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Hackney Wick 1937 Updated 7.5.2020 Updated 28.7.2021 Updated 17.8.2021 Monday 29th March 1937 Hackney Wick, London Hackney Wick 37 West Ham Hammers 46 (Challenge) HACKNEY Dick Case 3 3 3 3 12 Bill Clibbett 1 1 1 3 Cordy Milne 3 2 3 2 10 Morian Hansen 1’ 1 1 George Wilks 3 2 2 7 Stan Dell 2 2 Frank Hodgson 1’ 1 2 1 ? 0 WEST HAM Tiger Stevenson 2 3 3 3 11 Broncho Dixon 1’ 3 4 1 Tommy Croombs 1’ 2 2 5 1 Charlie Spinks 2 2 1’ 2 7 1 Arthur Atkinson 3 2 3 3 11 Eric Chitty 1 1 2’ 4 1 Ken Brett 1’ 1 2 1 Phil Bishop 2’ 2 1 1 Case, Stevenson, Dixon, 72.73 3 3 3 3 2 Milne, Spinks, Croombs, 77.36 3 3 6 6 3 Atkinson, Dell, Chitty, 76.20 2 4 8 10 4 Case, Spinks, Brett, 77.34 3 3 11 13 5 Stevenson, Milne, Hansen, 74.65 3 3 14 16 6 Wilks, Croombs, Spinks, 73.80 3 3 17 19 7 Case, Atkinson, Clibbett, 75.47 4 2 21 21 8 Mine, Croombs, 78.40 3 2 24 23 9 Stevenson, Wilks, Hodgson, 75.66 3 3 27 26 10 Case, Spinks, Clibbett, 77.05 4 2 31 28 11 Atkinson, Milne, Chitty, 75.90 2 4 33 32 12 Stevenson, Wilks, Brett, 77.32 2 4 35 39 13 Atkinson, Bishop, Hodgson, 77.95 1 5 36 44 14 Dixon, Chitty, Clibbett, 78.15 1 5 37 46 Eastway Scratch: Final: Case, Atkinson, 75.36 Friday 2nd April 1937 Hackney Wick, London Hackney Wick v Harringay and West Ham Hammers (Combined Challenge) Rained Off Saturday 3rd April 1937 Belle Vue, Manchester Belle Vue Aces 44 New Cross, Hackney Wick and Wembley 40 (Challenge) BELLE VUE Eric Langton 2’ 3 2 3 10 1 Bob Harrison 3 1’ 0 3 7 1 Joe Abbott 1 2 3 6 Frank Varey 3 0 2 2 7 Bill Kitchen 2 3 3 2 10 Walter Hull 0 1 0 0 1 Oliver Langton 2’ 0 1‘ 3 2 Acorn Dobson 0 0 0 NEW CROSS HACKNEY WICK WEMBLEY Lionel Van Praag 0 1 2 1 4 Ginger Lees 1 3 1’ 2 7 1 Frank Charles 2 2 2 2 8 Bill Clibbett 0 1 0 1’ 2 1 George Newton 3 3 3 3 12 Stan Greatrex 1 0 1 1’ 3 1 Morian Hansen 0 3 3 EE 1’ 0 1 1 Ht1 Harrison, E.Langton, Lees, Van Praag 78.4 5 1 5 1 Ht2 Varey, Charles, Abbott, Clibbett 80.0 4 2 9 3 Ht3 Newton, Kitchen, Greatrex, Hull 77.2 2 4 11 7 Ht4 E.Langton, O.Langton, Clibbett, Hansen 82.0 5 1 16 8 Ht5 Lees, Abbott, Van Praag, Varey 80.0 2 4 18 12 Ht6 Kitchen, Charles, Hull, Clibbett 79.0 4 2 22 14 Ht7 Newton, E.Langton, Harrison, Greatrex 78.0 3 3 25 17 Ht8 Abbott, Charles, EE , Dobson 80.8 3 3 28 20 Ht9 Kitchen, Van Praag, Lees, Hull 79.0 3 3 31 23 Ht10 E.Langton, Charles, Clibbett, Harrison 81.6 3 3 34 26 Ht11 Newton, Varey, Greatrex, O.Langton 78.0 2 4 