Nationality England Career status Retired | Name Bill Pitcher | |
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Born February 5, 1910
Coventry, England ( 1910-02-05 ) Died 24 October 1995(1995-10-24) (aged 85) 1930-1931
1931
1932-1933
1934
1935-1939
1946-1948
1949 Leicester Stadium
Crystal Palace Glaziers
Coventry Bees
Birmingham Bulldogs
Harringay Tigers
Belle Vue Aces
Wimbledon Dons 1946, 1947
1935
1946 National Trophy winner
London Cup winner
A.C.U. Cup winner | ||
BCON Testimony- Bill Pitcher
William 'Bill' Pitcher (born 5 February 1910 in Coventry, England - died 24 October 1995) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the first ever World Championship final in 1936.
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Career summary
Pitcher rode for Leicester Stadium, Crystal Palace Glaziers, Coventry, Birmingham Bulldogs and the Harringay Tigers before World War II and was a member of the team that won the London Cup in 1935. In 1936 he rode in the first ever Speedway World Championship. After the end of the war he joined the Belle Vue Aces. Pitcher was also a member of the England team that toured Australia in 1946-47. He made his England international debut in 1939. His final season was in 1949 with the Wimbledon Dons.
World Final appearances
References
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