# Northern Riders' Championship

The Northern Riders' Championship was an individual Motorcycle speedway competition inaugurated in 1938 and revived in 1960 for top riders of teams from the North of Great Britain.

## Past winners

| Year | Winner | Team | Venue |
| 1938 | Tommy Croombs | West Ham Hammers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1939 Not staged |||||
| 1940 | Bill Kitchen | Belle Vue Aces | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1941 | Oliver Hart | Belle Vue Aces | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1942 | Eric Chitty | West Ham Hammers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1943 | Norman Parker | Harringay Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1944 | Norman Parker | Harringay Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1945 | Alec Statham | Harringay Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1946 | Bill Longley | Odsal Boomerangs | Knowle Stadium, Bristol |
| 1947-1959 Not staged ||||
| 1960 | Tony Robinson | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1961 | Tony Robinson | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1962-1963 Not staged |||||
| 1964 | Ivan Mauger | Newcastle Diamonds | Brough Park, Newcastle |
| 1965-1966 Not staged |||||
| 1967 | Ivan Mauger | Newcastle Diamonds | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1968 | Ivan Mauger | Newcastle Diamonds | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1969 | Ivan Mauger | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1970 | Eric Boocock | Halifax Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1971 | Jim Airey | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1972 | Ivan Mauger | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1973 | Bob Valentine | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1974 | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1975 | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1976 | Doug Wyer | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1977 | Alan Wilkinson | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1978 | Reg Wilson | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1979 | Doug Wyer | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1980 | Ivan Mauger | Hull Vikings | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1981 | Kenny Carter | Halifax Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1982 | Shawn Moran | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1983 | Chris Morton | Belle Vue Aces | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1984 | Peter Collins | Belle Vue Aces | The Shay, Halifax |
| 1985 | Shawn Moran | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1986 | Peter Carr | Sheffield Tigers | Hyde Road, Belle Vue |
| 1987 | Chris Morton | Belle Vue Aces | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1988-1991 Not staged |||||
| 1992 | Sam Ermolenko | Wolverhampton Wolves | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1993 | Chris Morton | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1994 | Roman Matousek | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1995 | Gary Havelock | Bradford Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1996 | Sam Ermolenko | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1997 | Joe Screen | Bradford Dukes | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1998 | Brent Werner | Newcastle Diamonds | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 1999-2000 Not staged |||||
| 2001 | Carl Stonehewer | Workington Comets | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 2002 Not staged |||||
| 2003 | Sean Wilson | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 2004 | Simon Stead | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 2005 | Sean Wilson | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |
| 2006-2009 Not staged |||||
| 2010 | Ricky Ashworth | Sheffield Tigers | Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield |