British League Riders' Championship
# British League Riders' Championship

The British League Riders Championship was an individual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average from each club competing in the British League in the UK, or the top division of the league during the period when it had two or more divisions.

## History

Similar tournaments had been held before the formation of the British League in 1965, including the Provincial League Riders' Championship, open to riders from the Provincial League. The championship has been sponsored by Player's No 10, Skol, Leyland Cars, Gauntlet, Daily Mirror, TNT Sameday and Dunlop.

The championship continued until the British League Riders' Championship was replaced with the Premier League Riders Championship in 1995.

## Results

| Year | Winner | Team | 2nd | Team | 3rd | Team |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | Jimmy Gooch | Oxford Cheetahs | Cyril Maidment | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1966 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | Olle Nygren | Wimbledon Dons | Norman Hunter | West Ham Hammers |
| 1967 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | Nigel Boocock | Coventry Bees | Ray Wilson | Long Eaton Archers |
| 1968 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | Eric Boocock | Halifax Dukes | Ivan Mauger | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 1969 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | Ivan Mauger | Belle Vue Aces | Jim Airey | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1970 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | Anders Michanek | Newcastle Diamonds | Eric Boocock | Halifax Dukes |
| 1971 | Ivan Mauger | Belle Vue Aces | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | Jim McMillan | Glasgow Tigers |
| 1972 | Ole Olsen | Wolverhampton Wolves | Martin Ashby | Swindon Robins | Ronnie Moore | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1973 | Ivan Mauger | Exeter Falcons | Ray Wilson | Leicester Lions | Anders Michanek | Reading Racers |
| 1974 | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | Ivan Mauger | Exeter Falcons | Phil Crump | Newport |
| 1975 | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | Phil Crump | Newport | Martin Ashby | Swindon Robins |
| 1976 | Ole Olsen | Coventry Bees | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | John Louis | Ipswich Witches |
| 1977 | Ole Olsen | Coventry Bees | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | Michael Lee | Kings Lynn Stars |
| 1978 | Ole Olsen | Coventry Bees | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | Steve Bastable | Cradley Heath Heathens |
| 1979 | John Louis | Ipswich Witches | Bruce Penhall | Cradley Heath Heathens | Michael Lee | Kings Lynn Stars |
| 1980 | Les Collins | Leicester Lions | Bruce Penhall | Cradley Heath Heathens | Larry Ross | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1981 | Kenny Carter | Halifax Dukes | Chris Morton | Belle Vue Aces | Shawn Moran | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1982 | Kenny Carter | Halifax Dukes | Shawn Moran | Sheffield Tigers | Hans Nielsen | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1983 | Erik Gundersen | Cradley Heath Heathens | Michael Lee | Poole Pirates | Hans Nielsen | Birmingham Brummies |
| 1984 | Chris Morton | Belle Vue Aces | Hans Nielsen | Oxford Cheetahs | Erik Gundersen | Cradley Heath Heathens |
| 1985 | Erik Gundersen | Cradley Heath Heathens | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | Chris Morton | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1986 | Hans Nielsen | Oxford Cheetahs | Erik Gundersen | Cradley Heath Heathens | Shawn Moran | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1987 | Hans Nielsen | Oxford Cheetahs | Chris Morton | Belle Vue Aces | Kelly Moran | Sheffield Tigers |
| 1988 | Jan O. Pedersen | Cradley Heath Heathens | Erik Gundersen | Cradley Heath Heathens | Hans Nielsen | Oxford Cheetahs |
| 1989 | Shawn Moran | Belle Vue Aces | Hans Nielsen | Oxford Cheetahs | Brian Karger | Swindon Robins |
| 1990 | Hans Nielsen | Oxford Cheetahs | Kelly Moran | Belle Vue Aces | Ronnie Correy | Wolverhampton Wolves |
| 1991 | Sam Ermolenko | Wolverhampton Wolves | Hans Nielsen | Oxford Cheetahs | Joe Screen | Belle Vue Aces |
| 1992 | Joe Screen | Belle Vue Aces | Per Jonsson | Reading Racers | Gary Havelock | Bradford Dukes |
| 1993 | Per Jonsson | Reading Racers | Henka Gustafsson | Kings Lynn Stars | Chris Louis | Ipswich Witches |
| 1994 | Sam Ermolenko | Wolverhampton Wolves | Hans Nielsen | Coventry Bees | Martin Dugard | Eastbourne Eagles |
