1948 West Ham Hammers

1948 West Ham Hammers Custom House Stadium
West Ham, London, England
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | Anniversary Cup Division 1 | Anniversary Cup Division 2 | London Cup | North vs South Anniversary Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
Riders Scores & Averages
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Eric Chitty 26 107 231 13 244 9.12 2 2
Aub Lawson 23 94 196 17 213 9.06 2 2
Malcolm Craven 26 106 196 9 205 7.74 2
Cliff Watson 26 105 160 22 182 6.93 3 1
Fred Curtis 26 59 73 13 86 5.83

Tommy Croombs 26 106 127 25 152 5.74

Howdy Byford 26 99 109 20 129 5.21

Bob Harrison 25 60 46 7 53 3.53

Phil Bishop 2 4 2 0 2 2

Frank Bettis 2 4 0 0 0 0

National League Division One
  M W D L F A Pts
New Cross Rangers 24 17 0 7 1134.5 874.5 34
Harringay Racers 24 16 0 8 1056 949 32
West Ham Hammers 24 14 1 9 1050 957 29
Wembley Lions 24 12 1 11 1040.5 966.5 25
Belle Vue Aces 24 12 1 11 968 1037 25
Wimbledon Dons 24 5 2 17 879 1126 12
Odsal Boomerangs 24 5 1 18 891 1109 11
Anniversary Cup
  M W D L F A Pts
Harringay Racers 12 9 0 3 621.5 527.5 18
Belle Vue Aces 12 7 0 5 594.5 547.5 14
Odsal Boomerangs 12 7 0 5 572 574 14
New Cross Rangers 12 6 0 6 576 568 12
West Ham Hammers 12 6 0 6 505 545 12
Wembley Lions 12 5 0 7 580 569 10
Wimbledon Dons 12 2 0 10 499 645 4
National Trophy
Round 1
21/08/1948 Birmingham 85 23 West Ham
17/08/1948 West Ham 67 41 Birmingham
London Cup
Semi Finals
02/09/1948 Wembley 67 40 West Ham
31/08/1948 West Ham 61 46 Wembley
West Ham Hammers
Arthur Atkinson Malcolm Craven Tommy Croombs Howdy Byford aka Francis Howard Kid Curtis Bob Harrison Cliff Watson Aub Lawson Stan Greatrex (Promoter) Eric Chitty (bike)
Fixtures and Results
26/03/1948 West Ham 49-35 Wembley Challenge
30/03/1948 West Ham 50-34 Team Captains Challenge
02/04/1948 Harringay 45-38 West Ham Challenge
03/04/1948 Bradford Odsal 40-44 West Ham Challenge
06/04/1948 West Ham 58-26 Harringay National League Division One
13/04/1948 West Ham 54-30 Wembley National League Division One
16/04/1948 Harringay 44-40 West Ham National League Division One
20/04/1948 West Ham 61-23 Belle Vue National League Division One
24/04/1948 Belle Vue 43-41 West Ham National League Division One
27/04/1948 West Ham 60-22 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
01/05/1948 Bradford Odsal 43-40 West Ham National League Division One
04/05/1948 West Ham 49-35 New Cross National League Division One
05/05/1948 New Cross 58-26 West Ham National League Division One
06/05/1948 Plymouth 32-50 West V Birming Challenge
10/05/1948 Wimbledon 40-43 West Ham National League Division One
11/05/1948 West Ham 47-37 Wimbledon National League Division One
18/05/1948 West Ham 50-45 Harringay Anniversary Cup
21/05/1948 Harringay 59-37 West Ham Anniversary Cup
25/05/1948 West Ham 48-47 Bradford Odsal Anniversary Cup
29/05/1948 Bradford Odsal 51-45 West Ham Anniversary Cup
01/06/1948 West Ham 58-37 Belle Vue Anniversary Cup
03/06/1948 Wembley 40-44 West Ham National League Division One
08/06/1948 West Ham 62-34 New Cross National League Division One
09/06/1948 New Cross 58-38 West Ham Anniversary Cup
12/06/1948 Belle Vue 54-42 West Ham Anniversary Cup
15/06/1948 West Ham 49-47 Wembley Anniversary Cup
21/06/1948 Wimbledon 53-42 West Ham Anniversary Cup
22/06/1948 West Ham 60-34 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
29/06/1948 West Ham 47-36 North & South Challenge
01/07/1948 Wembley 60-36 West Ham Anniversary Cup
06/07/1948 West Ham 48-36 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
13/07/1948 West Ham 49-35 Belle Vue National League Division One
16/07/1948 Harringay 59-24 West Ham National League Division One
20/07/1948 West Ham 48-36 Harringay National League Division One
27/07/1948 West Ham Vic Duggan
Olympiad
30/07/1948 Bristol 36-48 West Ham Challenge
02/08/1948 Wimbledon rained off West Ham National League Division One
03/08/1948 West Ham 64-20 Wimbledon National League Division One
10/08/1948 West Ham Norman Parker
Speedway Riders Championship
12/08/1948 Wembley 39-45 West Ham National League Division One
14/08/1948 Belle Vue 52-31 West Ham National League Division One
17/08/1948 West Ham 67-41 Birmingham National Trophy
21/08/1948 Birmingham rained off West Ham National Trophy
24/08/1948 West Ham 49-35 New Cross National League Division One
30/08/1948 Birmingham 85-23 West Ham National Trophy
31/08/1948 West Ham 61-46 Wembley London Cup
02/09/1948 Wembley 67-40 West Ham London Cup
07/09/1948 England 45-63 Australia 5th Test Match International
13/09/1948 Wimbledon 41-41 West Ham National League Division One
14/09/1948 West Ham 37-46 Harringay Challenge
18/09/1948 Bradford Odsal 51-32 West Ham National League Division One
21/09/1948 West Ham 55-29 Wimbledon Challenge
24/09/1948 Harringay 57-27 West Ham Challenge
28/09/1948 West Ham 58-26 Birmingham Challenge
05/10/1948 West Ham 38-46 Wembley National League Division One
09/10/1948 Bradford Odsal Aub Lawson
West Ham Riders Championship
12/10/1948 West Ham Malcolm Craven
Cundy Trophy
15/10/1948 New Cross 66-18 West Ham National League Division One
16/10/1948 Wembley 45-39 West Ham Challenge
* raced at Norwich