1938–39 English National League season

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The 1938-39 English National League season was the fourth season of the English National League, the top level ice hockey league in England. Six teams participated in the league, and the Harringay Greyhounds won the championship.

Streatham withdrew and was suspended from the league in February, by the Association, for the use of players who had previously been subjected to disciplinary action, and were thus ineligible, in two matches.

Regular season

Scores
  • 12/6: Harringay Racers - Wembley Lions 5:3[1]
  • 12/7: Harringay Greyhounds - Streatham 4:0[2]
  • 12/8: Wembley Monarchs - Wembley Lions 5:3[3]
  • 12/8: Harringay Racers - Brighton Tigers 6:2[3]
  • 12/10: Wembley Monarchs - Brighton Tigers 3:2[4]
  • 12/10: Harringay Greyhounds - Streatham 5:1[4]
  • 12/10: Earl's Court Rangers - Harringay Racers 6:1[4]
  • 12/13: Harringay Greyhounds - Earl's Court Rangers 5:2[5]
  • 12/14: Streatham - Earl's Court Rangers 3:3[6]
  • 12/15: Wembley Monarchs - Harringay Greyhounds 6:2[7]
  • 12/15: Brighton Tigers - Wembley Lions 3:3[7]
  • 12/17: Streatham - Wembley Lions 5:2[8]
  • 12/17: Harringay Racers - Brighton Tigers 6:3[8]
  • 12/17: Harringay Greyhounds - Earl's Court Rangers 4:3[8]
  • 12/27: Harringay Greyhounds - Wembley Lions 8:2[9]
  • 12/28: Streatham - Brighton Tigers 1:1[10]
  • 12/29: Wembley Lions - Harringay Racers 4:4[11]
  • 12/29: Brighton Tigers - Streatham 7:6[11]
  • 12/31: Wembley Monarchs - Earl's Court Rangers 5:2[12]
  • 12/31: Harringay Racers - Harringay Greyhounds 2:2[12]
  • 1/3: Harringay Greyhounds - Earl's Court Rangers 6:4[13]
  • 1/4: Streatham - Harringay Racers 3:1[14]
  • 1/5: Wembley Lions - Harringay Greyhounds 1:1[15]
  • 1/5: Brighton Tigers - Wembley Monarchs 4:4[15]
  • 1/7: Wembley Monarchs - Wembley Lions 2:2[16]
  • 1/7: Harringay Racers - Streatham 4:3[16]
  • 1/7: Earl's Court Rangers - Brighton Tigers 3:3[16]
  • 1/10: Harringay Racers - Harringay Greyhounds 4:3[17]
  • 1/11: Streatham - Wembley Monarchs 2:0[18]
  • 1/12: Harringay Greyhounds - Brighton Tigers 5:3[19]
  • 1/12: Wembley Lions - Earl's Court Rangers 3:3[19]
  • 1/14: Wembley Monarchs - Streatham 6:1[20]
  • 1/14: Earl's Court Rangers - Wembley Lions 5:5[20]
  • 1/14: Harringay Greyhounds - Brighton Tigers 5:1[20]
  • 1/17: Wembley Monarchs - Harringay Racers 4:0[21]
  • 1/18: Streatham - Wembley Lions 2:1[22]
  • 1/19: Brighton Tigers - Earl's Court Rangers 6:3[23]
  • 1/19: Harringay Racers - Wembley Monarchs 3:2[23]
  • 1/21: Wembley Lions - Brighton Tigers 5:2[24]
  • 1/21: Harringay Racers - Harringay Greyhounds 3:1[24]
  • 1/21: Earl's Court Rangers - Streatham 1:1[24]
  • 1/24: Harringay Racers - Earl's Court Rangers 4:4[25]
  • 1/25: Streatham - Earl's Court Rangers 5:5[26]
  • 1/26: Wembley Lions - Harringay Greyhounds 2:2[27]
  • 1/26: Wembley Monarchs - Brighton Tigers 4:3[27]
  • 1/28: Harringay Greyhounds - Streatham 3:2[28]
  • 1/28: Brighton Tigers - Earl's Court Rangers 5:2[28]
  • 1/31: Harringay Greyhounds - Wembley Monarchs 3:3[29]
  • 2/1: Streatham - Harringay Racers 3:2[30]
  • 2/2: Wembley Lions - Brighton Tigers 4:0[31]
  • 2/2: Earl's Court Rangers - Wembley Monarchs 5:1[31]
