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]
Sport | motorcycle speedway |
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Founded | 1938 |
Ceased | 2010 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Winners
editYear | Winner | Team | Venue |
1938 | Tommy Croombs ( ) | West Ham Hammers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1939 Not staged | |||
1940 | Bill Kitchen ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1941 | Oliver Hart ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1942 | Eric Chitty ( ) | West Ham Hammers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1943 | Norman Parker ( ) | Harringay Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1944 | Norman Parker ( ) | Harringay Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1945 | Alec Statham ( ) | Harringay Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1946 | Bill Longley ( ) | Odsal Boomerangs | Knowle Stadium, Bristol |
1947-1959 Not staged | |||
1960 | Tony Robinson ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1961 | Tony Robinson ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1962-1963 Not staged | |||
1964 | Ivan Mauger ( ) | Newcastle Diamonds | Brough Park, Newcastle |
1965-1966 Not staged | |||
1967 | Ivan Mauger ( ) | Newcastle Diamonds | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1968 | Ivan Mauger ( ) | Newcastle Diamonds | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1969 | Ivan Mauger ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1970 | Eric Boocock ( ) | Halifax Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1971 | Jim Airey ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1972 | Ivan Mauger ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1973 | Bob Valentine ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1974 | Peter Collins ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1975 | Peter Collins ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1976 | Doug Wyer ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1977 | Alan Wilkinson ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1978 | Reg Wilson ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1979 | Doug Wyer ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1980 | Ivan Mauger ( ) | Hull Vikings | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1981 | Kenny Carter ( ) | Halifax Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1982 | Shawn Moran ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1983 | Chris Morton ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1984 | Peter Collins ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | The Shay, Halifax |
1985 | Shawn Moran ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1986 | Peter Carr ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
1987 | Chris Morton ( ) | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield[4] |
1988-1991 Not staged | |||
1992 | Sam Ermolenko ( ) | Wolverhampton Wolves | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1993 | Chris Morton ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1994 | Roman Matousek ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1995 | Gary Havelock ( ) | Bradford Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1996 | Sam Ermolenko ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1997 | Joe Screen ( ) | Bradford Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1998 | Brent Werner ( ) | Newcastle Diamonds | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
1999-2000 Not staged | |||
2001 | Carl Stonehewer ( ) | Workington Comets | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
2002 Not staged | |||
2003 | Sean Wilson ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
2004 | Simon Stead ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
2005 | Sean Wilson ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
2006-2009 Not staged | |||
2010 | Ricky Ashworth ( ) | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
References
edit- ^ "Northern Riders Championship".
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 67. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Blackbird no blow for Aces". Manchester Evening News. 22 October 1987. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.