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{{Short description|British motorcycle speedway team}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox motorcycle speedway team
|clubname = Belle Vue Aces
|image = [[File:Belle Vue Aces logo.svg|centre|120px]]
|track = [[National Speedway Stadium]]<br>Kirkmanshulme Lane<br>[[Gorton]]<br>[[Manchester]]
|country = England
|founded = 1928
|promoter = 
|manager  = [[Mark Lemon (speedway rider)|Mark Lemon]]
|captain = [[Brady Kurtz]]
|league = [[SGB Premiership]]
|website = {{URL|https://www.bellevue-speedway.com/}}
|colours = Red, White and Black
|tracksize = 347 metres
|track record time= 58.18 secs 
|track record date= 26 August 2019 vs King's Lynn
|track record holder= [[Dan Bewley]]

|rider1 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brady Kurtz]]
|rider1cma = 
|rider2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dan Bewley]]
|rider2cma = 
|rider3 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jaimon Lidsey]]
|rider3cma = 
|rider4 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Zach Cook]]
|rider4cma = 
|rider5 = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Norick Blodorn]]
|rider5cma = 
|rider6 = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tate Zischke]]
|rider6cma = 
|rider7 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jake Mulford]]
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|honour1 = [[List of United Kingdom speedway league champions|United Kingdom Champions]]
|year1 = 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1982, 1993, 2022, 2024
|honour2 = [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] Winners
|year2 = 1972, 1973, 1975, 2005, 2017
|honour3 = [[List of United Kingdom Speedway Pairs champions|Pairs Winners]]
|year3 = 1984, 2006, 2023
|honour4 = [[National Trophy (speedway 1931–1964)|National Trophy Winners]]
|year4 = 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1958
|honour5 = Northern KO Cup Winners
|year5 = 1931
|honour6 = A.C.U Cup Winners
|year6 = 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1946
|honour7 = British League Cup Winners
|year7 = 1983
|honour8 = English Speedway Trophy (Reserves)
|year8 = 1938
|honour9 = Britannia Shield
|year9 = 1957, 1958, 1960
|honour10 = Midland Development League Champions
|year10 = 2013
}}

The '''Belle Vue Aces''' are a British [[motorcycle speedway|speedway]] club, based in [[Manchester]]. The club hold the record of having won the top tier [[List of United Kingdom speedway league champions|League championship]] 14 times. They currently compete in the [[SGB Premiership]], racing at The [[National Speedway Stadium]], with home matches usually taking place on Monday evenings. They also run a second team in the [[National League (speedway)|National Development League]], known as the [[Belle Vue Colts]].

== History ==
=== Origins ===
Racing in Belle Vue first took place on 28 July 1928 at the [[Belle Vue (greyhound racing)|Belle Vue greyhound stadium]] in Kirkmanshulme Lane. Mr G. A. Hunting, manager of the International Speedways Ltd was the promoter<ref>{{cite news |title=Motoring |work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=16 April 1928 |access-date=14 April 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19280416/438/0017 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> but the season was restriced to various open meetings and there was no league structure. The season ended early in September following problems with the track surface.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1928record.pdf |title=Season 1928 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>

The following year in 1929, the North Manchester Speedway Club, who had previously arranged fixtures for the International Speedways Ltd moved the speedway to the recently built 40,000 capacity [[Hyde Road (speedway)|Hyde Road stadium]] nearby on Hyde Road, which was the home ground of [[Manchester Central F.C.]] and which formed part of the [[Belle Vue Zoological Gardens]].<ref name=BVBC>{{cite news |title=Belle Vue's Big Coup |work=Athletic News |date=25 March 1929 |access-date=14 April 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/19290325/203/0019 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-2210-3}}</ref>

=== Hyde Road Stadium ===
[[File:Belle Vue Zoological Gardens 1836-1977 - geograph.org.uk - 5955035.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Plaque commemorating the Gardens and stadium]]
The purpose built {{convert|382|m|yd|abbr=off}} track was laid around the existing athletics and cycling track and the club secured the services of leading rider Arthur Franklyn as captain coach.<ref name=BVBC/> The opening speedway meeting here was staged on 23 March 1929, when Arthur Franklyn won the Golden Helmet and the first league fixture was on 4 May, against [[Preston (speedway)|Preston]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1928record.pdf |title=Season 1928 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>

