1937 Individual Speedway World Championship
The 1937 Individual Speedway World Championship was the second edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
An attendance of 85,000 (a record for speedway in the United Kingdom at the time) saw Jack Milne win all five races to head an all USA top three on the podium. The track was criticised and was described as being too deep with cinders.[8]
The 1937 Speedway World Final programme.
Qualifying
The top 16 riders over 7 qualifying rounds and 7 Championship rounds would qualify for the World final. Tommy Croombs and Alex Statham qualified as first reserves.
| Pos. | Rider | Qual Points | Points carried forward |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jack Milne | 83 | 13 |
| 2 |  Eric Langton | 78 | 12 |
| 3 | Wilbur Lamoreaux | 74 | 12 |
| 4 | Cordy Milne | 71 | 11 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eric Chitty | 70 | 11 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lionel Van Praag | 70 | 11 |
| 7 | Jack Parker | 69 | 11 |
| 8 | George Newton | 67 | 11 |
| 9 | Frank Charles | 64 | 10 |
| 10 | Ginger Lees | 61 | 10 |
| 11 | Frank Varey | 51 | 8 |
| 12 | Arthur Atkinson | 50 | 8 |
| 13 | Joe Abbott | 49 | 8 |
| 14 |  Morian Hansen | 45 | 7 |
| 15 | Bob Harrison | 45 | 7 |
| 16 | Bill Kitchen | 45 | 7 |
| 17 | Tommy Croombs | 39 | 6 |
| 18 | Alec Statham | 39 | 6 |
World final
- 2 September 1937
- London, Wembley Stadium
| Pos. | Rider | Semi-Final Points | Final Points | Final Heats | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Milne | 13 | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) | 28 |
| 2 | Wilbur Lamoreaux | 12 | 13 | (3,3,3,1,3) | 25 |
| 3 | Cordy Milne | 11 | 12 | (2,3,2,3,2) | 23 |
| 4 | Jack Parker | 11 | 10 | (2,3,1,2,2) | 21 |
| 5 | Ginger Lees | 10 | 9 | (1,1,2,2,3) | 19 |
| 6 | Frank Charles | 10 | 7 | (0,0,1,3,3) | 17 |
| 7 | Lionel Van Praag | 11 | 6 | (3,0,-,3,0) | 17 |
| 8 | Bill Kitchen | 7 | 9 | (1,2,2,2,2) | 16 |
| 9 | George Newton | 11 | 5 | (3,0,0,0,2) | 16 |
| 10 | Eric Langton | 12 | 4 | (1,0,0,3,0) | 16 |
| 11 | Morian Hansen | 7 | 8 | (1,2,3,1,1) | 15 |
| 12 | Eric Chitty | 11 | 4 | (0,2,0,1,1) | 15 |
| 13 | Joe Abbott | 8 | 6 | (2,1,1,2,0) | 14 |
| 14 | Arthur Atkinson | 8 | 6 | (2,0,2,1,1) | 14 |
| 15 | Frank Varey | 8 | 3 | (0,1,1,0,1) | 11 |
| 16 | Tommy Croombs (res) | 6 | 2 | (0,2,0,0,0) | 8 |
| 17 | Bob Harrison | 7 | - | - | 7 |
| 18 | Alec Statham (res) | 6 | 0 | (0) | 6 |
References
- Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- "World Championship 1936-1994". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "WORLD FINALS 1936-1994" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 13. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
- "World Speedway Championship". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 September 1937. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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