# Oxford Cheetahs

The Oxford Cheetahs are a British speedway team based at Oxford Stadium, in Oxford, England. They were founded in 1939 and are five times champions of Britain, in 1964, 1985, 1986, 1989 and 2001. The club folded in 2007 but returned to racing when participating in the SGB Championship 2022.
During their history they have run under several other names; from 1972 to 1975, they were known as Oxford Rebels and from 2003 to 2005, they were known as Oxford Silver Machine. They have also run junior sides known as the Oxford Cubs, Oxford Silver Machine Academy, Oxford Lions and Oxford Chargers. For 2024 the club will run two teams in addition to the Cheetahs, one under a new guise of the Oxford Spires in the Premiership and the Chargers in the development league.

## Current squads

| Spires SGB Premiership | Cheetahs SGB Championship | Chargers NDL |
| Rohan Tungate | Sam Masters | Jody Scott |
| Peter Kildemand | Luke Killeen | Ashton Vale |
| Charles Wright | Cameron Heeps | Arran Butcher |
| Erik Riss | Dan Gilkes | Jacob Clouting |
| Maciej Janowski | Jordan Jenkins | Darryl Ritchings |
| Francis Gusts | Jonas Knudsen | Max Broadhurst |
| Luke Killeen | Mitchell McDiarmid | Senna Summers |

## History
### Origins and 1940s

The Oxford Motorcycle Speedway Club moved to Oxford Stadium in 1939 from a grass circuit in Sandford-on-Thames. The Secretary Ted Mander orchestrated the move and the first individual meeting was held on Easter Saturday 8 April 1939 won by Roy Duke. The club contested team meetings against Smallford, Wisbech, High Beech and Reading.
Racing resumed on 28 April 1940, with guest teams racing. This was followed by just two meetings in 1941 before Mander announced that racing would be suspended for the duration of the World War II. Despite the war ending in 1945 there was no racing from 1942 to 1948. However, during 1948 the stadium owner Leslie Calcutt unsuccessfully applied to the Speedway Control Board for a licence to race in the Third Division.
Following major track renovations in 1949, the club joined the 1949 Speedway National League Division Three. The club took the nickname 'Cheetahs' following a competition for the general public, held by the local Oxford Mail newspaper. The team manager was Ron Bear and the club colours were dark blue and yellow, with the first match being an away fixture at Exeter on 18 April 1949. Oxford lost heavily 60-24 and three days later lost to Hastings 47–37 in their first home fixture. The Cheetahs finished in last place during their inaugural season and used 24 different riders.

### 1950s

The Cheetahs went from finishing last in 1949 to winning the division 3 league and cup double in 1950 and were subsequently promoted to Division two in 1951. Pat Clark was the team's number 1 rider, hitting a season average of 9.99.
After finishing bottom of the division two in 1952 they rode in the third division called the Southern League in 1953 but following a league restructure, which included the signing of Ronnie Genz, the Cheetahs returned to division two in 1954.
Following a league merger the Cheetahs rode in the top tier for the first time in 1957. The team continued to race in the top tier but did not manage to gain any notable success.

### 1960s

The Cheetahs headed Arne Pander record a third place finish in 1960 and then after struggling in the top division for several years they dramatically won the top-tier league for the first time in 1964 despite finishing last the season before with many of the same riders. The winning team consisted of Ron How, Arne Pander, Jimmy Gooch, Ronnie Genz, Colin Gooddy, Jack Geran, Colin McKee, Eddie Reeves and John Bishop. They also completed a treble by winning the National Trophy and Britannia Shield.
The team failed to emulate the success in the following season, primarily due to the creation of the British League and a division of 18 teams, which forced members of the team to depart under the Speedway Control Board rules. The results suffered and towards the end of the sixties, the team struggled.

