1949 Individual Speedway World Championship

Fourth edition of the World motorcycle speedway championship

1949 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship was the fourth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

It was the first running of the event since its suspension in 1939, due to World War II. The World final at London's Wembley Stadium, was held in front of a reported 93,000 strong crowd and the Championship was won Tommy Price.[7]

## First qualifying round

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* The top 96 riders qualify for the second qualifying round, where they will be joined by seeded division 2 riders.[8]

Date  | Venue  | Winner

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16 May | County Ground Stadium | Jack Mountford
18 May | The Shay | Vic Emms
18 May | The Pilot Field | Paddy Mills
18 May | Tamworth Greyhound Stadium | Basse Hveem
19 May | Pennycross Stadium | Bruce Semmens
19 May | Owlerton Stadium | Andy Menzies
20 May | Leicester Stadium | Charlie May
21 May | Sun Street Stadium | Stan Williams
21 May | Hedon Stadium | Billy Hole
21 May | Rayleigh Weir Stadium | Alan Hunt / Will Lowther

## Second qualifying round

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* The top 42 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round.[8]

Date  | Venue  | Winner

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10 June | Dudley Wood Stadium | Gil Craven
11 June | Brandon Stadium | Ken Le Breton
11 June | Old Meadowbank | Jack Young
11 June | The Firs Stadium | Bob Leverenz
13 June | Knowle Stadium | Fred Tuck
13 June | Walthamstow Stadium | Jim Boyd

## Third qualifying round

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* The top 2 riders from each meeting qualify for the Championship round, where they will meet 32 seeded division 1 riders.[8]

Date  | Venue  | Winner/2nd

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4 July | Brough Park Stadium | Tommy Price / Ray Duggan
5 July | Ashfield Stadium | Ken Le Breton / Freddie Williams
5 July | Banister Court Stadium | Fred Tuck / Roy Craighead
6 July | Highbury Stadium (Fleetwood) | Charles Cullum / Ken Sharples
6 July | White City Stadium, Glasgow | Geoff Bennett / Gil Craven

## Championship round

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* The top 16 riders qualify for the world final.[8]

Date  | Venue  | Winner

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8 August | Wimbledon Stadium | Aub Lawson
10 August | New Cross Stadium | Cyril Roger
22 August | Perry Barr Stadium | Graham Warren
25 August | Wembley Stadium | Wilbur Lamoreaux
27 August | Hyde Road Stadium | Dent Oliver
27 August | Odsal Stadium | Tommy Price
30 August | West Ham Stadium | Cliff Watson
2 September | Harringay Stadium | Dent Oliver

### Scores

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* Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final

| Pos. | Rider | Total pts

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1 |  Tommy Price | 38
2 |  Graham Warren | 38
3 |  Dent Oliver | 37
4 |  Aub Lawson | 37
5 |  Bill Gilbert | 36
6 |  Wilbur Lamoreaux | 35
7 |  Lloyd Goffe | 34
8 |  Jack Parker | 34
9 |  Bill Kitchen | 33
10 |  Cyril Roger | 31
11 |  Louis Lawson | 30
12 |  Bill Longley | 30
13 |  Norman Parker | 30
14 |  Ken Le Breton | 29
15 |  Cliff Watson | 29
16 |  Ron Clarke | 27
17 |  Oliver Hart | 27
18 |  Alec Statham | 25
19 |  Cyril Brine | 25
| Pos. | Rider | Total pts

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20 |  Malcolm Craven | 25
21 |  Geoff Pymar | 23
22 |  Doug McLachlan | 23
23 |  Geoff Bennett | 20
24 |  Jeff Lloyd | 18
25 |  Mike Erskine | 18
26 |  Ray Duggan | 17
27 |  Charles Cullum | 17
28 |  Eric Chitty | 15
29 |  Split Waterman | 15
30 |  George Wilks | 15
31 |  Eddie Rigg | 14
32 |  Ken Sharples | 14
33 |  Roy Craighead | 13
34 |  Nobby Stock | 13
35 |  Gil Craven | 12
36 |  Jack Biggs | 11
37 |  Bob Harrison | 9
38 |  Stan Dell | 2

## World final

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* 22 September 1949
* Wembley Stadium, London

Pos. | Rider | Points | Heats

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1 |  Tommy Price | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3)
2 |  Jack Parker | 14 | (3,3,3,2,3)
3 |  Louis Lawson | 13 | (2,2,3,3,3)
4 |  Norman Parker | 10 | (3,3,2,2,0)
5 |  Wilbur Lamoreaux | 9 | (2,2,3,0,2)
6 |  Bill Kitchen | 9 | (3,1,2,2,1)
7 |  Ron Clarke | 8 | (1,0,2,3,2)
8 |  Aub Lawson | 8 | (1,3,1,1,2)
9 |  Bill Longley | 8 | (1,2,2,1,2)
10 |  Cyril Roger | 7 | (2,0,1,1,3)
11 |  Bill Gilbert | 6 | (2,1,3,0,0)
12 |  Graham Warren | 5 | (0,2,0,2,1)
13 |  Ken Le Breton | 4 | (1,0,1,1,1)
14 |  Lloyd Goffe | 2 | (0,1,0,0,1)
15 |  Cliff Watson | 1 | (0,1,0,0,0)
16 |  Dent Oliver | 0 | (0,0,-,-,-)
|  Oliver Hart (res) | 1 | (1,0,0)
|  Alec Statham (res) |  – |  –

## References

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1. ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
2. ^ "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
3. ^ "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
4. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
5. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
6. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
7. ^ "Price Wins World Speedway Title For England". Western Daily Press. 23 September 1949. Retrieved 5 July 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ a b c d "World Championship". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 14 May 1949. Retrieved 2 January 2024 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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