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The Premier League Riders Championship was a contest between the top riders with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Premier League in the United Kingdom.

History

The championship was inaugurated in 1995, the same year that the Premier League was formed.

For its first two years, the Premier League was the top league in Britain. However, from 1997 it was the competition for the second tier, because the new Elite League had been formed.

In 2017, the Premier League became the SGB Championship and was duly renamed the SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship.

Winners

Year	Winner	Team
In 1995 and 1996 the Premier League was the top tier of British speedway
1995	Gary Havelock	Bradford Dukes
1996	Sam Ermolenko	Sheffield Tigers
From 1997 the Premier League was the second tier of British speedway
1997	Peter Carr	Edinburgh Monarchs
1998	Glenn Cunningham	Peterborough Panthers
1999	Sean Wilson	Sheffield Tigers
2000	Carl Stonehewer	Workington Comets
2001	Carl Stonehewer	Workington Comets
2002	Adam Shields	Isle of Wight Islanders
2003	Sean Wilson	Sheffield Tigers
2004	Andre Compton	Sheffield Tigers
2005	Sean Wilson	Sheffield Tigers
2006	Magnus Zetterström	Somerset Rebels
2007	James Wright	Workington Comets
2008	Tai Woffinden	Rye House Rockets
2009	Ricky Ashworth	Sheffield Tigers
2010	Kenni Larsen	Newcastle Diamonds
2011	Sam Masters	Somerset Rebels
2012	Craig Cook	Edinburgh Monarchs
2013	Oliver Allen	Rye House Rockets
2014	Simon Stead	Sheffield Tigers
2015	Ulrich Østergaard	Peterborough Panthers
2016	Simon Stead	Sheffield Tigers

See also

• List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions
• Speedway in the United Kingdom

References

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2016 Teams	Berwick Bandits Edinburgh Monarchs Glasgow Tigers Ipswich Witches Newcastle Diamonds Peterborough Panthers Plymouth Devils Redcar Bears Rye House Rockets Scunthorpe Scorpions Sheffield Tigers Somerset Rebels Workington Comets
Former Teams	Arena Essex Hammers Birmingham Brummies Cradley Heathens Exeter Falcons Hull Vikings Isle of Wight Islanders Kings Lynn Stars Leicester Lions Long Eaton Invaders Mildenhall Fen Tigers Newport Wasps Oxford Cheetahs Reading Racers Stoke Potters Swindon Robins Trelawny Tigers
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Domestic Cups	Premier League Knockout Cup Premier League Riders' Championship Premier League Pairs Championship Premier League Four-Team Championship Young Shield Premier League Cup

• Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom