1938 Speedway National League Division Two

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The 1938 National League Division Two was the inaugural season of British speedway's National League Division Two albeit a continuation of the Provincial League from the previous season in all but name.[1][2][3][4]

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1938 Speedway National League Division Two
LeagueNational League Division Two
No. of competitors9
ChampionsHackney Wick Wolves
Provincial TrophyNorwich Stars
National Trophy
(Div 2 final)
Norwich Stars
Highest averageMax Grosskreutz
Division/s above1938 National League
(Division One)
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The list of teams had several changes. Bristol Bulldogs had moved up to the National League and Hackney Wick Wolves had moved down to take their place. They also swapped licences and riders as well as divisions. Other new entrants were Newcastle, Sheffield and West Ham Hawks (West Ham's reserve team) and Lea Bridge Cubs (made up largely of Harringay reserve riders).[5]

Belle Vue Merseysiders who had replaced Liverpool in the previous season were also absent.[6]

Nottingham withdrew just after the start of the league season and were replaced by Leeds Lions.[7]

Hackney Wick Wolves won the title.

Final Table Division Two

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Hackney Wick Wolves 16 12 0 4 24
2 Norwich Stars 16 12 0 4 24
3 Southampton Saints 16 9 0 7 18
4 West Ham Hawks 16 8 2 6 18
5 Lea Bridge Cubs 16 8 0 8 16
6 Newcastle Diamonds 16 7 1 8 15
7 Sheffield 16 6 1 9 13
8 Birmingham Bulldogs 16 6 0 10 12
9 Leeds Lions 16 2 0 14 4
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Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away BIR HAC LB LEE NEW NOR SHE SOT WH
Birmingham 37–46 32–52 49–33 60–24 34–47 54–30 50–34 52–30
Hackney 57–27 51–33 59–24 58–26 48–35 59–25 47–37 54–29
Lea Bridge 59–24 37–46 50–33 45–39 50–30 59–25 51–31 55–29
Leeds 0–70 27–54 46–36 39–44 29–52 40–44 47–36 38–46
Newcastle 57–27 27–57 51–32 50–34 41–43 52–29 45–39 42–40
Norwich 63–21 55–26 54–30 49–34 54–30 63–21 56–26 41–36
Sheffield 47–35 44–40 49–34 48–35 52–31 32–50 38–44 42–42
Southampton 52–29 58–26 51–33 54–29 63–21 58–24 58–26 55–26
West Ham 48–32 53–31 55–29 60–23 41–41 44–33 70–0 42–40
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Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading averages (league only)

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Rider Team Average
Max GrosskreutzNorwich10.89
George GreenwoodLeeds10.77
Frank GouldenSouthampton10.19
Charlie SpinksWest Ham10.11
Frank HodgsonHackney10.06
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Provincial Trophy

The 1938 Provincial Trophy was the third edition of the Trophy, which was won by Norwich Stars.[9]

First round

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Team one Team two scores
NorwichHackney75–33, 44–62 (119–95 agg)
BirminghamLeeds61–46, 58–48 (119–94 agg)
SheffieldNewcastle68–38, 47–60 (115–98 agg)
SouthamptonWest Ham Hawks82–26, 43–63 (125–89 agg)
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Semifinals

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Team one Team two scores
NorwichBirmingham72–34, 59–47 (131–81 agg)
SheffieldSouthampton58–49, 53–53 (111–102 agg)
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Final

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Team one Team two scores
NorwichSheffield74–32, 53–54 (127–86 agg)
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National Trophy

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The 1938 National Trophy was the eighth edition of the Knockout Cup.[10] Norwich Stars won the Division 2 Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition).

First qualifying round

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Date Team one Score Team two
17/05Nottingham+60-48Hackney Wick+
21/05Hackney Wick+59-49Nottingham+
18/05Birmingham77-26Sheffield
19/05Sheffield51-56Birmingham
23/05Newcastle53-55Norwich
28/05Norwich75-33Newcastle
04/06Hackney Wick72-36Leeds
06/06Leeds36-72Hackney Wick
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+ Nottingham withdrew from league replaced by Leeds resulting in Hackney's result becoming void.

Second qualifying round

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Date Team one Score Team two
15/06Birmingham57.5-49.5Hackney Wick
18/06Hackney Wick66-42Birmingham
15/06Southampton76-30Norwich
18/06Norwich77-31Southampton
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Final

First leg

More information Norwich StarsMax Grosskreutz 14Bert Spencer 14Wal Morton 14Bill Bertwell 9Jock Sweet 8Dick Wise 7Wilf Jay 5Paul Goodchild 1, 72 – 36 ...
Norwich Stars
Max Grosskreutz 14
Bert Spencer 14
Wal Morton 14
Bill Bertwell 9
Jock Sweet 8
Dick Wise 7
Wilf Jay 5
Paul Goodchild 1
72 – 36Hackney Wick Wolves
Doug Wells 8
George Saunders 8
Frank Hodgson 7
Arch Windmill 4
Tommy Bateman 3
Jim Baylais 3
Ken Brett 3
Jack Tidbury 0
[11]
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Second leg

More information Hackney Wick WolvesDoug Wells 16Frank Hodgson 10Arch Windmill 10George Saunders 9Tommy Bateman 9Jack Tidbury 3Jim Baylais 1Ken Brett 0, 58 – 49 ...
Hackney Wick Wolves
Doug Wells 16
Frank Hodgson 10
Arch Windmill 10
George Saunders 9
Tommy Bateman 9
Jack Tidbury 3
Jim Baylais 1
Ken Brett 0
58 – 49Norwich Stars
Wal Morton 12
Bert Spencer 9
Bill Bertwell 8
Max Grosskreutz 6
Alan Smith 6
Jock Sweet 3
Wilf Jay 3
Dick Wise 2
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Norwich were the National Trophy Div 2 winners, winning on aggregate 121-94.

Riders & final averages

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Birmingham

  • England Tiger Hart 8.82
  • Australia Steve Langton 8.22
  • England Danny Lee 6.28
  • England Stan Lemon 6.19
  • Australia Jack Hyland 5.51
  • England Jeff Lloyd 5.39
  • England Bob Lovell 5.22
  • England Les Trim 5.17
  • South Africa Keith Harvey 4.52
  • England Lionel Stanger 3.30
  • England Charlie Challis 3.20

Hackney

Lea Bridge

Leeds

Newcastle

Norwich

Sheffield

Southampton

West Ham

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References

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