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Lea Bridge

Lea Bridge
Name: Clapton Saints, Lea Bridge Saints, Lea Bridge Cubs (1938)
Track: Lea Bridge Stadium
First meeting: 14 July 1928
Final meeting: 26 September 1938
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Open meetings were raced in 1928 and the following year they first competed in the Southern League as Lea Bridge and were based at Lea Bridge Stadium, Leyton, London. In 1932 they entered the National League were known as Clapton Saints until 1933. In 1934 the control board closed removed them fronm the championship with their fixtures being taken over by Walhamstow. In 1935 the stadium was used at a training track for Wembley. 1938 saw the return of league racing with the Lea Bridge Cubs competing in the National League Second Division. 1939 saw the track used for training but the venue was never again used for competition.
Lea Bridge Saints
Squib Burton, Chum Moore, Wally Hull, Dicky Case, Eric Blain, Tommy Gamble, Dusty Haigh
M W D L F A Pts Pos
1928 Open
1929 Southern League 20 6 0 14 551 599 12 10th
1930 Southern League 24 10 1 13 602½ 672½ 21 8th
1931 Southern League 38 38 0 27 906 1115 22 9th
1932 National League 16 4 0 12 370 470 8 8th
1933 National League 36 19 3 14 1204 1036 41 5th
1934 National League 22 4 0 18 490 676 8
1935 Training (Wembley Lions)
1938 National League Division Two 16 8 0 8 684 646 16 5th
1929 Training
1928 1933 1934
1938 1938
Match Ticket 1930s