Paul Clews
Born | Coventry, England | 19 July 1979
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Nickname | Clewsy |
Nationality | British (English) |
Career history | |
1995-1997 | Coventry Bees |
1996 | Oxford Cheetahs |
1996, 1998 | Peterborough Panthers |
1997 | Isle of Wight Islanders |
1998-2003 | Reading Racers |
2004-2006 | Stoke Potters |
2007 | Newcastle Diamonds |
2008 | Newport Wasps |
2008-2011 | Berwick Bandits |
Team honours | |
1998 | Premier League Champion |
1998 | Premier League KO Cup Winner |
1997 | Premier Conference Champion |
Paul Gordon Clews (born 19 July 1979 in Coventry, England)[1] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.[2]
Career
[edit]Clews has ridden for Great Britain at Under-21 level. He won the Premier League and KO Cup with the Reading Racers in 1998.[3]
He started the 2008 season with the Newport Wasps in the Premier League.[4] However, after the death of Newport promoter Tim Stone the club closed down which Clews became a free agent and so signed for the Berwick Bandits.[5] He was the Berwick captain for the 2009 season.[6][2] He retired from Speedway in 2011 after a final season with Berwick for the 2010 Premier League speedway season.
References
[edit]- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ a b "2009 Rider Index". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1.
- ^ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Bandits snap up experienced Clews". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Clews made Berwick Bandits skipper". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 September 2024.