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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2015, at Elite League, Premier League and National League level.

NOTE: (1) All entries for the current season are as per the declared team line-ups, but do not necessarily relate to actual appearances for the named clubs, particularly in the case of No. 8s and/or guest riders; (2) The symbol II after a team's name differentiates between a club's National level and higher league side, when more than one team was operated in the same season; (3) With regard to 'Club Honours', riders have been credited with a contribution to a league title-winning side if they rode in 6 or more matches of the team's league programme - and with a cup-winning contribution if they appeared in at least one leg of the final; (4) The Speedway Grand Prix and World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2015 series.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 24, 2015
RIDERS - C

CAMPOS, Scott Dale
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 May 1989, Ipswich, Suffolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2004) Mildenhall, Rye House II; (2005) Mildenhall, Boston; (2006) Boston; (2007) Oxford II; (2009-15) King’s Lynn II.
 
CARR, Liam
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 February 1996, Ashington, Northumbria.
BRITISH CAREER: (2012-13) Berwick; (2014) Berwick, Buxton; (2015) Buxton.
 
CASTAGNA, Michele (Paco)
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 March 1994, Arzignano, Italy.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Sheffield.
MAJOR HONOURS: Italian Under-21 Champion: 2011, 2012, 2014.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 4 meetings, 27 points.
RIDER LINK: Son of Armando Castagna (born: 22 September 1963, Italy).

 
chapman_sam.jpgCHAPMAN, Samuel (Sam)
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 February 1989, Truro, Cornwall.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014) Scunthorpe II; (2015) Plymouth, Birmingham.
CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham]; League Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham].
 
CHESSELL, Luke Pearson
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 January 1990, Swindon, Wiltshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2010) Scunthorpe II, Weymouth; (2011) Dudley, Isle of Wight; (2012) Rye House II; (2013) Stoke; (2014) Devon, Kent; (2015) Rye House II.
CLUB HONOUR: National Shield winner: 2011 [Dudley].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Mark Chessell (born: 26 July 1966, Ludlow, Shropshire). Nephew of Gary Chessell (born: 20 January 1965, Ludlow, Shropshire) and Martin Chessell (born: 30 January 1970, Ludlow, Shropshire).
 
CLEGG, Max
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 April 1997, Brighouse, West Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2012) Scunthorpe II; (2013) Dudley; (2014) Leicester, Cradley; (2015) Edinburgh, Cradley.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2013 [Dudley], 2014 [Cradley], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2013 [Dudley], 2014 [Cradley]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Cradley]; National Shield winner: 2014 [Cradley]; League Cup winner: 2015 [Edinburgh].
 
COCKLE, James Robert
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 May 1986, Edmonton, London.
BRITISH CAREER: (2001-03) Rye House II; (2004) Boston, Sheffield II, Reading, Glasgow; (2005) Glasgow, Sittingbourne, Boston; (2006) Glasgow; (2007) Sheffield, Scunthorpe; (2008) Mildenhall, Boston, Birmingham, Redcar II; (2009) Weymouth, Birmingham; (2010) Weymouth; (2011) Plymouth, King’s Lynn II; (2012) Plymouth,   Stoke, King’s Lynn II; (2013-15) King’s Lynn II.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2007 [Scunthorpe]; Pairs Championship winner: 2008 [Boston].
 
COLES, Connor
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 September 1994, Exeter, Devon.
BRITISH CAREER: (2012) Rye House II; (2013) Kent; (2014-15) Mildenhall.
CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2014 [Mildenhall].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Michael Coles (born: 11 August 1965, Exeter, Devon). Grandson of Bob Coles (born: 12 February 1944, Exeter, Devon).

