Ken Sharples

Ken Sharples
Born15 May 1924 (1924-05-15)
Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England
Died17 July 1967(1967-07-17) (aged 43)
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1948Edinburgh Monarchs
1948–1956Belle Vue Aces
1948Sheffield Tigers
1948Cradley Heathens
1964Sunderland Stars
1964–1965Newcastle Diamonds
Team honours
1949National Trophy
1964Provincial League Champion

Kenneth Sharples (1924–1967) was an international speedway rider from England.[1] He earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]

Speedway career

Sharples won eight England caps[1] and rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1948 to 1965, riding primarily for Belle Vue Aces.[3] He was a product of the Hyde Road Training School[4] and finished in the top ten UK averages during the 1955 Speedway National League riding for Belle Vue.[3][5] In 1964, he came out of retirement to ride for Newcastle Diamonds.[6]

He went on to be team manager at Belle Vue Aces.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "YEAR BY YEAR". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ken Sharples". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Hope-At Last!". Sunday Mirror. 18 April 1965. Retrieved 27 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Speedway Former Great passes away". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 August 2021.


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