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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: AUGUST 17, 2018

AARNIO, Tero Kalevi
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 April 1984, Kuusankoski, Finland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2008-09) Berwick; (2010) Scunthorpe; (2011) Scunthorpe, Wolverhampton; (2012-13) Scunthorpe, Workington; (2013) Workington; (2014) Glasgow; (2015-16) Newcastle; (2017) Scunthorpe; (2018) Newcastle.
MAJOR HONOURS: Finnish Under-21 Champion: 2004, 2005.
CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2012 [Scunthorpe].
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 1 meeting, 7 points.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Timo Aarnio (born: 15 February 1953, Kuusankoski, Finland).

ALCOCK, Joseph (Joe)
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 March 1999, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Stoke.

ALLEN, Jake
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 August 1995, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Somerset; (2017-18) Somerset, Scunthorpe.
MAJOR HONOURS: Queensland State Champion: 2017.
CLUB HONOURS: League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Somerset].

ANDERSEN, Hans Nørgaard
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 November 1980, Odense, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2001-02) Poole; (2003) Peterborough; (2004-05) Ipswich; (2006-07) Peterborough; (2008) Peterborough, Coventry; (2009) Poole; (2010) Belle Vue; (2011) Coventry, Peterborough; (2012-13) Swindon; (2014-15) Coventry; (2016-17) Poole; (2018) Leicester.
MAJOR HONOURS: World Cup Champion: 2006, 2008; Danish Champion: 2007; Czech Golden Helmet Champion: 2008.
CLUB HONOURS: Craven Shield winner: 2001, 2002 [both Poole], 2008 [Coventry]; League Championship winner: 2006 [Peterborough]; 2012 [Swindon]; Elite Shield winner: 2007 [Peterborough], 2013 [Swindon], 2016 [Poole], 2017 [Poole]; Pairs Championship winner: 2008 [Coventry], 2009 [Poole].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 87 GPs ridden, 21 GP finals, 4 GP wins, 780 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHTS: Scandinavian GP Champion: 2004; Danish GP Champion: 2006; Czech Republic GP Champion: 2006; Grand Final Champion: 2006; Italian GP Champion: 2008.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 22 meetings, 235 points, 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals, 3 Bronze medals.

ANDERSEN, Jonas Brondum
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 September 1992, Strøm, Copenhagen, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015-17) Redcar; (2018) Wolverhampton, Redcar.
RIDER LINK: Brother of Mikkel Brondum Andersen (born: 31 July 1996, Bejstrup, Nordjylland, Denmark).

ANDERSEN, Kasper
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 August 1998, Bramming, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) King’s Lynn, Sheffield.

ANDERSEN, Mikkel Brondum
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 July 1996, Bejstrup, Nordjylland, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Redcar.
MAJOR HONOURS: Nordic Under-21 Champion: 2016.
RIDER LINK: Brother of Jonas Brondum Andersen (born: 5 September 1992, Strøm, Copenhagen, Denmark).

ANDERSSON, Joel
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 April 1996, Hardemo, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Edinburgh.
MAJOR HONOURS: Swedish Under-21 Champion: 2016.

ANDREWS, Bradley
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 November 1998, Auckland, New Zealand.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Cradley; (2017) Kent; (2018) Plymouth.
MAJOR HONOURS: New Zealand 250cc Champion: 2012.
RIDER LINK: Grandson of Robert (Bob) Thomas Andrews (born: 27 October 1935, Edmonton, London).

ANDREWS, Richard (Rich) James
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 May 1992, Tiverton, Devon.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Newport II; (2010) Weymouth; (2011) Newport II; (2012) Buxton, Stoke; (2014) Devon; (2015) Eastbourne; (2016) Cradley, Eastbourne; (2017-18) Plymouth.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne].

