1949 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.

Qualification

August 8, 1949 - London
London
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, Wimbledon Stadium
Wimbledon Stadium
Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing track located in Wimbledon in southwest London, England. It also hosts speedway, stock car and other racing events....
August 10, 1949 - London
London
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, New Cross Stadium
New Cross Stadium
New Cross Stadium, Hornshay Street, Old Kent Road , in South East London was opened in the early 1900s as an athletic stadium but was mainly used for greyhound racing and speedway. The ground was adjacent to The Den, the then home of Millwall F.C. and was used as a training ground by the club when...
August 22, 1949 - Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, Perry Barr Stadium
Perry Barr Stadium
Perry Barr Stadium is a stadium and racetrack on Aldridge Road in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England....
August 25, 1949 - London
London
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, Wembley Stadium
August 27, 1949 - Manchester
Manchester
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, Hyde Road Stadium
Hyde Road (speedway)
Hyde Road Stadium was the home of the Belle Vue Aces speedway team. The stadium's` capacity was 40,000 and it was built in 1928 and used until demolished in 1987. It was claimed to have been the first purpose built speedway track in Britain....
August 27, 1949 - Bradford
Bradford
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, Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium
Odsal Stadium is a stadium situated in Odsal, Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. The venue is used for rugby league and has been the home ground of Bradford Bulls/Bradford Northern since 1934...
August 30, 1949 - London
London
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, West Ham Stadium
West Ham Stadium
West Ham Stadium was a stadium that existed between 1928 and 1972 in Custom House, in east London...
September 2, 1949 - London
London
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, Harringay Stadium
Harringay Stadium
Harringay Stadium was a major greyhound racing and speedway venue in Harringay, North London. It was built and opened in 1927 and closed in 1987.-Construction:...

Pos.	Rider	Total pts
1	Tommy Price Tommy Price Thomas Tommy Price was an international Speedway rider. In 1949 he won the first Speedway World Championship to be held after the Second World War.-Career:...	38
2	Graham Warren Graham Warren Graham Warren was an Australian international speedway rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship final.-Career:...	38
3	Dent Oliver Dent Oliver John Walter Denton Oliver was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.-Career summary:...	37
4	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...	37
5	Bill Gilbert Bill Gilbert Alfred Gideon "Bill" Gilbert was an American professional baseball player who played two games for the Baltimore Orioles during the season.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland and died there at the age of 59....	36
6	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:...	35
7	Lloyd Goffe Lloyd Goffe Lloyd Goffe was a motorcycle speedway rider who started racing at Custom House for the West Ham Hammers in 1937, transferring to the Harringay Racers that season....	34
8	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:...	34
9	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:...	33
10	Cyril Roger Cyril Roger Cyril Roger was a former international motorcycle speedway rider reached the final of Speedway World Championship five times.-Career:...	31
11	Louis Lawson Louis Lawson Louis Lawson is a former international motorcycle speedway motorcyclist who finished third in the 1949 Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...	30
12	Bill Longley Bill Longley (speedway rider) Bill Longley was a former Australian international speedway rider who made his started his career with the New Cross Lambs in 1936, where he remained until the outbreak of World War II, winning the National League Championship in 1938.-Career summary:In 1946 he rode for Odsal but returned to New...	30
13	Norman Parker Norman Parker (speedway rider) Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:...	30
14	Ken Le Breton Ken Le Breton Francis James "Ken" Le Breton was an international speedway rider who was nicknamed "The White Ghost" due to his wearing white racegear.-Early career:...	29
15	Cliff Watson Cliff Watson (speedway rider) Cliff Watson was a former international speedway motorcyclist who qualified for the Speedway World Championship final in 1949.-Career summary:...	29
16	Ron Clarke Ron Clarke (speedway rider) Ronald Clarke was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:...	27
17	Oliver Hart Oliver Hart (speedway rider) Oliver Hart is a former international speedway rider who first rode with the Liverpool Chads in 1936....	27
18	Alec Statham Alec Statham Alec Statham was a Speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1949 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons....	25
19	Cyril Brine Cyril Brine Cyril Harry Brine was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:...	25

