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Great Britain national speedway team
British motorcycle speedway nation
British motorcycle speedway nation
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| clubname | Great Britain |
| image | Flag of the United Kingdom.svg |
| imagesize | 250px |
| managers | Simon Stead and Oliver Allen |
| captain | Tai Woffinden |
| colour | Blue |
| swcwins | 10 (inc SON) (1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1989, 2021, 2024) |
| squad1 | Robert Lambert |
| squad2 | Dan Bewley |
| squad3 | Tom Brennan |
| squad4 | Tai Woffinden |
The Great Britain national speedway team (formerly the England speedway team) is one of the major teams in international motorcycle speedway. The team is managed by former Great Britain riders Oliver Allen and Simon Stead, and captained by the Tai Woffinden.
The team raced as England from 1928 to 1961 and again from 1974 to 2000. They have raced as Great Britain from 1962 to 1973 and since 2001.
History
The national speedway team held test matches against the Australia as early as 1928, although the first official test match is listed as 30 June 1930 at Wimbledon Stadium.
The team won the Speedway World Team Cup on five occasions as England and four times as Great Britain from 1968 to 1989. They were a major force in the 1970s, winning five consecutive tournaments, two as England and three as Great Britain. Key riding members of the title wins include Peter Collins (five wins), Malcolm Simmons (four wins), New Zealand born Ivan Mauger and Ray Wilson (all three wins). Prior to 1974, the Great Britain team often consisted of riders from other Commonwealth Nations including Australia and New Zealand.
The cup eluded the team after 1989, although they came close in 2000, missing out when Mark Loram fell in a race-off and 2004 where a team of Mark Loram, Lee Richardson, Gary Havelock, David Norris and Scott Nicholls missed out by one point. Both the 2000 and 2004 narrow defeats were at the hands of Sweden and both in somewhat controversial fashion.
In June 2018, Great Britain competed as one of 15 nations in the inaugural Speedway of Nations tournament and in August 2018, Great Britain hosted a top-level international test match for the first time in over 15 years when they took on Australia at Glasgow's Peugeot Ashfield Stadium.
At the 2021 Speedway of Nations in Manchester, Team GB ended a 32 years drought. After finishing third in qualifying, they beat Denmark 6–3 in the Grand Final qualifier and then beat Poland in the Grand Final 5–4. The winning team included Robert Lambert, Dan Bewley and Tai Woffinden. The team subsequently won the 2024 Speedway of Nations.
Major tournament wins
World Team Championships
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | ENG | |||
| London | ||||
| Wembley Stadium | 1. GBR Great Britain (40) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (30) | ||||
| 3. POL Poland (19) | ||||
| 4. TCH Czechoslovakia (7) | Ivan Mauger (NZ) | 12 | ||
| Nigel Boocock | 10 | |||
| Martin Ashby | 8 | |||
| Barry Briggs (NZ) | 7 | |||
| Norman Hunter | 3 | |||
| 1971 | POL | |||
| Wrocław | ||||
| Stadion Olimpijski | 1. GBR Great Britain (37) | |||
| 2. Soviet Union Soviet Union (22) | ||||
| 3. POL Poland (19) | ||||
| 4. SWE Sweden (18) | Ray Wilson | 12 | ||
| Ivan Mauger (NZ) | 10 | |||