36 30 Ht12 Hansen, Kitchen, Van Praag, Dobson 79.2 2 4 38 34 Ht13 Newton, Varey, O.Langton, EE 79.2 3 3 41 37 Ht14 Harrison, Lees, Greatrex, Hull 81.0 3 3 44 40 Tuesday 6th April 1937 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Nottingham 21 Hackney Wick 32 (Challenge) NOTTINGHAM Fred Strecker F 3 2 5 Frank Hodgson 2 1’ 3 1 George Dykes F 2 3 5 Fred Tuck 1 1’ 1 3 1 Ted Bravery 2 1 1 4 Sam Marsland 1’ 1 1 HACKNEY Dick Case 3 3 3 9 Bill Clibbett E 2’ 2 1 George Wilks 2’ 2’ 4 2 Stan Dell 3 3 3 9 Cordy Milne E 1’ 2 3 1 Morian Hansen 3 2 5 1 Case, Hodgson, Strecker (fell), Clibbett (ef), 79.28 2 3 2 3 2 Dell Wilks, Tuck, Dykes (fell), 75.91 1 5 3 8 3 Hansen, Bravery, Marsland, Milne (ef), 76.17 3 3 6 11 4 Case, Dykes, Tuck, 74.83 3 3 9 14 5 Dell, Wilks, Bravery, 76.62 1 5 10 19 6 Strecker, Hansen, Milne, 76.16 3 3 13 22 7 Case, Clibbett, Bravery, 76.34 1 5 14 27 8 Dell, Strecker, Hodgson, 75.31 3 3 17 30 9 Dykes, Milne, Tuck, 75.86 4 2 21 32 Friday 9th April 1937 Hackney Wick, London Hackney Wick 50 Australians 34 (Challenge) HACKNEY Dick Case 2 2 3 3 10 Bill Clibbett 1’ 1 1 2’ 5 2 Cordy Milne 2’ 1 2 2’ 7 2 Morian Hansen 3 3 3 3 12 George Wilks 1’ 1 3 2 7 1 Stan Dell 2 0 2’ 3 7 1 Fred Strecker 0 0 0 Ted Bravery 1’ 1’ 2 2 AUSTRALIANS Lionel Van Praag 3 2 F 2 8 Dick Smythe 0 0 0 Bluey Wilkinson 1 3 E 2 6 Steve Langton DNR Eric Collins 3 2 1 1’ 7 1 Ernie Evans 0 0 0 1 1 Bluey Wilkinson 1 3 E 2 6 Jack Hyland 0 1 1 0 2 Jack Sharp 3 2’ 3 2 10 1 Jack Hyland 0 1 1 0 2 Tommy Allott 0 0 George Dykes 0 0 1 Van Praag, Case, Clibbett, Smythe 75.0 3 3 3 3 2 Hansen, Milne, Wilkinson, Hyland 74.6 5 1 8 4 3 Collins, Dell, Wilks, Evans 76.6 3 3 11 7 4 Sharp, Case, Hyland, Strecker 75.4 2 4 13 11 5 Hansen, Van Praag, Milne, Smythe 73.4 4 2 17 13 6 Wilkinson, Sharp, Wilks, Dell 76.6 1 5 18 18 7 Case, Collins, Clibbett, Evans 76.8 4 2 22 20 8 Sharp, Milne, Bravery, Wilkinson (ef), 77.0 3 3 25 23 9 Wilks, Dell, Hyland, Van Praag (f) 77.0 5 1 30 24 10 Case, Wilkinson, Clibbett, Dykes 77.0 4 2 34 26 11 Hansen, Milne, Collins, Evans 74.6 5 1 39 27 12 Van Praag, Wilks, Bravery, Hyland 77.2 3 3 42 30 13 Hansen, Sharp, Collins, Strecker 74.4 3 3 45 33 14 Dell, Clibbett, Evans, Allott 79.0 5 1 50 34 Cub Scratch Race (heats pre match) 1 Tuck, Bravery. Marsland. Dykes 78.6 2 Allott, Hodgson, Tom Price, Hyland 77.4 Final Allott, Bravery. Hodgson, Tuck 78.0 Match Race Sam Marsland bt Tom Price (L) 79.2 Saturday 10th April 