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: JULY 18, 2018
RIDERS - W
WAJTKNECHT, Zach DATE OF BIRTH: 8 February 1998, Saltford, Bristol. BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Birmingham; (2016) Somerset, Birmingham; (2017-18) Swindon, Lakeside. MAJOR HONOURS: FIM 125cc Youth Gold Trophy Champion: 2012, 2013; British 250cc Youth Champion: 2013; FIM 250cc Longtrack Youth World Cup: 2014: British Under-19 Champion: 2017. CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham]; League Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham], 2016 [Birmingham], 2016 [Somerset], 2017 [Swindon]; National Trophy winner: 2016 [Birmingham]; League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; Elite Shield winner: 2018 [Swindon].
WALLINGER, David DATE OF BIRTH: 16 April 1984, York, North Yorkshire BRITISH CAREER: (2007) Cleveland; (2016) Buxton; (2017) Stoke; (2018) Ipswich, Buxton, Stoke.
WALKER, Callum DATE OF BIRTH: 4 November 1998, Gloucester, Gloucestershire. BRITISH CAREER: (2015-16) Coventry II; (2017) Plymouth; (2018) Birmingham.
WELLS, Rick (Ricky) DATE OF BIRTH: 27 July 1991, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand. BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Coventry; (2010) Stoke; (2011) Wolverhampton, Plymouth; (2012-13) Wolverhampton, Sheffield; (2014) Workington; (2015) Wolverhampton, Workington; (2016) Workington; (2017) Rye House, Edinburgh; (2018) Leicester, Edinburgh. MAJOR HONOURS: USA Under-16 Champion: 2004, 2005; USA Under-21 Champion: 2007, 2008; AMA American Champion: 2009; California State Champion: 2009. CLUB HONOUR: Elite Shield winner: 2011 [Wolverhampton]. WORLD CUP RECORD: 12 meetings, 61 points.
WETHERS, Matthew James DATE OF BIRTH: 30 May 1985, Adelaide, South Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2003) Armadale, Wolverhampton II, Edinburgh; (2004) Edinburgh, Armadale; (2005) Glasgow, King’s Lynn, Edinburgh; (2006) Edinburgh, Poole; (2007-09) Edinburgh; (2010) Edinburgh, Wolverhampton; (2011-12) Edinburgh; (2013-14) Berwick; (2015) Workington; (2016) Berwick; (2018) Newcastle. MAJOR HONOUR: South Australian State Under-16 Champion: 2001. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2003, 2008, 2010 [all Edinburgh]; Premier Trophy winner: 2008 [Edinburgh]; Play-Off winner: 2008, 2009 [Edinburgh].
WHITMORE, Lewis DATE OF BIRTH: 24 May 2001, King’s Lynn, Norfolk. BRITISH CAREER: (2016-17) King’s Lynn II, Mildenhall; (2018) Buxton. MAJOR HONOUR: British 250cc Youth Champion: 2014.
WIDMAN, Christopher (Chris) David DATE OF BIRTH: 25 March 1990, Leicester, Leicestershire. BRITISH CAREER: (2005) Scunthorpe; (2008) Boston; (2009-10) King’s Lynn II; (2011) Belle Vue II; (2012) Buxton; (2013) King’s Lynn II; (2014-15) Stoke; (2016) Isle of Wight, Mildenhall, Stoke; (2017-18) isle of Wight. CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2013 [Isle of Wight].
WILKINSON, Carl Adam DATE OF BIRTH: 16 May 1981, Boston, Lincolnshire. BRITISH CAREER: (1997) Peterborough II; (1998) Norfolk; (1999) King’s Lynn II; (2000) Boston, Newcastle, Glasgow; (2001) Boston; (2002-03) Newport, Newport II; (2004) Newport; (2005) Boston, Berwick; (2006) Newport, Ipswich; (2007) Newcastle, Wolverhampton; (2008-10) Scunthorpe, Ipswich; (2011) Scunthorpe; (2012-14) Redcar; (2015-15) Scunthorpe; (2016) King’s Lynn, Scunthorpe; (2017) Scunthorpe; (2018) Newcastle. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 1997 [Peterborough II]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2000 [Boston].
WILLIAMSON, Matthew (Matt) DATE OF BIRTH: 18 August 1992, Bury, Lancashire. BRITISH CAREER: (2013) Buxton; (2014) Scunthorpe, Cradley; (2015) Workington, Cradley; (2016) Workington, Belle Vue II; (2017) Workington, Buxton; (2018) Edinburgh. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2014 [Cradley]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2014 [Cradley]; National Shield winner: 2014 [Cradley].
