Alf Mattson

Alfred William Mattson (28 August 1911 – 27 May 2001) was a motorcycle speedway rider from New Zealand.^[1][2]

Alf Mattson

Born	28 August 1911 (1911-08-28) Auckland, New Zealand
Died	27 May 2001(2001-05-27) (aged 89) Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality	New Zealander
Career history
Great Britain
1931	Leicester Stadium
1931	Lea Bridge
1932–1933	Coventry
Individual honours
1930, 1931	New Zealand champion

Career

In 1930 and 1931, Mattson became twice champion of New Zealand after winning the New Zealand Solo Championship.^[3] He was one of the early speedway pioneer riders who travelled to the United Kingdom from New Zealand.^[4] He started racing in the British leagues during the 1931 Speedway Southern League, when riding for Leicester Stadium but soon transferred to Lea Bridge following the demise of the Leicester team.^[5] He later rode for Coventry.^[6]

References

1. "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022, Alf Mattson" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "Mattson, Alf, active 1930". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
3. "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1929-2023". Speedway History. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. "First Appearance in England of Alf Mattson". Leicester Evening Mail. 5 May 1931. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Speedway Racing". Eastern Post. 30 May 1931. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "A_Z of Rider Averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 24 July 2023.