  • 2/4: Harringay Racers - Brighton Tigers 8:3[32]
  • 2/4: Wembley Lions - Streatham 4:1[32]
  • 2/4: Earl's Court Rangers - Wembley Monarchs 3:2[32]
  • 2/7: Wembley Lions - Harringay Racers 2:1[33]
  • 2/8: Streatham - Brighton Tigers 5:4[34]
  • 2/8: Earl's Court Rangers - Harringay Racers 2:2[34]
  • 2/9: Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs 7:2[35]
  • 2/9: Brighton Tigers - Streatham 7:0[35]
  • 2/11: Harringay Greyhounds - Wembley Monarchs 3:0[36]
  • 2/11: Earl's Court Rangers - Harringay Racers 4:2[36]
  • 2/13: Wembley Monarchs - Wembley Lions 4:1[37]
  • 2/14: Harringay Greyhounds - Earl's Court Rangers 6:3[38]
  • 2/15: Streatham - Wembley Monarchs 3:2[39]
  • 2/16: Wembley Lions - Harringay Racers 5:2[40]
  • 2/16: Brighton Tigers - Harringay Greyhounds 4:4[40]
  • 2/18: Wembley Monarchs - Brighton Tigers 1:1[41]
  • 2/18: Harringay Racers - Wembley Lions 2:1[41]
  • 2/18: Earl's Court Rangers - Harringay Greyhounds 3:2[41]
  • 2/21: Wembley Lions - Harringay Greyhounds 5:4[42]
  • 2/23: Wembley Lions - Earl's Court Rangers 1:1[43]
  • 2/23: Harringay Racers - Brighton Tigers 4:3[43]
  • 2/25: Wembley Monarchs - Harringay Racers 3:3[44]
  • 2/25: Harringay Greyhounds - Brighton Tigers 7:2[44]
  • 2/25: Wembley Lions - Earl's Court Rangers 5:2[44]
  • 2/28: Harringay Racers - Wembley Monarchs 4:2[45]
  • 3/2: Earl's Court Rangers - Wembley Monarchs 4:1[46]
  • 3/2: Harringay Greyhounds - Brighton Tigers 3:1[46]
  • 3/4: Harringay Greyhounds - Wembley Monarchs 7:2[47]
  • 3/4: Wembley Lions - Brighton Tigers 9:4[47]
  • 3/4: Earl's Court Rangers - Harringay Racers 4:2[47]
  • 3/9: Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs 4:4[48]
  • 3/11: Harringay Racers - Brighton Tigers 5:3[49]
  • 3/11: Earl's Court Rangers - Harringay Greyhounds 3:2[49]
  • 3/16: Earl's Court Rangers - Brighton Tigers 4:2[50]
  • 3/18: Harringay Greyhounds - Harringay Racers 3:2[51]
  • 3/18: Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs 3:0[51]
  • 3/21: Harringay Racers - Wembley Monarchs 5:1[52]
  • 3/23: Wembley Monarchs - Harringay Greyhounds 4:1[53]
  • 3/23: Brighton Tigers - Harringay Racers 5:3[53]
  • 3/25: Harringay Greyhounds - Harringay Racers 2:1[54]
  • 3/25: Earl's Court Rangers - Wembley Lions 4:4[54]
  • 3/25: Wembley Monarchs - Brighton Tigers 2:2[54]
  • 3/28: Earl's Court Rangers - Harringay Racers 4:0[55]
  • 3/30: Earl's Court Rangers - Brighton Tigers 2:1[56]
  • 4/1: Harringay Greyhounds - Harringay Racers 3:1[57]
  • 4/1: Earl's Court Rangers - Wembley Monarchs 7:1[57]
  • 4/1: Wembley Lions - Brighton Tigers 5:2[57]
  • 4/4: Harringay Greyhounds - Wembley Lions 2:2[58]
  • 4/7: Wembley Lions - Brighton Tigers 2:1[59]
  • 4/7: Harringay Racers - Wembley Monarchs 5:4[59]
  • 4/8: Harringay Greyhounds - Wembley Monarchs 3:2[60]
  • 4/8: Harringay Racers - Wembley Lions 1:0[60]
  • 4/8: Earl's Court Rangers - Brighton Tigers 2:2[60]
  • 4/11: Harringay Greyhounds - Brighton Tigers 5:2[61]
  • 4/13: Wembley Lions - Earl's Court Rangers 5:4[62]
  • 4/13: Wembley Monarchs - Brighton Tigers 11:5[62]
  • 4/15: Wembley Lions - Harringay Greyhounds 5:2[63]
  • 4/15: Earl's Court Rangers - Wembley Monarchs 7:3[63]
Table