Belle Vue resigned from the English Dirt Track League) in [[1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League|1929]], stating that it wasn't popular enough but in 1930 and 1931, they were regarded as the champions of the Northern League on win rate percentage. In 1931, Belle Vue reserves took over [[Harringay Racers (speedway)|Harringay's]] fixtures, after they had withdrawn from the Southern League. This meant the Aces had a team in both the Northern and Southern Leagues although they were often referred to as Manchester in the Southern League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1930record.pdf |title=Season 1930 |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>

=== National league domination ===
The team joined the [[National League (1932–1964)|National League]] when it was formed in 1932, racing against the big London teams on a regular basis. They became the leading club in the country winning the title four times from 1933 to 1936, in addition to claiming five [[National Trophy (speedway 1931–1964)|National Trophy wins]] and five A.C.U Cup wins.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}</ref> The Belle Vue team included riders such as [[Eric Langton]], [[Frank Varey]], [[Joe Abbott (speedway rider)|Joe Abbott]], [[Max Grosskreutz]], [[Bob Harrison (speedway rider)|Bob Harrison]], [[Bill Kitchen (speedway rider)|Bill Kitchen]] and [[Frank Charles (speedway rider)|Frank Charles]]. Both Langton and Charles were winners of the [[Star Riders' Championship]] (the unofficial championship of the world).

In July 1937, the [[Liverpool Merseysiders]] promotion dropped out of the league and was replaced by the Belle Vue Aces promotion, led by Mr.E.C Spence and because Belle Vue already had a team in the National League they renamed the Provincial League team to Belle Vue Merseysiders.<ref>{{cite news |title=Belle Vue take over Liverpool |work=Weekly Dispatch (London) |date=11 July 1937 |access-date=11 January 2024 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003359/19370711/335/0021 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> 

=== War years ===
Belle Vue was the only track to continue operating throughout [[World War II]],<ref>James, T. & Stephenson, B. (2003).''Speedway in Manchester'', Stroud: Tempus Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-3000-9}}</ref> running a total of 176 meetings during the war years, which were attended by a total of 2,816,000 people. The winners of the wartime British Individual Championships were:
*1940, 1941, 1942 [[Eric Chitty]], 1943 [[Ron Clarke (speedway rider)|Ron Clarke]], 1944 [[Frank Varey]], 1945 [[Bill Kitchen (speedway rider)|Bill Kitchen]]

=== 1950s ===
After the war, the team racing resumed, with the Aces taking their place in the [[1946 Speedway National League|1946 National League]] and subsequently winning another National Trophy and ACU Cup double but then the domination was ended by [[Wembley Lions (speedway)|Wembley Lions]]. There was sadness on 13 September 1947, when manager E.O. Spence died. [[Johnnie Hoskins]] took over from Alice Hart as promoter in 1953.

From 1946 to 1960, the Aces finished runner-up in the league no less than eight times, being denied by Wembley Lions for five of them.<ref>{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1981 Speedway Yearbook |year=1981  |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref> [[Jack Parker (speedway rider)|Jack Parker]] starred for the Aces during the period and he was joined by [[Ron Johnston]] and [[Peter Craven]], the latter being crowned as world champion in 1955 when a Belle Vue rider.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/docs/Ultimate_Index_1929-2022.pdf |title=Ultimate rider index, 1929-2022 |website=British Speedway |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>

=== 1960s ===
[[File:BelleVueSpeedway.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Aces riding at Hyde Road during the eventful 1963 season]]
A change in promoter occurred in 1960, with Ken Sharples taking charge and Aces rider Peter Craven won a second world title in 1962. The Aces experienced a year that they would never forget in 1963, glory and tragedy ensued when the team won the league title but Peter Craven died, following a challenge match at Edinburgh's [[Old Meadowbank]] stadium, on 20 September 1963.<ref>"Peter Craven Tragedy", ''[[Speedway Star]]'', 28 September 1963, p. 18</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://speedwayinmemoriam.yolasite.com/|title=In Memoriam|website=speedwayinmemoriam|access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Crashed speedway rider serious |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=21 September 1963 |access-date=13 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19630921/241/0025| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Speedway Ace Peter Craevn is Dead |work=Torbay Express and South Devon Echo |date=25 September 1963 |access-date=13 August 2021 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001329/19630925/009/0001| via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Harold Jackson took over as Speedway Manager in 1964, prior to the Aces becoming founder members of the new [[Speedway British League|British League]] in [[1965 British League season|1965]]. [[Dent Oliver]] became the speedway manager in 1967, and remained in that position until 1973. Belle Vue [[Ove Fundin]]
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=== 1970s ===
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|File:Soren Sjosten portrait.jpg
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|Peter Collins
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The team had signed world champion [[Ivan Mauger]] in 1969 and supported by top Swede [[Sören Sjösten]] the Aces easily won the 1970 championship before going on to win three consecutive league titles and two Knockout Cups. They had been joined by [[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]] for the 1972 title win.<ref>{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1978 Speedway Yearbook |year=1978 |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=978-0904584509}}</ref>

