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Steve Wilcock

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Steve Wilcock
Born24 January 1954 (1954-01-24) (age 70)
Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1974–1975Bradford Barons
1976–1987, 1989–1991Teesside/Middlesbrough Tigers/Bears
1979Halifax Dukes
1980Belle Vue Aces
1981–1982Coventry Bees
1983Birmingham Brummies
1984Oxford Cheetahs
1988Rye House Rockets
Individual honours
1979National League Riders' runner-up
Team honours
1981National League Champion
1980National League Pairs Champion
1985, 1986Fours Championship winner

Stephen Byron Wilcock (born 24 January 1954) is a former motorcycle speedway from England.[1][2][3]

Speedway career

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Wilcock rode in the top two tiers of British Speedway from 1974 to 1991, riding for various clubs.[4]

In 1979, he finished runner-up in the National League Riders' Championship. He won the National League Pairs, partnering Mark Courtney for the Middlesbrough Tigers, during the 1980 National League season.[5][6] He was regarded as one of the leading National League riders at the time, consistently finishing in the top ten averages.[1][7]

In 1985, he helped the Middlesbrough Tigers win the Fours Championship during the 1985 National League season.[8][9] The following season in 1986, he helped Middlesbrough win the Fours Championship again, during the 1986 National League season.[10] He retired after the 1991 season.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Legend to be guest of honour at Media Prima Arena". Redcar Speedway. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ "1980 season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Tigers pairs champs". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 20 July 1980. Retrieved 22 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Speedway". Cambridge Daily Mirror. 22 July 1985. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 46. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  10. ^ "Speedway". Cambridge Daily News. 11 August 1986. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Steve goes out in grand style". Middlesbrough Herald & Post. 16 October 1991. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.