[64]

Club GP W T L GF-GA Pts
1. Harringay Greyhounds 30 16 6 8 106:78 38
2. Wembley Lions 30 13 11 6 103:82 37
3. Earls Court Rangers 30 13 8 9 105:91 34
4. Harringay Racers 30 14 5 11 91:88 33
5. Wembley Monarchs 30 9 7 14 88:104 25
6. Brighton Tigers 30 3 7 20 80:130 13

Note: All games involving Streatham were thrown out.

Other games

  • 9/24: Brighton Tigers - Earl's Court Rangers 3:2[65]
  • 9/24: Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs 3:2[65]
  • 9/28: Streatham - Brighton Tigers 5:5[66]
  • 9/29: Brighton Tigers - Earl's Court Rangers 4:4[67]
  • 10/1: Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs 9:1[68]
  • 10/1: Streatham - Earl's Court Rangers 2:1[68]
  • 10/1: Harringay Racers - Harringay Greyhounds 3:1[68]
  • 10/22: Grimsby - Manchester 3:1 @ Grimsby[69]
  • 11/5: Grimsby - RAF Canadians 5:3[70]
  • 11/12: London All-Stars - Scotland 9:1 @ Earl's Court[71]
  • 11/12: Manchester - Grimsby 6:3 @ Manchester Ice Palace[72]
  • 11/19: Grimsby - RAF Canadians 5:4[73]
  • 12/10: Manchester - RAF Canadians 5:4 @ Manchester Ice Palace
  • 12/21: Streatham - Wembley All-Stars 5:2 @ Streatham[74]
  • 12/21: Streatham Juniors - Wembley Juniors 2:1[75]
  • 12/26: Earl's Court Rangers - Brighton Tigers 6:3 @ Earl's Court[76]
  • 12/26: Earl's Court Rangers - Brighton Tigers 2:1 @ Brighton[76]
  • 12/26: Harringay All-Stars - Wembley All-Stars 3:2 @ Wembley[76]
  • 12/30: Liverpool - Manchester @ Liverpool
  • 1/7: Manchester - Liverpool 5:3 @ Manchester Ice Palace[77]
  • 2/3: Liverpool - Manchester 9:8 Liverpool[78]
  • 2/4: Manchester - Liverpool 5:2 @ Manchester Ice Palace[79]
  • 2/11: Grimsby - Liverpool 7:3[80]
  • 2/18: Grimsby RAF Canadians - Manchester 8:5 @ Grimsby[81]
  • 2/24: Blackpool - Liverpool 3:2[82]
  • 3/4: Grimsby (reinforced with 5 RAF Canadians') - Manchester 7:0 @ Manchester Ice Palace
  • 3/10: Liverpool - Oxford University 2:2[83]
  • 3/30: Wembley Lions - Harringay Racers 2:2 - 5-aside challenge match[56]
  • 4/10: Liverpool - Blackpool 6:4[84]
  • 4/12: Harringay Greyhounds - Harringay Greyhounds 10:6 @ Nottingham[85]
  • 4/19: Harringay Racers - Harringay Greyhounds 6:4 @ Nottingham[85]
Earl's Court six-a-side Tournament

1. Brighton Tigers (2 wins), 2. Wembley Lions, 3. Earl's Court Rangers, 4. Streatham.[86]

References

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