George Major

For the Australian cricketer, see George Major (cricketer).
George Major
Born (1939-10-26) 26 October 1939
Donnington, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality  England
Current club information
Career status Retired
Career history
1959 Aldershot Shots
1960 Yarmouth Bloaters
1961 Newcastle Diamonds
1962 Neath Welsh Dragons
1963 St. Austell Gulls
1963-1964, 1969-1970 Oxford Cheetahs
1964 Norwich Stars
1964-1965, 1973 Cradley Heathens/United
1966-1967, 1971 Sheffield Tigers
1968 Leicester Lions
1970 Doncaster Stallions
1970 Newport Wasps
1971-1975 Birmingham Brummies
1971 Belle Vue Aces
1971 King's Lynn Stars
1972 Oxford Rebels
1972 Glasgow Tigers
1972, 1973 Wolverhampton Wolves
1972 Halifax Dukes
1973 Coventry Bees
Team honours
1974 British League Division Two Champion
1974 British League Division Two KO Cup Winner
1975 New 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. 1 2 Hearn, Dan (2010) "Speedway stars hold memorial reunion", Banbury Cake, 9 October 2010, retrieved 2012-03-24
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 79-80
  3. 1 2 Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 157
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