The 1936 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the Provincial League, introduced as a second tier to the National League. It was formed after Mr B. Southouse (the Cardiff speedway manager for the Greyhound Racing Association) proposed that a new league be formed and organised a syndicate, including Nottingham and Liverpool speedway.
Six speedway teams started the season but Cardiff White City speedway withdrew after just nine matches and had their record expunged. Their star riders, Cliff Parkinson, George Greenwood, Tommy Price and Ted Bravery, all joined Nottingham.
Southampton Saints were the champions on race points difference over Bristol Bulldogs.
Due to the brevity of the season, teams also competed for the Provincial Trophy in a league format. Cardiff had only completed one fixture before folding and their record was expunged. West Ham Hawks which was West Ham Hammers' reserve side, also competed, but raced home meetings at Southampton. Southampton Saints won the Provincial trophy to complete the double.
Provincial League Final table Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Southampton Saints 16 10 0 6 202 Bristol Bulldogs 16 10 0 6 203 Nottingham 16 9 0 7 184 Liverpool Merseysiders 16 9 0 7 185 Plymouth Panthers 16 2 0 14 4 M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway
Fixtures & results A fixtures
B fixtures
Provincial Trophy Final table Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Southampton Saints 10 8 0 2 162 Bristol Bulldogs 10 7 0 3 143 Liverpool Merseysiders 10 5 0 5 104 Plymouth Panthers 10 4 1 5 95 Nottingham 10 4 0 6 86 West Ham Hawks 10 1 1 8 3 M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff White City speedway
National Trophy The 1936 National Trophy was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup. Southampton Saints won the Provincial Final round and therefore qualified for the quarter finals proper (the round when the tier one sides entered the competition).
Provincial League First Round Date Team One Score Team Two04/05 Liverpool 35-34 Nottingham14/04 Nottingham 34-38 Liverpool13/04 Cardiff 33-38 Southampton10/04 Southampton 38-33 Cardiff
Final First leg
Second leg
Southampton were the National Trophy Provincial Final winners, winning on aggregate 73-67.
Riders & final averages Bristol
9.12 7.59 7.22 7.02 6.93 5.57 5.51 4.80 3.67
Liverpool
7.79 7.33 7.29 7.17 7.03 5.90 5.60 4.00
Nottingham
10.50 9.37 9.05 8.57 7.16 6.91 6.75 6.41 5.63 2.81
Plymouth
7.56 6.53 6.00 6.00 5.56 5.23 4.13 2.60
Southampton
9.04 8.50 8.41 8.13 7.54 7.50 6.87 6.22 4.52 3.08
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
References