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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2018, at Premiership, Championship and National League level.

NOTE: (1) All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to ‘Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2018 series.

LAST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

MacDONALD, Ryan
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 March 1994, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014) Scunthorpe II; (2015-16) Stoke; (2018) Coventry.
MAJOR HONOUR: Northern Junior League Champions: 2014.

MANZARES, Giovanni (Gino)
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 August 1993, Anaheim, California, USA.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014-15) Ipswich; (2018) Scunthorpe.
MAJOR HONOURS: AMA U21 US National Champion: 2012; AMA Long Track US National Champion: 2013; Western State Champion: 2013.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 8 meetings, 26 points.

MARSON, Matthew (Matt)
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 March 2000, Perth, Western Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Mildenhall.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2018 [Mildenhall].

MASTERS, Samuel (Sam) Peter
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 May 1991, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2010) Somerset; (2011) Somerset, King’s Lynn; (2012) Poole, Somerset; (2014) Edinburgh; (2015) Leicester, Edinburgh; (2016-17) Wolverhampton, Edinburgh; (2018) Wolverhampton.
MAJOR HONOUR: New South Wales Under-16 Champion: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Australian Under-16 Champion: 2007; New South Wales Under-21 Champion: 2010; Premier League Riders’ Champion: 2011; Australian Champion: 2017.
CLUB HONOURS: Elite Shield winner: 2012 [Poole]; League Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh], 2016 [Wolverhampton]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Pairs Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Edinburgh].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 3 GP ridden, 9 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 4 meeting, 24 points.
RIDER LINKS: Nephew of David Stevens (born: February 1961, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia). Cousin of Daine Stevens (born: 19 December 1985, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) and Jaye Stevens (born: 8 February 1982, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia).

MORLEY, Ben
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 March 1994, Southend, Essex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009-10) Rye House II; (2011) Rye House, Hackney; (2012) Rye House II; (2013) Kent; (2014) Lakeside, Kent; (2015) Redcar, Kent; (2016) Lakeside, Rye House, Rye House II; (2017) Rye House, Lakeside; (2018) Lakeside, Isle of Wight.
CLUB HONOURS: Pairs Championship winner: 2015 [Kent]; National League Riders’ Champion: 2015; Four-Team Championship winner: 2016 [Rye House II].

MORRIS, Ashley
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 May 1994, Wolverhampton, West Midlands.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Scunthorpe II; (2010-11) Dudley, Edinburgh; (2012) Workington, Dudley; (2013) Workington, Dudley; (2014) Wolverhampton, Workington; (2015) King’s Lynn, Ipswich, Plymouth; (2016) Newcastle, Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Cradley; (2017) Newcastle; (2018) Wolverhampton, Newcastle.
MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-15 Champion: 2009.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2010 [Edinburgh], 2013 [Dudley], 2016 [Wolverhampton]; National Shield winner: 2011 [Dudley], 2012 [Dudley], 2013 [Dudley]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2011 [Dudley], 2013 [Dudley]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2013 [Dudley]; Pairs Championship winner: 2013 [Dudley].

MORRIS, Nicholas (Nick) Craig
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 June 1994, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2010) Buxton, Glasgow; (2011) Glasgow, Coventry; (2012) Swindon, Scunthorpe; (2013-14) Swindon, Somerset; (2015) Swindon, Glasgow; (2016) Swindon; (2017) Swindon, Berwick; (2018) Swindon, Lakeside.
MAJOR HONOUR: Queensland Under-16 Champion: 2009, 2010; New South Wales Under-16 Champion: 2010; Championship Riders Individual winner: 2017.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2010 [Buxton], 2011 [Glasgow], 2012 [Swindon], 2012 [Scunthorpe], 2013 [Somerset], 2017 [Swindon]; Knockout Cup winner: 2013 [Somerset]; Premier Shield winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Elite Shield winner: 2018 [Swindon].
WORLD CUP RECORD: 3 meeting, 19 points.

MOUNTAIN, Connor Reece
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 August 1997, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014-16) Mildenhall; (2017) Ipswich, Mildenhall; (2018) Leicester, Ipswich, Sheffield, Coventry.
CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2014 [Mildenhall], 2017 [Mildenhall].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Andy Mountain [Born: 3 March 1973, King's Lynn, Norfolk].

MUSIELAK, Tobiasz
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 August 1993, Leszno, Poland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Wolverhampton; (2017-18) Swindon.
MAJOR HONOUR: Under-21 World Cup Champion: 2012.
CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2017 [Swindon]; Elite Shield winner: 2018 [Swindon].

