1947 Wimbledon Dons

1947 Wimbledon

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 Norman Parker 27 116 293 7 300 10.34 6 1 Les Wotton 28 118 239 13 252 8.54 Lloyd Goffe 27 111 193 8 201 7.24 Mike Erskine 25 101 134 27 161 6.38 1 Cyril Brine 28 92 107 25 132 5.74 Archie Windmill 26 59 68 15 83 5.63 1 Dick Harris 28 112 127 30 157 5.61 George Saunders 26 87 78 25 103 4.74 Ken Brett 2 4 6 2 8 8 Jimmy Coy 2 4 4 0 4 4 Ron Howes 4 8 3 1 4 2 Harry Saunders 1 2 1 0 1 2 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 Semi Final 06/09/1947 Belle Vue 82 25 Wimbledon 25/08/1947 Wimbledon 59 49 Belle Vue Quarter Finals 11/08/1947 Wimbledon 77 31 Middlesbrough 07/08/1947 Middlesbrough 40 68 Wimbledon London Cup First Round 28/07/1947 Wimbledon 52 55 New Cross 23/07/1947 New Cross 64 44 Wimbledon Mechanic CyrilBrine DickHarris RonnieGreene (Promoter) MikeErskine ArchieWindmill NormanParker (bike) LloydGoffe (bike) GeorgeSaunders LesWotton

Fixtures & Results 31/03/1947 Wimbledon 47-37 Bradford Odsal Challenge 04/04/1947 Wimbledon 44-39 New Cross Challenge 05/04/1947 Bradford Odsal 49-33 Wimbledon Challenge 07/04/1947 Wimbledon 50-34 West Ham Challenge 08/04/1947 West Ham 34-49 Wimbledon & New Cross Challenge 09/04/1947 New Cross 42-42 Wimbledon Challenge 14/04/1947 Wimbledon 43-39 Wembley National League Division One 19/04/1947 Bradford Odsal 40-44 Wimbledon National League Division One 21/04/1947 Wimbledon 54-30 West Ham National League Division One 22/04/1947 West Ham 39-45 Wimbledon National League Division One 28/04/1947 Wimbledon 50-33 Bradford Odsal National League Division One 05/05/1947 Wimbledon 40-44 Harringay National League Division One 08/05/1947 Wembley 41-42 Wimbledon National League Division One 12/05/1947 Wimbledon 51-33 Belle Vue National League Division One 17/05/1947 Belle Vue 38-46 Wimbledon 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 26/05/1947 Wimbledon 50-34 Harringay National League Division One 02/06/1947 Wimbledon 54-42 Belle Vue British Speedway Cup 05/06/1947 Wembley 47-35 Wimbledon National League Division One 09/06/1947 Wimbledon 43-39 West Ham National League Division One 10/06/1947 West Ham 44-40 Wimbledon National League Division One 14/06/1947 Belle Vue 41-40 Wimbledon 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 21/06/1947 Bradford Odsal 50-34 Wimbledon National League Division One 23/06/1947 Wimbledon 42-41 Bradford Odsal National League Division One 27/06/1947 Harringay 42-42 Wimbledon National League Division One 28/06/1947 Birmingham 30-54 Wimbledon Challenge 30/06/1947 Wimbledon 42-54 Wembley British Speedway Cup 07/07/1947 Wimbledon 57-39 West Ham British Speedway Cup 08/07/1947 West Ham 50-46 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup 14/07/1947 Wimbledon 54-42 Harringay British Speedway Cup 18/07/1947 Harringay 53-43 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup 21/07/1947 Wimbledon Vic Duggan Speedway Riders Championsip 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 02/08/1947 Bradford Odsal 48-48 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup 04/08/1947 Wimbledon 55-51 New Cross South London Championship 1st leg 07/08/1947 Middlesbrough 40-68 Wimbledon National Trophy Quarter Final 1st leg 11/08/1947 Wimbledon 77-31 Middlesbrough National Trophy Quarter Final 2nd leg 18/08/1947 Wimbledon Norman Parker & Les Wotton Inter Track Pairs 21/08/1947 Wembley 54-41 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup 25/08/1947 Wimbledon 59-49 Belle Vue National Trophy Semi Final 1st leg 29/08/1947 Harringay 34-49 Wimbledon National League Division One 01/09/1947 Wimbledon Vic Duggan Laurels 03/09/1947 New Cross 73-35 Wimbledon South London Championship 2nd leg 04/09/1947 Norwich 48-47 Wimbledon Leeuwarden Charity Match 06/09/1947 Belle Vue 82-25 Wimbledon National Trophy Semi Final 2nd leg 08/09/1947 Wimbledon 53-43 Bradford Odsal British Speedway Cup 15/09/1947 Wimbledon 38-46 Wembley National League Division One 20/09/1947 Belle Vue 60-36 Wimbledon British Speedway Cup 22/09/1947 Wimbledon 39-45 New Cross National League Division One 22/09/1947 Wimbledon Norman Parker 2-1 Jack Parker Match Race Championship 24/09/1947 New Cross 50-34 Wimbledon National League Division One 29/09/1947 Wimbledon 36-47 Belle Vue National League Division One 06/10/1947 Northerners 40-44 Southerners Challenge 13/10/1947 Wimbledon & Wembley 52-32 New Cross & West HAm Challenge 20/10/1947 Wimbledon 53-31 2nd Division Stars Challenge