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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2018, at Premiership, Championship 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 Speedway of Nations statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2018 series.

LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 29, 2018
RIDERS - D

DAVEY, Mitchell (Mitch) James Ryan
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 March 1990, Ayr, Queensland, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2008-10) Glasgow; (2011) Berwick; (2013) Edinburgh, Redcar; (2016) Coventry II; (2017) Edinburgh, Stoke; (2018) Swindon, Birmingham.
CLUB HONOURS: Elite Shield winner: 2018 [Swindon].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Gary Davey (born: 1965, Queensland, Australia).
 
DAVIES, Sheldon
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 December 2000, Wombwell, South Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Birmingham.
 
DICKEN, Kean Lee
DATE OF BIRTH: 2 July 2001, Hull, East Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Belle Vue II.
NOTE: Dicken was declared in the Birmingham team at the start of the 2017 season, but suffered a broken tibia on Press & Practice day and was immediately replaced by Macauley Leek.
RIDER LINK: Son of Lee Charles Dicken (born: 25 August 1978, Hull, East Yorkshire).

 
DOOLAN, Kevin
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 November 1980, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (1999-2000) Belle Vue; (2002) Berwick; (2003) Glasgow; (2004) King’s Lynn; (2005) King’s Lynn, Ipswich; (2006) King’s Lynn, Eastbourne; (2007) Belle Vue; (2008) King’s Lynn; (2009) Workington, Belle Vue; (2010) King’s Lynn; (2011) Ipswich, Lakeside; (2012) Ipswich, Redcar; (2013) Lakeside, Leicester; (2014-18) Berwick.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2005, 2006 [both King’s Lynn]; Young Shield winner: 2005 [King’s Lynn]; Premier Trophy winner: 2006 [King’s Lynn]; League Championship winner: 2006 [King’s Lynn]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2009 [Workington], 2011 [Ipswich].
 
DOUGLAS, Kieran
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 March 1999, Melrose, Scottish Borders.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Buxton.
 
DOYLE, Jason Kevin
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 October 1985, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2005) Isle of Wight; (2006) Isle of Wight, Poole; (2007) Poole; (2008) Somerset; (2010) Poole; (2011) Poole, Rye House, Newport; (2012) Swindon, Somerset; (2013) Birmingham, Somerset; (2014-15) Leicester; (2016-17) Swindon; (2018) Somerset.
MAJOR HONOUR: Australian Champion: 2015; Elite League Riders Champion: 2015, 2018; World Champion: 2017.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2008 [Somerset], 2010 [Poole], 2011 [Newport], 2013 [Somerset], 2018 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2011 [Poole], 2012 [Swindon], 2013 [Somerset], 2017 [Swindon]; League Cup winner 2012 [Somerset]; Pairs Championship winner: 2013 [Somerset].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 43 GPs ridden, 21 GP Finals, 6 GP wins, 491 points.
GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHT: Czech Republic GP Champion: 2016, 2017; Polish GP Champion: 2016; German GP Champion: 2016; Stockholm GP Champion: 2016; Australian GP Champion: 2017.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 12 meetings, 125 points, 2 Bronze medals.
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 3 meetings, 43 points.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Kevin Doyle (born: 15 November 1952, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia).
 
DROZDZ, Damian
DATE OF BIRTH: 20 December 1996, Czestochowa, Poland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Belle Vue.
 
DUGARD, Kelsey Robert
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 May 1998, Hayward's Heath Sussex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Eastbourne; (2016) Isle of Wight; (2017) Eastbourne, Isle of Wight; (2018) Eastbourne, Plymouth.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; League Championship winner: 2018 [Eastbourne].
RIDER LINK: Son of Martin Robert Dugard (born: 18 May 1969, Worthing, West Sussex).
 
 


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