Cliff Watson (speedway rider)

Cliff Watson
Born(1916-08-28)28 August 1916
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died23 April 1989(1989-04-23) (aged 72)
NationalityAustralian
Career history
1947-1950, 1952-1953West Ham Hammers
1950–1951Harringay Racers

Clifford Grant Watson (28 August 1916 – 23 April 1989) was a New Zealand born Australian international motorcycle speedway rider,[1] who qualified for the Speedway World Championship final in 1949.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Away from the dirt he gets a clean start". Daily Mirror. 24 March 1950. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 20 July 2023.