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
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
- ^ "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.