 Eric Boocock (left) 1970 winner and Peter Collins (right) three time winner | |
| Sport | motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1938 |
| Ceased | 2010 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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]
| Year | Winner | Team | Venue |
| 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 |
| 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 [4] |
| 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 |
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United Kingdom Speedway Seasons | ||
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| Tier One League Top division |
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| Tier Two League Second division |
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