National League Division One 1939

1939 National League

Southampton Saints had moved up from Division Two and Bristol Bulldogs moved back down after just one season. Belle Vue Aces were leading the championship ahead of Wimbledon Dons when the league was abandoned due to the outbreak of World War II .

M W D L F A Pts Belle Vue Aces 16 12 1 3 762 575 25 Wimbledon Dons 18 12 0 6 807 695 24 Wembley Lions 19 11 1 8 874 716 23 West Ham Hammers 19 9 0 10 766 819 18 Harringay Tigers 16 7 1 8 662 674 15 Southampton Saints 17 5 0 12 611.5 811.5 10 New Cross Rangers 19 4 1 14 695.5 887.5 9 Averages Cordy Milne Southampton Saints 11.29 Wilbur Lamoreaux Wimbledon Dons 11.06 Bill Kitchen Belle Vue Aces 10.88 Vic Duggan Wimbledon Dons 10.67 Arthur Atkinson West Ham Hammers 10.62 Lionel van Praag Wembley Lions 10.62 Jack Milne New Cross Rangers 10.00 Jack Parker Harringay Tigers 9.6 Eric Langton Belle Vue Aces 9.5 Jimmy Gibb West Ham Hammers 8.58 complete averages complete averages by team Fixtures & Results 11/05/1939 Wembley 53 30 Wimbledon 16/05/1939 West Ham 50 33 New Cross 17/05/1939 New Cross 41 42 West Ham 18/05/1939 Wembley 42 42 Harringay 20/05/1939 Belle Vue 45 39 West Ham 22/05/1939 Wimbledon 48 36 West Ham 23/05/1939 West Ham 44 39 Harringay 24/05/1939 New Cross 38 45 Wimbledon 24/05/1939 Southampton 39 45 Harringay 25/05/1939 Wembley 52 31 New Cross 29/05/1939 Belle Vue 46 35 Harringay 29/05/1939 Southampton 48 35 New Cross 29/05/1939 Wimbledon 51 33 Wembley 01/06/1939 Wembley 50 34 Belle Vue 03/06/1939 Harringay 44 40 West Ham 05/06/1939 Wimbledon 52 32 New Cross 06/06/1939 West Ham 36 48 Wembley 08/06/1939 Wembley 55 29 West Ham 10/06/1939 Belle Vue 61 23 Southampton 10/06/1939 Harringay 43 40 New Cross 12/06/1939 Wimbledon 53 31 Southampton 14/06/1939 Southampton 38 45 Belle Vue 17/06/1939 Belle Vue 54 30 New Cross 17/06/1939 Harringay 53 31 Southampton 20/06/1939 West Ham 44 39 Wimbledon 21/06/1939 New Cross 42 40 Wembley 21/06/1939 Southampton 47 37 West Ham 22/06/1939 Wembley 57 27 Southampton 24/06/1939 Belle Vue 57 27 Wembley 24/06/1939 Harringay 48 36 Wimbledon 27/06/1939 West Ham 54 30 Southampton 28/06/1939 New Cross 42 42 Belle Vue 28/06/1939 Southampton 46 38 Wembley 29/06/1939 Wembley 39 45 Wimbledon 01/07/1939 Belle Vue 63 21 West Ham 03/07/1939 Wimbledon 50 34 Belle Vue 05/07/1939 Southampton 40 44 Belle Vue 06/07/1939 Wembley 58 26 West Ham 08/07/1939 Harringay 36 48 Wembley 12/07/1939 Southampton 55 29 Harringay 18/07/1939 West Ham 45 38 New Cross 19/07/1939 New Cross 35 49 Wimbledon 20/07/1939 Wembley Rain Harringay 25/07/1939 West Ham 40 42 Belle Vue 27/07/1939 Wembley 43 41 Belle Vue 29/07/1939 Belle Vue 44 40 Wimbledon 29/07/1939 Harringay 55 29 Southampton 31/07/1939 Wimbledon 46 37 Harringay 01/08/1939 West Ham Not Held Southampton 02/08/1939 New Cross 43 40 West Ham 03/08/1939 Wembley 61 22 Southampton 05/08/1939 Belle Vue 56 27 New Cross 07/08/1939 Belle Vue 54 30 Harringay 07/08/1939 Southampton 51.5 32.5 New Cross 07/08/1939 Wimbledon 44 40 Wembley 08/08/1939 West Ham 53 31 Wembley 09/08/1939 New Cross 56 28 Southampton 10/08/1939 Wembley 59 24 New Cross 12/08/1939 Harringay 37 46 West Ham 14/08/1939 Wimbledon 41 42 New Cross 19/08/1939 Harringay 39 44 Wimbledon 22/08/1939 West Ham 44 38 Wimbledon 28/08/1939 Wimbledon 56 28 Southampton 30/08/1939 New Cross 34 50 Harringay 02/09/1939 Belle Vue Can Southampton 02/09/1939 Harringay Not Held New Cross Belle Vue Aces