Michael Watkin (born 1 November 1943) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from England.
[1] Watkin, born in Gilsland, Northumberland, was first noticed at the 1961/62 winter training school by his tutor and the Newcastle Diamonds captain Don Wilkinson.
[4] He won the 1964 Provincial Speedway League title and contributed towards the Newcastle team averaging 6.84 that season.
[7] He left speedway to concentrate on his car sales business, called the Mike Watkin Motor Company at the Parkside Garage on Welbeck Road.
He retired because of a series of operations for a leg injury but was given a benefit meeting by Newcastle in 1978.