The 1930 Northern League was the second season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern British teams. The league was previously known as the English Dirt Track League

Speedway English Dirt Track League

The English Dirt Track League was created in 1929 and was the inaugural season of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Northern English teams. The season was littered with mid-season withdrawals but eventually the Leeds Lions were crowned champions. In 1930, the league was renamed the Northern...

 but the addition of two Scottish teams prompted a name change and 1930 was the inaugural Northern League.

There were many team changes from the previous season. Reigning champions Leeds Lions

Leeds Lions

Leeds Lions are a defunct British motorcycle speedway team who were based at Fullerton Park Sports Stadium at Elland Road in Leeds, England.-History:...

, Halifax

Halifax Dukes

The Halifax Dukes were a Speedway team which operated from 1949-1951 and again from 1965 until their closure in 1985 at The Shay Stadium in Halifax...

, Salford

Salford (speedway)

Salford were a British speedway team from Salford that competed in the English Dirt Track League in the inaugural season of British Speedway in 1929.-Brief history:...

 and Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough Bears

The Middlesbrough Bears were a British speedway team which operated under various names from 1939 until their closure in 1996.-Brief history:The team was initially nicknamed the Bears in 1939...

 dropped out. Manchester White City, Belle Vue

Belle Vue Aces

The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...

 and Warrington renewed their participation having withdrawn partway through the previous season. Edinburgh

Edinburgh Monarchs

The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the Speedway Premier League, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a Board of Directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The team manager is Alan "Doc" Bridgett...

, Glasgow

Glasgow Tigers (speedway)

The Glasgow Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1928, the club adopted the Tigers nickname in 1946 and compete in the British Premier League...

 and Wombwell were new entrants. Barnsley

Barnsley (speedway)

Barnsley were a British speedway team from Barnsley that competed in the English Dirt Track League in the inaugural season of British Speedway in 1929.-Brief history:...

, Manchester White City withdrew during the season but their records were not expunged.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Belle Vue Aces Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there...	21	19	1	1	39
Liverpool Merseysiders Liverpool Chads Liverpool Chads are a defunct motorcycle speedway team who were based at the Stanley Stadium in Prescot Road, Fairfield, Liverpool, England.-History:...	20	15	0	5	30
Manchester White City	15	13	0	2	26
Preston Preston (speedway) -Brief history:They first competed in the English Dirt Track League in 1929 when they were runners-up to Leeds Lions. In the same season they won the English Dirt Track Knockout Cup beating Halifax in the final. They were based at Farringdon Park, New Hall Lane, Preston, Lancashire....	18	10	0	8	20
Warrington	17	8	0	9	16
Leicester Super	18	6	1	11	13
Sheffield Sheffield Tigers The Sheffield 'Window Centre' Tigers are a speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British Premier League and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium which is the fastest track in British speedway...	14	6	0	8	12
Edinburgh Edinburgh Monarchs The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the Speedway Premier League, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a Board of Directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The team manager is Alan "Doc" Bridgett...	12	5	0	7	12
Newcastle Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the British Premier League. The club has a reputation of importing young foreign talent and have given starts to the British careers of six times World Champion Ivan Mauger, three times World Champion Ole Olsen, 1974 World Champion...	15	5	0	10	10
Glasgow Glasgow Tigers (speedway) The Glasgow Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1928, the club adopted the Tigers nickname in 1946 and compete in the British Premier League...	17	4	0	13	8
Rochdale Rochdale Hornets (speedway) The Rochdale Hornets were a British speedway team from Rochdale in the north west of England. They were founded in 1928 and competed in the inuaugural season of British Speedway in 1929 but closed in 1930...	12	4	0	8	8
Barnsley Barnsley (speedway) Barnsley were a British speedway team from Barnsley that competed in the English Dirt Track League in the inaugural season of British Speedway in 1929.-Brief history:...	13	4	0	9	8
Wombwell	12	2	0	10	4