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World Championship 1937 Qualifying 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.
Qualifiers for Championship Rounds
Cordy Milne 28 Eric Langton 27 Jack Milne 26 George Newton 26 Jack Parker 26 Frank Varey 26 Bill Kitchen 25 Frank Charles 24 Wilbur Lamoreaux 24 Eric Chitty 23 Lionel Van Praag 23 Joe Abbott 22 Bob Harrison 20 Morian Hansen 19 Cliff Parkinson 19 Alec Statham 19 Arthur Atkinson 18 Dicky Case 18 Tommy Croombs 18 Stan Greatrex 17 Eric Gregory 17 Ginger Lees 17 Wally Kilmister 15 Charlie Spinks 15 Jack Ormston 14 Norman Evans 12 Ron Johnson 12 Tiger Stevenson 12
did not qualify
Jack Dixon 12 Tommy Price 12 Stan Dell 11 George Wilks 10 Les Wotton 10 Eric Collins 9 Wally Little 5 Wal Morton 8 Gus Kuhn 7 Billy Lamont 7 Vic Duggan 7 Wally Lloyd 6 Clem Mitchell 6 Miny Waln 6 Tommy Allott 10 Phil Bishop 0 Stew Fairbairn 4 Alfred Rumrich 4 Frank Hodgson 6 Dicky Smythe 3 Colin Watson 2 Bill Clibbett 2 Jack Sharp 2 Lloyd Goffe 4 Fred Strecker 2 Jack Tidbury 2 Bluey Wilkinson 0
25 May 1937
Wimbledon, London
Norman Evans 5 Wilbur Lamoreaux 14 Eric Chitty 11 Alec Statham 12 Stan Greatrex 9 Frank Charles 13 Phil Bishop 3 Miny Waln 6 Eric Collins 7 Bill Clibbett 1 Gus Kuhn 3 Jack Sharp 2 Eric Gregory 8 Wal Morton 5 Eric Langton 12 Ernie Price 6 Stew Fairbairn 2
29 May 1937
Harringay, London
Lionel Van Praag 15 Jack Milne 14 Jack Ormston 12 Jack Parker 12 Wilbur Lamoreaux 10 Bob Harrison 8 Ginger Lees 8 Cliff Parkinson 8 Alec Statham 7 Jack Broncho Dixon 6 Tommy Price 6 Les Wotton 5 Dicky Smythe 3 Vic Duggan 2 Stev Fairbairn 2 Clen Mitchell 1 Colin Watson 1
2 June 1937
New Cross, London
Jack Parker 14 Bill Kitchen 13 Cordy Milne 13 Jack Milne 12 George Newton 11 Tommy Croombs 10 Wally Kilmister 10 Stan Greatrex 8 Norman Evans 7 Clem Mitchell 5 Gus Kuhn 4 Wally Lloyd 4 Ron Johnson 3 Wal Morton 3 Miny Waln dnr Jack Sharp dnr Colin Watson 2 Phil Bishop 1
5 June 1937
Belle Vue, Manchester
Eric Langton 15 Joe Abbott 14 Bob Harrison 12 Bill Kitchen 12 Frank Varey 12 Eric Gregory 9 Ginger Lees 9 Arthur Atkinson 8 Charlie Spinks 6 Tiger Stevenson 6 Morian Hansen 5 Stan Dell 3 Wally Little 2 Wally Lloyd 2 Alfred Rumlich 2 George Wilks 2 Phil Bishop 0 Colin Watson 0
18 June 1937
Hackney, London
Cordy Milne 15 Morian Hansen 14 Dicky Case 12 Frank Charles 11 Cliff Parkinson 11 Ron Johnson 9 Stan Dell 8 George Wilks 8 Billy Lamont 6 Vic Duggan 5 Les Wotton 5 Frank Hodgson 3 Eric Collins 2 Jack Ormston 2 Bill Clibbett 1 Wally Little 1 Tommy Allott 5 Fred Strecker 1
22 June 1937
West Ham, London
George Newton 15 Frank Varey 14 Eric Chitty 12 Arthur Atkinson 10 Charlie Spinks 9 Joe Abbott 8 Tommy Croombs 8 Lionel Van Praag 8 Dicky Case 6 Jack Broncho Dixon 6 Tiger Stevenson 6 Wally Kilmister 5 Wally Little 5 Alfred Rumlich 2 Billy Lamont 1 Bluey Wilkinson 0 Jack Tidbury 1 Lloyd Goffe 2