1939 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1939 Individual Speedway World Championship was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

Semi-Final results

Pos.	Rider	Points
1	Cordy Milne Cordy Milne Cordy Milne was an American international motorcycle speedway rider who finished third in the 1937 Speedway World Championship final, behind his brother Jack and second placed Wilbur Lamoreaux...	8
2	Bill Kitchen Bill Kitchen (speedway rider) William Kitchen is a former international speedway rider who started his career with the Belle Vue Aces in 1933.-Career summary:...	7
3	Wilbur Lamoreaux Wilbur Lamoreaux Wilbur Lamoreaux was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who qualified for three Speedway World Championship finals and never finished lower than fifth place.-Early life:...	7
4	Eric Langton Eric Langton Eric Langton was a motorcycle speedway who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1932, the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also finished runner-up in 1934...	7
5	Jack Milne Jack Milne Jack Milne was an international Speedway rider. He became the first American to win a motorcycling world championship when he won the Speedway World Championship in 1937...	6
6	Arthur Atkinson Arthur Atkinson (speedway rider) Arthur Atkinson was a former international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who appeared in the first Speedway World Championship final in 1936.-Career:...	6
7	Vic Duggan Vic Duggan Victor 'Vic' Duggan was a Speedway who won the London Riders' Championship in 1947 whilst with the Harringay Racers....	6
8	Lionel Van Praag Lionel Van Praag Lionel Maurice Van Praag, GM was an Australian motorcycle speedway champion, who won the inaugural Speedway World Championship in London on 10 September 1936.-1932 UK National League Champion:...	6
9	Alec Statham Alec Statham Alec Statham was a Speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1949 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons....	5
10	Jack Parker Jack Parker (speedway rider) Jack Parker was an international speedway rider who made his debut at the Whitsun meeting at High Beech in 1928. He was born in Birmingham England.-Brief career summary:...	5
11	Benny Kaufman	5
12	Ron Johnson Ron Johnson (speedway rider) Ron Johnson was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1945 and in 1946 whilst with the New Cross Rangers....	5
13	Eric Chitty Eric Chitty Eric Stevenson Chitty was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1938.-Early days:...	5
14	Frank Varey Frank Varey Frank Varey was a former international speedway rider who featured in the Speedway World Championship finals in 1937 and 1938...	4
15	Eric Collins	4
16	Aub Lawson Aub Lawson Aubrey "Aub" Lawson was an Australian international speedway rider who featured in ten World Championship finals including the 1939 final which was never run due to the outbreak of World War II.-Career:Lawson first came to the UK in 1939 and rode for the Wembley Lions but at his mother's...	4
17	Malcolm Craven	0
18	Frank Goulden	0

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