National League Riders' Championship

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National League Riders' Championship
Sport Speedway
Founded1994
CountryUnited Kingdom
Most recent
champion(s)		 Connor Bailey
Most titles Ben Morley 2
Notes
division above
Championship Riders' Championship

The National League Riders' Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the third tier league in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

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The same format of Championship applies for the tier one and tier two leagues, that of the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship (tier one) and the SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship (tier two).

Winners

YearWinnerTeam
From 1994 it was known as the British League Division Three Individual Championship
1994 [3] Andy Howe Cleveland Bays
From 1995 it was known as the Academy League Riders' Individual Championship
1995 [4] Kevin Little Berwick Bandits
From 1996 it was known as the Conference League Riders' Individual Championship
1996 [5] Mike Hampson Buxton Hitmen
1997 [6] Jon Armstrong Buxton Hitmen
1998 [7] Steve Bishop St Austell Gulls
1999 [8] Jonathan Swales Linlithgow Lightning
2000 [9] Scott Pegler Newport Wasps
2001 [10] David Mason Rye House Rockets
2002 [11] James Birkinshaw Rye House Rockets
2003 [12] Barrie Evans Rye House Raiders
2004 [13] James Wright Buxton Hitmen
2005 [14] Steve Boxall Rye House Raiders
2006 [15] Adam Roynon Buxton Hitmen
2007 [16] Tai Woffinden Scunthorpe Scorpions
2008 [17] Benji Compton Redcar Cubs
From 2009 it was known as the National League Riders' Individual Championship
2009 [18] Craig Cook Buxton Hitmen
2010 [19] Lee Smart Dudley
2011 [20] Jason Garrity Belle Vue Colts
2012 [21] Ashley Birks Stoke Potters
2013 [22] Steve Boxall Kent Kings
2014 [23] Danny Halsey Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2015 [24] Ben Morley Kent Kings
2016 [25] Max Clegg Cradley
2017 [26] Dan Bewley Belle Vue Colts
2018 [27] Ben Morley Isle of Wight Islanders
2019 [28] Anders Rowe Kent Kings
The 2020 & 2021 editions were cancelled due to COVID-19
2022 [29] Jordan Jenkins Oxford Chargers
2023 [30] Connor Bailey Workington Comets
2024

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  2. ↑ "BIG MEETING PREVIEW: THE NLRC!". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Howe races home" . Nottingham Evening Post. 3 October 1994. Retrieved 22 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Horspool comes fourth" . Cambridge Daily News. 4 September 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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  14. ↑ "Bears relish hat-trick". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Adam Roynon joins The SWTR Centurions". Plymouth Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  16. ↑ "2007 ROLL OF HONOUR". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Cats capture Compton". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "MONARCHS SIGN CRAIG COOK". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "Lee Smart". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Speedway: Birmingham Brummies get Jason Garrity for Challenge clash". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  21. ↑ "BIRKS WINS NLRC". Rye House Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "Yes Heathens win the lot". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  23. ↑ "Brilliant Halsey claims National League Riders Championship in last-heat decider". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "2015 National League Riders' Championship" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  25. ↑ "CLEGG TAKES TITLE". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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  28. ↑ "ROWE TAKES NLRC TITLE". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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