1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League

The 1929 English Dirt Track League was the inaugural season of speedway in the United Kingdom for Northern English teams.[1] There was also a Southern League called the 1929 Speedway Southern League that started during the same year.[2][3][4]

1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League
LeagueEnglish Dirt Track League
ChampionsLeeds
No. of competitors11
Knockout CupPreston
Highest averageSyd Jackson
Division/s other1929 Southern League

Summary

The season was littered with mid-season withdrawals but eventually the Leeds were crowned champions. In 1930, the league was renamed the Northern League so the league existed for just one year. White City Speedway (Manchester) withdrew from the league after a dispute and would have been crowned champions if they had not done so because they were leading the table at the time.[5]

Dennis Atkinson suffered critical injuries on 12 July 1929, following an accident at Cleveland Park Stadium riding in a Golden Helmet meeting. He died the following day.[6]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Leeds 20 16 1 3 33
2 Preston 20 14 0 6 28
3 Halifax 19 12 1 6 25
4 Newcastle 20 10 0 10 20
5 Salford 20 10 0 10 20
6 Rochdale 20 9 1 19 19
7 Leicester Stadium 20 9 0 11 18
8 Liverpool 18 8 0 10 16
9 Sheffield 20 6 1 13 13
10 Middlesbrough 19 6 0 13 12
11 Barnsley Lundwood 20 6 0 14 12

Withdrawals (Records expunged) :

Top Five Riders
Team C.M.A.
1 Syd Jackson Leicester Stadium 10.71
2 Joe Abbott Burnley/Preston 10.50
3 Ham Burrill Preston 9.44
4 Charlie Hornby Warrington 8.88
5 Walter Creasor Newcastle 8.50

English Dirt Track Knockout Cup

First round
Date Team one Score Team two
03/08Barnsley Lundwood32–30Sheffield
10/08Rochdale39–23Salford
10/08Sheffield33–30Barnsley Lundwood
13/08Middlesbrough25–38Newcastle
16/08Manchester White City50–13Warrington
21/08Liverpool16–47Preston
22/08Halifax49–13Leeds
22/08Leicester Stadium34–27Leicester Super
22/08Preston44–19Liverpool
23/08Newcastle38–24Middlesbrough
23/08Warrington33–29Manchester White City
24/08Leeds32–31Halifax
24/08Leicester Super30–32Leicester Stadium
24/08Nottingham35–23Wombwell
26/08Salford37–26Rochdale
29/08Wombwell38–24Nottingham

Second round
Date Team one Score Team two
12/09Halifax35–25Wombwell
14/09Rochdale30–33Leicester Stadium
16/09Wombwell31–31Halifax
18/09Sheffield35–28Preston
19/09Leicester Stadium35–27Rochdale
19/09Preston55–11Sheffield
Manchester White Cityw/oNewcastle

Semifinals
Date Team one Score Team two
19/09Halifax44–19Newcastle
20/09Newcastle37–25Halifax
21/09Preston48–14Leicester Stadium
03/10Leicester Stadium39–24Preston

First leg
Preston
Frank Charles 12
Joe Abbott 10
Ham Burrill 8
Frank Chiswell 8
Jack Chiswell 7
Claude Rye 3		48 – 15Halifax
Walter Creasor 5
Bert Clayton 3
Geoff Taylor 2
Frank Smith 2
Geoff Kilburn 2
Jack Dudding 1
[7]
Farringdon Park

Second leg
Halifax
Cyril "Squib" Burton 7
George Reynard 6
Bert Clayton 4
Frank Smith 3
Arthur Atkinson 2
Jack Dudding 1		24 – 39Preston
Frank Chiswell 12
Frank Charles 10
Joe Abbott 6
Ham Burrill 5
Claude Rye 4
Len Myerscough 2
[7]
Sheffield

Preston were Knockout Cup winners, winning on aggregate 87–39.

See also

References
  1. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  2. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. "MANCHESTER WHITE CITY". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. "Middlesbrough Speedway Track At Cleveland Park". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. "1960 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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