Alan Molyneux
Speedway rider
Born12 August 1950 (1950-08-12) (age 73)
Derby, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1973–1974, 1982–1983, 1985Long Eaton
1974Cradley
1975Stoke
1975–1980Coventry
1981Sheffield
1982Birmingham
Individual honours
1979British Championship finalist
Team honours
1978, 1979British League Champion
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979Midland Cup
1980Midland League

Alan Reginald Molyneux (born 12 August 1950) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Molyneux reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1979.[1][4] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1973–1985, riding for various clubs.[5][1][6] Alan retired in 1983 but made a brief comeback in 1985 for Long Eaton to help them over injury problems.

He achieved most of his domestic success riding for Coventry Bees,[7] winning two league championships with the Midllands club.[8] He averaged 8.06 in 1978.[9] He also won four consecutive Midland Cups from 1976 to 1979.[10][11][12][13]

After speedway

Went back to the Nottingham lace industry for 17 years until the trade died out and took up employment at a factory making caravan interiors. Married to Linda, they live in Long Eaton. They have two children and grandchildren. Apart from the occasional visit to stadiums to watch, Alan makes model speedway bikes.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "ALAN MOLYNEUX". World Speedway Riders. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  7. ↑ "Alan Molyneux". WWOS backup. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.
  9. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "Muddy Marvel, Ole rubs it in". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 October 1976. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Super Shirra leads Bees in Cup romp". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 30 September 1977. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Bees live up to double glory". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 16 October 1978. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "...and they're cup kings, too!". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 October 1979. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.