Reg Trott
{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway rider (1930 – 2015)}}
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{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Reg Trott
| image =
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| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = 2 January 1930
| birth_place = Mitcham, Surrey, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|9|19|1930|1|2|df=y}}
| death_place =
| career1 = Wimbledon Dons
| years1 = 1949–1955
| career2 = Oxford Cheetahs
| years2 = 1955
| career3 = Norwich Stars
| years3 = 1956–1964
| career4 = West Ham Hammers
| years4 = 1965–1967
| career5 = Eastbourne Eagles
| years5 = 1969–1972
| teamyear1 = 1954, 1955, 1965
| teamhonour1 = League champion
| teamyear2 = 1950, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1965
| teamhonour2= National Trophy/KO Cup
| teamyear3 = 1965, 1966
| teamhonour3= London Cup
| teamyear4 = 1971
| teamhonour4 = League champion (tier 2)
}}
Herbert Reginald Trott (2 January 1930 – 19 September 2015) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned one international cap for the England 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=31 December 2023}}
Biography
Trott, born in Mitcham, began his British leagues career riding for Wimbledon Dons during the 1949 Speedway National League.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1949fixtures.pdf |title=1949 season |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=31 December 2023}} Although in his novice season, he rode some significant meetings recording a 2.87 average.{{cite news |title=Trott dashes hopes of New Cross |work=Daily News (London) |date=30 August 1949 |access-date=31 December 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003214/19490830/128/0004 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} He went on to ride for seven seasons at Wimbledon, in which time he won three National Trophies (1950, 1951 and 1953) and two league titles (1954 and 1955).{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2903/reg-trott |title=Reg Trott |website=WWOS backup |access-date=31 December 2023}}
In 1956, he signed for Norwich Stars{{cite news |title=Speed signing |work=Daily Mirror |date=7 April 1956 |access-date=31 December 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19560407/191/0017 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} and would stay with the club for nine years until the end of the 1964 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yearbyyear.html |title=Year by Year |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=31 December 2023}} During his time at Norwich he won another National Trophy in 1963.{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1978 Speedway Yearbook |year=1978 |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=978-0904584509}}
When the British League was inaugurated in 1965, Trott joined West Ham{{cite news |title=West Ham will be stiff opposition |work=Long Eaton Advertiser |date=3 June 1966 |access-date=31 December 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002507/19660603/330/0012 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} and contributed to a league, Knockout Cup and London Cup treble winning season.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayplus.com/WestHamLast.shtml |title=West Ham Hammers - The Final Match |website=Speedway Plus |access-date=30 September 2023}}
After missing the 1967 and 1968 seasons, he returned to speedway riding for Eastbourne Eagles for the 1969 British League Division Two season and averaged a solid 8.73.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=31 December 2023}} He remained at Eastbourne for four years and won the league title with them in 1971. He retired after the 1972 season and later became a speedway referee.