Southern Riders' Championship

Southern Riders' Championship
	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[edit]

Year	Winner	Team	Venue	Ref
1958	() Barry Briggs	Wimbledon Dons	Wimbledon Stadium
1959	() Ron How	Wimbledon Dons	Poole Stadium
1960	() Ove Fundin	Norwich Stars	New Cross Stadium
1961 Not staged
1962*	() Geoff Mudge	Poole Pirates	County Ground Stadium
1963 Not staged
1964*	() Tommy Sweetman	Wolverhampton Wolves	Monmore Green Stadium
	1965-1968 Not staged
1969	() Colin Pratt	Hackney Hawks	King's Lynn Stadium
1970	() Terry Betts	King's Lynn Stars	Wimbledon Stadium
1971	() Terry Betts	King's Lynn Stars	Wimbledon Stadium
1972-1974 Not staged
1975	() Tommy Jansson	Wimbledon Dons	Wimbledon Stadium
1976	() John Louis	Ipswich Witches	Reading Stadium
	1977-1983 Not staged
1984	() Jamie Luckhurst	Canterbury Crusaders	Arena Essex Raceway	^[3]
1985	() Jamie Luckhurst	Wimbledon Dons	Arena Essex Raceway	^[4]
1986	() Martn Dugard	Eastbourne Eagles	Wimborne Road	^[5]
1987	() Andy Buck	Eastbourne Eagles	Wimborne Road	^[6]
1988	() Andy Galvin	Hackney Kestrels	Hackney Wick Stadium	^[7]
1989	() Andy Galvin	Hackney Kestrels	Hackney Wick Stadium	^[8]
1990	() Steve Schofield	Hackney Kestrels	Hackney Wick Stadium	^[9]
1991	() Brian Karger	Arena Essex Hammers	Rye House Stadium	^[10]

* 1962 and 1964 - Provincial League Southern Riders Championship

References[edit]

^ "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.

[1] "Southern Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[2] "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

[3] "1984 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[4] "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 27 September 1985. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[5] "Mullett sixth in Southern event". Kentish Gazette. 29 August 1986. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[6] "Double dose of bad luck". Western Gazette. 4 September 1987. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "1988 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[8] "1989 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[9] "1990 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 March 2024.

[10] "Speedway results". Newcastle Journal. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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