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World Championship 1937 Championship Rounds

1937 World Championship Qualification Championship Rounds
28 riders contested the Championship Rounds with each rider racing in four meetings. The tallies from the preliminary and championship rounds were then added together with the best 16 going onto to contest the World Final.
Qalifiers for World Final 
Jack Milne 83 Eric Langton 78 Wilbur Lamoreaux 74 Cordy Milne 71 Eric Chitty 70 Lionel Van Praag 70 Jack Parker 69 George Newton 67 Frank Charles 64 Ginger Lees 61 Frank Varey 51 Arthur Atkinson 50 Joe Abbott 49 Morian Hansen 45 Bob Harrison 45 Bill Kitchen 45
Qualified as reserves for World Final
Tommy Croombs, Alec Statham
Did not Qualify

Tommy Croombs 39 Alec Statham 39 Stan Greatrex 38 Ron Johnson 37 Wally Kilmister 35 Dicky Case 34 Cliff Parkinson 31 Charlie Spinks 31 Jack Ormston 30 Norman Evans 28 Eric Gregory 24 Tiger Stevenson 20 reserves - Jack Dixon 13 Tommy Price 8
7 July 1937
New Cross, London
Jack Milne 15 Jack Parker 13 Cordy Milne 12 Eric Langton 11 Lionel Van Praag 11 Gregory Newton 10 Ron Johnson 8 Charlie Spinks 8 Harry Riley Ginger Lees 7 Stan Greatrex 7 Norman Evans 4 Eric Gregory 4 Morian Hansen 3 Frank Varey 2 Roy Dick Case 2 Harold Tiger Stevensen 2 Jack Dixon dnr Tommy Price dnr


10 July 1937
Harringay, London
Jack Milne 15 Jack Parker 11 Frank Charles 11 Eric Chitty 10 Gregory Newton 10 Cordy Milne 10 Joe Abbott 10 Morian Hansen 8 Arthur Atkinson 7 Alec Statham 6 Jack Ormston 6 Roy Dick Case 5 Tommy Croombs 3 William Bill Kitchen 3 Norman Evans 2 Stan Greatrex 1 Tommy Price 1 Jack Dixon 1
19 July 1937
Wimbledon, London
Ginger Lees 13 Jack Milne 13 Wilbur Lamoreaux 12 Eric Langton 12 Frank Charles 10 Lionel Van Praag 10 Gregory Newton 8 Jack Ormston 8 Stan Greatrex 6 Ron Johnson 6 Ales Statham 6 Wally Kilmister 4 Eric Gregory 3 Roy Dick Case 2 Cliff Parkinson 2 William Bill Kitchen NS Tommy Price 1 Jack Dixon 4
24 July 1937
Belle Vue, Manchester
Jack Milne 14 Eric Chitty 13 Eric Langton 13 Jack Parker 12 Joe Abbott 11 Frank Varey 10 Robert Bob Harrison 9 Ron Johnson 8 William Bill Kitchen 7 Arthur Atkinson 7 Cliff Parkinson 4 Morian Hansen 4 Wally Kilmister 4 Jack Ormston 2 Harold Tiger Stevenson 2 Eric Gregory 0 Jack Dixon Tommy Price


29 July 1937
Wembley, London
Wilbur Lamoreaux 14 Lionel Van Praag 14 Gregory Newton 13 Harry Riley Ginger Lees 13 Eric Hitty 11 Frank Charles 8 Robert Bob Harrison 8 Norman Evans 6 Wally Kilmister 6 Alec Statham 5 Charlie Spinks 4 Tommy Croombs 3 Jack Dixon 3 Joe Abbott 0 Harold Tiger Stevenson 0 Eric Gregory NS 6 Tommy Price 6 Reorge Wilks 1


3 August 1937
West Ham, London
Eric Langton 15 Eric Chitty 13 Wilbur Lamoreaux 13 Tommy Croombs 11 Cordy Milne 10 Stan Greatrex 7 Jack Parker 7 Arthur Atkinson 6 Frank Varey 5 Robert Bob Harrison 5 Charlie Spinks 4 Harold Tiger Stevenson 4 Alec Statham 3 Cliff Parkinson 0 Jack Ormston NS Jack Dixon 5 Tommt Price 0
13 August 1937
Hackney, London
Arthur Atkinson 12 Frank Charles 11 Morian Hansen 11 Wilbur Lamoreaux 11 Ginger Lees 11 Cordy Milne 11 Bill Kitchen 10 Frank Varey 8 Dicky Case 7 Joe Abbott 6 Wally Kilmister 6 Tommy Croombs 4 Norman Evans 4 Bob Harrison 3 Ron Johnson 3 Charlie Spinks 2