1929 Speedway Southern League

The 1929 Southern League was the inaugural season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. There was also a Northern League called the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League that started during the same year.

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

Final table
Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Birmingham Hall Green

Riders
Birmingham Hall Green (withdrew)


 * Tommy Cross
 * Johnny Lloyd
 * Cyril Locke
 * George Povey
 * Bill Stanley
 * Cyril Taft
 * Bunny Wilcox

Birmingham (Perry Barr)


 * Bill Ashcroft
 * Georg Britt
 * Norman Burton
 * Joe Dallison
 * Joe Hassall
 * Johnny Lloyd
 * Wally Lloyd
 * Les Patrick
 * Tim Reid
 * Arthur Johnson
 * Geoff Siddaway

Coventry


 * George Allbrook
 * John Deeley
 * Wilmot Evans
 * Tom Farndon
 * Dilly Gittins
 * Lew Lancaster
 * Cyril Lord
 * Jack Parker
 * Norman Parker
 * Arthur Sanders
 * Bill Stanley
 * Arthur Tims
 * Fred Wilkinson

Crystal Palace


 * Jack Barrett
 * Bryan Donkin
 * Joe Francis
 * Wally Harris
 * George Lovick
 * Triss Sharp
 * Arthur Willmott

Harringay


 * Dicky Bird
 * Lou Burger
 * Bill Crouch
 * Will Dennis
 * Bert Gerrish
 * Alf Medcalf
 * Ray Parsons
 * Reg Pointer
 * Eric Spencer
 * Stan Spencer

Lea Bridge


 * Frank Bond
 * Tommy Croombs
 * Roy Dook
 * Stew Fairbairn
 * Alf Foulds
 * Alf Merrell
 * Harold Osment
 * Eric Parry
 * Alec Slow
 * Jimmy Stevens

Southampton 


 * Cecil Bounds
 * Vic Collins
 * Tommy Cullis
 * Don Durant
 * Clarrie Eldridge
 * Eric Lister
 * Jimmy Hayes
 * Jimmy Pink
 * Ernie Rickman
 * Col Stewart
 * Albert Wakerley

Stamford Bridge


 * Dick Bellamy
 * Les Blakebrough
 * Bert Bolt
 * Bill Bragg
 * Colin Ford
 * Gus Kuhn
 * Nick Nicol
 * Wal Phillips
 * Fred Ralph
 * Arthur Warwick
 * Bill White

Wembley


 * Stan Catlett
 * Vic Deale
 * Bert Fairweather
 * Buster Frogley
 * Ron Hieatt
 * Jack Jackson
 * Nobby Key
 * Jack Ormston
 * Len Reeve
 * Crawley Rous

West Ham


 * Jack Adams
 * Reg Bounds
 * Maurice Bradshaw
 * Ivor Creek
 * Don Durant
 * Buzz Hibberd
 * Les Maguire
 * Bruce McCallum
 * Tiger Stevenson
 * Den Taylor
 * Bluey Wilkinson
 * John Williams

White City


 * Dicky Bird
 * Hilary Buchanan
 * Larry Coffey
 * Clem Cort
 * Harold Crook
 * Frank Ewen
 * Del Forster
 * Fred Hore
 * Colin Watson

Wimbledon


 * Cecil Brown
 * Sid Chambers
 * Dudley Cox
 * Les Dearth
 * Jim Kempster
 * Jack Kidwell
 * Fred Osborne
 * Alf Sawford
 * Mart Sieffert
 * Eddie Slade-Jones
 * Jimmy Stevens
 * Alf Summersby
 * Rube Sonny Wilson