1949 Individual Speedway World Championship

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
  • The top 96 riders qualify for the second qualifying round, where they will be joined by seeded division 2 riders.[8]
Date Venue Winner
16 MayCounty Ground StadiumJack Mountford
18 MayThe ShayVic Emms
18 MayThe Pilot FieldPaddy Mills
18 MayTamworth Greyhound StadiumBasse Hveem
19 MayPennycross StadiumBruce Semmens
19 MayOwlerton StadiumAndy Menzies
20 MayLeicester StadiumCharlie May
21 MaySun Street StadiumStan Williams
21 MayHedon StadiumBilly Hole
21 MayRayleigh Weir StadiumAlan Hunt / Will Lowther

Second qualifying round
  • The top 42 riders qualify for the Third qualifying round.[8]
Date Venue Winner
10 JuneDudley Wood StadiumGil Craven
11 JuneBrandon StadiumKen Le Breton
11 JuneOld MeadowbankJack Young
11 JuneThe Firs StadiumBob Leverenz
13 JuneKnowle StadiumFred Tuck
13 JuneWalthamstow StadiumJim Boyd

Third qualifying round
  • 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
4 JulyBrough Park StadiumTommy Price / Ray Duggan
5 JulyAshfield StadiumKen Le Breton / Freddie Williams
5 JulyBanister Court StadiumFred Tuck / Roy Craighead
6 JulyHighbury Stadium (Fleetwood)Charles Cullum / Ken Sharples
6 JulyWhite City Stadium, GlasgowGeoff Bennett / Gil Craven

Championship round
  • The top 16 riders qualify for the world final.[8]
Date Venue Winner
8 AugustWimbledon StadiumAub Lawson
10 AugustNew Cross StadiumCyril Roger
22 AugustPerry Barr StadiumGraham Warren
25 AugustWembley StadiumWilbur Lamoreaux
27 AugustHyde Road StadiumDent Oliver
27 AugustOdsal StadiumTommy Price
30 AugustWest Ham StadiumCliff Watson
2 SeptemberHarringay StadiumDent Oliver

Scores
  • Top 16 qualify for World final, 17th & 18th reserves for World final
Pos.RiderTotal pts
1 Tommy Price38
2 Graham Warren38
3 Dent Oliver37
4 Aub Lawson37
5 Bill Gilbert36
6 Wilbur Lamoreaux35
7 Lloyd Goffe34
8 Jack Parker34
9 Bill Kitchen33
10 Cyril Roger31
11 Louis Lawson30
12 Bill Longley30
13 Norman Parker30
14 Ken Le Breton29
15 Cliff Watson29
16 Ron Clarke27
17 Oliver Hart27
18 Alec Statham25
19 Cyril Brine25
Pos.RiderTotal pts
20 Malcolm Craven25
21 Geoff Pymar23
22 Doug McLachlan23
23 Geoff Bennett20
24 Jeff Lloyd18
25 Mike Erskine18
26 Ray Duggan17
27 Charles Cullum17
28 Eric Chitty15
29 Split Waterman15
30 George Wilks15
31 Eddie Rigg14
32 Ken Sharples14
33 Roy Craighead13
34 Nobby Stock13
35 Gil Craven12
36 Jack Biggs11
37 Bob Harrison9
38 Stan Dell2

World final
Pos.RiderPointsHeats
1 Tommy Price15(3,3,3,3,3)
2 Jack Parker14(3,3,3,2,3)
3 Louis Lawson13(2,2,3,3,3)
4 Norman Parker10(3,3,2,2,0)
5 Wilbur Lamoreaux9(2,2,3,0,2)
6 Bill Kitchen9(3,1,2,2,1)
7 Ron Clarke8(1,0,2,3,2)
8 Aub Lawson8(1,3,1,1,2)
9 Bill Longley8(1,2,2,1,2)
10 Cyril Roger7(2,0,1,1,3)
11 Bill Gilbert6(2,1,3,0,0)
12 Graham Warren5(0,2,0,2,1)
13 Ken Le Breton4(1,0,1,1,1)
14 Lloyd Goffe2(0,1,0,0,1)
15 Cliff Watson1(0,1,0,0,0)
16 Dent Oliver0(0,0,-,-,-)
Oliver Hart (res)1(1,0,0)
Alec Statham (res) – –

References
  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. "World Championship". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 14 May 1949. Retrieved 2 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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