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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: JUNE 20, 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: (2015-18) 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.

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) 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].

23/06/18 1945 Lakeside v Scunthorpe (Championship)

23/06/18 1900 Workington v Glasgow (Championship)

23/06/18 1930 Eastbourne v Mildenhall (NT)
24/06/18 1830 Newcastle v Sheffield (Championship)

24/06/18 1500 British Youth Championship, Glasgow

25/06/18 1930 Belle Vue v Poole (Premiership)

25/06/18 1930 Somerset v King's Lynn (Premiership)

25/06/18 1930 Wolverhampton v Leicester (Premiership)

25/06/18 1830 Kent v Coventry (TPNL)

27/06/18 1930 Rye House v Swindon (Premiership)

27/06/18 1930 Poole v Somerset (P-KOC)

28/06/18 1930 Sheffield v Scunthorpe (C-KOC)

28/06/18 1900 Isle of Wight v Birmingham (TPNL)
29/06/18 1930 Peterborough v Lakeside (Championship)

29/06/18 1930 Edinburgh v Berwick (C-KOC)

29/06/18 1930 Scunthorpe v Sheffield (C-KOC)

29/06/18 1915 Plymouth v Kent (TPNL)

30/06/18 1900 Berwick v Edinburgh (C-KOC)

30/06/18 1930 Eastbourne v Birmingham (TPNL)

01/07/18 1400 Championship Fours, Redcar

01/07/18 1500 Coventry v Belle Vue (TPNL)
01/07/18 1500 Mildenhall v Kent (TPNL)
01/07/18 1700 Mildenhall v Isle of Wight (TPNL)

02/07/18 1930 Leicester v Wolverhampton (Premiership)
02/07/18 1830 Kent v Stoke (TPNL)

02/07/18 1930 Cradley v Birmingham (NT)

04/07/18 1930 King's Lynn v Leicester (Premiership)

04/07/18 1930 Poole v Belle Vue (Premiership)

04/07/18 1930 Somerset v Rye House (Premiership)
05/07/18 1930 Redcar v Scunthorpe (Championship)
05/07/18 1930 Sheffield v Ipswich (Championship)
05/07/18 1900 Isle of Wight v Kent (TPNL)

06/07/18 1930 Glasgow v Lakeside (Championship)

06/07/18 1930 Workington v Berwick (Championship)

06/07/18 1930 Caledonian Riders' Championship, Edinburgh

07/07/18 1900 Berwick v Workington (Championship)

07/07/18 1945 Lakeside v Glasgow (Championship)

08/07/18 1830 Newcastle v Workington (C-KOC)

08/07/18 1500 Coventry v Stoke (TPNL)

08/07/18 1500 Mildenhall v Plymouth (TPNL)

08/07/18 1500 Buxton v Birmingham (NT)

SATURDAY JUNE 23:

NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP 1st round, 2nd leg
Stoke v Kent - OFF

FRIDAY JUNE 22:

CHAMPIONSHIP

Scunthorpe 44 (Jake Allen 13+2)

Lakeside 45 (Richard Lawson 13+1)

Championship points: Scunthorpe 0 Lakeside 3

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE

Belle Vue 40 (Jack Smith 12)

Birmingham 50 (Leon Flint 16)

National League points: Belle Vue 0 Birmingham 4

PLATINUM JUBILEE FOURS, at Edinburgh

1. 1950 Monarchs 30 (Sam Masters 9)

2. 1983 Monarchs 26 (Richie Worrall 12)

3. 2018 Monarchs 24 (Ricky Wells 11)

4. 1966 Monarchs 23 (Scott Nicholls 14)

THURSDAY JUNE 21:

PREMIERSHIP

Swindon 52 (Troy Batchelor 12)

King’s Lynn 38 (Robert Lambert 14+1)

Premiership points: Swindon 3 King’s Lynn 0

CHAMPIONSHIP

Ipswich 53 (Nico Covatti 17+1)

Edinburgh 37 (Mason Campton 13)

Championship points: Ipswich 3 Edinburgh 0

Redcar 42 (Dimitri Berge 12)

Peterborough 48 (Michael Palm Toft 17)

Championship points: Redcar 0 Peterborough 3

Sheffield 56 (Lasse Bjerre 13+2)

Glasgow 34 (James Sarjeant 9+1)

Championship points: Sheffield 3 Glasgow 0

WEDNESDAY JUNE 20:

PREMIERSHIP
Rye House 44 (Krzysztof Kasprzak 15)
Belle Vue 46 (Craig Cook 11)
Premiership points: Rye House 0 Belle Vue 3

Somerset 48 (Jason Doyle 13+1/ Jack Holder 13+1)
Poole 42 (Kacper Woryna 17)
Premiership points: Somerset 3 Poole 1