[[Frank Varey]] took over as Speedway Manager in 1974, before Jack Fearnley took up the reins in 1974. 

=== 1980s ===
In 1982, former World Stock-Car Champion Stuart Bamforth became promoter and the stadium was also used for [[Stock car racing|Stock Car]] racing. The year of 1982 resulted in the Aces winning their 11th league title, the team was led by [[Chris Morton]], although Peter Collins was still an integral part of the team.

Following the announcement that Stuart Bamforth had sold the stadium for redevelopment, the last speedway meeting was staged on 1 November 1987, when a double header took place. Firstly, Belle Vue defeated the [[Coventry Bees]] in a replay of the League Cup before losing to the [[Cradley Heath Heathens]] in the final league match ever raced at Hyde Road.<ref>{{cite news |title=New Home for Aces |work=Manchester Evening News |date=3 November 1987 |access-date=14 April 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19871103/003/0003 | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

=== Kirkmanshulme Lane ===
[[File:Manchester-belle-vue-stadium-01.JPG|thumb|right|200px]]
When the stadium at Hyde Road was sold in 1987, the Aces moved back to the Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium, under the promotion of Peter Collins, John Perrin and Don Bowes. The opening meeting of the new era of the Aces was held on 1 April 1988, and saw Belle Vue take on [[Bradford Dukes]] in the Frank Varey Northern Trophy. However, the match was abandoned after just two heats due to a waterlogged track (rain), with the Aces leading the match. Due to other commitments Collins resigned from his promotional position in 1989, leaving Perrin and Bowes in charge of the Aces.

=== 1990s ===
The next significant success arrived in 1993, when the Aces won the league title, led by 21-year-old, [[Joe Screen]] and well supported by Americans [[Bobby Ott]] and [[Shawn Moran]] and the Australian [[Jason Lyons]]. A further management change in 1994 saw George Carswell link with Perrin and Bowes as co-promoter and the following season a promoting change saw John Hall replace Don Bowes, to link up with Perrin and Carswell. The Premier League broke in two at the end of 1996, with the Aces becoming members of the new [[Elite League (speedway)|Elite League]].

=== 2000s ===
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|Belle Vue versus Oxford in 2007
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|[[James Wright (speedway rider)|James Wright]] (right) with guest [[Darcy Ward]] (2009)
}}
The next decade saw minimal success and a change of promotion occurred in late 2004 as John Perrin sold the club to [[Workington Comets|Workington]] promoters Tony Mole and Ian Thomas. This was Thomas's second stint in charge of The Aces. In 2005, the team won the Knockout Cup led by [[Jason Crump]] and the pairs championship the following season before a further change in ownership occurred in December 2006 as ex-captain Chris Morton along with David Gordon bought the club from Tony Mole and Ian Thomas.<ref name="Frost">Frost, Richard (2006) "Morton in Takeover", ''[[Speedway Star]]'', 14 October 2006, p. 3</ref> 

The team nearly ended the search for another league title after reaching the play-off final in [[2015 Elite League speedway season|2015]].  It was also the team's last season at Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving to the newly built [[National Speedway Stadium]] in 2016.

=== National Speedway Stadium ===
The Aces moved to a new purpose-built stadium in Gorton in 2016, which also served as the national stadium for British speedway.<ref>Ankers, Wayne (2014) "[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/work-starts-gortons-new-national-7947113 Work starts on Gorton's new National Speedway Stadium as part of £11m investment in Belle Vue sports village]", ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'', 16 October 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014</ref> Following early teething troubles with the track surface which led to meetings being postponed, the Belle Vue team had a successful season and finished the league programme at the top. However, the Aces lost to [[Wolverhampton Wolves]] in the two-leg play-off finals. They did however win the Knockout Cup in 2017.

