Arnold Haley
Born15 September 1942 (1942-09-15)
Leeds, England
Died28 March 2003(2003-03-28) (aged 60)
Leeds, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1965-1978, 1980Sheffield Tigers
1979Belle Vue Aces
1979Workington Comets
1980Exeter Falcons
1980Edinburgh Monarchs
1981Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1969, 1970, 1971, 1972British Championship finalist
1969World final reserve
Team honours
1974Knockout Cup
1973, 1974Northern Trophy

Arnold Haley (15 September 1942 – 28 March 2003) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] At retirement he had earned 33 international caps for the England national speedway team and 6 caps for Great Britain.[3][1]

Speedway career

Haley rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965-1981, riding for various clubs.[3][4]

He spent fourteen seasons with Sheffield Tigers from 1965 to 1978.[5] He was instrumental in helping Sheffield win the British League Knockout Cup during the 1974 British League season.[6] In 1979, he signed for Belle Vue Aces[7] but he struggled to find form before being loaned out to Workington Comets. His unhappy time at Belle Vue came to a quick end when he transferred to Exeter Falcons.[8]

He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on four occasions in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972.[1][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Arnold Haley". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Hero Haley puts Ipswich on the rack". Daily Mirror. 7 October 1974. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Happy Headache for Boocock". Manchester Evening News. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Comets struggling to find their touch". Thanet Times. 13 May 1980. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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