1948 Wembley Lions

1948 Wembley Lions Empire Stadium, Wembley
London, England
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | Anniversary Cup Division 1 | Anniversary Cup Division 2 | London Cup | North vs South Anniversary Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
Riders Scores & Averages
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Wilbur Lamoreaux 17 76 175 10 185 9.74 5 1
George Wilks 12 46 111 0 111 9.65 3
Split Waterman 29 121 224 28 252 8.33

Tommy Price 27 114 220.5 14 234.5 8.23 2 2
Bill Gilbert 30 129 225 32 257 7.97 1 1
Bill Kitchen 14 59 90 17 107 7.25

Freddie Williams 30 124 155 36 191 6.16

Bob Wells 29 75 90 17 107 5.71

Roy Craighead 24 76 53 13 66 3.47

Bruce Abernethy 1 2 2 0 2 4

Bill Kemp 4 8 5 0 5 2.5

Jim Gregory 1 3 0 0 0 0

George Saunders 23 59 50 10 60 4.07

George Saunders also raced with Wimbledon
National League Division One
  M W D L F A Pts
New Cross Rangers 24 17 0 7 1134.5 874.5 34
Harringay Racers 24 16 0 8 1056 949 32
West Ham Hammers 24 14 1 9 1050 957 29
Wembley Lions 24 12 1 11 1040.5 966.5 25
Belle Vue Aces 24 12 1 11 968 1037 25
Wimbledon Dons 24 5 2 17 879 1126 12
Odsal Boomerangs 24 5 1 18 891 1109 11
Anniversary Cup
  M W D L F A Pts
Harringay Racers 12 9 0 3 621.5 527.5 18
Belle Vue Aces 12 7 0 5 594.5 547.5 14
Odsal Boomerangs 12 7 0 5 572 574 14
New Cross Rangers 12 6 0 6 576 568 12
West Ham Hammers 12 6 0 6 505 545 12
Wembley Lions 12 5 0 7 580 569 10
Wimbledon Dons 12 2 0 10 499 645 4
National Trophy
Final
08/10/1948 New Cross 52 56 Wembley
07/10/1948 Wembley 64 44 New Cross
Semi Final
10/09/1948 Harringay 52 56 Wembley
09/09/1948 Wembley 73 35 Harringay
Round 1
04/09/1948 Belle Vue 64 44 Wembley
26/08/1948 Wembley 64 42 Belle Vue
London Cup
Final
24/09/1948 New Cross 58 50 Wembley
23/09/1948 Wembley 65 40 New Cross
Semi Final
02/09/1948 Wembley 67 40 West Ham
31/08/1948 West Ham 61 46 Wembley
Wembley Lions
Tommy Barnett (Trainer) Bob Wells Bill Gilbert George Saunders Freddie Williams Roy Craighead Wilbur Lamoreaux Split Waterman Alec Jackson (Team Manager) TommyPrice (bike)
Fixtures & Results
25/03/1948 Wimbledon 30-52 Wembley Challenge
26/03/1948 West Ham 49-35 Wembley Challenge
09/04/1948 Harringay 39-45 Wembley National League Division One
13/04/1948 West Ham 54-30 Wembley National League Division One
21/04/1948 New Cross 56-27 Wembley National League Division One
24/04/1948 Bradford Odsal 38-46 Wembley National League Division One
29/04/1948 Wembley 52-31 Belle Vue National League Division One
01/05/1948 Belle Vue 42-42 Wembley National League Division One
06/05/1948 Wembley 44-39 Wimbledon National League Division One
13/05/1948 Wembley 51-33 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
17/05/1948 Wimbledon 27-57 Wembley National League Division One
20/05/1948 Wembley 40.5-43.5 New Cross National League Division One
26/05/1948 New Cross 46-38 Wembley National League Division One
27/05/1948 Wembley 31-50 Harringay National League Division One
29/05/1948 Belle Vue 53-43 Wembley Anniversary Cup
03/06/1948 Wembley 40-44 West Ham National League Division One
05/06/1948 Bradford Odsal 66-30 Wembley Anniversary Cup
10/06/1948 Wembley 45-51 Belle Vue Anniversary Cup
15/06/1948 West Ham 49-47 Wembley Anniversary Cup
17/06/1948 Wembley 47-49 Harringay Anniversary Cup
18/06/1948 Harringay 59-36 Wembley Anniversary Cup
23/06/1948 New Cross 49-46 Wembley Anniversary Cup
24/06/1948 Wembley 49-47 New Cross Anniversary Cup
28/06/1948 Wimbledon 40-56 Wembley Anniversary Cup
01/07/1948 Wembley 60-36 West Ham Anniversary Cup
08/07/1948 Wembley 60-35 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
15/07/1948 Wembley 61-35 Bradford Odsal Anniversary Cup
22/07/1948 Wembley 59-25 Belle Vue National League Division One
29/07/1948 Wembley 35-49 Harringay National League Division One
30/07/1948 Harringay 53-28 Wembley National League Division One
31/07/1948 The Rest 39-45 * Wembley Challenge
05/08/1948 Wembley 57-27 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
12/08/1948 Wembley 39-45 West Ham National League Division One
19/08/1948 Wembley Wilbur Lamoreaux
 Speedway Riders Championship QR
21/08/1948 Belle Vue rained off Wembley National Trophy
23/08/1948 Wimbledon 35-49 Wembley National League Division One
26/08/1948 Wembley 64-42 Belle Vue National Trophy
28/08/1948 Bradford Odsal 37-47 Wembley National League Division One
31/08/1948 West Ham 61-46 Wembley London Cup
02/09/1948 Wembley 67-40 West Ham London Cup
04/09/1948 Belle Vue 64-44 Wembley National Trophy
09/09/1948 Wembley 73-35 Harringay National Trophy
10/09/1948 Harringay 52-56 Wembley National Trophy
16/09/1948 Wembley Vic Duggan
 Speedway Riders Championship Final
18/09/1948 Belle Vue 48-36 Wembley National League Division One
23/09/1948 Wembley 65-40 New Cross London Cup
24/09/1948 New Cross 58-50 Wembley London Cup
30/09/1948 Wembley 60-24 Wimbledon National League Division One
05/10/1948 West Ham 38-46 Wembley National League Division One
07/10/1948 Wembley 64-44 New Cross National Trophy
08/10/1948 New Cross 52-56 Wembley National Trophy
14/10/1948 Wembley 41-43 New Cross National League Division One
15/10/1948 Harringay 30-53 Wembley National League Division One
16/10/1948 Norwich 45-39 ** Wembley V W Ham Challenge
* raced at Birmingham
** raced at Norwich