### 1970s

In 1972, the club was rebranded, the Cheetahs became the Oxford Rebels and the stadium renamed as Cowley Stadium. The takeover was by a new consortium, which included former riders Bob Dugard and Danny Dunton, Dave Lanning and the famous musician Acker Bilk. The team under performed badly, finishing 17th from 18 teams despite the new image and failed to make any impact in subsequent seasons.
In what was to be the final year for the Rebels in 1975, the team did win the Midland Cup against Wolverhampton Wolves under the captainship of Dag Lovaas. Following the threat of track closure the promoters started a new team at White City Stadium called the White City Rebels leaving Oxford with no team or riders.
A new Oxford team were formed after a committee of fans had created a "Save Our Stadium" campaign over the previous winter and entered the 1976 National League season (tier 2). The club dumped the unpopular name of Rebels and reverted back to the Cheetahs under new promoters Harry Bastable and Tony Allsop and the venue was known again as Oxford Stadium. In 1977, Oxford Stadium was purchased by David Hawkins' Northern Sports for £250,000, ending the concern about permanent closure. The team continued to compete in the second division and saw the number riders include the likes of Martin Yeates and George Hunter.

### 1980s

Dave Perks topped the league averages in 1980 but the team failed to finish any higher than 12th from 1980 to 1983. Then in 1984, Oxford Cheetahs changed the face of British speedway. Northern Sports invested heavily into the stadium with a £1.5 million three tier grandstand restaurant and sports centre. David Hawkins installed Bernard Crapper and John Payne as speedway co-promoters and the team were entered for the 1984 British League season (the top league tier). The Cheetahs broke all transfer fee records by signing Danish international Hans Nielsen from Birmingham for a record £30,000, Simon Wigg from Cradley Heath for £25,000, Marvyn Cox for £15,000 from Rye House, Melvyn Taylor for £12,000 from King's Lynn and Dane Jens Rasmussen.
After a moderate 1984 campaign the team won four trophies in 1985. They won the league, Knockout Cup, Midland Cup and pairs. The Oxford City council gave the team a civic reception and parade through Oxford on an open top bus.
The following season, the team won a clean sweep of five trophies, winning the league, KO Cup, League Cup, Midland Cup and pairs. Hans Nielsen, was arguably the world's leading rider during the period, topping the league averages a remarkable seven consecutive seasons and being crowned world champion three times in 1986, 1987 and 1989. The Cheetahs won a third league championship in 1989, with Martin Dugard supporting Nielsen and Wigg in the averages.

### 1990s

Northern Sports parent company Hawkins of Harrow began to run into financial trouble and the team suffered lack of investment, Hans Nielsen left and the team applied to and raced in division two in 1993. They won the division two fours championship in 1994. Northern Sports were later liquidated, meaning the team was not financed by the stadium owners. Additionally in 1995 and 1996 there was only one division of British speedway meaning the Oxford Cheetahs returned to the top division under independent promoters. In 1997, another league restructure resulted in a new Elite League, with the Premier League becoming division two, Oxford competed in the latter.
The team competed in the Elite League under new promotion from 1998 and signed Todd Wiltshire as their number 1.

### 2000s

* Leigh Adams
* Todd Wiltshire
* Steve Johnston
Promoter Steve Purchase signed Australian Leigh Adams for the 2001 season and supported by Wiltshire, Brian Andersen, Steve Johnston and the Dryml brothers Lukáš and Aleš, the Cheetahs became champions of Britain for the fifth time.
The Oxford Cheetahs were renamed for three seasons as the Oxford Silver Machine from 2003 to 2005, under the promotion of Nigel Wagstaff. Again the renaming was not popular with the fans but number 1 rider Greg Hancock was. However, in 2006 they reverted to their original name, which was apt because it would be their final full season as a top tier speedway team for 18 years.
Until 30 May 2007, the Cheetahs rode in the Elite League and operated a junior side known as the Oxford Lions which competed in the Conference League. In a statement issued by the British Speedway Promoters Association on 31 May 2007, their owner Colin Horton closed the club as a result of poor attendances and financial losses. In June 2007, businessman Allen Trump invested in the club (also sponsoring the club via LCD Publishing) to secure the lease on the track and the Cheetahs completed the 2007 season in the Conference League, replacing the Lions.
After the 2007 season, owner Allen Trump planned to bring the Cheetahs back into the Premier League for 2008. However, Trump was unable to secure a deal with landlords, the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) to continue speedway racing at the Cowley and handed the promotion back to the BSPA. Further negotiations with the GRA were unsuccessful and Oxford had no speedway for 14 years. A number of committed fans keen to see the return of speedway to Oxford remained active. Two supporters groups, the Oxford Speedway Supporters Club (OSSC) and Save Oxford Speedway (SOS) held regular events and trips for Oxford fans and actively campaigned for the return of speedway to Oxford.

