Johnny Lloyd
John Lloyd also known as Johnny Lloyd was a motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the earliest days of the sport in Britain.[1]
| Nationality | British (English) |
|---|---|
| Career history | |
| 1929 | Hall Green Bulldogs |
| 1929 | Birmingham (Perry Barr) |
Speedway career
Lloyd is significant in the fact that he finished top of the league averages during the inaugural season of speedway in Great Britain. His average was 10.80 in the 1929 Speedway Southern League, for the Hall Green Bulldogs. The Bulldogs were to withdraw from the league, which meant Lloyd's feat was largely forgotten. When the Bulldogs withdrew, he joined the Birmingham (Perry Barr) team, who finished in ninth place.[2]
He retired early from speedway at the end of the 1929 season to pursue a medical career.[3]
References
- "Birmingham Hall Green 1929" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- "Decisive win for Perry Barr". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 14 October 1929. Retrieved 21 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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