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]
Date | Venue | Winner |
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24 May | Wimbledon Stadium | Wilbur Lamoreaux |
29 May | Harringay Stadium | Lionel Van Praag |
2 June | New Cross Stadium | Jack Parker |
5 June | Hyde Road | Eric Langton |
18 June | Hackney Wick Stadium | Cordy Milne |
22 June | West Ham Stadium | George Newton |
Date | Venue | Winner |
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7 July | New Cross Stadium | Jack Milne |
10 July | Harringay Stadium | Jack Milne |
19 July | Wimbledon Stadium | Jack Milne & Ginger Lees |
24 July | Hyde Road | Jack Milne |
29 July | Wembley Stadium | Lionel Van Praag & Wilbur Lamoreaux |
3 August | West Ham Stadium | Eric Langton |
13 August | Hackney Wick Stadium | Arthur Atkinson |
Top 16 qualifiers (2 reserves)
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Pos. | Rider | c/f Points | Final Points | Final Heats | Total Points |
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1 | ![]() | 13 | 15 | (3,3,3,3,3) | 28 |
2 | ![]() | 12 | 13 | (3,3,3,1,3) | 25 |
3 | ![]() | 11 | 12 | (2,3,2,3,2) | 23 |
4 | ![]() | 11 | 10 | (2,3,1,2,2) | 21 |
5 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | (1,1,2,2,3) | 19 |
6 | ![]() | 10 | 7 | (0,0,1,3,3) | 17 |
7 | ![]() | 11 | 6 | (3,0,-,3,0) | 17 |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 9 | (1,2,2,2,2) | 16 |
9 | ![]() | 11 | 5 | (3,0,0,0,2) | 16 |
10 | ![]() | 12 | 4 | (1,0,0,3,0) | 16 |
11 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | (1,2,3,1,1) | 15 |
12 | ![]() | 11 | 4 | (0,2,0,1,1) | 15 |
13 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | (2,1,1,2,0) | 14 |
14 | ![]() | 8 | 6 | (2,0,2,1,1) | 14 |
15 | ![]() | 8 | 3 | (0,1,1,0,1) | 11 |
16 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | (0,2,0,0,0) | 8 |
17 | ![]() | 7 | - | - | 7 |
18 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | (0) | 6 |
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