### 2020s

On 11 November 2021, it was confirmed that the Cheetahs would return for the 2022 season in the SGB Championship, after a 14-year absence from British Speedway. The stadium had been leased to Kevin Boothby, who was keen to bring back the sport. Jamie Courtney would be the team promoter. The Cheetahs also ran a junior side called the Chargers for the 2022 NDL season and 2023 NDL season, winning the league title during the latter.
In 2024, Oxford named three teams to compete in all three tiers of British speedway (the first time that a club had a team in each of the three leagues). The Cheetahs remained in the Championship, the Spires into the Premiership, and the Chargers remained in the NDL. The Cheetahs reached the play off and knockout cup finals.

## Previous teams (from 1949)

Extended content :
| season | Rider | Rider | Rider | Rider | Rider | Rider | Rider | Rider |
| 1949 | Alex Gray | Alf Elliott (capt) | Alf Viccary | Bert Croucher | Bill Downton | Bill Kemp | Bill Reynolds | Bob Aldridge |
| | Bob McFarlane | Cliff Ladbrooke | Dennis Gray | Ernie Rawlins | Ernie Steers | Frank Boyle | Fred Vivian | James Osborne |
| | Jim Boyd | Jimmy Coy | Jimmy Wright | Joe Peck | Johnny Fry | Maurice Hutchens | Peter Lloyd | Roy Court |
| 1950 | Bill Kemp | Bill Osborne | Bob McFarlane | Brian Wilson | Buster Brown | Colin Clark | Eric Irons | Ernie Rawlins |
| | Frank Boyle | Frank Johnson | Harry Saunders | Jimmy Wright | Pat Clark | Ron Carvill |
| 1951 | Bill Kemp | Bill Osborne | Bob McFarlane | Brian Wilson | Colin Clark | Cyril Quick | Doug Ible | Eric Irons |
| | Ernie Rawlins | Frank Boyle | Harry Saunders | Herby King | Pat Clark | Roger Wise |
| 1952 | Bill Kemp | Bill Osborne | Ernie Lessiter | Ernie Rawlins | Frank Boyle | Harry Saunders | Herby King | Jim Boyd |
| | Jim Gregory | Len Glover | Pat Clark | Ray Terry | Ron Wilson | Tony Wintour | Vic Taylor |
| 1953 | Benny King | Bill Codling | Bill Osborne | Bill Kemp | Bob McFarlane | Frank Boyle | Frank Johnson | Herby King |
| | Jim Boyd | Jim Gregory | Jim Tolley | Peter Robinson | Ray Moore | Ron Wilson |
| 1954 | Bill Osborne | Bill Thatcher | Bob Baker | Bob McFarlane | Bob Wells | Dennis Newton | Frank Johnson | Kid Curtis |
| | Jim Gregory | Jim Tebby | Nobby Stock | Peter Robinson | Ronnie Genz |
| 1955 | Bill Thatcher | Bob Baker | Bob Wells | Dennis Newton | Kid Curtis | Maury Courtnell | Peter Robinson | Reg Trott |
| | Ronnie Genz | Terry Courtnell |
| 1956 | Bill Thatcher | Bob Baker | Dennis Newton | Howdy Byford | Jim Tebby | Maury Courtnell | Pat Clark | Peter Robinson |
| | Ronnie Genz | Roy Bowers | Terry Courtnell | Tommy Miller |
| 1957 | Danny Dunton | Dennis Newton | Frank Johnson | Gordon McGregor | Howdy Byford | Jack Biggs | Jimmy Squibb | Maury McDermott |
| | Ray Cresp | Ronnie Genz | Roy Bowers |