1937 Harringay, London Harringay and Hackney Wick 51 Wembley and Wimbledon 32 (Challenge) HARRINGAY and HACKNEY WICK Jack Parker 2 3 3 3 11 Dick Smythe 1’ 0 2’ 2’ 5 3 Dick Case F 2 2 Morian Hansen 3 0 3 3 9 Jack Ormston 1 1 1 1 4 Cordy Milne 3 3 3 3 12 Stew Fairbairn 1 0 0 1 Frank Goulden 2 3 2’ 7 1 WEMBLEY and WIMBLEDON Lionel Van Praag 3 3 2 2 10 Eric Gregory 0 1 1 Frank Charles 1’ 2 3 0 6 1 Eric Collins 2 0 2 1 5 Geoff Pymar 2 0 2 1 5 Gus Kuhn 0 2 1’ 0 3 1 Wally Lloyd 0 0 0 Jack Sharp 1 0 1 0 2 1 Van Praag, J. Parker, Smythe, Gregory 75.3 3 3 3 3 2 Hansen, Collins, Charles, Case (fell), 74.9 3 3 6 6 3 Milne, Pymar, Ormston, Kuhn 76.0 4 2 10 8 4 Parker, Collins, Fairbairn, Lloyd 76.8 4 2 14 10 5 Van Praag, Case, Sharp, Hansen 75.4 2 4 16 14 6 Milne, Charles, Ormston, Collins 75.0 4 2 20 16 7 Parker, Kuhn, Smythe (nf). Pymar (nf) 78.1 3 2 23 18 8 Charles, Goulden, Sharp, Fairbairn 77.0 2 4 25 22 9 Milne, Van Praag, Ormston, Sharp 76.6 4 2 29 24 10 Parker, Smythe, Collins, Charles 76.4 5 1 34 25 11Hansen, Pymar, Kuhn, Fairbairn 76.1 3 3 37 28 12 Goulden, Van Praag, Ormston, Lloyd 77.0 4 2 41 30 13 Hansen, Goulden, Pymar, Sharp 76.5 5 1 46 31 14 Milne, Smythe, Gregory, Kuhn 76.6 5 1 51 32 Tuesday 13th April 1937 West Ham, London West Ham Hammers 57 Hackney Wick 25 (National League Division One) WEST HAM 1 Tiger Stevenson 3 E 3 2 8 2 Tommy Croombs 2 2 1 3 8 3 Bluey Wilkinson 2 2 3 3 10 4 Jack Dixon 3 3 F 2 8 5 Arthur Atkinson 1 2 3 3 9 6 Eric Chitty 3 3 F N 6 7 Charlie Spinks 2 3 5 8 Phil Bishop 1 2 0 3 HACKNEY WICK 1 Dick Case 1 F F 1 2 2 Bill Clibbett 0 1 2 2 5 3 Cordy Milne 1 1 2 0 4 4 Morian Hansen F 3 0 3 6 5 Stan Dell F 0 R 0 0 6 George Wilks 2 1 2 1 6 7 Fred Strecker 1 0 1 8 Ted Bravery 0 1 1 1 Stevenson Croombs Case Clibbett 43.48 5 1 5 1 2 Dixon Wilkinson Milne EPH (Hansen F) 42.35 5 1 10 2 3 Chitty Wilks Atknsn FRM (Dell F) 43.90 4 2 14 4 4 Hansen Spinks Strecker (Stvnson E) 43.06 2 4 16 8 5 Dixon Wilkinson Clibbett (Case F) 42.45 5 1 21 9 6 Chitty Atkinson Milne Hansen 42.75 5 1 26 10 7 Stevenson Croombs Wilks Dell 42.25 5 1 31 11 8 Wilkinson Milne Bishop Bravery 42.55 4 2 35 13 9 Atkinson Clibbett (Chitty F) (Case F) 42.65 3 2 38 15 10 Hansen Stevenson Croombs Milne 43.26 3 3 41 18 11 Wilkinson Wilks (Dixon F) (Dell R) 41.48 3 2 44 20 12 Atkinson Bishop Case Strecker 42.25 5 1 49 21 13 Spinks Dixon Bravery Dell 41.86 5 1 54 22 14 Croombs Clibbett Wilks Bishop 41.48 3 3 57 25 Friday 