Malcolm Shakespeare

Malcolm Shakespeare

Born	(1950-04-25) 25 April 1950 (age 74) West Bromwich, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1969-1971	Long Eaton Rangers
1970	Cradley Heathens
1971-1973	Leicester Lions
1974-1976	Wolverhampton Wolves
1976	Stoke Potters
1977	Birmingham Brummies
1978-1979, 1981	Weymouth Wildcats
1978	Hackney Hawks
Individual honours
1971	Second Division Riders runner-up
Team honours
1972	Midland Cup

Terence Malcolm Shakespeare (born 25 April 1950) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2]

Career

Born in West Bromwich, Shakespeare had a second half ride at Cradley Heath before making his league debut in 1969 with Long Eaton Rangers in the second division of the British League.[3] After making his Division One debut in 1970 with Cradley Heathens, he had a longer run in the top flight in 1971 with Leicester Lions, averaging close to 4.5 from seven matches.[3] Also in 1971, he finished runner-up in the Second Division Riders Championship.[3] He was selected to represent Young England in 1971 against Czechoslovakia.[4]

In 1972, he stepped up to the top division on a full-time basis with Leicester and by the end of the following season his average had risen to almost six points.[3] In 1974 he transferred to Wolverhampton Wolves where he spent three seasons,[5] before moving to Birmingham Brummies in 1977. In 1978 and 1979 he rode for Weymouth Wildcats. After missing the 1980 season he returned for a final season with Weymouth in 1981.

Shakespeare represented both England (19 caps) and Great Britain (1 cap) at National League level.[6]

References

1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
2. "Malcolm Shakespeare (picture feature)". Long Eaton Advertiser. 28 May 1971. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. Oakes, Peter & Mauger, Ivan (1976) Who's Who of World Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-04-6, p. 97
4. "Young England". Sports Argus. 31 July 1971. Retrieved 6 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Lions Roar, Automedia, p. 157
6. Oakes, Peter (1980) 1980 Speedway Yearbook, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-86215-007-8, p. 268