Malcolm Shakespeare

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Malcolm Shakespeare
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Born (1950-04-25) 25 April 1950 (age 71)
West Bromwich, England
NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Current club information
Career statusRetired
Career history
1969-1971 Long Eaton Rangers
1970 Cradley Heathens
1971-1973 Leicester Lions
1974-1976 Wolverhampton Wolves
1976 Stoke Potters
1977 Birmingham Brummies
1978-1979, 1981 Weymouth Wildcats
1978 Hackney Hawks
Individual honours
1971 Second Division Riders runner-up
Team honours
1972Midland Cup

Terence Malcolm Shakespeare (born 25 April 1950) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Born in West Bromwich, Shakespeare had a second half ride at Cradley Heath before making his league debut in 1969 with Long Eaton Rangers in the second division of the British League. [1] After making his Division One debut in 1970 with Cradley Heathens, he had a longer run in the top flight in 1971 with Leicester Lions, averaging close to 4.5 from seven matches. [1] Also in 1971, he finished runner-up in the Second Division Riders Championship. [1] In 1972 he stepped up to the top division on a full-time basis with Leicester and by the end of the following season his average had risen to almost six points. [1] In 1974 he transferred to Wolverhampton Wolves where he spent three seasons, [2] before moving to Birmingham Brummies in 1977. In 1978 and 1979 he rode for Weymouth Wildcats. After missing the 1980 season he returned for a final season with Weymouth in 1981.

Shakespeare represented both England (19 caps) and Great Britain (1 cap) at National League level. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-04-6, p. 97
  2. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 157
  3. Oakes, Peter (1980) 1980 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-86215-007-8, p. 268