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Dave Younghusband

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Dave Younghusband
Born4 May 1938 (1938-05-04) (age 86)
Weardale, County Durham, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
1962-1964Middlesbrough Bears
1964Edinburgh Monarchs
1965-1972Halifax Dukes
1974Cradley Heathens
Individual honours
1968, 1971British Championship finalist
Team honours
1966British League Champion
1966British League Knockout Cup Winner
1966Northern Cup Winner

Joseph David Younghusband (born 4 May 1938) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[1][2] He earned eight international caps for the England national speedway team and three caps for the Great Britain team.[3]

Speedway career

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Younghusband started his career racing for Middlesbrough Bears during the 1962 Provincial Speedway League season[4] and improved his average to 7.92 in 1963 and 9.07 in 1964, the latter topping the club's averages.[5]

He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1965-1974, riding for Halifax Dukes from 1965 to 1972.[6][7] He later rode for Cradley Heathens.[8] He reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1968 and 1971.[1][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Dave Younghusband". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ^ "1962 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Maximum for Younghusband". Halifax Evening Courier. 7 October 1966. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Dave Younghusband asks for move". Halifax Evening Courier. 12 December 1967. Retrieved 10 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  9. ^ "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 July 2021.