WILSON, Ben Ryan DATE OF BIRTH: 15 March 1986, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2001-02) Sheffield II; (2003) Sheffield, Sheffield II, Buxton; (2004) Sheffield, Sheffield II, Carmarthen; (2005) Sheffield; (2006) Sheffield, Wolverhampton; (2007) Sheffield, Belle Vue; (2008) Sheffield; (2009) Redcar, Poole; (2010) Redcar, Stoke; (2011) Scunthorpe; (2014) Sheffield, Stoke; (2015) Scunthorpe; (2016) Stoke; (2017) Isle of Wight; (2018) Buxton. MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-21 Champion: 2006. CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2001 [Sheffield II]; Pairs Championship winner: 2014 [Stoke].
WILSON-DEAN, Bradley DATE OF BIRTH: 26 October 1994, Hastings, New Zealand. BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Eastbourne; (2016) Somerset; (2017) Swindon, Peterborough; (2018) Somerset, Peterborough, Workington. MAJOR HONOURS: New Zealand Under-21 Champion: 2014, 2015; New Zealand Champion: 2016, 2017. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne], 2017 [Peterborough]; League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Somerset], 2017 [Swindon]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2018 [Peterborough].
WOOD, Georgie DATE OF BIRTH: 8 September 1993, Maidstone, Kent. BRITISH CAREER: (2015-16) Eastbourne; (2017-18) Sheffield, Eastbourne. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; 2016 [Eastbourne], 2017 [Eastbourne]; League Championship winner: 2017 [Sheffield].
WOODHULL, Ben DATE OF BIRTH: 8 November 2001, Leicester, Leicestershire. BRITISH CAREER: (2017) Belle Vue II, Buxton; (2018) Belle Vue II. RIDER LINK: Twin brother of Luke Woodhull (born: 8 November 2001).
WOODS, Sam DATE OF BIRTH: 26 June 1993, Boston, Lincolnshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2013) Kent; (2015-16) Rye House II; (2017-18) Mildenhall. CLUB HONOUR: Four-Team Championship winner: 2016 [Rye House II].
WOOLLEY, Thomas (Tom) DATE OF BIRTH: 23 November 1993, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2013-15) Buxton; (2016) Belle Vue II; (2017-18) Buxton.
WORRALL, Richie DATE OF BIRTH: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside. BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Newcastle, Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II; (2012) Lakeside, Newcastle, Stoke; (2013) King’s Lynn, Newcastle; (2014) Belle Vue, Ipswich: (2015) Somerset; (2016) Belle Vue, Glasgow; (2017-18) Poole, Edinburgh, Glasgow. CLUB HONOURS: Premier Shield winner: 2011 [Newcastle], 2013 [Newcastle]; League Championship winner: 2011 [Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Newcastle], 2015 [Somerset], 2016 [Glasgow]; League Cup winner: 2012 [Newcastle]. RIDER LINKS: Twin brother of Steve Worrall (born: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside).
WORRALL, Steven (Steve) DATE OF BIRTH: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside. BRITISH CAREER: (2010) Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe II; (2011) Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II; (2012) Newcastle; (2013) Newcastle, Redcar; (2014) Swindon, Edinburgh, Cradley; (2015-17) Belle Vue, Newcastle; (2018) Belle Vue, Scunthorpe. CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2011 [Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II], 2014 [Edinburgh], 2014 [Cradley]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Newcastle], 2014 [Edinburgh], 2014 [Cradley], 2017 [Belle Vue]; Premier League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; National League Shield winner: 2014 [Cradley]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Cradley]. WORLD CUP RECORD: 2 meetings, 19 points. RIDER LINKS: Twin brother of Richie Worrall (born: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside).
WORYNA, Kacper DATE OF BIRTH: 31 August, Rybnik 1996, Poland. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Coventry; (2018) Poole. MAJOR HONOUR: 80cc Polish Champion: 2011; Under-21 World Cup Champion: 2017. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 1 GP point. RIDER LINK: Grandson of Anthony (Antoni) Woryny (born: 15 February 1941, Rybnik, Poland, died: 14 December 2002).
WRIGHT, Charles Martin DATE OF BIRTH: 26 October 1988, Stockport, Cheshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2004-06) Buxton; (2007) Workington, Buxton; (2008-09) Workington; (2010) Buxton, Redcar; (2011) Workington, Leicester, Belle Vue II; (2012) Edinburgh, Glasgow; (2013-14) Somerset; (2015-16) Swindon, Somerset; (2017) Somerset, Redcar; (2018) Leicester, Somerset, Sheffield. CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team winner: 2008 [Workington]; Young Shield winner: 2008 [Workington]; League Championship winner: 2013 [Somerset], 2016 [Somerset]; Knockout-Cup winner: 2013 [Somerset], 2015 [Somerset], 2016 [Somerset]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Premier Shield winner: 2014 [Somerset]; League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]. RIDER LINKS: Grandson of Jim Yacoby (born: 26 September 1939, Denton, Manchester, Greater Manchester). Brother of fellow rider James Wright (born: 13 June 1986, Stockport, Cheshire).
