Neville Tatum

{{Short description|English speedway rider}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name = Neville Tatum

| image =

| nationality = British (English)

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|21 July 1965}}

| birth_place = Epsom, Surrey, England

| death_date =

| death_place =

| career1 = Canterbury Crusaders

| years1 = 1984–1985

| career2 = Wimbledon Dons

| years2 = 1986–1987, 1989–1991

| career3 = Coventry Bees

| years3 = 1987–1988

| career4 =Ipswich Witches

| years4 = 1991, 1997

| career5 =Eastbourne Eagles

| years5 = 1991–1992, 1996, 2003

| career6 = Peterborough Panthers

| years6 = 1992

| career7 =Arena Essex Hammers

| years7 = 1993

| career8 =London Lions

| years8 = 1996

| career9 =Oxford Cheetahs

| years9 = 1997

| career10 =Isle of Wight Islanders

| years10 = 1998, 1999

| career11 =Stoke Potters

| years11 = 2000

| career12 =Somerset Rebels

| years12 = 2002

| indivyear1 = 1997

| indivhonour1 = British Championship finalist

| indivyear2 =

| indivhonour2 =

| teamyear1 = 1987, 1988

| teamhonour1 = British League winner

}}

Neville John Tatum (born 21 July 1965) is a former speedway rider from England.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2461/stuart-robson|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=23 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/neville-tatum/|title=Neville Tatum|website=GrasstrackGB|access-date=23 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=24 June 2023}}

Speedway career

Tatum rode in the top tiers of British Speedway from 1984 to 2003, riding for various clubs.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=History Archive|website=British Speedway|access-date=23 July 2021}} Tatum rode at number 1 for Wimbledon Dons from 1986 to 1987 and spent a second period with the Dons from 1989 to 1991.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19870626/512/0044 |title=Neville back in No1 spot |website=Kentish Gazette |date=26 June 1987 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 October 2024 }}

In 1996 he was signed by Eastbourne Eagles for his second stint at Arlington Stadium.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001928/19960131/317/0032 |title=Neville Tatum recruited |website=Eastbourne Gazette |date=31 January 1996 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=10 October 2024 }}

Tatum reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=23 July 2021}} He

Family

His brother is Kelvin Tatum. He is married to Elke Tatum and they have two children, Hannah and Phillip.

References