1947 Wimbledon Dons

1947 Wimbledon  
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 FP CMA FM PM
Norman Parker 27 116 293 7 300 10.34 6 1
Les Wotton 28 118 239 13 252 8.54

Lloyd Goffe 27 111 193 8 201 7.24

Mike Erskine 25 101 134 27 161 6.38 1
Cyril Brine 28 92 107 25 132 5.74

Archie Windmill 26 59 68 15 83 5.63 1
Dick Harris 28 112 127 30 157 5.61

George Saunders 26 87 78 25 103 4.74

Ken Brett 2 4 6 2 8 8

Jimmy Coy 2 4 4 0 4 4

Ron Howes 4 8 3 1 4 2

Harry Saunders 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
Semi Final
06/09/1947 Belle Vue 82 25 Wimbledon
25/08/1947 Wimbledon 59 49 Belle Vue
Quarter Finals
11/08/1947 Wimbledon 77 31 Middlesbrough
07/08/1947 Middlesbrough 40 68 Wimbledon
London Cup
First Round
28/07/1947 Wimbledon 52 55 New Cross
23/07/1947 New Cross 64 44 Wimbledon
Mechanic CyrilBrine DickHarris RonnieGreene (Promoter) MikeErskine ArchieWindmill NormanParker (bike) LloydGoffe (bike) GeorgeSaunders LesWotton
Fixtures & Results
31/03/1947 Wimbledon 47-37 Bradford Odsal Challenge
04/04/1947 Wimbledon 44-39 New Cross Challenge
05/04/1947 Bradford Odsal 49-33 Wimbledon Challenge
07/04/1947 Wimbledon 50-34 West Ham Challenge
08/04/1947 West Ham 34-49 Wimbledon & New Cross Challenge
09/04/1947 New Cross 42-42 Wimbledon Challenge
14/04/1947 Wimbledon 43-39 Wembley National League Division One
19/04/1947 Bradford Odsal 40-44 Wimbledon National League Division One
21/04/1947 Wimbledon 54-30 West Ham National League Division One
22/04/1947 West Ham 39-45 Wimbledon National League Division One
28/04/1947 Wimbledon 50-33 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
05/05/1947 Wimbledon 40-44 Harringay National League Division One
08/05/1947 Wembley 41-42 Wimbledon National League Division One
12/05/1947 Wimbledon 51-33 Belle Vue National League Division One
17/05/1947 Belle Vue 38-46 Wimbledon National League Division One
19/05/1947 Wimbledon 52-43 New Cross British Speedway Cup
21/05/1947 New Cross 49-46 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
26/05/1947 Wimbledon 50-34 Harringay National League Division One
02/06/1947 Wimbledon 54-42 Belle Vue British Speedway Cup
05/06/1947 Wembley 47-35 Wimbledon 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
14/06/1947 Belle Vue 41-40 Wimbledon National League Division One
16/06/1947 Wimbledon 50-33 New Cross National League Division One
18/06/1947 New Cross 47-37 Wimbledon National League Division One
21/06/1947 Bradford Odsal 50-34 Wimbledon National League Division One
23/06/1947 Wimbledon 42-41 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
27/06/1947 Harringay 42-42 Wimbledon National League Division One
28/06/1947 Birmingham 30-54 Wimbledon Challenge
30/06/1947 Wimbledon 42-54 Wembley British Speedway Cup
07/07/1947 Wimbledon 57-39 West Ham British Speedway Cup
08/07/1947 West Ham 50-46 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
14/07/1947 Wimbledon 54-42 Harringay British Speedway Cup
18/07/1947 Harringay 53-43 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
21/07/1947 Wimbledon Vic Duggan
Speedway Riders Championsip
23/07/1947 New Cross 64-44 Wimbledon London Cup 1st round 1st leg
28/07/1947 Wimbledon 52-55 New Cross London Cup 1st round 2nd leg
02/08/1947 Bradford Odsal 48-48 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
04/08/1947 Wimbledon 55-51 New Cross South London Championship 1st leg
07/08/1947 Middlesbrough 40-68 Wimbledon National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg
11/08/1947 Wimbledon 77-31 Middlesbrough National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg
18/08/1947 Wimbledon Norman Parker & Les Wotton
Inter Track Pairs
21/08/1947 Wembley 54-41 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
25/08/1947 Wimbledon 59-49 Belle Vue National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg
29/08/1947 Harringay 34-49 Wimbledon National League Division One
01/09/1947 Wimbledon Vic Duggan
Laurels
03/09/1947 New Cross 73-35 Wimbledon South London Championship 2nd leg
04/09/1947 Norwich 48-47 Wimbledon Leeuwarden Charity Match
06/09/1947 Belle Vue 82-25 Wimbledon National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg
08/09/1947 Wimbledon 53-43 Bradford Odsal British Speedway Cup
15/09/1947 Wimbledon 38-46 Wembley National League Division One
20/09/1947 Belle Vue 60-36 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
22/09/1947 Wimbledon 39-45 New Cross National League Division One
22/09/1947 Wimbledon Norman Parker 2-1 Jack Parker Match Race Championship
24/09/1947 New Cross 50-34 Wimbledon National League Division One
29/09/1947 Wimbledon 36-47 Belle Vue National League Division One
06/10/1947 Northerners 40-44 Southerners Challenge
13/10/1947 Wimbledon & Wembley 52-32 New Cross & West HAm Challenge
20/10/1947 Wimbledon 53-31 2nd Division Stars Challenge