1931 Speedway Southern League

Competition Southern League
Season 1931
No. of competitors 11
Champion Wembley Lions

The 1931 Southern League was the third season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams, and it's final season before amalgamation of the two regional leagues. Both Birmingham teams based at Perry Barr and Hall Green had left as had Coventry who returned mid-season to replace Leicester who were liquidated in April. Harringay Canaries resigned in June to be replaced by Belle Vue who then rode both in the Northern and Southern Leagues. Nottingham closed in July but they were not replaced and their results stood. The league season was the longest in the short history of the competition as teams met each other four times instead of twice.

The Wembley Lions won their second consecutive title. [1]

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Wembley Lions 37 28 1 8 57
Stamford Bridge Pensioners 38 27 0 11 54
West Ham Hammers 38 23 0 15 46
Crystal Palace Glaziers 38 22 0 16 44
Wimbledon Dons 38 19 1 18 39
High Beach 38 19 1 18 39
Southampton Saints 38 18 0 20 36
Harringay Canaries + Belle Vue 38 14 0 24 28*
Lea Bridge 38 11 0 27 22
Leicester + Coventry 37 8 1 28 17**
Nottingham 20 8 0 12 16 
* Harringay scored 12 points from 14 matches, Belle Vue scored 16 from 24
** Leicester scored 1 point from 8 matches, Coventry scored 16 from 30

References

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