Born | Walsall, West Midlands, England | 7 December 1948
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Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1967 | Long Eaton Archers |
1968 | Leicester Lions |
1969-1970 | Middlesbrough Teessiders |
1971-1973 | Long Eaton Rangers |
1971 | Hackney Hawks |
1972 | King's Lynn Stars |
1973 | Newport |
Roger John Mills (born 7 December 1948) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. [1]
Mills rode in two matches for Sheffield Tigers and Long Eaton Archers in 1967 before joining the newly formed Leicester Lions in 1968. [2] He rode in seventeen British League Division One matches for Leicester that year, averaging 2.58, dropping down to the second division in 1969 with Middlesbrough Teessiders, for whom he averaged over 7 points in two seasons there. [3] In 1971, wanting to ride for a team closer to his home, he moved to Long Eaton Rangers, for whom he continued to score highly until his retirement at the end of the 1973 season. [2] [4]
Mills represented Great Britain at junior level and England at Division Two level. [2] [5]
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