- Brian Crutcher
Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Brian Crutcher
nationality = flagicon|GBRGreat Britain
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1934|8|23|mf=y
cityofbirth =Parkstone
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
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nickname = Nipper
website =
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retired = Retired
years = 1951-1953
1953-1956
1957-1959
career =Poole Pirates
Wembley LionsSouthampton Saints
indivhonour = London Riders' Champion
indivyear = 1956
teamhonour = National League Div 3
National League Div 2
National League
National Trophy
teamyear = 1951
1952
1953
1954Brian Crutcher (born
23 August 1934 inPoole ,England ) [Wareham, T. (2008) "Brian Crutcher: The Authorised Biography", The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-4583-9] is a former international speedway rider who finished second at the 1954 Speedway World Championship finals.cite book | last = Bamford | first = Robert | coauthors = Glynn Shailes | title = 50 Poole Pirates Greats | publisher =Tempus Publishing | date = 2004 | pages = 34-36 | isbn = 0-7524-3257-5 ]Career
Crutcher made his debut for third division team the
Poole Pirates in 1951 at age 16. He made his first World Final appearance in only his second year of racing in 1952, finishing in twelfth place. At the start of 1953 Crutcher moved to first division team the Wembley Lions and appeared in the next four World Championship finals, finishing second in 1954 behind Ronnie Moore. [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5] Wembley closed down in 1956 and Crutcher moved to theSouthampton Saints until he retired from the sport at the end of 1959.World Final appearances
* 1952 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 11th - 6pts
* 1953 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 10th - 6pts
* 1954 - Flag|GBR Wembley - Second - 13pts
* 1955 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 5th - 10pts
* 1956 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 8th - 9ptsReferences
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