle Vue Aces Eric Langton 14 Joe Abbott 10 Wally Hull 10 Frank Varey 5 Bill Kitchen 4 Oliver Langton 2 Bob Harrison 0 |
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[9] |
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 115-110.
A.C.U Cup
[edit]The 1937 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the fourth edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the fourth time. The groups were decided on the number of heat points scored within matches, rather than match wins.[10]
First round
Group 1
Team | PL | W | D | L | Race Pts |
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Wembley Lions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 319.5 |
New Cross Rangers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 311.5 |
Harringay Tigers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 269 |
Wimbledon Dons | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 240 |
Group 2
Team | PL | W | D | L | Race Pts |
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Belle Vue Aces | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 202 |
West Ham Hammers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 190 |
Hackney Wick Wolves | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 181 |
Final
[edit]Date | Team one | Team two | Score |
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07/10 | Wembley | Belle Vue | 49–45 |
09/10 | Belle Vue | Wembley | 61-35 |
London Cup
[edit]First round
Team one | Score | Team two |
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New Cross | 65–43, 65–42 | Wimbledon |
Wembley | 58–49, 61–46 | Harringay |
Semi final round
Team one | Score | Team two |
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Hackney Wick | 49–59, 21–87 | West Ham |
New Cross | 62–46, 56–50 | Wembley |
Final
[edit]First leg
West Ham Bluey Wilkinson 14 Eric Chitty 12 Tiger Stevenson 11 Tommy Croombs 7 Arthur Atkinson 5 Charlie Spinks 2 Jack Dixon 1 | 52–55 | New Cross George Newton 17 Jack Milne 15 Stan Greatrex 10 Joe Francis 6 Ron Johnson 6 Clem Mitchell 1 Ernie Evans 0 |
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[11] |
Second leg
New Cross Jack Milne 17 Ron Johnson 14 Stan Greatrex 11 George Newton 9 Joe Francis 6 Clem Mitchell 4 Norman Evans 1 | 62–45 | West Ham Bluey Wilkinson 17 Arthur Atkinson 10 Eric Chitty 9 Tiger Stevenson 3 Tommy Croombs 5 Jack Dixon 1 |
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[12] |
New Cross won on aggregate 117–97
Riders & final averages
[edit]Belle Vue
- Eric Langton 10.18
- Bill Kitchen 9.88
- Joe Abbott 9.49
- Bob Harrison 8.07
- Frank Varey 6.71
- Wally Hull 5.33
- Oliver Langton 4.39
- Jack Hargreaves 4.21
- Ernie Price 3.25
- Harold Jackson 2.46
- Acorn Dobson 2.77
Hackney
- Cordy Milne 9.38
- Dicky Case 8.30
- Morian Hansen 7.63
- Bill Clibbett 5.54
- George Wilks 5.40
- George Greenwood 5.20
- Stan Dell 4.76
- Vic Duggan 4.14
- Doug Wells 3.58
- Frank Hodgson 3.40
- Ted Bravery 2.48
- Arch Windmill 1.71
Harringay
- Jack Parker 9.81
- Jack Ormston 8.29
- Jack Hobson 6.46
- Frank Goulden 6.33
- Les Wotton 6.21
- Alec Statham 5.49
- Clem Mitchell 5.48
- Dick Smythe 5.31
- Bob Lovell 3.50
- Stew Fairbairn 3.22
- Bill Pitcher 3.10
New Cross
- Jack Milne 11.09
- George Newton 8.91
- Stan Greatrex 8.50
- Clem Mitchell 6.29
- Joe Francis 5.88
- Ron Johnson 5.83
- Norman Evans 5.80
- Ernie Evans 4.03
- Mick Murphy (John Glass) 3.56
- Nobby Key 3.38
- Jack Dalton 2.35
- Bill Longley 2.00
Wembley
- Lionel Van Praag 10.42
- Frank Charles 8.96
- Ginger Lees 8.24
- Eric Gregory 6.22
- Wally Kilmister 5.60
- Cliff Parkinson 5.37
- Tommy Price 5.37
- Wally Lloyd 5.00
- Gus Kuhn 5.00
- Colin Watson 2.00
West Ham
- Bluey Wilkinson 10.23
- Eric Chitty 9.37
- Tommy Croombs 8.92
- Arthur Atkinson 8.54
- Tiger Stevenson 7.18
- Charlie Spinks 6.03
- Broncho Dixon 5.83
- Ken Brett 5.60
- Phil Bishop 4.63
- Lloyd Goffe 3.50
Wimbledon
- Wilbur Lamoreaux 8.14
- Eric Collins 6.92
- Claude Rye 5.88
- Bill Rogers 5.23
- Geoff Pymar 5.06
- Byrd McKinney 5.02
- Wally Little 5.00
- Gus Kuhn 4.93
- Jack Sharp 4.89
- Wal Morton 4.00
- Miny Waln 3.73
- Ron Howes 3.08
- Bert Spencer 2.86
- Reg Vigor 2.48
- Alfred Rumrich 1.09
- Wilf Plant 0.29
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "1937 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Reg Vigor". Motorsport Memorial. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Wimbledon Speedway part one". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "1937 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1937 National Trophy" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "1937 ACU Cup" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "1937 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "New Cross win London Cup for third time". South London Observer. 1 October 1937. Retrieved 16 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.