1939 Individual Speedway World Championship

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]

• The top 28 riders qualify for Championship round.

• The top 16 riders (and 2 reserves) over 7 Championship rounds would qualify for the World final.

Pos. Rider Qual Points Points carried forward 1 Cordy Milne 53 8 2 Eric Langton 51 7 3 Wilbur Lamoreaux 50 7 4 Bill Kitchen 47 7 5 Vic Duggan 45 6 6 Lionel Van Praag 44 6 7 Arthur Atkinson 40 6 8 Jack Milne 40 6 9 Alec Statham 36 5 10 Jack Parker 34 5 11 Benny Kaufman 33 5 12 Eric Chitty 32 5 13 Ron Johnson 32 5 14 Frank Varey 31 4 15 Eric Collins 30 4 16 Aub Lawson 29 4

Pos. Rider Qual Points c/f 17 Malcolm Craven 27 res 18 Frank Goulden 24 res 19 Tommy Croombs 22 20 Jimmie Gibb 21 21 Bob Harrison 19 22 Norman Parker 17 23 Wally Lloyd 16 24 Bill Pitcher 14 25 Tommy Price 13 26 Jack Hargreaves 9 27 Stan Greatrex 7 28 Stan Williams 7

• Wembley Stadium, London, 7 September 1939
• cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.