1947 New Cross Rangers

1947 New Cross Rangers  
National League Division One | National League Division Two | National League Division Three | National Trophy | British Speedway Cup Division One | British Speedway Cup Division Two | Midland vs South Cup | London Cup
images from the John Somerville Collection
Riders Points & Averages
  M R Pts BP FP CMA FM PM
Ernie Price 24 99 201 15 216 8.73 3
Ron Clarke 19 75 158 3 161 8.59 1
Max Grosskreutz 14 59 103 10 113 7.66

Oliver Hart 20 79 125 9 134 6.78 1
Joe Abbott 22 85 127 16 143 6.73 1  
Fred Tuck 14 49 52 8 60 4.90

Eddie Rigg 9 37 35 6 41 4.43

Bill Osborne 17 61 42 11 53 3.48

Bill Baird 9 29 17 4 21 2.90

Stan Beardsall 6 12 5 3 8 2.67

Johnny White 17 40 19 5 24 2.40

George Mudgway 8 21 10 0 10 1.90

Al Allison 7 20 3 2 5 1.00

Norman Price 1 2 1 1 2 4.00

Mal Hogan 1 2 1 0 1 2.00

Bill Turner 3 7 1 0 1 0.57

Fred Rogers 1 2 0 0 0 0.00

Jock Shead 3 6 0 0 0 0.00

Joe Abbott also rode with Harringay
National League Division One
M W D L F A Pts
Wembley Lions 24 19 0 5 1153 846 38
Belle Vue Aces 24 15 1 8 1038 965 31
Wimbledon Dons 24 13 1 10 1024 977 27
Odsal Boomerangs 24 10 1 13 966 1038 21
New Cross Rangers 24 10 0 14 995 1011 20
West Ham Hammers 24 8 0 16 901 1102 16
Harringay Racers 24 7 1 16 930 1068 15
British Speedway Cup
PL W D L F A Pts
Wembley Lions 12 12 0 0 688 452 24
New Cross Rangers 12 8 0 4 638.5 501.5 16
Wimbledon Dons 12 5 1 6 571 577 11
Belle Vue Aces 12 5 0 7 578 567 10
Harringay Racers 12 5 0 7 517 632 10
West Ham Hammers 12 4 0 8 498.5 641.5 8
Odsal Boomerangs 12 2 1 9 514 634 5
National Trophy
Quarter Finals
13/08/1947 New Cross 61 46 Belle Vue
09/08/1947 Belle Vue 67 41 New Cross
London Cup
Final
18/09/1947 Wembley 47 61 New Cross
17/09/1947 New Cross 49 58 Wembley
Semi Final
22/08/1947 Harringay 36 72 New Cross
20/08/1947 New Cross 74 34 Harringay
First Round
28/07/1947 Wimbledon 52 55 New Cross
23/07/1947 New Cross 64 44 Wimbledon
Jeff Lloyd Mick Mitchell Geoff Pymar Frank Lawrence Lionel Van Praag Ray Moore Bill Longley Eric French Fred Mockford Ron Johnson (bike)
02/04/1947 New Cross Eric Chitty Opening Cup
04/04/1947 Wimbledon 44-39 New Cross Challenge
08/04/1947 West Ham 34-49 Wimbledon & New Cross Challenge
09/04/1947 New Cross 42-42 Wimbledon Challenge
12/04/1947 Northern Stars* 42-40 New Cross Challenge
15/04/1947 West Ham 47-37 New Cross National League Division One
16/04/1947 New Cross 47-37 West Ham National League Division One
23/04/1947 New Cross 38-45 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
26/04/1947 Bradford Odsal 46-38 New Cross National League Division One
30/04/1947 New Cross 36-46 Belle Vue National League Division One
03/05/1947 Belle Vue 47-37 New Cross National League Division One
07/05/1947 New Cross 42-41 Harringay National League Division One
09/05/1947 Harringay 44-40 New Cross National League Division One
14/05/1947 New Cross 33-51 Wembley National League Division One
15/05/1947 Wembley 50-34 New Cross National League Division One
19/05/1947 Wimbledon 52-43 New Cross British Speedway Cup
21/05/1947 New Cross 49-46 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup
28/05/1947 New Cross Vic Duggan London Riders Championship
04/06/1947 New Cross 45-47 Wembley British Speedway Cup
06/06/1947 Harringay 43-53 New Cross British Speedway Cup
11/06/1947 New Cross 52-31 Harringay National League Division One
14/06/1947 Bradford Odsal 44-37 New Cross National League Division One
16/06/1947 Wimbledon 50-33 New Cross National League Division One
18/06/1947 New Cross 47-37 Wimbledon National League Division One
25/06/1947 New Cross 49-35 Belle Vue National League Division One
28/06/1947 Belle Vue 50-34 New Cross National League Division One
02/07/1947 New Cross 59-25 West Ham National League Division One
03/07/1947 Wembley 60-36 New Cross British Speedway Cup
09/07/1947 New Cross 64-31 Bradford Odsal British Speedway Cup
16/07/1947 New Cross 57.5-37.5 Belle Vue British Speedway Cup
19/07/1947 Bradford Odsal 34-62 New Cross British Speedway Cup
23/07/1947 New Cross 64-44 Wimbledon London Cup 1st round 1st leg
28/07/1947 Wimbledon 52-55 New Cross London Cup 1st round 2nd leg
30/07/1947 New Cross 63-33 Harringay British Speedway Cup
01/08/1947 Harringay 39-44 New Cross National League Division One
04/08/1947 Wimbledon 55-51 New Cross South London Championship
05/08/1947 West Ham 33-60 New Cross British Speedway Cup
06/08/1947 New Cross Ron Johnson Speedway Riders Championship QR
09/08/1947 Belle Vue 67-41 New Cross National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg
13/08/1947 New Cross 61-46 Belle Vue National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg
20/08/1947 New Cross 74-34 Harringay London Cup Semi Final 1st leg
22/08/1947 Harringay 36-72 New Cross London Cup Semi Final 2nd leg
27/08/1947 New Cross 39-45 Wembley National League Division One
03/09/1947 New Cross 73-35 Wimbledon South London Championship
10/09/1947 New Cross 58-26 Bradford Odsal National League Division One
17/09/1947 New Cross 49-58 Wembley London Cup Final 1st leg
18/09/1947 Wembley 47-61 New Cross London Cup Final 2nd leg
22/09/1947 Wimbledon 39-45 New Cross National League Division One
24/09/1947 New Cross 50-34 Wimbledon National League Division One
27/09/1947 Belle Vue 56-40 New Cross British Speedway Cup
30/09/1947 West Ham 45-39 New Cross National League Division One
01/10/1947 New Cross 66-29 West Ham British Speedway Cup
01/10/1947 New Cross Jack Parker 2-1 Norman Parker Match Race Championship
02/10/1947 Wembley 57-27 New Cross National League Division One
08/10/1947 New Cross Jeff Lloyd Tom Farndon Trophy
13/10/1947 Wimbledon & Wembley 52-32 New Cross & West Ham Challenge
14/10/1947 West Ham & New Cross 46-38 Middlesbrough Challenge
15/10/1947 New Cross 47-36 The Rest Challenge
* held at Norwich