| Bill Longley | |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Birth Date: | 1911 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dandenong, Victoria |
| Years1: | 1937–1939, 1947–1953 |
| Career1: | New Cross Rangers |
| Years2: | 1946 |
| Career2: | Odsal Boomerangs |
| Years3: | 1953 |
| Career3: | Bradford Tudors |
| Years4: | 1953–1954 |
| Career4: | Wimbledon Dons |
| Years5: | 1955 |
| Career5: | Rayleigh Rockets |
| Years6: | 1955 |
| Career6: | Wembley Lions |
| Indivhonour1: | Northern Riders' Champion |
| Indivyear1: | 1946 |
| Teamyear1: | 1938, 1948, 1954 |
| Teamhonour1: | National League Champion |
| Teamyear2: | 1947 |
| Teamhonour2: | London Cup |
| Teamyear3: | 1954 |
| Teamhonour3: | RAC Cup Winner |
William Mowbray Longley (11 November 1911 in Dandenong, Victoria – 15 April 2005) was an Australian international speedway rider.
Longley noted as being only 5 ft 1 inch in height, began his British career with the New Cross Rangers in 1937,[1] [2] where he remained until the outbreak of World War II, winning the National League Championship in 1938.[3] [4]
In 1946 he rode for Odsal but returned to New Cross in 1947 and was again a member of the team that won the 1948 National League Championship.[2] Longley finished ninth in the Speedway World Championship in 1949[5] and remained with New Cross until they closed in 1953. He joined Bradford for a short spell with the Tudors before returning to London with the Wimbledon Dons.[6]
In 1950, he finished runner up in the Australian Championship.[7]
Longley was a member of the Wimbledon team that won the 1954 National League Championship. In 1955 he had a short spell with the Rayleigh Rockets before riding in one meeting for the Wembley Lions. He then decided to retire.