# Newcastle Diamonds

Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the British speedway leagues from 1929 to 2022. They were based at Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium was previously known as Brough Park.

## History
### Origins and 1930s

The construction of a speedway track at Brough Park began in early 1929, under the supervision of Lindon Travers. The Newcastle team were inaugural members of the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League and following an open meeting on 17 May, the first league home fixture was held three days later on 20 May against Halifax Speedway. The team finished in fourth place during their debut season.
In 1930, both Brough Park and Gosforth speedway (the latter promoted by Tyneside Speedways Ltd) intended to compete in the Northern League but Gosforth signed the majority of Brough Park's riders and then Brough Park speedway closed. The team competed at the Gosforth Greyhound Stadium during 1930 but then Gosforth closed to speedway after the season and the city of Newcastle would not see a return of speedway until 1938, when they joined the National League.
The team in 1938 was coached by former rider Gordon Byers and consisted of four Canadians, a season that saw the Diamonds nickname first used. The outbreak of World War II ruined a potential league winning season in 1939.

### 1940s

After the war, the team raced as Newcastle Brough in 1946 before Jeff Lloyd topped the league averages in 1947 for the Diamonds. The Diamonds promotion moved the team to Saracen Park after the 1948 season to become Ashfield Giants but a new promotion formed the Newcastle Magpies from the disbanded Middlesbrough Bears.

### 1950s

After finishing last during the 1951 Speedway National League Division Two season, the promoter J. S. Smith pulled out and team disbanded and did not race in the league for the remainder of the decade.

### 1960s

* Ivan Mauger
* Ole Olsen
Newcastle returned in 1961 competing in the Provincial League and gradually progressed from 1961 to 1963. In 1963, the team signed New Zealander Ivan Mauger, who would go on to become six times World Champion. Under Mauger's leadership the Diamonds thrived, winning the club's first major trophy by sealing the 1964 league title. In 1965, the team were founder members of the British League.
In 1967, 21-year-old Ole Olsen made his British debut for Newcastle and would later be a three times World Champion. Olsen arrived after Mauger persuaded the promoter Mike Parker to sign him.
The 1967 and 1968 seasons were one of the rare occurrences where two of the greatest riders of all-time rode for the same team, although Olsen was in his early part of his career at the time.

### 1970s

After competing in the British League from 1965 to 1970 the team's first division licence was transferred by Allied Presentations to Reading Racers leaving the Newcastle promoter Ian Hoskins without a league to race in. The Diamonds missed four seasons (1971–1974) but in November 1974, Ian Thomas bought the defunct Sunderland Gladiators licence and transferred it to re-form the Diamonds, entering the team to race in the 1975 New National League season. Brian Havelock and Tom Owen won the National League Pairs, held at Hyde Road on 17 May.
The following season they won the double of National League title and Knockout Cup, in addition to winning the fours. The 1976 team was Tom Owen, Brian Havelock, Ron Henderson, Joe Owen, Andy Cusworth, Phil Michelides and Robbie Blackadder. Tom Owen then topped the averages for three consecutive years in 1977, 1978 and 1979 becoming arguably the National League's leading rider during the period.

### 1980s

* Joe Owen
* Tom Owen
Another treble of league, cup and fours came their way during the 1982 National League season, when led by Joe Owen, Rod Hunter and Bobby Beaton. One year later, led by the same three riders they won their third National League title and the Fours title during the 1983 National League season. The Diamonds moved up a division to compete in the British League during 1984 but due to financial issues, the promoters Ian Thomas and Robin Stannard did not enter a team for 1985.
After missing 1985 they were brought back by Stannard and renamed the Newcastle Federation Specials for the 1986 National League season. After just two seasons they were once again disbanded for the 1988 season before retunign in 1989.

### 1990s

David Bargh was re-signed in 1990 and helped the Diamonds finish third in 1991. The 1992 season was overshadowed by the death of Wayne Garratt after crashing at the track.
Following the merger of the divisions in 1995 and 1996, the Diamonds chose not to compete due to the expected increase in operational costs and the Diamonds' riders were put on the transfer list. The team returned when the league split again in 1997. The 1990s was a fractured existence for the club but the Diamonds did finish the decade with three full seasons of speedway.

