1947 Wembley Lions

1947 Wembley Lions  
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | British Speedway Cup Division One | British Speedway Cup Division Two | Midland vs South Cup | London Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
 
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Bill Kitchen 30 128 305.5 28.5 334 10.44 5 4
Tommy Price 30 131 310 10 320 9.77 5
George Wilks 30 129 283 8 291 9.02 2 2
Split Waterman 29 109 167 40 207 7.6

Roy Craighead 27 79 107 15 122 6.18

Bronco Wilson 17 61 73 17 90 5.9

Bill Gilbert 30 126 133.5 38.5 172 5.46

Bob Wells 28 86 84 21 105 4.88

Charlie May 16 32 25 6 31 3.88

Alf Bottoms 2 4 2 1 3 3

Freddie Williams 1 2 1 0 1 2

National League Division One
M W D L F A Pts
Wembley Lions 24 19 0 5 1153 846 38
Belle Vue Aces 24 15 1 8 1038 965 31
Wimbledon Dons 24 13 1 10 1024 977 27
Odsal Boomerangs 24 10 1 13 966 1038 21
New Cross Rangers 24 10 0 14 995 1011 20
West Ham Hammers 24 8 0 16 901 1102 16
Harringay Racers 24 7 1 16 930 1068 15
British Speedway Cup
PL W D L F A Pts
Wembley Lions 12 12 0 0 688 452 24
New Cross Rangers 12 8 0 4 638.5 501.5 16
Wimbledon Dons 12 5 1 6 571 577 11
Belle Vue Aces 12 5 0 7 578 567 10
Harringay Racers 12 5 0 7 517 632 10
West Ham Hammers 12 4 0 8 498.5 641.5 8
Odsal Boomerangs 12 2 1 9 514 634 5
National Trophy
Final
11/10/1947 Belle Vue 63 45 Belle Vue
09/10/1947 Wembley 55 52 Belle Vue
Semi Final
04/09/1947 Wembley 68 40 West Ham
02/09/1947 West Ham 55 51 Wembley
Quarter Finals
15/08/1947 Harringay 47 58 Wembley
07/09/1947 Wembley 61 45 Harringay
London Cup
Final
18/09/1947 Wembley 47 61 New Cross
17/09/1947 New Cross 49 58 Wembley
Semi Final
26/08/1947 West Ham 57 51 Wembley
04/08/1947 Wembley 69 38 West Ham
Wembley Lions
Bill Gilbert Tommy Barnett (Trainer) Bill Kitchen Bronco Wilson Alec Jackson Split Waterman George Wilks Bob Wells Tommy Price (on bike)
   
Fixtures & Results
11/04/1947 Harringay 42-65 Wembley Challenge
14/04/1947 Wimbledon 43-39 Wembley National League Division One
19/04/1947 Belle Vue 35-49 Wembley National League Division One
29/04/1947 West Ham 42-41 Wembley National League Division One
03/05/1947 Bradford Odsal 50-33 Wembley National League Division One
08/05/1947 Wembley 41-42 Wimbledon National League Division One
14/05/1947 New Cross 33-51 Wembley National League Division One
15/05/1947 Wembley 50-34 New Cross National League Division One
22/05/1947 Wembley 52-32 Harringay National League Division One
23/05/1947 Harringay 34-46 Wembley National League Division One
29/05/1947 Wembley 53-43 Bradford Odsal British Speedway Cup
31/05/1947 Belle Vue 47-49 Wembley British Speedway Cup
04/06/1947 New Cross 45-47 Wembley British Speedway Cup
05/06/1947 Wembley 47-35 Wimbledon National League Division One
12/06/1947 Wembley 60-24 West Ham National League Division One
13/06/1947 Harringay 38-46 Wembley National League Division One
19/06/1947 Wembley 54-30 Belle Vue National League Division One
19/06/1947 Wembley Jack Parker 2-0 Malcolm Craven Match Race Championship
26/06/1947 Wembley 52-31 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
30/06/1947 Wimbledon 42-54 Wembley British Speedway Cup
03/07/1947 Wembley 60-36 New Cross British Speedway Cup
10/07/1947 Wembley 65-31 Harringay British Speedway Cup
15/07/1947 West Ham 40-52 Wembley British Speedway Cup
17/07/1947 Wembley 76-20 West Ham British Speedway Cup
24/07/1947 Wembley 62-31 Belle Vue British Speedway Cup
26/07/1947 Belle Vue 49-35 Wembley National League Division One
31/07/1947 Wembley Vic Duggan British Speedway Riders Championship Round
04/08/1947 Wembley 69-38 West Ham London Cup Semi Final 1st leg
07/08/1947 Wembley 61-45 Harringay National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg
07/08/1947 Wembley Bill Kitchen 1-2 Vic Duggan Match Race Championship
09/08/1947 Bradford Odsal 44-53 Wembley British Speedway Cup
14/08/1947 England 49-57 Australia International
15/08/1947 Harringay 47-58 Wembley National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg
21/08/1947 Wembley 54-41 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
26/08/1947 West Ham 57-51 Wembley London Cup Semi Final 2nd leg
27/08/1947 New Cross 39-45 Wembley National League Division One
28/08/1947 Wembley 57-26 Harringay National League Division One
02/09/1947 West Ham 55-51 Wembley National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg
04/09/1947 Wembley 68-40 West Ham National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg
11/09/1947 Middlesbrough 44-39 Wembley V North Challenge
11/09/1947 Wembley Jack Parker British Speedway Riders Championship Final
15/09/1947 Wimbledon 38-46 Wembley National League Division One
17/09/1947 New Cross 49-58 Wembley London Cup Final 1st leg
18/09/1947 Wembley 47-61 New Cross London Cup Final 2nd leg
19/09/1947 Harringay 32-64 Wembley British Speedway Cup
23/09/1947 West Ham 40-42 Wembley National League Division One
25/09/1947 Wembley 55-27 West Ham National League Division One
02/10/1947 Wembley 57-27 New Cross National League Division One
04/10/1947 Bradford Odsal 38-46 Wembley National League Division One
09/10/1947 Wembley 55-53 Belle Vue National Trophy Final 1st leg
11/10/1947 Belle Vue 63-45 Wembley National Trophy Final 2nd leg
16/10/1947 Wembley 49-35 Belle Vue National League Division One
23/10/1947 Wembley 60-24 Bradford Odsal National League Division One