The London Cup was a motorcycle speedway competition held in the United Kingdom from 1930 to 1989, that was restricted to teams from the London area.
The competition was a significant competition at the time, due to the speedway teams from London also being the majority of the leading teams in the country. However, following the increased closure of the London tracks the event diminished in stature, particularly from 1964 onwards, when only a few teams competed and in some cases just two. The competition ended after 1989, replaced by an event called the Pride of London.
London Cup Season Champions Runner-Up Ref 1930 Wembley Stamford Bridge 1931 Crystal PalaceWembley 1932 Wembley Stamford Bridge 1933 Wembley Wimbledon 1934 New Cross West Ham 1935 HarringayWest Ham 1936 Hackney Wick Harringay 1937 New Cross West Ham 1938 Wimbledon New Cross 1939 WimbledonNew Cross 1940–1945 not held due to World War II 1946 Wembley Wimbledon 1947 New CrossWembley 1948 Wembley New Cross 1949 Wembley West Ham 1950 Wembley Wimbledon 1951 Wembley Harringay 1952 Harringay Wimbledon 1953 HarringayWest Ham 1954 Wembley Wimbledon 1955–1963 not held 1964 Wimbledon West Ham 1965 West Ham Wimbledon 1966 West HamWimbledon 1967 West Ham Wimbledon 1968 Wimbledon Hackney 1969 WimbledonHackney 1970 Wimbledon Hackney 1971 Hackney West Ham 1973 HackneyWimbledon 1974 WimbledonHackney 1975 Wimbledon Hackney 1977 White City Wimbledon 1978 Wimbledon Hackney 1979 HackneyWimbledon 1980 WimbledonHackney 1981 Hackney Wimbledon 1983 Wimbledon Hackney 1985 Wimbledon Hackney 1986 HackneyWimbledon 1989 HackneyWimbledon
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