Mike Sampson

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Mike Sampson
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Born8 August 1945 (1945-08-08) (age 79)
Exeter, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1971 Romford Bombers
1972 West Ham Hammers
1972–1973 Barrow Happy Faces/Bombers
1972–1975 Exeter Falcons
1974–1978 Eastbourne Eagles
1977–1978 White City Rebels
1979–1980 Nottingham Outlaws
1979–1980 Cradley Heathens
1981–1982 Stoke Potters
Team honours
1974, 1977 British League Champion
1977 National League Champion
1975, 1977, 1978 New/National League KO Cup Winner

Mike Sampson (born 8 August 1945) is a former speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

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Mike Sampson

Sampson rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1971 to 1982, riding for multiple clubs. [4] He started his career at Romford Bombers before going on to ride for West Ham Hammers and Barrow.

He was a member of the Exeter Falcons team that won the 1974 British League and doubled up for Eastbourne Eagles in division 2.

He continued to ride for Eastbourne [5] and also rode for the White City Rebels team that won the 1977 British League. [1] In 1978, Sampson won the Daily Mirror Sword title. [6]

In 1979 Sampson rode for Nottingham Outlaws and in 1980 for Cradley Heathens before finishing his career with Stoke Potters from 1981 to 1982 as the club captain. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mike Sampson". eader exacteditions .com. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sampson sidelined for two months" . Sussex Express. 23 July 1976. Retrieved 5 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "The grand old man of speedway Johnnie Hoskins congratulates Daily Mirros Sword winner Mike Sampson" . Daily Mirror. 29 March 1978. Retrieved 5 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Stoke rider hits snag" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 6 March 1982. Retrieved 5 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.


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