Born | Sheffield, England | 26 January 1948
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1969-1986 | Sheffield Tigers |
1970 | Workington Comets |
1971 | Hull Vikings |
1984 | Newcastle Diamonds |
1985-6 | Birmingham Brummies |
Individual honours | |
1978 | Northern Riders' Championship |
Team honours | |
1974 | British League KO Cup winner |
1974, 1979 | Northern Trophy |
Reginald Wilson (born 26 January 1948 in Sheffield, England) [1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider. [2] He earned seven international caps for the England national speedway team and 16 caps for the Great Britain team and later was a team manager of the Sheffield Tigers. [3]
Wilson spent 18 years riding at the Owlerton club and attained a respectable average of 7.42, scoring a club record 3510.5 points including bonuses in the process. [4]
He began his British leagues career riding during the 1969 British League season and made an appearance in the Knockout Cup final for Sheffield. [5] He completed Division two seasons with Workington Comets and Hull Vikings before becoming a regular Sheffield rider in 1972. [6]
He helped Sheffield win the 1974 Knockout Cup [7] and won the 1978 Northern Riders' Championship. [8]
He was the team manager from 1992 until 2007. In a recent poll of all the Sheffield riders ever he came in the top three.
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