21/09/18 1930 Workington v Newcastle (C-KOC QF)

21/09/18 1915 Plymouth v Young Lions U23 Select (Ch)

22/09/18 1900 Workington v Scunthorpe (CS SF)

22/09/18 1930 Eastbourne v Mildenhall (TPNL)

22/09/18 1900 Stoke v Plymouth (TPNL)

23/09/18 1400 Lakeside v Peterborough (C-KOC) (at RH)

23/09/18 1900 Peterborough v Lakeside (C-KOC)

23/09/18 1500 Mildenhall v Birmingham (TPNL)

23/09/18 1500 Buxton v Plymouth (TPNL)
23/09/18 1700 Buxton v Kent (TPNL)

24/09/18 1930 Belle Vue v King's Lynn (Premiership POSF)
24/09/18 1830 Kent v Eastbourne (NLKOC SF)

27/09/18 1930 Swindon v Belle Vue (Premiership)

27/09/18 1930 Teesside Silver Helmet, Redcar

28/09/18 1915 Three-Team Tournament, Plymouth

29/09/18 1900 Lakeside v Peterborough (CS SF) (at RH)

29/09/18 1930 Eastbourne v Kent (NLKOC SF)

29/09/18 1900 Bordernapolis, Berwick

30/09/18 1300 NLRC, Leicester

30/09/18 1700 Peterborough v Lakeside (CS SF)

01/10/18 1930 King's Lynn v Belle Vue (Premiership POSF)

01/10/18 1930 Poole v Somerset (Premiership POSF)

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20:

TEESSIDE SILVER HELMET, Redcar - OFF
Re-arranged date: Thursday September 27

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19:

PREMIERSHIP KO CUP S/F 2nd leg
Belle Vue 50 – Craig Cook 13+1
Somerset 40 – Jason Doyle 8/Jack Holder 8
Somerset win 92-88 on aggregate.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17:

PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF S/F, 1st leg
Somerset 46 (Jason Doyle 13)
Poole 44 (Josh Grajczonek 9+1)

PREMIERSHIP KO CUP S/F, 2nd leg
King’s Lynn 51 (Robert Lambert 14+1)
Swindon 39 (Tobiasz Musielak 13)
King’s Lynn win 93-87 on aggregate.

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Coventry 51 (Max Clegg 12)
Buxton 39 (Connor Coles 12+1)
National League points: Coventry 3 Buxton 0

Coventry 40 (Max Clegg 12)
Mildenhall 50 (Drew Kemp 14)
National League points: Coventry 0 Mildenhall 4

TUNNEL TROPHY
Kent 41 (Anders Rowe 10)
Lakeside Select 49 (Ben Morley 12+2)

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 16:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Newcastle 49 – Matthew Wethers 12+2
Workington 41 – Aaron Summers 18+1
Championship points: Newcastle 3 Workington 0

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Buxton 12 – Ben Wilson 4
Birmingham 18 – Georgie Wood 6
Abandoned after Heat 5 (rain) – Result does not stand

Buxton v Coventry – OFF

NATIONAL TROPHY FINAL 2nd leg
Mildenhall 49 – Ben Morley 9+1
Cradley 41 – Nathan Stoneman 14+2
Mildenhall win 100-80 on aggregate.

BRITISH 150cc CHAMPIONSHIP, Newcastle
1 Archie Freeman
2 Sonny Springer
3 Gregor Millar
4 Archie Wareham

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Ipswich 43 (Nico Covatti 13)
Berwick 47 (Kevin Doolan 12)
Championship points: Ipswich 0 Berwick 3

Lakeside 48 (Richard Lawson 13)
Newcastle 42 (Ludvig Lindgren 10+1/Tero Aarnio 10+1)
Championship points: Lakeside 3 Newcastle 1

Lakeside 40 (Nick Morris 18)
Peterborough 50 (Bradley Wilson-Dean 10+1/ Emil Grondal 10+1)
Championship points: Lakeside 0 Peterborough 4

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Eastbourne 67 (Georgie Wood 17+1/ Tom Brennan 17+1)
Stoke 23 (David Wallinger 10)
National League points: Eastbourne 3 Stoke 0

Eastbourne 57 (Georgie Wood 15)
Isle of Wight 33 (Nathan Stoneman 13)
National League points: Eastbourne 3 Isle of Wight 0

STARS OF TOMORROW, Berwick
1 Kyle Bickley
2 Joe Lawlor
3 Leon Flint
4 Luke Ruddick

BRITISH YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP (Round 6), Berwick
500cc
1 Leon Flint
2 Jordan Palin
3 Harry McGurk
4 Corban Pavitt

250cc
1 Sam Hagon
2 Sam Peters
3 Cooper Henderson

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14:

CHAMPIONSHIP

Edinburgh 42 (Ricky Wells 11+2)

Berwick 48 (Theo Pijper 13+2)

Championship points: Edinburgh 0 Berwick 3

Lakeside 50 (Richard Lawson 12+1)

Glasgow 40(Craig Cook 16)

Workington 52 (Rene Bach 17)

Peterborough 38 (Ben Barker 10+2)

Championship points: Workington 3 Peterborough 0

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE

Plymouth 48 (Henry Atkins 14)

Stoke 42 (Max Clegg 13)

National League points: Plymouth 3 Stoke 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP SEMI-FINAL, 2nd leg

Belle Vue 43 (Jack Smith 14)

Mildenhall 47 (Drew Kemp 17)

Mildenhall win 111-68 on aggregate

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 13:

CHAMPIONSHIP

Ipswich 41 (Richard Lawson 12+1)

Glasgow 49 (Craig Cook 13)

Championship points: Ipswich 0 Glasgow 4

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 12:

PREMIERSHIP KO CUP S/F, 1st leg
Somerset 52 (Jake Allen 15+2)
Belle Vue 38 (Max Fricke 8+1/ Rohan Tungate 8+1)

INTER-LEAGUE CHALLENGE
Birmingham 52 (Adam Ellis 13)
Peterborough Select 38 (Ben Barker 13+1)