Derek Sneddon

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Derek Sneddon
Born (1982-07-27) 27 July 1982 (age 41)
Falkirk, Scotland
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Career history
2000–2001, 2003, 2006–2008, 2012–2014 Edinburgh
2001 Glasgow
2002, 2009–2011 Newcastle
2004–2005 Armadale
Team honours
2005 Conference Trophy
2008, 2010 Premier Trophy
2008 Premier League
2010 Premier League Knockout Cup
2011 Premier Shield
2013 Premier League Fours

Derek Sneddon (born 27 July 1982) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland. [1]

Career

Born in Falkirk, Sneddon began his professional speedway career in 1998 riding in a single match for Hull Vikings. [2] He had one off rides for Linlithgow Lightning and the Isle of Wight Islanders in 1999, [3] before moving on to Ashfield Giants and Edinburgh Monarchs in 2000. [2] He rode for Newcastle Diamonds in 2002 and returned to the Monarchs in 2003 but suffered a broken femur in a crash early in the season. [2]

After regaining his fitness he rode in the Conference League with the Armadale Devils in 2004 and 2005, winning the Conference Trophy in 2005, before returning to the Monarchs team in 2006. [2] He spent three successive seasons with Edinburgh, being named team captain in 2007, and winning the Premier League Championship, play-offs, and Premier Trophy in 2008. [2]

In 2009, he moved on to Newcastle Diamonds, spending three seasons there before returning to the Edinburgh team in 2012. [2] [4] [5] In 2013 he again took over the team captaincy and was granted a testimonial year. [6] [7] Sneddon was part of the Edinburgh team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 14 July 2013, at the East of England Arena. [8] [9]

His final season before retirement was with Edinburgh during the 2014 Premier League speedway season. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 28 July 2013
  3. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Derek Sneddon saves the best until very last", Evening Chronicle , 24 October 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2013
  5. ↑ "Derek Sneddon completes Newcastle Diamonds return", BBC, 8 December 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2013
  6. ↑ "Derek Sneddon", Edinburgh Monarchs. Retrieved 28 July 2013
  7. ↑ "Speedway: Monarchs’ Derek Sneddon looks to improve", Edinburgh News , 14 February 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013
  8. ↑ "2013 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "It's a case of Vissing in action as Monarchs crowned Fours kings", Peterborough Today, 15 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013
  10. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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