years birth_place nationality article_title birth_date career britishleague name
2010 2011 , 2015 2012-2014 2013 2015 sheffield , england gbr british ashley birks
 19 october 1990 scunthorpe hammers saints sheffield tigers scunthorpe scorpions swindon robins lakeside sheffield tigers / lakeside hammers ashley birks
ashley birks

ashley adam birks -lrb- born 19 october 1990 -rrb- in sheffield , south yorkshire , england is a speedway rider in the united kingdom , riding with the scunthorpe scorpions in the premier league and swindon robins in the elite league .
a former motocross rider , birks chose to take up speedway when serious injuries brought his motocross career to a premature end .
in 2010 , birks signed for scunthorpe saints in the national league .
after a successful first year in speedway , birks then signed for the sheffield tigers in the premier league for the 2011 season .
