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
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Category:British speedway riders
Category:Canterbury Crusaders riders
Category:Eastbourne Eagles riders
Category:Ipswich Witches riders
Category:Isle of Wight Islanders riders
Category:Lakeside Hammers riders
Category:Oxford Cheetahs riders
Category:Peterborough Panthers riders
Category:Somerset Rebels riders
Category:Wimbledon Dons riders
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