UPCOMING FIXTURES...
20/07/18 1900 Championship Pairs, Somerset
20/07/18 1915 Plymouth v Kent (NLKOC)
21/07/18 1700 British Grand Prix, Cardiff
22/07/18 1700 Scunthorpe v Glasgow (Championship)
22/07/18 1900 British Youth Championship (500cc/250cc), Scunthorpe
23/07/18 1930 King's Lynn v Poole (Premiership)
23/07/18 1930 Swindon v Leicester (Premiership)
23/07/18 1930 Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (Premiership)
23/07/18 1930 Kent v Birmingham (EC)
25/07/18 1930 Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (Premiership)
25/07/18 1930 King's Lynn v Swindon (Premiership)
25/07/18 1930 Poole v Leicester (Premiership)
25/07/18 1930 Birmingham v Plymouth (TPNL)
26/07/18 1930 Redcar v Ipswich (Championship)
26/07/18 1930 Sheffield v Lakeside (Championship)
26/07/18 1900 Isle of Wight v Buxton (TPNL)
27/07/18 1930 Edinburgh v Redcar (Championship)
27/07/18 1930 Glasgow v Berwick (Championship)
27/07/18 1930 Scunthorpe v Sheffield (Championship)
27/07/18 1915 Plymouth v Buxton (TPNL)
28/07/18 1900 Berwick v Glasgow (Championship)
28/07/18 1900 Workington v Newcastle (C-KOC)
28/07/18 1930 Mildenhall v Coventry (TPNL)
28/07/18 1900 Stoke v Birmingham (TPNL)
28/07/18 1800 British Youth Championship, Belle Vue
29/07/18 1500 Buxton v Plymouth (TPNL)
29/07/18 1500 Coventry v Mildenhall (TPNL)
30/07/18 1930 King's Lynn v Somerset (Premiership)
30/07/18 1930 Leicester v Poole (Premiership)
30/07/18 1930 Swindon v Wolverhampton (Premiership) 30/07/18 1830 Kent v Eastbourne (TPNL)
LATEST RESULTS...
THURSDAY JULY 19:
PREMIERSHIP
Swindon 41 (Tobiasz Musielak 13+1)
Somerset 49 (Jason Doyle 11, Jack Holder 11)
Premiership points: Swindon 0 Somerset 4
CHAMPIONSHIP
Ipswich 48 (Rory Schlein 14)
Redcar 42 (Thomas Jorgensen 13)
Championship points: Ipswich 3 Redcar 1
TOP GUN INDIVIDUAL, at Sheffield
1. Connor Mountain
2. Zaine Kennedy
3. Simon Lambert
4. Nathan Greaves
COBRA’S GARAGE MAHAL BEST PAIRS, at Isle of Wight
1. London Loonies (Scott Campos / Richard Andrews)
2. Speedway Widows (Jason Edwards / Ryan Terry-Daley)
WEDNESDAY JULY 18:
TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE Birmingham 44 (James Shanes 15+1) Mildenhall 46 (Drew Kemp 13) National League points: Birmingham 0 Mildenhall 3
CHAMPIONSHIP KO CUP 1st leg Newcastle 40 – Matej Kus 9 Workington 50 – Nicolai Klindt 15+1
NATIONAL TROPHY Buxton 29 – Tom Woolley 11 Birmingham 61 – Leon Flint 15+1 National Trophy points: Buxton 0 Birmingham 4
SATURDAY JULY 7:
FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Round 4 SWEDISH GRAND PRIX, Hallstavik 1 Maciej Janowski (Pol) 2 Fredrik Lindgren (Swe) 3 Bartosz Zmarzlik (Pol) 4 Tai Woffinden (GB)
STANDINGS after Round 4 of 10 1 Tai Woffinden (GB) 65 2 Fredrik Lindgren (Swe) 54 3 Emil Sayfutdinov (Rus) 48 4 Maciej Janowski (Pol) 47
WAJTKNECHT, Zach
WALLINGER, David
WALKER, Callum
WELLS, Rick (Ricky)
WETHERS, Matthew James
WHITMORE, Lewis
WIDMAN, Christopher (Chris) David
WILKINSON, Carl Adam
WILLIAMSON, Matthew (Matt)
WILSON, Ben Ryan
WILSON-DEAN, Bradley
WOOD, Georgie
WOODHULL, Ben
WOODS, Sam
WOOLLEY, Thomas (Tom)
WORRALL, Richie
WORRALL, Steven (Steve)
WORYNA, Kacper
WRIGHT, Charles Martin
