# Scottish Open (speedway)

The Scottish Open Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Scotland.

## History

The Championship has been run almost every year since 1928. That inaugural year saw two events, one for 350 cc bikes and another for 500 cc bikes. From 1929 the event was only open to those riding the 500 cc bikes.
Run as the Scottish Championship from 1928-1945, it became the Scottish Riders Championship from 1949-1954 before a third and final name change in 1960 to the Scottish Open Championship.
Since 1988, the winner of the Scottish Open has been presented with the Jack Young Memorial Trophy in honour of the three time winner and former Edinburgh Monarchs rider from Australia who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952. Young won the World Championship in 1951 while riding for the Monarchs, thus becoming the first second division rider to win the World crown. Young died from Emphysema in his home town of Adelaide, South Australia on 28 August 1987.

## Winners (since 1928)

| Year | City | Venue | Winners |
| 1928 | Edinburgh | Marine Gardens | Drew McQueen (350 cc) Jimmy Valentine (500 cc) |
| 1929 | Edinburgh | Marine Gardens | Drew McQueen |
| 1930 | Edinburgh | Marine Gardens | Harry Whitfield |
| 1931-1937 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1938 | Edinburgh | Marine Gardens | Bluey Wilkinson |
| 1939 | Edinburgh | Marine Gardens | Wilbur Lamoreaux |
| 1940-1944 | Not held due to (World War II restrictions) | Not held due to (World War II restrictions) | Not held due to (World War II restrictions) |
| 1945 | Glasgow | White City Stadium | Ron Johnson |
| 1946-1948 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1949 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Jack Young |
| 1950 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Jack Young |
| 1951 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Jack Young |
| 1952 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Dick Campbell |
| 1953 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Tommy Miller |
| 1954 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Tommy Miller |
| 1955-1959 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1960 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Douglas Templeton |
| 1961 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Trevor Redmond |
| 1962 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Douglas Templeton |
| 1963 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Maurice Mattingley |
| 1964 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | George Hunter |
| 1965 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Arne Pander |
| 1966 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Bill Landels |
| 1967 | Edinburgh | Old Meadowbank | Barry Briggs |
| 1968 | Coatbridge | Cliftonhill | Martin Ashby |
| 1969 | Coatbridge | Cliftonhill | Reidar Eide |
| 1970 | Glasgow | Hampden Park | Ivan Mauger |
| 1971 | Glasgow | Hampden Park | Ivan Mauger |
| 1972 | Glasgow | Hampden Park | Ivan Mauger |
| 1973 | Coatbridge | Cliftonhill | Ivan Mauger |
| 1974 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1975 | Coatbridge | Cliftonhill | Brian Collins |
| 1976 | Coatbridge | Cliftonhill | Peter Collins |
| 1977 | Blantyre | Saracen Park | Bert Harkins |
| 1978-1980 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1981 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Wayne Brown |
| 1982 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1983 | Glasgow | Craighead Park | Steve Lawson |
| 1984 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Mitch Shirra |
| 1985 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Jamie Luckhurst |
| 1986 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Les Collins |
| 1987 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Neville Tatum |
| 1988 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Steve Lawson |
| 1989 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Todd Wiltshire |
| 1990 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1991 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Greg Hancock |
| 1992 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Greg Hancock |
| 1993 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Michael Coles |
| 1994 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Ben Howe |
| 1995 | Edinburgh | Powderhall Stadium | Bobby Ott |
| 1996 | Glasgow | Shawfield Stadium | Shane Parker |
| 1997 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Peter Carr |
| 1998 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Frede Schott |
| 1999 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Peter Carr |
| 2000 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Peter Carr |
| 2001 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Andre Compton |
| 2002 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Peter Carr |
| 2003 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Sam Ermolenko |
| 2004 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Rory Schlein |
| 2005 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | David Howe |
| 2006 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Stanisław Burza |
| 2007 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2008 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Rory Schlein |
| 2009 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | James Wright |
| 2010 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Josef Franc |
| 2011 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Rory Schlein |
| 2012 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Andrew Tully |
| 2013 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Craig Cook |
| 2014 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Sam Masters |
| 2015-2016 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2017 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Justin Sedgmen |
| 2018 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Rory Schlein |
| 2019 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Richie Worrall |
| 2020-2021 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2022 | Armadale | Armadale Stadium | Sam Masters |