Troy Butler
{{Short description|Australian speedway rider}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name = Troy Butler
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| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|9|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Australia
| career1 = Oxford Cheetahs
| years1 = 1985, 1987, 1989–1990, 1992
| career2 = Milton Keynes Knights
| years2 = 1987–1988, 1991
| career3 = Swindon Robins
| years3 = 1988
| career4 =Ipswich Witches
| years4 = 1988
| indivyear1 = 1986
| indivhonour1 = Australian Champion
| indivyear2 = 1988
| indivhonour2 = British League Division Two Riders Champion
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Troy Steve Butler (born 22 September 1967) is a former speedway rider from Australia.{{cite web |url=https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/429/troy-butler|title=Troy Butler profile|website=wwosbackup|access-date=30 June 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=21 June 2023}}
Speedway career
Butler was champion of Australia when he won the 1986 Australian Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.vintagespeedway.com/Titles.html|title=Australian Solo Championship|website=vintage speedway|access-date=30 June 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmaustralii.php|title=Individual Australian Championship|website=Historia Sportu Zuzlowego|access-date=20 January 2023}}
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Oxford Cheetahs from 1985 until 1992.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/oxford1990.pdf|title=Belle Vue vs Oxford|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=30 June 2021}} He was signed by Oxford Cheetahs before the 1985 season after being seen in action by Hans Neilsen and Simon Wigg who were touring Australia at the time.{{cite book|last=Bamford/Shailes|first=Robert/Glynn|title=The Story of Oxford Speedway|year=2007|page=132|publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-0-7524-4161-0}}
In 1988, he became the British League Division Two Riders Champion riding for Milton Keynes Knights. The final was held on 10 September 1988 at Brandon Stadium.{{cite news |title=Leading the way home |work=Cambridge Daily News |date=12 September 1988 |access-date=21 June 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19880912/021/0021 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/troybutler.html |title=Troy Butler |website=Speedway Museum |access-date=11 September 2021}}
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Category:Australian speedway riders
Category:Milton Keynes Knights riders
Category:Australian expatriate speedway riders in England
Category:Oxford Cheetahs riders
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