Pos.	Rider	Total pts
20	Malcolm Craven	25
21	Geoff Pymar Geoff Pymar Geoffrey 'Geoff' Pymar was a former international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the World Championship final in 1938.-Career:...	23
22	Doug McLachlan	23
23	Geoff Bennett	20
24	Jeff Lloyd Jeff Lloyd Alfred Jeffrey Lloyd was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.-Career summary:...	18
25	Mike Erskine	18
26	Ray Duggan Ray Duggan Raymond 'Ray' Duggan was an international Speedway first rode in the UK with the New Cross Lambs...	17
27	Charles Cullum	17
28	Eric Chitty Eric Chitty Eric Stevenson Chitty was a speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1938.-Early days:...	15
29	Split Waterman Split Waterman Squire Francis Waterman is a former international speedway rider who finished twice finished second in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...	15
30	George Wilks	15
31	Eddie Rigg Eddie Rigg Edward Rigg was a former international speedway who finished twice finished seventh in the Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...	14
32	Ken Sharples	14
33	Roy Craighead	13
34	Nobby Stock	13
35	Gil Craven	12
36	Jack Biggs	11
37	Bob Harrison Bob Harrison (speedway rider) Robert Edwin Harrison was a former international speedway rider who featured in the first Speedway World Championship in final in 1936.-Career summary:...	9
38	Stan Dell Stan Dell Stanley Dell is a former speedway rider.-Career:Dell started his career at his local track at Coventry in 1932. When track close he moved to the West Ham Hammers and spent three seasons at the Custom House track...	2

World final

September 22, 1949 London
London
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, Wembley Stadium

Pos.	Rider	Points	Heats
1	Tommy Price Tommy Price Thomas Tommy Price was an international Speedway rider. In 1949 he won the first Speedway World Championship to be held after the Second World War.-Career:...	15	(3,3,3,3,3)
2	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:...	14	(3,3,3,2,3)
3	Louis Lawson Louis Lawson Louis Lawson is a former international motorcycle speedway motorcyclist who finished third in the 1949 Speedway World Championship final.-Career summary:...	13	(2,2,3,3,3)
4	Norman Parker Norman Parker (speedway rider) Norman Parker was an international speedway rider who rode in the inaugural Speedway World Championship in 1936 as a reserve.-Brief career summary:...	10	(3,3,2,2,0)
5	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:...	9	(2,2,3,0,2)
6	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:...	9	(3,1,2,2,1)
7	Ron Clarke Ron Clarke (speedway rider) Ronald Clarke was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals twice.-Career summary:...	8	(1,0,2,3,2)
8	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...	8	(1,3,1,1,2)
9	Bill Longley Bill Longley (speedway rider) Bill Longley was a former Australian international speedway rider who made his started his career with the New Cross Lambs in 1936, where he remained until the outbreak of World War II, winning the National League Championship in 1938.-Career summary:In 1946 he rode for Odsal but returned to New...	8	(1,2,2,1,2)
10	Cyril Roger Cyril Roger Cyril Roger was a former international motorcycle speedway rider reached the final of Speedway World Championship five times.-Career:...	7	(2,0,1,1,3)
11	Bill Gilbert	6	(2,1,3,0,0)
12	Graham Warren Graham Warren Graham Warren was an Australian international speedway rider who finished third in the 1950 Speedway World Championship final.-Career:...	5	(0,2,0,2,1)
13	Ken Le Breton Ken Le Breton Francis James "Ken" Le Breton was an international speedway rider who was nicknamed "The White Ghost" due to his wearing white racegear.-Early career:...	4	(1,0,1,1,1)
14	Lloyd Goffe Lloyd Goffe Lloyd Goffe was a motorcycle speedway rider who started racing at Custom House for the West Ham Hammers in 1937, transferring to the Harringay Racers that season....	2	(0,1,0,0,1)
15	Cliff Watson Cliff Watson (speedway rider) Cliff Watson was a former international speedway motorcyclist who qualified for the Speedway World Championship final in 1949.-Career summary:...	1	(0,1,0,0,0)
16	Dent Oliver Dent Oliver John Walter Denton Oliver was a former international speedway who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.-Career summary:...	0	(0,0,-,-,-)
	Oliver Hart Oliver Hart (speedway rider) Oliver Hart is a former international speedway rider who first rode with the Liverpool Chads in 1936....	1	(1,0,0)
	Alec Statham Alec Statham Alec Statham was a Speedway rider who won the London Riders' Championship in 1949 whilst with the Wimbledon Dons....	-	-

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