Josh Auty

Josh Auty
Born (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990
Mirfield, England
Nationality England England
Current club information
British league Leicester Lions/
Scunthorpe Scorpions
Career history
2006-2008 Redcar Bears
2007-2008, 2012–2014 Scunthorpe Scorpions
2009-2011 Sheffield Tigers
2012 Birmingham Brummies
2015– Leicester Lions
Individual honours
2004, 2005 British Under-15 Champion
2010 Queensland State Champion (Aust)
2010 Jack Young Solo Cup winner
Team honours
2006 Conference League Champion
2006 Conference Trophy Winner
2006 Conference KO Cup Winner
2006 Conference Shield Winner

Joshua (Josh) Liam Auty (born 8 September 1990) in Mirfield, West Yorkshire,[1] is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom, riding with the Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League.

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 team mate Tai Woffinden.

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 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.

Auty was included in the Elite League draft for the 2015 season and picked by Leicester Lions.[2] He was again selected for the Lions for 2016.

References

  1. Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007. ISBN 978-0-7524-4250-1
  2. "Elite Draft Selections", speedwaygb.co, 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014


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