Wimbledon Dons 1946

1946 Wimbledon Dons Plough Lane Stadium
Wimbledon, 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
Norman Parker 23 104 247 11 258 9.92 4 1
Lloyd Goffe 24 104 200 9 209 8.04 1 -
Oliver Hart 26 109 201 7 208 7.63 - -
Archie Windmill 16 46 67 4 71 6.17 - -
Dick Harris 26 106 131 31 162 6.11 - -
Mike Erskine 22 89 109 24 133 5.98 - -
George Saunders 26 105 122 30 152 5.79 - -
Charlie Dugard 8 21 18 5 23 4.38 - -
Cyril Brine 26 69 56 16 72 4.17 - -
Basil Harris 1 2 2 1 3 6.00 - -
Alex Gray 5 11 9 5 14 5.09 - -
Dennis Gray 4 8 4 3 7 3.50 - -
Peter Robinson 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - -
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
Oliver Hart 10 50 102.5 9 112 8.92 - -
Norman Parker 9 41 82 7 89 8.68 - -
Lloyd Goffe 9 45 74 2 76 6.75 - -
Archie Windmill 10 17 24 4 28 6.58 - -
George Saunders 10 48 63 12 75 6.25 - -
Cyril Brine 10 21 24 5 29 5.52 - -
Dick Harris 10 48 37 9 46 3.83 - -
Mike Erskine 9 44 30 11 41 3.72 - -
Charlie Dugard 4 2 1 0 1 1 - -
Dennis Gray 1 2 0 0 0 0 - -
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
Final
21/09/1946 Belle Vue 63 45 Wimbledon
16/09/1946 Wimbledon 61 46 Belle Vue
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
London Cup
Final
29/08/1946 Wembley 62 42 Wimbledon
26/08/1946 Wimbledon 53 55 Wembley
Semi Finals
08/07/1946 Wimbledon 60 46 New Cross
26/06/1946 New Cross 59 49 Wimbledon
Wimbledon Dons
Norman Parker Ronnie Greene Oliver Hart Archie Windmill Mike Erskine Cyril Brine unknown George Saunders Dick Harris Lloyd Goffe
Lloyd Goffe Norman Parker Oliver Hart Archie Windmill Dick Harris
Mike Erskine George Saunders Charlie Dugard Cyril Brine Basil Harris
   
Dennis Gray Alex Gray Pete Robinson    
Fixtures & Results
19/04/1946 H Wimbledon 31-47 New Cross Challenge
22/04/1946 H Wimbledon 39-45 Bradford Odsal National League
29/04/1946 H Wimbledon rained off Wembley Challenge
02/05/1946 H Wimbledon & New Cross 47-34 Wembley Challenge
06/05/1946 H Wimbledon 43-39 West Ham National League
07/05/1946 A West Ham 42-41 Wimbledon National League
13/05/1946 H Wimbledon 41-43 Wembley National League
15/05/1946 A New Cross 42-41 Wimbledon National League
16/05/1946 A Wembley 48-35 Wimbledon National League
18/05/1946 A Belle Vue 49-35 Wimbledon National League
20/05/1946 H Wimbledon 45-39 Belle Vue National League
20/05/1946 H Wimbledon Bill Kitchen 2-0 Ron Johnson Match Race Championship
25/05/1946 A Bradford Odsal 54-30 Wimbledon National League
27/05/1946 H Wimbledon 41-42 New Cross National League
03/06/1946 H Wimbledon J Parker & W Lloyd Victory Cup Pairs 1st round
05/06/1946 A New Cross 54-40 Wimbledon ACU Cup
07/06/1946 H Wimbledon J Parker & W Lloyd Victory Cup Final Pairs Final
10/06/1946 H Wimbledon 45-50 New Cross ACU Cup
15/06/1946 A Bradford Odsal 55-41 Wimbledon ACU Cup
17/06/1946 H Wimbledon 48-47 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup
24/06/1946 H Northern Team 33-51 Southern Team Challenge
26/06/1946 A New Cross 59-49 Wimbledon London Cup Semi Final 1st leg
01/07/1946 H Wimbledon 63-44 West Ham National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg
02/07/1946 A West Ham 55-52 Wimbledon National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg
08/07/1946 H Wimbledon 60-46 New Cross London Cup Semi Final 2nd leg
15/07/1946 H Wimbledon 38-45 Wembley National League
18/07/1946 A Wembley 46-36 Wimbledon National League
20/07/1946 H Wimbledon T Price & B Wells The Laurels Best Pairs
22/07/1946 H Wimbledon Price
British Riders Championship QR
23/07/1946 A West Ham 45-48 Wimbledon ACU Cup
29/07/1946 H Wimbledon 51.5-44.5 West Ham ACU Cup
03/08/1946 A Bradford Odsal 53-55 Wimbledon National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg
05/08/1946 H Wimbledon B Kitchen
Stars Of Speedway
10/08/1946 A Belle Vue 47-37 Wimbledon National League
12/08/1946 H Wimbledon Ron Johnson British Riders Championship QR
19/08/1946 H Wimbledon 62-46 Bradford Odsal National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg
21/08/1946 A New Cross 36-48 Wimbledon & West Ham Challenge
26/08/1946 H Wimbledon 53-55 Wembley London Cup Final 1st leg
29/08/1946 A Wembley 66-42 Wimbledon London Cup Final 2nd leg
31/08/1946 A Belle Vue 64-32 Wimbledon ACU Cup
02/09/1946 H Wimbledon 39-45 Bradford Odsal National League
02/09/1946 H Wimbledon Jack Parker 2-0 Ron Johnson Match Race Championship
07/09/1946 A Bradford Odsal 41-43 Wimbledon National League
09/09/1946 H Wimbledon 49-34 West Ham National League
10/09/1946 A West Ham 42-42 Wimbledon National League
16/09/1946 H Wimbledon 61-46 Belle Vue National Trophy Final 2nd leg
21/09/1946 A Belle Vue 63-45 Wimbledon National Trophy Final 2nd leg
23/09/1946 H Wimbledon 59-25 New Cross National League
25/09/1946 A New Cross 39-45 Wimbledon National League
30/09/1946 H Wimbledon 49-35 Belle Vue National League
03/10/1946 A Wembley 58-38 Wimbledon ACU Cup
07/10/1946 H Wimbledon 47-48 Wembley ACU Cup
14/10/1946 H Wimbledon 50-46 Belle Vue ACU Cup
21/10/1946 H Wimbledon 40-44 Wembley Challenge
24/10/1946 A Middlesbrough 46-38 Wimbledon Challenge