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1939 World Championship

1939 World Championships
The Final was never held due to the outbreak of WWII. The following riders qualified for the Final.
Cordy Milne USA 8 Bill Kitchen (GB) 7 Wilbur Lamoreaux USA 7 Eric Langton (GB) 7 Jack Milne USA 6 Arthur Atkinson (GB) 6 Vic Duggan (AUS) 6 Lionel van Praag (AUS) 6 Alec Statham (GB) 5 Jack Parker (GB) 5 Benny Kaufman USA 5 Ron Johnson (AUS) 5 Eric Chitty CAN 5 Frank Varey (GB) 4 Eric Collins (GB) 4 Aub Lawson (AUS) 4 Malcolm Crawen (R) (GB) Frank Goulden (R) (GB)
World Final
Wembley Stadium London, England The final was cancelled due to the outbreak of war
Championship Rounds
2 August 1939 Southampton
5 August 1939 Harringay
15 August 1939 West Ham
17 August 1939 Wembley
19 August 1939 Belle Vue
21 August 1939 Wimbledon
23 August 1939 New Cross
World Championship Final qualifiers Cordy Milne 53, Eric Langton 51, 3 Wilbur Lamoreaux 50, Bill Kitchen 47, Vic Duggan45, Lionel Van Praag 44, Arthur Atkinson 40, Jack Milne 40, Alec Statham 36, Jack Parker 34, Benny Kaufman 33, Eric Chitty 32, Ron Johnson 32, Frank Varey 31, Eric Collins 30, Aub Lawson 29 reserves - Malcolm Craven 27, Frank Goulden 24
First Round
1 July 1939 Harringay
4 July 1939 West Ham
8 July 1939 Belle Vue
12 July 1939 New Cross
19 July 1939 Southampton
24 July 1939 Wimbledon
qualifiers for the next round World Championship, Championship Round Jack Milne 29, Cordy Milne 27, Bill Kitchen 26, Arthur Atkinson 25, Wilbur Lamoreaux 23, Eric Chitty 21, Vic Duggan 21, Frank Goulden 21, Eric Langton 21, Aub Lawson 21, Jack Parker 21, Benny Kaufman 20, Bill Pitcher 20, Tommy Croombs 19, Jimmy Gibb 19, Bob Harrison 19, Alec Statham 19, Eric Collins 18, Wally Lloyd 18, Lionel Van Praag 18, Ron Johnson 17, Frank Varey 17, Malcolm Craven 16, Stan Williams 16, Jack Hargreaves 15, Norman Parker 15, Stan Greatrex 14, Tommy Price 14
Qualifying Rounds
2 June 1939 Middlesbrough
3 June 1939 Hackney
6 June 1939 Bristol
8 June 1939 Sheffield
10 June 1939 Crystal Palace
12 June 1939 Newcastle
15 June 1939 Stoke
15 June 1939 Stoke
qualifiers for the next round World Championship Round One 
George Greenwood 29, Ernie Price 27, Jack Hargreaves 26, Aub Lawson 26, Jeff Lloyd 26, Stan Williams 26