1946 West Ham Hammers

1946 West Ham Hammers Custom House Stadium
West Ham, 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 Bon Tot Ave Max Paid
Eric Chitty 22 92 227 4 231 10.04 3  
Malcolm Craven 22 90 208 0 208 9.24 3  
Colin Watson 15 60 113 1 114 7.60    
Bob Harrison 11 46 76 6 82 7.13    
Cyril Anderson 9 37 32 6 38 4.11    
Benny King 12 37 28 8 36 3.89    
Frank Lawrence 18 67 49 10 59 3.52    
Ron Howes 18 56 43 5 48 3.43    
George Gower 14 52 32 7 39 3.00    
Buck Whitby 11 40 24 6 30 3.00    
Jack Cooley 17 51 23 8 31 2.43    
George Bason 5 12 8 0 8 2.00    
Wally Green 3 6 3 1 4 2.67    
Dick Geary 5 14 8 0 8 2.29    
Roger Wise 2 4 1 1 2 2.00    
Ossie Powell 2 5 1 0 1 0.80    
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 Bon Tot Ave Max Paid
Malcolm Craven 50 50 125 4 129 10.32 2 1
Eric Chitty 10 50 109.5 9 119 9.52
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Bob Harrison 8 36 46 2 48 5.33

Benny King 6 23 16 5 21 3.65

Frank Lawrence 8 35 24 6 30 3.42

Ron Howes 9 27 20 3 23 3.4

Cyril Anderson 8 37 25 3 28 3.02

Buck Whitby 8 34 27 5 22 2.58

Jack Cooley 7 17 9 0 9 2.11

Colin Watson 5 25 42 1 43 6.88

George Gower 4 13 6 2 8 2.46

Oz Osbourne 2 4 1 1 2 2

Dick Geary 2 5 1 1 2 1.6

Bert Roger 2 3 1 0 1 1.33

Jack Cooley also raced with New Cross
Frank Lawrence also raced with New Cross
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
Quarter Finals
02/07/1946 West Ham 55 52 Wimbledon
01/07/1946 Wimbledon 63 44 West Ham
London Cup
11/07/1946 Wembley 65 42 West Ham
09/07/1946 West Ham 62 46 Wembley
BennyKing BobHarrison BuckWhitby CyrilAnderson RonHowes JackCooley EricChitty (bike) MalcolmCraven
Oz Osbourne Malcolm Craven Eric Chitty Cyril Anderson Benny King
Wally Green Colin Watson Bob Harrison Roger Wise Dick Geary
   
George Gower Frank Lawrence Buck Whitby    
Fixtures & Results
19/04/1946 H West Ham 41-42 Wembley Challenge
23/04/1946 H West Ham 41-43 New Cross National League
24/04/1946 A New Cross 46-36 West Ham National League
27/04/1946 A Belle Vue 46-37 West Ham National League
30/04/1946 H West Ham 35-49 Belle Vue National League
06/05/1946 A Wimbledon 43-39 West Ham National League
07/05/1946 H West Ham 42-41 Wimbledon National League
14/05/1946 H West Ham 44-40 Bradford Odsal National League
18/05/1946 A Birmingham 42-42 West Ham Challenge
21/05/1946 H West Ham 45-50 Belle Vue ACU Cup
25/05/1946 A Belle Vue 61-35 West Ham ACU Cup
28/05/1946 H West Ham 33-49 Wembley National League
30/05/1946 A Wembley 47-36 West Ham National League
04/06/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty
London Grand Prix
08/06/1946 A Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League
11/06/1946 H West Ham 36-47 Belle Vue National League
15/06/1946 A Belle Vue 53-31 West Ham National League
18/06/1946 H West Ham 42-42 New Cross National League
25/06/1946 H West Ham 50-46 Wembley ACU Cup
25/06/1946 H West Ham Jack Parker 2-0 Bill Kitchen Match Race Championship
27/06/1946 A Wembley 53-42 West Ham ACU Cup
01/07/1946 A Wimbledon 63-44 West Ham National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg
02/07/1946 H West Ham 55-52 Wimbledon National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg
09/07/1946 H West Ham 62-46 Wembley London Cup Semi Final 1st leg
11/07/1946 A Wembley 65-43 West Ham London Cup Semi Final 2nd leg
13/07/1946 A Bradford Odsal 50-46 West Ham ACU Cup
16/07/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty
British Riders Championship QR
17/07/1946 A New Cross 38-46 West Ham National League
23/07/1946 H West Ham 45-48 Wimbledon ACU Cup
23/07/1948 H West Ham Eric Chitty 0-2 Jack Parker Match Race Championship
29/07/1946 A Wimbledon 51.5-44.5 West Ham ACU Cup
30/07/1946 H West Ham 40-44 Ex Harringay & Hackney Wick Challenge
06/08/1946 H West Ham 42-54 New Cross ACU Cup
07/08/1946 A New Cross 61-35 West Ham ACU Cup
13/08/1946 H West Ham Malcolm Craven
British Riders Championship QR
20/08/1946 H West Ham 52-32 North V South Challenge
27/08/1946 H West Ham 46-50 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
03/09/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty & Malcolm Craven Best Pairs
09/09/1946 A Wimbledon 49-34 West Ham National League
10/09/1946 H West Ham 42-42 Wimbledon National League
17/09/1946 H West Ham 44-39 Bradford Odsal National League
21/09/1946 A Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League
24/09/1946 H West Ham 36-48 Wembley National League
26/09/1946 A Wembley 59-24 West Ham National League
28/09/1946 H West Ham 41-42 New Cross Challenge
01/10/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty
Cundy Trophy