1948 Wimbledon Dons

1948 Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane
Wimbledon, 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
  M R Pts BP TP CMA FM PM
Alec Statham 23 96 219 2 221 9.21 6 1
Norman Parker 26 104 227 7 234 9 3 2
Cyril Brine 19 73 124 6 130 7.12 1
Les Wotton 21 77 89 13 102 5.3

Mike Erskine 22 88 101 14 115 5.23

Archie Windmill 25 71 59 8 67 3.77

Dick Harris 26 100 74 12 86 3.44

Jimmy Coy 13 40 23 4 27 2.7

Lionel Levy 10 22 8 4 12 2.18

Ron Howes 2 5 2 0 2 1.6

Jack Kidd 1 3 0 0 0 0

George Saunders 23 59 50 10 60 4.07

George Saunders also raced for Wembley
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
27/08/1948 Harringay 67 40 Wimbledon
16/08/1948 Wimbledon 53 55 Harringay
London Cup
Final
Semi Finals
02/09/1948 New Cross 80 27 Wimbledon
30/08/1948 Wimbledon 57 51 New Cross
Wimbledon Dons
Lionel Levy Archie Windmill Alec Statham Ronnie Greene George Saunders Dennis Gray Les Wotton Dick Harris Mike Erskine Cyril Brine Norman Parker (bike)
Fixtures & Results
25/03/1948 Wimbledon 30-52 Wembley Challenge
29/03/1948 Wimbledon 42-40 New Cross Challenge
31/03/1948 New Cross 51-33 Wimbledon Challenge
05/04/1948 Wimbledon 50-33 Belle Vue National League Division One
10/04/1948 Belle Vue 59-25 Wimbledon National League Division One
12/04/1948 Wimbledon 56-27 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
17/04/1948 Bradford Odsal 41-41 Wimbledon National League Division One
19/04/1948 Wimbledon 45-38 Harringay National League Division One
23/04/1948 Harringay 49-35 Wimbledon National League Division One
26/04/1948 Wimbledon 40-44 New Cross National League Division One
28/04/1948 New Cross 49-35 Wimbledon National League Division One
03/05/1948 Wimbledon Tommy Price & Split Waterman London Tracks Best Pairs
06/05/1948 Wembley 44-39 Wimbledon National League Division One
10/05/1948 Wimbledon 40-43 West Ham National League Division One
11/05/1948 West Ham 47-37 Wimbledon National League Division One
17/05/1948 Wimbledon 27-57 Wembley National League Division One
24/05/1948 England 61-45 Australia 1st Team Match International
31/05/1948 Wimbledon 42-53 New Cross Anniversary Cup
04/06/1948 Harringay 59-37 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
07/06/1948 Wimbledon 46-49 Bradford Odsal Anniversary Cup
12/06/1948 Bradford Odsal 61-35 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
14/06/1948 Wimbledon 47-48 Belle Vue Anniversary Cup
21/06/1948 Wimbledon 53-42 West Ham Anniversary Cup
22/06/1948 West Ham 60-34 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
26/06/1948 Belle Vue 65-30 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
28/06/1948 Wimbledon 40-56 Wembley Anniversary Cup
05/07/1948 Wimbledon 46-50 Harringay Anniversary Cup
08/07/1948 Wembley 60-35 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
12/07/1948 Wimbledon Jack Parker
 Laurels
19/07/1948 Wimbledon 46-38 New Cross National League Division One
22/07/1948 New Cross 42-54 Wimbledon Anniversary Cup
26/07/1948 Wimbledon Wilber Lamoreaux
 Speedway Riders Championship QR
31/07/1948 Bradford Odsal 54-30 Wimbledon National League Division One
02/08/1948 Wimbledon rained off West Ham National League Division One
03/08/1948 West Ham 64-20 Wimbledon National League Division One
09/08/1948 Wimbledon 58-26 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
12/08/1948 New Cross 58-25 Wimbledon National League Division One
16/08/1948 Wimbledon 53-55 Harringay National Trophy
23/08/1948 Wimbledon 35-49 Wembley National League Division One
27/08/1948 Harringay 67-40 Wimbledon National Trophy
30/08/1948 Wimbledon 57-51 New Cross London Cup
02/09/1948 New Cross 80-27 Wimbledon London Cup
06/09/1948 Wimbledon 35-47 Belle Vue National League Division One
13/09/1948 Wimbledon 41-41 West Ham National League Division One
17/09/1948 Harringay 54-30 Wimbledon National League Division One
20/09/1948 Wimbledon 43-39 Birmingham Challenge
21/09/1948 West Ham 55-29 Wimbledon Challenge
25/09/1948 Belle Vue 52-32 Wimbledon National League Division One
27/09/1948 Wimbledon / Wembley 48-36 New Cross / West Ham Challenge
30/09/1948 Wembley 60-24 Wimbledon National League Division One
04/10/1948 Wimbledon 35-49 Harringay National League Division One
11/10/1948 Wimbledon Bill Longley
 International Cup
18/10/1948 Bill Longley’s Team 10-14 Jack Parker’s Team
 Challenge