| 1958 | Alan Lunn | Arthur Wright | Brian Miller | Charlie New | Colin Gooddy | Dave Still | Dennis Newton | Eric Boothroyd |
| | Frank Johnson | Gordon McGregor | Howdy Byford | Reg Duval | Ronnie Genz | Roy Bowers |
| 1959 | Arne Pander | Arthur Wright | Cliff Cox | Colin Gooddy | Gordon McGregor | Howdy Byford | Ken Adams | Nick Nicholls |
| | Ronnie Genz | Roy Bowers |
| 1960 | Arne Pander | Bob Dugard | Cliff Cox | Colin Gooddy | Danny Dunton | Dave Hankins | Dave Still | Eric Boothroyd |
| | Gordon McGregor | Gordon Owen | Howdy Byford | Jack Biggs | Jimmy Gleed | John Key | Ken Adams | Ray Liston |
| | Ronnie Genz | Roy Bowers | Ted Connor |
| 1961 | Arne Pander | Bengt Brannefors | Danny Dunton | George Major | Gordon McGregor | Howdy Byford | Jack Biggs | Jim Tebby |
| | John Bishop | Reg Duval | Ronnie Genz | Roy Bowers |
| 1962 | Alf Hagon | Colin Gooddy | Danny Dunton | Gordon McGregor | Jack Biggs | Jack Geran | John Belcher | John Bishop |
| | John Hook | Per Tage Svensson | Reg Duval | Ronnie Genz |
| 1963 | Alf Hagon | Arne Pander | Chum Taylor | Colin Gooddy | Danny Dunton | George Major | Glyn Chandler | Jack Geran |
| | John Bishop | Ronnie Genz | Trevor Hedge |
| 1964 | Arne Pander | Colin Gooddy | Colin McKee | Danny Dunton | Eddie Reeves | George Major | Jack Geran | Jimmy Gooch |
| | John Bishop | Ron How | Ronnie Genz |
| 1965 | Arne Pander | Bill Finch | Danny Dunton | Eddie Reeves | Glyn Chandler | Jimmy Gooch | Jimmy Heard | John Belcher |
| | John Bishop | John Hensley | John Hook | John Leader | Ken Vale | Maury McDermott | Ron How | Stan Stevens |
| | Tyburn Gallows | Wayne Barry |
| 1966 | Arne Pander | Des Lukehurst | Eddie Reeves | Jimmy Gooch | John Bishop | Maury McDermott | Pete Seaton | Tony Clarke |
| 1967 | Arne Pander | Colin Gooddy | Des Lukehurst | Eddie Reeves | Joe Weichlbauer | Ken Vale | Leo McAuliffe | Maury McDermott |
| | Pete Seaton | Rick Timmo | Roy Trigg | Ted Spittles | Tim Bungay |
| 1968 | Arne Pander | Colin Gooddy | Eddie Reeves | Godtfred Andreasen | John Bishop | John Poyser | Leo McAuliffe | Mick Bell |
| | Pete Seaton | Rick Timmo | Ronnie Genz | Ted Spittles |
| 1969 | Colin Gooddy | Conny Samuelsson | David Crane | Eddie Reeves | George Major | John Bishop | Ken Vale | Leo McAuliffe |
| | Mick Bell | Peter Jarman | Pete Saunders | Pete Seaton | Rick Timmo | Ronnie Genz |
| 1970 | Andy Ross | Colin Gooddy | Eddie Reeves | George Major | Hasse Holmqvist | Mick Bell | Pat Johnson | Paul O'Neil |
| | Peter Jarman | Pete Saunders | Pete Seaton | Rick Timmo | Ronnie Genz | |
| 1971 | Arthur Price | Brian Clark | Col Cottrell | Colin Gooddy | John Davis | John Jackson | Ken McKinlay | Laurie Sims |
| | Norman Strachan | Øyvind S. Berg | Pete Saunders | Pete Seaton | Richard Greer | Rick Timmo | Ronnie Genz | Tommy Roper |