| Jim Airey (AUS) | 9 | |||
| Barry Briggs (NZ) | 6 | |||
| Ronnie Moore (NZ) | dnr | |||
| 1972 | FRG | |||
| Olching | ||||
| Olching Speedwaybahn | 1. GBR Great Britain (36) | |||
| 2. Soviet Union Soviet Union (21) | ||||
| 3. POL Poland (21) | ||||
| 4. SWE Sweden (18) | Ivan Mauger (NZ) | 11 | ||
| John Louis | 9 | |||
| Terry Betts | 9 | |||
| Ray Wilson | 8 | |||
| Ronnie Moore (NZ) | dnr | |||
| 1973 | ENG | |||
| London | ||||
| Wembley Stadium | 1. GBR Great Britain (37) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (31) | ||||
| 3. Soviet Union Soviet Union (20) | ||||
| 4. POL Poland (8) | Peter Collins | 12 | ||
| Terry Betts | 9 | |||
| Malcolm Simmons | 8 | |||
| Ray Wilson | 8 | |||
| Dave Jessup | dnr | |||
| 1974 | POL | |||
| Chorzów | ||||
| Stadion Śląski | 1. ENG England (42) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (31) | ||||
| 3. POL Poland (13) | ||||
| 4. Soviet Union Soviet Union (10) | Peter Collins | 12 | ||
| John Louis | 12 | |||
| Dave Jessup | 10 | |||
| Malcolm Simmons | 8 | |||
| Ray Wilson | dnr | |||
| 1975 | GER | |||
| Norden | ||||
| Motodrom Halbemond | 1. ENG England (41) | |||
| 2. Soviet Union Soviet Union (29) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (17) | ||||
| 4. POL Poland (9) | Peter Collins | 12 | ||
| Malcolm Simmons | 11 | |||
| Martin Ashby | 10 | |||
| John Louis | 8 | |||
| Dave Jessup | dnr | |||
| 1977 | POL | |||
| Wrocław | ||||
| Stadion Olimpijski | 1. ENG England (37) | |||
| 2. POL Poland (25) | ||||
| 3. TCH Czechoslovakia (23) | ||||
| 4. SWE Sweden (11) | Peter Collins | 10 | ||
| Michael Lee | 9 | |||
| Dave Jessup | 9 | |||
| John Davis | 6 | |||
| Malcolm Simmons | 3 | |||
| 1980 | POL | |||
| Wrocław | ||||
| Stadion Olimpijski | 1. ENG England (40) | |||
| 2. USA United States (29) | ||||
| 3. POL Poland (15) | ||||
| 4. CZE Czechoslovakia (12) | Michael Lee | 11 | ||
| Chris Morton | 11 | |||
| Peter Collins | 10 | |||
| Dave Jessup | 8 | |||
| John Davis | dnr | |||
| 1989 | ENG | |||
| Bradford | ||||
| Odsal Stadium | 1. ENG England (48) | |||
| 2. DEN Denmark (34) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (30) | ||||
| 4. USA United States (8) | Jeremy Doncaster | 13 | ||
| Paul Thorp | 12 | |||
| Kelvin Tatum | 12 | |||
| Simon Wigg | 11 | |||
| Simon Cross | 0 | |||
| 2021 | ENG | |||
| Manchester | ||||
| National Speedway Stadium | 1. GBR Great Britain (64+6+5) | |||
| 2. POL Poland (74+4) | ||||
| 3. DEN Denmark (68+3) | ||||
| 4. AUS Australia (49) | ||||
| 5. FRA France (47) | ||||
| 6. LAT Latvia (42) | ||||
| 7. SWE Sweden (30) | Robert Lambert | 32+4+3 | ||
| Dan Bewley | 11+2+2 | |||
| Tai Woffinden | 14 | |||
| Tom Brennan | 7 | |||
| 2024 | ENG | |||
| Manchester | ||||
| National Speedway Stadium | 1. GBR Great Britain (35+5+7) | |||
| 2. AUS Australia (36+2) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (27+4) | ||||
| 4. GER Germany (26) | ||||
| 5. POL Poland (24) | ||||
| 6. DEN Denmark (21) | ||||
| 7. LAT Latvia (20) | Robert Lambert | 22+3+4 | ||
| Dan Bewley | 13+2+3 | |||
| Tom Brennan | dnr |
Titles
1972 (3rd title) 1973 (4th title) 1974 (5th title) 1975 (6th title)
World Pairs Championship
| Year | Venue | Standings (Pts) | Riders | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | SWE | |||
| Borås | ||||
| Ryavallen | 1. ENG England (24) | |||
