AKAJay Posted July 13, 2012 Report Share Posted July 13, 2012 Can anyone shed any light on the career of my Great Uncle, George Wigfield!? I am led to believe he was the Captain of Nottingham speedway in the late 1920's and then raced for Sheffield in the early 1930's. I would love to find any images or programees with him in and I believe there was a cigarette card issued in 1930 with him on. Kind regards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALEWAY69 Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Contact me on binbooks@iinet.net.au and i will send you a team photo with George in it Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnieg Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Philip Dalling's History of Nottingham and Long Eaton speedway contains several mentions and a couple of photos of George see http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nottingham-Long-Eaton-Speedway-Philip-Dalling-2007-/150620185980?pt=Non_Fiction&hash=item2311a9a57c 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 See Mystery Rider here http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Name%20The%20Rider.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerowl Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 It was reported at the time that George came from Goldthorpe which ( I am sure you know) is a pit village on the Rotherham / Barnsley / Doncaster borders. He first rode at the Barnsley track at Lundwood in 1928 and appeared briefly for Sheffield in 1929 although he chose to mainly sit out the first season of league racing and 'freelanced' around the many northern tracks in individual matches. He rode for Nottingham in 1930 and 1931 and also for Sheffield in late 1931 and the early part of 1932 until the club pulled out of the sport. He suffered from injury which kept him out of the late 1930 and early 1931 seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAJay Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 A big thanks to all who took the time to reply. I only recently found out about George and it's humbling to know I am from the same bloodline. I know he wasn't quite World Champion but from what I understand speedway was new to the UK in the late 1920's and he was one of the pioneers. Particular thanks to SHALEWAY69 (Tony) for sending me some great images which will very shortly be hanging on my staircase! If anyone should come across any memorabilia with George in I would appreciate it if you could keep me in mind. Kind regards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKAJay Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 It was reported at the time that George came from Goldthorpe which ( I am sure you know) is a pit village on the Rotherham / Barnsley / Doncaster borders. He first rode at the Barnsley track at Lundwood in 1928 and appeared briefly for Sheffield in 1929 although he chose to mainly sit out the first season of league racing and 'freelanced' around the many northern tracks in individual matches. He rode for Nottingham in 1930 and 1931 and also for Sheffield in late 1931 and the early part of 1932 until the club pulled out of the sport. He suffered from injury which kept him out of the late 1930 and early 1931 seasons. Many thanks Tigerowl. Bizarrely I spent many hours as a child (on a bicycle) going round the abandoned oval at Lundwood without knowing its history or that George raced there! I'm embarking on researching George's life and I'll post an update in the future. Thanks again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markmond Posted February 1, 2015 Report Share Posted February 1, 2015 Hi, don't know if you are still active in these postings, but George ran a motorcycle dealership in Goldthorpe. My father bought the business when Geore retired. I remember George all the years later, even in retirement he was a lad and bought a new Audi car and didn't hang about. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonblob Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Hi, I have a postcard with your uncle sat on a Douglas at Lundwood speedway in 1928 or 29. It's also signed. If you would like a copy contact me at. arielnh350@gmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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