ARMSTRONG, Jon Thomas
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 August 1974, Manchester, Greater Manchester.
BRITISH CAREER: (1992) Belle Vue; (1993) Belle Vue, Coventry; (1996) Buxton, Sheffield; (1997) Buxton, Belle Vue II, Swindon, Stoke; (1998) Newport, Newport II; (1999) Belle Vue, Stoke; (2000) Newport; (2001) Stoke; (2002) Buxton, Stoke; (2003) Stoke; (2004) Mildenhall, Belle Vue; (2005) Mildenhall, Peterborough; (2006) Mildenhall, Peterborough; (2007) Boston, Birmingham, Buxton; (2008-09) Weymouth; (2010-11) Dudley; (2012) Stoke; (2013) Mildenhall; (2014-15) Stoke; (2016-17) Mildenhall; (2018) Coventry.
MAJOR HONOUR: Amateur League Riders’ Champion: 1997.
CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2004 [Mildenhall], 2011 [Dudley]; Conference Trophy winner: 2004 [Mildenhall]; League Championship winner: 2004 [Mildenhall]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2004 [Mildenhall]; Pairs Championship winner: 2014 [Stoke]; National Trophy winner: 2017 [Mildenhall].

ATKIN, Anthony (Tony) Neville
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 April 1966, Wrexham, North Wales.
BRITISH CAREER: (1986) Stoke; (1994) Wolverhampton; (1995) Bradford; (1996) Sheffield, Wolverhampton, Buxton; (1997) Stoke; (1999-2002) Stoke; (2003-07) Newport; (2008) Newport, Berwick; (2009) Newport II, Newport; (2010) Newport II; (2011-12) Stoke; (2013-15) Buxton; (2016-18) Stoke.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 1995 [Bradford]; Pairs Champion: 2009 [Newport II].

ATKINS, Henry Michael
DATE OF BIRTH: 2 January 2001, Exeter, Devon.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Coventry II; (2017-18) Plymouth.
MAJOR HONOURS: British 125cc Champion: 2011.

AUTY, Joshua (Josh) Liam
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 September 1990, Mirfield, West Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2005-06) Scunthorpe; (2007) Redcar, Scunthorpe; (2008) Redcar; (2009-10) Sheffield, Coventry; (2011) Sheffield, Coventry; (2012-13) Birmingham, Scunthorpe; (2014) Scunthorpe; (2015-16) Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2017) King’s Lynn, Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2018) Leicester, Scunthorpe.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-15 Champion: 2004, 2005; Queensland State Under-21 Champion: 2010; Queensland State Champion: 2010.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe], 2007 [Scunthorpe], 2010 [Coventry], 2012 [Scunthorpe]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe]; Conference Trophy winner: 2006, 2007 [both Scunthorpe]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2007 [Scunthorpe]; Pairs Championship winner: 2010 [Sheffield].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 1 GP point.

AYRES, Daniel (Danny) Stuart
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 August 1986, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014-15) Kent; (2016) Glasgow, Kent; (2017) King’s Lynn, Leicester, Redcar, Cradley; (2018) Mildenhall.
CLUB HONOURS: Pairs Championship winner: 2015 [Kent]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2016 [Glasgow].

17/08/18 1930 Edinburgh v Sheffield (Championship)

17/08/18 1930 Scunthorpe v Berwick (Championship)

17/08/18 1915 Plymouth v Mildenhall (TPNL)

18/08/18 1900 Berwick v Peterborough (Championship)

18/08/18 1900 Workington v Ipswich (Championship)

18/08/18 1900 Stoke v Kent (TPNL)

19/08/18 1830 Newcastle v Peterborough (Championship)

19/08/18 1500 Buxton v Coventry (TPNL)
19/08/18 1500 Mildenhall v Belle Vue (NLKOC)
20/08/18 1930 Belle Vue v Leicester (Premiership)

20/08/18 1930 Somerset v Poole (Premiership)

20/08/18 1930 Wolverhampton v Swindon (Premiership)

20/08/18 1830 Kent v Plymouth (TPNL)

21/08/18 1900 Isle of Wight v Young Lions Select (Ch)

22/08/18 1900 King's Lynn v Wolverhampton (Premiership)

22/08/18 2045 King's Lynn v Wolverhampton (Premiership)

22/08/18 1930 Poole v Swindon (Premiership)

22/08/18 1930 Somerset v Leicester (Premiership)

22/08/18 1930 Birmingham v Stoke (TPNL)

