1934 Speedway National League

The 1934 National League Division One was the sixth season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. It was also the first time that a second division/tier of racing was introduced following the creation of a reserves league.

Summary
Birmingham Bulldogs (formerly 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 and raced as Harringay Tigers for the first time. 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 double of national title and Knockout Cup. They also completed the treble by winning the A.C.U Cup. Eric Langton of Belle Vue Aces finished with the highest average.

National League Final table

 * Lea Bridge scored 8 points from 22 matches, Walthamstow scored 2 from 10

Top Ten Riders
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.

National Trophy
The 1934 National Trophy was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup.

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final
First leg

Second leg

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.

A.C.U Cup
The 1934 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the first edition of the Cup.

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

London Cup
First round Semi final round

Final
First leg

Second leg

New Cross won on aggregate 114–97

Riders & final averages
Belle Vue


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eric Langton 10.32
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Abbott 9.05
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Kitchen 8.97
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Charles 8.54
 * 🇦🇺 Max Grosskreutz 8.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Oliver Langton 5.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Varey 5.11
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bob Harrison 4.94

Birmingham


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Ormston 8.33
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Pitcher 6.69
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Les Wotton 6.51
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wally Lloyd 6.13
 * 🇦🇺 Jack Chapman 5.55
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Dallison 5.22
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arthur Tims 4.92
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Gamble 4.10
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fred Strecker 3.30
 * 🇦🇺 Dick Wise 2.10

Harringay


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Parker 10.06
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norman Parker 8.27
 * 🇦🇺 Frank Arthur 7.19
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norman Evans 5.95
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cliff Parkinson 5.89
 * 🇳🇿 Charlie Blacklock 5.02
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roy Barrowclough 5.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Dallison 4.95
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Bishop 4.44

Lea Bridge/Walthamstow


 * 🇦🇺 Dicky Case 9.78/9.48
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dusty Haigh 7.94/6.87
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Squib Burton 5.88/5.77
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wally Hull 4.44/4.43
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eric Blain 3.31/3.66
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chun Moore 3.00/3.18
 * 🇦🇺 Clem Thomas 2.96/3.10
 * 🇦🇺 Jack Bibby 2.86/3.02
 * 🇦🇺 Steve Langton 1.10

New Cross


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tom Farndon 10.06
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ron Johnson 8.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nobby Key 7.87
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Francis 7.02
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stan Greatrex 6.80
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George Newton 4.55
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Shepherd 3.13
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roy Dook 3.27

Plymouth


 * 🇦🇺 Jack Sharp 7.89
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Clibbett 5.71
 * 🇦🇺 Bert Spencer 5.18
 * 🇦🇺 Frank Pearce 4.79
 * 🇦🇹 Leopold Killmeyer 4.75
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ted Bravery 4.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tiger Hart 4.67
 * 🇦🇺 Mick Murphy (John Glass) 4.59
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Stanley 4.16

Wembley


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ginger Lees 9.96
 * 🇳🇿 Wally Kilmister 8.63
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin Watson 7.72
 * 🇦🇺 Lionel Van Praag 7.28
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gordon Byers 7.19
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Whitfield 6.58
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George Greenwood 5.75
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Les Bowden 3.00

West Ham


 * 🇦🇺 Bluey Wilkinson 9.08
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Croombs 8.46
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Broncho Dixon 7.25
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arthur Atkinson 5.85
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tiger Stevenson 6.44
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arthur Warwick 4.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stan Dell 4.50
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eric Gregory 4.29
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Allott 3.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Rol Stobbart 3.43
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wal Morton 2.43
 * 🇦🇺 Tiger Lewis 1.04

Wimbledon


 * 🇦🇺 Vic Huxley 10.31
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Claude Rye 7.19
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wal Phillips 7.14
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Geoff Pymar 6.70
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gus Kuhn 6.46
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Syd Jackson 6.41
 * 🇦🇺 Wally Little 4.48
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alf Sawford 3.62
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fred Leavis 2.95
 * 🇦🇺 Bill Rogers 2.40