Nationality England Career status Retired | Name George Major | |
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Born 26 October 1939 (age 84)
Donnington, Oxfordshire, England ( 1939-10-26 ) 1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1963-1964, 1969-1970
1964
1964-1965, 1973
1966-1967, 1971
1968
1970
1970
1971-1975
1971
1971
1972
1972
1972, 1973
1972
1973 Aldershot Shots
Yarmouth Bloaters
Newcastle Diamonds
Neath Welsh Dragons
St. Austell Gulls
Oxford Cheetahs
Norwich Stars
Cradley Heathens/United
Sheffield Tigers
Leicester Lions
Doncaster Stallions
Newport Wasps
Birmingham Brummies
Belle Vue Aces
King's Lynn Stars
Oxford Rebels
Glasgow Tigers
Wolverhampton Wolves
Halifax Dukes
Coventry Bees 1974
1974 British League Division Two Champion
British League Division Two KO Cup Winner | ||
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George Major (born 26 October 1939) is a British former motorcycle speedway rider.
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Biography
Born in Donnington, Oxfordshire, Major's first speedway experience was riding on a track built on a rubbish tip in his home town. He made his competitive debut in 1959 for Aldershot Shots in the Southern Area League. In the early 1960s he rode for Yarmouth Bloaters, Newcastle Diamonds, Neath Welsh Dragons, St Austell Gulls, and Norwich Stars before riding for his home town club, Oxford Cheetahs in 1963 and 1964. In 1964 he signed for Cradley Heath Heathens, and was the team's top scorer in 1964 before riding with them in the first season of the British League the following year, in which he averaged over 7.5 points per match. After two seasons with Sheffield Tigers he signed for Leicester Lions in 1968, before returning to Oxford in the 1969 season after injury saw him lose his place in the Lions team. In 1970, no longer a high points scorer at the top level, he dropped down to the second division with Doncaster Stallions, averaging over 9.5 over the season, with 4 maximum points scores. Four seasons with Birmingham Brummies followed, in which he captained the team and continued to score highly in the second division, before retiring at the end of the 1975 season.
Major represented Britain in 1963 and 1964 in Test matches against an Overseas team, and England in 1964 against Scotland. He competed in the first British Final in 1965, finishing thirteenth. He competed in the Second Division Riders Final in 1971 and 1972, finishing seventh and ninth respectively.