Tom Farndon

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Tom Farndon
Personal Information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	September 1911
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Date of death	30 August 1935
Current Club Information
British League	-
Career History
Coventry Crystal Palace Glaziers New Cross Lambs		1929-1930 1931-1933 1934-1935
Individual Honours
Star Riders' Champion London Riders' Champion British Individual Match Race Champion	1933 1934, 1935 1934-1935 (Undefeated)
Team Honours

Tom Farndon (born September 1911 Coventry, England died 30 August 1935)^[1] was a Speedway rider who won the Star Riders' Championship in 1933 whilst with the New Cross Lambs.

He started his career with Coventry before a spell with the Crystal Palace Glaziers. He moved to New Cross Rangers with Palace promoter Fred Mockford in 1934. ^[2]

[edit] Death

Tom Farndon was killed after a crash on 28 August 1935 whilst racing at New Cross Rangers Stadium in a second half scratch race final. He was involved in a collision with team-mate Ron Johnson which hurled him through the air and saw him land head first on the track. Tom died two days later in Miller General Hospital, Greenwich, without regaining consciousness. His funeral was attended by all the stars of the day, as well as thousands of fans from London & Coventry who had took the Coventry kid to their hearts with his brave never beaten do or die style of racing, the sport of Speedway was a lot poorer with his passing

[edit] External links

• Vintage Speedway Magazine -Tom Farndon Story (Part One)
• Vintage Speedway Magazine -Tom Farndon Story (Part Two)
• Photograph of Tom Farndon 1933
• Tom Farndon Headstone

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