Ken Middleditch

Infobox Speedway rider
ridername= Ken Middleditch


nationality = flagicon|GBR Great Britain
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1925|10|5
cityofbirth = Camberley
countryofbirth = England
britishleague =
retired = Retired
years = 1948-1948
1950-1956, 1958
1960-1961
1957
career = Hastings Saxons
Poole Pirates

Swindon Robins
indivhonour = Division Three Riders Champion
Division Two Riders Champion
indivyear = 1951
1954
teamhonour = National League Div 3 Champion
National League Div 2 Champion
National League Champion
Provincial League Champion
teamyear = 1951
1952, 1955
1957
1961

Kenneth Arthur Middleditch (born October 5 1925 in Camberley, England) is a British retired motorcycle speedway rider. [cite book
last = Bamford
first = Robert
coauthors = Glynn Shailes
title = 50 Poole Pirates Greats
publisher = Tempus Publishing
date = 2004
pages = 83-85
url =
doi =
id =
isbn = 0-7524-3257-5 ]

Career Summary

Middleditch signed for Third Division team Hastings in 1948 after progressing through Eastbourne's speedway training school. By 1949 he had become Hastings top points scorer but at the end of that year Hastings were forced to close down and he signed for Poole.

Middleditch had a successful career at Poole, forming an effective pairing with Poole rider Tony Lewis, he eventually became the team captain and won four league titles with the club. Middleditch left Poole for the 1957 season when the club closed for a year and signed for Swindon. He returned to Poole for a further two stints before retiring in 1961.

Ken's son, Neil Middleditch, also had a successful career as a speedway rider and has been team manager of the Poole Pirates since 1998.

After retiring from the sport Ken set up a business, Middleditch Salvage, in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset.

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