Kyle Howarth

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Kyle Howarth
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Born (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
NationalityBritish (English)
Career history
Great Britain
2009, 2024 Scunthorpe
2010 Bournemouth
2011 Edinburgh
2011 Belle Vue
2012–2015 Workington
2012 Poole
2012 King's Lynn
2013, 2015 Swindon
2014 Coventry
2016–2019 Wolverhampton
2016–2024 Sheffield
2020–2022, 2025 Leicester
2023 Plymouth
Poland
2024 Gniezno
Individual honours
2015 British Under-21 Champion
Team honours
2023 SGB Premiership
2024Premiership Knockout Cup
2017, 2018 SGB Championship Pairs
2022 League Cup

Kyle Howarth (born 11 February 1994) is a British motorcycle speedway rider. [1] [2]

Biography

Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, Howarth competed in grasstrack and motocross before starting his speedway career in 2008 in amateur competitions, gaining a National League place with Scunthorpe Saints in 2009, scoring 13+2 on his debut. [3] He averaged 4.62 over the season and finished as runner up in the British Under-15 championship that year. [3] In 2010, he became a Poole Pirates asset and rode for Bournemouth Buccaneers in the National League, averaging 7.43, and also made guest appearances in the Premier League for Somerset Rebels. [3] Also in 2010, he finished in third place in the British Under-18 Championship. [3] In 2011 he rode in the National League for Belle Vue Colts, and he also rode for Edinburgh Monarchs in the Premier League, averaging 5.11, and was named at number eight for the Belle Vue Aces Elite League team. [3] He spent the winter riding in Australia, and won the Queensland Under-21 Championship. [4]

In 2012, after initially signing for King's Lynn Stars, he rode for Poole in the Elite League and Workington Comets in the Premier League, and signed for both teams in 2013. [5] [6] [7] [8] He finished in third place in the 2012 British Under-21 Championship and represented Great Britain at under-21 level. [9]

From 2013 until 2020 he rode for numerous clubs including Swindon Robins, Workington, Poole Pirates and Coventry Bees. He joined Sheffield Tigers and Wolverhampton Wolves in 2016, staying with both clubs until 2020. As a Sheffield rider he won the SGB Championship Pairs, partnering Lasse Bjerre, during the SGB Championship 2017 season. [10] and then the following season won it again partnering Charles Wright, during the SGB Championship 2018 season. [11]

In 2021 and 2022, he returned to Sheffield in the SGB Premiership 2021 and SGB Premiership 2022 and signed for the Leicester Lions in the SGB Championship 2021 and SGB Championship 2022. [12] He helped Sheffield win the 2022 League cup and reach the Play off final. [13]

In 2023, he re-signed for Sheffield for the SGB Premiership 2023 [14] and won the league title with the club. [15] He also signed for Plymouth Gladiators for the SGB Championship 2023. [16] In 2024, he re-signed for Sheffield [17] and re-signed for Scunthorpe (his first club) for the 2024 Championship season, [18] winning the Knockout Cup with the Tigers [19] during his testimonial year for the club. [20]

Howarth retunred to Leicester for the SGB Premiership 2025.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kyle Howarth". WWOS backup. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rider Index", speedwaygb.co, Retrieved 16 December 2012
  4. ↑ "WORKINGTON COMETS SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH CONFIDENT OF RAISING HIS AVERAGE", News & Star , 24 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  5. ↑ "Speedway: King's Lynn Stars hand berth to Kyle Howarth", BBC, 10 April 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  6. ↑ "WORKINGTON COMETS SIGN TEEN SPEEDWAY RIDER KYLE HOWARTH Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today ", News & Star , 24 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  7. ↑ "KYLE HOWARTH RE-SIGNS FOR WORKINGTON COMETS Archived 5 May 2013 at archive.today ", News & Star , 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  8. ↑ Wadley, Ian (2012) "Pirates: Howarth confirmed as first signing", Bournemouth Daily Echo , 27 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  9. ↑ "WORKINGTON SPEEDWAY ACE KYLE HOWARTH NAMED IN GB UNDER-21S Archived 21 April 2013 at archive.today ", News & Star , 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012
  10. ↑ "Sheffield Tigers win Pairs title ahead of first leg of promotion showdown". The Star. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "SHEFFIELD'S HOWARTH AND WRIGHT RETAIN THE TITLE". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "British Speedway rider profile". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "Tigers win League Cup". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Howarth stays with Sheffield". British Speedway. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tigers champions in Grand Final drama". British Speedway. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  16. ↑ "Howarth heads for Plymouth". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Tigers up to five". British Speedway. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "Howarth joins Scorpions". British Speedway. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  19. ↑ "Speedway: Sheffield battle back to draw at Ipswich and lift KO Cup". The Star. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  20. ↑ "Speedway: Sheffield skipper Kyle Howarth expects 'close contest' as testimonial set to go". The Star. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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