### 2000s

Team changes for 2000 saw the signings of Bjarne Pedersen and Andre Compton and together with Jesper Olsen they steered Newcastle to their first league title for 18 years. Winning the 2001 Premier League was the Diamonds fifth league title in total.
A second successive league title in 2002 was denied by Sheffield Tigers on points difference. Czech rider Josef Franc topped the Diamonds averages from 2006 to 2008.

### 2010s

The 2010 season was a very successful campaign for the Diamonds. Although the Edinburgh Monarchs dominated the League, it was the Diamonds that took most silverware of the season by winning the Premier League play-offs, the Premier Trophy and the Premier League KOC (against Edinburgh Monarchs). The Diamonds also found success when the Dane Kenni Larsen won the Premier League Riders' Championship to add a fourth honour to the club's successful season. In recognition of their achievements the team was awarded the prestigious 'Team of the Year' award by Sports North-East, shortly before the 2011 campaign commenced, ahead of the Championship League winning football side Newcastle United.
Despite winning the season opening Premier Shield, the team struggled in 2011 but bounced back strongly winning the Knockout Cup for the fourth time in 2012. Steve Worrall was the Diamonds leading rider for several seasons until Robert Lambert took over as the number 1 rider in 2016, both experienced success with the Great Britain national speedway team. The Premier League became the Championship in 2017, with the Diamonds finishing 7th.
On 16 September 2018, Newcastle Diamonds legend Stuart Robson announced his retirement from the sport. He first rode for the Diamonds at the age of 16 in 1993. Newcastle Diamonds' celebrated their 90th anniversary season in 2019. After the 2019 season Rob Grant and former Stoke Potters promoter Dave Tattum took ownership of the club.

### 2020s

After the leagues were cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team club came close to closing in 2021 before ultimately committing to the SGB Championship 2021, under Grant's ownership. Going into 2022, speedway clubs in the UK were challenged by the impacts of Brexit and European rider availability. Grant cited a rider shortage and low crowd numbers as reasons for temporarily closing the club in June 2022, with the goal of maintaining the club's financial resources to resume in 2023. Grant also cited his other business ventures, finances, and mental health as reasons to close the club before the completion of the league season. Speedway promoter and BSP Chairman Rob Godfrey stated that "[w]e had been working with the Newcastle promotion in an attempt to get them to the end of the season...but sadly that’s proved not to be the case."

## Season summary

Extended content :
| Year and league | Position | Notes |
| 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League | 4th | |
| 1930 Speedway Northern League | 9th | |
| 1938 Speedway National League Division Two | 6th | |
| 1939 Speedway National League Division Two | 1st+ | +when league was suspended |
| 1946 Speedway Northern League | 5th | |
| 1947 Speedway National League Division Two | 5th | |
| 1948 Speedway National League Division Two | 7th | |
| 1949 Speedway National League Division Two | 10th | |
| 1950 Speedway National League Division Two | 13th | |
| 1951 Speedway National League Division Two | 16th | |
| 1961 Provincial Speedway League | 11th | |
| 1962 Provincial Speedway League | 9th | |
| 1963 Provincial Speedway League | 6th | |
| 1964 Provincial Speedway League | 1st | champions |
| 1965 British League season | 12th | |
| 1966 British League season | 5th | |
| 1967 British League season | 10th | |
| 1968 British League season | 5th | |
| 1969 British League season | 13th | |
| 1970 British League season | 17th | |
| 1975 New National League season | 2nd | pairs |
| 1976 National League season | 1st | champions & Knockout Cup winners |
| 1977 National League season | 6th | |
| 1978 National League season | 2nd | |
| 1979 National League season | 6th | |
| 1980 National League season | 2nd | |
| 1981 National League season | 3rd | |
| 1982 National League season | 1st | champions & Knockout Cup winners |
| 1983 National League season | 1st | champions |
| 1984 British League season | 16th | |
| 1986 National League season | 19th | |
| 1987 National League season | 11th | |
| 1989 National League season | 15th | |
| 1990 National League season | 12th | |
| 1991 British League Division Two season | 3rd | |
| 1992 British League Division Two season | 4th | |
| 1993 British League Division Two season | 6th | |
| 1994 British League Division Two season | 7th | |
| 1997 Premier League speedway season | 4th | |
| 1998 Premier League speedway season | 10th | |
| 1999 Premier League speedway season | 5th | |
| 2000 Premier League speedway season | 8th | |
| 2001 Premier League speedway season | 1st | champions |
| 2002 Premier League speedway season | 2nd | |
| 2003 Premier League speedway season | 11th | |
| 2004 Premier League speedway season | 15th | |
| 2005 Premier League speedway season | 8th | |
| 2006 Premier League speedway season | 9th | |
| 2007 Premier League speedway season | 10th | |
| 2008 Premier League speedway season | 14th | |
| 2009 Premier League speedway season | 3rd | |
| 2010 Premier League speedway season | 2nd | PO Champions & Knockout Cup |
| 2011 Premier League speedway season | 12th | |
| 2012 Premier League speedway season | 1st | PO elimination & Knockout Cup |
| 2013 Premier League speedway season | 3rd | |
| 2014 Premier League speedway season | 8th | |
| 2015 Premier League speedway season | 9th | |
| 2016 Premier League speedway season | 3rd | |
| SGB Championship 2017 | 7th | |
| SGB Championship 2018 | 8th | |
| SGB Championship 2019 | 10th | |
| SGB Championship 2021 | 11th | |
| SGB Championship 2022 | N/A | withdrew, results expunged |

