List of United Kingdom speedway league champions

Speedway competition

The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the divisional winners for each season.[1][2][3]

During some years there was only one or two divisions.[4]

Belle Vue hold the most tier one championships with 13 followed by Poole with 10.[5]

Tier One League (Top division)

Season Champions
1929 Stamford Bridge Pensioners
1929 Leeds Lions
1930 Wembley Lions
1930 Belle Vue Aces
1931 Wembley Lions
1931 Belle Vue Aces
1932 Wembley Lions
1933 Belle Vue Aces
1934 Belle Vue Aces
1935 Belle Vue Aces
1936 Belle Vue Aces
1937 West Ham Hammers
1938 New Cross Rangers
1946 Wembley Lions
1947 Wembley Lions
1948 New Cross Rangers
1949 Wembley Lions
1950 Wembley Lions
1951 Wembley Lions
1952 Wembley Lions
1953 Wembley Lions
1954 Wimbledon Dons
1955 Wimbledon Dons
1956 Wimbledon Dons
1957 Swindon Robins
1958 Wimbledon Dons
1959 Wimbledon Dons
1960 Wimbledon Dons
1961 Wimbledon Dons
1962 Southampton Saints
1963 Belle Vue Aces
1964 Oxford Cheetahs
1965 West Ham Hammers
1966 Halifax Dukes
1967 Swindon Robins
1968 Coventry Bees
1969 Poole Pirates
1970 Belle Vue Aces
1971 Belle Vue Aces
1972 Belle Vue Aces
1973 Reading Racers
1974 Exeter Falcons
1975 Ipswich Witches
1976 Ipswich Witches
1977 White City Rebels
Season Champions
1978 Coventry Bees
1979 Coventry Bees
1980 Reading Racers
1981 Cradley Heath
1982 Belle Vue Aces
1983 Cradley Heath
1984 Ipswich Witches
1985 Oxford Cheetahs
1986 Oxford Cheetahs
1987 Coventry Bees
1988 Coventry Bees
1989 Oxford Cheetahs
1990 Reading Racers
1991 Wolverhampton Wolves
1992 Reading Racers
1993 Belle Vue Aces
1994 Poole Pirates
1995 Eastbourne Eagles
1996 Wolverhampton Wolves
1997 Bradford Dukes
1998 Ipswich Witches
1999 Peterborough Panthers
2000 Eastbourne Eagles
2001 Oxford Cheetahs
2002 Wolverhampton Wolves
2003 Poole Pirates
2004 Poole Pirates
2005 Coventry Bees
2006 Peterborough Panthers
2007 Coventry Bees
2008 Poole Pirates
2009 Wolverhampton Wolves
2010 Coventry Bees
2011 Poole Pirates
2012 Swindon Robins
2013 Poole Pirates
2014 Poole Pirates
2015 Poole Pirates
2016 Wolverhampton Wolves
2017 Swindon Robins
2018 Poole Pirates
2019 Swindon Robins
2021 Peterborough Panthers
2022 Belle Vue Aces
2023 Sheffield Tigers

Most Tier One titles

Name Titles
Belle Vue Aces 13
Poole Pirates 10
Wembley Lions 10
Coventry Bees 8
Wimbledon Dons 7
Oxford Cheetahs 5
Swindon Robins 5
Wolverhampton Wolves 5

Tier Two League (Second division)

Season Champions
1934 West Ham Reserves
1936 Southampton Saints
1937 Bristol Bulldogs
1938 Hackney Wick Wolves
1946 Middlesbrough Bears
1947 Middlesbrough Bears
1948 Bristol Bulldogs
1949 Bristol Bulldogs
1950 Norwich Stars
1951 Norwich Stars
1952 Poole Pirates
1953 Coventry Bees
1954 Bristol Bulldogs
1955 Poole Pirates
1956 Swindon Robins
1957 Southern Rovers
1959 Eastbourne Eagles
1960 Rayleigh Rockets
1961 Poole Pirates
1962 Poole Pirates
1963 Wolverhampton Wolves
1964 Newcastle Diamonds
1968 Belle Vue Colts
1969 Belle Vue Colts
1970 Canterbury Crusaders
1971 Eastbourne Eagles
1972 Crewe Kings
1973 Boston Barracudas
1974 Birmingham Brummies
1975 Birmingham Brummies
1976 Newcastle Diamonds
1977 Eastbourne Eagles
1978 Canterbury Crusaders
1979 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1980 Rye House Rockets
1981 Middlesbrough Tigers
1982 Newcastle Diamonds
1983 Newcastle Diamonds
1984 Long Eaton Invaders
Season Champions
1985 Ellesmere Port Gunners
1986 Eastbourne Eagles
1987 Eastbourne Eagles
1988 Hackney Kestrels
1989 Poole Pirates
1990 Poole Pirates
1991 Arena Essex Hammers
1992 Peterborough Panthers
1993 Glasgow Tigers
1994 Glasgow Tigers
1995 Berwick Bandits
1996 Linlithgow Lightning
1997 Reading Racers
1998 Peterborough Panthers
1999 Sheffield Tigers
2000 Exeter Falcons
2001 Newcastle Diamonds
2002 Sheffield Tigers
2003 Edinburgh Monarchs
2004 Hull Vikings
2005 Rye House Rockets
2006 Kings Lynn Stars
2007 Rye House Rockets
2008 Edinburgh Monarchs
2009 Edinburgh Monarchs
2010 Newcastle Diamonds
2011 Glasgow Tigers
2012 Scunthorpe Scorpions
2013 Somerset Rebels
2014 Edinburgh Monarchs
2015 Edinburgh Monarchs
2016 Somerset Rebels
2017 Sheffield Tigers
2018 Workington Comets
2019 Leicester Lions
2021 Poole Pirates
2022 Poole Pirates
2023 Glasgow Tigers

Tier Three League (Third division)

Season Champions
1947 Eastbourne Eagles
1948 Exeter Falcons
1949 Hanley Potters
1950 Oxford Cheetahs
1951 Poole Pirates
1952 Rayleigh Rockets
1953 Rayleigh Rockets
1954 California Poppies
1955 Rye House Roosters
1956 Rye House Roosters
1994 Berwick Bandits
1997 Peterborough Pumas
1998 St Austell Gulls
1999 Newport Mavericks
2000 Sheffield Prowlers
2001 Sheffield Prowlers
2002 Peterborough Pumas
2003 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2004 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Season Champions
2005 Oxford Silver Machine Academy
2006 Scunthorpe Scorpions
2007 Scunthorpe Scorpions
2008 Weymouth Wildcats
2009 Bournemouth Buccaneers
2010 Buxton Hitmen
2011 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
2012 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2013 Dudley Heathens
2014 Cradley Heathens
2015 Birmingham Brummies
2016 Birmingham Brummies
2017 Belle Vue Colts
2018 Eastbourne Eagles
2019 Leicester Lion Cubs
2021 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
2022 Leicester Lion Cubs
2023 Oxford Chargers

References

  1. ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "UK Speedway Champions". Speedway Champions.
  3. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 129–133. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "Roll of honour". Poole Pirates.
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