Tiger Stevenson
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Harold Montague Stevenson (1 November 1907 – 5 December 1994) was a motorcycle speedway racer from England. He earned 27 international caps for the England national speedway team.[1]
Career
Stevenson rode for the West Ham Hammers from 1929 until 1939 in early pioneer days, captaining the club for most of them.[2] He was captain for their first ever meeting on 2 May 1929 at home to Coventry and was still the captain in 1937 when the Hammers won the National League Championship. He was born in London, England.[3] He rode for England in the first Test series against Australia in 1930.[4] He was made the England captain for the test match against Australia in June 1933.[5]
In 1935, he travelled to Australia and finished runner up in the Australian Championship.[6]
When speedway returned after World War II, Stevenson opened speedway training schools at Birmingham[7] and Bristol to tutor a new generation of riders.[4] He also took the role of managing the Hanley Potters.[4]
When the West Ham Stadium at Custom House was demolished in 1973, one of the roads built on the site was named after Stevenson.[8] During the sixties Tiger managed the Red Star Tyre Service in Katherine Road East Ham.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Players cigarette cards
Stevenson is listed as number 43 of 50 in the 1930s Player's cigarette card collection.[9]
References
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