English Speedway Trophy 1938

The English Speedway Trophy was set up in 1938 as an experiment to test the First Division reserve teams against the Division Two teams. The idea was for the top flight clubs to eventually enter reserve teams in the second division. First division teams were not allowed to race at their home tracks. Belle Vue reserves were crowned champions. The idea of putting reserve teams in the second division was only taken up by West Ham and Harringay who rode as Lea Bridge.	National League Division One | National League Division Two | National Trophy | ACU Cup  | Provincial Trophy
Group Tables North P W D L F A Pts Belle Vue Reserves 8 7 0 1 369 282 14 Sheffield 8 5 0 3 354 296 10 Nottingham 8 4 0 4 287 287 8 Newcastle 8 8 3 0 5 310 348 West Ham Reserves 8 1 0 7 238 344 2 South P W D L F A Pts Southampton 10 9 0 1 512 311 18 Hackney Wick 10 6 0 4 442 386 12 Norwich 10 6 0 4 397 435 12 Birmingham 10 5 0 5 430 401 10 Wembley reserves 10 3 0 7 363 465 6 New Cross reserves 10 1 0 9 338 484 2 < Fixtures 12/04/1938 Nottingham 49 33 Wembley Reserves 13/04/1938 Birmingham 48 35 Hackney Wick 16/04/1938 Hackney Wick 54 30 Wembley Reserves 16/04/1938 Norwich 45 39 Birmingham 19/04/1938 Nottingham 32 47 Belle Vue Reserves 20/04/1938 Birmingham 39 45 Southampton 21/04/1938 Sheffield 35 41 Belle Vue Reserves 23/04/1938 Hackney Wick 55 29 Birmingham 23/04/1938 Norwich 47 36 New Cross Reserves 26/04/1938 Nottingham 51 31 West Ham Hawks 27/04/1938 Birmingham 57 25 Norwich 27/04/1938 Southampton 53 29 Wembley Reserves 28/04/1938 Sheffield 46 35 Nottingham 30/04/1938 Hackney Wick 45 36 New Cross Reserves 30/04/1938 Norwich 40 44 Wembley Reserves 02/05/1938 Newcastle 36 45 Belle Vue Reserves 03/05/1938 Nottingham 35 47 Sheffield 04/05/1938 Birmingham 52 29 New Cross Reserves 04/05/1938 Southampton 61 23 Norwich 07/05/1938 Hackney Wick 60 22 Norwich 07/05/1938 Wembley Reserves 49 34 New Cross raced at Norwich 09/05/1938 Newcastle 57 26 West Ham Hawks 10/05/1938 Nottingham 55 27 Newcastle 11/05/1938 Southampton 58 23 New Cross Reserves 12/05/1938 Belle Vue Res 31 53 West Ham raced at Sheffield 14/05/1938 Norwich 46 36 Southampton 21/05/1938 Norwich 46 38 New Cross Reserves 25/05/1938 Southampton 48 33 Wembley Reserves 30/05/1938 Newcastle 49 30 Sheffield 01/06/1938 Southampton 47 33 New Cross Reserves 02/06/1938 Sheffield 55 29 Newcastle 08/06/1938 Southampton 64 20 Hackney Wick 09/06/1938 Sheffield 55 27 West Ham Hawks 11/06/1938 Norwich 48 36 Wembley Reserves 13/06/1938 Newcastle 47 35 West Ham Hawks 16/06/1938 Sheffield 41 42 Belle Vue Reserves 20/06/1938 Newcastle 24 59 Belle Vue Reserves 22/06/1938 Birmingham 46 36 Wembley Reserves 26/06/1938 Belle Vue Res 59 24 Newcastle raced at Newcastle 29/06/1938 Southampton 57 27 Birmingham 16/07/1938 Norwich 55 28 Hackney Wick 23/07/1938 Hackney Wick 49 35 New Cross Reserves 30/07/1938 Hackney Wick 58 24 Wembley Reserves 06/08/1938 Hackney Wick 38 43 Southampton 25/08/1938 Belle Vue Res 47 36 Southampton raced at Sheffield 31/08/1938 Southampton 46 38 Belle Vue Reserves raced at Sheffield Belle Vue Reserves 48 34 Nottingham raced at Nottingham