1946 Odsal Boomerangs

1946 Bradford Boomerangs Odsal Stadium
Bradford, England
National League | Northern League |  National Trophy | ACU Cup (National League) | ACU Cup (Northern League) | Northern Trophy | London Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
National League Riders Averages
M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Alec Statham 22 95 228 7 235 9.89 1 1
Ron Clarke 24 102 239 9 248 9.73 2 1
Bill Longley 23 96 214 7 221 9.21 2  
Ernie Price 22 91 155 30 185 8.13 1 1
Fred Tuck 24 100 149 31 180 7.20   2
Les Wetton 8 22 15 3 18 3.27    
Aussie Rosenfeld 9 36 18 8 26 2.89    
Vic Pitcher 6 14 7 3 10 2.86    
Red Hamley 6 12 7 1 8 2.67    
Stan Beardsall 10 41 16 2 18 1.76    
Ron Stringer 13 29 8 3 11 1.52    
Charlie Oates 10 34 8 1 9 1.06    
Johnny White 10 30 5 2 7 0.93    
Doug Bell 4 9 6 2 8 3.56    
Ralph Horne 4 8 4 1 5 2.50    
Bob Harrison 1 2 1 0 1 2.00    
Bill Osborne 3 6 2 1 3 2.00    
Jack Tye 2 4 2 0 2 2.00    
Frank Bentham 3 7 2 0 2 1.14    
Leo Stanger 1 4 1 0 1 1.00    
Les Wetton rode for New Cross
Johnny white also rode for New Cross
Ralph Horne also rode for Belle Vue
National League
M W D L F A P
Wembley Lions 20 18 0 2 439 396 36
Belle Vue Aces 20 12 1 7 425 408 25
Odsal Boomerangs 20 9 1 10 383 454 19
Wimbledon Dons 20 8 1 11 385 450 17
New Cross Rangers 20 6 1 13 349 474 13
West Ham Hammers 20 4 2 14 355 477 10
ACU Cup National League Riders Averages
M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Alec Statham 9 45 92 6 98 8.71 1
Bill Longley 9 45 90 8 98 8.71
1
Ernie Price 8 40 70.5 13 83.5 8.35

Ron Clark 9 41 80 5 85 8.29

Fred Tuck 8 40 52 10 62 6.2

Red Hamley 6 12 8 2 10 3.33

Stan Beardsall 6 19 7 1 8 1.68

Colin Watson 5 25 42 1 43 6.88

Ralph Horne 2 3 4 1 5 6.66

Ron Stringer 3 7 7 2 9 5.14

Vic Pitcher 3 3 3 0 3 4

Bob Harrison 3 3 2 0 2 2.66

Charlie Oates 5 18 2.5 1 3.5 0.77

ACU Cup
M W D L F A Pts
Belle Vue Aces 10 8 0 2 244 234 16
Wembley Lions 10 6 1 3 240 237 13
New Cross Rangers 10 6 0 4 225 251 12
Odsal Boomerangs 10 4 1 5 216 261 9
Wimbledon Dons 10 4 0 6 202.5 276.5 8
West Ham Hammers 10 1 0 9 199 276 2
National Trophy
Semi Final
19/08/1946 Wimbledon 62 46 Bradford Odsal
03/08/1946 Bradford Odsal 53 55 Wimbledon
Quarter Finals
20/07/1946 Bradford Odsal 72 36 Sheffield
04/07/1946 Sheffield 48 60 Bradford Odsal
Aussie Rosenfeld Vic Pitcher Ernie Price Jack Tye Ron Clarke Bill Longley Fred Tuck Johnnie Hoskins (bike) Alec Statham (bike)
Ernie Price Ron Clarke Alec Statham Fred Tuck Bill Pitcher
 
Bill Longley Aussie Rosenfelt  
Fixtures & Results
22/04/1946 A Wimbledon 39-45 Bradford Odsal National League
27/04/1946 H Bradford Odsal Alex Statham Bradford Cup
01/05/1946 A New Cross 41-43 Bradford Odsal National League
04/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 52-32 Newcastle&Middlesbrough Challenge
11/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 52-32 Wembley National League
14/05/1946 A West Ham 44-40 Bradford Odsal National League
18/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 54-23 New Cross National League
25/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 54-30 Wimbledon National League
01/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal 41-42 The Rest Challenge
01/06/1946 A Belle Vue 49-33 Bradford Odsal National League
06/06/1946 A Wembley 47-37 Bradford Odsal National League
08/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League
10/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal Fred Tuck
Whitsun Trophy
15/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal 55-41 Wimbledon ACU Cup
17/06/1946 A Wimbledon 48-47 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
22/06/1946 A Belle Vue 49-46 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
22/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal Malcolm Craven
Silver Rose Bowl
29/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal Tommy Price
British Riders Championship QR
04/07/1946 A Sheffield 48-60 Bradford Odsal National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg
06/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 44-51 Belle Vue ACU Cup
13/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 50-46 West Ham ACU Cup
20/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 72-36 Sheffield National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg
24/07/1946 A New Cross 45-39 Bradford Odsal National League
27/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 45-39 New Cross National League
03/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 53-55 Wimbledon National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg
05/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 32-52 Belle Vue National League
05/08/1946 A Belle Vue 54-30 Bradford Odsal National League
08/08/1946 A Wembley 68-27 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
10/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 48-48 Wembley ACU Cup
12/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal Alex Statham
Joe Hepworth Trophy Riders Benevolent Fund
17/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal Eric Langton
British Riders Championship QR
19/08/1946 A Wimbledon 62-46 Bradford Odsal National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg
24/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 50-46 New Cross ACU Cup
27/08/1946 A West Ham 46-50 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
28/08/1946 A New Cross 50-46 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
31/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 45-39 The Rest Challenge
02/09/1946 A Wimbledon 39-45 Bradford Odsal National League
07/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 41-43 Wimbledon National League
14/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 38-46 Wembley National League
17/09/1946 A West Ham 44-39 Bradford Odsal National League
19/09/1946 A Wembley 52-32 Bradford Odsal National League
21/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League
28/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 43-41 Wembley Challenge
02/10/1946 H Bradford Odsal 42-42 Belle Vue National League
09/10/1946 A Glasgow 51-33 Bradford Odsal Challenge
12/10/1946 H Bradford Odsal A Statham & Oliver Hart Best Pairs Cup
19/10/1946 H Bradford Odsal 65-31 Northern League Stars Challenge
21/10/1946 A Newcastle 49-33 Bradford Odsal Challenge
23/10/1946 H Yorkshire 44-39 Lancashire Challenge
23/10/1946 H Yorkshire Jack Parker 2-1 Tommy Price Match Race Championship