| 2. NZL New Zealand (24) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden B (22) | ||||
| 4. SWE Sweden A (22) | ||||
| 5. POL Poland (15) | ||||
| 6. TCH Czechoslovakia (12) | ||||
| 7. HUN Hungary (6) | Ray Wilson | 15+3 | ||
| Terry Betts | 9 | |||
| 1976 | SWE | |||
| Eskilstuna | ||||
| Snälltorpet | 1. ENG England (27) | |||
| 2. DEN Denmark (24) | ||||
| 3. SWE Sweden (22) | ||||
| 4. AUS Australia (16) | ||||
| 5. NZL New Zealand (15) | ||||
| 6. SCO Scotland (12) | ||||
| 7. POL Poland (10) | John Louis | 17 | ||
| Malcolm Simmons | 10 | |||
| 1977 | ENG | |||
| Manchester | ||||
| Hyde Road | 1. ENG England (28) | |||
| 2. SWE Sweden (18) | ||||
| 3. FRG West Germany (18) | ||||
| 4. CZE Czechoslovakia (17) | ||||
| 5. NZL New Zealand (17) | ||||
| 6. FIN Finland (14) | ||||
| 7. AUS Australia (12) | Peter Collins | 15 | ||
| Malcolm Simmons | 13 | |||
| 1978 | POL | |||
| Chorzówr | ||||
| Stadion Śląski | 1. ENG England (24) | |||
| 2. NZL New Zealand (24) | ||||
| 3. DEN Denmark (21) | ||||
| 4. CZE Czechoslovakia (18) | ||||
| 5. POL Poland (15) | ||||
| 6. FRG West Germany (13) | ||||
| 7. SWE Sweden (11) | Malcolm Simmons | 15+3 | ||
| Gordon Kennett | 9 | |||
| 1980 | YUG | |||
| Krsko | ||||
| Matija Gubec Stadium | 1. ENG England (29) | |||
| 2. POL Poland (22) | ||||
| 3. DEN Denmark (21) | ||||
| 4. SWE Sweden (18) | ||||
| 5. NZL New Zealand (16) | ||||
| 6. FIN Finland (14) | ||||
| 7. YUG Yugoslavia (6) | Dave Jessup | 15 | ||
| Peter Collins | 14 | |||
| 1983 | SWE | |||
| Göteborg | ||||
| Ullevi | 1. ENG England (25) | |||
| 2. AUS Australia (24) | ||||
| 3. DEN Denmark (19) | ||||
| 4. USA United States (18) | ||||
| 5. SWE Sweden (16) | ||||
| 6. FRG West Germany (12) | ||||
| 7. NZL New Zealand (11) | Kenny Carter | 15 | ||
| Peter Collins | 10 | |||
| 1984 | ITA | |||
| Lonigo | ||||
| Santa Marina Stadium | 1. ENG England (27) | |||
| 2. DEN Denmark (25) | ||||
| 3. NZL New Zealand (25) | ||||
| 4. USA United States (19) | ||||
| 5. AUS Australia (14) | ||||
| 6. TCH Czechoslovakia (10) | ||||
| 7. ITA Italy (6) | Chris Morton | 14 | ||
| Peter Collins | 13 |
International caps (as of 2022)
Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence. This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.
| Rider | Caps for England | Caps for Great Britain | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott, Joe | 30 | - | 30 |
| Airey, Jim AUS | - | 17 | 17 |
| Allen, Oliver | - | 2 | 2 |
| Andrew, Bill NZL | - | 7 | 7 |
| Andrews, Bob | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| Ashby, Martin | 49 | 21 | 70 |
| Ashworth, Ricky | - | 1 | 1 |
| Atkinson, Arthur | 30 | - | 30 |
| Auffret, Frank | 6 | - | 6 |
| Bales, Billy | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Barker, Ben | - | 5 | 5 |
| Barker, Dean | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| Bastable, Steve | 18 | - | 18 |
| Beaton, Bobby SCO | - | 1 | 1 |
| Betts, Terry | 55 | 19 | 74 |
| Bird, Danny | - | 1 | 1 |
| Blackbird, Carl | 8 | - | 8 |
| Boocock, Eric | 53 | 37 | 90 |
| Boocock, Nigel | 90 | 64 | 154 |
| Boothroyd, Eric | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Boss, Chris WAL | 5 | - | 5 |
| Boulger, John AUS | - | 5 | 5 |
| Bounds, Reg | 2 | - | 2 |
| Bradley, Dick | 24 | - | 24 |
| Brett, Brian | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Bridger, Lewis | - | 5 | 5 |
