List of United Kingdom speedway league champions

The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions 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, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the divisional winners for each season.^[1][2][3]

During some years there was only one or two divisions.^[4]

Belle Vue hold the most tier one championships with 14 followed by Poole and Wembley with 10.^[5]

Tier One League (Top division)

Season Champions 1929 Stamford Bridge Pensioners 1929 Leeds Lions 1930 Wembley Lions 1930 Belle Vue Aces 1931 Wembley Lions 1931 Belle Vue Aces 1932 Wembley Lions 1933 Belle Vue Aces 1934 Belle Vue Aces 1935 Belle Vue Aces 1936 Belle Vue Aces 1937 West Ham Hammers 1938 New Cross Rangers 1946 Wembley Lions 1947 Wembley Lions 1948 New Cross Rangers 1949 Wembley Lions 1950 Wembley Lions 1951 Wembley Lions 1952 Wembley Lions 1953 Wembley Lions 1954 Wimbledon Dons 1955 Wimbledon Dons 1956 Wimbledon Dons 1957 Swindon Robins 1958 Wimbledon Dons 1959 Wimbledon Dons 1960 Wimbledon Dons 1961 Wimbledon Dons 1962 Southampton Saints 1963 Belle Vue Aces 1964 Oxford Cheetahs 1965 West Ham Hammers 1966 Halifax Dukes 1967 Swindon Robins 1968 Coventry Bees 1969 Poole Pirates 1970 Belle Vue Aces 1971 Belle Vue Aces 1972 Belle Vue Aces 1973 Reading Racers 1974 Exeter Falcons 1975 Ipswich Witches 1976 Ipswich Witches 1977 White City Rebels 1978 Coventry Bees

Season Champions 1979 Coventry Bees 1980 Reading Racers 1981 Cradley Heath 1982 Belle Vue Aces 1983 Cradley Heath 1984 Ipswich Witches 1985 Oxford Cheetahs 1986 Oxford Cheetahs 1987 Coventry Bees 1988 Coventry Bees 1989 Oxford Cheetahs 1990 Reading Racers 1991 Wolverhampton Wolves 1992 Reading Racers 1993 Belle Vue Aces 1994 Poole Pirates 1995 Eastbourne Eagles 1996 Wolverhampton Wolves 1997 Bradford Dukes 1998 Ipswich Witches 1999 Peterborough Panthers 2000 Eastbourne Eagles 2001 Oxford Cheetahs 2002 Wolverhampton Wolves 2003 Poole Pirates 2004 Poole Pirates 2005 Coventry Bees 2006 Peterborough Panthers 2007 Coventry Bees 2008 Poole Pirates 2009 Wolverhampton Wolves 2010 Coventry Bees 2011 Poole Pirates 2012 Swindon Robins 2013 Poole Pirates 2014 Poole Pirates 2015 Poole Pirates 2016 Wolverhampton Wolves 2017 Swindon Robins 2018 Poole Pirates 2019 Swindon Robins 2021 Peterborough Panthers 2022 Belle Vue Aces 2023 Sheffield Tigers 2024 Belle Vue Aces

Most Tier One titles

Name	Titles
Belle Vue Aces	14
Poole Pirates	10
Wembley Lions	10
Coventry Bees	8
Wimbledon Dons	7
Oxford Cheetahs	5
Swindon Robins	5
Wolverhampton Wolves	5

Tier Two League (Second division)

Season Champions 1934 West Ham Reserves 1936 Southampton Saints 1937 Bristol Bulldogs 1938 Hackney Wick Wolves 1946 Middlesbrough Bears 1947 Middlesbrough Bears 1948 Bristol Bulldogs 1949 Bristol Bulldogs 1950 Norwich Stars 1951 Norwich Stars 1952 Poole Pirates 1953 Coventry Bees 1954 Bristol Bulldogs 1955 Poole Pirates 1956 Swindon Robins 1957 Southern Rovers 1959 Eastbourne Eagles 1960 Rayleigh Rockets 1961 Poole Pirates 1962 Poole Pirates 1963 Wolverhampton Wolves 1964 Newcastle Diamonds 1968 Belle Vue Colts 1969 Belle Vue Colts 1970 Canterbury Crusaders 1971 Eastbourne Eagles 1972 Crewe Kings 1973 Boston Barracudas 1974 Birmingham Brummies 1975 Birmingham Brummies 1976 Newcastle Diamonds 1977 Eastbourne Eagles 1978 Canterbury Crusaders 1979 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1980 Rye House Rockets 1981 Middlesbrough Tigers 1982 Newcastle Diamonds 1983 Newcastle Diamonds 1984 Long Eaton Invaders

Season Champions 1985 Ellesmere Port Gunners 1986 Eastbourne Eagles 1987 Eastbourne Eagles 1988 Hackney Kestrels 1989 Poole Pirates 1990 Poole Pirates 1991 Arena Essex Hammers 1992 Peterborough Panthers 1993 Glasgow Tigers 1994 Glasgow Tigers 1995 Berwick Bandits 1996 Linlithgow Lightning 1997 Reading Racers 1998 Peterborough Panthers 1999 Sheffield Tigers 2000 Exeter Falcons 2001 Newcastle Diamonds 2002 Sheffield Tigers 2003 Edinburgh Monarchs 2004 Hull Vikings 2005 Rye House Rockets 2006 Kings Lynn Stars 2007 Rye House Rockets 2008 Edinburgh Monarchs 2009 Edinburgh Monarchs 2010 Newcastle Diamonds 2011 Glasgow Tigers 2012 Scunthorpe Scorpions 2013 Somerset Rebels 2014 Edinburgh Monarchs 2015 Edinburgh Monarchs 2016 Somerset Rebels 2017 Sheffield Tigers 2018 Workington Comets 2019 Leicester Lions 2021 Poole Pirates 2022 Poole Pirates 2023 Glasgow Tigers 2024 Poole Pirates[6]

Tier Three League (Third division)

Season Champions 1947 Eastbourne Eagles 1948 Exeter Falcons 1949 Hanley Potters 1950 Oxford Cheetahs 1951 Poole Pirates 1952 Rayleigh Rockets 1953 Rayleigh Rockets 1954 California Poppies 1955 Rye House Roosters 1956 Rye House Roosters 1994 Berwick Bandits 1997 Peterborough Pumas 1998 St Austell Gulls 1999 Newport Mavericks 2000 Sheffield Prowlers 2001 Sheffield Prowlers 2002 Peterborough Pumas 2003 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 2004 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 2005 Oxford Silver Machine Academy

Season Champions 2006 Scunthorpe Scorpions 2007 Scunthorpe Scorpions 2008 Weymouth Wildcats 2009 Bournemouth Buccaneers 2010 Buxton Hitmen 2011 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints 2012 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 2013 Dudley Heathens 2014 Cradley Heathens 2015 Birmingham Brummies 2016 Birmingham Brummies 2017 Belle Vue Colts 2018 Eastbourne Eagles 2019 Leicester Lion Cubs 2021 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 2022 Leicester Lion Cubs 2023 Oxford Chargers 2024 Leicester Lion Cubs 2025

References

1. "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB.
2. "UK Speedway Champions". Speedway Champions.
3. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
4. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 129–133. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
5. "Roll of honour". Poole Pirates.
6. "Poole Pirates crowned speedway champions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2024.