| Steve Schofield | |
| Nationality: | British (English) |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Carshalton, England |
| Career1: | Great Britain |
| Career2: | Weymouth Wildcats |
| Years2: | 1980–1983 |
| Career3: | Reading Racers |
| Years3: | 1982–1983 |
| Career4: | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| Years4: | 1984–1985 |
| Career5: | Poole Pirates |
| Years5: | 1986–1988, 1991–1997 |
| Career6: | Hackney Kestrels |
| Years6: | 1989–1990 |
| Career7: | Oxford Cheetahs |
| Years7: | 1998 |
| Career8: | Poland |
| Career9: | Gdańsk |
| Years9: | 1992–1996 |
| Indivyear1: | 1997 |
| Indivhonour1: | Long Track World Championship silver |
| Indivyear2: | 1998 |
| Indivhonour2: | Long Track World Championship bronze |
| Indivyear3: | 1990 |
| Indivhonour3: | Southern Riders' Champion |
| Indivyear4: | 1988 |
| Indivhonour4: | British Masters (Grasstrack) |
| Teamyear1: | 1994 |
| Teamhonour1: | League champion (tier 1) |
| Teamyear2: | 1994 |
| Teamhonour2: | Fours winner (tier 1) |
| Teamyear3: | 1986 |
| Teamhonour3: | National League Riders' runner-up (tier 2) |
| Teamyear4: | 1990 |
| Teamhonour4: | Pairs champion (tier 2) |
Steven Schofield (born 27 February 1958) is a former motorcycle speedway rider who competed in speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack Racing.[1] He earned 12 international caps for the England national speedway team.[2]
Schofield reached eight World Longtrack world championship finals and won the silver medal in 1997 and the bronze medal in 1998. He also reached seven European Grasstrack Champion finals and was the British Masters 500cc grasstrack champion in 1988, following seven consecutive 350cc titles from 1980 to 1986.[1]
Schofield began his British leagues career riding for Weymouth Wildcats in 1980 but it was not until the 1981 National League season that he became a first team regular.[3] He enjoyed two more seasons of consistent riding at Weymouth recording an average of 8.97 in 1983.[4]
He spent two seasons at Wolverhampton Wolves from 1984 to 1985 before joining Poole Pirates in 1986. In his first season at Poole he finished runner-up in the National League Riders' Championship and averaged 10.36.[5] He topped the Poole averages for the next two years in 1987 and 1988.
For the 1989 National League season, he joined Hackney Kestrels and topped the league averages for the London club.[6] The following season the success continued as he topped the league averages for a second consecutive season and won the National League Pairs, partnering Andy Galvin for Hackney, during the 1990 National League season.[7] [8] In 1990, he won the Southern Riders' Championship.[9]
After two very successful seasons with Hackney, Schofield re-joined the Poole Pirates, where he would spend seven more seasons.[10] With Poole, he won the 1994 league title and fours championship.[11] His final season was the 1998 Elite League speedway season, with Oxford Cheetahs.[2]
He retired through injury having been involved in a bad crash with Jason Crump and Joe Screen at the Bonfire Burn-up.[12]
Marianske Lazne (13th) 5pts Marianske Lazne - first 1997
Marmande - second 1998, Tthird 1999
Damme (5th) 15pts La Reole (7th) 11pts St. Colomb de Lauzen (second) 21pts500cc Finals