Alan Emerson

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Alan Emerson
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Born (1957-05-29) 29 May 1957 (age 67)
Haltwhistle, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1973-1977 Teesside Tigers
1975 Wolverhampton Wolves
1975-1976 Leicester Lions
1977 Belle Vue Aces
1978-1980 Birmingham Brummies
1979 Workington Comets
1980 Glasgow Tigers
1981-1983 Newcastle Diamonds
1981 Hull Vikings
Team honours
1982, 1983 National League Champion
1982 National League KO Cup Winner
1982, 1983National League Supernational Playoff Winner
1982, 1983 National League Four Team Champion

Robert Alan Emerson (born 29 May 1957), generally known as Alan Emerson is a British former motorcycle speedway rider. [1]

Career

Born in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, Emerson had second half rides at Workington, Belle Vue, and Teesside before making his competitive debut in 1973 for Teesside Tigers. [2] He also competed regularly in grasstrack. [2]

In 1975, he had his first rides in British speedway's top flight with Leicester Lions, [3] the team he also rode for in 1976, doubling up with Teesside. [4]

In 1978, he had his first of three seasons with Birmingham Brummies, doubling up in 1979 with Workington Comets and Glasgow Tigers respectively. [5] In 1981, he moved on to Newcastle Diamonds, where he rode for three seasons before retiring from the sport.

In 1982, he helped the Newcastle win two Fours Championships during the 1982 National League season [6] and the 1983 National League season. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-04-6, p. 39-40
  3. ↑ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 164
  4. ↑ Lawson,K (2018) “The Cheetahs 1976 – The Resurrection”. ISBN   978-0-244-69934-5
  5. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1981) 1981 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-86215-017-5, p. 238
  6. ↑ "Heartbreak puncture robs Tigers of national Fours title" . Cambridge Daily News. 26 July 1982. Retrieved 10 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Tigers miss out again in dramatic finish" . Cambridge Daily News. 25 July 1983. Retrieved 10 May 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.


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