Midland Riders' Championship

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Midland Riders' Championship
Ole Olsen Intercontinental Final.jpg
Ole Olsen five times champion
Sport motorcycle speedway
Founded1952
Ceased1987
CountryUnited Kingdom

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

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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

YearWinnerTeamVenueRef
1952 Len Williams ( Flag of England.svg ) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium [4]
1953 Graham Warren ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg ) Birmingham Brummies Brandon Stadium
1954 Ron Mountford ( Flag of England.svg ) Birmingham Brummies Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium
1955 Ken McKinlay ( Flag of Scotland.svg ) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium
1956 Ken McKinlay ( Flag of Scotland.svg ) Leicester Hunters Brandon Stadium [5]
1957 not staged due to consequences of the Suez Crisis [1]
1958 Jack Geran ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg ) Leicester Hunters Oxford Stadium
1959 Ken McKinlay ( Flag of Scotland.svg ) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium
1960 Henryk Żyto ( Flag of Poland.svg ) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1961 Jack Geran ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg ) Leicester Hunters Abbey Stadium
1962 Nigel Boocock ( Flag of England.svg ) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1963 Arne Pander ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Oxford Cheetahs Oxford Stadium
1964 Barry Briggs ( Flag of New Zealand.svg ) Swindon Robins Oxford Stadium
1965 not included in the calendar [1]
1966 Barry Briggs ( Flag of New Zealand.svg ) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1967 Barry Briggs ( Flag of New Zealand.svg ) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1968 Nigel Boocock ( Flag of England.svg ) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1969 Norman Hunter ( Flag of England.svg ) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1970 Barry Briggs ( Flag of New Zealand.svg ) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1971 Ole Olsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1972 Ole Olsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1973 John Boulger ( Flag of Australia (converted).svg ) Leicester Lions Brandon Stadium
1974 Dave Jessup ( Flag of England.svg ) Leicester Lions Brandon Stadium
1975 Ole Olsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1976 Ole Olsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1977 final not staged due to bad weather [6]
1978 Ole Olsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1979 Hans Nielsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
1980 Scott Autrey ( Flag of the United States.svg ) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
1981 Erik Gundersen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1982 Erik Gundersen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1983 Erik Gundersen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1984 Lance King ( Flag of the United States.svg ) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
1985 Hans Nielsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Oxford Cheetahs Brandon Stadium
1986 Tommy Knudsen ( Flag of Denmark.svg ) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium

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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. ↑ "Brilliant riding by Len Williams" . Leicester Evening Mail. 1 October 1952. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "This was the old Len Williams" . Leicester Evening Mail. 2 June 1956. Retrieved 11 October 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 43. ISBN   978-0904584509.
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