The London Riders' Championship was an individual speedway competition for top riders of teams from London. It was a very prestigious competition, especially in its early days. However, as the number of teams from London dwindled, so did interest in the competition.[1][2] The last competition was held in 1983.[3]
An attempted revival of the Championship was made in 2011 at the Arena Essex Raceway speedway track in Purfleet , Essex , where the riders taking part represented not their current clubs, but long-defunct London clubs including West Ham , New Cross , Wembley and Walthamstow. It was staged there as the track, home of the Lakeside Hammers was the closest track to London staging speedway at the time. However, the meeting was abandoned after only a few heats due to heavy rain and was never restaged.
london, riders, championship, individual, speedway, competition, riders, teams, from, london, very, prestigious, competition, especially, early, days, however, number, teams, from, london, dwindled, interest, competition, last, competition, held, 1983, attempt. The London Riders Championship was an individual speedway competition for top riders of teams from London It was a very prestigious competition especially in its early days However as the number of teams from London dwindled so did interest in the competition 1 2 The last competition was held in 1983 3 An attempted revival of the Championship was made in 2011 at the Arena Essex Raceway speedway track in Purfleet Essex where the riders taking part represented not their current clubs but long defunct London clubs including West Ham New Cross Wembley and Walthamstow It was staged there as the track home of the Lakeside Hammers was the closest track to London staging speedway at the time However the meeting was abandoned after only a few heats due to heavy rain and was never restaged Winners EditYear Winner Team Venue1930 Jack Ormston nbsp Wembley Lions Crystal Palace1931 Joe Francis nbsp Crystal Palace Glaziers Crystal PalaceChampionship suspended 1932 19331934 Tom Farndon nbsp New Cross Lambs New Cross Stadium1935 Tom Farndon nbsp New Cross Lambs New Cross Stadium1936 Vic Huxley nbsp Wimbledon Dons New Cross Stadium1937 Jack Milne nbsp New Cross Rangers New Cross Stadium1938 Eric Chitty nbsp West Ham Hammers New Cross Stadium1939 Jack Milne nbsp New Cross Rangers New Cross StadiumChampionship suspended 1939 19441945 Ron Johnson nbsp unattached New Cross Stadium1946 Ron Johnson nbsp New Cross Rangers New Cross Stadium1947 Vic Duggan nbsp Harringay Racers New Cross Stadium1948 Split Waterman nbsp Wembley Lions New Cross Stadium1949 Alec Statham nbsp Wimbledon Dons New Cross Stadium1950 Cyril Roger nbsp New Cross Rangers New Cross Stadium1951 Aub Lawson nbsp West Ham Hammers New Cross Stadium1952 Ronnie Moore nbsp Wimbledon Dons New Cross Stadium1953 Jack Young nbsp West Ham Hammers Harringay Stadium1954 Jack Young nbsp West Ham Hammers West Ham Stadium1955 Barry Briggs nbsp Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Stadium1956 Brian Crutcher nbsp Wembley Lions Wembley StadiumChampionship suspended 1957 19621963 Norman Hunter nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick Stadium1964 Mike Broadbanks nbsp Swindon Robins West Ham Stadium1965 Sverre Harrfeldt nbsp West Ham Hammers Hackney Wick Stadium1966 Norman Hunter nbsp West Ham Hammers Hackney Wick Stadium1967 Colin Pratt nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick Stadium1968 Colin Pratt nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick Stadium1969 Trevor Hedge nbsp Wimbledon Dons Hackney Wick Stadium1970 Trevor Hedge nbsp Wimbledon Dons Hackney Wick Stadium1971 Bengt Jansson nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick Stadium1972 Ronnie Moore nbsp Wimbledon Dons Hackney Wick Stadium1973 Barry Thomas nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick Stadium1974 Barry Thomas nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick Stadium1975 Dave Jessup nbsp Leicester Lions Hackney Wick Stadium1976 Gordon Kennett nbsp White City Rebels Hackney Wick Stadium1977 Larry Ross nbsp Wimbledon Dons Hackney Wick Stadium1978 Keith White nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick StadiumChampionship suspended 19791980 Finn Thomsen nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick StadiumChampionship suspended 19811982 Kai Niemi nbsp Wimbledon Dons Wimbledon Stadium1983 Bo Petersen nbsp Hackney Hawks Hackney Wick Stadium1988 Andy Galvin nbsp Hackney Kestrels Hackney Wick Stadium1996 Billy Hamill nbsp Cradley amp Stoke London Stadium 1963 Provincial League London Riders ChampionshipReferences Edit Jacobs Norman 2001 Speedway in London ISBN 0 7524 2221 9 Belton Brian 2003 Hammerin Round ISBN 0 7524 2438 6 Oakes P amp Rising P 1986 1986 Speedway Yearbook ISBN 0 948882 00 X Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title London Riders 27 Championship amp oldid 1136337824, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