=== 2020s ===
In 2022, the club ended a 29-year wait for their 13th league title after winning the [[SGB Premiership 2022]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/results-scorers/thursdays-result-6/ |title=2022 Premiership Grand final results |website=British Speedway |access-date=13 October 2022}}</ref> The Aces controversially brought in [[Robert Lambert (speedway rider)|Robert Lambert]] as a late season injury replacement for [[Max Fricke]] and Lambert scored a 15 point maximum in the play off final 1st leg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/premiership/aces-announce-lambert/ |title=ACES ANNOUNCE LAMBERT |website=British Speedway |access-date=6 October 2022}}</ref> 

The Aces won their 14th league title by regaining the [[SGB Premiership 2024|Premiership title]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cumbriacrack.com/2024/10/04/sensational-grand-prix-performance-from-west-cumbrias-dan-bewley/ |title=Sensational Grand Final performance from West Cumbria’s Dan Bewley |website=Cumbria Crack |access-date=5 October 2024 }}</ref>

== Full season summary ==
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=350|Year and league
!width=100|League Position
!width=350|Notes
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League]] || N/A || withdrew, results expunged
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1930 Speedway Northern League]] || 1st || champions
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1931 Speedway Northern League]] || 1st || champions
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1931 Speedway Southern League]] || 8th || took over fixtures of [[Harringay Canaries (Speedway)|Harringay Canaries]]
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1932 Speedway National League]] || 3rd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1933 Speedway National League]] || 1st || champions & [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]]
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1934 Speedway National League]] || 1st|| champions, [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]] & ACU Cup
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1935 Speedway National League]] ||1st|| champions, [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]] & ACU Cup
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1936 Speedway National League]] || 1st|| champions, [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]] & ACU Cup
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1937 Speedway National League]] ||4th|| [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]] & ACU Cup
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1938 Speedway National League]] || 5th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1939 Speedway National League]] || 1st+ || +when league suspended & [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]]
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1946 Speedway National League]] || 2nd ||[[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]] & ACU Cup
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1947 Speedway National League]] || 2nd ||[[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]]
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1948 Speedway National League]] || 5th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1949 Speedway National League]] ||2nd  ||[[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]]
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1950 Speedway National League]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1951 Speedway National League]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1952 Speedway National League]] ||6th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1953 Speedway National League]] ||8th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1954 Speedway National League]] || 7th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1955 Speedway National League]] || 2nd ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1956 Speedway National League]] || 5th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1957 Speedway National League]] ||2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1958 Speedway National League]] || 5th ||[[Knockout Cup (speedway)|National Trophy]]
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1959 Speedway National League]] ||9th|| 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1960 Speedway National League]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1961 Speedway National League]] || 4th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1962 Speedway National League]] || 4th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1963 Speedway National League]] || 1st || champions
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1964 Speedway National League]] || 4th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1965 British League season]] || 14th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1966 British League season]] || 13th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1967 British League season]] || 16th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1968 British League season]] || 10th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1969 British League season]] ||2nd  || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1970 British League season]] || 1st ||champions
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1971 British League season]] || 1st ||champions
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1972 British League season]] || 1st ||champions & [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] winners
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1973 British League season]] || 6th || [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] winners
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1974 British League season]] || 2nd ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1975 British League season]] || 2nd ||  [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] winners
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1976 British League season]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1977 British League season]] || 5th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1978 British League season]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1979 British League season]] || 10th|| 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1980 British League season]] || 3rd ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1981 British League season]] || 4th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1982 British League season]] || 1st ||champions
