English Dirt Track League 1929

1929 English Dirt Track League

The first season of the English Dirt Track League started with 15 clubs Belle Vue, Bolton, Burnley and Hanley would pull out of the league before the seasons end. The league lost Manchester White City after they had won all 18 matches which would have seen them crowned champions but a dispute led to them withdrawing and Leeds Lions were crowned champions with Preston in second place. This was the only year that the competition was known as the Englsih League the following season Scottish clubs Glasgow and Edinburgh joined so the League was renamed the Northern League. P W D L F A Pts Leeds Lions 23 17 1 5 823 613 35 Preston 24 16 0 8 854 644 32 Halifax 23 14 1 8 731 643 29 Rochdale 24 11 1 12 740 762 23 Leicester 24 10 1 13 692 740 21 Newcastle 21 10 0 11 643 645 20 Salford 24 10 0 14 697 790 20 Liverpool 20 9 0 11 608 628 18 Sheffield 23 8 1 14 651 784 17 Middlesbrough 22 7 0 15 606 765 14 Barnsley Lundwood 23 7 0 16 600 812 14 withdrawn teams Manchester White City 23 21 0 2 972 461 42 Warrington 21 6 1 14 539 774 13 Belle Vue 10 6 0 4 332 288 12 Burnley 5 4 0 1 155 123 6 Bolton 1 1 0 0 36 24 2 Hanley 5 0 0 5 64 248 0 Long Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fixtures & Results 29/03/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 26-36 Leeds 29/03/1929 Leeds 38-24 Barnsley Lundwood 06/04/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 11-17 Burnley 20/04/1929 Leeds 43-20 Rochdale 20/04/1929 Manchester White City 49-13 Burnley 20/04/1929 Bolton 36-24 (a) Preston 27/04/1929 Halifax 30-33 Manchester White City 27/04/1929 Preston 35-27 Leeds 27/04/1929 Rochdale 48-15 Barnsley Lundwood 29/04/1929 Salford 15-44 Manchester White City 02/05/1929 Halifax 39-23 Salford 02/05/1929 Leicester Stadium 45-17 Leeds 04/05/1929 Belle Vue 40-21 Preston 04/05/1929 Liverpool 28-35 Burnley 04/05/1929 Rochdale (b) Bolton 06/05/1929 Salford 27-36 Warrington 08/05/1929 Leeds 42-21 Preston 09/05/1929 Leicester Stadium 37-26 Rochdale 11/05/1929 Belle Vue 37-25 Barnsley Lundwood 11/05/1929 Burnley 41-22 Salford 11/05/1929 Halifax 49-14 Hanley 11/05/1929 Leeds 46-16 Warrington 11/05/1929 Preston 38-24 Salford 11/05/1929 Rochdale 43-20 Liverpool 15/05/1929 Liverpool 35-26 Warrington 16/05/1929 Leicester Stadium 43-20 Barnsley Lundwood 16/05/1929 Middlesbrough 44-18 Salford 18/05/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 36-26 Belle Vue 18/05/1929 Halifax 42-21 Salford 18/05/1929 Hanley 14-43 Burnley 18/05/1929 Manchester White City 42-20 Salford 18/05/1929 Preston 47-14 Warrington 18/05/1929 Rochdale 36-27 Manchester White City 20/05/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 26-36 Leeds 20/05/1929 Newcastle Brough P 37-23 Halifax 20/05/1929 Salford 36-27 Middlesbrough 20/05/1929 Warrington 30-33 Sheffield 21/05/1929 Burnley 23-5 (c) Rochdale 21/05/1929 Leeds 29-33 Manchester White City 23/05/1929 Leicester Stadium 28-34 Halifax 24/05/1929 Newcastle Brough P 23-37 Leeds 25/05/1929 Manchester White City 47-16 Middlesbrough 