Alan Grahame

Alan William Grahame (5 February 1954 – 3 October 2021) was a British motorcycle speedway rider.[1]

Alan Grahame
Born(1954-02-05)5 February 1954
Kingstanding, England
Died3 October 2021(2021-10-03) (aged 67)
NationalityEnglish
Career history
1973–1977Birmingham Brummies
1975, 1986Swindon Robins
1975Poole Pirates
1975Wolverhampton Wolves
1975, 1995–1998Hull Vikings
1978–1985, 1987–1991, 1993Cradley Heathens
1992Stoke Potters
1994Oxford Cheetahs
1994Peterborough Panthers
Team honours
1974British League Division Two Champion
1974British League Division Two KO Cup Winner
1975New National League Champion
1981, 1983British League Champion
1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
1987, 1988, 1989		British League KO Cup Winner
1982British League Cup
1980, 1983Midland Cup
1994Fours Championship winner

Career

Grahame was born at Kingstanding, Birmingham, in February 1954.[2] He finished runner-up to his brother Andy Grahame in the 1982 British Speedway Championship, and qualified for the Speedway World Championship Final in 1984 as reserve and scored five points from two rides.

During the final season of his career in 1994, he helped the Oxford Cheetahs win the Fours Championship during the 1994 British League Division Two season.[3][4]

He died at the age of 67 on 3 October 2021, from injuries sustained in a motocross racing crash the previous month.[5][6][7]

World Final Appearances

References
  1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. Cradley Speedway: Alan Grahame profile
  3. "Speedway". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "1994 complete season records" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. Cradley Speedway Home Page
  6. Wigham, Catherine (4 October 2021). "Hull Vikings speedway fans and team-mate pay special tribute to Alan Grahame after sad passing". Hull Daily Mail.
  7. "Remembering Big Al". Speedway Star pages 31. 3 September 2022.
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