Peter Moore (speedway rider)

{{Infobox Speedway rider

| name = Peter Moore

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = Australian

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|4|28}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|5|14|1929|4|28|df=y}}

| death_place =

| career1 = St Austell Gulls

| years1 = 1950

| career2 = Long Eaton Archers

| years2 = 1951-1952, 1965

| career3 = Wimbledon Dons

| years3 = 1952-1956, 1959

| career4 = Ipswich Witches

| years4 = 1957-1958, 1960-1962

| career5 = Norwich Stars

| years5 = 1959

| career6 = Swindon Robins

| years6 = 1962-1963

| career7 = Long Eaton Archers

| years7 = 1965

| career8 = King's Lynn Stars

| years8 = 1966-1967

| career9 = Rayleigh Rockets

| years9 = 1973

| career10 = Hackney Hawks

| years10 = 1973

| career11 = Rye House Rockets

| years11 = 1974

| indivyear1 = 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963

| indivhonour1 = Speedway World Championship finalist

| indivyear2 =

| indivhonour2 =

| teamyear1 = 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959

| teamhonour1 = National League Champion

| teamyear2 = 1953, 1956, 1959

| teamhonour2 = National Trophy Winner

| teamyear3 = 1954

| teamhonour3 = RAC Cup

| teamyear4 = 1959

| teamhonour4 = Britannia Shield

}}

Peter John Moore (28 April 1929 – 14 May 1996) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Australia.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/worldfinal_m|title=WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX|website=British Speedway|access-date=6 July 2021}} He earned 22 international caps for the Australia national speedway team and 3 caps for the Great Britain national speedway team.{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=23 December 2023}}

Speedway career

Moore was a leading rider throughout the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on five occasions in 1956, 1958, 1963, 1959, 1960 and 1963.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/worldchamps1936to94.pdf|title=World Speedway finals|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=6 July 2021}}

He gained 22 Australian caps and three British caps (when riders from Oceania were allowed to represent Britain).{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/1965/peter-moore|title=Peter Moore|website=wwosbackup|access-date=6 July 2021}}

After a first British season with St Austell Gulls in 1950 he signed for Long Eaton Archers.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002495/19510324/033/0003 |title=Speedway Fixture |website=Football Post (Nottingham) |date=24 March 1951

|via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=23 August 2024}}

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1974, riding for various clubs.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=History Archive|website=British Speedway|access-date=6 July 2021}} His time riding in Britain included winning three consecutive league titles from 1954 to 1956,{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1981 Speedway Yearbook |year=1981 |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=0-86215-017-5}} with the famous Wimbledon Dons team of the 1950s.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=23 December 2023}}