## Season summary (juniors)

Extended content :
| Year and league | Position | Notes |
| 2002 Speedway Conference League | 8th | Gems |
| 2003 Speedway Conference League | 7th | Gems |
| 2004 Speedway Conference League | 11th | Gems |
| 2021 National Development League speedway season | N/A | withdrew, results expunged |

## Previous season summaries 2006 to 2022

Extended content :
| Rider | M | H | A | R | P | 2009 | 2010 | +/- |
| Kenni Larsen | 28 | 15 | 13 | 129 | 312 | 8.10 | 9.67 | +1.57 |
| Derek Sneddon | 34 | 17 | 17 | 142 | 187 | 4.95 | 5.27 | +0.28 |
| Jason King | 29 | 13 | 16 | 122 | 177 | 7.08 | 5.80 | -1.28 |
| Rene Bach | 30 | 16 | 14 | 144 | 325 | 7.02 | 9.03 | +2.01 |
| Mark Lemon | 33 | 17 | 16 | 159 | 357 | 8.09 | 8.98 | +0.89 |
| Adam McKinna | 21 | 11 | 10 | 80 | 50 | 3.37 | 3.00 | -0.37 |
| Dakota North | 32 | 17 | 15 | 159 | 185 | 3.00 | 4.65 | +1.65 |
| Also Rode |||||||||
| Anders Andersen $^‡$ | 27 | 12 | 15 | 123 | 72 | 3.00 | 3.00 | - |
| Rider | | M | R | PTS | BP | TOT | CMA |
| Kenni Larsen | H | 24 | 115 | 300 | 10 | 310 | 10.78 |
| | A | 22 | 101 | 223 | 7 | 230 | 9.11 |
| | | 46 | 216 | 523 | 17 | 540 | 10.00 |
| Derek Sneddon | H | 26 | 112 | 158 | 33 | 191 | 6.82 |
| | A | 25 | 108 | 103 | 18 | 121 | 4.48 |
| | | 51 | 220 | 261 | 51 | 312 | 5.67 |
| Jason King | H | 17 | 73 | 130 | 22 | 152 | 8.33 |
| | A | 20 | 83 | 98 | 12 | 110 | 5.30 |
| | | 37 | 156 | 228 | 34 | 262 | 6.72 |
| Rene Bach | H | 25 | 117 | 282 | 21 | 303 | 10.36 |
| | A | 22 | 105 | 212 | 8 | 220 | 8.38 |
| | | 47 | 222 | 494 | 29 | 523 | 9.42 |
| Mark Lemon | H | 23 | 111 | 282 | 15 | 297 | 10.70 |
| | A | 23 | 110 | 213 | 8 | 221 | 8.04 |
| | | 46 | 221 | 495 | 23 | 518 | 9.38 |
| Dakota North | H | 23 | 111 | 155 | 23 | 178 | 6.41 |
| | A | 22 | 114 | 114 | 12 | 126 | 4.42 |
| | | 45 | 225 | 269 | 35 | 304 | 5.40 |
| Adam McKinna | H | 17 | 76 | 59 | 14 | 73 | 3.84 |
| | A | 16 | 64 | 32 | 10 | 42 | 2.63 |
| | | 38 | 140 | 91 | 24 | 115 | 3.29 |
| Also Rode ||||||||
| Anders Andersen | H | 7 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 3.20 |
| | A | 8 | 33 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 1.94 |
| | | 15 | 63 | 34 | 6 | 40 | 2.54 |
| Rider | H/F | H/P | A/F | A/P | TOT | Near Maxima |
| Kenni Larsen | 8 | 4 | 2 | | 14 | 6 (3H, 3A) |
| Derek Sneddon | | 1 | | | 1 | 0 |
| Jason King | | 1 | | | 1 | 0 |
| Rene Bach | 2 | 6 | | | 8 | 3 (3H) |
| Mark Lemon | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 (14H, 2A) |
| Adam McKinna | | | | | 0 | 0 |
| Dakota North | | 1 | | | 1 | 0 |
| Also Rode |||||||
| Anders Andersen | | | | | 0 | 0 |
| Rider | T | Date |
| Kenni Larsen | 61.0 | 24/10/10 |
| Derek Sneddon | 63.5 | 22/08/10 |
| Jason King | 62.9 | 05/04/10 |
| Rene Bach | 61.9 | 24/10/10 |
| Mark Lemon | 62.5 | 13/06/10 |
| Adam McKinna | 66.3 | 21/03/10 |
| Dakota North | 63.7 | 30/08/10 |
| Also Rode |||
| Anders Andersen | 65.1 | 20/06/10 |
| Fastest Visitor |||
| Andrew Tully | 61.5 | 08/08/10 |
| Competition | Result | Notes |
| Premier League | 12th | 46 points. |
| Knockout Cup | Semi-finalists | Beat Rye House (89-77) in Round 1. Beat Somerset (97-83) in Quarter-final. Lost to Glasgow (93-87) in the semi-final. |
| Premier Shield | Champions | Inaugural champions, defeating the previous seasons league winners, Edinburgh Monarchs 94-89 on aggregate. |
| Premier League Riders Championship | 11th | Represented by Mark Lemon (1, 1, 0, 2, 1) = 5. |
| Premier League Pairs | Quarter-finalists | Represented by Derek Sneddon (for Mark Lemon ) and Stuart Robson. Eliminated on 17 points, finished 3rd in Group A. Scorers: Sneddon (3, 0, 0, 0), Robson (2, 4, 4, 4). |
| Premier League Fours | Qualified / Withdrew | Qualified for the competition, however had to withdraw due to rider injuries. |
| Rider | 2011 |
| Mark Lemon | 9.18 |
| Derek Sneddon | 5.47 |
| Joe Haines | 5.30 |
| Rene Bach | 8.75 |
| Claes Nedermark | 6.26 |
| Kyle Newman | 4.02 |
| Richie Worrall | 3.22 |
| Also Rode |||||||||
| Stuart Robson | 8.85 |
| Jason King | 5.07 |
| Matej Ferjan † | 7.00 |
| Lubos Tomicek $^‡$ | 4.70 |
| Date | Match | Comp | Res. | P | Top Scorer | Notes / Guests / Injuries |
| Team Change: Signed Lubos Tomicek for King |||||||
| 19 March | Berwick Bandits vs Newcastle Diamonds | TTW | 43-50 | - | M. Lemon 15 (5) | |
| 20 March | Newcastle Diamonds vs Berwick Bandits | TTW | 49-44 | - | M. Lemon 14 (5) | Won Tyne/Tweed Trophy, Agg. 94-92 |
| 25 March | Edinburgh Monarchs vs Newcastle Diamonds | PS | 44-46 | - | S. Robson 13 (5) | |
| 27 March | Newcastle Diamonds vs Redcar Bears | CHAL | 45-44 | - | S. Robson 13+1 (5) | |
| 1 Apr | Scunthorpe Scorpions vs Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 47-42 | 1 | M. Lemon 12 (5) S. Robson 11+1 (5) | |
| 2 April | Rye House Rockets vs Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 44-46 | 3 | M. Lemon 12 (5) | |
| 3 April | Newcastle Diamonds vs Edinburgh Monarchs | PS | 48-45 | - | S. Robson 14 (5) | Won Premier Shield, Agg. 94-89. |
| 10 April | Newcastle Diamonds vs Rye House Rockets | PL | 50-43 | 3 | M. Lemon 13 (5) | Bach Broken tibia and fibula in right leg, possible further injuries to ribs and collarbone. Newman Wrist. |
| 14 April | Redcar Bears vs Newcastle Diamonds | CHAL | 57-33 | - | M. Lemon 13 (6) | r/r for Bach returned 6 points. Adam McKinna for Newman - 1 point. |
| 16 April | Leicester Lions v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 52-43 | 0 | S. Robson 12+1 (5) | Kevin Doolan for Bach - 11 points. |
| 17 April | Newcastle Diamonds v Leicester Lions | PL | 50-40 | 3 | M. Lemon 15 (5) | Andrew Tully for Bach - 6+3 points. Adam McKinna for Newman (World U21s) - 1+1 points. |
| Team Change: Matej Ferjan for Bach . Team Change: Claes Nedermark for Tomicek (released). |||||||
| 24 April | Glasgow Tigers v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 50-43 | 0 | M. Lemon 14 (5) | Worrall . Withdrew after 1 ride. |
| 25 April | Newcastle Diamonds v Glasgow Tigers | PL | 41-49 | 0 | R. Worrall 10+4 (7) | Lemon . Double break in collarbone. |
| 29 April | Somerset Rebels v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 53-43 | 0 | S. Robson 11+2 (5) | Sergey Darkin for Lemon - 6+1 points. |
| 1 May | Newcastle Diamonds v Sheffield Tigers | PL | 49-44 | 2 | S. Robson 18 (5) | Kevin Doolan for Lemon - 9+1 points. |
| 14 May | Rye House Rockets v Newcastle Diamonds | PLKOC | 39-39 | - | S. Robson 11 (4) | Leigh Lanham for Lemon - 9 points. Ferjan r/r (Hungarian Championship) - 4 points. Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain). |
| 15 May | Newcastle Diamonds v Rye House Rockets | PLKOC | 50-38 | - | S. Robson 10+3 (5) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 8+1 points. |
| Team Change: Jason King for Ferjan (died). |||||||
| 29 May | Newcastle Diamonds v Redcar Bears | PL | 42-47 | 0 | S. Robson 11 (5) | Mark Lemon returned from injury. Jason King returned for his first match since August 2010. |
| 5 June | Newcastle Diamonds v Somerset Rebels | PL | 48-45 | 2 | S. Robson 14 (5) | |
| 16 June | Sheffield Tigers v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 52-39 | 0 | S. Robson 11+1 (5) | Lee Complin for Lemon - 7+1 points. |
| 19 June | Newcastle Diamonds v Plymouth Devils | PL | 52-40 | 3 | C. Nedermark 11+2 (5) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 6 points. |
| 23 June | Ipswich Witches v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 47-44 | 1 | S. Robson 17 (5) | Leigh Lanham for Lemon - 8 points. |
| 1 July | Edinburgh Monarchs v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 53-39 | 0 | S. Robson 13 (5) | James Grieves for Lemon - 9 points. |
