Absentees from the end of the previous season were Lea Bridge, West Ham Hawks (West Ham's reserve team), Birmingham (Hall Green) and Leeds Lions.
Belle Vue Aces provided a team to complete Stoke's fixtures.
[2] Middlesbrough withdrew after 8 matches despite the club's general manager Vic Wieland signing star rider George Greenwood.
Middlesbrough and Crystal Palace Glaziers withdrew mid-season and their records were expunged.
Wembley and Belle Vue were declared joint winners following the abandonment of the final fixture due to the outbreak of the war.