Steven "Steve" Worrall (born 23 September 1991) is a British

speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta *Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana Types of races and race cours ...

rider.

Career

Born in St Helens, the twin brother of

Richie Worrall Richie Worrall (born 23 September 1991) is an English motorcycle speedway rider who in 2012 reached the final of the World Under-21 Championship. Biography Worrall was born in St. Helens, Merseyside, the slightly elder of twins, the other being ...

, Steve competed in motocross before taking up speedway in 2009 and had his first competitive season in 2010 with

Scunthorpe Saints The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. They have raced at various times since 1972, at three different venues. History 1972–1978 The original Scunthorpe side were known as Scunthorpe Saints from 1972 ...

in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

.Rider Index: W
, speedwaygb.co. Retrieved 27 December 2014 In 2011 he was part of the combined Scunthorpe/Sheffield team that won the league, and the same year finished as runner up to

Tai Woffinden Tai Woffinden (born 10 August 1990) is a British motorcycle speedway, speedway rider. He is a three-time Speedway World Championship, World Champion (2013 Speedway Grand Prix, 2013, 2015 Speedway Grand Prix, 2015 and 2018 Speedway Grand Prix, 2 ...

in the British Under-21 Championship. In 2012 he moved up to the

Premier League The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...

, riding for Newcastle Diamonds along with his brother, a season interrupted by a broken leg sustained in July. He stayed at Newcastle in 2013 but after losing confidence dropped down to the National League, riding for

King's Lynn Young Stars King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 1996 when Kin ...

and then

Stoke Potters The Stoke Potters previously the Hanley Potters were a British speedway team competing in the National League. As Stoke, the team raced at Loomer Road Stadium in Newcastle-under-Lyme. As Hanley Potters they raced from 1929 to 1963. History H ...

.Kinvig, David (2013)
Steve Worrall sees a bright future with Monarchs
, ''

Edinburgh Evening News The ''Edinburgh Evening News'' is a daily newspaper and website based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by John Wilson (1844–1909) and first published in 1873. It is printed daily, except on Sundays. It is owned by JPIMedia, which also ...

'', 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014 He returned to the Premier League later that season with

Redcar Bears The Redcar Bears are a British speedway team who currently compete in the SGB Championship (middle tier of the British speedway leagues). Their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship KO Cup win in 2019 against rivals Newcastle Diamo ...

, replacing the injured

Max Dilger Max Dilger (born 14 July 1989)''Świat Żużla'', No 1 (81) 2009, pages 54-55, is a German speedway rider who rode for Kolejarz Opole in the 2010 Polish Speedway Second League. Dilger was nominated as a track reserve at 2008 Speedway Grand Pri ...

. In 2014 he rode for Swindon Robins in the Elite League via the fast track draft system, and was part of the Premier League, League Cup, and Premier League Knockout Cup-winning record breaking Edinburgh Monarchs team, while also riding for Cradley Heathens in the National League, that team also winning multiple trophies.Wallace, Barry (2014)
Newcastle Diamonds welcome back Steve Worrall for the 2015 campaign
, ''

Evening Chronicle The ''Evening Chronicle'', now referred to as ''The Comical'', is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne covering North regional news, but primarily focused on Newcastle upon Tyne and surrounding area. The ''Comical'' is published by ...

'', 23 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014 Worrall came close to individual honours, finishing as runner up to Danny Halsey in the National League Riders' Championship. He was voted by readers of the '' Swindon Advertiser'' as the Robins Rider of the Year. In late 2014 he was signed by Belle Vue Aces for the 2015 Elite League season, and signed to return to Newcastle Diamonds in the Premier League. He reached the Elite League Grand Final with the Belle Vue Aces against the Poole Pirates in September 2015. Worrall remained with Belle Vue for six seasons and won the 2017 Division 1 KO Cup. He also rode for Newcastle and Scunthorpe in division 2. In 2020, Worrall joined the Poole Pirates in the

SGB Championship The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It ...

and in 2021 Worrall helped Poole win the league and cup double. In 2022, he rode for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the

SGB Premiership 2022 The 2022 SGB Premiership was the 87th season of the top tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Premiership. Sheffield Tigers topped the regular season table and met Belle Vue Aces in the play off final but Belle Vue ran out the winn ...

and remained with Poole in the

SGB Championship 2022 The 2022 SGB Championship season is the 75th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 5th known as the SGB Championship. Summary Eleven clubs competed in the Championship in 2022, with Oxford returning to the sport after a 15 year ab ...

. With Poole he was part of the team that retained the tier 2 League and KO Cup double crown. In 2023, he re-signed for Wolves for the

SGB Premiership 2023 The 2023 Sports Insure SGB Premiership is the 88th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Premiership. There was an increase of one team after the Leicester Lions opted to move up from the SGB Championship. 20 ...

and also re-signed for Poole for the

SGB Championship 2023 The 2023 SGB Cab Direct Championship season will be the 76th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 6th known as the SGB Championship. The British Speedway Network (BSN) would stream 35 matches live for the second year running. S ...

, where he was named the team captain after taking over from the departing Danny King.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Worrall, Steve 1991 births Living people English motorcycle racers British speedway riders Belle Vue Aces riders Cradley Heathens riders Edinburgh Monarchs riders King's Lynn Young Stars riders Newcastle Diamonds riders Poole Pirates riders Redcar Bears riders Scunthorpe Scorpions riders Stoke Potters riders Swindon Robins riders Wolverhampton Wolves riders Sportspeople from St Helens, Merseyside