Anthony Carl Lomas (born 10 May 1943) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1] He earned 12 international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]
 Lomas in action during 1975 | |
| Born | 10 May 1943 Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Career history | |
| 1968 | Weymouth Eagles |
| 1969 | Long Eaton Rangers |
| 1968-1972 | Coventry Bees |
| 1973 | Oxford Rebels |
| 1973-1974 | Exeter Falcons |
| 1975-1976 | Leicester Lions |
| 1978-1979 | Stoke Potters |
| Team honours | |
| 1974 | British League Winner |
| 1969, 1970, 1971 | Midland Cup Winner |
Biography
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Born in Coventry, Lomas took up speedway at a Coventry training school in 1967 and after being signed by Coventry Bees was loaned out to Weymouth Eagles in Division Two of the British League in 1968, also riding for his parent club in one league match that year.[3] He averaged over 9 points in his first season, in which he also finished eighth in the Second Division Riders Championship, and in 1969, riding for Long Eaton Rangers, his average rose to almost 10.5 in division two and over 4.7 for Coventry in division one.[3]
From 1969 to 1971, he helped Coventry win three consecutive Midland Cup titles.[4][5][6]
By 1971, he had improved further and made his debut for England against Scotland, and for the British Lions against Australia, and was also reserve in the World Final.[3] In 1972 he averaged over 8 points per match for Coventry and rode in further test matches for England.[3] In 1973 he left Coventry, riding for Oxford Rebels before moving on to Exeter Falcons and riding in the championship-winning team of 1974.[3] In 1975 he signed for Leicester Lions where he spent two seasons, but with his level of performance dropping, he dropped down to the National League in 1978 with Stoke Potters.[7] He rode for Stoke again in 1979, retiring before the season ended.[8]
World Final appearances
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References
edit- ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 76
- ^ "Big crowd at Speedway final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 13 October 1969. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Boulger on form for Lions". Nottingham Evening Post. 14 October 1970. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fifth heat settles Lions". Leicester Daily Mercury. 13 October 1971. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 157
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1980) 1980 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-007-8, p. 263