Dave Morton

Dave Morton
Personal information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	September 24, 1953 (1953-09-24) (age 58)
Place of birth	Eccles, England
Current club information
Career status	Retired
Career history
Crewe Kings Hackney Hawks Wolverhampton Wolves Sheffield Tigers Ellesmere Port Newcastle Diamonds	1971–1974 1973–1977 1978–1980 1981–1985 1985 1986-1987
Individual honours
New Zealand Champion	1975
Team honours
League Championship and KO Cup	1972

David James (Dave) Morton (born 24 September 1953 in Eccles, Lancashire, England) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who started his career with the Crewe Kings. Represented England at test level. Brother Chris also rode.

Signed by the Hackney Hawks in 1973 from the Crewe Kings but missed almost the entire 1977 season with a broken leg. Requested a transfer in 1978 and was swapped for Finn Thomsen from Wolverhampton Wolves.

Won the New Zealand Championship in 1975.

Dave now works for a Baggage handling company (Servisair) at Manchester Airport as a mechanic.

External links

• Hackney Hawks Website

References

Persondata
Name	Morton, David James
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	24 September 1953
Place of birth	Eccles, England
Date of death
Place of death

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