The 1935 National League Division One was the seventh season of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary Walthamstow Wolves relocated to Hackney Wick Stadium at the end of the 1934 season and started 1935 as the Hackney Wick Wolves. Walthamstow had been subject to resident complaints.

Plymouth Tigers and Birmingham dropped out so there were only 7 teams, 6 of which were located in London. Bluey Wilkinson of West Ham Hammers topped the rider averages.

The only non-London club, Belle Vue Aces, won their third consecutive national title and Knockout Cup and second treble after winning the A.C.U Cup.

British champion Tom Farndon of the New Cross Lambs was fatally injured in a scratch race at New Cross Stadium, on 28 August. He was involved in a crash with Ron Johnson, who clipped the safety fence and fell causing Farndon to crash into Johnson's bike. Farndon suffered a fractured skull and spine injury and was unconscious when he was transferred to the Miller General Hospital in Greenwich. He died two days later on 30 August.

Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Belle Vue Aces 24 17 2 5 362 Harringay Tigers 24 13 0 11 263 West Ham Hammers 24 12 1 11 254 Wembley Lions 24 11 0 13 225 Hackney Wick Wolves 24 10 1 13 216 New Cross Lambs 24 10 0 14 207 Wimbledon Dons 24 8 0 16 16

Fixtures & results A fixtures

B fixtures

Top Ten Riders Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Bluey Wilkinson West Ham 10.57 2 Dicky Case Hackney 10.12 3 Tom Farndon New Cross 9.74 4 Max Grosskreutz Belle Vue 9.57 5 Bill Kitchen Belle Vue 9.18 6 Jack Parker Harringay 9.13 7 Eric Langton Belle Vue 9.10 8 Ron Johnson New Cross 8.78 9 Jack Ormston Harringay 8.75 10 Tommy Croombs West Ham 8.74

National Trophy The 1935 National Trophy was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup.

First round Date Team one Score Team two13/07 Belle Vue 55-52 New Cross13/07 Harringay 70-35 Hackney Wick11/07 Wembley 55-52 West Ham10/07 New Cross 54-54 Belle Vue09/07 West Ham 67-41 Wembley08/07 Hackney Wick 47-61 Harringay Wimbledon Bye

Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two10/08 Belle Vue 64-34 West Ham06/08 West Ham 54-53 Belle Vue05/08 Wimbledon 41-64 Harringay03/08 Harringay 69-39 Wimbledon

Final

First leg

Second leg

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 126-88.

A.C.U Cup The 1935 Auto-Cycle Union Cup was the second edition of the Cup and was won by Belle Vue for the second time.

First round

Group 1 Team PL W D L Pts Belle Vue Aces 4 3 0 1 6 Wembley Lions 4 2 0 2 4 Wimbledon Dons 4 1 0 3 2

Group 2 Team PL W D L Pts Harringay Tigers 6 5 0 1 10 West Ham Hammers 6 3 0 3 6 New Cross Lambs 6 3 0 3 6 Hackney Wick Wolves 6 1 0 5 2

Group 1

Group 2

Final Date Team one Team two Score31/08Belle Vue Harringay 73–3431/08Harringay Belle Vue 54-54

London Cup First round Team one Score Team twoHackney Wick 48–57, 39–69 West HamWimbledon 39–64, 32–75 Harringay

Semi final round Team one Score Team twoWembley50–55, 41–66 HarringayWest Ham 63.5–41.5, 47–58 New Cross

Final

First leg

Second leg

Harringay won on aggregate 120–97

Riders & final averages Belle Vue

9.57 9.18 9.10 8.34 7.19 5.41 4.95 3.23 2.29 2.18 1.89

Hackney

10.12 7.89 6.23 6.16 5.62 4.89 4.78 (John Glass) 4.62 4.44 3.50 3.00

Harringay

9.13 8.75 6.86 6.21 5.97 5.00 5.33 4.78 3.16

New Cross

9.74 8.78 7.17 6.80 6.02 4.86 4.53 4.00 4.00 3.86 3.37 1.23

Wembley

8.60 8.33 7.79 6.35 6.11 6.11 5.74 5.04 4.73

West Ham

10.57 8.74 6.67 (John Glass) 6.50 6.44 4.76 4.27 4.22 3.70 3.13

Wimbledon

8.71 6.37 5.91 5.66 5.52 5.46 5.07 4.74 3.83

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

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