| Briggs, Barry NZL | - | 57 | 57 |
| Brine, Cyril | 12 | - | 12 |
| Broadbank, Mike | 28 | 8 | 36 |
| Broadbelt, Eric | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| Brown, Ivor | 1 | - | 1 |
| Burton, Squib | 7 | - | 7 |
| Bush, Arthur | 5 | - | 5 |
| Byers, Gordon | 3 | - | 3 |
| Byford, Howdy | 6 | - | 6 |
| Carr, Peter | 12 | - | 12 |
| Carter, Kenny | 51 | - | 51 |
| Cartwright, Ian | 6 | - | 6 |
| Clarke, Tony | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| Clarke, Phil | 5 | - | 5 |
| Clarke, Ron | 9 | - | 9 |
| Clark, Pat | 2 | - | 2 |
| Clibbett, Bill | 1 | - | 1 |
| Close, Derick | 2 | - | 2 |
| Cole, Howard WAL | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Coles, Bob | 1 | - | 1 |
| Coles, Michael | 2 | - | 2 |
| Collins, Les | 31 | - | 31 |
| Collins, Neil | 19 | - | 19 |
| Collins, Peter | 118 | 9 | 127 |
| Collins, Phil | 55 | 1 | 56 |
| Cottrell, Col | 1 | - | 1 |
| Courtney, Mark | 5 | - | 5 |
| Cox, Marvyn | 25 | - | 25 |
| Craven, Gil | 1 | - | 1 |
| Craven, Malcolm | 11 | - | 11 |
| Craven, Peter | 48 | 12 | 60 |
| Cresp, Ray AUS | - | 6 | 6 |
| Cribb, Bruce NZL | - | 3 | 3 |
| Croombs, Tommy | 30 | - | 30 |
| Cross, Simon | 33 | - | 33 |
| Crutcher, Brian | 23 | - | 23 |
| Cunningham, Glenn | 2 | - | 2 |
| Davey, Tony | 11 | - | 11 |
| Davis, John | 64 | - | 64 |
| Dent, Russ | 1 | - | 1 |
| Doncaster, Jeremy | 52 | - | 52 |
| Drury, Graham WAL | 1 | - | 1 |
| Dugard, Martin | 41 | - | 41 |
| Edwards, Bert | 7 | - | 7 |
| Elliott, Bryan | 6 | - | 6 |
| Erskine, Jon | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Etheridge, Laurie | 1 | - | 1 |
| Evans, Norman | 1 | - | 1 |
| Evitts, Neil | 27 | - | 27 |
| Farndon, Tom | 21 | - | 21 |
| Featherby, Clive | - | 1 | 1 |
| Fisher, Dick | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Forrest, Arthur | 26 | - | 26 |
| France, Rick | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Francis, Joe | 6 | - | 6 |
| French, Eric | 8 | - | 8 |
| Frogley, Roger | 3 | - | 3 |
| Galvin, Andy | 1 | - | 1 |
| Gamble, Tommy | 1 | - | 1 |
| Genz, Ronnie | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Gifford, Dave NZL | - | 2 | 2 |
| Gilbert, Bill | 6 | - | 6 |
| Glover, Carl | 1 | - | 1 |
| Gofffe, Lloyd | 1 | - | 1 |
| Golden, Alby | - | 1 | 1 |
| Gooch, Jimmy | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Gooddy, Colin | 1 | - | 1 |
| Goulden, Frank | 1 | - | 1 |
| Grahame, Alan | 42 | - | 42 |
| Grahame, Andy | 16 | - | 16 |
| Gray, Dennis | 1 | - | 1 |
| Greatrex, Stan | 5 | - | 5 |
| Green, Richard | 1 | - | 1 |
| Green, Wally | 6 | - | 6 |
| Greenwood, George | 2 | - | 2 |
| Greer, Richard | 4 | - | 4 |
| Gregory, Eric | 2 | - | 2 |
| Gregory, Les | 1 | - | 1 |
| Grifiths, Syd WAL | 1 | - | 1 |
| Hagon, Alf | 4 | - | 4 |
| Haigh, Dusty | 15 | - | 15 |
| Haley, Arnie | 33 | 6 | 39 |
| Harkins, Bert SCO | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Harris, Chris | - | 22 | 22 |
| Harris, Dick | 5 | - | 5 |
| Harrison, Bob | 10 | - | 10 |
| Hart, Oliver | 16 | - | 16 |
| Havelock, Gary | 54 | 12 | 66 |
| Hedge, Trevor | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Hemus, Dave | - | 1 | 1 |
| Herbert, Hal | 1 | - | 1 |
| Hill, Roger | 1 | - | 1 |
| Holden, Kevin | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| How, Ron | 44 | 12 | 56 |
| Howe, Ben | 8 | - | 8 |
| Howe, David | - | 4 | 4 |
| Hull, Wally | 2 | - | 2 |
