1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League

1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League
League	English Dirt Track League
Season	1929
Champions	Leeds Lions
No. of competitors	11

The 1929 English Dirt Track League was the inaugural season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern English teams. The season was littered with mid-season withdrawals but eventually the Leeds Lions were crowned champions. In 1930, the league was renamed the Northern League so the league existed for just one year.^[1]

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Leeds Lions	20	16	1	3	33
Preston	20	14	0	6	28
Halifax	19	12	1	6	25
Newcastle	20	10	0	10	20
Salford	20	10	0	10	20
Rochdale	20	9	1	19	19
Leicester Stadium	20	9	0	11	18
Liverpool	18	8	0	10	16
Sheffield	20	6	1	13	13
Middlesbrough	19	6	0	13	12
Barnsley Lundwood	20	6	0	14	12

Withdrawals (Records expunged) : Manchester (White City), Warrington, Belle Vue Aces, Burnley, Bolton, Hanley and Long Eaton

References

Northern League seasons

English Dirt Track League:	1929

Northern League:	1930 1931

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