Scott Smith (speedway rider)
{{Short description|English speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Scott Smith
| image =
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|29 September 1972}}
| birth_place = Sheffield, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| career1 = Cradley Heathens
| years1 = 1990–1995
| career2 = Sheffield Tigers
| years2 = 1996–1999, 2001–2003, 2009
| career3 = Berwick Bandits
| years3 = 2000, 2005, 2008
| career4 =Exeter Falcons
| years4 = 2003
| career5 =Stoke Potters
| years5 = 2003
| career6 = Workington Comets
| years6 = 2008
| indivyear1 = 1997
| indivhonour1 = British Championship finalist
| indivyear2 = 1992
| indivhonour2 = British Junior Champion
| teamyear1 = 1999
| teamhonour1 = Premier League Four-Team Championship
}}
Scott Anthony Smith (born 29 September 1972) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2789/scott-smith|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=24 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk/riders/scud.htmx|title=Scott Smith|website=World Speedway Riders|access-date=24 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
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1990 to 2009, riding for various clubs.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=History Archive|website=British Speedway|access-date=24 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Rider_Index_2008.pdf |title=2008 Rider index |website=British Speedway |access-date=4 April 2023}} He was crowned British Junior Champion in 1992.
In 1995, he was part of the Cradley Heathens four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 6 August 1995, at the East of England Arena.{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Birmingham Daily Post |date=7 August 1995 |access-date=5 July 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19950807/018/0018 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
Smith 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=24 July 2021}} In 1999, he was part of the Sheffield four that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 29 August 1999, at the East of England Arena.{{cite news |title=Wasps speed wat to Premier Fours runners-up spot |work=South Wales Echo |date=30 August 1999 |access-date=24 June 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004733/19990830/052/0052 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}
References
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Category:British speedway riders
Category:Berwick Bandits riders
Category:Cradley Heathens riders
Category:Exeter Falcons riders
Category:Sheffield Tigers riders
Category:Workington Comets riders
Category:Sportspeople from Sheffield
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