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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 - 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; (2019) Ipswich, Edinburgh, Glasgow; (2020) Edinburgh.
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; (2019-20) Wolverhampton, Somerset.
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; British Champion: 2020.
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]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2019 [Somerset].
WORLD CUP RECORD: 7 meetings, 36 points, 1 Bronze medal.
RIDER LINKS: Son of Lyndon Schlein (born: 1 December 1951, Adelaide, South Australia).
 
SEDGMEN, Justin Maxwell
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 February 1992, Mildura, Victoria, Australia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2009) Somerset; (2010) Birmingham, Swindon; (2011) Swindon, Newport, Plymouth; (2012) Lakeside, Redcar; (2014-15) Edinburgh; (2016) Swindon; (2017) Belle Vue, Rye House; (2020) Glasgow.
MAJOR HONOURS: South Australian State Under-16 Champion: 2008; Victoria State Champion: 2012.
CLUB HONOURS: League Championship winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Knock-Out Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh]; League Cup winner: 2014 [Edinburgh], 2015 [Edinburgh]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2015 [Edinburgh].
GRAND RPIX RECORD: 1 GP ridden, 4 GP points.
RIDER LINKS: Brother of Ryan Sedgmen (born: 6 February 1990, Mildura, Victoria, Australia). Son of Gavin Sedgmen (born: 1 November 1965, Mildura, Victoria, Australia).
 
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; (2019) Swindon, Birmingham; (2020) Birmingham.
CLUB HONOURS: Elite Shield winner: 2017 [Poole].
 
SKORJA, Nick
DATE OF BIRTH: 28 July 1998, Celja, Slovenia.
BRITISH CAREER: (2020) Newcastle.
GRAND PRIX RECORD: 3 GPs ridden, 1 GP point.
SPEEDWAY OF NATIONS RECORD: 2 meetings, 3 points.
 
SMETANA, Ondrej
DATE OF BIRTH: 2 May 1995, Prague, Czech Republic.
BRITISH CAREER: (2020) Newcastle.
 
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; (2019) Redcar, Cradley; (2020) 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).
 
SPENCER, Thomas (Tom)
DATE OF BIRTH: 20 February 2000, Derby, Derbyshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2019) Cradley; (2020) Leicester II.
 
SPOONER, Alexander (Alex)
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 June 2000, Wickford, Essex.
BRITISH CAREER: (2017) Lakeside; (2018-19) Kent; (2020) Kent II.
CLUB HONOURS: National Trophy winner: 2019 [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; (2019) Glasgow; (2020) Kent.
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: (2018-19) Redcar; (2020) Swindon, Redcar.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2019 [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; (2019) Birmingham, Somerset, Plymouth; (2020) Somerset, Plymouth.
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; (2019) Peterborough, Berwick; (2020) 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].


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