Frank Lawrence (11 October 1920 –) was a motorcycle speedway rider from England, who rode for New Cross in the post-World War II period.
[2][3] He married in 1940 but was shot down by the German forces and held as a prisoner of war for three and a half years.
[2] When speedway racing resumed in 1946 he joined the West Ham Hammers, where he was hurt in a freak accident when Jack Cooley crashed, his bike going through the safety fence and hitting Lawrence while he sat in the pits.
[2][5] He scored 15 points in the qualifying rounds for the 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He represented England in an unofficial test match against Australia in Dublin in 1950, scoring 10 points.