Reg Wilson

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Reg Wilson
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Born (1948-01-26) 26 January 1948 (age 76)
Sheffield, England
NationalityBritish (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, 1979Northern 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]

Career

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] [9]

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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References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN   0-948882-81-6
  2. ↑ Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN   978-0-244-72538-9
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Reg Wilson". WWOS backup. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "1969 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN   978-0904584509.
  8. ↑ "A tremendous boost for Reg Wilson" . Star Green 'un. 19 August 1978. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "1978 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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