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2020 RIDER INDEX
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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 - W

WATSON, Mason
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 August 2000, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland.
BRITISH CAREER: (2020) Armadale.
 
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; (2020) Glasgow.
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; (2018-20) 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].
 
WIRTZFELD, Chad
DATE OF BIRTH: 21 August 2003, Blandford Forum, Dorset.
BRITISH CAREER: (2019-20) Isle of Wight.
 
WOODHULL, Ben
DATE OF BIRTH: 8 November 2001, Leicester, Leicestershire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2017) Belle Vue II, Buxton; (2018-20) 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; (2020) Isle of Wight.
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; (2020) Edinburgh.
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; (2020) Belle Vue, Poole.
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; (2020) Belle Vue, 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 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).
 
WRIGHT, James Philip
DATE OF BIRTH: 13 June 1986, Stockport, Cheshire.
BRITISH CAREER: (2002) Buxton; (2003) Buxton, Belle Vue; (2004) Workington, Buxton; (2005-07) Workington, Belle Vue; (2008) Swindon; (2009-10) Belle Vue; (2011) Workington, Birmingham, Somerset; (2012) Somerset; (2013) Glasgow; (2014-15) Plymouth; (2020) Newcastle.
MAJOR HONOURS: Conference League Riders’ Champion: 2004; Premier League Riders’ Champion: 2007.
CLUB HONOURS: Knock-Out Cup winner: 2002 [Buxton]; Four-Team Championship winner: 2006 [Workington]; Elite Shield winner: 2008 [Swindon]; League Cup winner: 2012 [Somerset].
RIDER LINKS: Grandson of Jim Yacoby (born: 26 September 1939, Denton, Manchester, Greater Manchester). Brother of fellow rider Charles Wright (born: 26 October 1988, Stockport, Cheshire).


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