1947 West Ham Hammers

1947 West Ham Hammers  
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
Riders Points & Averages
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Eric Chitty 28 120 271 14 285 9.50 7 1
Malcolm Craven 28 115 248 7 255 8.87 5
Aub Lawson 13 53 71 9 80 6.04

Tommy Croombs 27 111 150 17 167 6.02

Cliff Parkinson 14 44 55 6 61 5.55

Howdy Byford 7 14 13 5 18 5.14

Bob Harrison 9 35 42 2 44 5.03

Cliff Watson 24 100 105 13 118 4.72

Benny King 25 84 73 17 90 4.14

Buck Whitby 27 88 72 15 87 3.95

Cyril Anderson 3 10 7 1 8 3.20

Wally Green 1 4 2 1 3 3.00

Bill Mathews 21 49 29 7 36 2.94

Phil Bishop 10 33 17 3 20 2.42

Jack Cooley 5 13 2 1 3 0.92    
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
Semi Final
04/09/1947 Wembley 68 40 West Ham
02/09/1947 West Ham 55 51 Wembley
Quarter Finals
16/08/1947 Bradford Odsal 53 55 West Ham
12/08/1947 West Ham 54 54 Bradford Odsal
London Cup
Semi Final
26/08/1947 West Ham 57 51 Wembley
04/08/1947 Wembley 69 38 West Ham
Stan Greatrex Malcolm Craven Cliff Watson Bill Matthews Benny King Cliff Parkinson Howdy Byford aka Francis Howard Tommy Croombs Aub Lawson Arthur Atkinson Eric Chitty (bike)
Fixtures & Results
04/04/1947 West Ham 51-33 Belle Vue Challenge
05/04/1947 Norwich 46-34 West Ham Challenge
07/04/1947 Wimbledon 50-34 West Ham Challenge
08/04/1947 West Ham 34-49 Wimbledon & New Cross Challenge
11/04/1947 Harringay & West Ham 43-65 Wembley Challenge
15/04/1947 West Ham 47-37 New Cross National League Division One
16/04/1947 New Cross 47-37 West Ham National League Division One
18/04/1947 Harringay 50-33 West Ham Challenge
21/04/1947 Wimbledon 54-30 West Ham National League Division One
22/04/1947 West Ham 39-45 Wimbledon National League Division One
29/04/1947 West Ham 42-41 Wembley National League Division One
02/05/1947 Harringay 42-41 West Ham National League Division One
06/05/1947 West Ham 41-43 Belle Vue National League Division One
06/05/1947 West Ham Malcolm Craven 0-2 Jack Parker Match Race Championship
13/05/1947 West Ham 44-40 Harringay National League Division One
17/05/1947 Odsal 52-32 West Ham National League Division One
17/05/1947 Odsal Jack Parker 2-0 Alec Statham Match Race Championship
20/05/1947 West Ham 50-44 Bradford Odsal British Speedway Cup
26/05/1947 Bristol & West Ham 44-64 New Cross Challenge
27/05/1947 West Ham 53.5-42.5 Belle Vue British Speedway Cup
30/05/1947 Harringay 55-41 West Ham British Speedway Cup
03/06/1947 West Ham 47-48 Harringay British Speedway Cup
05/06/1947 Divvision 2 48-36 West Ham Challenge
07/06/1947 Belle Vue 57-27 West Ham National League Division One
09/06/1947 Wimbledon 43-39 West Ham National League Division One
10/06/1947 West Ham 44-40 Wimbledon National League Division One
12/06/1947 Wembley 60-24 West Ham National League Division One
17/06/1947 West Ham 38-45 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
20/06/1947 Harringay 50-34 West Ham National League Division One
24/06/1947 West Ham 43-40 Harringay National League Division One
01/07/1947 West Ham Bill Kitchen & George Wilks Best Pairs Cup
02/07/1947 New Cross 59-25 West Ham National League Division One
05/07/1947 Norwich 36-45 West Ham Challenge
07/07/1947 Wimbledon 57-39 West Ham British Speedway Cup
08/07/1947 West Ham 50-46 Wimbledon 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
19/07/1947 Belle Vue 52-29 West Ham National League Division One
22/07/1947 West Ham 52-32 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
26/07/1947 Bradford Odsal 46-50 West Ham British Speedway Cup
29/07/1947 West Ham 58-50 England V Australia International
02/08/1947 Belle Vue 49-46 West Ham British Speedway Cup
04/08/1947 Wembley 69-38 West Ham London Cup Semi Final 1st leg
05/08/1947 West Ham 33-60 New Cross British Speedway Cup
12/08/1947 West Ham 54-54 Bradford Odsal National Trophy Quarter Finals 1st leg
16/08/1947 Bradford Odsal 53-55 West Ham National Trophy Quarter Finals 2nd leg
19/08/1947 West Ham Vic Duggan Speedway Riders Championship QR
26/08/1947 West Ham 57-51 Wembley London Cup Semi Final 2nd leg
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
09/09/1947 West Ham 40-43 Ex R.A.F Challenge
12/09/1947 Bristol 40-54 West Ham Challenge
13/09/1947 West Ham 43-40 * New Cross Challenge
16/09/1947 West Ham 48-36 Belle Vue National League Division One
20/09/1947 Bradford Odsal 51-33 West Ham National League Division One
23/09/1947 West Ham 40-42 Wembley National League Division One
25/09/1947 Wembley 55-27 West Ham National League Division One
30/09/1947 West Ham 45-39 New Cross National League Division One
01/10/1947 New Cross 66-29 West Ham British Speedway Cup
07/10/1947 West Ham Geoff Pymar Cundy Trophy
13/10/1947 Wimbledon & Wembley 52-32 New Cross & West Ham Challenge
14/10/1947 West Ham & New Cross 46-38 Middlesbrough Challenge
* held at Belle Vue