The National League was formed in 1932 combining teams from the Northern League and Southern League. It was the fourth season of speedway in the United Kingdom.

Summary From the teams that finished the 1931 Northern League, Leeds Lions and Preston closed down, leaving only Belle Vue Aces and Sheffield. From the 1931 Southern League, High Beech and Lea Bridge had closed Plymouth Tigers were new competitors.

In the first half of the season, the teams competed for the National Association (NSA) Trophy in a league format won by Stamford Bridge Pensioners. In May 1932, the Southampton Saints promotion left Banister Court Stadium to take over the licence at Lea Bridge Stadium, with the team becoming the Clapton Saints. At the end of the NSA Trophy phase Sheffield dropped out.

In the second half of the season Wembley Lions won the inaugural National League title. Dicky Case of the Wimbledon Dons finished with the highest average.

League Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wembley Lions 16 13 0 3 262 Crystal Palace Glaziers 16 11 1 4 233 Belle Vue Aces 16 9 1 6 194 Stamford Bridge Pensioners 16 8 1 7 175 Wimbledon Dons 16 8 1 7 176 West Ham Hammers 16 7 0 9 147 Coventry 16 6 0 10 128 Clapton Saints 16 4 0 12 89 Plymouth Tigers 16 4 0 12 8

Fixtures & results

Top Ten Riders Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Dicky Case Wimbledon 10.42 2 Ginger Lees Wembley 10.40 3 Wal Phillips Stamford Bridge 10.33 4 Syd Jackson Coventry 10.13 5 Ron Johnson Crystal Palace 9.60 6 Vic Huxley Wimbledon 9.50 7 Eric Langton Belle Vue 9.33 8 Nobby Key Crystal Palace 8.89 9 Jack Parker Clapton 8.80 10 Frank Arthur Stamford Bridge 8.64

National Trophy The 1932 National Trophy was the second edition of the Knockout Cup.

First round Date Team one Score Team two06/07 Clapton 57-35 Plymouth05/07 Plymouth 44-50 Clapton Quarterfinals Date Team one Score Team two27/07 Clapton 50-44 Coventry28/07 Coventry 55-41 Clapton30/07 Crystal Palace 51-43 Wimbledon13/08 Stamford Bridge 46-45 Wembley04/08 Wembley 54-42 Stamford Bridge26/07 West Ham 51-42 Belle Vue15/08 Wimbledon 54-42 Crystal Palace23/07 Belle Vue 64-32 West Ham Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two10/09 Belle Vue 56-37 Wimbledon03/09 Coventry 38-56 Wembley08/09 Wembley 63-33 Coventry19/09 Wimbledon 50-46 Belle Vue

Final

First leg

Second leg

Wembley were declared National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 103-87.

National Speedway Association Trophy The National Association (NSA) Trophy was won by Stamford Bridge. Final table Team PL W D L Pts Stamford Bridge Pensioners 18 16 0 232 Wembley Lions 18 14 0 4 28 Crystal Palace Glaziers 18 12 0 6 24 Belle Vue Aces 18 11 0 722 West Ham Hammers 18 11 0 7 22 Wimbledon Dons 18 11 0 7 22 Clapton Saints 18 5 0 13 10 Coventry 18 5 0 13 10 Sheffield 18 3 0 15 6 Plymouth Tigers 18 2 0 16 4

Fixtures & results

London Cup First round Team one Score Team twoWimbledon 53–38 , 37–57 Stamford BridgeClapton 42–48, 42–54 Crystal PalaceWest Ham byeWembley bye Semi final round Team one Score Team twoWest Ham 47–49, 41.5–46.5 Stamford BridgeWembley65–30, 37–56 Crystal Palace Final First leg

Second leg

Wembley won on aggregate 99–92

Riders & final averages Belle Vue

9.33 8.15 8.00 7.15 7.00 6.84 6.67 4.38 4.35 3.33 2.67

Clapton

8.80 7.50 7.38 6.97 6.50 5.65 5.44 5.24 4.50 4.44 4.00 3.69 3.50 2.32 2.00

Coventry

10.13 6.18 5.94 5.26 5.00 4.94 4.18 3.84 3.66 3.11

Crystal Palace

9.67 8.75 8.00 7.33 5.89 5.85 5.50 4.86 4.43 3.50

Plymouth

8.11 7.38 6.37 5.96 4.60 4.53 4.00 3.56 3.14 2.67

Stamford Bridge

10.33 8.64 7.72 7.65 6.42 6.00 4.27 4.00 2.40 0.57

Wembley

10.40 8.17 7.68 7.30 6.95 6.92 6.90 6.67 6.29 6.12

West Ham

8.00 7.67 7.20 5.80 5.11 4.94 4.00 3.81 2.86

Wimbledon

10.42 9.50 6.62 5.76 5.22 5.02 2.74 2.70 1.71

See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)

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