23/08/18 1930 Ipswich v Peterborough (Championship)

23/08/18 1930 Redcar v Workington (Championship)

23/08/18 1930 Sheffield v Edinburgh (Championship)

24/08/18 1930 Edinburgh v Glasgow (Championship)

24/08/18 2000 Lakeside v Newcastle (Championship)

24/08/18 1930 Scunthorpe v Ipswich (Championship)

24/08/18 1930 Belle Vue v Buxton (TPNL)

25/08/18 1900 Workington v Lakeside (Championship)

25/08/18 1930 Eastbourne v Coventry (TPNL)

26/08/18 1500 Glasgow v Edinburgh (Championship)

26/08/18 1830 Newcastle v Lakeside (Championship)

26/08/18 1930 Workington v Redcar (Championship)

26/08/18 1500 Buxton v Kent (TPNL)

26/08/18 1500 Mildenhall v Birmingham (TPNL)
27/08/18 1200 Belle Vue v Wolverhampton (Premiership)
27/08/18 1930 Leicester v King's Lynn (Premiership)

27/08/18 1230 Poole v Somerset (Premiership)

27/08/18 1930 Swindon v Poole (Premiership)

27/08/18 2000 Wolverhampton v Belle Vue (Premiership)

27/08/18 1830 Kent v Birmingham (TPNL)

29/08/18 1930 King's Lynn v Poole (Premiership)

29/08/18 1930 Somerset v Wolverhampton (Premiership)

29/08/18 1930 Birmingham v Coventry (TPNL)

30/08/18 1930 Ipswich v Scunthorpe (Championship)
30/08/18 1930 Redcar v Newcastle (Championship)

30/08/18 1915 Isle of Wight v Eastbourne (TPNL)

FRIDAY AUGUST 17:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Glasgow v Ipswich - OFF

THURSDAY AUGUST 16:

PREMIERSHIP

Swindon 41 (Troy Batchelor 13)

Belle Vue 49 (Brady Kurtz 11)

Premiership points: Swindon 0 Belle Vue 4

CHAMPIONSHIP

Ipswich v Glasgow - OFF

Sheffield 35 (Kyle Howarth 13)

Newcastle 55 (Tero Aarnio 15)

Championship points: Sheffield 0 Newcastle 4

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE

Isle of Wight 37 (Ben Morley 11)

Mildenhall 53 (Josh Bailey 16, Danny Ayres 16)

National League points: Isle of Wight 0 Mildenhall 4

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 15:

PREMIERSHIP
Somerset 42 (Jason Doyle 14)
Belle Vue 48 (Craig Cook 11)
Premiership points: Somerset 0 Belle Vue 3

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Birmingham 55 (Tom Bacon 12)
Buxton 34 (Danny Ayres 14)
National League points: Birmingham 3 Buxton 0

Belle Vue v Kent - OFF

MONDAY AUGUST 13:

PREMIERSHIP
Leicester 58 (Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 15)
Belle Vue 32 (Dan Bewley 8+1)
Premiership points: Leicester 3 Belle Vue 0

Poole 47 (Josh Grajczonek 12)
Somerset 43 (Jason Doyle 12+1)
Premiership points: Poole 3 Somerset 1

King’s Lynn v Wolverhampton - OFF

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Kent v Belle Vue - OFF

F.A.S.T. GOLDEN HAMMER, Cradley
1 Tom Bacon 15
2 Danny Ayres 14
3 Max Clegg 12

SUNDAY AUGUST 12:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Newcastle v Workington - OFF

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Coventry v Birmingham - OFF

Mildenhall 60 - Ryan Kinsley 12+2

Stoke 29 - Max Clegg 9

National League points: Mildenhall 3 Stoke 0

SATURDAY AUGUST 11:

FIM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Scandinavian Grand Prix, Malilla
1 Nicki Pedersen (Den)
2 Matej Zagar (Slove)
3 Fredrik Lindgren (Swe)
4 Martin Vaculik (Slova)

STANDINGS after Round 6 of 10
1 Tai Woffinden (GB) 91
2 Fredrik Lindgren (Swe) 74
3 Maciej Janowski (Pol) 70
4 Bartosz Zmarzlik (Pol) 69

CHAMPIONSHIP
Berwick 51 – Theo Pijper 11+1
Edinburgh 39 – Ricky Wells 11+1/Richie Worrall 11+1
Championship points: Berwick 3 Edinburgh 0

Workington 47 – Rene Bach 13+1

Sheffield 43 – Charles Wright 14+1
Championship points: Workington 3 Sheffield 1

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Eastbourne 54 – Danny Ayres 11/Mark Baseby 11
Plymouth 36 – Ben Morley 16
National League points: Eastbourne 3 Plymouth 0

Stoke 29 – Tom Perry 9
Coventry 29 – Danny Phillips 6
Abandoned after Heat 10 (rain) – Result stands
National League points: Stoke 1 Coventry 2

FRIDAY AUGUST 10:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Edinburgh 8

Berwick 10

Abandoned after 3 heats due to rain – Result does NOT stand

Lakeside v Peterborough - OFF

Redcar v Sheffield - OFF

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE

Plymouth 35 (Henry Atkins 14)

Eastbourne 55 (Georgie Wood 12)

National League points: Plymouth 0 Eastbourne 4

THURSDAY AUGUST 9:

PREMIERSHIP
Poole 43 – Nicolai Klindt 9
Leicester 23 – Hans Andersen 8
Abandoned after Heat 11 (rain) – Result stands
Premiership points: Poole 3 Leicester 0

CHAMPIONSHIP
Ipswich v Berwick – OFF

Sheffield 38 – Kyle Howarth 11
Redcar 52 – Dimitri Berge 13
Championship points: Sheffield 0 Redcar 4

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 8:

PREMIERSHIP
King’s Lynn 49 (Niels-Kristian Iversen 11+1)
Belle Vue 41 (Max Fricke 16)
Premiership points: King’s Lynn 3 Belle Vue 0

Somerset v Wolverhampton - OFF

Swindon 55 (Zach Wajtknecht 11+2)
Leicester 35 (Hans Andersen 12)
Premiership points: Swindon 3 Leicester 0

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Birmingham 45 (Drew Kemp 15)
Kent 45 (Anders Rowe 11+1)
National League points: Birmingham 1 Kent 2

TUESDAY AUGUST 7:

VINCE MAPLEY HANDICAP, ROUND 2, at the Isle of Wight

1. Alfie Bowtell

2. Ellis Perks

3. Ben Morley

4. Taylor Hampshire

MONDAY AUGUST 6:

PREMIERSHIP
Belle Vue 44 (Dan Bewley 11+2)
King’s Lynn 46 (Niels-Kristian Iversen 15+1)
Premiership points: Belle Vue 0 King’s Lynn 3

Wolverhampton 56 (Jacob Thorssell 12)
Leicester 34 (David Howe 10)
Premiership points: Wolverhampton 3 Leicester 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F, 2nd leg
Kent 51 (Jack Thomas 15)
Plymouth 39 (Ellis Perks 14)
Kent won 89-73 on aggregate.

SUNDAY AUGUST 5:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Newcastle 35 – Ludvig Lindgren 12
Glasgow 54 – Craig Cook 14+1
Championship points: Newcastle 0 Glasgow 4

Peterborough 45 – Michael Palm Toft 11
Ipswich 45 – Nico Covatti 11+1
Championship points: Peterborough 1 Ipswich 2

Workington 52 – Dan Bewley 14
Scunthorpe 38 – Jason Garrity 11+1
Championship points: Workington 3 Scunthorpe 0

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Buxton 32 – Connor Coles 9+1
Mildenhall 58 – Danny Ayres 14+1
National League points: Buxton 0 Mildenhall 4

SATURDAY AUGUST 4:

TEST MATCH, Glasgow
Great Britain 33 (Tai Woffinden 12)
Australia 57 (Chris Holder 11+2)

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Mildenhall 50 – Josh Bailey 9+1
Belle Vue 28 – Kyle Bickley 8/Tom Perry 8
Abandoned after Heat 13 (medical cover) – Result stands
National League points: Mildenhall 3 Belle Vue 0