1946 Odsal Boomerangs

1946 Bradford Boomerangs Odsal Stadium Bradford, England

National League | Northern League |  National Trophy | ACU Cup (National League) | ACU Cup (Northern League) | Northern Trophy | London Cup

images from the John Somerville Collection

National League Riders Averages M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Alec Statham 22 95 228 7 235 9.89 1 1 Ron Clarke 24 102 239 9 248 9.73 2 1 Bill Longley 23 96 214 7 221 9.21 2   Ernie Price 22 91 155 30 185 8.13 1 1 Fred Tuck 24 100 149 31 180 7.20   2 Les Wetton 8 22 15 3 18 3.27     Aussie Rosenfeld 9 36 18 8 26 2.89     Vic Pitcher 6 14 7 3 10 2.86     Red Hamley 6 12 7 1 8 2.67     Stan Beardsall 10 41 16 2 18 1.76     Ron Stringer 13 29 8 3 11 1.52     Charlie Oates 10 34 8 1 9 1.06     Johnny White 10 30 5 2 7 0.93     Doug Bell 4 9 6 2 8 3.56     Ralph Horne 4 8 4 1 5 2.50     Bob Harrison 1 2 1 0 1 2.00     Bill Osborne 3 6 2 1 3 2.00     Jack Tye 2 4 2 0 2 2.00     Frank Bentham 3 7 2 0 2 1.14     Leo Stanger 1 4 1 0 1 1.00     Les Wetton rode for New Cross Johnny white also rode for New Cross Ralph Horne also rode for Belle Vue National League M W D L F A P Wembley Lions 20 18 0 2 439 396 36 Belle Vue Aces 20 12 1 7 425 408 25 Odsal Boomerangs 20 9 1 10 383 454 19 Wimbledon Dons 20 8 1 11 385 450 17 New Cross Rangers 20 6 1 13 349 474 13 West Ham Hammers 20 4 2 14 355 477 10 ACU Cup National League Riders Averages M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM Alec Statham 9 45 92 6 98 8.71 1 Bill Longley 9 45 90 8 98 8.71 1 Ernie Price 8 40 70.5 13 83.5 8.35 Ron Clark 9 41 80 5 85 8.29 Fred Tuck 8 40 52 10 62 6.2 Red Hamley 6 12 8 2 10 3.33 Stan Beardsall 6 19 7 1 8 1.68 Colin Watson 5 25 42 1 43 6.88 Ralph Horne 2 3 4 1 5 6.66 Ron Stringer 3 7 7 2 9 5.14 Vic Pitcher 3 3 3 0 3 4 Bob Harrison 3 3 2 0 2 2.66 Charlie Oates 5 18 2.5 1 3.5 0.77 ACU Cup M W D L F A Pts Belle Vue Aces 10 8 0 2 244 234 16 Wembley Lions 10 6 1 3 240 237 13 New Cross Rangers 10 6 0 4 225 251 12 Odsal Boomerangs 10 4 1 5 216 261 9 Wimbledon Dons 10 4 0 6 202.5 276.5 8 West Ham Hammers 10 1 0 9 199 276 2 National Trophy Semi Final 19/08/1946 Wimbledon 62 46 Bradford Odsal 03/08/1946 Bradford Odsal 53 55 Wimbledon Quarter Finals 20/07/1946 Bradford Odsal 72 36 Sheffield 04/07/1946 Sheffield 48 60 Bradford Odsal Aussie Rosenfeld Vic Pitcher Ernie Price Jack Tye Ron Clarke Bill Longley Fred Tuck Johnnie Hoskins (bike) Alec Statham (bike)

Ernie Price Ron Clarke Alec Statham Fred Tuck Bill Pitcher   Bill Longley Aussie Rosenfelt

Fixtures & Results 22/04/1946 A Wimbledon 39-45 Bradford Odsal National League 27/04/1946 H Bradford Odsal Alex Statham Bradford Cup 01/05/1946 A New Cross 41-43 Bradford Odsal National League 04/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 52-32 Newcastle&Middlesbrough Challenge 11/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 52-32 Wembley National League 14/05/1946 A West Ham 44-40 Bradford Odsal National League 18/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 54-23 New Cross National League 25/05/1946 H Bradford Odsal 54-30 Wimbledon National League 01/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal 41-42 The Rest Challenge 01/06/1946 A Belle Vue 49-33 Bradford Odsal National League 06/06/1946 A Wembley 47-37 Bradford Odsal National League 08/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League 10/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal Fred Tuck Whitsun Trophy 15/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal 55-41 Wimbledon ACU Cup 17/06/1946 A Wimbledon 48-47 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup 22/06/1946 A Belle Vue 49-46 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup 22/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal Malcolm Craven Silver Rose Bowl 29/06/1946 H Bradford Odsal Tommy Price British Riders Championship QR 04/07/1946 A Sheffield 48-60 Bradford Odsal National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg 06/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 44-51 Belle Vue ACU Cup 13/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 50-46 West Ham ACU Cup 20/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 72-36 Sheffield National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg 24/07/1946 A New Cross 45-39 Bradford Odsal National League 27/07/1946 H Bradford Odsal 45-39 New Cross National League 03/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 53-55 Wimbledon National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg 05/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 32-52 Belle Vue National League 05/08/1946 A Belle Vue 54-30 Bradford Odsal National League 08/08/1946 A Wembley 68-27 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup 10/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 48-48 Wembley ACU Cup 12/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal Alex Statham Joe Hepworth Trophy Riders Benevolent Fund 17/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal Eric Langton British Riders Championship QR 19/08/1946 A Wimbledon 62-46 Bradford Odsal National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg 24/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 50-46 New Cross ACU Cup 27/08/1946 A West Ham 46-50 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup 28/08/1946 A New Cross 50-46 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup 31/08/1946 H Bradford Odsal 45-39 The Rest Challenge 02/09/1946 A Wimbledon 39-45 Bradford Odsal National League 07/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 41-43 Wimbledon National League 14/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 38-46 Wembley National League 17/09/1946 A West Ham 44-39 Bradford Odsal National League 19/09/1946 A Wembley 52-32 Bradford Odsal National League 21/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League 28/09/1946 H Bradford Odsal 43-41 Wembley Challenge 02/10/1946 H Bradford Odsal 42-42 Belle Vue National League 09/10/1946 A Glasgow 51-33 Bradford Odsal Challenge 12/10/1946 H Bradford Odsal A Statham & Oliver Hart Best Pairs Cup 19/10/1946 H Bradford Odsal 65-31 Northern League Stars Challenge 21/10/1946 A Newcastle 49-33 Bradford Odsal Challenge 23/10/1946 H Yorkshire 44-39 Lancashire Challenge 23/10/1946 H Yorkshire Jack Parker 2-1 Tommy Price Match Race Championship