Nationality Australia Died April 15, 2005 Role Speedway rider | Name Bill Longley Career status Retired | |
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Born 11 November 1911
Dandenong, Victoria ( 1911-11-11 ) 1937–1939, 1947–1953
1946
1953
1953–1954
1955
1955 New Cross Rangers
Odsal Boomerangs
Bradford Tudors
Wimbledon Dons
Rayleigh Rockets
Wembley Lions 1938, 1948, 1954
1947 National League Champion
London Cup | ||
Stories of the century wild bill longley
Bill Longley (11 November 1911 in Dandenong, Victoria – 15 April 2005) was an Australian international speedway rider who made his started his career with the New Cross Rangers in 1937, where he remained until the outbreak of World War II, winning the National League Championship in 1938.
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- Stories of the century wild bill longley
- Houston marchman bill longley
- Career summary
- World Final Appearances
- References
Houston marchman bill longley
Career summary
In 1946 he rode for Odsal but returned to New Cross in 1947 and was again a member of the team that won the 1948 National League Championship. Longley finished ninth in the Speedway World Championship in 1949 and remained with New Cross until they closed in 1953. He joined Bradford for a short spell with the Tudors before returning to London with the Wimbledon Dons.
Longley was a member of the Wimbledon team that won the 1954 National League Championship. In 1955 he had a short spell with the Rayleigh Rockets before riding in one meeting for the Wembley Lions. He then decided to retire.