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The 1939 National League Division Two was the second season of British speedway's National League Division Two. The season was never completed, due to the outbreak of World War II.[1]

Summary

As with the previous season, there were several team changes. Southampton Saints had moved up to the National League and Bristol Bulldogs had moved down to take their place. Other new entrants were Crystal Palace Glaziers, Stoke and Middlesbrough. Absentees from the end of the previous season were Lea Bridge, West Ham Hawks (West Ham's reserve team), Birmingham (Hall Green) and Leeds Lions.

Newcastle were leading the league at the point of abandonment. Middlesbrough resigned after 8 matches, Crystal Palace Glaziers after 10 matches and Stoke after 14 matches. Belle Vue Aces provided a team to complete Stoke's fixtures.[2]

Uncompleted table Division Two

The season was incomplete due to the outbreak of World War II. Uncompleted table on September 1.

Team PL W D L Pts
Newcastle Diamonds 15 10 0 5 20
Hackney Wick Wolves 13 7 0 6 14
Sheffield 8 6 0 2 12
Norwich Stars 12 6 0 6 12
Bristol Bulldogs 14 5 0 9 10
Stoke Potters+
Belle Vue Reserves+
14 4 0 10 8

+ Belle Vue Reserves replaced Stoke Potters mid-season. Stoke scored 4 points from 8 matches, Belle Vue reserves scored 4 points from 6 matches.

Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace Glaziers withdrew mid-season and their records were expunged.

Leading averages (league only)

Rider Team Average
Frank Hodgson Hackney 11.29
Ernie Evans Sheffield 11.25
George Pepper Newcastle 11.13
Broncho Dixon Sheffield 10.25
Bert Spencer Norwich 9.67

National Trophy

The 1939 National Trophy was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup. Wembley and Belle Vue were declared joint winners following the abandonment of the final fixture due to the outbreak of the war.[3][4] Sheffield Tigers won the Division 2 Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition).

Qualifying quarterfinals

Date Team one Score Team two
01/06 Sheffield 69-38 Norwich
27/05 Norwich 60-46 Sheffield
16/05 Bristol 83-22 Crystal Palace
27/05 Crystal Palace 35-65 Bristol
13/05 Hackney Wick 80-28 Stoke
25/05 Stoke 68-39 Hackney
15/05 Newcastle 60-48 Middlesbrough
26/05 Middlesbrough 61-46 Newcastle

Qualifying semifinals

Date Team one Score Team two
30/06 Bristol 46-59 Sheffield
29/06 Sheffield 75-32 Bristol
w/o Hackney Wick w/o Middlesbrough

Final

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Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox Sheffield were declared National League (Div 2) Champions, winning on aggregate 114–100.

Riders & final averages

Bristol Шаблон:Div col

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Hackney Шаблон:Div col

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Newcastle Шаблон:Div col

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Norwich Шаблон:Div col

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Sheffield Шаблон:Div col

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Stoke/Belle Vue Шаблон:Div col

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See also

References

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