1948 West Ham Hammers

1948 West Ham Hammers Custom House Stadium West Ham, 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 Eric Chitty 26 107 231 13 244 9.12 2 2 Aub Lawson 23 94 196 17 213 9.06 2 2 Malcolm Craven 26 106 196 9 205 7.74 2 Cliff Watson 26 105 160 22 182 6.93 3 1 Fred Curtis 26 59 73 13 86 5.83 Tommy Croombs 26 106 127 25 152 5.74 Howdy Byford 26 99 109 20 129 5.21 Bob Harrison 25 60 46 7 53 3.53 Phil Bishop 2 4 2 0 2 2 Frank Bettis 2 4 0 0 0 0 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 Round 1 21/08/1948 Birmingham 85 23 West Ham 17/08/1948 West Ham 67 41 Birmingham London Cup Semi Finals 02/09/1948 Wembley 67 40 West Ham 31/08/1948 West Ham 61 46 Wembley West Ham Hammers Arthur Atkinson Malcolm Craven Tommy Croombs Howdy Byford aka Francis Howard Kid Curtis Bob Harrison Cliff Watson Aub Lawson Stan Greatrex (Promoter) Eric Chitty (bike) Fixtures and Results 26/03/1948 West Ham 49-35 Wembley Challenge 30/03/1948 West Ham 50-34 Team Captains Challenge 02/04/1948 Harringay 45-38 West Ham Challenge 03/04/1948 Bradford Odsal 40-44 West Ham Challenge 06/04/1948 West Ham 58-26 Harringay National League Division One 13/04/1948 West Ham 54-30 Wembley National League Division One 16/04/1948 Harringay 44-40 West Ham National League Division One 20/04/1948 West Ham 61-23 Belle Vue National League Division One 24/04/1948 Belle Vue 43-41 West Ham National League Division One 27/04/1948 West Ham 60-22 Bradford Odsal National League Division One 01/05/1948 Bradford Odsal 43-40 West Ham National League Division One 04/05/1948 West Ham 49-35 New Cross National League Division One 05/05/1948 New Cross 58-26 West Ham National League Division One 06/05/1948 Plymouth 32-50 West V Birming Challenge 10/05/1948 Wimbledon 40-43 West Ham National League Division One 11/05/1948 West Ham 47-37 Wimbledon National League Division One 18/05/1948 West Ham 50-45 Harringay Anniversary Cup 21/05/1948 Harringay 59-37 West Ham Anniversary Cup 25/05/1948 West Ham 48-47 Bradford Odsal Anniversary Cup 29/05/1948 Bradford Odsal 51-45 West Ham Anniversary Cup 01/06/1948 West Ham 58-37 Belle Vue Anniversary Cup 03/06/1948 Wembley 40-44 West Ham National League Division One 08/06/1948 West Ham 62-34 New Cross National League Division One 09/06/1948 New Cross 58-38 West Ham Anniversary Cup 12/06/1948 Belle Vue 54-42 West Ham Anniversary Cup 15/06/1948 West Ham 49-47 Wembley Anniversary Cup 21/06/1948 Wimbledon 53-42 West Ham Anniversary Cup 22/06/1948 West Ham 60-34 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup 29/06/1948 West Ham 47-36 North & South Challenge 01/07/1948 Wembley 60-36 West Ham Anniversary Cup 06/07/1948 West Ham 48-36 Bradford Odsal National League Division One 13/07/1948 West Ham 49-35 Belle Vue National League Division One 16/07/1948 Harringay 59-24 West Ham National League Division One 20/07/1948 West Ham 48-36 Harringay National League Division One 27/07/1948 West Ham Vic Duggan Olympiad 30/07/1948 Bristol 36-48 West Ham Challenge 02/08/1948 Wimbledon rained off West Ham National League Division One 03/08/1948 West Ham 64-20 Wimbledon National League Division One 10/08/1948 West Ham Norman Parker Speedway Riders Championship 12/08/1948 Wembley 39-45 West Ham National League Division One 14/08/1948 Belle Vue 52-31 West Ham National League Division One 17/08/1948 West Ham 67-41 Birmingham National Trophy 21/08/1948 Birmingham rained off West Ham National Trophy 24/08/1948 West Ham 49-35 New Cross National League Division One 30/08/1948 Birmingham 85-23 West Ham National Trophy 31/08/1948 West Ham 61-46 Wembley London Cup 02/09/1948 Wembley 67-40 West Ham London Cup 07/09/1948 England 45-63 Australia 5th Test Match International 13/09/1948 Wimbledon 41-41 West Ham National League Division One 14/09/1948 West Ham 37-46 Harringay Challenge 18/09/1948 Bradford Odsal 51-32 West Ham National League Division One 21/09/1948 West Ham 55-29 Wimbledon Challenge 24/09/1948 Harringay 57-27 West Ham Challenge 28/09/1948 West Ham 58-26 Birmingham Challenge 05/10/1948 West Ham 38-46 Wembley National League Division One 09/10/1948 Bradford Odsal Aub Lawson West Ham Riders Championship 12/10/1948 West Ham Malcolm Craven Cundy Trophy 15/10/1948 New Cross 66-18 West Ham National League Division One 16/10/1948 Wembley 45-39 West Ham Challenge * raced at Norwich