Freddie Williams (speedway rider)
- Freddie Williams (speedway rider)
Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Freddie Williams
nationality = flagicon|WAL Wales
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1926|3|12
cityofbirth = Port Talbot
countryofbirth =
Wales
retired = Retired
career = Wembley Lions
years = 1947-1956
indivhonour = World Champion
indivyear = 1950, 1953
teamhonour = National League Champion
National Trophy winner
teamyear = 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952,
1953
1948, 1954
Freddie Williams is a former Motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 and 1953 and runner-up in 1952. [Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). "A History of the World Speedway Championship". Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5]
Career
Williams rode for the Wembley Lions for his entire career, from 1947 until 1956. [ Jacobs, Norman (2001). "Speedway in London". ISBN 0-7524-2221-9 ] Williams became the first British rider to win two World titles, a feat only matched by Peter Craven a decade later.
Williams represented England in test match series. [Foster, P. (2005) "History of the Speedway Ashes", The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3468-3] ]World Final Appearances
* 1950 - Flag|GBR Wembley - Winner - 14pts
* 1951 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 9th - 7pts
* 1952 - Flag|GBR Wembley - 2nd - 13pts
* 1953 - Flag|GBR Wembley - Winner - 14pts
References
External links
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/image_galleries/fred_williams.shtml Freddie Williams at BBC Oxford]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2006/04/21/fred_williams.shtml Freddie Williams interview at BBC Oxford]
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