| 1972 | Bobby McNeil | Colin Gooddy | Garry Middleton | Gordon Kennett | John Davis | Julian Wigg | Ken McKinlay | Laurie Sims |
| | Malcolm Ballard | Norman Strachan | Øyvind S. Berg | Paul Gachet | Preben Rosenkilde | Rick Timmo | Roger Johns | Svein Kaasa |
| 1973 | Bob Kilby | Bobby McNeil | Eddie Reeves | Gordon Kennett | Hasse Holmqvist | John Davis | John Dews | Malcolm Ballard |
| | Rick Timmo | Roger Johns | Tony Lomas |
| 1974 | Bob Kilby | Bobby McNeil | Brian Clark | Gordon Kennett | Henk Steman | John Davis | John Dews | Martin Yeates |
| | Paul Gachet | Peter Jarman | Richard Greer | Rick Timmo | Trevor Geer | Ulf Lövaas |
| 1975 | Brian Clark | Dag Lovaas | Eddie Davidsson | Gordon Kennett | Hasse Holmqvist | Helgi Langli | John Dews | Paul Gachet |
| | Richard Greer | Richard Hellsen | Trevor Geer |
| 1976 | Andy Bales | Brian Leonard | Carl Askew | Colin Meredith | Harry Maclean | Jim Wells | Kevin Young | Malcolm Corradine |
| | Mick Handley | Phil Bass | Pip Lamb | Roy Sizmore | Steve Holden |
| 1977 | Brian Leonard | Colin Meredith | Gerald Smitherman | Greg Joynt | Kevin Poole | Kevin Young | Malcolm Holloway | Martin Yeates |
| | Mick Handley | Paul Share | Phil Bass | Pip Lamb | Richie Caulwell | Roy Sizmore |
| 1978 | Brian Leonard | Carl Askew | Colin Meredith | Dave Shields | George Hunter | James Moore | John Hack | John Homer |
| | Les Sawyer | Mick Blaynee | Mick Handley | Pip Lamb | Richie Caulwell |
| 1979 | Carl Askew | Colin Ackroyd | Colin Meredith | Dave McKenzie | Denzil Kent | George Hunter | Gary Ainslie | Greg Irving |
| | John Barker | John Grahame | John Hack | Keith Chapman | Ken Fearon | Les Rumsey | Michael Holding | Mick Handley |
| | Pip Lamb | Rob Dole |
| 1980 | Alan Williams | Andy Passey | Billy Spiers | Bruce Cribb | Chris Sully | Colin Ackroyd | Dave Perks | Derek Harrison |
| | John Grahame | John Hack | Kevin Bowen | Mick Fletcher | Mick Handley | Paul Evitts | Ray Caruana | Steve Crockett |
| | Trevor Geer |
| 1981 | Alan MacLean | Andy Passey | Arnold Haley | Arthur Price | Ashley Pullen | Colin Ackroyd | Dave Perks | Derek Harrison |
| | John Grahame | Mick Fletcher | Mick Handley | Paul Evitts |
| 1982 | Andy Passey | Ashley Pullen | Bill Barrett | Brian Woodward | Colin Ackroyd | Gary Chessell | George Wells | Graham Drury |
| | John Frankland | Keith Booth | Kevin Lock | Kevin Smart | Martin Satchell | Mick Fletcher | Mick Handley | Pete Erskine |
| | Scott Cook | Simon Cross | Wayne Jackson | |
| 1983 | Gary Chessell | Graham Drury | Ian Clark | Keith Booth | Kevin Smart | Mark Chessell | Mark Minett | Mark Summerfield |
| | Mike Wilding | Nigel De'ath | Nigel Sparshott | Steve Crockett | Wayne Jackson |
| 1984 | Andrew Silver | Dave Perks | David Tyler | Hans Nielsen | Ian Clark | Jens Rasmussen | Jim McMillan | Kevin Smart |
| | Klaus Lausch | Mark Chessell | Martin Yeates | Marvyn Cox | Melvyn Taylor | Nigel De'ath | Nigel Sparshott | Simon Wigg |
