Jimmy Gooch (speedway rider)

James Everard Gooch (16 November 1928 – 18 June 2011) was an international motorcycle speedway rider from England.

[3] Gooch reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1965 Individual Speedway World Championship.

[5] He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1950 to 1970, riding for various clubs.

[6] Successes included winning the league championship four times and the London Cup three times with Wembley Lions.

[7][8] He was capped by the England national speedway team ten times and Great Britain three times.