Lloyd Goffe
Encyclopedia
Lloyd Goffewas a motorcycle speedway
rider who started racing at Custom House
for the West Ham Hammers
in 1937, transferring to the Harringay Racers
that season.
After the end of the Second World War Goffe joined the Wimbledon Dons
in 1946. In 1948 Goffe rejoined the Racers
where he won the Anniversary Cup in 1949 and by 1950 his career completed a full circle when he rejoined West Ham
.
In 1951 he rode for Bradford and started the 1952 season there before he joined the St Austell Gulls
.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
rider who started racing at Custom House
West Ham Stadium
West Ham Stadium was a stadium that existed between 1928 and 1972 in Custom House, in east London...
for the West Ham Hammers
West Ham Hammers
The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929.. They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of World War II under several different promotions, most successfully under the control of Johnnie Hoskins....
in 1937, transferring to the Harringay Racers
Harringay Racers (speedway)
The Harringay Racers were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Harringay Stadium from 1947 until 1954 in the National League Division One....
that season.
After the end of the Second World War Goffe joined the Wimbledon Dons
Wimbledon Dons
The Wimbledon Dons were a professional motorcycle speedway team who operated from the Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane in London.The track opened in 1928 and the Dons operated there from 1929 until 1991. They were closed during the Second World War but upon their re-opening in 1946 there were 42,000...
in 1946. In 1948 Goffe rejoined the Racers
Harringay Racers (speedway)
The Harringay Racers were a motorcycle speedway team who raced at the Harringay Stadium from 1947 until 1954 in the National League Division One....
where he won the Anniversary Cup in 1949 and by 1950 his career completed a full circle when he rejoined West Ham
West Ham Hammers
The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929.. They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of World War II under several different promotions, most successfully under the control of Johnnie Hoskins....
.
In 1951 he rode for Bradford and started the 1952 season there before he joined the St Austell Gulls
St Austell Gulls
The St Austell Gulls were a Speedway team which operated from 1949 until their closure in 1964 at the Cornish Stadium at Par, St Austell in Cornwall...
.
World Final Appearances
- 19491949 Individual Speedway World ChampionshipThe 1949 Individual Speedway World Championship.-Qualification:# August 8, 1949 - London, Wimbledon Stadium# August 10, 1949 - London, New Cross Stadium# August 22, 1949 - Birmingham, Perry Barr Stadium# August 25, 1949 - London, Wembley Stadium...
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, Wembley Stadium - 13th - 4pts