Alun Rossiter

Alun Rossiter
Born	23 July 1965 (age 59); Swindon, England
Nickname	Rosco
Nationality	Great Britain
Current club information
Career status	Manager
Manager	Swindon Robins
Career history
1982-1985, 1987-1988,	Swindon Robins
1982-1983, 1996	Exeter Falcons
1984	Weymouth Wildcats
1986	Coventry Bees
1989-1992, 1994-1995,	Poole Pirates
1992	King's Lynn Stars
1996	Peterborough Panthers
1999, 2002	Oxford Cheetahs
2000-2001	Wolverhampton Wolves
2002	Trelawny Tigers
Individual honours
Team honours
1989, 1990	National League
1983, 1990	National League KO Cup
1994	British League

Alun John Rossiter (born 23 July 1965, in Swindon, England)^[1] is a retired speedway rider, and team manager of British Elite League team the Swindon Robins.

Career

Rossiter began his speedway career at Swindon 1982 which he was sponsored by Fred Deane of F&J Transport for many years (Fred Deane of F&J Transport also sponsored Per Sorensen) . He raced for a number of clubs during his career including Oxford, Wolverhampton and a successful spell as captain of Poole with whom he won three league titles. He retired from racing after sustaining a serious knee injury during a crash in 2002.

In 2003, Terry Russell bought the promoting rights for the Robins, and soon after Rossiter was installed as co-promoter and team manager.^[2] In 2010 he won the Elite League Championship with the Coventry Bees defeating the Poole Pirates.

References

^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
^ "Rosco Returns". Swindon Advertiser. 2003-11-25. Retrieved 2008-09-25.

External links

Swindon Robins website

Template:Swindon Robins speedway team 2008

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[1] Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6

[swa-2] "Rosco Returns". Swindon Advertiser. 2003-11-25. Retrieved 2008-09-25.

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