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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 - N

NEALE, Michael
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 January, 1997, Hyde, Greater Manchester, Lancashire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2012) Buxton; (2015) Cradley.
 
NEWMAN, Kyle
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 December 1991, Poole, Dorset.
BRITISH CAREER: (2007-08) Weymouth; (2009) Bournemouth, Newport; (2010) Newport II, Birmingham; (2011) Newcastle, Poole, Dudley; (2012) Peterborough, Somerset; (2013) Somerset; (2014-15) Poole, Plymouth.
MAJOR HONOUR: Queensland State Under-21 Champion: 2011.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2008 [Weymouth], 2009 [Bournemouth], 2011 [Poole], 2013 [Somerset], 2014 [Poole], 2015 [Poole]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2009 [Bournemouth], 2013 [Somerset]; Premier Shield winner: 2011 [Newcastle]; Premier League Cup winner: 2012 [Somerset], Elite Shield winner: 2014 [Poole], 2015 [Poole].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Keith Newman (born: 3 May 1962, Poole, Dorset).
 
NICHOLLS, Scott Karl
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 May 1978, Ipswich, Suffolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (1994) Peterborough; (1995-98) Ipswich; (1999-2000) Poole; (2001-04) Ipswich; (2005-07) Coventry; (2008) Eastbourne; (2009) Coventry, Ipswich; (2010) Ipswich; (2011) Swindon; (2012-13) Coventry); (2014-15) Belle Vue.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-21 Champion: 1998, 1999; British Champion: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012; Czech Golden Helmet Champion: 2005.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 1998 [Ipswich], 2005 [Coventry], 2007 [Coventry]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 1998 [Ipswich], 2006 [Coventry], 2007 [Coventry], 2008 [Eastbourne]; Craven Shield winner: 1998 [Ipswich], 2007 [Coventry]; Elite Shield winner: 2006 [Coventry].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 82 GPs ridden, 9 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 631 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 19 meetings, 192 points, 1 Silver medal, 1 Bronze medal.
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Shaun Nicholls (born: 30 November 1971, Ipswich, Suffolk).
 
NIELSEN, Simon
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 October 1990, Stenlille, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Workington; (2012) Leicester; (2013) Leicester, Plymouth; (2014) Newcastle, Sheffield; (2015) Newcastle.
 
NIELSEN, Stefan Leeder
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 October 1994, Esbjerg, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II; (2012) Ipswich, Mildenhall; (2013) Somerset; (2014) Belle Vue, Coventry II; (2015) Belle Vue, Ipswich.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-19 Champion: 2012, 2013.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2011 [Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II], 2012 [Mildenhall], 2013 [Somerset]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Mildenhall], 2013 [Somerset]; National Trophy winner: 2012 [Mildenhall]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2012 [Mildenhall].
 
NIEMINEN, Kauko Tapio (Kake)
DATE OF BIRTH: 29 August 1979, Seinäjoki, Finland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2002-05) Workington; (2006) Glasgow; (2007) Workington; (2008) Workington, Lakeside; (2009-10) Lakeside; (2011) Lakeside, Leicester; (2012) Leicester; (2013) Belle Vue, Leicester; (2015) Glasgow.
MAJOR HONOURS: Finnish Under-21 Champion: 1998, 1999, 2000; Finnish Champion: 2009, 2010, 2011.
CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2004, 2008 [both Workington]; Pairs Championship winner: 2008 [Workington]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2009 [Lakeside].
 
NILSSON, Kim
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 February 1990, Stockholm, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009-11) Newport; (2011-12) Lakeside; (2013) Eastbourne, Lakeside; (2014-15) Lakeside.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 1 meeting, 4 points.
 
NORTH, Dakota (Dak) Max
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 August 1991, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Mildenhall; (2010) Newcastle; (2011) Somerset, Peterborough; (2012) King’s Lynn, Ipswich; (2013) Peterborough, Glasgow; (2014) Swindon; (2015) Poole.
MAJOR HONOUR: Australian Under-16 Champion: 2007.
CLUB HONOURS: Premier Trophy winner: 2010 [Newcastle]; Play-Off winner: 2010 [Newcastle]; Elite Shield winner: 2015 [Poole]; League Championship winner: 2015 [Poole].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Rod North (born: 26 October 1956, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia).


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