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Birmingham 53 (James Shanes 14)
Belle Vue 36 (Kyle Bickley 12)
National League points: Birmingham 3 Belle Vue 0

MONDAY JUNE 18:

PREMIERSHIP
King’s Lynn 58 – Michael Palm Toft 15+3
Rye House 32 – Chris Harris 10+1
Match points: King’s Lynn 3 Rye House 0

PREMIERSHIP KO CUP Q/F 2nd leg
Wolverhampton 44 – Jacob Thorssell 11
Belle Vue 46 – Craig Cook 12
Belle Vue win 103-77 on aggregate

SUNDAY JUNE 17:

CHAMPIONSHIP
Newcastle 53 – Stuart Robson 11
Edinburgh 37 – Ricky Wells 16
Championship points: Newcastle 3 Edinburgh 0

CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD
Peterborough 53 – Michael Palm Toft 13
Ipswich 37 – Rory Schlein 15
Championship Shield points: Peterborough 3 Ipswich 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE KO CUP Q/F 2nd leg
Mildenhall 49 – Drew Kemp 11+1
Birmingham 41 – Jon Armstrong 15
Mildenhall win 83-78 on aggregate.

NATIONAL TROPHY
Coventry v Buxton - OFF

SATURDAY JUNE 16:

CHAMPIONSHIP SHIELD
Berwick 53 – Dany Gappmaier 12+1
Edinburgh 37 – Ricky Wells 14
Championship Shield points: Berwick 3 Edinburgh 0

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE
Stoke 32 – Max Clegg 8
Isle of Wight 27 – Alfie Bowtell 9
Abandoned after Heat 10 (track conditions) – Result stands
National League points: Stoke 3 Isle of Wight 1

NATIONAL TROPHY
Eastbourne 68 – Georgie Wood 15
Kent 21 – Jack Thomas 9
National Trophy points: Eastbourne 3 Kent 0

FRIDAY JUNE 15:

CHAMPIONSHIP

Edinburgh 46 (Erik Riss 14)

Newcastle 44 (Matthew Wethers 11+1)

Championship points: Edinburgh 3 Newcastle 1

Glasgow 50 (Richie Worrall 11+2)

Workington 40 (Nicolai Klindt 18+1)

Championship points: Glasgow 3 Workington 0

Lakeside 56 (Nick Morris 14)

Berwick 34 (Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 12)

Championship points: Lakeside 3 Berwick 0

Scunthorpe 40 (Josh Auty 14)

Peterborough 50 (Michael Palm Toft 14)

Championship points: Scunthorpe 0 Peterborough 4

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE

Plymouth 46 (Ben Hopwood 12+1)

Coventry 44 (Jon Armstrong 14)

National League points: Plymouth 3 Coventry 1

THURSDAY JUNE 14:

PREMIERSHIP

Swindon 48 (Nick Morris 14)

Rye House 42 (Chris Harris 10+1)

Premiership points: Swindon 3 Rye House 1

CHAMPIONSHIP

Sheffield 58 (Lasse Bjerre 15)

Berwick 32 (Dany Gappmaier 11+2)

Championship points: Sheffield 3 Berwick 0

WEDNESDAY JUNE 13:

PREMIERSHIP
Leicester 48 (Hans Andersen 12+1)
Swindon 42 (Troy Batchelor 15)
Premiership points: Leicester 3 Swindon 1

Poole 58 (Linus Sundstrom 11+3)
King’s Lynn 32 (Robert Lambert 13+1)
Premiership points: Poole 3 King’s Lynn 0

Somerset 49 (Jason Doyle 10+1/ Charles Wright 10+1)
Wolverhampton 41 (Jacob Thorssell 11+1)
Premiership points: Somerset 3 Wolverhampton 0

NATIONAL TROPHY
Birmingham 60 (Leon Flint 12+3)
Buxton 30 (Ben Wilson 11)
National Trophy points: Birmingham 3 Buxton 0

TUESDAY JUNE 12:

TRAVEL PLUS NATIONAL LEAGUE

Isle of Wight 46 (Alfie Bowtell 17)

Plymouth 44 (Henry Atkins 12)

National League points: Isle of Wight 3 Plymouth 1

MONDAY JUNE 11:

BRITISH FINAL, Belle Vue
1 Robert Lambert (King’s Lynn)
2 Dan Bewley (Belle Vue/Workington)
3 Craig Cook (Belle Vue)
4 Jason Garrity (Scunthorpe)

NATIONAL TROPHY
Kent 46 – Luke Bowen 14
Eastbourne 44 – Georgie Wood 12
National Trophy points: Kent 3 Eastbourne 1