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1983 British League season]] || 5th || League Cup winners
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1984 British League season]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1985 British League season]] ||6th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1986 British League season]] || 10th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1987 British League season]] || 9th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1988 British League season]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1989 British League season]] || 4th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1990 British League season]] || 3rd ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1991 British League season]] || 4th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1992 British League season]] ||6th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1993 British League season]] || 1st || champions
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1994 British League season]] || 11th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1995 Premier League speedway season]] || 2nd || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1996 Premier League speedway season]] || 6th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1997 Elite League speedway season]] || 6th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1998 Elite League speedway season]] || 2nd ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[1999 Elite League speedway season]] || 6th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2000 Elite League speedway season]] || 9th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2001 Elite League speedway season]] || 9th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2002 Elite League speedway season]] || 8th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2003 Elite League speedway season]] || 7th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2004 Elite League speedway season]] || 7th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2005 Elite League speedway season]] || 1st ||PO finalists & [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] winners
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2006 Elite League speedway season]] ||5th ||Belle Vue Aces
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2007 Elite League speedway season]] ||10th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2008 Elite League speedway season]] || 7th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2009 Elite League speedway season]] || 9th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2010 Elite League speedway season]] || 8th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2011 Elite League speedway season]] || 7th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2012 Elite League speedway season]] || 10th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2013 Elite League speedway season]] || 9th ||
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2014 Elite League speedway season]] || 8th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2015 Elite League speedway season]] || 4th ||PO final
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[2016 Elite League]] || 1st || PO final
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[SGB Premiership 2017]] || 3rd ||  [[Knockout Cup (speedway)|Knockout Cup]] winners
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[SGB Premiership 2018]] || 4th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[SGB Premiership 2019]] || 5th || 
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[SGB Premiership 2021]] || 3rd || PO final
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[SGB Premiership 2022]] || 1st || Champions, won PO final
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[SGB Premiership 2023]] || 1st || PO semi final, [[List of United Kingdom Speedway Pairs champions|Pairs winners]]
|- align=center
|align="left"| [[SGB Premiership 2024]] || 3rd || Champions
|}
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== Previous teams ==
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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!1975 Team
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Alan Wilkinson (speedway rider)|Alan Wilkinson]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Soren Sjosten]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|Paul Tyrer}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Chris  Morton]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|Russ Hodgson}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|Geoff Pusey}}
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! 2006 Team<ref name="Yearbook2007">
{{cite book
  | last = Bamford
  | first = Robert
  | author-link =
  | title = Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007
  | publisher = NPI Media Group
  | date = 2007-03-01
  | location =
  | pages =
  | url =
  | doi =
  | id =
  | isbn = 978-0-7524-4250-1 }}</ref>
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Simon Stead]]}}
|-
|{{player||WAL|[[Phil Morris (speedway rider)|Phil Morris]]}}
|-
|{{player||DEN|[[Kenneth Bjerre]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Joe Screen]]}}
|-
|{{player||AUS|[[Jason Crump]]}}
|-
|{{player||DEN|[[Tom P. Madsen]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[James Wright (speedway rider)|James Wright]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Aidan Collins (speedway rider)|Aidan Collins]]}}
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! 2007 Team<ref name="Yearbook2008">
{{cite book| last = Bamford| first = Robert| author-link =| title = Methanol Press Speedway Yearbook 2008| publisher = Methanol Press  | year = 2008| location =  | pages =  | url =  | doi =  | id =  | isbn = 978-0-9553103-5-5 }}</ref>
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Simon Stead]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Joe Screen]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[James Wright (speedway rider)|James Wright]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Adam Skórnicki]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Kevin Doolan]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Antonio Lindback]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Billy Forsberg]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Joel Parsons]]}} (No 8)
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Ben Wilson (speedway rider)|Ben Wilson]]}}
|-
! Also Rode:
|-
| {{player||USA|[[Ryan Fisher]]}}
|-
| {{player||FIN|[[Kaj Laukkanen]]}}
|}

