Thomas Roper (born 6 July 1940) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned four international caps for the England national speedway team.[3]

Speedway career

Roper rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965 to 1974, riding for various clubs.[3][4]

Roper switched from Middlesbrough Bears to Sheffield Tigers in 1962 and would spend four seasons with the South Yorkshire club.[5]

Roper left Sheffield to join Halifax Dukes in 1965 and was an integral part of the Halifax Dukes team that won the double during the 1966 British League season,[6] scoring a season average of 7.54.[7] In 1967 he moved to Belle Vue Aces and was a member of the 1970 title winning team.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bradford Speedway (Greenfield)". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Tommy Roper carried off". Halifax Evening Courier. 15 May 1964. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Tommy Roper top scorer". Halifax Evening Courier. 1 August 1966. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2024.


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