25/05/1929 Preston 46-15 Middlesbrough 25/05/1929 Rochdale 33-28 (d) Halifax 25/05/1929 Warrington 39-24 Salford 29/05/1929 Belle Vue 48-15 Warrington 01/06/1929 Halifax 35-27 Barnsley Lundwood 01/06/1929 Leeds 46-16 Salford 01/06/1929 Liverpool 33-27 Newcastle Brough P 01/06/1929 Manchester White City 50-10 Leicester Stadium 01/06/1929 Rochdale 33-29 Preston 01/06/1929 Warrington 40-20 Middlesbrough 03/06/1929 Salford 41-22 Sheffield 04/06/1929 Middlesbrough 38-25 Warrington 05/06/1929 Sheffield 46-16 Salford 06/06/1929 Preston 46-16 Sheffield 08/06/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 50-13 (e) Hanley 08/06/1929 Manchester White City 48-14 Preston 08/06/1929 Rochdale 31-32 (f) Leeds 08/06/1929 Warrington 39-23 Belle Vue 11/06/1929 Middlesbrough 20-42 Newcastle Brough P 12/06/1929 Sheffield 52-11 Warrington 13/06/1929 Halifax 39-24 Sheffield 14/06/1929 Newcastle Brough P 39-24 Middlesbrough 15/06/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 37-24 Sheffield 15/06/1929 Leeds 50-13 Leicester Stadium 15/06/1929 Manchester White City 47-16 Newcastle Brough P 17/06/1929 Salford 39-24 Rochdale 18/06/1929 Middlesbrough 28-35 Halifax 20/06/1929 Halifax 46-17 Middlesbrough 20/06/1929 Leicester Stadium 25-35 Newcastle Brough P 21/06/1929 Warrington 25-38 Preston 22/06/1929 Manchester White City 50-12 Warrington 22/06/1929 Preston 39-23 Leicester Stadium 22/06/1929 Sheffield 34-26 Barnsley Lundwood 25/06/1929 Middlesbrough 30-33 Leeds 26/06/1929 Sheffield 46-17 Middlesbrough 27/06/1929 Halifax 29-34 Rochdale 27/06/1929 Leicester Stadium 41-21 Sheffield 27/06/1929 Preston 42-21 Belle Vue 28/06/1929 Newcastle Brough P 41-19 Liverpool 28/06/1929 Salford 38-25 Halifax 28/06/1929 Warrington 18-44 (g) Manchester White City 29/06/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 32-22 Newcastle Brough P 29/06/1929 Burnley 13-08 (h) Leicester Stadium 29/06/1929 Leeds 41-21 (i) Middlesbrough 29/06/1929 Rochdale 36-23 Belle Vue 29/06/1929 Sheffield 30-33 Preston 01/07/1929 Salford 31-32 Preston 03/07/1929 Belle Vue 43-20 Salford 03/07/1929 Sheffield 43-19 Rochdale 04/07/1929 Halifax rained off Warrington 04/07/1929 Leicester Stadium 34-29 Preston 05/07/1929 Newcastle Brough P 44-18 Leicester Stadium 05/07/1929 Salford 29-34 Belle Vue 05/07/1929 Warrington 35-28 Rochdale 06/07/1929 Manchester White City 48-15 Barnsley Lundwood 06/07/1929 Preston 35-28 Halifax 06/07/1929 Rochdale 35-28 Warrington 11/07/1929 Halifax 25-37 (j) Belle Vue 13/07/1929 Preston 26-37 Manchester White City 13/07/1929 Sheffield 24-39 Halifax 16/07/1929 Middlesbrough 37-25 Preston 18/07/1929 Halifax 49-14 Warrington 18/07/1929 Leicester Stadium 33-29 Salford 19/07/1929 Warrington 32-31 Leicester Stadium 20/07/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 30-27 Liverpool 20/07/1929 Leeds 41-22 Newcastle Brough P 20/07/1929 Manchester White City 51-12 Sheffield 20/07/1929 Rochdale 39-24 Leicester Stadium 24/07/1929 Middlesbrough 37-24 Leicester Stadium 25/07/1929 Leicester Stadium 31-31 Warrington 26/07/1929 