Midland Riders' Championship
 Ole Olsen five times champion | |
| Sport | motorcycle speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1952 |
| Ceased | 1987 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
The Midland Riders' Championship was an individual speedway competition for top riders of teams from the Midlands.[1]
History
[edit]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
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "Leicester back Midland rider's championship". Leicester Evening Mail. 4 February 1952. Retrieved 8 December 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Brilliant riding by Len Williams". Leicester Evening Mail. 1 October 1952. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "This was the old Len Williams". Leicester Evening Mail. 2 June 1956. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1978). 1978 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 43. ISBN 978-0904584509.
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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| Tier Three League Third division | ||
| Champions | ||