Eric Boothroyd

Eric Boothroyd (26 April 1927 – 16 August 2022) was an international speedway rider from England.[1][2][3]

Eric Boothroyd
Born(1927-04-26)26 April 1927
Died16 August 2022(2022-08-16) (aged 96)
Halifax, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1950Tamworth Tammies
1950Cradley Heathens
1951-1957Birmingham Brummies
1957Bradford Tudors
1958, 1960Oxford Cheetahs
1959Leicester Hunters
1961-1963Middlesbrough Bears
1964Long Eaton Archers
1965-1968Halifax Dukes
Individual honours
1956Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1966British League Champion
1966British League KO Cup winner
1953, 1954, 1955Midland Cup
1966Northern Cup

Speedway career

Boothroyd was introduced to motor bikes by Geoff Duke when he served six years with the 15th Parachute Brigade in Egypt as a despatch rider. He first sat on a speedway bike in 1949 and began his career for Tamworth Tammies during the 1950 Speedway National League Division Three season.[3] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1968, riding for various clubs.[4][5]

Boothroyd reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship.[6]

During 1957, he was suspended by the Auto Cyclist Union, along with Birmingham teammate Ron Mountford for riding in South Africa.[7]

Personal life

He ran two greengrocer shops and died in 2022.[3]

World Final Appearances

References
  1. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. "Eric Boothroyd". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. "Obituaries". Speedway Star page 21. 27 August 2022.
  4. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. "Eric Boothroyd". wwosbackup. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. "This was Birmingham Speedway". Sports Argus. 3 August 1957. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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