Albert Otho Roger (1920–1995) better known as Bert Roger was a speedway rider from England.

Speedway career

Roger rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1948 to 1956, riding primarily for

New Cross Rangers The New Cross Rangers were a Speedway team which operated from 1934 until their closure in 1953. They also rode as the New Cross Lambs from 1934 to 1935 and then the New Cross Tamers in 1936. The team were League Champions in 1938 and 1948. Hi ...

and

West Ham Hammers The West Ham Hammers were a speedway team, first promoted by Jimmy Baxter in 1929. History They operated from the West Ham Stadium until the outbreak of World War II under several different promotions, most successfully under the control ...

. He was a leading rider in the early 1950s and finished in the top ten UK averages during the

1952 Speedway National League The 1952 National League Division One was the 18th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the seventh post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Summary Norwich Stars joined the league. Wembley Lions won ...

riding for New Cross. He qualified for the final of the

1952 Individual Speedway World Championship The 1952 Individual Speedway World Championship was the seventh edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider. Australian rider Jack Young became the first rider to win a second title (and the first to win tw ...

but was unable to take his place due to injury.

Family

His brothers Bob Roger and

Cyril Roger Cyril Manners Roger (27 December 1921 - 26 May 2015) was a former international motorcycle speedway rider reached the final of Speedway World Championship five times.Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). ''A History of the World Speedway Championshi ...

were both speedway riders.

References

1920 births 1995 deaths British speedway riders Exeter Falcons riders New Cross Rangers riders West Ham Hammers riders Poole Pirates riders Plymouth Devils riders People from Elham, Kent {{Speedway-stub