Southern Riders' Championship
British motorcycle speedway competition
![]() Terry Betts, twice winner | |
Sport | motorcycle speedway |
---|---|
Founded | 1958 |
Ceased | 1992 |
Country | United Kingdom |
The Southern Riders' Championship was an individual motorcycle speedway competition inaugurated in 1958 for top riders of teams from the South of Great Britain and staged intermittently until 1992.[1][2]
Past winners
Year | Winner | Team | Venue | Ref |
1958 | (![]() | Wimbledon Dons | Wimbledon Stadium | |
1959 | (![]() | Wimbledon Dons | Poole Stadium | |
1960 | (![]() | Norwich Stars | New Cross Stadium | |
1961 Not staged | ||||
1962* | (![]() | Poole Pirates | County Ground Stadium | |
1963 Not staged | ||||
1964* | (![]() | Wolverhampton Wolves | Monmore Green Stadium | |
1965-1968 Not staged | ||||
1969 | (![]() | Hackney Hawks | King's Lynn Stadium | |
1970 | (![]() | King's Lynn Stars | Wimbledon Stadium | |
1971 | (![]() | King's Lynn Stars | Wimbledon Stadium | |
1972-1974 Not staged | ||||
1975 | (![]() | Wimbledon Dons | Wimbledon Stadium | |
1976 | (![]() | Ipswich Witches | Reading Stadium | |
1977-1983 Not staged | ||||
1984 | (![]() | Canterbury Crusaders | Arena Essex Raceway | [3] |
1985 | (![]() | Wimbledon Dons | Arena Essex Raceway | [4] |
1986 | (![]() | Eastbourne Eagles | Wimborne Road | [5] |
1987 | (![]() | Eastbourne Eagles | Wimborne Road | [6] |
1988 | (![]() | Hackney Kestrels | Hackney Wick Stadium | [7] |
1989 | (![]() | Hackney Kestrels | Hackney Wick Stadium | [8] |
1990 | (![]() | Hackney Kestrels | Hackney Wick Stadium | [9] |
1991 | (![]() | Arena Essex Hammers | Rye House Stadium | [10] |
* 1962 and 1964 - Provincial League Southern Riders Championship
See also
References
- ^ "Southern Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "1984 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 27 September 1985. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mullett sixth in Southern event". Kentish Gazette. 29 August 1986. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Double dose of bad luck". Western Gazette. 4 September 1987. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1988 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "1989 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "1990 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Speedway results". Newcastle Journal. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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