16th April 1937 Hackney Wick, London Hackney Wick v Harringay and West Ham Hammers (Combined Challenge) Rained Off second time Saturday 17th April 1937 Belle Vue, Manchester Belle Vue Aces 47 Hackney Wick 37 (National League Division One) BELLE VUE 1 Eric Langton 2 3 E E 5 2 Bob Harrison 3 3 3 3 12 3 Joe Abbott 3 3 3 1 10 4 Frank Varey 0 0 0 2 2 5 Bill Kitchen 3 3 3 3 12 6 Chun Moore 0 1 0 0 1 7 Wally Hull 2 3 5 8 Acorn Dobson 0 0 0 HACKNEY WICK 1 Dick Case 1 2 2 1 6 2 Stan Dell 0 1 1 1 3 3 Cordy Milne 1 2 1 2 6 4 Bill Clibbett 2 1 0 N 3 5 Morian Hansen 2 1 3 0 6 6 George Wilks 1 2 2 2 7 7 Fred Strecker 0 2 2 8 Ted Bravery 2 1 1 4 1 Harrison Langton Case Dell 81.2 5 1 5 1 2 Abbott Clibbett Milne Varey 80.8 3 3 8 4 3 Kitchen Hansen Wilks Moore 81.0 3 3 11 7 4 Langton Hull Clibbett Strecker 81.8 5 1 16 8 5 Abbott Case Dell Varey 81.8 3 3 19 11 6 Kitchen Milne Moore Clibbett 79.6 4 2 23 13 7 Harrison Wilks Hansen Langton, E 83.4 3 3 26 16 8 Abbott Bravery Milne Dobson 82.4 3 3 29 19 9 Kitchen Case Dell Moore 81.2 3 3 32 22 10 Harrison Milne Bravery Langton, E 83.4 3 3 35 25 11 Hansen Wilks Abbott FRM Varey 81.2 1 5 36 30 12 Kitchen Strecker Case Dobson 81.8 3 3 39 33 13 Hull Varey Bravery Hansen 82.4 5 1 44 34 14 Harrison Wilks Dell Moore 84.4 3 3 47 37 Friday 23rd April 1937 Hackney Wick, London Hackney Wick 40 New Cross Rangers 42 (National League Division One) HACKNEY WICK 1 Dick Case 2 2 2 3 9 2 Stan Dell 1 1 0 3 5 3 Cordy Milne 2 3 3 2 10 4 Bill Clibbett 1 1 F 2 4 5 Morian Hansen 2 2 2 R 6 6 George Wilks 1 0 0 2 3 7 Fred Strecker 0 1 1 8 Ted Bravery 1 1 2 NEW CROSS 1 Stan Greatrex 3 F 3 3 9 2 Norman Evans 0 2 1 E 3 3 Jack Milne 3 1 2 2 8 4 Joe Francis F 3 3 1 7 5 George Newton 3 3 3 3 12 6 Nobby Key 0 0 F N 0 7 Jack Dalton 0 0 0 8 Ernie Evans 1 2 F 3 1 Greatrex Case Dell N Evans 73.25 3 3 3 3 2 J Milne C Milne Clibbett (Francis F) 73.66 3 3 6 6 3 Newton Hansen Wilks Key 71.95 3 3 9 9 4 Francis Case E Evans Strecker 73.95 2 4 11 13 RR 5 C Milne N Evans Clibbett (Greatrex F) 76.37 4 2 15 15 6 Francis Hansen J Milne Wilks 73.86 2 4 17 19 7 Newton Case Dell Key 72.05 3 3 20 22 8 C Milne J Milne Bravery Dalton 73.71 4 2 24 24 9 Greatrex Hansen N Evans Wilks 74.92 2 4 26 28 10 Case J Milne Francis Dell 73.93 3 3 29 31 11 Newton C Milne (Key F) (Clibbett F) 72.63 2 3 31 34 12 Greatrex E Evans Bravery (Hansen R) 75.15 1 5 32 39 13 Newton Clibbett
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