| 1985 | Alastair Stevens | Andy Grahame | Hans Nielsen | Jens Rasmussen | Jon Surman | Klaus Lausch | Marvyn Cox |
| | Melvyn Taylor | Nigel De'ath | Nigel Sparshott | Simon Wigg | Troy Butler |
| 1986 | Alastair Stevens | Andy Grahame | Hans Nielsen | Jeremy Luckhurst | Jon Surman | Kevin Smart | Marvyn Cox | Nigel De'ath |
| | Per Sorensen | Simon Wigg |
| 1987 | Alastair Stevens | Andy Grahame | Hans Nielsen | Jens Rasmussen | Jon Surman | Kevin Smart | Mark Carlson | Marvyn Cox |
| | Neil McCarthy | Nigel De'ath | Nigel Greenhalgh | Nigel Sparshott | Peter Lloyd | Troy Butler | Wayne Ross |
| 1988 | Alastair Stevens | Einar Kyllingstad | Glenn Doyle | Hans Nielsen | Jon Surman | Lars Munkedal | Martin Dugard | Marvyn Cox |
| | Nigel De'ath | Paul Muchene | Peter Lloyd | Simon Wigg | Spencer Timmo |
| 1989 | Andy Grahame | Colin White | Hans Nielsen | Kevin Pitts | Martin Dugard | Marvyn Cox | Paul Dugard | Paul Muchene |
| | Simon Wigg | Troy Butler |
| 1990 | Alastair Stevens | Dean Barker | Hans Nielsen | John Bostin | Jon Surman | Kevin Pitts | Kieran McCullagh | Martin Dugard |
| | Paul Dugard | Sean McCullagh | Simon Wigg | Troy Butler | Wayne Parker |
| 1991 | Craig Boyce | Darren Grayling | Dean Barker | Glenn Cunningham | Hans Nielsen | Kieran McCullagh | Jon Surman | Lance Sealey |
| | Mark Carlson | Martin Dugard | Peter Schroeck | Spencer Timmo | Tony Primmer |
| 1992 | Daz Sumner | Dean Barker | Glenn Cunningham | Hans Nielsen | Mark Carlson | Martin Dugard | Morten Andersen | Spencer Timmo |
| | Troy Butler |
| 1993 | Alan Grahame | Andy Hackett | Andy Meredith | Carl Blackbird | Chris Cobby | Darren Andrews | David Clarke | David Smart |
| | Gary Sweet | Mark Blackbird | Paul Blackbird | Peter Glanz | Rene Madsen | Spencer Timmo | Tony Langdon | Wayne Parker |
| 1994 | Alan Grahame | Andy Meredith | Darren Andrews | Daz Sumner | David Smart | Martin Goodwin | Mick Poole | Nikals Karlsson |
| | Rene Madsen | Spencer Timmo | Stefan Ekberg | Stephen Morris |
| 1995 | Armando Castagna | Daniel Andersson | David Steen | Jimmy Nilsen | Martin Goodwin | Michael Coles | Rene Madsen | Steve Bishop |
| 1996 | Bohumil Brhel | Carl Checketts | Lawrence Hare | Mark Frost | Mark Lemon | Martin Goodwin | Martin Willis | Marvyn Cox |
| | Philippe Bergé | Tomáš Topinka |
| 1997 | Anthony Barlow | Darren Andrews | Gavin Hedge | Jason Bunyan | Jeremy Luckhurst | Krister Marsh | Lawrence Hare | Mikael Teurnberg |
| | Neville Tatum | Philippe Bergé | Simon Wolstenholme |
| 1998 | Jan Stæchmann | Jason Crump | Lawrence Hare | Paul Hurry | Steve Johnston | Steve Schofield | Todd Wiltshire |
| 1999 | Alun Rossiter | Craig Boyce | Jan Stæchmann | Lawrence Hare | Paul Hurry | Steve Johnston | Todd Wiltshire |
| 2000 | Aleš Dryml Jr. | Andrew Appleton | Brian Andersen | Jan Stæchmann | Jimmy Nilsen | Jon Underwood | Lukáš Dryml | Mark Lemon |