| Hunt, Alan | 26 | - | 26 |
| Hunt, Tim | 1 | - | 1 |
| Hunter, George SCO | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| Hunter, Norman | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| Hurry, Paul | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| Hussey, Gerry | 2 | - | 2 |
| Jackson, Syd | 8 | - | 8 |
| Jay, Alan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Jervis, Arthur | 2 | - | 2 |
| Jessup, Dave | 97 | - | 97 |
| Johns, Roger | 2 | - | 2 |
| Jolly, Kevin | 6 | - | 6 |
| Jones, Graham | 3 | - | 3 |
| Kelly, Peter | 1 | - | 1 |
| Kempster, Jim | 4 | - | 4 |
| Kennett, Edward | - | 10 | 10 |
| Kennett, Gordon | 53 | - | 53 |
| Kentwell, Greg AUS | - | 1 | 1 |
| Key, Nobby | 11 | - | 11 |
| Kilby, Bob | 37 | 5 | 42 |
| King, Danny | - | 6 | 6 |
| Kitchen, Bill | 41 | - | 41 |
| Kitchen, Jack | - | 2 | 2 |
| Knight, Richard | 20 | - | 20 |
| Kuhn, Gus | 4 | - | 4 |
| Landels, Bill SCO | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Langton, Eric | 44 | - | 44 |
| Langton, Oliver | 1 | - | 1 |
| Lawson, Louis | 7 | - | 7 |
| Leadbitter, Tom | 2 | - | 2 |
| Lee, Michael | 72 | - | 72 |
| Lees, Ginger | 22 | - | 22 |
| Levai, Sandor HUN | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lightfoot, Jim | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Lloyd, Jeff | 5 | - | 5 |
| Lloyd, Wally | 8 | - | 8 |
| Lomas, Tony | 12 | - | 12 |
| Loram, Mark | 36 | 10 | 46 |
| Louis, Chris | 41 | 3 | 44 |
| Louis, John | 54 | 4 | 58 |
| Luckhurst, Reg | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| McAuliffe, Leo WAL | - | 1 | 1 |
| McGillivray, Les | 2 | - | 2 |
| McGregor, Gordon SCO | 19 | 1 | 20 |
| McKinlay, Ken SCO | 92 | 23 | 115 |
| McMillan, Jim SCO | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| Maidment, Cyril | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| Mardon, Geoff NZL | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mauger, Ivan NZL | - | 47 | 47 |
| Mear, Robert | - | 2 | 2 |
| Middleditch, Ken | 5 | - | 5 |
| Middleditch, Neil | 7 | - | 7 |
| Miller, Tommy SCO | 5 | - | 5 |
| Milner, Keith | 1 | - | 1 |
| Molyneux, Alan | 1 | - | 1 |
| Monk, Charlie AUS | - | 15 | 15 |
| Moore, Peter AUS | - | 3 | 3 |
| Moore, Ronnie NZL | - | 21 | 21 |
| Morton, Chris | 115 | 7 | 122 |
| Morton, Dave | 18 | - | 18 |
| Morton, Ray | 1 | - | 1 |
| Mountford, Ron | 25 | 4 | 29 |
| Mudge, Geoff AUS | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mullett, Dave | 3 | - | 3 |
| Neath, Chris | - | 1 | 1 |
| Newton, George | 12 | - | 12 |
| Nicholls, Nick | 5 | - | 5 |
| Nicholls, Scott | 8 | 27 | 35 |
| Norris, David | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| Oakley, Bob | 1 | - | 1 |
| Oliver, Dent | 19 | - | 19 |
| Ormston, Jack | 14 | - | 14 |
| Owen, Joe | 3 | - | 3 |
| Owen, Les | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Owen, Tom | 1 | - | 1 |
| Parker, Dennis | 5 | - | 5 |
| Parker, Jack | 89 | - | 89 |
| Parker, Norman | 36 | - | 36 |
| Parkinson, Cliff | 17 | 7 | 24 |
| Paulson, Bob | 3 | - | 3 |
| Pawson, Fred | 5 | - | 5 |
| Phillips, Wal | 27 | - | 27 |
| Pitcher, Bill | 7 | - | 7 |
| Plant, Graham | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Pratt, Colin | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Price, Arthur | 3 | - | 3 |
| Price, Tommy | 23 | - | 23 |
| Pusey, Chris | 51 | - | 51 |
