British League Division Two Riders Championship
Sport | Motorcycle speedway |
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Gegründet | 1968 |
Land | Vereinigtes Königreich |
Notes | |
replaced by Premier League Riders Championship from 1997 competition above British League Riders' Championship |
The British League Division Two Riders Championship was a motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders from each club (with the highest average points) competing in the second tier of British speedway.[1]
History
The championship was inaugurated in 1968 when it was known as the British League Division Two Riders Championship.[2] The competition was known as the British League Division Two Riders' Championship between 1968 and 1974 and again between 1991 and 1994. From 1975 until 1990 it was known as the National League Riders' Championship.[3]
The competition was held at Hackney between 1968 and 1971, then it was moved to Wimbledon and held there between 1972 and 1984. The last year of the tournament was 1994, after which speedway was restructured with the top two leagues combining to form the Premier League. After two seasons the Premier League became the second tier/division of British speedway in 1997, this resulted in the Premier League Riders Championship effectively being a continuation of the British League Division Two Riders Championship from 1997.
Winners
Sponsors
- Gauloises (1976–1977, 1979)
- Toshiba (1980)
- Daily Mirror (1982)
- Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych (1983)
- Jawa Moto & Barum (1987–1994)
See also
References
- ^ Bott, Richard (1980). The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 0-09-141751-1.
- ^ Oakes, Peter (1981). 1981 Speedway Yearbook. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 61. ISBN 0-86215-017-5.
- ^ "National League Riders Championship 1968-1994". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Two in hospital after Big Speedway Pile-Up". Daily Mirror. 28 September 1968. Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 27 September 1969. Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jessup roars in". Daily Mirror. 26 September 1970. Retrieved 14 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Reg Wilson finishes eighth in speedway riders' finals". Hull Daily Mail. 4 October 1971. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Phil Crump wins title after run-off". Hull Daily Mail. 16 October 1972. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Price takes Crump's crown". Lynn Advertiser. 9 October 1973. Retrieved 16 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crash ends Graham's title hopes". Hull Daily Mail. 30 September 1974. Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lee's title bid fails". Cambridge Daily News. 29 September 1975. Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Joe Owen gains speedway double". Lincolnshire Echo. 4 October 1976. Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stuart's five". Staffordshire Sentinel. 26 September 1977. Retrieved 17 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bales edged out". Cambridge Daily News. 25 September 1978. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Outlaw's Crash". Derby Daily Telegraph. 1 October 1979. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Brown the King". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 28 September 1980. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Tigers crash out". Cambridge Daily News. 28 September 1981. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Owen is the king". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 19 September 1982. Retrieved 20 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bandit Steals Title". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 25 September 1983. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Barney wins title". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 14 October 1984. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Great, Neil". Sunday Mirror. 11 August 1985. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "What a double". Cambridge Daily News. 1 September 1986. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Nigel makes up for NLRC second". Staffordshire Sentinel. 14 September 1987. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Troy Butler". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Speedway". Daily Record. 11 September 1989. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Grahame's title". Staffordshire Sentinel. 17 September 1990. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jan is tasting victory". Nottingham Evening Post. 16 September 1991. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No joy for Jan". Nottingham Evening Post. 21 September 1992. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Sunday Mirror. 26 September 1993. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rickardsson does Sweden proud". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 September 1994. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.