Midland Riders' Championship

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The Midland Riders' Championship was an individual speedway competition for top riders of teams from the Midlands.

Winners[]

Year Winner Team Venue
1952 Len Williams (England) Leicester Hunters Leicester
1953 Graham Warren (Australia) Birmingham Brummies Coventry
1954 Ron Mountford (England) Birmingham Brummies Birmingham
1955 Ken McKinlay (Scotland) Leicester Hunters Leicester
1956 Ken McKinlay (Scotland) Leicester Hunters Coventry
1957 Not staged
1958 Jack Geran (Australia) Leicester Hunters Oxford
1959 Ken McKinlay (Scotland) Leicester Hunters Leicester
1960 Henryk Żyto (Poland) Coventry Bees Coventry
1961 Jack Geran (Australia) Leicester Hunters Swindon
1962 Nigel Boocock (England) Coventry Bees Coventry
1963 Arne Pander (Denmark) Oxford Cheetahs Oxford
1964 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Oxford
1965 Not staged
1966 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Coventry
1967 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Coventry
1968 Nigel Boocock (England) Coventry Bees Coventry
1969 Norman Hunter (England) Wolverhampton Wolves Coventry
1970 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Coventry
1971 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Coventry
1972 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Coventry
1973 John Boulger (Australia) Leicester Lions Coventry
1974 Dave Jessup (England) Leicester Lions Coventry
1975 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Coventry
1976 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Coventry Bees Coventry
1977 Final was never staged
1978 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Coventry Bees Coventry
1979 Hans Nielsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Coventry
1980 Scott Autrey (United States) Swindon Robins Coventry
1981 Erik Gundersen (Denmark) Cradley Heathens Coventry
1982 Erik Gundersen (Denmark) Cradley Heathens Coventry
1983 Erik Gundersen (Denmark) Cradley Heathens Coventry
1984 Lance King (United States) Cradley Heathens Coventry
1985 Hans Nielsen (Denmark) Oxford Cheetahs Coventry
1986 Tommy Knudsen (Denmark) Coventry Bees Coventry


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