1929 Speedway Southern League

The 1929 Southern League was the inaugural season of 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]

1929 Speedway Southern League
LeagueSouthern League
ChampionsStamford Bridge
No. of competitors11
Highest averageJohnny Lloyd
Division/s other1929 Dirt Track League

Summary

Stamford Bridge were crowned as the first champions, just two points ahead of Southampton Saints.[4] Hall Green withdrew after 7 meetings and their record was expunged.[5]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Stamford Bridge 20 17 0 3 34
2 Southampton Saints 20 16 0 4 32
3 Coventry 20 14 0 6 28
4 Crystal Palace Glaziers 20 11 0 9 22
5 Wembley Lions 20 11 0 9 22
6 West Ham Hammers 20 8 0 12 16
7 White City 20 8 0 12 16
8 Harringay Canaries 20 7 0 13 14
9 Birmingham (Perry Barr) 20 7 0 13 14
10 Lea Bridge 20 6 0 14 12
11 Wimbledon Dons 20 5 0 15 10

[4]

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Hall Green

Top Five Riders
Team C.M.A.
1 Johnny Lloyd Hall Green 10.80
2 Jack Parker Coventry 10.76
3 Gus Kuhn Stamford Bridge 10.28
4 Jim Kempster Wimbledon Dons 10.00
5 Colin Watson White City 9.81

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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. Storey, Basil (1948) The Story of Speedway, WDS, p. 5
  5. "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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