Craig Branney

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Craig Branney
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Born (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 42)
Whitehaven, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2001, 2007 Workington Comets
2003, 2009 Newcastle Diamonds
2002, 2005 Hull Vikings
2004-2005 Oxford Cheetahs
2006, 2010 Berwick Bandits
2009 Stoke Potters
Team honours
2005 Conference League

Craig Harry Branney (born 31 July 1982 in Whitehaven, Cumbria) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [2] [3]

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Career

Branney rode for the Oxford Silver Machine from 2004 to 2005 [4] and then Berwick Bandits before joining Workington Comets in the Premier League in 2007. [2] He missed the 2008 season because of a broken leg. [5] In July 2009, Craig joined the Stoke Potters. His final season was in 2010 with the Berwick Bandits.

From 2011 to 2015 he was a Director at the Northside Speedway. [6]

Family

His brother John Branney also rode for the Workington Comets. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  2. 1 2 3 "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Speedway: Silver Machine snap up Craig". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Craig Branney rides at Newcastle after broken leg horror". Times and Star. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Reporter Paul takes to the speedway track". Times and Star. Retrieved 16 September 2024.



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