Jimmy Gooch (speedway rider)

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Jimmy Gooch
Born16 November 1928
Dagenham, East London, England
Died18 June 2011 (aged 82)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1950-1955, 1956Wembley Lions
1955Swindon Robins
1956Bradford Dukes
1957-1958Ipswich Witches
1960-1961New Cross Rangers
1962-1963Norwich Stars
1964-1966Oxford Cheetahs
1967-1968Newport Wasps
1969-1970Hackney Hawks
Individual honours
1965Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1951, 1952, 1953, 1964National League Champion
1954, 1963, 1964National Trophy Winner
1951, 1954London Cup
1964Britannia Shield

Jimmy Gooch (1928-2011) was an international speedway rider from England.[1][2]

Speedway career[]

Gooch reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1970, riding for various clubs.[4] He was capped by England ten times and Great Britain three times.[5]

World final appearances[]

Individual World Championship[]

World Team Cup[]

References[]

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Gooch". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.


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