Barry Crowson

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Barry Crowson
Born20 April 1947 (1947-04-20)
Tufnell Park, London, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1967–1970 West Ham Hammers
1968, 1970 Canterbury Crusaders
1969 Eastbourne Eagles
1971–1974 King's Lynn Stars
1975–1976 Wimbledon Dons
Team honours
1970 League champion (tier 2)
1968 Knockout Cup (tier 2)
1975 London Cup

Barry Michael Crowson (born 20 April 1947) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1]

Biography

Crowson, born in Tufnell Park, London, began his British leagues career riding for West Ham Hammers during the 1967 British League season season. [2] [3]

He rode for the London Club for four years from 1967 to 1970 but enjoyed more success on loan at Canterbury Crusaders, [4] captaining the club and winning the Knockout Cup with them, during the 1968 British League Division Two season.

During the 1968 Rider's Championship, held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 27 September, several riders were involved in a crash, which resulted in Chris Bailey (broken wrist) and Crowson (suspected fractured thigh bone) going to hospital. [5] However, Crowson after receiving an all-clear rode for his parent club West Ham the following evening. [6]

In 1969, Crowson joined Eastbourne Eagles on loan from West Ham [6] and topped the team's averages that season. He returned to Canterbury in 1970 and helped the Crusaders win the league title. [7] He also finished runner-up to Dave Jessup in the Rider's Championship, held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 25 September [8] and averaged an impressive 9.17. [9]

In 1971, Crowson secured a full transfer from West Ham to King's Lynn Stars and spent four seasons from 1971 to 1974 riding in the British League for them. [10] He continued to compete in the British League when he joined Wimbledon Dons for the 1975 British League season. He was a member of the Dons team that won the 1975 London Cup. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "1967 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Barry Crowson (picture feature)" . Reading Evening Post. 10 August 1970. Retrieved 4 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Crowson back in Crusaders team" . Kentish Express. 14 June 1968. Retrieved 4 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Two in hospital after Big Speedway Pile-Up" . Daily Mirror. 28 September 1968. Retrieved 13 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 "Barry Crowson joins the Eagles" . Eastbourne Herald. 15 February 1969. Retrieved 4 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 39. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  8. ↑ "Jessup roars in" . Daily Mirror. 26 September 1970. Retrieved 14 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Barry Crowson". WWOS backup. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "1975 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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