Josh Auty
Born (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Mirfield, England
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
2005–2007, 2012–2021Scunthorpe Scorpions
2007–2008Redcar Bears
2009–2011Sheffield Tigers
2009–2011Coventry Bees
2012–2013, 2022Birmingham Brummies
2015–2018Leicester Lions
2017King's Lynn Stars
Individual honours
2004, 2005British Under-15 Champion
2010Queensland State Champion (Aust)
2010Jack Young Solo Cup winner
Team honours
2006Conference League Champion
2006Conference Trophy Winner
2006Conference KO Cup Winner
2006Conference Shield Winner
2007Conference League Fours
2010Premier League Pairs Champion

Joshua Liam Auty (born 8 September 1990) in Mirfield, West Yorkshire,[1] is a British speedway rider.[2][3]

Career

Auty was part of the Scunthorpe Scorpions team that won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 May 2007 at Plymouth Coliseum.[4][5]

On 10 September 2007, Auty was signed to the Coventry Bees to ride in the Elite League. On 21 September 2007, Auty was selected to represent Great Britain for the 2007 Under 21-World Cup Final. Auty was Conference League Rider's championship runner up in 2007, held at Rye House, losing out to his Scunthorpe teammate Tai Woffinden.

Auty riding for Scunthorpe in 2007

On 4 December 2008, Auty was signed on a loan deal from Coventry to Sheffield Tigers. In November 2011 he signed for Scunthorpe Scorpions for the 2012 Premier League season.

In 2010 Auty rode the off-season in Australia where he won the Queensland State Championship at the North Brisbane Speedway, as well as the Jack Young Solo Cup at the Gillman Speedway in Adelaide. In 2010, he won the Premier League Pairs Championship partnering Ricky Ashworth for Sheffield, during the 2010 Premier League speedway season.[6]

Auty was included in the Elite League draft for the 2015 season and picked by Leicester Lions.[7] He was again selected for the Lions for 2016.

After struggling in the SGB Premiership for Lions, Auty was dropped, and continued to ride in the SGB Championship for Scorpions until announcing his retirement from the sport at the end of May.[8] He reversed his decision, however, a few days later; and spent the 2018 season riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions.[9] He continued to ride for Scunthorpe during the 2019 and 2021 seasons.

In 2022, he re-joined and rode for the Birmingham Brummies in the SGB Championship 2022.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
  2. ↑ "2008 Rider index" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "2007 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "FOURS FEVER HITS PLYMOUTH". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "BRUMMIES DUO LOSE OUT IN FINAL". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Elite Draft Selections", speedwaygb.co, 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014
  8. ↑ "Auty Quits Scorpions", speedwaygb.co, 28 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017
  9. ↑ "Auty U-Turn Boosts Scorpions", speedwaygb.co, 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017
  10. ↑ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
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