Bill Gilbert (speedway rider)

William Charles Gilbert (7 December 1916 – April 1992) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]

Bill Gilbert
Born7 December 1916 (1916-12-07)
London
DiedApril 1992 (aged 75)
Bexley, London
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1946-1950Wembley Lions
1952Norwich Stars
Individual honours
1949Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1946, 1947, 1949, 1950National League Champion
1948National Trophy Winner
1946, 1948, 1949, 1950London Cup
1947British Speedway Cup Winner

Speedway career

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Gilbert was a leading speedway rider in the late 1940s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wembley Lions.[4][5] He initially retired from speedway in 1951, but did return in 1952 for the Norwich Stars.[6]

World Final appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Bill Gilbert's fine riding". Bayswater Chronicle. 13 May 1949. Retrieved 22 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Wembley rider's no to Odsal". Bradford Observer. 25 April 1951. Retrieved 5 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.