Steve Finch (born 8 January 1958) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.

Career

Finch started his British leagues career during the 1974 British League Division Two season, where he rode for

Long Eaton Invaders Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as the Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and the Long Eaton Invaders. The Invaders ret ...

. He rode for

Berwick Bandits The Berwick Bandits are a British speedway club, based in Berwick-upon-Tweed. They currently compete in the SGB Championship, racing at Shielfield Park, with home matches usually taking place on Saturday evenings. They also run a second team ...

in 1975, in addition to appearing for

Halifax Dukes The Halifax Dukes were a Motorcycle speedway, Speedway team which operated from 1949–1951 and again from 1965 until their closure in 1985 at The Shay Stadium in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Halifax. The team were nicknamed the "Dukes" after the l ...

in the highest league. In 1976, he once again doubled up for Halifax but joined

Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port ( ) is a port town in the Cheshire West and Chester borough in Cheshire, England. Ellesmere Port is on the south eastern edge of the Wirral Peninsula, north of Chester, south of Birkenhead, southwest of Runcorn and south of ...

for the

1977 National League season The 1977 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary Newport had moved down from the British League. Their riders were transferred to Bristol Bulldogs but they acquired new riders and were rena ...

and he began to forge a reputation as one of the top riders in the National league, surpassing a nine average in the 1979 and 1980 seasons. In 1978, he won the

British League Division Two Pairs Championship The British League Division Two Pairs Championship, named the National League Pairs Championship in the years that the second division was known as the National League was a motorcycle speedway contest between the top two riders from each club co ...

with John Jackson and reached the final of the 1978 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship, finishing just outside the medals in fourth place. In 1979, he helped the Ellesmere Port win the Fours Championship during the 1979 season. After averaging 9.92 during the

1980 National League season The 1980 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary The league was increased from 19 teams to 20 from the previous season. Exeter Falcons dropped down from the British League to join the 19 inc ...

, he continued to ride in the National league for Ellesmere Port in 1981 and 1982 and then various other clubs until the end of the 1987 season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Finch, Steve Living people 1958 births British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Berwick Bandits riders Birmingham Brummies riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders Ellesmere Port Gunners riders Halifax Dukes riders Long Eaton Archers riders Scunthorpe Scorpions riders Sheffield Tigers riders Wimbledon Dons riders