[3] His career really started the following year, when he was signed up for Hackney Hawks by Len Silver and their partner team Rayleigh Rockets.

[6] In the 1975 National League Riders' Championship at Wimbledon on 27 September, Etheridge and Brian Collins both finished on 13 points but in the run-off for the title, Collins fell off in the first lap and Etheridge rode a solitary four laps to be crowned champion.

The Crayford team became the Fours Champions during the 1980 National League Four-Team Championship, however due to machine troubles Etheridge didn't start a race in the final of the tournament.

[9] Notable performances: Post-speedway, he worked in industrial plumbing and central heating.

He lives in West Sussex with his wife, Denise, and they have two married daughters and four grandchildren.