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Born | 22 June 1933 Blackheath, London, England |
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Died | 13 April 2019 | (aged 85)
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1955 | Brafield Flying Foxes |
1956-1957 | Southern/Rayleigh Rovers |
1957, 1959 | Eastbourne Eagles |
1958-1960, 1962-1964, 1967-1972 | Oxford Cheetahs/Rebels |
1965-1967 | Exeter Falcons |
1960-1962 | Ipswich Witches |
1973 | Cradley United |
1974-1978 | Poole Pirates |
1977 | Crayford Kestrels |
Individual honours | |
1965 | British Championship finalist |
Team honours | |
1964 | National League winner |
1964 | National Trophy winner |
1964 | Britannia Shield Winner |
1959 | Southern Area League |
Colin William Gooddy (22 June 1933 – 13 April 2019) was an international motorcycle speedway rider for the England national speedway team.[1][2]
Speedway career
[edit]Gooddy rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1955-1977, riding for various clubs.[3][4] He was capped by England once.[2] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1965.[1][5]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "COLIN GOODDY POOLE PIRATE 1974 – 1978". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.