1946 Wembley Lions

1946 Wembley Lions Empire Stadium, Wembley
London, 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
Bill Kitchen 24 102 254 16 270 10.59 4 3
Tommy Price 24 102 249 5 254 9.96 6 2
George Wilks 24 100 221 3 224 8.96 1 1
Roy Craighead 24 85 100.5 27.5 128 6.02 - -
Alf Bottoms 24 101 125.5 26.5 152 6.02 - -
Bronco Wilson 11 24 29 6 35 5.83 - -
Bob Wells 24 85 101 20 121 5.69 - 1
Charlie May 18 41 45 13 58 5.66 - -
Bill Gilbert 16 58 64 17 81 5.59 - -
Phil Lewry 1 2 2 1 3 6.00 - -
Stan Hodson 2 4 2 0 2 2.00 - -
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
Bill Kitchen 10 50 117 15 132 10.56 1 2
Tommy Price 10 50 122 4 126 10.08 2
George Wilks 10 50 99 7 106 8.48

Bob Wells 10 31 49.5 7.5 57 7.35

Alf Bottoms 10 50 59.5 14 74 5.92  
Roy Craighead 9 43 38 14 52 4.83

Charlie May 9 10 7.5 3 10.5 4.20

Bill Gilbert 6 29 13.5 3 16.5 4.00

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
25/07/1946 Wembley 50 57 Belle Vue
13/07/1946 Belle Vue 60 48 Wembley
Quarter Finals
22/06/1946 Birmingham 31 77 Wembley
13/06/1946 Wembley 80 27 Birmingham
London Cup
Final
29/08/1946 Wembley 66-42 Wimbledon
26/08/1946 Wimbledon 53-55 Wembley
Semi Finals
11/07/1946 Wembley 65-43 West Ham
09/07/1946 West Ham 62-46 Wembley
Wembley Lions1946
Wembley Lions
Tommy Price, Charlie May, Tommy Barnett, Roy Craighead, Bill Gilbert, Bill Kitchen (on bike), alec Jackson (manager), Alf Bottoms, Bronco Wilson, Bob Wells, George Wilks
   
Charlie May Bronco Wilson Bill Kitchen Bill Gilbert Alf Bottoms
Fixtures & Results
19/04/1946 West Ham 41-42 Wembley Challenge
29/04/1946 Wimbledon rained off Wembley Challenge
04/05/1946 Belle Vue 34-49 Wembley National League
09/05/1946 Wembley 50-32 Belle Vue National League
09/05/1946 Wembley Bill Kitchen 0-2 Ron Johnson Match Race Championship
11/05/1946 Bradford Odsal 52-32 Wembley National League
13/05/1946 Wimbledon 41-43 Wembley National League
16/05/1946 Wembley 48-35 Wimbledon National League
22/05/1946 New Cross 36-48 Wembley National League
23/05/1946 Wembley 54-24 New Cross National League
28/05/1946 West Ham 33-49 Wembley National League
30/05/1946 Wembley 47-36 West Ham National League
06/06/1946 Wembley 47-37 Bradford Odsal National League
10/06/1946 Belle Vue 53-43 Wembley ACU Cup
13/06/1946 Wembley 80-27 Birmingham National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg
13/06/1946 Wembley Bill Kitchen 2-1 Jack Parker Match Race Championship
20/06/1946 Wembley 43-39 Belle Vue National League
22/06/1946 Birmingham 31-77 Wembley National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg
25/06/1946 West Ham 50-46 Wembley ACU Cup
27/06/1946 Wembley 53-42 West Ham ACU Cup
04/07/1946 Wembley 57-37 New Cross ACU Cup
09/07/1946 West Ham 62-46 Wembley London Cup
11/07/1946 Wembley 65-43 West Ham London Cup
13/07/1946 Belle Vue 60-48 Wembley National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg
15/07/1946 Wimbledon 38-45 Wembley National League
18/07/1946 Wembley 46-36 Wimbledon National League
25/07/1946 Wembley 50-57 Belle Vue National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg
27/07/1946 Belle Vue 51-33 Wembley National League
01/08/1946 Wembley Jack Parker
British Riders Championship QR
08/08/1946 Wembley 68-27 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
10/08/1946 Bradford Odsal 48-48 Wembley ACU Cup
14/08/1946 New Cross 39-55 Wembley ACU Cup
15/08/1946 Wembley 46-50 Belle Vue ACU Cup
22/08/1946 Wembley Eric Langton
British Riders Championship QR
26/08/1946 Wimbledon 53-55 Wembley London Cup Final 1st leg
29/08/1946 Wembley 66-42 Wimbledon London Cup Final 2nd leg
31/08/1946 Norwich 38-34 Wembley Challenge
04/09/1946 New Cross 37-46 Wembley National League
05/09/1946 Wembley 53-30 New Cross National League
12/09/1946 Wembley Tommy Price
British Riders Championship Final
14/09/1946 Bradford Odsal 38-46 Wembley National League
19/09/1946 Wembley 52-32 Bradford Odsal National League
24/09/1946 West Ham 36-48 Wembley National League
26/09/1946 Wembley 59-24 West Ham National League
26/09/1946 Wembley Tommy Price 2-1 Jack Parker Match Race Championship
28/09/1946 Bradford Odsal 43-41 Wembley Challenge
03/10/1946 Wembley 58-38 Wimbledon ACU Cup
07/10/1946 Wimbledon 47-48 Wembley ACU Cup
14/10/1946 Newcastle 40-40 Wembley Challenge
16/10/1946 Glasgow White City 38-43 Wembley Challenge
17/10/1946 Middlesbrough 34-50 Wembley Challenge
21/10/1946 Wimbledon 40-44 Wembley Challenge
26/10/1946 Birmingham 38-46 Wembley Challenge