Great Britain national speedway team
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| Team manager | Jim Lynch |
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| Team captain | Scott Nicholls |
| Nation Colour | Blue |
| SWC Wins | 9 |
| Squad: | Scott Nicholls (c) |
| Lee Richardson | |
| Chris Harris | |
| Simon Stead | |
| Edward Kennett | |
The Great Britain national speedway team (also known as Team GB) are one of the major teams in international speedway. They are managed by Jim Lynch, who was appointed team manager by the BSPA in March 2008 on a one year contract after former manager Neil Middleditch resigned from the job after 7 years in charge in February 2008.[1] The current captain is 4-time British Champion Scott Nicholls.
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[edit] Speedway World Cup
The England national speedway team has won the Speedway World Team Cup on five occasions with the Great Britain side winning four times. They were a major force in the 1970s, winning 5 tournaments in a row, 3 as England and 2 as Great Britain. Key riding members of the title wins include Peter Collins (5 wins), Malcolm Simmons (4 wins), New Zealand-born Ivan Mauger, Dave Jessup and Ray Wilson (all 3 wins). The cup has eluded them since 1989, although they came mighty close in 2000, missing out when Mark Loram fell in a race-off, and 2004 where a team of Mark Loram, Lee Richardson, Gary Havelock, David Norris and Scott Nicholls missed out by 1 point. Both narrow defeats were at the hands of Sweden and both in somewhat controversial fashion.
[edit] Wins as Great Britain
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | GB Riders and Pts | |
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| 1968 |  Wembley |
1.  GREAT BRITAIN (40)2.  Sweden (30)3.  Poland (19)4.  Czechoslovakia (7) |
Ivan Mauger | 12 |
| Nigel Boocock | 10 | |||
| Martin Ashby | 8 | |||
| Barry Briggs | 7 | |||
| Norman Hunter | 3 | |||
| 1971 | Wroclaw |
1. GREAT BRITAIN (37) 2.  Soviet Union (22)3. Poland (19)4. Sweden (18) |
Ray Wilson | 12 |
| Ivan Mauger | 10 | |||
| Jim Airey | 9 | |||
| Barry Briggs | 6 | |||
| Ronnie Moore | - | |||
| 1972 |  Olching |
1. GREAT BRITAIN (36) 2. Soviet Union (21)3. Poland (21)4. Sweden (18) |
Ivan Mauger | 11 |
| John Louis | 9 | |||
| Terry Betts | 9 | |||
| Ray Wilson | 8 | |||
| Ronnie Moore | - | |||
| 1973 | Wembley |
1. GREAT BRITAIN (37) 2. Sweden (31)3. Soviet Union (20)4. Poland (8) |
Peter Collins | 12 |
| Terry Betts | 9 | |||
| Malcolm Simmons | 8 | |||
| Ray Wilson | 8 | |||
| Dave Jessup | - | |||
[edit] Wins as England
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Eng Riders and Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Chorzow |
1. ENGLAND (42) 2. Sweden (31)3. Poland (13)4. Soviet Union (10) |
Peter Collins | 12 |
| John Louis | 11 | |||
| Dave Jessup | 10 | |||
| Malcolm Simmons | 8 | |||
| Ray Wilson | - | |||
| 1975 | Norden |
1. ENGLAND (41) 2. Soviet Union (29)3. Sweden (17)4. Poland (9) |
Peter Collins | 12 |
| Malcolm Simmons | 11 | |||
| Martin Ashby | 10 | |||
| John Louis | 8 | |||
| Dave Jessup | - | |||
| 1977 | Wroclaw |
1. ENGLAND (37) 2. Poland (25)3. Czechoslovakia (23)4. Sweden (11) |
Peter Collins | 10 |
| Michael Lee | 9 | |||
| Dave Jessup | 9 | |||
| John Davis | 6 | |||
| Malcolm Simmons | 3 | |||
| 1980 | Wroclaw |
1. ENGLAND (40) 2.  USA (29)3. Poland (15)4. Czechoslovakia (12) |
Michael Lee | 11 |
| Chris Morton | 11 | |||
| Peter Collins | 10 | |||
| Dave Jessup | 8 | |||
| John Davis | - | |||
| 1989 | Odsal |
1. ENGLAND (48) 2.  Denmark (34)3. Sweden (30)4. USA (8) |
Jeremy Doncaster | 13 |
| Paul Thorp | 12 | |||
| Kelvin Tatum | 12 | |||
| Simon Wigg | 11 | |||
| Simon Cross | 0 | |||
[edit] Titles
| Preceded by Sweden |
World Champions 1968 (1st title) |
Succeeded by Poland |
| Preceded by Sweden |
World Champions 1971 (2nd title) 1972 (3rd title) 1973 (4th title) 1974 (5th title) 1975 (6th title) |
Succeeded by Australia |
| Preceded by Australia |
World Champions 1977 (7th title) |
Succeeded by Denmark |
Preceded by New Zealand |
World Champions 1980 (8th title) |
Succeeded by Denmark |
| Preceded by Denmark |
World Champions 1989 (9th title) |
Succeeded by USA |
[edit] Famous British riders
[edit] References
- ^ Lynch and Loram in GB Roles. BSPA (19th March 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
[edit] External Links
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