Northern Riders' Championship Explained

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Sport:motorcycle speedway
Founded:1938
Country:United Kingdom
Folded:2010

The Northern Riders' Championship was an individual Motorcycle speedway competition inaugurated in 1938 and revived in 1960 for top riders of teams from the North of Great Britain.[1] [2] [3]

Past winners

width=40px Yearwidth=200px Winnerwidth=200px Teamwidth=200px Venuewidth=20px Ref
align=center 1938Tommy Croombs West Ham HammersHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center colspan=51939 Not staged
align=center 1940Bill Kitchen Belle Vue AcesHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1941Oliver Hart Belle Vue AcesHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1942Eric Chitty ()West Ham HammersHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1943Norman Parker Harringay TigersHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1944Norman Parker Harringay TigersHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1945Alec Statham Harringay TigersHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1946Bill Longley ()Odsal BoomerangsKnowle Stadium, Bristol
align=center colspan=41947-1959 Not staged
align=center 1960Tony Robinson Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1961Tony Robinson Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center colspan=51962-1963 Not staged
align=center 1964Ivan Mauger ()Newcastle DiamondsBrough Park, Newcastle
align=center colspan=51965-1966 Not staged
align=center 1967Ivan Mauger ()Newcastle DiamondsOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1968Ivan Mauger ()Newcastle DiamondsOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1969Ivan Mauger ()Belle Vue AcesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1970Eric Boocock Halifax DukesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1971Jim Airey ()Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1972Ivan Mauger ()Belle Vue AcesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1973Bob Valentine ()Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1974Peter Collins Belle Vue AcesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1975Peter Collins Belle Vue AcesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1976Doug Wyer Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1977Alan Wilkinson Belle Vue AcesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1978Reg Wilson Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield[4]
align=center 1979Doug Wyer Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1980Ivan Mauger ()Hull VikingsOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1981Kenny Carter Halifax DukesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1982Shawn Moran ()Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1983Chris Morton Belle Vue AcesHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1984Peter Collins Belle Vue AcesThe Shay, Halifax
align=center 1985Shawn Moran ()Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1986Peter Carr Sheffield TigersHyde Road, Belle Vue
align=center 1987Chris Morton Belle Vue AcesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield[5]
align=center colspan=51988-1991 Not staged
align=center 1992Sam Ermolenko ()Wolverhampton WolvesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1993Chris Morton Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1994Roman Matousek ()Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1995Gary Havelock Bradford DukesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1996Sam Ermolenko ()Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1997Joe Screen Bradford DukesOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 1998Brent Werner ()Newcastle DiamondsOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center colspan=51999-2000 Not staged
align=center 2001Carl Stonehewer Workington CometsOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center colspan=52002 Not staged
align=center 2003Sean Wilson Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 2004Simon Stead Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center 2005Sean Wilson Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield
align=center colspan=52006-2009 Not staged
align=center 2010Ricky Ashworth Sheffield TigersOwlerton Stadium, Sheffield

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northern Riders Championship .
  2. Web site: Year by Year . Speedway Researcher . 23 October 2023.
  3. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 67 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
  4. News: A tremendous boost for Reg Wilson . Star Green 'un . 19 August 1978 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 11 October 2024 .
  5. News: Blackbird no blow for Aces . Manchester Evening News . 22 October 1987 . British Newspaper Archive. 23 October 2023 . subscription .

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