Matthew Wethers
{{Short description|Australian speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| name = Matthew Wethers
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| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia
| career1 =Edinburgh Monarchs
| years1 = 2003-2012
| career2 = Glasgow Tigers
| years2 = 2005
| career3 = King's Lynn Stars
| years3 = 2005
| career4 =Wolverhampton Wolves
| years4 = 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012
| career5 = Poole Pirates
| years5 = 2006
| career6 = Berwick Bandits
| years6 = 2013, 2014, 2016
| career7 =Workington Comets
| years7 = 2015
| career8 = Newcastle Diamonds
| years8 = 2018, 2019, 2021
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Matthew James Wethers (born 30 May 1985) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=29 June 2023}}
Speedway career
Wethers began began his British career riding for Edinburgh Monarchs in 2003, where he spent ten consecutive seasons from 2003 to 2012.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=7 April 2023}} During the 2003 season, Wethers also rode for Armadale Devils (The Edinburgh junior team) in the Conference Trophy and Knockout Cup.{{cite news |title=Battling Cudas slip to a double defeat |work=Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian |date=20 August 2003 |access-date=25 July 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005173/20030820/608/0080 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves during the 2010 Elite League speedway season.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/riderindex10_w|title=2010 rider index|website=British Speedway|access-date=23 June 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/eliteleaguegreensheets10|title=Greensheet Averages|website=British Speedway|access-date=23 June 2021}}
After joining Berwick Bandits in 2013{{cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/speedway-berwick-made-it-easy-for-wethers-after-axe-1596441 |title=Speedway: Berwick made it easy for Wethers after axe |website=The Scotsman |access-date=25 July 2024}} he was made the club captain and the following season in 2014, Wethers suffered a serious hip injury in a crash.{{cite web |url=https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/sport/speedway/matthew-wethers-injured-in-horror-crash-2273177 |title=Matthew Wethers injured in horror crash |website=The Southern Reporter |access-date=25 July 2024}}
In 2018, he joined Newcastle Diamonds and was later part of the team that competed in the SGB Championship 2021 and SGB Championship 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaystar.net/news.php?extend.1939 |title=Wethers back for more at Newcastle |website=Speedway Star |access-date=25 July 2024}}
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Category:Australian speedway riders
Category:Berwick Bandits riders
Category:Edinburgh Monarchs riders
Category:Wolverhampton Wolves riders
Category:Australian expatriate speedway riders in Scotland
Category:Motorcycle racers from Adelaide
Category:Sportsmen from South Australia