James Birkinshaw

James Birkinshaw

Born	(1980-03-06) 6 March 1980 (age 44) Sheffield, England
Nationality	British (English)
Career history
1996-1997, 1999-2004, 2006-2007	Sheffield Tigers
1997-1998, 2001, 2005	Newcastle Diamonds
1999	Workington Comets
1999	Stoke Potters
2002, 2005	Glasgow Tigers
2008	Birmingham Brummies
Individual honours
2003	Conference League Riders' Champion

James Alexander Birkinshaw (born 6 March 1980 in Sheffield)^[1] is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from England.^[2]

Career

During the 2002 Speedway Conference League season he won the Conference League Riders' Championship.^[3][4][5]

He spent the majority of his career at Sheffield Tigers, riding for them in three spells from 1996 to 1997, 1999 to 2004 and 2006 to 2007.^[6]

In 2008 (his last full season in speedway), Birkinshaw rode for Birmingham Brummies.^[7][8]

References

1. Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
2. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
3. "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
4. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
5. "Speedway: Rico wins testimonial". The Argus. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
6. "'I know I'm the luckiest man on earth'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. "Birkinshaw latest Brum casualty". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
8. "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.