Английская Википедия:1939 Speedway National League Division Two
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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
First leg Шаблон:Footballbox
Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox Sheffield were declared National League (Div 2) Champions, winning on aggregate 114–100.
Riders & final averages
Bristol Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 7.70
- Шаблон:Player 7.38
- Шаблон:Player 7.14
- Шаблон:Player 6.87
- Шаблон:Player 6.43
- Шаблон:Player 6.00
- Шаблон:Player 5.48
- Шаблон:Player 5.07
Hackney Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 11.29
- Шаблон:Player 9.62
- Шаблон:Player 8.71
- Шаблон:Player 7.29
- Шаблон:Player 6.93
- Шаблон:Player 6.13
- Шаблон:Player 5.96
- Шаблон:Player 5.14
- Шаблон:Player 4.50
Newcastle Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Flagicon George Pepper 11.13
- Шаблон:Player 9.29
- Шаблон:Player 7.54
- Шаблон:Player 7.60
- Шаблон:Player 6.07
- Шаблон:Player 5.40
- Шаблон:Player 5.40
- Шаблон:Player 4.00
- Шаблон:Player 3.40
Norwich Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.67
- Шаблон:Player 8.63
- Шаблон:Player 8.33
- Шаблон:Player 8.00
- Шаблон:Player 8.00
- Шаблон:Player 7.83
- Шаблон:Player 6.17
- Шаблон:Flagicon Keith Harvey 6.09
- Шаблон:Player 5.83
- Шаблон:Player 4.67
- Шаблон:Player 3.00
Sheffield Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 11.25
- Шаблон:Player 10.25
- Шаблон:Player 9.48
- Шаблон:Player (Horace Burke) 5.88
- Шаблон:Player 5.78
- Шаблон:Player 4.80
- Шаблон:Player 3.74
- Шаблон:Player 3.25
- Шаблон:Player 3.20
- Шаблон:Player 2.29
Stoke/Belle Vue Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 8.25
- Шаблон:Player 6.74
- Шаблон:Player 6.67
- Шаблон:Player 5.47
- Шаблон:Player 5.25
- Шаблон:Player 5.22
- Шаблон:Player 4.76
- Шаблон:Player 4.00
See also
References
Шаблон:Speedway National League Division Two seasons Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons