Nigel Crabtree

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Nigel Crabtree
Born15 March 1960 (1960-03-15) (age 63)
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1977–1980 Newcastle Diamonds
1979 Poole Pirates
1980, 1995–96 Hull Vikings
1982–1983 Scunthorpe Stags
1983 Birmingham Brummies
1984–1992 Stoke Potters
1984, 1988 Sheffield Tigers
1993–1994 Glasgow Tigers
Individual honours
1987 National League Riders' runner-up
Team honours
1984, 1989 National League Pairs Winner

Nigel Robin Crabtree (born 15 March 1960) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1] [2] [3]

Speedway career

Crabtree rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1977 to 1996, riding for various clubs. [4]

In 1984, he won the National League Pairs, partnering Tom Owen for the Stoke Potters, during the 1984 National League season. [5]

In 1987, he finished runner-up in the National League Riders' Championship. He was regarded as one of the leading National League riders at the time, consistently finishing in the top ten averages. [1] [6]

In 1989, he won the National League Pairs for the second time, partnering Eric Monaghan for Stoke, during the 1989 National League season. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  2. "Welcome to the Diamonds". Newcastle Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. "Stoke stars take title" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 1 July 1984. Retrieved 23 May 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 59. ISBN   0-948882-15-8.