Northern Riders' Championship
 Eric Boocock (left) 1970 winner and Peter Collins (right) three time winner | |
| Sport | motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| Ceased | 2010 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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
[edit]| Year | Winner | Team | Venue | Ref |
| 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 | [4] |
| 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 | [5] |
| 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.
- ^ "A tremendous boost for Reg Wilson". Star Green 'un. 19 August 1978. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Blackbird no blow for Aces". Manchester Evening News. 22 October 1987. Retrieved 23 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
