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withdrawn teams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

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