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The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2019, 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 World Cup statistics will be updated for participating riders after each round of the 2019 series.
LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 29, 2019
RIDERS - W

WAJTKNECHT, Zach
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 February 1998, Saltford, Bristol.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Birmingham; (2016) Somerset, Birmingham; (2017-18) Swindon, Lakeside; (2019) Swindon, Birmingham.
MAJOR HONOURS: FIM 125cc Youth Gold Trophy Champion: 2012, 2013; British 250cc Youth Champion: 2013; FIM 250cc Longtrack Youth World Cup: 2014: British Under-19 Champion: 2017.
CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham]; League Championship winner: 2015 [Birmingham], 2016 [Birmingham], 2016 [Somerset], 2017 [Swindon]; National Trophy winner: 2016 [Birmingham]; League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; Elite Shield winner: 2018 [Swindon].
 
WALLINGER, David
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 April 1984, York, North Yorkshire
BRITISH CAREER: (2007) Cleveland; (2016) Buxton; (2017) Stoke; (2018) Ipswich, Buxton, Stoke; (2019) Birmingham, Kent, Mildenhall, Plymouth.
 
WELLS, Rick (Ricky)
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 July 1991, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Coventry; (2010) Stoke; (2011) Wolverhampton, Plymouth; (2012-13) Wolverhampton, Sheffield; (2014) Workington; (2015) Wolverhampton, Workington; (2016) Workington; (2017) Rye House, Edinburgh; (2018) Leicester, Edinburgh; (2019) Belle Vue, Poole, Edinburgh.
MAJOR HONOURS: USA Under-16 Champion: 2004, 2005; USA Under-21 Champion: 2007, 2008; AMA American Champion: 2009; California State Champion: 2009.
CLUB HONOUR: Elite Shield winner: 2011 [Wolverhampton].
WORLD CUP RECORD:   12 meetings, 61 points.
 
WETHERS, Matthew James
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 May 1985, Adelaide, South Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2003) Armadale, Wolverhampton II, Edinburgh; (2004) Edinburgh, Armadale; (2005) Glasgow, King’s Lynn, Edinburgh; (2006) Edinburgh, Poole; (2007-09) Edinburgh; (2010) Edinburgh, Wolverhampton; (2011-12) Edinburgh; (2013-14) Berwick; (2015) Workington; (2016) Berwick; (2018-19) Newcastle.
MAJOR HONOUR: South Australian State Under-16 Champion: 2001.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2003, 2008, 2010 [all Edinburgh]; Premier Trophy winner: 2008 [Edinburgh]; Play-Off winner: 2008, 2009 [Edinburgh].
 
WHITMORE, Lewis
DATE OF BIRTH: 24 May 2001, King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
BRITISH CAREER: (2016-17) King’s Lynn II, Mildenhall; (2018) Buxton; (2019) Cradley.
MAJOR HONOUR: British 250cc Youth Champion: 2014.
 
WIDMAN, Christopher (Chris) David
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 March 1990, Leicester, Leicestershire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2005) Scunthorpe; (2008) Boston; (2009-10) King’s Lynn II; (2011) Belle Vue II; (2012) Buxton; (2013) King’s Lynn II; (2014-15) Stoke; (2016) Isle of Wight, Mildenhall, Stoke; (2017-19) Isle of Wight.
CLUB HONOUR: National Trophy winner: 2013 [Isle of Wight].
 
WILSON, Ben Ryan
DATE OF BIRTH: 15 March 1986, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2001-02) Sheffield II; (2003) Sheffield, Sheffield II, Buxton; (2004) Sheffield, Sheffield II, Carmarthen; (2005) Sheffield; (2006) Sheffield, Wolverhampton; (2007) Sheffield, Belle Vue; (2008) Sheffield; (2009) Redcar, Poole; (2010) Redcar, Stoke; (2011) Scunthorpe; (2014) Sheffield, Stoke; (2015) Scunthorpe; (2016) Stoke; (2017) Isle of Wight; (2018) Buxton; (2019) Plymouth.
MAJOR HONOUR: British Under-21 Champion: 2006.
CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2001 [Sheffield II]; Pairs Championship winner: 2014 [Stoke].
 
