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George Major
Born (1939-10-26) 26 October 1939 (age 85)
Donnington, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality England
Current club information
Career statusRetired
Career history
1959Aldershot Shots
1960Yarmouth Bloaters
1961Newcastle Diamonds
1962Neath Welsh Dragons
1963St. Austell Gulls
1963-1964, 1969-1970Oxford Cheetahs
1964Norwich Stars
1964-1965, 1973Cradley Heathens/United
1966-1967, 1971Sheffield Tigers
1968Leicester Lions
1970Doncaster Stallions
1970Newport Wasps
1971-1975Birmingham Brummies
1971Belle Vue Aces
1971King's Lynn Stars
1972Oxford Rebels
1972Glasgow Tigers
1972, 1973Wolverhampton Wolves
1972Halifax Dukes
1973Coventry Bees
Team honours
1974British League Division Two Champion
1974British League Division Two KO Cup Winner
1975New National League Champion

George Major (born 26 October 1939) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.

Biography

Born in Donnington, Oxfordshire,[1] Major's first speedway experience was riding on a track built on a rubbish tip in his home town.[2] He made his competitive debut in 1959 for Aldershot Shots in the Southern Area League.[2] In the early 1960s he rode for Yarmouth Bloaters, Newcastle Diamonds, Neath Welsh Dragons, St Austell Gulls, and Norwich Stars before riding for his home town club, Oxford Cheetahs in 1963 and 1964.[2] In 1964 he signed for Cradley Heath Heathens, and was the team's top scorer in 1964 before riding with them in the first season of the British League the following year, in which he averaged over 7.5 points per match.[2][3] After two seasons with Sheffield Tigers he signed for Leicester Lions in 1968, before returning to Oxford in the 1969 season after injury saw him lose his place in the Lions team.[2][3] In 1970, no longer a high points scorer at the top level, he dropped down to the second division with Doncaster Stallions, averaging over 9.5 over the season, with 4 maximum points scores.[2] Four seasons with Birmingham Brummies followed, in which he captained the team and continued to score highly in the second division, before retiring at the end of the 1975 season.[1]

Major represented Britain in 1963 and 1964 in Test matches against an Overseas team, and England in 1964 against Scotland.[2] He competed in the first British Final in 1965, finishing thirteenth.[2] He competed in the Second Division Riders Final in 1971 and 1972, finishing seventh and ninth respectively.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hearn, Dan (2010) "Speedway stars hold memorial reunion", Banbury Cake, 9 October 2010, retrieved 2012-03-24
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 79-80
  3. ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 157
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