Rode with the Aces team which included Langton, Varey, Abbott, Charles, Kitchen, Grosskreutz, Harrison, Gregory and Dixon. Kitchen is shown on the right of the picture opposite shaking hands with Jack Milne the American rider who won the World Championship in 1937. Milne went on to finance the construction of the Costa Mesa Speedway track in California.

Started his racing career at Leeds Stadium in 1928 before moving to Belle Vue. A member of the all conquering 30' s team, Langton was involved in the first ever World Championship Final at Wembley finishing second to Lionel Van Praag after a run off. He retired from racing in 1945 after a spell as team manager at Sheffield and moved to Australia were he currently resides