Freddie Williams (speedway rider)

Freddie Williams
Freddie Williams in 1950
Born(1926-03-12)12 March 1926
Port Talbot, Wales
Died20 January 2013 (aged 86)
Swindon, England
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Career history
1947–1956Wembley Lions
Individual honours
1950, 1953World Champion
Team honours
1949, 1950, 1951,
1952, 1953
National League Champion
1948, 1954National Trophy winner
1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1954London Cup

Frederick Owen Williams (12 March 1926 – 20 January 2013) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Wales who was World Champion on two occasions. He was the winner of the Speedway World Championship in 1950 and 1953 and runner-up in 1952.[1][2] With no Welsh team to represent, he earned 28 international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]

  1. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
  2. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). The A-Z of Sport. Little, Brown. p. 532. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2024.