1946 West Ham Hammers

1946 West Ham Hammers Custom House Stadium West Ham, 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 Bon Tot Ave Max Paid Eric Chitty 22 92 227 4 231 10.04 3   Malcolm Craven 22 90 208 0 208 9.24 3   Colin Watson 15 60 113 1 114 7.60     Bob Harrison 11 46 76 6 82 7.13     Cyril Anderson 9 37 32 6 38 4.11     Benny King 12 37 28 8 36 3.89     Frank Lawrence 18 67 49 10 59 3.52     Ron Howes 18 56 43 5 48 3.43     George Gower 14 52 32 7 39 3.00     Buck Whitby 11 40 24 6 30 3.00     Jack Cooley 17 51 23 8 31 2.43     George Bason 5 12 8 0 8 2.00     Wally Green 3 6 3 1 4 2.67     Dick Geary 5 14 8 0 8 2.29     Roger Wise 2 4 1 1 2 2.00     Ossie Powell 2 5 1 0 1 0.80     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 Bon Tot Ave Max Paid Malcolm Craven 50 50 125 4 129 10.32 2 1 Eric Chitty 10 50 109.5 9 119 9.52 1 Bob Harrison 8 36 46 2 48 5.33 Benny King 6 23 16 5 21 3.65 Frank Lawrence 8 35 24 6 30 3.42 Ron Howes 9 27 20 3 23 3.4 Cyril Anderson 8 37 25 3 28 3.02 Buck Whitby 8 34 27 5 22 2.58 Jack Cooley 7 17 9 0 9 2.11 Colin Watson 5 25 42 1 43 6.88 George Gower 4 13 6 2 8 2.46 Oz Osbourne 2 4 1 1 2 2 Dick Geary 2 5 1 1 2 1.6 Bert Roger 2 3 1 0 1 1.33 Jack Cooley also raced with New Cross Frank Lawrence also raced with New Cross 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 Quarter Finals 02/07/1946 West Ham 55 52 Wimbledon 01/07/1946 Wimbledon 63 44 West Ham London Cup 11/07/1946 Wembley 65 42 West Ham 09/07/1946 West Ham 62 46 Wembley BennyKing BobHarrison BuckWhitby CyrilAnderson RonHowes JackCooley EricChitty (bike) MalcolmCraven

Oz Osbourne Malcolm Craven Eric Chitty Cyril Anderson Benny King Wally Green Colin Watson Bob Harrison Roger Wise Dick Geary     George Gower Frank Lawrence Buck Whitby

Fixtures & Results 19/04/1946 H West Ham 41-42 Wembley Challenge 23/04/1946 H West Ham 41-43 New Cross National League 24/04/1946 A New Cross 46-36 West Ham National League 27/04/1946 A Belle Vue 46-37 West Ham National League 30/04/1946 H West Ham 35-49 Belle Vue National League 06/05/1946 A Wimbledon 43-39 West Ham National League 07/05/1946 H West Ham 42-41 Wimbledon National League 14/05/1946 H West Ham 44-40 Bradford Odsal National League 18/05/1946 A Birmingham 42-42 West Ham Challenge 21/05/1946 H West Ham 45-50 Belle Vue ACU Cup 25/05/1946 A Belle Vue 61-35 West Ham ACU Cup 28/05/1946 H West Ham 33-49 Wembley National League 30/05/1946 A Wembley 47-36 West Ham National League 04/06/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty London Grand Prix 08/06/1946 A Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League 11/06/1946 H West Ham 36-47 Belle Vue National League 15/06/1946 A Belle Vue 53-31 West Ham National League 18/06/1946 H West Ham 42-42 New Cross National League 25/06/1946 H West Ham 50-46 Wembley ACU Cup 25/06/1946 H West Ham Jack Parker 2-0 Bill Kitchen Match Race Championship 27/06/1946 A Wembley 53-42 West Ham ACU Cup 01/07/1946 A Wimbledon 63-44 West Ham National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg 02/07/1946 H West Ham 55-52 Wimbledon National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg 09/07/1946 H West Ham 62-46 Wembley London Cup Semi Final 1st leg 11/07/1946 A Wembley 65-43 West Ham London Cup Semi Final 2nd leg 13/07/1946 A Bradford Odsal 50-46 West Ham ACU Cup 16/07/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty British Riders Championship QR 17/07/1946 A New Cross 38-46 West Ham National League 23/07/1946 H West Ham 45-48 Wimbledon ACU Cup 23/07/1948 H West Ham Eric Chitty 0-2 Jack Parker Match Race Championship 29/07/1946 A Wimbledon 51.5-44.5 West Ham ACU Cup 30/07/1946 H West Ham 40-44 Ex Harringay & Hackney Wick Challenge 06/08/1946 H West Ham 42-54 New Cross ACU Cup 07/08/1946 A New Cross 61-35 West Ham ACU Cup 13/08/1946 H West Ham Malcolm Craven British Riders Championship QR 20/08/1946 H West Ham 52-32 North V South Challenge 27/08/1946 H West Ham 46-50 Bradford Odsal ACU Cup 03/09/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty & Malcolm Craven Best Pairs 09/09/1946 A Wimbledon 49-34 West Ham National League 10/09/1946 H West Ham 42-42 Wimbledon National League 17/09/1946 H West Ham 44-39 Bradford Odsal National League 21/09/1946 A Bradford Odsal 48-36 West Ham National League 24/09/1946 H West Ham 36-48 Wembley National League 26/09/1946 A Wembley 59-24 West Ham National League 28/09/1946 H West Ham 41-42 New Cross Challenge 01/10/1946 H West Ham Eric Chitty Cundy Trophy