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! 2008 Team
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Jason Crump]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Billy Forsberg]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Charlie Gjedde]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Lukasz Jankowski]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Joe Screen]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Patrick Hougaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Stanislaw Burza]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Tomasz Piszcz]]}} (No 8)
|-
! Also Rode
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Steve Boxall]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Nick Simmons (speedway rider)|Nick Simmons]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Michal Rajkowski]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Jonas Raun]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Robert Ksiezak]]}} (as No 8)
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! 2009 Team
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Jason Crump]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Krzysztof Kasprzak]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Patrick Hougaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[James Wright (speedway rider)|James Wright]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Ulrich Ostergaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Joel Parsons]]}} (doubling up)
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Michal Rajkowski]]}} (doubling up w/ Edinburgh Monarchs)
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Josh Grazcjonek]]}} (No. 8)
|-
! Also Rode
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Charlie Gjedde]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Billy Forsberg]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Morten Risager]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Steve Boxall]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Thomas H. Jonasson]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Kevin Doolan]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Tomasz Chrzanowski]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Henning Bager]]}} (Temporary cover for Billy Forsberg)
|-
| {{player||CZE|[[Luboš Tomíček Jr.|Lubos Tomicek]]}}
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! 2010 Team
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Hans Nørgaard Andersen|Hans Andersen]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Peter Karlsson (speedway rider)|Peter Karlsson]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Patrick Hougaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Charlie Gjedde]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[James Wright (speedway rider)|James Wright]]}}
|-
| {{player||CZE|[[Filip Sitera (Speedway Rider)|Filip Sitera]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Ricky Ashworth]]}} (Doubling Up with [[Sheffield Tigers]])
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Leigh Lanham]]}} (Doubling up with [[Newport Wasps]])
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Josh Grajczonek]] (Number 8)}}
|-
! Also Rode
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Ulrich Ostergaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Tobias Kroner]]}}
|-
| {{player||SCO|[[William Lawson (speedway rider)|William Lawson]]}}
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! 2011 Team
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Rory Schlein]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Patrick Hougaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Charlie Gjedde]]}} (Doubling up with [[Newport Wasps]] covering for [[Kyle Legault]], having previously doubled up with [[Berwick Bandits]])
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Jordan Frampton]]}} (Doubling up with [[Rye House Rockets]])
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Ricky Kling]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Craig Cook]]}} (Doubling up with [[Edinburgh Monarchs]])
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Kozza Smith]]}} (Doubling up with [[Berwick Bandits]])
|-
! Also Rode
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Borys Miturski]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Dawid Stachyra]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Tomasz Piszcz]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Mark Lemon (speedway rider)|Mark Lemon]]}} (Doubling up with [[Newcastle Diamonds]])
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! 2013 Team
|-
| {{player||FIN|[[Kauko Niemenen]]}} (Doubling up with Leicester Lions)
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Charlie Gjedde]]}} (Doubling up with [[Rye House Rockets]])
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Mark Lemon (speedway rider)|Mark Lemon]]}} (Doubling up with [[Newcastle Diamonds]])
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Patrick Hougaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Magnus Zetterstrom]]}}
|-
| {{player||ENG|[[Craig Cook]]}} (Doubling up with [[Edinburgh Monarchs]])
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Josh Grajczonek]]}} (Doubling up with [[Glasgow Tigers (speedway)|Glasgow Tigers]])
|-
| {{player||GER|[[Kevin Woelbert]]}}
|-
| {{player||CZE|[[Aleš Dryml Jr.|Ales Dryml]]}}

! Also in the line-up
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Adam Skornicki]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Adam Shields]]}} (Retired mid-season)
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Ulrich Ostergaard]]}}
|-
| {{player||SWE|[[Linus Eklof]]}}
|-
| {{player||POL|[[Marcel Kajzer]]}}
|-
| {{player||DEN|[[Claus Vissing]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|Travis McGowan}} (Did not ride due to work permit problems) 
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!2015 Team
|-
| {{player||SVN|[[Matej Zagar]]}}
|-
| {{player||GBR|[[Scott Nicholls]]}}
|-
| {{player||GBR|[[Craig Cook]]}} (Doubling up with [[Edinburgh Monarchs]])
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Max Fricke ]]}}
|-
| {{player||AUS|[[Josh Grajczonek]]}} (Doubling up with [[Somerset Rebels]])
!Elite Draft Reserve Riders
|-
| {{player||GBR|[[Steve Worrall]]}} (Doubling up with [[Newcastle Diamonds]])
|-
| {{player||GBR|[[Stefan Nielsen (speedway rider)|Stefan Nielsen]]}} (Doubling up with [[Ipswich Witches]])

