Alan Wilkinson
Born3 May 1949 (1949-05-03)
Penrith, Cumbria, England
Died24 July 2020(2020-07-24) (aged 71)
Career history
1970-1971Rochdale
1971-1978Belle Vue
Individual honours
1975, 1977British Championship finalist
Team honours
1971, 1972British League Champion
1972, 1975British League KO Cup Winner
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978Northern Trophy

John Alan Wilkinson (3 May 1949 – 24 July 2020) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned 12 international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Wilkinson rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 to 1978, riding for various clubs.[4] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on two occasions in 1975 and 1977.[1][5]

During 1978 he was paralysed when crashing into the wooden boards that surrounded the track, while riding for Belle Vue Aces.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "ALAN WILKINSON". SpeedwayGB. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.


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