1936 Provincial Speedway League
League | Provincial League |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 5 |
Champions | Southampton Saints |
Provincial League Trophy | Southampton Saints |
National Trophy (provincial final) | Southampton Saints |
Highest average | George Greenwood |
Division/s above | 1936 National League |
The 1936 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the Provincial League, introduced as a second tier to the National League. It was formed after Mr B. Southouse (the Cardiff speedway manager for the Greyhound Racing Association) proposed that a new league be formed and organised a syndicate, including Nottingham and Liverpool speedway.[1] Six speedway teams started the season but Cardiff White City speedway withdrew after just nine matches and had their record expunged. Their star riders, Cliff Parkinson, George Greenwood, Tommy Price and Ted Bravery, all joined Nottingham.[2] Southampton Saints were the champions on race points difference over Bristol Bulldogs.[3][4][5][6] Due to the brevity of the season, teams also competed for the Provincial Trophy in a league format. Cardiff had only completed one fixture before folding and their record was expunged. West Ham Hawks which was West Ham Hammers' reserve side, also competed, but raced home meetings at Southampton. Southampton Saints won the Provincial trophy to complete the double.
Provincial League Final table
Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Southampton Saints | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
2 | Bristol Bulldogs | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
3 | Nottingham | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
4 | Liverpool Merseysiders | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
5 | Plymouth Panthers | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway
Fixtures & results
A fixtures
B fixtures
Provincial Trophy Final table
Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Southampton Saints | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
2 | Bristol Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
3 | Liverpool Merseysiders | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
4 | Plymouth Panthers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
5 | Nottingham | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
6 | West Ham Hawks | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway
National Trophy
The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.[9] Southampton Saints won the Provincial Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition). Provincial League First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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04/05 | Liverpool | 35-34 | Nottingham |
14/04 | Nottingham | 34-38 | Liverpool |
13/04 | Cardiff | 33-38 | Southampton |
10/04 | Southampton | 38-33 | Cardiff |
Final
First leg
Southampton Saints Frank Goulden 10 Billy Dallison 9 Alec Statham 7 Bert Jones 7 Fred Strecker 6 Tiger Lewis 3 | 42 – 28 | Liverpool Merseysiders Ernie Price 8 Eric Blain 6 Jack Hargreaves 5 Oliver Hart 4 Tom A Price 3 Stan Hart 2 |
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[10] |
Second leg
Liverpool Merseysiders Eric Blain 10 Stan Hart 7 Tom A Price 6 Tommy Allott 4 Syd Plevin 4 Ernie Price 3 Oliver Hart 3 Jack Hargreaves 2 | 39 – 31 | Southampton Saints Billy Dallison 12 Fred Strecker 6 Bert Jones 4 Syd Griffiths 3 Tiger Lewis 3 Frank Goulden 2 Alec Statham 1 |
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[10] |
Southampton were the National Trophy Provincial Final winners, winning on aggregate 73-67.
Riders & final averages
Bristol
- Australia Eric Collins 9.12
- England Harry Shepherd 7.59
- England Wal Morton 7.22
- Australia Bill Rogers 7.02
- England Roy Dook 6.93
- England Mike Erskine 5.57
- England Fred Leavis 5.51
- Australia Ernie Evans 4.80
- Australia Bert Spencer 3.67
Liverpool
- England Eric Blain 7.79
- England Syd Plevin 7.33
- England Stan Hart 7.29
- England Jack Hargreaves 7.17
- England Thomas Arthur Price 7.03
- England Oliver Hart 5.90
- England Ernie Price 5.60
- England Alan Butler 4.00
Nottingham
- England George Greenwood 10.50
- England Cliff Parkinson 9.37
- England Ted Bravery 9.05
- England Bill Stanley 8.57
- England Tiger Hart 7.16
- England Chun Moore 6.91
- England Tommy Price 6.75
- England George Dykes 6.41
- England Arthur Tims 5.63
- England Norman Trinmell 2.81
Plymouth
- New Zealand Jack Hobson 7.56
- England Les Bowden 6.53
- Australia Dick Wise 6.00
- Australia Billy Lamont 6.00
- Australia Jack Bibby 5.56
- England Fred Tuck 5.23
- England Les Gregory 4.13
- Australia Don Hemingway 2.60
Southampton
- England Fred Strecker 9.04
- England Billy Dallison 8.50
- England Frank Goulden 8.41
- Wales Syd Griffiths 8.13
- Australia Harry Lewis 7.54
- Australia Bert Jones 7.50
- England Alec Statham 6.87
- England Bob Lovell 6.22
- Australia Art Fenn 4.52
- England Cyril Anderson 3.08
See also
References
- ↑ "Dirt track racing in Nottingham again". Nottingham Journal. 15 January 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Speedway Shuts Up". Gloucestershire Echo. 5 June 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "1936 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ↑ "1936 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ↑ "1936 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "1936 National Trophy Provincial Final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 August 2021.