Craig Watson (speedway rider)

Craig Watson
Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Date of birth	6 August 1976 (1976-08-06) (age 35)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Nickname	Wato
Current club information
British league	Newport Wasps
Career history
Great Britain Newport Wasps Poole Pirates Belle Vue Aces Glasgow Tigers Birmingham Brummies Sweden Getingarna Poland RKM Rybnik	1997-1999, 2002-2006, 2008, 2009- 2000-2001, 2007 2003 2007 2008 2000, 2005 2001
Individual honours
NSW State Champion	2004
Team honours
Premier Trophy Winner	1999

Craig Watson (born 6 August 1976 in Sydney, New South Wales)^[1] is an Australian Motorcycle speedway rider who rode for the Newport Wasps, Poole Pirates, Belle Vue Aces, Glasgow Tigers and Birmingham Brummies in the Speedway Elite League. Watson was the winner of the 1996 NSW State Championship.

Career

Watson has spent most of his career with the Newport Wasps. He failed to agree terms with the Newport promotion for 2007 and was eventually signed up by former club Poole Pirates in the Elite League. However his scores were low and when he suffered an injury early in the season his replacement, Piotr Swist, did well enough to keep his place. Watson signed for Premier League team the Glasgow Tigers for the rest of the 2007 season and had a successful spell with the club.^[2]

At the start of 2008, Watson was again signed by his parent club the Poole Pirates to ride for them at reserve. However, the BSPA found that his greensheet average was incorrect and therefore his average would be too high for him to fit into the Poole squad. Watson was left without a club, but soon after once again signed for Premier League team Newport. Newport closed in May following the death of their owner, and Watson joined the Birmingham Brummies.^[3]

References

1. ^ Oakes, P.(2004). British Speedway Who's Who. ISBN 0-948882-81-6
2. ^ Bamford, Robert (2008). Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008. Methanol Press. ISBN 978-0-9553103-5-5. 
3. ^ "Watson Joins Brummies". BSPA. http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/news.php?extend.1498.3. Retrieved 2008-08-09. 

External links

• Birmingham Speedway official website

Persondata
Name	Watson, Craig
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 August 1976
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Date of death
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