Chris Morton

Chris Morton MBE
Personal information
Nationality	England
Date of birth	22 July 1956 (1956-07-22) (age 55)
Place of birth	Davyhulme, England
Current club information
Career status	Manager
Manager	Belle Vue Aces
Career history
Belle Vue Aces Ellesmere Port Sheffield Tigers	1973-1990 1973 1993
Individual honours
British Champion British Riders' Champion	1983 1984
Team honours
British League KO Cup winner World Team Cup Winner World Pairs Champion British League Pairs Champion	1975 1980 1984 1984

Christopher John (Chris) Morton MBE (born 22 July 1956 in Davyhulme, Lancashire^[1]) is a former motorcycle speedway rider. He rode bikes from a young age at the farm of Peter Collins' parents.

Brief career summary

Morton made his debut for Ellesmere Port Gunners (on loan from Belle Vue) on 15 May 1973 He showed rapid improvement then following an injury to Aces Captain Chris Pusey in June 1973 Chris was drafted into the Belle Vue team scoring 6 points on his debut in an away meeting at Cradley Heath.

He rode for the England team at test level and represented them in the World Team Cup, winning the competition in 1980.

Morton became British Champion in 1983 and World Pairs Champion with best friend Peter Collins in 1984.

World Final Appearances

• 1976 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 11th - 6pts
• 1980 - Göteborg, Ullevi - 9th - 8pts
• 1981 - London, Wembley Stadium - 11th - 5pts
• 1983 - Norden, Motodrom Halbemond - 10th - 7pts
• 1986 - Chorzów, Silesian Stadium - 9th - 8pts
• 1987 - Amsterdam, Olympic Stadium - 13th - 9pts
• 1988 - Vojens, Speedway Center - 10th - 6pts^[2]

After retirement

He retired from riding in 1990, becoming manager of Berwick Bandits in 1991.^[3] He also played a major role in the introduction of speedway to Buxton in 1994.

In 2005 he returned to Belle Vue as commercial manager and then in December 2006 he was part of a consortium who bought the Aces and currently holds the positions of Operations Director and Team Manager.

He was awarded his MBE for services to speedway in 1992.

Brother Dave was also a speedway rider.

References

1. ^ Oakes, P & Rising, P (1986). 1986 Speedway Yearbook. ISBN 0-948882-00-X
2. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
3. ^ Morton C. (2005). Until The Can Ran Out. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-3473-X

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Name	Morton, Chris
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Date of birth	22 July 1956
Place of birth	Davyhulme, England
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