Arnie_Haley

Arnold Haley

Arnold Haley

British speedway rider

Arnold Haley (15 September 1942 – 28 March 2003) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] At retirement he had earned 33 international caps for the England national speedway team and 6 caps for Great Britain.[3][1]

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Speedway career

Haley rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965-1981, riding for various clubs.[3][4]

He spent fourteen seasons with Sheffield Tigers from 1965 to 1978.[5] He was instrumental in helping Sheffield win the British League Knockout Cup during the 1974 British League season.[6] In 1979, he signed for Belle Vue Aces[7] but he struggled to find form before being loaned out to Workington Comets. His unhappy time at Belle Vue came to a quick end when he transferred to Exeter Falcons.[8]

He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship on four occasions in 1969, 1970, 1971 and 1972.[1][9]

References

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    "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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    "Arnold Haley". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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    "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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    "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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    "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
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    "Hero Haley puts Ipswich on the rack". Daily Mirror. 7 October 1974. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "Happy Headache for Boocock". Manchester Evening News. 19 February 1979. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "Comets struggling to find their touch". Thanet Times. 13 May 1980. Retrieved 7 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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    "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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