Tommy Roper

Tommy Roper
Born6 July 1940 (1940-07-06) (age 86)
Bradford, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1960, 1962Bradford Panthers
1961Middlesbrough Bears
1962–1965Sheffield Tigers
1965Long Eaton Archers
1965–1966, 1972Halifax Dukes
1967–1971Belle Vue Aces
1971Oxford Cheetahs
1974Hull Vikings
Team honours
1966, 1970British League Champion
1966British League Knockout Cup Winner
1966Northern Cup Winner
1963, 1964Provincial Northern League Champion

Thomas Roper (born 6 July 1940) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned four international caps for the England national speedway team.

Speedway career

Roper rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965 to 1974, riding for various clubs.

Roper switched from Middlesbrough Bears to Sheffield Tigers in 1962 and would spend four seasons with the South Yorkshire club.

Roper left Sheffield to join Halifax Dukes in 1965 and was an integral part of the Halifax Dukes team that won the double during the 1966 British League season, scoring a season average of 7.54. In 1967, he moved to Belle Vue Aces and was a member of the 1970 title winning team.

References

  1. 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bradford Speedway (Greenfield)". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tommy Roper carried off". Halifax Evening Courier. 15 May 1964. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Tommy Roper top scorer". Halifax Evening Courier. 1 August 1966. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2024.