1946 Wembley Lions

1946 Wembley Lions Empire Stadium, Wembley London, 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 Bill Kitchen 24 102 254 16 270 10.59 4 3 Tommy Price 24 102 249 5 254 9.96 6 2 George Wilks 24 100 221 3 224 8.96 1 1 Roy Craighead 24 85 100.5 27.5 128 6.02 - - Alf Bottoms 24 101 125.5 26.5 152 6.02 - - Bronco Wilson 11 24 29 6 35 5.83 - - Bob Wells 24 85 101 20 121 5.69 - 1 Charlie May 18 41 45 13 58 5.66 - - Bill Gilbert 16 58 64 17 81 5.59 - - Phil Lewry 1 2 2 1 3 6.00 - - Stan Hodson 2 4 2 0 2 2.00 - - 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 Bill Kitchen 10 50 117 15 132 10.56 1 2 Tommy Price 10 50 122 4 126 10.08 2 George Wilks 10 50 99 7 106 8.48 Bob Wells 10 31 49.5 7.5 57 7.35 Alf Bottoms 10 50 59.5 14 74 5.92   Roy Craighead 9 43 38 14 52 4.83 Charlie May 9 10 7.5 3 10.5 4.20 Bill Gilbert 6 29 13.5 3 16.5 4.00 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 25/07/1946 Wembley 50 57 Belle Vue 13/07/1946 Belle Vue 60 48 Wembley Quarter Finals 22/06/1946 Birmingham 31 77 Wembley 13/06/1946 Wembley 80 27 Birmingham London Cup Final 29/08/1946 Wembley 66-42 Wimbledon 26/08/1946 Wimbledon 53-55 Wembley Semi Finals 11/07/1946 Wembley 65-43 West Ham 09/07/1946 West Ham 62-46 Wembley Wembley Lions Tommy Price, Charlie May, Tommy Barnett, Roy Craighead, Bill Gilbert, Bill Kitchen (on bike), alec Jackson (manager), Alf Bottoms, Bronco Wilson, Bob Wells, George Wilks

Charlie May Bronco Wilson Bill Kitchen Bill Gilbert Alf Bottoms

Fixtures & Results 19/04/1946 West Ham 41-42 Wembley Challenge 29/04/1946 Wimbledon rained off Wembley Challenge 04/05/1946 Belle Vue 34-49 Wembley National League 09/05/1946 Wembley 50-32 Belle Vue National League 09/05/1946 Wembley Bill Kitchen 0-2 Ron Johnson Match Race Championship 11/05/1946 Bradford Odsal 52-32 Wembley National League 13/05/1946 Wimbledon 41-43 Wembley National League 16/05/1946 Wembley 48-35 Wimbledon National League 22/05/1946 New Cross 36-48 Wembley National League 23/05/1946 Wembley 54-24 New Cross National League 28/05/1946 West Ham 33-49 Wembley National League 30/05/1946 Wembley 47-36 West Ham National League 06/06/1946 Wembley 47-37 Bradford Odsal National League 10/06/1946 Belle Vue 53-43 Wembley ACU Cup 13/06/1946 Wembley 80-27 Birmingham National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg 13/06/1946 Wembley Bill Kitchen 2-1 Jack Parker Match Race Championship 20/06/1946 Wembley 43-39 Belle Vue National League 22/06/1946 Birmingham 31-77 Wembley National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg 25/06/1946 West Ham 50-46 Wembley ACU Cup 27/06/1946 Wembley 53-42 West Ham ACU Cup 04/07/1946 Wembley 57-37 New Cross ACU Cup 09/07/1946 West Ham 62-46 Wembley London Cup 11/07/1946 Wembley 65-43 West Ham London Cup 13/07/1946 Belle Vue 60-48 Wembley National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg 15/07/1946 Wimbledon 38-45 Wembley National League 18/07/1946 Wembley 46-36 Wimbledon National League 25/07/1946 Wembley 50-57 Belle Vue National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg 27/07/1946 Belle Vue 51-33 Wembley National League 01/08/1946 Wembley Jack Parker British Riders Championship QR 08/08/1946 Wembley 68-27 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup 10/08/1946 Bradford Odsal 48-48 Wembley ACU Cup 14/08/1946 New Cross 39-55 Wembley ACU Cup 15/08/1946 Wembley 46-50 Belle Vue ACU Cup 22/08/1946 Wembley Eric Langton British Riders Championship QR 26/08/1946 Wimbledon 53-55 Wembley London Cup Final 1st leg 29/08/1946 Wembley 66-42 Wimbledon London Cup Final 2nd leg 31/08/1946 Norwich 38-34 Wembley Challenge 04/09/1946 New Cross 37-46 Wembley National League 05/09/1946 Wembley 53-30 New Cross National League 12/09/1946 Wembley Tommy Price British Riders Championship Final 14/09/1946 Bradford Odsal 38-46 Wembley National League 19/09/1946 Wembley 52-32 Bradford Odsal National League 24/09/1946 West Ham 36-48 Wembley National League 26/09/1946 Wembley 59-24 West Ham National League 26/09/1946 Wembley Tommy Price 2-1 Jack Parker Match Race Championship 28/09/1946 Bradford Odsal 43-41 Wembley Challenge 03/10/1946 Wembley 58-38 Wimbledon ACU Cup 07/10/1946 Wimbledon 47-48 Wembley ACU Cup 14/10/1946 Newcastle 40-40 Wembley Challenge 16/10/1946 Glasgow White City 38-43 Wembley Challenge 17/10/1946 Middlesbrough 34-50 Wembley Challenge 21/10/1946 Wimbledon 40-44 Wembley Challenge 26/10/1946 Birmingham 38-46 Wembley Challenge