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| name= Hugh Saunders
| nationality = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England|English]]
| nationality = British (Channel Islander)
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|11|25|df+yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|11|25|df=yes}}
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| birth_place = [[Guernsey]]
| birth_place = [[Guernsey]], Channel Islands

| countryofbirth = [[England]]
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| years1 = 1969–1970
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| career1 = [[Eastbourne Eagles]]
| years = 1969-1970<br>1970-1971<br>1970-1974<br>1975-1979
| years2 = 1970–1971
| career = [[Eastbourne Eagles]]<br>[[Rayleigh Rockets]]<br>[[Hackney Hawks]]<br>[[Rye House Rockets]]
| career2 = [[Rayleigh Rockets]]
| indivhonour =
| years3 = 1970–1974
| indivyear =
| career3 = [[Hackney Hawks]]
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| teamhonour = [[British League Division Two Knockout Cup|National League KO Cup Winner]]
| teamyear = 1979
| years4 = 1975–1979
| career4 = [[Rye House Rockets]]
| teamyear1 = 1971
| teamhonour1 = [[British League Knockout Cup|British League KO Cup Winner]]
| teamyear2 = 1979
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| teamhonour2 = [[British League Division Two Knockout Cup|National League KO Cup Winner]]
| teamyear3 = 1971, 1973
| teamhonour3 = [[London Cup (speedway)|London Cup Winner]]
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'''Hugh Saunders''' (born 25 November 1944) is a former [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] rider from Guernsey, who competed in the [[British League Division Two|National League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929–2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref>
'''Hugh Saunders''' (born 25 November 1944 in [[Guernsey]], [[Channel Islands]])
was an English Speedway rider.


==Career==
== Career ==
Saunders started his speedway career with [[Eastbourne Eagles]] where he rode for two seasons. Then a move to [[Rayleigh Rockets]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000521/19700618/025/0025 |title=Long Eaton record in danger against solid Rayleigh |website=Derby Daily Telegraph|date=18 June 1970 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 October 2024 }}</ref> where he rode for the next two seasons, before [[Rye House Rockets]] for 5 seasons<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003122/19750710/152/0019 |title=Rockets hit by injury |website=Herts and Essex Observer |date=10 July 1975 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 September 2024}}</ref><ref>Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. {{ISBN|978-0-244-72538-9}}</ref><ref>Jacobs,Norman (2007)"70 Years of Rye House Speedway"{{ISBN|978-0-7524-4162-7}}</ref>
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<ref>Lawson,K (2018) “The Cheetahs – The Resurrection”. {{ISBN| 978-0-244-69934-5}}</ref> as the stadium was sold and team relocated under the promotion of [[Len Silver]].<ref>Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. {{ISBN|0-7524-2210-3}}</ref>
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With [[Len Silver]], Hugh Saunders rode for other teams run by this promoter, namely [[Hackney Hawks]] in the interim between Rayleigh and Rye House.


In his final season in the sport in 1979, Saunders won the [[British League Division Two Knockout Cup|National League Knockout Cup]] with Rye House. On 17 September 1979, racing at Newcastle's Brough Park, he dislocated his ankle and ended his career.
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Started his speedway career with [[Eastbourne Eagles]]
A year later he returned for his own testimonial, to ride as reserve in a team of old friends named, for the day, the "Hughgonuts" but broke his leg in his first outing and missed the rest of the event and the post-match celebrations.

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Rode for [[Rayleigh Rockets]], then [[Rye House Rockets]] when the stadium was sold and team relocated under the promotion of [[Len Silver]].<ref>Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3</ref>
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With Len Silver, Hugh Saunders rode for other teams run by this promoter, namely [[Hackney Hawks]] in the interim between Rayleigh and Rye House.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:33, 5 October 2024

For others of the name, see Hugh Saunders (disambiguation).

Hugh Saunders
Born (1944-11-25) 25 November 1944 (age 80)
Guernsey, Channel Islands
NationalityBritish (Channel Islander)
Career history
1969–1970Eastbourne Eagles
1970–1971Rayleigh Rockets
1970–1974Hackney Hawks
1975–1979Rye House Rockets
Team honours
1971British League KO Cup Winner
1979National League KO Cup Winner
1971, 1973London Cup Winner

Hugh Saunders (born 25 November 1944) is a former speedway rider from Guernsey, who competed in the National League.[1]

Career

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Saunders started his speedway career with Eastbourne Eagles where he rode for two seasons. Then a move to Rayleigh Rockets[2] where he rode for the next two seasons, before Rye House Rockets for 5 seasons[3][4][5] [6] as the stadium was sold and team relocated under the promotion of Len Silver.[7] With Len Silver, Hugh Saunders rode for other teams run by this promoter, namely Hackney Hawks in the interim between Rayleigh and Rye House.

In his final season in the sport in 1979, Saunders won the National League Knockout Cup with Rye House. On 17 September 1979, racing at Newcastle's Brough Park, he dislocated his ankle and ended his career. A year later he returned for his own testimonial, to ride as reserve in a team of old friends named, for the day, the "Hughgonuts" but broke his leg in his first outing and missed the rest of the event and the post-match celebrations.

References

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  1. ^ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929–2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Long Eaton record in danger against solid Rayleigh". Derby Daily Telegraph. 18 June 1970. Retrieved 5 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Rockets hit by injury". Herts and Essex Observer. 10 July 1975. Retrieved 20 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. ISBN 978-0-244-72538-9
  5. ^ Jacobs,Norman (2007)"70 Years of Rye House Speedway"ISBN 978-0-7524-4162-7
  6. ^ Lawson,K (2018) “The Cheetahs – The Resurrection”. ISBN 978-0-244-69934-5
  7. ^ Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
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