| | Roman Povazhny | Steve Johnston | Todd Wiltshire |
| 2001 | Aleš Dryml Jr. | Andrew Appleton | Brian Andersen | Davey Watt | Leigh Adams | Lukáš Dryml | Steve Johnston | Todd Wiltshire |
| 2002 | Aleš Dryml Jr. | Alun Rossiter | Andrew Appleton | Brian Andersen | Davey Watt | Jamie Smith | Joachim Kugelmann | Leigh Adams |
| | Lukáš Dryml | Mark Lemon | Steve Johnston |
| 2003 | Andy Smith | Charlie Gjedde | Craig Boyce | Greg Hancock | Jan Stæchmann | Luboš Tomíček Jr. | Jernej Kolenko | Kai Laukkanen |
| | Matej Ferjan | Nicki Pedersen | Niels K. Iversen | Niklas Klingberg | Sebastian Ułamek | Todd Wiltshire | Travis McGowan |
| 2004 | Brent Werner | Craig Boyce | Emil Kramer | Greg Hancock | Jonas Davidsson | Niels K. Iversen | Rafal Dobrucki | Ryan Fisher |
| | Sebastian Ułamek | Tom P. Madsen | Travis McGowan |
| 2005 | Stefan Andersson | Tomasz Bajerski | Craig Branney | Lukáš Dryml | Freddie Eriksson | Renat Gafurov | Henrik Gustafsson | Billy Hamill |
| | Greg Hancock | Niels Kristian Iversen | Jesper B Jensen | Tobias Kroner | Tom P. Madsen | Travis McGowan | Chris Mills | Kjasts Puodžuks |
| | Paweł Staszek | Luboš Tomíček Jr. |
| 2006 | Eric Andersson | Stanisław Burza | Aleš Dryml Jr. | Freddie Eriksson | David Howe | Tomasz Piszcz | Adam Pietraszko | Tony Rickardsson |
| | Adam Skórnicki | Luboš Tomíček Jr. | Davey Watt | Todd Wiltshire |
| 2007+ | Eric Andersson | Aleš Dryml Jr. | Freddie Eriksson | Jesper B Jensen | Steve Johnston | Tom P. Madsen | Henrik Møller | Piotr Protasiewicz |
| | Chris Schramm | Andy Smith | Luboš Tomíček Jr. |
| 2007 | Andrew Bargh | Mattie Bates | Danny Betson | Dan Blake | Jordan Frampton | Brendan Johnson | George Piper | Lee Smethills |
| | Sam Martin | Scott Campos |
| 2022 SGB Champ | Troy Batchelor | Cameron Heeps | Josh MacDonald | Kyle Newman | Scott Nicholls | Dillon Ruml | Paul Starke | Aaron Summers |
| | Jack Thomas |
| 2022 NDL | Henry Atkins | Arran Butcher | Jacob Clouting | Sam Hagon | Ben Hopwood | Jordan Jenkins | Luke Killeen | Jody Scott |
| | Nathan Stoneman | Sam Woods |
| 2023 SGB Champ | Henry Atkins | Ashton Boughen | Cameron Heeps | Jordan Jenkins | Lewis Kerr | Luke Killeen | Ryan Kinsley | Sam Masters |
| | Scott Nicholls |
| 2023 NDL | Henry Atkins | Jacob Clouting | Kelsey Dugard | Jacob Fellows | Jason Garrad | Jordan Jenkins | Luke Killeen | Ryan Kinsley |
| | Jody Scott |
| 2024 SGB Prem | Ashton Boughen | Chris Harris | Maciej Janowski | Drew Kemp | Lewis Kerr | Nicolai Klindt | Erik Riss | Rohan Tungate |
| | Charles Wright |
| 2024 SGB Champ | Henry Atkins | Ashton Boughen | Cameron Heeps | Jordan Jenkins | Luke Killeen | Sam Masters | Scott Nicholls |
| 2024 NDL | Jacob Clouting | Jason Garrad | Luke Killeen | Jody Scott | Alex Spooner | Senna Summers | Ashton Vale |