WILSON-DEAN, Bradley
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 October 1994, Hastings, New Zealand.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015) Eastbourne; (2016) Somerset; (2017) Swindon, Peterborough; (2018) Somerset, Peterborough, Workington; (2019) Peterborough.
MAJOR HONOURS: New Zealand Under-21 Champion: 2014, 2015; New Zealand Champion: 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne], 2017 [Peterborough]; League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Somerset], 2017 [Swindon]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2018 [Peterborough].
 
WIRTZFELD, Chad
DATE OF BIRTH: 21 August 2003, Blandford Forum, Dorset.
BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Isle of Wight.
 
WOOD, Georgie
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 September 1993, Maidstone, Kent.
BRITISH CAREER: (2015-16) Eastbourne; (2017-18) Sheffield, Eastbourne; (2019) Eastbourne, Isle of Wight.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; 2016 [Eastbourne], 2017 [Eastbourne], 2018 [Eastbourne]; League Championship winner: 2017 [Sheffield]; 2018 [Eastbourne].
 
WOODHULL, Ben
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 November 2001, Leicester, Leicestershire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2017) Belle Vue II, Buxton; (2018-19) Belle Vue II.
RIDER LINK: Twin brother of Luke Woodhull (born:   8 November 2001).
 
WOOLLEY, Thomas (Tom)
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 November 1993, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2013-15) Buxton; (2016) Belle Vue II; (2017-18) Buxton; (2019) Redcar.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2019 [Redcar].
 
WORRALL, Richie
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside.
BRITISH CAREER: (2011) Newcastle, Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II; (2012) Lakeside, Newcastle, Stoke; (2013) King’s Lynn, Newcastle; (2014) Belle Vue, Ipswich: (2015) Somerset; (2016) Belle Vue, Glasgow; (2017-18) Poole, Edinburgh, Glasgow; (2019) Poole, Leicester.
CLUB HONOURS: Premier Shield winner: 2011 [Newcastle], 2013 [Newcastle]; League Championship winner: 2011 [Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II], 2018 [Poole], 2019 [Leicester]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Newcastle], 2015 [Somerset], 2016 [Glasgow]; League Cup winner: 2012 [Newcastle]; Elite Shield winners: 2019 [Poole]; Championship Shield winner: 2019 [Leicester].
RIDER LINKS: Twin brother of Steve Worrall (born: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside).
 
WORRALL, Steven (Steve)
DATE OF BIRTH: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside.
BRITISH CAREER: (2010) Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe II; (2011) Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II; (2012) Newcastle; (2013) Newcastle, Redcar; (2014) Swindon, Edinburgh, Cradley; (2015-17) Belle Vue, Newcastle; (2018) Belle Vue, Scunthorpe; (2019) Belle Vue, Newcastle.
CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2011 [Scunthorpe II/Sheffield II], 2014 [Edinburgh], 2014 [Cradley]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2012 [Newcastle], 2014 [Edinburgh], 2014 [Cradley], 2017 [Belle Vue]; Premier League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; National League Shield winner: 2014 [Cradley]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Cradley].
WORLD CUP RECORD:   2 meetings, 19 points.
RIDER LINKS: Twin brother of Richie Worrall (born: 23 September 1991, St Helens, Merseyside).
 
WRIGHT, Charles Martin
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 October 1988, Stockport, Cheshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2004-06) Buxton; (2007) Workington, Buxton; (2008-09) Workington; (2010) Buxton, Redcar; (2011) Workington, Leicester, Belle Vue II; (2012) Edinburgh, Glasgow; (2013-14) Somerset; (2015-16) Swindon, Somerset; (2017) Somerset, Redcar; (2018) Leicester, Somerset, Sheffield; (2019) Peterborough, Redcar.
MAJOR HONOURS: British Champion: 2019.
CLUB HONOURS: Four-Team winner: 2008 [Workington]; Young Shield winner: 2008 [Workington]; League Championship winner: 2013 [Somerset], 2016 [Somerset]; Knockout-Cup winner: 2013 [Somerset], 2015 [Somerset], 2016 [Somerset], 2019 [Redcar]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2014 [Somerset]; Premier Shield winner: 2014 [Somerset]; League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; Pairs Championship winner: 2018 [Sheffield].
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GPs ridden, 5 GP points.
RIDER LINKS: Grandson of Jim Yacoby (born: 26 September 1939, Denton, Manchester, Greater Manchester). Brother of fellow rider James Wright (born: 13 June 1986, Stockport, Cheshire).
 
 


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