Bill Gilbert (speedway rider) explained

Bill Gilbert
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Place:London
Death Date:April 1992 (aged 75)
Death Place:Bexley, London
Career1:Wembley Lions
Years1:1946-1950
Career2:Norwich Stars
Years2:1952
Indivyear1:1949
Indivhonour1:Speedway World Championship finalist
Teamyear1:1946, 1947, 1949, 1950
Teamhonour1:National League Champion
Teamyear2:1948
Teamhonour2:National Trophy Winner
Teamyear3:1946, 1948, 1949, 1950
Teamhonour3:London Cup
Teamyear4:1947
Teamhonour4:British Speedway Cup Winner

William Charles Gilbert (7 December 1916 – April 1992) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Gilbert was a leading speedway rider in the late 1940s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.[3]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wembley Lions.[4] He initially retired from speedway in 1951, but did return in 1952 for the Norwich Stars.[5]

World Final appearances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX. British. 5 July 2021.
  2. Web site: ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 . British Speedway . 4 June 2023.
  3. Web site: World Speedway finals. Speedway Researcher. 5 July 2021.
  4. Web site: History Archive. British Speedway. 5 July 2021.
  5. News: Wembley rider's no to Odsal . Bradford Observer . 25 April 1951 . 5 July 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .