Charlie Appleby (speedway rider)

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Charlie Appleby
Born(1913-10-10)October 10, 1913
Saskatchewan, Canada
Died8 October 1946(1946-10-08) (aged 32)
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
NationalityCanadian
Career history
1937 Birmingham Bulldogs
1938-1939 Hackney Wick Wolves
1946 Birmingham Brummies
Team honours
1938 National Div II Champions

Robert Charles Appleby (born 10 October 1913 in Saskatchewan, Canada - died 8 October 1946) [1] was a speedway rider from Canada. [2]

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Career

Appleby was a member of the Hackney Wick Wolves team that won the National League Division II Championship in 1938. [3]

After the end of World War II Appleby returned to the UK and was signed by the Birmingham Brummies. He was enjoying a steady season but on 7 October he was involved in a crash at Brough Park. [4]

During the Northern League fixture on 7 October, Appleby crashed in an effort to avoid a fallen rider in front. Appleby swerved and hit the machine instead. He was thrown into the air and suffered a fractured skull. He was taken to Newcastle Infirmary but died during the early hours of 8 October. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Buck, B (2007) Brummies Legends, Pendragon Books. ISBN   0-9541671-2-0
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN   0-7524-2737-7
  4. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Speedway crash" . Lincolnshire Echo. 8 October 1946. Retrieved 11 August 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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