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Fred Rogers (speedway rider)

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Fred Rogers
Born1 January 1929 (1929-01)
Sheffield, England
DiedNovember 2001(2001-11-00) (aged 72)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1947Odsal Boomerangs
1948Newcastle Diamonds
1948Yarmouth Bloaters
1948–1954Norwich Stars
1955–1956Belle Vue Aces
Team honours
1950, 1951League champion (tier 2)
1951National Trophy (tier 2)
1951Southern Shield

Fred Rogers (1 January 1929 – November 2001) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned one international cap for the England national speedway team.[1]

Biography

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Rogers, born in Sheffield, began his British leagues career riding for Odsal Boomerangs during the 1947 Speedway National League.[2] On his debut he made an immediate impact in front of 17,784 fans by battling hard for three points.[3]

The following season in 1948, he rode for Newcastle Diamonds in division 2 and Yarmouth Bloaters in division 3[4] before moving from Newcastle to join the Norwich Stars.[5] He would spend six more years with Norwich from 1949 to 1954, his average peaking in 1951 at 8.38.[6] He helped Norwich win the division 2 league title in 1950 and the league and National Trophy double in 1951.[7]

He retired after the 1954 season but made a comeback after sealing a transfer to Belle Vue Aces (because he was still officially a Norwich rider) for the 1955 Speedway National League season.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  2. ^ "1947 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Crowd liked young Odsal rider". Bradford Observer. 28 July 1947. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Brough Speedway". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 4 April 1948. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 978-0904584509.
  8. ^ "Rogers may join Aces". Manchester Evening News. 17 May 1955. Retrieved 29 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.