Brian Woodward (speedway)
Brian Woodward  (9 May 1952 – 13 November 2022) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Wales, who rode in the National League (speedway) and British League. Career
Woodward was born on 9 May 1952 in Monmouth, Wales. He appeared on the front cover of the Speedway Star 25 August 1973 with teammate Mike Broadbank. Although born a Welshman, Brian Woodward rode for Young England against a Young Czechoslovakia team in 1974 in an almost whitewash test series, England winning 5.5 -1.5. Brian rode in only one test, at Birmingham (Perry Barr). 1975 saw him riding as a Weymouth Wizards under promoter Harry Davis (father of John Davis). When he returned in 1979 it was as a Weymouth Wildcats with new promoter Len Silver. In 1979, in the Sunday Mirror World Championship Qualifying Round at Boston, he picked up 11 points from 5 rides, finishing fifth. He finished his career at Oxford. Woodward died on 13 November 2022. References

1952 births
2022 deaths
British speedway riders
Welsh speedway riders
Birmingham Brummies riders
Bristol Bulldogs riders
Newport Wasps riders
Oxford Cheetahs riders
Reading Racers riders
Stoke Potters riders
Weymouth Wildcats riders
Wolverhampton Wolves riders
Sportspeople from Monmouth, Wales