Neil Middleditch
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| Neil Middleditch | ||
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| Personal Information | ||
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| Nationality |  England |
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| Date of birth | January 7, 1957 | |
| Place of birth | Wimborne, England | |
| Current Club Information | ||
| Career Status | Retired | |
| Career History | ||
| Eastbourne Eagles Poole Pirates, Reading Racers Arena Essex Hammers |
1973-1975 1974-1984 1985 1985-1986 |
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| Individual Honours | ||
| National League Riders Champion | 1985 | |
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Neil Middleditch (born 7 January 1957 in Wimborne, Dorset) is a former Speedway rider and currently is the Team Manager of the Poole Pirates.[1] His father Ken was a former rider with the Poole Pirates. He was the Team Manager of the Great Britain speedway team for seven years before resigning in February 2008.
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[edit] Riding career
His riding career spanned from 1973 until 1986, riding for the Eastbourne Eagles, Poole Pirates, Reading Racers and the Arena Essex Hammers. In 1975 Middleditch became British Under-21 Champion and was third in the 1978 European Under-21 Championship final. In 1985 he became National League Riders Champion.
[edit] Managament career
[edit] Poole Pirates
Middleditch became the Poole Pirates team manager in 1999, winning the Elite League Championship in 2003 and 2004, the Elite League Knockout Cup, also in 2003 and 2004, and the Craven Shield in 2001, 2002 and 2006.
[edit] Great Britain
Middleditch was appointed as team manager of Great Britain in 2001 after the resignations of joint managers Colin Pratt and Eric Boocock. In 2004 Great Britain lost out on the World Cup by a single point with Middleditch at the helm.
At the 2007 BSPA Annual General Meeting, Middleditch announced that he would be "happy to continue" as the Great Britain speedway team manager but recommended that 1992 World Champion Gary Havelock should be his successor once he has retired from racing.[2] In February 2008 Middleditch quit his role as the Great Britain speedway team manager after seven years in charge to focus on his family business.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- ^ Havvy could be 'next GB boss'. Daily Echo (22 November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- ^ GB Boss Middleditch quits. BSPA (29th February 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
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