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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2016, 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 2016 series.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 30, 2016
RIDERS - P

PALM TOFT, Michael
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 July 1990, Odense, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Scunthorpe; (2012) King’s Lynn, Scunthorpe; (2013) Plymouth, Scunthorpe; (2014) Belle Vue; (2015-16) Peterborough, Scunthorpe.
MAJOR HONOUR: FIM Youth 80cc Champion: 2006.
CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2012 [Scunthorpe].
 
PALOVAARA, Victor
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 January 1994, Karlstad, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014-15) Glasgow; (2016) Newcastle.
 
PARKER, Robert
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 June 1995, Northampton, Northamptonshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Birmingham; (2016) Mildenhall.
 
PARKINSON BLACKBURN, Jack Daniel
DATE OF BIRTH: 2 September 2000, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Buxton; (2016) Birmingham.
MAJOR HONOUR: British 500cc Youth Champion: 2015; Midland Development League Riders Champion: 2015.
CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2016 [Birmingham]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Birmingham].
 
PAYNE, Lee
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 October 1986, Wigan, Lancashire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013) Stoke; (2014) Belle Vue, Stoke; (2015) Stoke; (2016) Redcar, Belle Vue II.
 
PEDERSEN, Bjarne Aagaard
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 July 1978, Ryde, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2000-01) Newcastle; (2002) Poole; (2003) Poole, Newcastle; (2004-10) Poole; (2011) Eastbourne; (2012) Birmingham: (2013-14) Eastbourne; (2015) Leicester; (2016) Poole.
MAJOR HONOURS: Danish Champion: 2004; Elite League Riders' Champion: 2004; World Cup Champion: 2006, 2008.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2001 [Newcastle], 2003 [Poole], 2004 [Poole], 2008 [Poole]; Craven Shield winner: 2002, 2006 [both Poole]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2003, 2004, 2010 [all Poole]; British League Cup winner: 2003 [Poole]; Pairs Championship winner: 2007 [Poole].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 71 GPs ridden, 7 GP finals, 1 GP win, 519 GP points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHT: European GP Champion: 2004.
WORLD CUP RECORD:   27 meetings, 275 points, 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals, 3 Bronze medals.
 
PERKS, Ellis George
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 March 1997, Worcester, Worcestershire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014) Scunthorpe II; (2015) Scunthorpe, Cradley; (2016) Plymouth, Eastbourne.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winners: 2016 [Eastbourne].
RIDER LINKS: Great nephew of Dave Perks (born: 16 December 1951, Halesowen, Worcestershire). Son of former referee Robbie Perks (born: 24 October 1968, Halesowen, West Midlands).
 
PERRY, Thomas (Tom) Andrew
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 February 1993, Albrighton, Nr. Wolverhampton, Shropshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2010-11) Dudley; (2012) Somerset, Dudley; (2013) Somerset, Isle of Wight; (2014) Leicester, Wolverhampton, Scunthorpe, Cradley; (2015) Birmingham; (2016) Berwick, Peterborough, Birmingham.
CLUB HONOURS: National Shield winner: 2011 [Dudley], 2012 [Dudley], 2014 [Cradley]; Premier League Cup winner: 2012 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2013 [Somerset], 2014 [Cradley], 2015 [Birmingham], 2016 [Birmingham]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2013 [Somerset], 2014 [Cradley]; National Trophy winner: 2013 [Isle of Wight], 2016 [Birmingham]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Cradley], 2015 [Birmingham].
 
PHILLIPS, Daniel (Danny)
DATE OF BIRTH: 4 July 1996, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2012) Scunthorpe II; (2013) Mildenhall; (2014) Cradley; (2015) Stoke; (2016) Newcastle, Stoke.
MAJOR HONOUR: Northern Junior League Riders’ Champion: 2013.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2014 [Cradley]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2014 [Cradley]; National Shield winner: 2014 [Cradley].
 
PHILLIPS, Nicholas (Nick)
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 June 1988, Dulverton, Somerset.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Eastbourne, Isle of Wight.
 
PIJPER, Theo
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 February 1980, Dokkum, Holland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2002-06) Edinburgh; (2007) Wolverhampton, Edinburgh, Berwick; (2008) Swindon, Mildenhall; (2011) Glasgow, Birmingham; (2012-13) Edinburgh; (2014) Glasgow; (2015) Scunthorpe; (2016) Berwick.
TEAM HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2003 [Edinburgh], 2011 [Glasgow]; Elite Shield winner: 2008 [Swindon].
 
PIPER, George David
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 August 1991, Kettering, Northamptonshire, England.
BRITISH CAREER: (2007) Weymouth, Oxford II; (2016) Isle of Wight.
 
PORSING, Nicklas Andre
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 January 1993, Herning, Denmark.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013-15) King’s Lynn; (2016) King's Lynn, Peterborough.
MAJOR HONOUR: Under-21 World Cup Champion: 2013.
 
POWELL, Charles (Charley)
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 August 1992, Orpington, Kent.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015-16) Eastbourne.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winners: 2016 [Eastbourne].
 
PRIEST, Luke Alex James
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 June 1985, Birmingham, West Midlands.
BRITISH CAREER: (2000) Ashfield, Owlerton; (2001) Sheffield II, Boston; (2002) Sheffield II; (2003) Sheffield II, Stoke II; (2004) Newport, Stoke II, Sheffield II; (2005) Stoke II; (2006) Stoke, Stoke II; (2007) Stoke II; (2008) Weymouth, Mildenhall; (2009) Bournemouth, Workington, Mildenhall; (2010) Newport II; (2011-12) Buxton; (2013) Stoke; (2015-16) Rye House II.
NOTE: Priest also appeared for Mildenhall prior to joining Newport II in 2010, but this is not credited in his career record because the club closed down prematurely, with all their matches expunged from the records.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2000 [Owlerton], 2001 [Sheffield II]; 2008 [Weymouth]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2006 [Stoke II]; 2016 [Rye House II].
RIDER LINKS: Son of John Priest (born: 5 September 1952, Birmingham, West Midlands).
 
PURCHASE, James Charles
DATE OF BIRTH: 21 October 1987, Southampton, Hampshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2003) Oxford II, Peterborough II; (2004) Swindon II; (2005) Mildenhall; (2006) Mildenhall II; (2016) Cradley.
RIDER LINK: Son of former Oxford promoters (1998-2002) Steve and Vanessa Purchase.


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