The 1933 National League was the fifth season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.
Summary Sheffield and Nottingham joined the league but the Stamford Bridge Pensioners dropped out. The National Association Trophy was dropped in favour of expanding the National League, with teams meeting each other home and away twice instead of once.
Belle Vue Aces won their first national title and completed the double by winning the Knockout Cup. Jack Parker of Clapton Saints finished with the highest average although Vic Huxley of Wimbledon Dons scored the most points
Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Belle Vue Aces 36 31 0 5 622 Wimbledon Dons 36 23 0 13 463 West Ham Hammers 36 21 3 12 454 Crystal Palace Glaziers 36 21 0 15 425 Clapton Saints 36 19 3 14 416 Wembley Lions 36 19 1 16 397 Coventry 36 10 2 24 228 Sheffield Tigers 36 11 0 25 229 Plymouth Tigers 36 11 0 25 2210 Nottingham 36 9 1 26 19
Fixtures & results A fixtures
B fixtures
Top Ten Riders Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Jack Parker Clapton 9.87 2 Claude Rye Wimbledon 9.31 3 Dicky Case Coventry 9.05 4 Vic Huxley Wimbledon 9.03 5 Tom Farndon Crystal Palace 8.94 6 Eric Langton Belle Vue 8.88 7 Syd Jackson Wimbledon 8.70 8 Wally Kilmister Wembley 8.56 9 Bluey Wilkinson West Ham 8.40 10 Tiger Stevenson West Ham 8.33
National Trophy The 1933 National Trophy was the third edition of the Knockout Cup.
Preliminary round Date Team one Score Team two08/07 Clapton 69-56 Coventry06/07 Coventry 63-61 Clapton24/06 Clapton 13a-15a Coventry22/06 Coventry rain Clapton22/06 Nottingham 81-42 Plymouth20/06 Plymouth 64-62 Nottingham First round Date Team one Score Team two27/07 Wembley 103-22 Nottingham27/07 Clapton 80-43 Sheffield22/07 Belle Vue 74-51 Wimbledon22/07 Crystal Palace 63-63 West Ham19/07 Nottingham 44-79 Wembley19/07 Sheffield 71-55 Clapton18/07 West Ham 55-69 Crystal Palace17/07 Wimbledon 64-60 Belle Vue Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two02/09 Belle Vue 98-28 Clapton30/08 Clapton 54-70 Belle Vue19/08 Crystal Palace 62-63 Wembley17/08 Wembley 77-48 Crystal Palace a=abandoned
Final
First leg
Second leg
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 164-87.
London Cup First round Team one Score Team twoWimbledon 60–65, 77–49 Crystal Palace Semi final round Team one Score Team twoWimbledon 71–54, 68–57 ClaptonWest Ham 60–66, 46–77 Wembley Final
First leg
Second leg
Wembley won on aggregate 140–109
Riders & final averages Belle Vue
8.88 8.20 7.39 7.14 6.28 6.12 5.93 5.63 3.50
Clapton
9.87 7.96 6.83 6.03 5.27 4.31 4.14 3.41 3.38 3.00 2.68
Coventry
9.05 6.67 6.19 5.47 4.64 4.50 3.92 3.27 2.67 2.38
Crystal Palace
8.94 7.66 7.34 5.76 4.70 4.53 2.59 2.50
Nottingham
5.84 5.42 5.31 5.08 4.81 4.64 3.77 3.52 2.82
Plymouth
6.03 6.00 5.80 5.01 5.05 4.85 4.37 (John Glass) 3.72 3.58 2.05
Sheffield
7.91 6.89 5.27 5.04 4.91 3.57 3.38 3.38 3.00 2.59 2.40
Wembley
8.56 8.26 6.47 6.41 6.00 5.08 3.47 3.33 3.00 3.00
West Ham
8.40 8.33 6.00 5.89 5.84 5.17 Keith Harvey 3.60 3.26 3.00 2.46
Wimbledon
9.31 9.03 8.70 6.78 6.25 4.11 3.85 2.25 2.23
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
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