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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 - S

SARJEANT, James
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 November 1993, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Scunthorpe II; (2010) Dudley, Bournemouth; (2011) Stoke; (2012) Rye House; (2013) Leicester, Coventry II; (2014) Coventry, Coventry II; (2015) Coventry, Glasgow; (2016) Coventry; (2017) Ipswich, Workington; (2018) Leicester, Glasgow.
MAJOR HONOURS: New Zealand Champion: 2014, 2015.
 
SCHLEIN, Rory Robert
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 September 1984, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2001-02) Edinburgh, Sheffield II; (2003-04) Edinburgh, Belle Vue; (2005-07) Coventry; (2008) Coventry, Ipswich; (2009) Coventry; (2010) Coventry, Peterborough; (2011-12) Belle Vue; (2013-16) King’s Lynn; (2017-18) Wolverhampton, Ipswich.
MAJOR HONOURS: South Australian State Under-16 Champion: 1998, 1999, 2000; Australian Under-16 Champion: 2000; Australian Under-21 Champion: 2003, 2004; South Australia State Champion: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Elite League Riders’ Champion: 2011, 2013.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2001 [Sheffield II], 2003 [Edinburgh], 2005 [Coventry], 2007 [Coventry], 2010 [Coventry]; Elite Shield winner: 2006 [Coventry]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2006, 2007 [both Coventry]; Craven Shield winner: 2007 [Coventry].
WORLD CUP RECORD: 7 meetings, 36 points, 1 Bronze medal.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Lyndon Schlein (born: 1 December 1951, Adelaide, South Australia).
 
SEALEY, Jamie
DATE OF BIRTH: 6 July 1989, Basingstoke, Hampshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2017) Isle of Wight; (2018) Birmingham, Isle of Wight.
 
SHANES, James
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 March 1997, Dorchester, Dorset.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013) Coventry II; (2014) Devon; (2015-16) Kent; (2017) Poole; (2018) Poole, Sheffield, Birmingham.
CLUB HONOURS: Elite Shield winner: 2017 [Poole].
 
SHUTTLEWORTH, Robert (Rob)
DATE OF BIRTH: 11 June 1993, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
BRITISH CAREER: (2014) Stoke; (2015) Coventry II; (2016) Belle Vue II; (2017) Workington, Belle Vue II; (2018) Stoke.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2017 [Belle Vue II].
 
SMITH, Jack Andrew
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 December 1998, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Birmingham; (2017) Belle Vue, Glasgow, Belle Vue II; (2018) Swindon, Sheffield, Belle Vue II.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2016 [Birmingham]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Birmingham], 2017 [Belle Vue II]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2017 [Belle Vue].
RIDER LINK: Son of Andy Smith (born: 25 May 1966, York, North Yorkshire). Nephew of Paul Smith (born: 17 July 1970, York, North Yorkshire).
 
SPILLER, Ethan
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 October 2000.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Eastbourne.
MAJOR HONOURS: 50cc German   Champion: 2009; 250cc   German Champion: 2013.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2018 [Eastbourne]; League Championship winner: 2018 [Eastbourne].
 
SPOONER, Alexander (Alex)
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 June 2000, Wickford, Essex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2017) Lakeside; (2018) Kent.
 
STARKE, Paul Simon
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 November 1990, Hereford, Herefordshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2007) Buxton; (2008-09) Plymouth; (2010) Plymouth, Rye House, Isle of Wight; (2011) Isle of Wight; (2012) Isle of Wight; (2013) Berwick, Dudley; (2014) Birmingham, Somerset, Cradley; (2015) Poole, Somerset; (2016) Leicester, Somerset; (2017) Poole, Somerset, Peterborough; (2018) Belle Vue, Glasgow.
CLUB HONOURS: Conference Trophy winner: 2008 [Plymouth]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2008 [Plymouth], 2013 [Dudley], 2014 [Cradley], 2015 [Somerset], 2017 [Peterborough]; National Trophy winner: 2009 [Plymouth]; National Shield winner: 2013 [Dudley], 2014 [Cradley]; League Championship winner: 2013 [Dudley], 2014 [Cradley], 2015 [Poole], 2016 [Somerset]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2013 [Dudley], 2014 [Cradley], 2017 [Peterborough]; Premier Shield winner: 2014 [Somerset], Elite Shield winner: 2015 [Poole]; League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset].
RIDER LINKS: Son of Tony Starke (born: 7 December 1965, Hereford, Herefordshire).
 
STEWART, Jordan
DATE OF BIRTH: 13 November 1998, Mildura, Victoria, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2018) Redcar.
 
STONEMAN, Nathan Mark
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 September 1996, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales.
BRITISH CAREER: (2012-13) Mildenhall; (2016) Isle of Wight; (2017) Sheffield, Kent; (2018) Kent.
MAJOR HONOUR: British 500cc Champion: 2011.
CAREER HONOUR:   League Championship winner: 2012.
 
SUMMERS, Aaron Richard
DATE OF BIRTH: 1 March 1988, Adelaide, South Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2007) Buxton, Edinburgh; (2008) Edinburgh, Redcar II; (2009) Edinburgh; (2010) Birmingham, Coventry; (2011) Redcar; (2012-13) Coventry, Redcar; (2014) Redcar; (2015) Swindon, Glasgow; (2016) Leicester, Glasgow; (2017) Glasgow; (2018) Rye House, Somerset, Berwick.
MAJOR HONOUR: Australian Under-16 Champion: 2004.
CLUB HONOURS: Premier Trophy winner: 2008 [Edinburgh]; League Championship winner: 2008 [Edinburgh], 2010 [Coventry]; Play-Off winner: 2008, 2009 [both Edinburgh]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2010 [Birmingham]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2016 [Glasgow].
 
SUNDSTRÖM, Linus Erik
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 October 1990, Avesta, Sweden.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Rye House; (2010) Rye House, Ipswich; (2011-12) Peterborough; (2013) Peterborough, Coventry; (2018) Poole.
MAJOR HONOUR: European Under-19 Team Champion: 2008.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2018 [Poole].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 5 GPs ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 9 GP points.
WORLD CUP RECORD: 4 meeting, 28 points.
 
SZCZEPANIAK, Mateusz
DATE OF BIRTH: 10 February 1987, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Poole; (2012) King's Lynn; (2013) Coventry; (2018) Poole.
MAJOR HONOUR: World Under-21 Team Cup Champion: 2007.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2018 [Poole].
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Michał Szczepaniak (born: 1 August 1983, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland).


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