1934 Speedway National League

1934 Speedway National League
Competition National League Division One
Season 1934
No. of competitors 9
Champion Belle Vue Aces

The 1934 National League Division One was the third season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Birmingham (Hall Green) and Lea Bridge rejoined the league. Sheffield dropped out and most of their team relocated to Lea Bridge. Clapton Saints, who rode at Lea Bridge's stadium in the previous season relocated to Harringay. Crystal Palace relocated to New Cross. Coventry and Nottingham also dropped out.

Lea Bridge closed down in late July and were replaced by a new side at Walthamstow who took on their last 10 fixtures. Belle Vue Aces won their second consecutive national title. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

National League Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Belle Vue Aces 32 27 0 5 54
Wembley Lions 32 26 0 6 52
New Cross Lambs 32 21 0 11 42
West Ham Hammers 32 16 1 15 33
Wimbledon Dons 32 16 0 16 32
Harringay Tigers 32 14 1 17 29
Birmingham Bulldogs 32 9 0 23 18
Plymouth Devils 32 8 2 22 18
Lea Bridge + Walthamstow Wolves 32 5 0 27 10*

Top Ten Riders

Rider Team Points C.M.A.
1 Eric Langton Belle Vue Aces 186.5 10.32
2 Vic Huxley Wimbledon Dons 132 10.31
3 Jack Parker Harringay Tigers 230 10.07
4 Tom Farndon New Cross Lambs 240.5 10.06
5 Ginger Lees Wembley Lions 230 9.96
6 Dicky Case Lea Bridge/Walthamstow Wolves 208 9.48
7 Bluey Wilkinson West Ham Hammers 210 9.08
8 Joe Abbott Belle Vue Aces 168 9.05
9 Bill Kitchen Belle Vue Aces 182 8.97
10 Tiger Stevenson West Ham Hammers 179 8.92

In the 1934 season, a league for reserves and junior riders was introduced. This wasn't continued in 1935. West Ham Reserves won the reserve league dropping just one point in 12 matches.

Reserve League Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
West Ham Reserves 12 11 1 0 23
Wembley Reserves 12 7 2 3 16
Harringay Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
Wimbledon Reserves 12 6 1 5 13
Birmingham Reserves 12 4 0 8 8
Belle Vue Reserves 12 3 0 9 6
New Cross Reserves 12 2 1 9 5