Midland Riders' Championship

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

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

Year width=200px style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Winner Team Venue Ref
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1952 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Len Williams (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium [4]
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1953 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Graham Warren (Template:Flagicon) Birmingham Brummies Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1954 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ron Mountford (Template:Flagicon) Birmingham Brummies Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1955 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ken McKinlay (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1956 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ken McKinlay (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Hunters Brandon Stadium [5]
1957 not staged due to consequences of the Suez Crisis [1]
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1958 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Jack Geran (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Hunters Oxford Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1959 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ken McKinlay (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Hunters Leicester Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1960 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Henryk Żyto (Template:Flagicon) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1961 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Jack Geran (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Hunters Abbey Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1962 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Nigel Boocock (Template:Flagicon) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1963 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Arne Pander (Template:Flagicon) Oxford Cheetahs Oxford Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1964 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Barry Briggs (Template:Flagicon) Swindon Robins Oxford Stadium
1965 not included in the calendar [1]
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1966 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Barry Briggs (Template:Flagicon) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1967 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Barry Briggs (Template:Flagicon) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1968 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Nigel Boocock (Template:Flagicon) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1969 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Norman Hunter (Template:Flagicon) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1970 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Barry Briggs (Template:Flagicon) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1971 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ole Olsen (Template:Flagicon) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1972 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ole Olsen (Template:Flagicon) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1973 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |John Boulger (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Lions Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1974 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Dave Jessup (Template:Flagicon) Leicester Lions Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1975 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ole Olsen (Template:Flagicon) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1976 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ole Olsen (Template:Flagicon) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
1977 final not staged due to bad weather [6]
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1978 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Ole Olsen (Template:Flagicon) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1979 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Hans Nielsen (Template:Flagicon) Wolverhampton Wolves Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1980 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Scott Autrey (Template:Flagicon) Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1981 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Erik Gundersen (Template:Flagicon) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1982 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Erik Gundersen (Template:Flagicon) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1983 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Erik Gundersen (Template:Flagicon) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1984 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Lance King (Template:Flagicon) Cradley Heathens Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1985 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Hans Nielsen (Template:Flagicon) Oxford Cheetahs Brandon Stadium
align=center style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |1986 style="background-color:Template:Speedway color/core" |Tommy Knudsen (Template:Flagicon) Coventry Bees Brandon Stadium

References

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