William Eric Williams (17 November 1927 – 24 July 2009) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Wales. With no Welsh team to represent, he earned 23 international caps for the England national speedway team.
Speedway career Williams was a leading speedway rider in the 1950s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship on three occasions in the 1951 Individual Speedway World Championship, 1953 Individual Speedway World Championship and 1955 Individual Speedway World Championship.
Williams rode in the top tiers of British Speedway, starting with Birmingham Brummies in 1948. He rode primarily for Wembley Lions, where he achieved great success as part of the Wembley team that dominated British speedway from 1950 to 1953. With them, he won three National League titles, a national Trophy and three London Cups. He also averaged 9.66 and 9.79 in 1953 and 1954 respectively.
World Final appearances Individual World Championship 1951 – London, Wembley Stadium – 12th - 6pts 1953 – London, Wembley Stadium – 13th - 4pts 1955 – London, Wembley Stadium – 4th - 12+1pts
Family Williams' two brothers, Freddie and Ian were also speedway riders, Freddie was a double World champion.
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