1930 Speedway Southern League

The 1930 Southern League was the second season of speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams.[1] The Northern teams also had their second season known as the 1930 Speedway Northern League.[2][3]

1930 Speedway Southern League
LeagueSouthern League
ChampionsWembley Lions
No. of competitors13
Highest averageVic Huxley
Division/s other1930 Northern League

Summary

White City had left the league but 3 new teams - High Beech, Leicester Stadium and Nottingham - joined. The Wembley Lions won their first title. Birmingham Brummies (Perry Barr) withdrew after 4 meetings and their record was expunged[4][5]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wembley Lions 24 20 1 3 41
2 Southampton Saints 24 17 1 6 35
3 Stamford Bridge Pensioners 24 16 1 7 33
4 Wimbledon Dons 24 16 1 7 33
5 Hall Green Bulldogs 24 13 1 10 27
6 Coventry 24 13 1 10 27
7 Crystal Palace Glaziers 24 11 1 12 23
8 Lea Bridge 24 10 1 13 21
9 West Ham Hammers 24 10 0 14 20
10 Leicester Stadium 24 8 1 15 17
11 High Beech 24 8 0 16 16
12 Harringay Canaries 24 7 0 17 14
13 Nottingham 24 2 1 21 5

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Birmingham (Perry Barr)

Top Five Riders
Team C.M.A.
1 Vic Huxley Harringay Canaries 10.55
2 Jack Parker Coventry 10.34
3 Jack Ormston Wembley Lions 10.29
4 Colin Watson Harringay Canaries/Wembley Lions 10.15
5 Billy Dallison Hall Green Bulldogs 10.07

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  2. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. Speedway Researcher
  5. "Speedway Teams UK 1929-1934". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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