Peter Murray (speedway rider)

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Peter Murray
Born (1948-03-18) 18 March 1948 (age 76)
Wimbledon, London
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1967–1972 Wimbledon Dons
1968–1969, 1973–1974 Canterbury Crusaders
1973 Reading Racers
Team honours
1968, 1969, 1970 Knockout Cup (tier 1)
1968 Knockout Cup (tier 2)
1968, 1969, 1970 London Cup

Peter Murray (born 18 March 1948) is a former English motorcycle speedway rider. [1]

Biography

Murray, born in Wimbledon, London, began his British leagues career making an appearance for Wimbledon Dons during the 1967 British League season season. [2] The following season he established himself in both division 1 with Wimbledon and division 2 with Canterbury Crusaders. [3]

Murray had the distinction of winning both the division 1 and 2 Knockout Cups in 1968. [4] Additionally he won the London Cup with Wimbledon that year. [5]

Arguably his breakthrough year was 1969 because he topped the Canterbury team averages [6] with an impressive 10.35, an average that was the fourth highest in the league. [7] In addition he won a second Knockout Cup and London Cup with Wimbledon. [8] He left Canterbury the following season, [9] missing out on their league title success, [10] but gained consolation with a third consecutive Knockout Cup and London Cup with Wimbledon. [11]

After a couple more seasons with the London team, he returned to Canterbury in 1973, [12] a season which saw him win the Invicta Ludorum Trophy [13]

He retired during the 1974 season.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ultimate Rider Index, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "1967 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Peter Murray". WWOS backup. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 39. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  5. ↑ "Wimbledon 1969" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Reading's Dene Davies (second from right) leads Canterbury's Peter Murray" . Reading Evening Post. 7 October 1969. Retrieved 30 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Wimbledon 1969" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Piddock, Murray leave Crusaders" . Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 13 March 1970. Retrieved 30 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Speedway Teams UK 1970-1975". Cyber Motorcycle. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Wimbledon 1970" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Draw at Hull" . Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 14 September 1973. Retrieved 30 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Golden boy Peter wins by a point" . Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald. 10 August 1973. Retrieved 30 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
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