Tony Davey
{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway rider}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Tony Davey
| nickname = Shrimp
| image =
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|15 August 1951}}
| birth_place = Framsden, Suffolk, England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| career1 = Ipswich Witches
| years1 = 1970-1980
| indivyear1 = 1973, 1975, 1978
| indivhonour1 = British Championship finalist
| indivyear2 =
| indivhonour2 =
| teamyear1 = 1975, 1976
| teamhonour1 = British League Champion
| teamyear2 = 1976, 1978
| teamhonour2 = British League KO Cup winner
| teamyear3 = 1971
| teamhonour3 = British League Div II KO Cup winner
| teamyear4 = 1976
| teamhonour4 = Spring Gold Cup
| teamyear5 = 1977
| teamhonour5 = Inter League Knockout Cup
}}
Anthony Thomas Davey (born 15 August 1951) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/840/tony-davey|title=Speedway riders, history and results|website=wwosbackup|access-date=21 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://grasstrackgb.co.uk/tony-davey/|title=Tony Davey|website=GrasstrackGB|access-date=21 July 2021}} He earned 11 international caps 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=15 August 2023}}
Speedway career
Davey rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1970 to 1980, riding for Ipswich Witches for the entire ten-year period.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive|title=History Archive|website=British Speedway|access-date=21 July 2021}} In 1972, he suffered a serious hand injury{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000762/19720630/430/0029 |title=Hines steps in to replace Jersey bound Tony Davey |website=Bury Free Press |date=30 June 1972 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 September 2024}} but went on to reach the final of the British Speedway Championship on three occasions in 1973, 1975 and 1978.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=21 July 2021}}
He recorded two 9 plus average seasons for Ipswich; 9.93 in 1971 and 9.60 in 1978.{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/specialfeaturesrideraverages.pdf |title=Rider averages 1929 to 2009 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=10 November 2023}}
Post speedway
After speedway Davey joined his brother Jim in running the Evergreen Garage at Crowfield for over forty years.{{cite web |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23738490.witches-legend-sells-evergreen-suffolk-garage-40-years/ |title=Witches legend sells Evergreen Suffolk garage after 40 years |website=East Anglian Daily Times |access-date=10 November 2023}}