1936 Provincial Speedway League

1936 Provincial Speedway League
LeagueProvincial League
No. of competitors5
ChampionsSouthampton Saints
Provincial League TrophySouthampton Saints
National Trophy
(provincial final)		Southampton Saints
Highest averageGeorge Greenwood
Division/s above1936 National League

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.[1]

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.[2]

Southampton Saints were the champions on race points difference over Bristol Bulldogs.[3][4][5][6]

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.

  1. ^ "Dirt track racing in Nottingham again". Nottingham Journal. 15 January 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Speedway Shuts Up". Gloucestershire Echo. 5 June 1936. Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  6. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 August 2021.