1939 Speedway National League

The 1939 National League Division One was an eleventh and unfinished season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary
Southampton Saints had moved up from Division Two and Bristol Bulldogs moved back down after just one season.

Belle Vue Aces were leading the championship ahead of Wimbledon Dons when the league was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II.

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.

Qualifying rounds
Sheffield Tigers won the Division Two final and therefore secured a place in the quarter-finals.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

London Cup
First round

Semi final round

Final
First leg

Second leg

Wimbledon won on aggregate 134–82

Riders & final averages
Belle Vue


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Kitchen 10.88
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eric Langton 9.50
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Varey 7.50
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ernie Price 7.08
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bob Harrison 6.64
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Abbott 6.62
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Hargreaves 6.18
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Oliver Langton 5.25
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wally Hull 2.00

Harringay


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Parker 9.60
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alec Statham 7.79
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norman Parker 6.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Les Wotton 6.88
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Pitcher 6.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lloyd Goffe 6.18
 * 🇦🇺 Frank Dolan 4.53
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dick Harris 4.33
 * 🇦🇺 Jack Chapman 2.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ron Mason 1.68

New Cross


 * 🇺🇸 Jack Milne 10.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ron Johnson 7.97
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Stan Greatrex 6.26
 * 🇦🇺 Ray Duggan 4.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norman Evans 4.87
 * 🇦🇺 Bill Longley 4.46
 * 🇨🇦 Goldy Restall 3.78
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Francis 3.52
 * 🇨🇦 Emerson Rawding 1.78

Southampton


 * 🇺🇸 Cordy Milne 11.29
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Goulden 7.52
 * 🇺🇸 Benny Kaufman 5.88
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Syd Griffiths 4.65
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Dallison 4.44
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alf Kaines 2.36
 * 🇦🇺 Bert Jones 2.67
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jim Boyd 2.42
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ed Pye 1.43

Wembley


 * 🇦🇺 Lionel Van Praag 10.61
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Malcolm Craven 8.32
 * Morian Hansen 8.17
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Frank Charles 7.85
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Price 7.57
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George Wilks 6.74
 * 🇦🇺 Aub Lawson 6.43
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cliff Parkinson 5.07
 * 🇦🇺 Andy Menzies 4.73

West Ham


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arthur Atkinson 10.46
 * 🇨🇦 Jimmie Gibb 8.58
 * 🇨🇦 Eric Chitty 7.89
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tommy Croombs 7.42
 * 🇦🇺 Charlie Spinks 4.77
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin Watson 4.21
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Bishop 3.80
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tiger Stevenson 3.11
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dick Geary 1.33

Wimbledon


 * 🇺🇸 Wilbur Lamoreaux 11.06
 * 🇦🇺 Vic Duggan 10.67
 * 🇦🇺 Eric Collins 8.53
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wally Lloyd 6.44
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Geoff Pymar 5.73
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nobby Key 4.35
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Norman Evans 3.47
 * 🇨🇦 Emerson Rawding 3.09
 * Eric French 1.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Fred Leavis 1.71