1939 Individual Speedway World Championship

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The 1939 Individual Speedway World Championship was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II. It would have been the fourth edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

The final, due to be held at Wembley on 7 September was cancelled, just four days after the declaration of war by Britain on Germany. [8] [9]

Qualifying round

DateVenueWinner
2 June Cleveland Park Stadium George Greenwood
3 June Hackney Wick Stadium Andy Menzies
6 June Knowle Stadium Dick Harris
8 June Owlerton Stadium Stan Williams
10 JuneCrystal Palace Exhibition GroundsAub Lawson
12 June Brough Park Stadium George Pepper
15 June Sun Street Stadium Jeff Lloyd
17 June The Firs Stadium George Greenwood
1 July Harringay Stadium Jack Milne
4 July West Ham Stadium Arthur Atkinson
8 July Hyde Road Bill Kitchen
12 July New Cross Stadium Aub Lawson & Jack Milne
19 July Banister Court Stadium Frank Goulden
24 July Wimbledon Stadium Cordy Milne

Championship round

DateVenueWinner
2 AugustBanister Court StadiumCordy Milne
5 AugustHarringay StadiumJack Parker
15 AugustWest Ham StadiumEric Langton
17 AugustWembley StadiumLionel Van Praag
19 AugustHyde RoadEric Langton
21 AugustWimbledon StadiumCordy Milne
23 AugustNew Cross StadiumWilbur Lamoreaux & Eric Langton

Points

World final

References

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  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.
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  7. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 13. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.
  8. "Speedway Racing" . West London Observer. 1 September 1939. Retrieved 22 April 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Speedway Final" . Cambridge Daily News. 6 September 1939. Retrieved 22 April 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.