| Pymar, Geoff | 12 | - | 12 |
| Richardson, Colin | 1 | - | 1 |
| Richardson, Lee | 1 | 25 | 26 |
| Rigg, Eddie | 14 | - | 14 |
| Roger, Bert | 11 | - | 11 |
| Roger, Cyril | 25 | - | 25 |
| Rogers, Fred | 1 | - | 1 |
| Roper, Tommy | 4 | - | 4 |
| Rossiter, Alun | 8 | - | 8 |
| Roynon, Adam | - | 1 | 1 |
| Rye, Claude | 4 | - | 4 |
| Schofield, Steve | 12 | - | 12 |
| Scott, Jack AUS | - | 1 | 1 |
| Screen, Joe | 37 | 7 | 44 |
| Sharpe, Les AUS | - | 2 | 2 |
| Sharples, Ken | 8 | - | 8 |
| Silver, Andrew | 22 | - | 22 |
| Simmons, Malcolm | 73 | 5 | 78 |
| Small, Terry | 1 | - | 1 |
| Smith, Andy | 29 | - | 29 |
| Smith, Kevin | 3 | - | 3 |
| Smith, Pete | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Squibb, Jimmy | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Standing, Dean | 4 | - | 4 |
| Statham, Alec | 22 | - | 22 |
| Stead, Simon | - | 11 | 11 |
| Stevenson, Tiger | 27 | - | 27 |
| Stobbart, Rol | 2 | - | 2 |
| Stonehewer, Carl | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Street, Neil AUS | - | 1 | 1 |
| Sweetman, Tommy | 6 | - | 6 |
| Tatum, Kelvin | 65 | - | 65 |
| Taylor, Chum AUS | - | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas, Barry | 26 | - | 26 |
| Thorp, Paul | 31 | - | 31 |
| Trigg, Roy | 31 | 5 | 36 |
| Trott, Reg | 1 | - | 1 |
| Tyrer, Paul | 1 | - | 1 |
| Unstead, Jack | 2 | - | 2 |
| Varey, Frank | 21 | - | 21 |
| Warwick, Arthur | 7 | - | 7 |
| Waterman, Split | 32 | - | 32 |
| Watkin, Mike | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Watson, Colin | 9 | - | 9 |
| White, George | 19 | - | 19 |
| White, Keith | 7 | - | 7 |
| Whitfield, Harry | 1 | - | 1 |
| Wigg, Simon | 57 | - | 57 |
| Wilkinson, Alan | 12 | - | 12 |
| Wilkinson, Fred | 2 | - | 2 |
| Wilks, George | 9 | - | 9 |
| Williams, Eric WAL | 23 | - | 23 |
| Williams, Freddie WAL | 28 | - | 28 |
| Williams, Ian WAL | 8 | - | 8 |
| Wilson, Ray | 72 | 36 | 108 |
| Wilson, Reg | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Wilson, Sean | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| Woffinden, Tai | - | 11 | 11 |
| Woods, Paul | 2 | - | 2 |
| Wotton, Les | 13 | - | 13 |
| Wright, Arthur | 7 | - | 7 |
| Wyer, Doug | 46 | 14 | 60 |
| Young, Jack | - | 1 | 1 |
| Younghusband, Dave | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Managers
- 1975–1975 (Reg Fearman)
- 1975–1976 (John Berry)
- 1976–1976 (Len Silver)
- 1977–1978 (John Berry)
- 1979–1980 (Colin Pratt)
- 1980–1980 (Ian Thomas)
- 1981–1981 (Len Silver)
- 1982–1982 (Eric Boocock)
- 1983–1984 (Wally Mawdsley)
- 1984–1984 (Carl Glover)
- 1984–1985 (John Berry)
- 1982 & 1986–1993 (Eric Boocock)
- 1986–1993 (Colin Pratt)
- 1994–1998 (John Louis)
- 1994–1994 (James Easter)
- 1998–2001 (Dave Jessup)
- 2001–2008 (Neil Middleditch)
- 2009–2010 (Rob Lyon)
- 2011–2013 (Neil Middleditch)
- 2014–2019 (Alun Rossiter)
- 2019– (Oliver Allen)
- 2019– (Simon Stead)
References
References
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- Oakes, Peter. (1981). "1981 Speedway Yearbook". Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd.
- Bott, Richard. (1980). "The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4". Stanley Paul & Co Ltd.
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- (21 March 1998). "New boy dave aims to heal the old wounds". Coventry Evening Telegraph.
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