Salford 43-18 Leicester Stadium 27/07/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 38-24 Warrington 27/07/1929 Liverpool 29-33 Leeds 27/07/1929 Preston 51-11 Newcastle Brough P 29/07/1929 Salford 41-21 Liverpool 31/07/1929 Middlesbrough 43-18 Sheffield 31/07/1929 Sheffield 28-35 Leeds 01/08/1929 Leicester Stadium 44-19 Liverpool 01/08/1929 Preston 45-18 Barnsley Lundwood 03/08/1929 Halifax 31-31 Leeds 03/08/1929 Liverpool 32-30 Leicester Stadium 03/08/1929 Rochdale 37-26 Salford 05/08/1929 Leicester Stadium ?-? Barnsley Lundwood 05/08/1929 Manchester White City 44-19 Leeds 05/08/1929 Salford 46-17 Barnsley Lundwood 05/08/1929 Warrington 28-35 Halifax 08/08/1929 Halifax 39-22 (k) Preston 09/08/1929 Newcastle Brough P 36-26 Barnsley Lundwood 09/08/1929 Warrington 29-34 Preston 10/08/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 24-31 Salford 10/08/1929 Liverpool 15-48 Preston 10/08/1929 Manchester White City 45-18 (l) Rochdale 14/08/1929 Sheffield 42-21 Liverpool 15/08/1929 Leicester Stadium 38-25 Middlesbrough 17/08/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 36-27 Leicester Stadium 17/08/1929 Leeds 42-21 Halifax 17/08/1929 Preston 52-11 Liverpool 17/08/1929 Rochdale rained off Newcastle Brough P 20/08/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 30-32 Manchester White City 20/08/1929 Middlesbrough 33-29 Rochdale 24/08/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 32-31 Preston 24/08/1929 Liverpool 43-18 Middlesbrough 29/08/1929 Halifax 43-20 Newcastle Brough P 29/08/1929 Leicester Stadium 34-29 Manchester White City 29/08/1929 Preston 36-27 Rochdale 30/08/1929 Salford 41-22 Leeds 31/08/1929 Liverpool 50-11 Sheffield 31/08/1929 Manchester White City 40-22 Halifax 31/08/1929 Rochdale 40-22 Newcastle Brough P 02/09/1929 Salford 33-28 Newcastle Brough P 06/09/1929 Newcastle Brough P 41-20 Salford 07/09/1929 Liverpool 31-32 Manchester White City 07/09/1929 Rochdale 39-24 Middlesbrough 07/09/1929 Sheffield 23-40 Leicester Stadium 14/09/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 40-22 Middlesbrough 14/09/1929 Liverpool 42-21 (m) Salford 21/09/1929 Barnsley Lundwood 26-36 Rochdale 21/09/1929 Halifax post (n) Leicester Stadium 21/09/1929 Leeds 36-27 Liverpool 28/09/1929 Liverpool 44-18 (o) Halifax 02/10/1929 Sheffield 36-27 Newcastle Brough Park 05/10/1929 Leeds 47-16 Sheffield 05/10/1929 Liverpool 39-23 Barnsley Lundwood 09/10/1929 Liverpool 50-12 (p) Rochdale 12/10/1929 Rochdale 31-31 Sheffield (a) Bolton withdrew from the league after this match. (b) abandoned heat 1 (c) abandoned (d) points awarded to Halifax (e) Auto Magazine gives score as 50-15 (f) Auto Magazine gives score as 30-31 (g) Auto Magazine gives score as 19-44 (h) Abandoned Heat 3 due to dust (i) Last Last L Prog Gives 41-22 (j) Auto Magazine gives score as 25-36 (k) Auto Magazine gives score as 39-24 (l) Auto Magazine gives score as 45-15 (m) League or Challenge match (n) postponed due to be held at Preston (o) League or Challenge match (p) League or Challenge match Burnley Middlesbrough