| 2 July | Workington Comets v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 51-42 | 0 | K. Newman 17+1 (7) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 10 points. Robson withdrew after one ride. |
| 3 July | Newcastle Diamonds v Scunthorpe Scorpions | PL | 49-45 | 2 | C. Nedermark 14 (6) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 12+1 points. r/r for Robson - 9 points. |
| 7 July | Redcar Bears v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 59-34 | 0 | D. Howe 15 (6) | David Howe for Lemon - 15 points. r/r for Robson - 10 points. King . |
| 10 July | Newcastle Diamonds v Edinburgh Monarchs | PL | 52-43 | 3 | J. Lyons 15 (5) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 15 points. Aaron Summers for Robson - 11+1 points. r/r for King - 7 points. |
| 16 July | Newport Wasps v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 48-42 | 1 | S. Robson 10+1 (5) | Cory Gathercole for Lemon - 7 points. r/r for King - 7+2 points. |
| 22 July | Somerset Rebels v Newcastle Diamonds | PLKOC | 46-44 | - | K. Newman 15+2 (7) | David Howe for Lemon - 3+1 points. r/r for King - 7+2 points. |
| 24 July | Newcastle Diamonds V Somerset Rebels | PLKOC | 53-37 | - | K. Newman 15+2 (7) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 4+2 points. r/r for King - 9+2 points. Sneddon - withdrew after 2 rides. |
| 30 July | Berwick Bandits v Newcastle Diamonds | PL | 49-43 | 1 | J. Lyons 14 (5) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 14 points. Thomas Jorgensen for Sneddon - 2 points r/r for King - 4 points. |
| 31 July | Newcastle Diamonds v Workington Comets | PL | 54-39 | 3 | K. Newman 12+2 (7) | Jason Lyons for Lemon - 10+1 points. Jan Graversen for Sneddon - 4+1 points r/r for King - 6 points. Robson - punctured lung and broken ribs. Nedermark - knees. Entire top five of the team injured. |
| Team Change: Rene Bach to return from injury Team Change: Joe Haines signed for King. |||||||
| Competition | Result | Notes |
| Tyne/Tweed Trophy | Won | Newcastle 102 Berwick 78 |
| Championship Four Team Tournament | Out in group stage | 10th in Qualifiers, 7 points |
| Championship Pairs | n/a | Did not qualify |
| Championship (League) | 8th out of 11 | |
| Championship Shield (Cup) | Out in group stage | 3rd in Group 9 points from 6 meetings |
| Championship Knock Out Cup | Out in quarter final | |
| Championship Riders Championship | Out in qualifying stage | Tero Aarnio Represented Newcastle 9 Points |
| Rider | Final 2018 Ave | Starting 2018 Average | +/- |
| Stuart Robson | 6.43 | 7.02 | - |
| Ludvig Lindgren | 6.47 | 7.21 | - |
| Ashley Morris | 5.58 | 4.88 | + |
| Tero Aarnio | 6.83 | 5.02 | + |
| Matej Kus | 5.63 | 7.64 | - |
| Matthew Wethers | 5.78 | 5.65 | + |
| Carl Wilkinson | 3.96 | 4.97 | - |
| Also Rode | | | |
| Lewis Rose | 6.25 | 6.49 | - |
| Form | Form | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches | Riders Form over their last 6 matches |
| Rider | Rider | M | R | P | B | GS Ave. | CMA | Ist | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | R | Ex. |
| 1 | Tero Aarnio | 6 | 32 | 59 | 3 | 7.38 | 7.75 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Stuart Robson | 6 | 28 | 46 | 2 | 6.57 | 6.86 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Ludvig Lindgren | 6 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 5.86 | 6.29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Matej Kus | 6 | 25 | 36 | 2 | 5.76 | 6.08 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Matthew Wethers | 6 | 37 | 52 | 11 | 5.62 | 6.81 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ashley Morris | 6 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 4.14 | 5.10 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Carl Wilkinson | 6 | 31 | 20 | 4 | 2.58 | 3.10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 |

