Doug Wyer

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Doug Wyer
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Nottingham, England
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NationalityBritish (English)
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1969Doncaster Stallions
1969–1980Sheffield Tigers
1970–1971Berwick Bandits
1981–1985Halifax Dukes
1985Birmingham Brummies
1986–1988Edinburgh Monarchs
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1976, 1979Northern Riders' champion
1980South Australian Champion
1977Skol Northern Masters
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1974British League KO Cup winner
1986National League Pairs Champion
1973, 1974, 1979Northern Trophy

Douglas Wyer (born 16 August 1947 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England)[1] is a former international motorcycle speedway rider[2] who reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in 1976. He earned 46 international caps for the England national speedway team and 14 caps for the Great Britain team.[3]

Career

After initially riding for Doncaster Stallions he was loaned out to Berwick Bandits by his parent club Sheffield Tigers.[4] Wyer rode for Young Lions against Great Britain on 6 April 1976 at Leicester Stadium and remained a Sheffield rider until 1980.

In 1980, Wyer won the South Australian Championship at the then new Speedway Park in Adelaide. The 430 metres (470 yd) long Speedway Park was a different track than Wyer was used to as its surface is clay rather than the dirt/shale track he rode in at home.

Wyer won the National League Pairs, partnering Les Collins for the Edinburgh Monarchs, during the 1986 National League season.[5]

World Final Appearances

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oakes, Peter; Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE (1976). Who's Who of World Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. ISBN 0-904584-04-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. Template:ISBN
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sheffield hold the key to future of Doug Wyer". Berwick Advertiser. 11 November 1971. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Speedway Pairs Out". Newcastle Journal. 14 July 1986. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. Template:ISBN