Les Collins

Les Collins
Born (1958-05-24) 24 May 1958 (age 66)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1975Crewe Kings
1975–1979, 1988Belle Vue Aces
1976, 1997Stoke Potters
1980–1983Leicester Lions
1984–1985Sheffield Tigers
1986, 1988King's Lynn Stars
1986–1995Edinburgh Monarchs
1996Cradley/Stoke Heathens
1999–2001, 2003Glasgow Tigers
2002Workington Comets
Individual honours
1977British Under-21 Champion
1980British League Riders Champion
1982Intercontinental Champion
1980Olympique
1986Scottish Open Champion
1983Littlechild Trophy
Team honours
1977, 1978Northern Trophy
1993Fours Championship winner
1986National League Pairs Champion

Leslie Collins (born 24 May 1958) is a former motorcycle speedway rider[1] from England.[2] He finished runner-up in the 1982 Speedway World Championship as well as winning the Intercontinental Final in 1982, the British Under-21 Championship in 1977 and the British League Riders' Championship in 1980.[3] At retirement he had earned 31 international caps for the England national speedway team.[4]

  1. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  2. ^ Oakes, Peter (2004). British Speedway Who's who. ISBN 978-0-948882-81-4.
  3. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 516. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2023.