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Bill Gilbert (speedway rider)

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Gilbert was a leading speedway rider in the late 1940s. He reached the final of the
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rider from England. He earned six international caps for the
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Bexley
Wembley Lions
Norwich Stars
Speedway World Championship
1946
1947
1949
1950
National League Champion
National Trophy Winner
London Cup
motorcycle speedway
England national speedway team
Speedway World Championship
1949 Individual Speedway World Championship
top tier
Wembley Lions
Norwich Stars
1949
England
Wembley Stadium
"WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX"
"ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022"
"World Speedway finals"
"Bill Gilbert's fine riding"
"History Archive"
"Wembley rider's no to Odsal"
British Newspaper Archive
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