List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions
The List of United Kingdom Speedway Fours Champions is the list of teams and riders who have won the United Kingdom's Fours Championship that corresponded to the relevant league at the time. The list is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League and Premier League, etc. This list gives a complete listing of the winners for each season.[1][2]
During some years there was only one or two divisions, such as 1995 and 1996, when the top two tiers of speedway merged.[3]
Fours Champions (chronological order)
Tier One
- British League Four-Team Championship 1993–1994
- Premier League Four-Team Championship1995–1996
- Elite League Four-Team Championship 1997
Tier Two
- National League Four-Team Championship 1976-1994
- Premier League Four-Team Championship1997–2016
- SGB Championship Fours 2017–present
Tier Three
- Conference League Four-Team Championship2003–2008
- National League Fours 2009–2018
- NDL Fours 2019–present
List of Winners
| Year | Tier one | Year | Tier two | Year | Tier three |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | not held | 1976 | Newcastle Diamonds | ||
| 1977 | not held | 1977 | Peterborough Panthers | ||
| 1978 | not held | 1978 | Peterborough Panthers | ||
| 1979 | not held | 1979 | Ellesmere Port Gunners | ||
| 1980 | not held | 1980 | Crayford Kestrels | ||
| 1981 | not held | 1981 | Edinburgh Monarchs | ||
| 1982 | not held | 1982 | Newcastle Diamonds | ||
| 1983 | not held | 1983 | Newcastle Diamonds | ||
| 1984 | not held | 1984 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | ||
| 1985 | not held | 1985 | Middlesbrough Tigers | ||
| 1986 | not held | 1986 | Middlesbrough Tigers | ||
| 1987 | not held | 1987 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | ||
| 1988 | not held | 1988 | Peterborough Panthers | ||
| 1989 | not held | 1989 | Peterborough Panthers | ||
| 1990 | not held | 1990 | Stoke Potters | ||
| 1991 | not held | 1991 | Arena Essex Hammers |
||
| 1992 | not held | 1992 | Peterborough Panthers | ||
| 1993 | Reading Racers | 1993 | Edinburgh Monarchs | ||
| 1994 | Poole Pirates | 1994 | Oxford Cheetahs | ||
1995 |
Cradley Heath | 1995 | Div 1&2 merged | ||
1996 |
Oxford Cheetahs | 1996 | Div 1&2 merged | ||
| 1997 | Peterborough Panthers | 1997 |
Long Eaton Invaders |
||
| 1998 | not held | 1998 |
Peterborough Panthers | ||
| 1999 | not held | 1999 |
Sheffield Tigers | ||
| 2000 | not held | 2000 |
Sheffield Tigers | ||
| 2001 | not held | 2001 |
Workington Comets | ||
| 2002 | not held | 2002 |
Berwick Bandits | ||
| 2003 | not held | 2003 |
Swindon Robins | 2003 |
Rye House Raiders |
| 2004 | not held | 2004 |
Workington Comets | 2004 |
Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2005 | not held | 2005 |
Somerset Rebels | 2005 |
Weymouth Wildcats |
| 2006 | not held | 2006 |
Workington Comets | 2006 |
Stoke Spitfires |
| 2007 | not held | 2007 |
Isle of Wight Islanders |
2007 |
Scunthorpe Scorpions |
| 2008 | not held | 2008 |
Workington Comets | 2008 |
Weymouth Wildcats |
| 2009 | not held | 2009 |
Workington Comets | 2009 | not held |
| 2010 | not held | 2010 |
Birmingham Brummies | 2010 | not held |
| 2011 | not held | 2011 |
Ipswich Witches | 2011 | Dudley Heathens |
| 2012 | not held | 2012 |
Berwick Bandits | 2012 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| 2013 | not held | 2013 |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 2013 | Dudley Heathens |
| 2014 | not held | 2014 |
Somerset Rebels | 2014 | Cradley Heathens |
| 2015 | not held | 2015 |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 2015 | Birmingham Brummies |
| 2016 | not held | 2016 |
Plymouth Devils |
2016 | Rye House Raiders |
| 2017 | not held | 2017 | Peterborough Panthers | 2017 | not held |
| 2018 | not held | 2018 | Peterborough Panthers | 2018 | not held |
| 2019 | not held | 2019 | Somerset Rebels | 2019 | Stoke Potters |
| 2020 | not held | 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021 | not held | 2021 | not held | 2021 | not held |
| 2022 | not held | 2022 | not held | 2022 | not held |
| 2023 | not held | 2023 | not held | 2023 | not held |
References
- ^ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Fours champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tier One League Top division |
|  |
| Tier Two League Second division |
| |
| Tier Three League Third division | ||
| Champions | ||