# Steve Weatherley
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{{Use British English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox Speedway rider
| name= Steve Weatherley
| image = Steve Weatherley.jpg
| nationality = British (English)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|11|26}}
| birth_place = [Dartford](/source/Dartford), England
| years1 = 1974-1976, 1979
| career1 = [Eastbourne Eagles](/source/Eastbourne_Eagles)
| years2 = 1974
| career2 = [Wolverhampton Wolves](/source/Wolverhampton_Wolves)
| years3 = 1975
| career3 = [Poole Pirates](/source/Poole_Pirates)
| years4 = 1975
| career4 = [Cradley United](/source/Cradley_Heathens)
| years5 = 1975
| career5 = [Oxford Rebels](/source/Oxford_Cheetahs)
| years6 = 1975
| career6 = [Hull Vikings](/source/Hull_Vikings)
| years7 = 1976-1978
| career7 = [White City Rebels](/source/White_City_Rebels)
| teamyear1 = 1975
| teamhonour1 = [New National League KO Cup Winner](/source/British_League_Division_Two_Knockout_Cup)
| teamyear2 = 1977
| teamhonour2 = [British League](/source/Speedway_British_League) Champion
}}
'''Stephen John Weatherley''' (born 26 November 1957 in [Dartford](/source/Dartford))[{{cite book | last = Oakes | first = Peter |author2=Mauger, Ivan OBE, MBE |authorlink2=Ivan Mauger | title = Who's Who of World Speedway | publisher = Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd | year = 1976 | isbn = 0-904584-04-6 }}] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England,[Lawson, K (2018) “Riders, Teams and Stadiums”. {{ISBN|978-0-244-72538-9}}] who was twice runner-up in the [British Speedway Under 21 Championship](/source/British_Speedway_Under_21_Championship).[{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=17 June 2023}}]
==Career==
He rode primarily for the [Eastbourne Eagles](/source/Eastbourne_Eagles)[{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003289/19760423/618/0027 |title=Steve joins the Rebels and hopes to wow fans |website=Southall Gazette |date=23 April 1976 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=27 August 2024}}] and the [White City Rebels](/source/White_City_Rebels), who won the British League in 1977.[Oakes, P.(2004). ''British Speedway Who's Who''. {{ISBN|0-948882-81-6}}]
On 8 June 1979 he was paralysed whilst riding for [Eastbourne](/source/Eastbourne_Eagles) at [Hackney Wick Stadium](/source/Hackney_Wick_Stadium), Waterden Road. He was involved in a terrible crash with [Vic Harding](/source/Vic_Harding). Harding was killed and Weatherley was left with a broken back. He has used a wheelchair since the crash.[Fenn, C.(2003). ''Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight''. {{ISBN|0-7524-2737-7}}]
==Family==
His nephew, [Lee Richardson](/source/Lee_Richardson_(speedway_rider)) (1979-2012) was an international speedway rider.