Jimmy Gooch (speedway rider)

Jimmy Gooch
Born16 November 1928
Dagenham, East London, England
Died18 June 2011 (aged 82)
Chelmsford, Essex
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1950–1955, 1956Wembley Lions
1955Swindon Robins
1956Bradford Dukes
1957–1958Ipswich Witches
1960–1961New Cross Rangers
1962–1963Norwich Stars
1964–1966Oxford Cheetahs
1967–1968Newport Wasps
1969–1970Hackney Hawks
Individual honours
1965Speedway World Championship finalist
Team honours
1951, 1952, 1953, 1964National League Champion
1954, 1963, 1964National Trophy Winner
1950, 1951, 1954London Cup
1964Britannia Shield

James Everard Gooch (16 November 1928 – 18 June 2011) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He was capped by England and Great Britain.[3]

Speedway career

Gooch reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4] In 1966, he was runner up in the Australian Championship.[5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1970, riding for various clubs.[6] Successes included winning the league championship four times and the London Cup three times with Wembley Lions.[7][8]

He was capped by the England national speedway team ten times and Great Britain three times.[9]

World final appearances

Individual World Championship

World Team Cup

References

  1. ^ "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Gooch". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ^ "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Individual Australian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Wembley's Cup Final Win". Daily Herald. 15 September 1951. Retrieved 26 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Wembley's Cup 9 times". Daily Herald. 31 August 1954. Retrieved 26 September 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 8 July 2021.