Arthur Atkinson (speedway rider)
| Born | 1911 Nelson, Lancashire |
|---|---|
| Nationality | England |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired |
| Career history | |
| 1929 | Leeds Lions |
| 1930 | Wembley Lions |
| 1931-1939, 1951 | West Ham Hammers |
| 1952-1953 | Harringay Racers |
| Individual honours | |
| 1930 | WA State Champion (Aust) |
| 1930 | Australian Champion (2 miles) |
| Team honours | |
| 1929 | English Dirt Track League Champions |
| 1930 | Southern League Champions |
| 1937 | National League Champions |
| 1930, 1952, 1953 | London Cup |
| 1938 | ACU Cup |
| 1937 | Coronation Gold Cup Best Pairs |
| 1952 | National Trophy |
| 1953 | Coronation Cup |
Arthur Atkinson (born 1911, date of death unknown) was a former international motorcycle speedway rider and promoter who appeared in the first Speedway World Championship final in 1936.
Atkinson began riding motorcycles at the age of thirteen. He rode in trials and grasstrack before taking up speedway in 1928 with Blackpool. In 1929 he joined Leeds, captaining the team, and in 1930 won the Western Australia Championship. In 1930 he joined the Johnnie Hoskins-managed Wembley Lions. The team won the Southern League but in the last league meeting of the season Atkinson was left unconscious after a crash. He missed the most of the 1931 season after a dispute with Wembley but in September 1931 he joined the West Ham Hammers.
Atkinson toured Australia in 1929/30, winning both the first of two Australian 2 mile Championship's held at the Exhibition Speedway in Melbourne, and the Western Australian Championship at the Claremont Speedway in Perth.
1936 saw Atkinson selected for England against Australia in the test series and was a regular up to the war.
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