(1945-02-28) 28 February 1945 (age 79) Dewsbury, England
Nationality
British (English)
Career history
1961–1964
Middlesbrough Bears
1964
Long Eaton Archers
1965–1974, 1983
Halifax Dukes
Individual honours
1974
British Champion
1970
Northern Riders Champion
1968
NSW State Champion
Team honours
1966
British League Champion
1966
British League KO Cup
1966
Northern Cup Winner
Eric Henry Boocock (born 28 February 1945 in Dewsbury, England)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in three Speedway World Championship finals.[2] He was the joint manager of the Great Britain national speedway team with Colin Pratt.
^Boocock, E. & Neal, M. (2006). Booey. Retro Speedway. ISBN 978-0-9551176-6-4
^Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
Eric Henry Boocock (born 28 February 1945 in Dewsbury, England) is a former motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in three Speedway World Championship...
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Terry Betts / Nigel Boocock / Colin Pratt) – 4th – 8pts (3) 1967 – Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Ray Wilson / Barry Briggs / EricBoocock / Colin Pratt) – 3rd=...
National League, Speedway Provincial League The Shay, Halifax 1949 1985 EricBoocock Harringay Racers Speedway National League, division 1 Harringay Stadium...
(with Nigel Boocock / Terry Betts / Ivan Mauger / Colin Pratt) - 4th - 8pts (1) 1967 - Malmö, Malmö Stadion (with Ray Wilson / EricBoocock / Ivan Mauger...
Nigel Boocock (17 September 1937 – 3 April 2015) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England. who appeared in eight Speedway World Championship finals...
at Brandon Stadium in Coventry, England. The Championship was won by EricBoocock. The British Under 21 Championship was won by Chris Morton. 12 June 1974...
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Great Britain 31 Barry Briggs (11) Ivan Mauger (9) EricBoocock (5) Ray Wilson (4) Nigel Boocock (2) Poland 20 Jan Mucha (6) Antoni Woryna (5) Edmund...
03 Des Lukehurst 4.88 Tommy Sweetman 4.50 Graeme Smith 3.10 Halifax EricBoocock 11.08 Dave Younghusband 9.38 Greg Kentwell 7.67 Alan Jay 7.16 Dennis...
year of operation in 1966. In 1969, the team's captain, local greengrocer Eric Boothroyd retired from riding after a long and successful career to join...
sidecars introduced, the solo track record was set by riders such as EricBoocock and Bert Harkins during 1968. Various promoters took over the track and...
success was due to the consistency of their riders, in particular EricBoocock, Eric Boothroyd, Dave Younghusband and Tommy Roper who all scored heavily...
Pusey 7.31 Dave Hemus 5.79 Eric Broadbelt 5.33 Ken Eyre 5.33 Mike Hiftle 4.25 Steve Waplington 3.52 Coventry Nigel Boocock 10.66 Ken McKinlay 8.50 Rick...
family entertainment, with the Dukes producing such renowned riders as EricBoocock and Kenny Carter. Attendances became regularly higher than those of the...
Brown 5.05 Gary Everett 4.97 Brian Davies 4.66 Halifax EricBoocock 10.29 Dave Younghusband 9.12 Eric Boothroyd 8.42 Dennis Gavros 6.00 Bert Kingston 4.78...
recording an average of 8.21, putting him second in the club averages behind EricBoocock. In July 1970, he would gain a call up for the Great Britain team, which...
14 Eric Broadbelt 7.01 Dave Hemus 6.97 Peter Collins 6.36 Chris Pusey 6.30 Ken Eyre 5.27 Alan Wilkinson 4.74 Mike Hiftle 4.50 Coventry Nigel Boocock 9...
Malcolm Ballard EricBoocock 25 May Cliftonhill, Coatbridge Mick Bell John Boulger Chris Julian 26 May Brandon Stadium, Coventry Nigel Boocock Ray Wilson Bob...
() Ken McKinlay () 1968 Sydney Showground Jim Airey (NSW) Nigel Boocock () EricBoocock () 1969 Sydney Showground Jim Airey (NSW) Ken McKinlay () Jack...
Collins 8.44 Chris Pusey 8.20 Eric Broadbelt 6.72 Alan Wilkinson 6.68 Ken Eyre 5.56 Paul Tyrer 5.11 Coventry Nigel Boocock 9.23 Tony Lomas 8.10 John Harrhy...
Craven Park Hull Country England Founded 1971 Closed 2005 Team manager EricBoocock Team captain Paul Thorp League Premier Club facts Colours Blue and White...
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