Tags: Motorcycle Rider, Motorsport Racer, Speedway Rider.
John Glaholme ‘Jack’ Ormston (born 30 October 1909 in West Cornforth – died 22 June 2007) was a Speedway rider who finished runner-up in the Star Riders’ Championship in 1935 the forerunner to the Speedway World Championship. He also competed in the first ever World Final in 1936 (finishing equal fifth).Having ridden for Middlesbrough he left in 1929 to become captain of the Wembley Lions team aged twenty one.