The British League Riders Championship was an individual

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contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest

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from each club competing in the

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in the UK, or the top division of the league during the period when it had two or more divisions. Similar tournaments had been held before the formation of the British League in 1965, including the Provincial League Riders' Championship, open to riders from the

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. The championship has been sponsored by Player's No 10,

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, Leyland Cars, Gauntlet,

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, TNT Sameday and Dunlop. The championship continued until the British League Riders' Championship was replaced with the

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in 1995.

Results

References

*Oakes, Peter (1991) ''The Complete History of the British League'', Front Page Books, {{Speedway in the United Kingdom Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom

Results

See also

References