Alfred Jeffrey Lloyd (born 29 July 1914 in

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) was a former international

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rider who qualified for the Speedway World Championship finals three times.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.

Career summary

Lloyd, whose elder brother Wally Lloyd also rode, took up speedway in 1936, first riding at Wembley before gaining further experience at Birmingham, before signing with Bristol Bulldogs. When speedway resumed in 1945 he returned, and was one of the top riders in the

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in 1946.Storey, Basil (1948), ''The Story of Speedway'', WDS, p. 9 He joined the Newcastle Diamonds in 1946, and finished the season averaging over ten points per match in the Northern League. In 1947 it was expected that he would be signed by a higher division team but he started the season with the Diamonds. A few weeks into the season, the

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signed Lloyd for a transfer fee of 1,000 (at the time the highest transfer fee in British speedway), with Ken Le Breton transferring in the opposite direction. By then end of the next season, he had won the

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championship.Jacobs, N. (2008) ''Out of the Frying Pan'', The History Press LTD Lloyd was selected to represent

in the test series against

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in the 1948 Ashes series.Foster, P. (2005) ''History of the Speedway Ashes'', The History Press Ltd. 1950 saw Lloyd start the season with the Rangers but midway through the season he was transferred to the

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, a move that was not popular with the New Cross fans. Whilst with the Racers he qualified for the Speedway World Championship final three times and was a member of the team that won the National Trophy in 1952.Jacobs, Norman (2001). ''Speedway in London''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing When the Racers closed down at the end of 1954, Lloyd retired.

World final appearances

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: 11th (6 pts) *

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

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: 8th (7 pts) *

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

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: 7th (8 pts)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Jeff 1914 births 1997 deaths British speedway riders English motorcycle racers Bristol Bulldogs riders Newcastle Diamonds riders New Cross Rangers riders Harringay Racers riders