Competition: | National League Division One |
Competitors: | 7 |
Leagues Below: | 1936 Provincial League |
Domesticcup1: | Champions |
Domesticcup1 Winners: | Belle Vue Aces |
Domesticcup2: | National Trophy |
Domesticcup2 Winners: | Belle Vue Aces |
Domesticcup3: | A.C.U Cup |
Domesticcup3 Winners: | Belle Vue Aces |
Domesticcup4: | London Cup |
Domesticcup4 Winners: | Hackney Wick Wolves |
Highestaverage: | Jack Parker |
Prevseason: | 1935 |
Nextseason: | 1937 |
The 1936 National League Division One was the eighth season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1] [2] [3]
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.[4]
Belle Vue Aces won their fourth consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and third treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.[5]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | |
1 | Belle Vue Aces | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 37 | |
2 | Wembley Lions | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 28 | |
3 | Harringay Tigers | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 | |
4 | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 24 | |
5 | Hackney Wick Wolves | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 22 | |
6 | New Cross Tamers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 18 | |
7 | West Ham Hammers | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 15 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | ||
1 | Jack Parker | Harringay | 10.27 | ||
2 | Max Grosskreutz | Belle Vue | 10.21 | ||
3 | Frank Charles | Wembley | 10.11 | ||
4 | Lionel van Praag | Wembley | 9.45 | ||
5 | Eric Langton | Belle Vue | 9.27 | ||
6 | Joe Abbott | Belle Vue | 9.25 | ||
7 | Bluey Wilkinson | West Ham | 9.21 | ||
8 | Bill Kitchen | Belle Vue | 8.91 | ||
9= | Dicky Case | Hackney | 8.71 | ||
9= | Jack Ormston | Harringay | 8.71 |
The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup.[6]
Southampton Saints won the Provincial final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals.
Quarterfinals
width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
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13/06 | Belle Vue | 68-40 | West Ham | ||||
13/06 | Wimbledon | 42-65 | Wembley | ||||
12/06 | Hackney Wick | 65-42 | New Cross | ||||
11/06 | Wembley | 61-47 | Wimbledon | ||||
10/06 | New Cross | 55-51 | Hackney Wick | ||||
09/06 | West Ham | 43-65 | Belle Vue | ||||
04/06 | Southampton | 30-41 | Harringay |
Semifinals
width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
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30/07 | Wembley | 54-53 | Belle Vue | ||||
25/07 | Belle Vue | 78-30 | Wembley | ||||
18/07 | Harringay | 55-52 | Hackney Wick | ||||
17/07 | Hackney Wick | 58-50 | Harringay |
First leg
Second leg
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 122-90.
The 1936 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the third edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the third time.[7] 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.[8]
First round
Group 1
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | |
Belle Vue Aces | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
Harringay Tigers | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
West Ham Hammers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Group 2
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | |
Wembley Lions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
New Cross Tamers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
Wimbledon Dons | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=250 | Team two | width=120 | Score |
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16/07 | Wembley | Belle Vue | 48–47 | ||||
18/07 | Belle Vue | Wembley | 51-44 |
First round
width=250 | Team one | width=120 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
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Harringay | 65–43, 71–37 | Wimbledon | |||
New Cross | 67–41, 50–58 | West Ham |
Semi final round
width=250 | Team one | width=120 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
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New Cross | 54–52, 43–63 | Hackney Wick | |||
Wembley | 60–47, 44–63 | Harringay |
First leg
Second leg
Hackney Wick won on aggregate 127–88
Belle Vue
Hackney
Harringay
New Cross
Wembley
West Ham
Wimbledon