## Club honours
### Team honours

19 Titles
* Provincial League Champions - 1964
* National League Champions - 1976, 1982, 1983
* Premier League Champions - 2001
* National League Knockout Cup Winners - 1976, 1982
* Premier League Knockout Cup Winners - 2010
* Premier Trophy Winners - 2010
* Premier League Playoff Winners - 2010
* Premier Shield Winners - 2011.
* Supernational Winners - 1982, 1983
* Gold Cup Winners - 1991, 1992
* National League Four-Team Championship Winners - 1976, 1982, 1983
* National League Best Pairs Winners - Tom Owen & Brian Havelock (1975)

### Individual honours

* World Champions - Ivan Mauger (1968)
* National League Riders Championship - Joe Owen (1976, 1982)
* Provincial League Riders Championship - Ivan Mauger (1963, 1964)
* Premier League Riders Championship - Kenni Larsen (2010)

### Regional honour

* Sport Newcastle Team of the Year - 2010

## Riders
### Notable riders

* David Bargh
* Bobby Beaton
* Robbie Blackadder
* Alan Emerson
* Josef Franc
* Ron Henderson
* Rod Hunter
* Peter Kelly
* Kenni Larsen
* Mark Lemon
* Jeff Lloyd
* Ivan Mauger
* Ole Olsen
* Joe Owen
* Tom Owen
* Bjarne Pedersen
* Stuyart Robson
* Maurice Stobbart
* Roland Stobbart
* Mike Watkin
* Steve Worrall

### Rider of the Year

As nominated by supporters:
* 2006: Christian Henry
* 2007: Sean Stoddart
* 2008: Jason King
* 2009: Mark Lemon
* 2010: Kenni Larsen
* 2011: Stuart Robson

### Hall of fame riders/managers

There are currently three inductees in the Diamonds hall of fame:
* Ivan Mauger
* Tom Owen
* Kenni Larsen