!Also rode for Belle Vue during 2015
|-
| {{player||GBR|[[Simon Stead]]}} (Doubling up with [[Sheffield Tigers]]) (injury ended his league season early) 
|}
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!2020 Team<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bellevue-speedway.com/the-teams-aces|title=Meet the Aces|website=Belle Vue Speedway|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-05|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031043422/https://bellevue-speedway.com/the-teams-aces|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|{{player||AUS|[[Brady Kurtz]]}}
|-
|{{player||DEN|[[Peter Kildemand]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Charles Wright (speedway rider)|Charles Wright]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Dan Bewley]]}}
|-
|{{player||ENG|[[Steve Worrall]]}}
|-
|{{player||AUS|Jaimon Lidsey}}
|-
|{{player||AUS|[[Jye Etheridge]]}}
|}
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
!2022 Team
|-
|{{player||SLO|[[Matej Žagar]]}}
|-
|{{player||GER|[[Norick Blödorn]]}}
|-
|{{player||AUS|[[Jye Etheridge]]}}
|-
|{{player||AUS|[[Max Fricke]]}}
|-
|{{player||AUS|[[Brady Kurtz]]}} '''(C)'''
|-
|{{player||GBR|[[Charles Wright (speedway rider)|Charles Wright]]}}
|-
|{{player||GBR|[[Tom Brennan (speedway rider)|Tom Brennan]]}} '''(Rising Star)'''
|-
|{{player||AUS|[[Connor Bailey (speedway rider)|Connor Bailey]]}} '''(Number 8)'''
|}

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== Notable riders ==
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*{{player||ENG|[[Joe Abbott (speedway rider)|Joe Abbott]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Frank Charles (speedway rider)|Frank Charles]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Peter Craven]]}}
*{{player||AUS|[[Jason Crump]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Acorn Dobson]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Dick Fisher (speedway rider)|Dick Fisher]]}}
*{{player||AUS|[[Max Fricke]]}}
*{{player||SWE|[[Ove Fundin]]}}
*{{player||AUS|[[Max Grosskreutz]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Bob Harrison (speedway rider)|Bob Harrison]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Wally Hull]]}}
*{{player||NZL|[[Ron Johnston]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Bill Kitchen (speedway rider)|Bill Kitchen]]}}
*{{player||AUS|[[Brady Kurtz]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Eric Langton]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Oliver Langton]]}}
*{{player||AUS|[[Jason Lyons]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Cyril Maidment]]}}
*{{player||NZL|[[Ivan Mauger]]}}
*{{player||USA|[[Shawn Moran]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Chris Morton]]}}
*{{player||USA|[[Bobby Ott]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Jack Parker (speedway rider)|Jack Parker]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Chris Pusey (speedway rider)|Chris Pusey]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Joe Screen]]}}
*{{player||SWE|[[Sören Sjösten]]}}
*{{player||ENG|[[Frank Varey]]}}
*{{player||SVN|[[Matej Žagar]]}}
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== Club honours ==
*League Champions&nbsp;– 1930 1931 1933 1934 1935 1936 1963 1970 1971 1972 1982 1993 2022 2024
*Knock Out Cup Winners&nbsp;– 1931 1972 1973 1975 2005 2017
*Premiership Trophy&nbsp;– 1983
*League Cup Winners&nbsp;– 1983
*Inter-League Cup Winners&nbsp;– 1975
*[[National League (1932–1964)|National League]]&nbsp;– 1933 1934 1935 1936 1963
*National Trophy&nbsp;– 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1946 1947 1949 1958
*English Speedway Trophy Winners (Reserves)&nbsp;– 1938
*ACU Cup&nbsp;– 1934 1935 1936 1937 1946
*British Speedway Cup&nbsp;– 1939 1947
*British League Division Two Winners-Colts&nbsp;– 1968 1969
*Britannia Shield&nbsp;– 1957 1958 1960
*Northern League Champions&nbsp;– 1930 1931
*British League Division Two KO Cup Winners-Colts&nbsp;– 1969
*Northern KO Cup&nbsp;– 1931
*Four Team Championship Winners&nbsp;– 1992
*Youth Development League Winners&nbsp;– 2001
*Elite League Pairs Winners&nbsp;– 2006 ([[Simon Stead]] & [[Jason Crump]])
*League Riders Winners&nbsp;– [[Ivan Mauger]] 1971 [[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]] 1974 1975 [[Chris Morton]] 1984 [[Shawn Moran]] 1989 [[Joe Screen]] 1992 [[Jason Crump]] 2006 2008 [[Rory Schlein]] 2011

== See also ==
* {{cat|Belle Vue Aces riders}}

== References ==
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