The following is an A-Z list of riders who are contracted to appear in 2020, 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 2020 series.
ALSO NOTE: Premiership, Championship and National League and Cup racing didn't take place during the entire 2020 season because of the Coronavirus pandemic. We have, however, retained the riders in their intended teams in the lists below for reference purposes. Although those 2020 team listings will be removed from the 2021 Rider Index.
LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 21, 2020
RIDERS - A
AARNIO, Tero Kalevi DATE OF BIRTH: 17 April 1984, Kuusankoski, Finland. BRITISH CAREER: (2008-09) Berwick; (2010) Scunthorpe; (2011) Scunthorpe, Wolverhampton; (2012-13) Scunthorpe, Workington; (2013) Workington; (2014) Glasgow; (2015-16) Newcastle; (2017) Scunthorpe; (2018) Newcastle; (2019) Belle Vue, Birmingham; (2020) Scunthorpe. MAJOR HONOURS: Finnish Under-21 Champion: 2004, 2005; Finnish Champion: 2020. CLUB HONOUR: League Championship winner: 2012 [Scunthorpe]. SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 2 meeting, 15 points. RIDER LINKS: Son of Timo Aarnio (born: 15 February 1953, Kuusankoski, Finland).
ABLITT, Nathan DATE OF BIRTH: 3 March 2004, Battle, East Sussex. BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Kent; (2020) Mildenhall. MAJOR HONOURS: British 150cc Champion: 2016; British 250cc Champion: 2018. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2019 [Kent].
ALLEN, Jake DATE OF BIRTH: 11 August 1995, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Somerset; (2017-18) Somerset, Scunthorpe; (2019-20) Ipswich, Scunthorpe. MAJOR HONOURS: Queensland State Champion: 2017. CLUB HONOURS: League Cup winner: 2016 [Somerset]; League Championship winner: 2016 [Somerset]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2018 [Somerset].
ANDREWS, Richard (Rich) James DATE OF BIRTH: 6 May 1992, Tiverton, Devon. BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Newport II; (2010) Weymouth; (2011) Newport II; (2012) Buxton, Stoke; (2014) Devon; (2015) Eastbourne; (2016) Cradley, Eastbourne; (2017-20) Plymouth. CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Gold Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2015 [Eastbourne]. RIDER LINK: Brother of Christopher Andrews (born: 30 July 1989, Tiverton, Devon)
ANDERSEN, Hans Nørgaard DATE OF BIRTH: 3 November 1980, Odense, Denmark. BRITISH CAREER: (2001-02) Poole; (2003) Peterborough; (2004-05) Ipswich; (2006-07) Peterborough; (2008) Peterborough, Coventry; (2009) Poole; (2010) Belle Vue; (2011) Coventry, Peterborough; (2012-13) Swindon; (2014-15) Coventry; (2016-17) Poole; (2018) Leicester; (2019-20) Peterborough. MAJOR HONOURS: World Cup Champion: 2006, 2008; Danish Champion: 2007; Czech Golden Helmet Champion: 2008. CLUB HONOURS: Craven Shield winner: 2001, 2002 [both Poole], 2008 [Coventry]; League Championship winner: 2006 [Peterborough]; 2012 [Swindon]; Elite Shield winner: 2007 [Peterborough], 2013 [Swindon], 2016 [Poole], 2017 [Poole]; Pairs Championship winner: 2008 [Coventry], 2009 [Poole]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 87 GPs ridden, 21 GP finals, 4 GP wins, 780 GP points. GRAND PRIX HIGHLIGHTS: Scandinavian GP Champion: 2004; Danish GP Champion: 2006; Czech Republic GP Champion: 2006; Grand Final Champion: 2006; Italian GP Champion: 2008. WORLD CUP RECORD: 22 meetings, 235 points, 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals, 3 Bronze medals.
ANDERSEN, Kasper DATE OF BIRTH: 22 August 1998, Bramming, Denmark. BRITISH CAREER: (2018) King’s Lynn, Sheffield; (2019) King’s Lynn, Redcar, Sheffield; (2020) Redcar. CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2019 [Redcar].
ATKINS, Henry Michael DATE OF BIRTH: 2 January 2001, Exeter, Devon. BRITISH CAREER: (2016) Coventry II; (2017-18) Plymouth; (2019) Somerset, Mildenhall; (2020) Plymouth. MAJOR HONOURS: British 125cc Champion: 2011.
AUTY, Joshua (Josh) Liam DATE OF BIRTH: 8 September 1990, Mirfield, West Yorkshire. BRITISH CAREER: (2005-06) Scunthorpe; (2007) Redcar, Scunthorpe; (2008) Redcar; (2009-10) Sheffield, Coventry; (2011) Sheffield, Coventry; (2012-13) Birmingham, Scunthorpe; (2014) Scunthorpe; (2015-16) Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2017) King’s Lynn, Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2018) Leicester, Scunthorpe; (2019-20) Scunthorpe. MAJOR HONOURS: British Under-15 Champion: 2004, 2005; Queensland State Under-21 Champion: 2010; Queensland State Champion: 2010. CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe], 2007 [Scunthorpe], 2010 [Coventry], 2012 [Scunthorpe]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2006 [Scunthorpe]; Conference Trophy winner: 2006, 2007 [both Scunthorpe]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2007 [Scunthorpe]; Pairs Championship winner: 2010 [Sheffield]. GRAND PRIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 0 GP finals, 0 GP wins, 1 GP point.