List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions
The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' Champions is the list of individual riders who have won the United Kingdom's League Riders' Championship that corresponded to the relevant league at the time. The list is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the winners for each season.[1][2]
During some years there was only one or two divisions.[3]
Riders' Championships (chronological order)[]
Tier One[]
- British League Riders' Championship 1965–1994
- Premier League Riders Championship 1995–1996
- Elite League Riders' Championship 1997–2016
- SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship 2017–present
Tier Two[]
- Provincial League Riders' Championship 1960-1964
- British League Division Two Riders Championship 1968-1994
- Academy League Riders' Championship 1995
- Conference League Riders' Individual Championship 1996
- Premier League Riders Championship 1997–2016
- SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship 2009–present
Tier Three[]
- British League Division Three Individual Championship 1994
- Conference League Riders' Individual Championship 1997–2008
- National League Riders' Championship 2009–present
List of Winners[]
Year | Tier one | Year | Tier two | Year | Tier three |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1960 | Trevor Redmond | ||||
1961 | Reg Reeves | ||||
1962 | Len Silver | ||||
1963 | Ivan Mauger | ||||
1964 | Ivan Mauger | ||||
1965 | Barry Briggs | 1965 | no second tier | ||
1966 | Barry Briggs | 1966 | no second tier | ||
1967 | Barry Briggs | 1967 | no second tier | ||
1968 | Barry Briggs | 1968 | Graham Plant | ||
1969 | Barry Briggs | 1969 | Geoff Ambrose | ||
1970 | Barry Briggs | 1970 | Dave Jessup | ||
1971 | Ivan Mauger | 1971 | John Louis | ||
1972 | Ole Olsen | 1972 | Phil Crump | ||
1973 | Ivan Mauger | 1973 | Arthur Price | ||
1974 | Peter Collins | 1974 | Carl Glover | ||
1975 | Peter Collins | 1975 | Laurie Etheridge | ||
1976 | Ole Olsen | 1976 | Joe Owen | ||
1977 | Ole Olsen | 1977 | Colin Richardson | ||
1978 | Ole Olsen | 1978 | Steve Koppe | ||
1979 | John Louis | 1979 | Ian Gledhill | ||
1980 | Les Collins | 1980 | Wayne Brown | ||
1981 | Kenny Carter | 1981 | Mike Ferreira | ||
1982 | Kenny Carter | 1982 | Joe Owen | ||
1983 | Erik Gundersen | 1983 | Steve McDermott | ||
1984 | Chris Morton | 1984 | Ian Barney | ||
1985 | Erik Gundersen | 1985 | Neil Middleditch | ||
1986 | Hans Nielsen | 1986 | Paul Thorp | ||
1987 | Hans Nielsen | 1987 | Andrew Silver | ||
1988 | Jan O. Pedersen | 1988 | Troy Butler | ||
1989 | Shawn Moran | 1989 | Mark Loram | ||
1990 | Hans Nielsen | 1990 | Andy Grahame | ||
1991 | Sam Ermolenko | 1991 | Jan Stæchmann | ||
1992 | Joe Screen | 1992 | Róbert Nagy | ||
1993 | Per Jonsson | 1993 | Gary Allan | ||
1994 | Sam Ermolenko | 1994 | Paul Bentley | 1994 | |
1995 | Gary Havelock | 1995 | 1995 | no third tier | |
1996 | Sam Ermolenko | 1996 | 1996 | no third tier | |
1997 | Greg Hancock | 1997 | Peter Carr | 1997 | |
1998 | Tony Rickardsson | 1998 | Glenn Cunningham | 1998 | |
1999 | Jason Crump | 1999 | Sean Wilson | 1999 | |
2000 | Ryan Sullivan | 2000 | Carl Stonehewer | 2000 | |
2001 | Jason Crump | 2001 | Carl Stonehewer | 2001 | |
2002 | Tony Rickardsson | 2002 | Adam Shields | 2002 | James Birkinshaw |
2003 | Lee Richardson | 2003 | Sean Wilson | 2003 | |
2004 | Bjarne Pedersen | 2004 | Andre Compton | 2004 | James Wright |
2005 | Nicki Pedersen | 2005 | Sean Wilson | 2005 | Steve Boxall |
2006 | Jason Crump | 2006 | Magnus Zetterström | 2006 | Adam Roynon |
2007 | Nicki Pedersen | 2007 | James Wright | 2007 | Tai Woffinden |
2008 | Jason Crump | 2008 | Tai Woffinden | 2008 | Benji Compton |
2009 | Leigh Adams | 2009 | Ricky Ashworth | 2009 | Craig Cook |
2010 | Fredrik Lindgren | 2010 | Kenni Larsen | 2010 | Lee Smart |
2011 | Rory Schlein | 2011 | Sam Masters | 2011 | Jason Garrity |
2012 | Chris Holder | 2012 | Craig Cook | 2012 | Ashley Birks |
2013 | Rory Schlein | 2013 | Oliver Allen | 2013 | |
2014 | Troy Batchelor | 2014 | Simon Stead | 2014 | Danny Halsey |
2015 | Jason Doyle | 2015 | Ulrich Østergaard | 2015 | Ben Morley |
2016 | Fredrik Lindgren | 2016 | Simon Stead | 2016 | Max Clegg |
2017 | Fredrik Lindgren | 2017 | Nick Morris | 2017 | Dan Bewley |
2018 | Jason Doyle | 2018 | Craig Cook | 2018 | Ben Morley |
2019 | not held | 2019 | Erik Riss | 2019 | Anders Rowe |
2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 | 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 | 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 |
2021 | TBC | 2021 | TBC | 2021 | TBC |
References[]
- ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "League Riders' champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 129–133. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
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