Midland Riders' Championship
Ole Olsen five times champion
Sportmotorcycle speedway
Founded1952
Ceased1987
CountryUnited Kingdom

The Midland Riders' Championship was an individual speedway competition for top riders of teams from the Midlands.[1]

History

The Midland Riders' Championship was introduced in 1952.[2] It was restriced to the riders who represented teams from the Midlands area. The competition was a significant competition at the time, due to the speedway teams from the Midlands being some of the leading teams in the United Kingdom (particularly in the 1980s) when Oxford, Coventry and Cradley Heath dominated UK speedway.[3]

Past winners

Year Winner Team Venue
1952 Len Williams (England) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium
1953 Graham Warren (Australia) Birmingham Brummies Brandon Stadium
1954 Ron Mountford (England) Birmingham Brummies Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium
1955 Ken McKinlay (Scotland) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium
1956 Ken McKinlay (Scotland) Leicester Hunters Brandon Stadium
1957 not staged due to consequences of the Suez Crisis[1]
1958 Jack Geran (Australia) Leicester Hunters Oxford Stadium
1959 Ken McKinlay (Scotland) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium
1960 Henryk Żyto (Poland) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1961 Jack Geran (Australia) Leicester Hunters Abbey Stadium
1962 Nigel Boocock (England) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1963 Arne Pander (Denmark) Oxford Cheetahs Oxford Stadium
1964 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Oxford Stadium
1965 not included in the calendar[1]
1966 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1967 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1968 Nigel Boocock (England) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1969 Norman Hunter (England) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1970 Barry Briggs (New Zealand) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1971 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1972 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1973 John Boulger (Australia) Leicester Lions Brandon Stadium
1974 Dave Jessup (England) Leicester Lions Brandon Stadium
1975 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1976 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1977 final not staged due to bad weather[4]
1978 Ole Olsen (Denmark) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1979 Hans Nielsen (Denmark) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1980 Scott Autrey (United States) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1981 Erik Gundersen (Denmark) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1982 Erik Gundersen (Denmark) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1983 Erik Gundersen (Denmark) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1984 Lance King (United States) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1985 Hans Nielsen (Denmark) Oxford Cheetahs Brandon Stadium
1986 Tommy Knudsen (Denmark) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
  2. ↑ "Leicester back Midland rider's championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 4 February 1952. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 978-0904584509.
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