| Ian Williams | |
| Nationality: | British (Welsh) |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Port Talbot, Wales |
| Career1: | Swindon Robins |
| Years1: | 1952-1963 |
| Indivyear1: | 1957 |
| Indivhonour1: | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| Teamyear1: | 1957 |
| Teamhonour1: | National League Champion |
| Teamyear2: | 1956 |
| Teamhonour2: | National League Div Two Champion |
Ian Williams (born 4 August 1931) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Wales.[1] [2] With no Welsh team to represent, he earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]
Williams was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1957 Individual Speedway World Championship.[4]
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1957 to 1963, riding for Swindon Robins.[5]
His two brothers, Freddie Williams and Eric Williams were also speedway riders, Freddie was a double World champion and acted as Ian's mechanic during the 1957 final.[6]