Name: Wembley Lions
Track: Wembley Stadium
First meeting: 5 May 1928
Final meeting: 5 September 1981
Honours:
National League Champions 1932, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
National Trophy Winners 1931, 1932, 1948, 1954
British Speedway Cup Winners 1947
Southern League Champions 1930, 1931
London Cup 1930, 1932, 1933, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951
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| Wembley staged the Speedway World Championship Final continuously from 1936 to 1938 and then when it was re-introduced after World War II from 1949 to 1960. It went on to stage the championship a further nine times before its last appearance at Wembley in 1981. Lions riders won in 1936 (Lionel Van Praag), 1949 (Tommy Price), and 1950 and 1953 (Freddie Williams). Wembley also hosted the British Riders' Championships Finals 1946 to 1948. |
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M |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Pos |
| 1928 |
Open |
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| 1929 |
Southern League |
20 |
11 |
0 |
9 |
580 |
570 |
22 |
5th |
| 1930 |
Southern League |
24 |
20 |
1 |
3 |
768 |
496 |
41 |
1st |
| 1931 |
Southern League |
38 |
29 |
1 |
8 |
1149½ |
822½ |
59 |
1st |
| 1932 |
National League |
16 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
495 |
358 |
26 |
1st |
| 1933 |
National League |
36 |
19 |
1 |
16 |
1184 |
1057 |
39 |
2nd |
| 1934 |
National League |
32 |
26 |
0 |
6 |
980 |
731 |
52 |
2nd |
| 1935 |
National League |
24 |
11 |
0 |
13 |
855 |
852 |
22 |
4th |
| 1936 |
National League |
24 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
891 |
826 |
28 |
2nd |
| 1937 |
National League |
24 |
16 |
0 |
8 |
1054 |
943 |
32 |
2nd |
| 1938 |
National League |
24 |
13 |
1 |
10 |
1056 |
940 |
27 |
3rd |
| 1939 |
National League |
19 |
11 |
1 |
8 |
874 |
716 |
23 |
3rd |
| 1946 |
National League |
20 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
439 |
396 |
36 |
1st |
| 1947 |
National League |
24 |
19 |
0 |
5 |
1153 |
846 |
38 |
1st |
| 1948 |
National League |
24 |
12 |
1 |
11 |
1040.5 |
966.5 |
25 |
4th |
| 1949 |
National League |
42 |
28 |
1 |
13 |
1902.5 |
1620.5 |
57 |
1st |
| 1950 |
National League Division One |
32 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
1503 |
1173 |
48 |
1st |
| 1951 |
National League |
32 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
1535 |
1146 |
50 |
1st |
| 1952 |
National League |
36 |
28 |
1 |
7 |
1751 |
1260 |
57 |
1st |
| 1953 |
National League |
16 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
772.5 |
567.5 |
23 |
1st |
| 1954 |
National League |
28 |
20 |
0 |
8 |
1363 |
985 |
40 |
2nd |
| 1955 |
National League |
24 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
1169 |
1131 |
23 |
3rd |
| 1956 |
National League |
24 |
14 |
1 |
9 |
1061 |
948 |
29 |
2nd |
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Wembley Stadium hosted the
World Final 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1957, 1969
British Final 1964
World Team Cup 1968
European Final 1966 |
| 1970 |
British League Division One |
36 |
15 |
2 |
19 |
1327.5 |
1474.5 |
32 |
14th |
| 1971 |
British League Division One |
36 |
17 |
3 |
16 |
1433 |
1372 |
37 |
9th |
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Wembley Stadium hosted the
World Final 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981
World Team Cup 1973
European Final 1974
Intercontinental Final 1976 |
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