1929 Speedway Southern League Explained
The 1929 Southern League was the inaugural season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams.[1] There was also a Northern League called the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League that started during the same year.[2] [3]
Summary
Stamford Bridge were crowned as the first champions,[4] just two points ahead of Southampton Saints.[5] Birmingham Hall Green withdrew after 7 meetings and their record was expunged.[6]
Final table
Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Birmingham Hall Green
Top Five Riders
Riders and averages
Birmingham Hall Green (withdrew)
- Johnny Lloyd 10.80
- George Povey 7.00
- Cyril Taft 6.86
- Bunny Wilcox 6.86
- Cyril Locke 6.43
- Tommy Cross 3.60
- Bill Stanley 0.75
Birmingham (Perry Barr)
- Wally Lloyd 7.20
- Arthur Johnson 6.27
- Norman Burton 5.00
- Georg Britt 4.50
- Les Patrick 4.20
- Geoff Siddaway 4.20
- Joe Dallison 3.50
- Johnny Lloyd 3.00
- Bill Ashcroft 3.00
- Tim Reid 2.05
Coventry
Crystal Palace
- Triss Sharp 9.73
- Wally Harris 7.50
- Bryan Donkin 6.51
- Joe Francis 4.98
- Arthur Willmott 4.98
- George Lovick 4.93
- Jack Barrett 4.67
Harringay
- Eric Spencer 9.64
- Stan Spencer 6.55
- Reg Pointer 6.28
- Alf Medcalf 4.68
- Lou Burger 4.43
- Will Dennis 4.32
- Ray Parsons 4.29
- Leonard Dicky Bird 4.20
- Bill Crouch 3.00
- Bert Gerrish 0.67
Lea Bridge
- Alf Foulds 8.12
- Jimmy Stevens 7.70
- Tommy Croombs 6.00
- Stew Fairbairn 4.29
- Harold Osment 4.20
- Roy Dook 4.15
- Frank Bond 4.11
- Eric Parry 3.50
- Alec Slow 3.14
- Alf Merrell 3.00
Southampton
- Eric Lister 8.90
- Tommy Cullis 8.51
- Clarrie Eldridge 8.15
- Vic Collins 7.30
- Col Stewart 6.30
- Jimmy Hayes 6.71
- Don Durant 5.50
- Albert Wakerley 5.40
- Jimmy Pink 5.33
- Cecil Bounds 4.80
- Ernie Rickman 4.25
Stamford Bridge
- Gus Kuhn 10.28
- Bert Bolt 8.48
- Colin Ford 8.11
- Wal Phillips 7.64
- Dick Bellamy 7.50
- Les Blakebrough 7.13
- Arthur Warwick 7.00
- Fred Ralph 6.88
- Bill White 6.60
- Nick Nicol 4.41
- Bill Bragg 4.33
Wembley
- Jack Ormston 8.25
- Buster Frogley 8.17
- Stan Catlett 7.76
- Bert Fairweather 6.24
- Len Reeve 5.79
- Ron Hieatt 5.09
- Jack Jackson 4.86
- Vic Deale 3.43
- Crawley Rous 3.00
- Nobby Key 1.00
West Ham
- John Williams 7.62
- Tiger Stevenson 7.54
- Don Durant 7.15
- Den Taylor 5.75
- Jack Adams 5.64
- Reg Bounds 5.60
- Bruce McCallum 5.50
- Ivor Creek 4.80
- Maurice Bradshaw 4.00
- Bluey Wilkinson 3.60
- Buzz Hibberd 3.18
- Les Maguire 5.74
White City
- Colin Watson 9.81
- Harold Crook 6.65
- Del Forster 6.22
- Clem Cort 5.28
- Hilary Buchanan 5.21
- Larry Coffey 4.80
- Fred Hore 4.36
- Leonard Dicky Bird 3.29
- Frank Ewen 3.09
Wimbledon
- Jim Kempster 10.00
- Mart Sieffert 7.83
- Jimmy Stevens 6.75
- Cecil Brown 6.20
- Alf Sawford 5.71
- Les Dearth 4.86
- Dudley Cox 4.36
- Alf Summersby 4.24
- Jack Kidwell 4.11
- Eddie Slade-Jones 3.46
- Fred Osborne 3.00
- Sid Chambers 2.45
- Rube Sonny Wilson 1.62
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
Notes and References
- Book: Rogers, Martin. The Illustrated History of Speedway. 1978. 129. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-904584-45-3.
- Web site: Historic league tables. Speedway Archive.
- Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939). British Speedway. 4 July 2021.
- News: On the Speedway . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 23 September 1929 . 4 April 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
- Storey, Basil (1948) The Story of Speedway, WDS, p. 5
- Web site: Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934. Cyber Motorcycle. 4 July 2021.
