Walter Stanley Green (25 February 1918Addison J. (1948). ''The People Speedway Guide''. Odhams Press Limited – 11 December 2006) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who finished second in the

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final in

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.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championship''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.

Career

Green started his career with the

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in 1946 after being spotted at a training school run by

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. He was not a regular in the side at that time, so in 1947 he was loaned to the

Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles were a British speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England, that raced in the SGB Championship. History Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in 1929. During their first league season th ...

where he won the National League Division Three championship and finished as the Eagles' top rider.Jacobs, N. (2003) ''Speedway in the South-East'', Tempus Publishing Ltd. He was still making a few appearances for the Hammers. When the Eastbourne closed down at the end of 1947 he moved with the promotion along the south coast to Hastings with the

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. Green set the track record at Hastings and in the opening meeting on 21 April 1948, he won all six of his rides. He again finished the season as the top rider. His form did not go unnoticed by West Ham star

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and in 1948 he returned to the Hammers full-time. In 1949, he made steady progress and became a team regular. Green made his only appearance in a World final in 1950 and finished second, just a point behind the winner Freddie Williams. Again in 1950 he was second in the West Ham

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s. He also captained

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in 1954. Green stayed with the Hammers for the rest of his career. The club closed in 1955 and Green retired in the same season due to ill health.

World Final appearances

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– 2nd – 13pts

Bike building

Green was a renowned bike frame builder whose business was based in Hendon. He built frames to order and could name racing cyclist

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as a customer.

References

External links

Wally Green

{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Wally 1918 births 2006 deaths British speedway riders West Ham Hammers riders Eastbourne Eagles riders British cycle designers