David Walsh (speedway rider)

David Walsh
Born	29 August 1963 (age 61); Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1983, 1993–1995	Glasgow Tigers
1983–1986	Sheffield Tigers
1983, 1999	Newcastle Diamonds
1984, 1989–1992, 1998	Berwick Bandits
1985	Ellesmere Port Gunners
1987, 1988	Cradley Heathens
1996	Middlesbrough Bears
1997	Bradford Dukes
1998	Coventry Bees
2000	Stoke Potters
2001	Hull Vikings
Individual honours
1995, 1996, 1997	British Championship finalist
Team honours
1985	National League Champion
1988	Knockout Cup

David Michael Walsh (born 29 August 1963) is a former international speedway rider from England.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Speedway career

Walsh rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1983 to 2001, riding for various clubs.^[4] He won the league title with Ellesmere Port Gunners in 1985.^[5]

Walsh completed three spells with Berwick Bandits in 1984, from 1989 to 1992^[6] and again in 1998. His second spell started in 1989 when he transferred from Cradley Heathens.^[7] It was at Cradley during the 1988 British League season that Walsh won the Knockout Cup.^[8]

Walsh reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1995, 1996 and 1997.^[1]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "David Walsh". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
^ "Port set up treble". Manchester Evening News. 12 October 1985. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Speedway". The Scotsman. 15 October 1990. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Speedway". Scotland on Sunday. 12 March 1989. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.
^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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[wwosbackup-1] "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[2] "David Walsh". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[3] "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[4] "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

[5] "Port set up treble". Manchester Evening News. 12 October 1985. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[6] "Speedway". The Scotsman. 15 October 1990. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "Speedway". Scotland on Sunday. 12 March 1989. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] Bamford, Reg (2004). Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing, Stroud. ISBN 978-0-7524-2955-7.

[9] "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 23 July 2021.

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