## Season summary

Extended content :
| Year and league | League position | Notes |
| 1949 | 13th | |
| 1950 | 1st | champions |
| 1951 | 12th | |
| 1952 | 12th | |
| 1953 | 6th | |
| 1954 | 7th | |
| 1955 | 4th | |
| 1956 | 7th | |
| 1957 | 9th | |
| 1958 | 8th | |
| 1959 | 7th | |
| 1960 | 3rd | |
| 1961 | 9th | |
| 1962 | 7th | |
| 1963 | 7th | |
| 1964 | 1st | champions |
| 1965 | 4th | |
| 1966 | 15th | |
| 1967 | 14th | |
| 1968 | 15th | |
| 1969 | 15th | |
| 1970 | 13th | |
| 1971 | 17th | |
| 1972 | 17th | Rebels |
| 1973 | 11th | Rebels |
| 1974 | 17th | Rebels |
| 1975 | 7th | Rebels |
| 1976 | 14th | |
| 1977 | 13th | |
| 1978 | 7th | |
| 1979 | 3rd | |
| 1980 | 15th | |
| 1981 | 12th | |
| 1982 | 19th | |
| 1983 | 14th | |
| 1984 | 8th | |
| 1985 | 1st | champions, KO Cup, Midland Cup, pairs |
| 1986 | 1st | champions, KO Cup, League Cup, Midland Cup, pairs |
| 1987 | 11th | pairs |
| 1988 | 4th | |
| 1989 | 1st | champions |
| 1990 | 4th | |
| 1991 | 9th | |
| 1992 | 10th | |
| 1993 | 11th | |
| 1994 | 8th | fours |
| 1995 | 17th | |
| 1996 | 13th | |
| 1997 | 11th | |
| 1998 | 7th | |
| 1999 | 8th | |
| 2000 | 8th | |
| 2001 | 1st | champions |
| 2002 | 6th | |
| 2003 | 4th | Silver Machine |
| 2004 | 5th | Silver Machine |
| 2005 | 9th | Silver Machine |
| 2006 | 10th | |
| 2007 | N/A | withdrew |
| 2022 | 9th | |
| 2023 | 2nd | play offs |
| 2024 | 5th | Spires |
| 2024 | 2nd | Cheetahs, PO final |
| Year and league | League position | Notes |
| 1997 | 9th | Cubs |
| 2003 | 3rd | Silver Machine Academy |
| 2004 | 3rd | Silver Machine Academy |
| 2005 | 1st | Silver Machine Academy, (Champions) |
| 2007 | 2nd | Lions (then Cheetahs when 1st team folded) |
| 2022 | 4th | Chargers, play offs |
| 2023 | 2nd | Chargers, (Champions) |
| 2024 | 3rd | Chargers |

## Notable riders

* Brian Andersen
* Pat Clark
* Marvyn Cox
* Todd Wiltshire
* Aleš Dryml Jr.
* Martin Dugard
* Ronnie Genz
* Colin Gooddy
* Andy Grahame
* Greg Hancock
* Ron How
* George Hunter
* Steve Johnston
* Gordon Kennett
* Scott Nicholls
* Hans Nielsen
* Arne Pander
* Dave Perks
* Jens Rasmussen
* Nigel Sparshott
* Melvyn Taylor
* Rick Timmo
* Simon Wigg
* Todd Wiltshire
* Martin Yeates