1932 Speedway National League

1932 Speedway National League
League	National League
Season	1932
Champions	Wembley Lions
No. of competitors	9

The National League was formed in 1932 combining teams from the Northern League and Southern League.

From the teams that finished the 1931 Northern League, Leeds Lions and Preston closed down, leaving only Belle Vue Aces and Sheffield. From the 1931 Southern League, High Beach and Lea Bridge had closed Plymouth were new competitors.

In the first half of the season, the teams competed for the National Association Trophy in a league format won by Stamford Bridge Pensioners. During this phase Southampton Saints moved to Lea Bridge and rode as Clapton Saints and at the end of the phase Sheffield dropped out.

In the second half of the season Wembley Lions won the inaugural National League title. Dicky Case of the Wimbledon Dons finished with the highest average.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Wembley Lions	16	13	0	3	26
Crystal Palace Glaziers	16	11	1	4	23
Belle Vue Aces	16	9	1	6	19
Stamford Bridge Pensioners	16	8	1	7	17
Wimbledon Dons	16	8	1	7	17
West Ham Hammers	16	7	0	9	14
Coventry	16	6	0	10	12
Clapton Saints	16	4	0	12	8
Plymouth Devils	16	4	0	12	8

Top Ten Riders

		Team	C.M.A.
1	Dicky Case	Wimbledon Dons	10.42
2	Ginger Lees	Wembley Lions	10.40
3	Wal Phillips	Stamford Bridge Pensioners	10.33
4	Syd Jackson	Coventry	10.13
5	Ron Johnson	Crystal Palace Glaziers	9.60
6	Vic Huxley	Wimbledon Dons	9.50
7	Eric Langton	Belle Vue Aces	9.33
8	Nobby Key	Crystal Palace Glaziers	8.89
9	Jack Parker	Clapton Saints	8.80
10	Frank Arthur	Stamford Bridge Pensioners	8.64

National League seasons 1932–1964

1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964

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