Dave Trownson

Trownson, born in Urmston, Greater Manchester, began his British leagues career riding a couple of times for Boston Barracudas during the 1973 British League Division Two season^[3] after being signed from Belle Vue Aces.^[4]

The following season he started riding for Boston reserves before securing a season-long loan deal with Berwick Bandits. He enjoyed his time at Berwick and did not want to return to Boston.^[5] After riding for Berwick in 1975 and making a few appearances for his new parent club Wolverhampton Wolves, he suffered a miserable 1976 season, struggling to gain selection and then breaking his arm.^[6]

Trownson began the 1977 National League season with Wolves^[7] but soon found a home at Edinburgh Monarchs, who had returned to speedway after a seven-year break.^[8]

Trownson not only became a regular with Edinburgh but soon emerged as fan's favourite, improving his season average for six consecutive years from 6.15 in 1977 to 9.21 in 1982.^[9] He was also part of the team that won the 1981 Knockout Cup and Fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 26 July 1981.^[10][11]

Trownson became the club's number 1 rider and would spend eleven years in total in Scotland until the end of the 1987 season.^[12]