1938-39 London-Provincial League season

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The 1938-39 London-Provincial League season was contested by 11 teams and won by the Wembley Colts.

Known scores

  • 10/29: Earl's Court Marlboroughs - Oxford University 5:1[1]
  • 11/6: Earl's Court Redwings - Princes 1:0[2]
  • 11/19: Princes - Bournemouth Stags 8:4[3]
  • 11/20: Earl's Court Redwings - Wembley Terriers 2:0[4]
  • 12/3: Bournemouth Stags - Oxford University 5:1[5]
  • 12/11: Wembley Colts - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 2:1[6]
  • 12/17: Bournemouth Stags - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 7:4[7]
  • 12/18: Earl's Court Redwings - United Hospitals 6:0[8]
  • 1/1: Sussex - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 2:0[9]
  • 1/7: Earl's Court Redwings - Bournemouth Stags 2:1[10]
  • 1/7: Sussex - Wembley Terriers 1:0[10]
  • 1/7: United Hospitals - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 1:1[10]
  • 1/14: Sussex - United Hospitals 1:1[11]
  • 1/14: Earl's Court Marlboroughs - Wembley Terriers 2:2[11]
  • 1/14: Bournemouth Stags - Earl's Court Redwings 8:4[11]
  • 1/28: United Hospitals - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 4:1[12]
  • 1/28: Sussex - Princes 3:0[12]
  • 1/28: Bournemouth Stags - Cambridge Grads 14:1[12]
  • 2/5: Earl's Court Redwings - Cambridge Grads 2:0[13]
  • 2/5: United Hospitals - Oxford University 2:1[13]
  • 2/25: Bournemouth Stags - United Hospitals 7:4[14]
  • 2/25: Sussex - Oxford University 2:0[14]
  • 3/4: Earl's Court Redwings - Cambridge University 2:1[15]
  • 3/4: Sussex - United Hospitals 6:2[15]
  • 3/4: Cambridge Grads - Princes 10:3[15]
  • 3/18: Earl's Court Redwings - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 3:2[16]
  • 3/18: Wembley Colts - Sussex 3:2[16]
  • 4/1: Wembley Colts - Earl's Court Redwings 2:0[17]
  • 4/1: Earl's Court Marlboroughs - Sussex 2:0[17]
  • 4/8: Wembley Colts - Bournemouth Stags 8:4[18]

Standings

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Wembley Colts 20 17 2 1 77 22 36
2. Earls Court Redwings 20 15 1 4 45 23 31
3. Bournemouth Stags 18 11 3 4 72 53 25
4. Sussex 19 10 4 5 46 22 24
5. Princes Ice Hockey Club 18 10 3 5 55 34 23
6. Wembley Terriers 20 8 4 8 33 37 20
7. Earls Court Marlboroughs 19 7 3 9 30 40 17
8. United Hospitals 20 6 4 10 46 68 16
9. Cambridge Grads 20 6 0 14 31 81 12
10. Cambridge University 20 3 3 14 14 28 9
11. Oxford University 20 0 1 19 6 47 1

Note: Some Cambridge Grads, Cambridge and Oxford games were for 4 points.

Other games

The Bristol Bombers were not part of the league, but played a number of exhibition games against the teams in it.

  • Bristol Bombers - Richmond Red Wings 9:2
  • Bristol Bombers - Earl's Court Marlboroughs 5:1
  • Bristol Bombers - United Hospitals 9:0
  • Bristol Bombers - Wembley United 4:4
  • Bristol Bombers - Bournemouth Stags 15:1
  • Bristol Bombers - Wembley United 5:3
  • 1/20: Bristol Bombers - London All-Stars 11:2 @ Bristol[19]
  • 1/27: Wembley United - Bristol Bombers 9:3 @ Bristol[20]
  • 2/10: Glasgow Mohawks - Bristol Bombers 13:5 @ Glasgow[21]
  • 2/11: Perth Panthers - Bristol Bombers 6:1 @ Perth[22]
  • 2/13: Dundee Tigers - Bristol Bombers 6:2 @ Dundee[23]
  • 2/15: Falkirk Lions - Bristol Bombers 10:4 @ Falkirk[24]
  • 2/16: Fife Flyers - Bristol Bombers 16:2 @ Kirkcaldy[25]
  • 2/17: Home Scots - Bristol Bombers 3:1 @ Glasgow[26]
  • 3/10: Wembley Colts - Bristol Bombers 5:4[27]
  • 3/26: Wembley Aces - Wembley Vultures @ Alpine Open Air Rink[28]
  • Southampton Imperials - Cambridge Grads 6:0
  • Southampton Imperials - Harringay Hornets 3:3
  • 4/23: Harringay Hornets - Southampton Imperials 7:5
  • 4/30: Bristol Bombers - Southampton Imperials 7:2

Southampton Imperials also tied the Earls Court Redwings and Marlboroughs, and the Wembley Terriers.

The Sussex Vikings were set to face the Harringay Hornets on April 7, the London All-Stars on the 9th, and the Earls Court Redwings on the 10th.[29] Sussex was also scheduled to play the Earls Court Redwings on April 27.[30]

The Wembley Aces were reported to have beaten the "Earl's Court Bulldogs" six times.

References

  1. The Times, 1938-10-31
  2. Daily Mirror, 1938-11-07
  3. Bournemouth Graphic, 1938-11-21
  4. Daily Mirror, 1938-11-21
  5. Bournemouth Graphic, 1938-12-05
  6. Daily Mirror, 1938-12-12
  7. Bournemouth Graphic, 1938-12-19
  8. Daily Mirror, 1938-12-19
  9. Daily Mirror, 1939-01-02
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 London Daily News, 1939-01-09
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 London Daily News, 1939-01-16
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 London Daily News, 1939-01-30
  13. 13.0 13.1 London Daily News, 1939-02-06
  14. 14.0 14.1 London Daily News, 1939-02-27
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 London Daily News, 1939-03-06
  16. 16.0 16.1 London Daily News, 1939-03-20
  17. 17.0 17.1 London Daily News, 1939-04-03
  18. Bournemouth Graphic, 1939-04-10
  19. Bristol Evening News, 1939-01-21
  20. Bristol Evening Post, 1939-01-28
  21. Dundee Courier, 1939-02-11
  22. Sunday Post, 1939-02-12
  23. Bristol Evening News, 1939-02-14
  24. Dundee Courier, 1939-02-16
  25. The Scotsman, 1939-02-17
  26. The Scotsman, 1939-02-18
  27. Bristol Evening News, 1939-03-11
  28. Daily Mirror, 1939-03-28
  29. Littlehampton Gazette, 1939-04-07
  30. Worthing Gazette, 1939-04-26

Credits

Special thanks to Martin Harris for supplying the final table.