 
COMPTON, André Neil
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 May 1977, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (1993) Bradford, Newcastle; (1994) Stoke, Newcastle, Buxton; (1995) Hull, Buxton, Reading, Coventry, Belle Vue; (1996) Buxton, Bradford, Belle Vue; (1997) Newcastle, Berwick; (1998-99) Sheffield; (2000) Peterborough, Newcastle; (2001) Newcastle; (2002) Newcastle, Poole; (2003) Sheffield, Poole; (2004) Sheffield, Poole, Belle Vue; (2005-08) Sheffield; (2009-10) Workington; (2013-2015) Sheffield.
MAJOR HONOURS: Premier League Riders’ Champion: 2004.
CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 1999 [Sheffield], 2009 [Workington]; League Championship winner: 1999 [Sheffield], 2001 [Newcastle], 2003 [Poole]; Young Shield winner: 1999 [Sheffield], 2009 [Workington], 2010 [Workington]; Craven Shield winner: 2002 [Poole].
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Benji Compton (born: 17 September 1986, Tenerife, Spain).
 
COMPTON, Benjamin (Benji) Mark
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 September 1986, Tenerife, Spain.
BRITISH CAREER: (2002) Newcastle II; (2003) Sheffield II, Mildenhall; (2004) Buxton; (2005) Scunthorpe; (2006) Sheffield, Scunthorpe; (2007) Berwick, Scunthorpe, King’s Lynn; (2008) Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe II, Redcar II; (2009) Redcar, Weymouth; (2010-11) Scunthorpe II; (2013) Kent; (2014) Poole, Kent; (2015) Somerset.
MAJOR HONOUR: Conference League Riders’ Champion: 2008.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2003 [Mildenhall]; 2006 [Scunthorpe], 2007 [Scunthorpe]; Pairs Championship winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe ‘B’]; League Championship winner: 2006, 2007 [both Scunthorpe], 2014 [Poole]; Conference Trophy winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe]; Conference Shield winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe]; Premier Trophy winner: 2007 [King’s Lynn].
RIDER LINKS: Brother of André Compton (born: 15 May 1977, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire).
 
COOK, Craig William
DATE OF BIRTH: 21 May 1987, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
BRITISH CAREER: (2008) Scunthorpe II; (2009) Buxton, Workington; (2010) Workington, Buxton, Peterborough; (2011) Edinburgh, Belle Vue; (2012) Edinburgh; (2013-15) Belle Vue, Edinburgh.
MAJOR HONOUR: National League Riders’ Champion: 2009; Premier League Riders Champion: 2012.
CLUB HONOURS: Young Shield winner: 2009 [Workington], 2010 [Workington]; National Trophy winner: 2010 [Buxton]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2010 [Buxton], 2014 [Edinburgh]; League Championship winner: 2010 [Buxton], 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2013 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 3 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 10 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 1 meeting, 4 points.
 
COTTHAM, Gary Dominic
DATE OF BIRTH: 13 September 1989, Eastbourne, East Sussex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2004-05) Rye House II; (2006) Rye House II, Sittingbourne; (2007-08) Rye House II; (2009) Mildenhall; (2010) Weymouth; (2011-12) Isle of Wight; (2015) Eastbourne.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Gary Cottham [Senior] (born: 2 November 1955).
 
COUZINS, Jamie
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 September 1995 Faversham, Kent.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Kent.
 
COVATTI, Nicolas (Nico)
DATE OF BIRTH: 19 June 1988, Coronel Pringles, Argentina.
BRITISH CAREER: (2012-13) Birmingham; (2014) Birmingham, Sheffield; (2015) Ipswich.
MAJOR HONOURS: Argentinean Open Champion: 2008, 2013; Italian Champion: 2013.
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 2 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 5 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 5 meetings, 35 points.

 
CRANG, Luke
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 April 1991, Darlington, County Durham
BRITISH CAREER: (2013) Coventry II; (2014) Redcar, Coventry II; (2015) Berwick, Coventry II.
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Maurice Crang (born: 7 October 1987, Darlington, County Durham) and Cousin of Mark Crang (born: 11 January 1966, Darlington, County Durham).
 
CUPITT, Layne Rhys
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 February 1998, Clifton, Nottinghamshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) King’s Lynn II.


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