Scottish Open (speedway)

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The Scottish Open Championship is a motorcycle speedway championship held annually in Scotland.[http://www.speedwaychampions.com/regional-championships.php Speedway Champions - Regional Championships]{{cite web |url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2022/10/three-former-champions-in-scottish-open-field/ |title=Three former champions in Scottish Open field |website=The Edinburgh Reporter |access-date=27 November 2022}}

History

The Championship has been run almost every year since 1928. That inaugural year saw two events, one for 350 cc bikes and another for 500 cc bikes. From 1929 the event was only open to those riding the 500 cc bikes.

Run as the Scottish Championship from 1928-1945, it became the Scottish Riders Championship from 1949-1954 before a third and final name change in 1960 to the Scottish Open Championship.

Since 1988, the winner of the Scottish Open has been presented with the Jack Young Memorial Trophy in honour of the three time winner and former Edinburgh Monarchs rider from Australia who won the Speedway World Championship in 1951 and 1952. Young won the World Championship in 1951 while riding for the Monarchs, thus becoming the first second division rider to win the World crown. Young died from Emphysema in his home town of Adelaide, South Australia on 28 August 1987.

Winners (since 1928)

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Year ! City ! Venue !width=190px {{Speedway color\|P1}}\|Winners
align=center\| 1928 \| Edinburgh \| Marine Gardens \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Drew McQueen (350 cc) {{flagicon\|SCO}} Jimmy Valentine (500 cc)
align=center\| 1929 \| Edinburgh \| Marine Gardens \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Drew McQueen
align=center\| 1930 \| Edinburgh \| Marine Gardens \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Harry Whitfield
align=center\| 1931-1937 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 1938 \| Edinburgh \| Marine Gardens \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Bluey Wilkinson
align=center\| 1939 \| Edinburgh \| Marine Gardens \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Wilbur Lamoreaux
align=center\| 1940-1944 \| colspan=3 \| Not held due to (World War II restrictions)
align=center\| 1945 \| Glasgow \| White City Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ron Johnson
align=center\| 1946-1948 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 1949 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Young
align=center\| 1950 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Young
align=center\| 1951 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Young
align=center\| 1952 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Dick Campbell
align=center\| 1953 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Tommy Miller
align=center\| 1954 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Tommy Miller
align=center\| 1955-1959 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 1960 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Douglas Templeton
align=center\| 1961 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Trevor Redmond
align=center\| 1962 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Douglas Templeton
align=center\| 1963 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Maurice Mattingley
align=center\| 1964 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} George Hunter
align=center\| 1965 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|DEN}} Arne Pander
align=center\| 1966 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Bill Landels
align=center\| 1967 \| Edinburgh \| Old Meadowbank \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Barry Briggs
align=center\| 1968 \| Coatbridge \| Cliftonhill \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Martin Ashby
align=center\| 1969 \| Coatbridge \| Cliftonhill \| {{flagicon\|NOR}} Reidar Eide
align=center\| 1970 \| Glasgow \| Hampden Park \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Ivan Mauger
align=center\| 1971 \| Glasgow \| Hampden Park \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Ivan Mauger
align=center\| 1972 \| Glasgow \| Hampden Park \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Ivan Mauger
align=center\| 1973 \| Coatbridge \| Cliftonhill \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Ivan Mauger
align=center\| 1974 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 1975 \| Coatbridge \| Cliftonhill \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Brian Collins
align=center\| 1976 \| Coatbridge \| Cliftonhill \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Collins
align=center\| 1977 \| Blantyre \| Saracen Park \| {{flagicon\|SCO}} Bert Harkins
align=center\| 1978-1980 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 1981 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Wayne Brown
align=center\| 1982 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 1983 \| Glasgow \| Craighead Park \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Steve Lawson
align=center\| 1984 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Mitch Shirra
align=center\| 1985 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Jamie Luckhurst
align=center\| 1986 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Les Collins
align=center\| 1987 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Neville Tatum
align=center\| 1988 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Steve Lawson
align=center\| 1989 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Todd Wiltshire
align=center\| 1990 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 1991 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Greg Hancock
align=center\| 1992 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Greg Hancock
align=center\| 1993 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Michael Coles
align=center\| 1994 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Ben Howe
align=center\| 1995 \| Edinburgh \| Powderhall Stadium \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Bobby Ott
align=center\| 1996 \| Glasgow \| Shawfield Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Shane Parker
align=center\| 1997 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Carr
align=center\| 1998 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|DEN}} Frede Schott
align=center\| 1999 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Carr
align=center\| 2000 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Carr
align=center\| 2001 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Andre Compton
align=center\| 2002 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Carr
align=center\| 2003 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|USA}} Sam Ermolenko
align=center\| 2004 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rory Schlein
align=center\| 2005 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} David Howe
align=center\| 2006 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|POL}} Stanisław Burza
align=center\| 2007 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 2008 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rory Schlein
align=center\| 2009 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} James Wright
align=center\| 2010 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|CZE}} Josef Franc
align=center\| 2011 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rory Schlein
align=center\| 2012 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Andrew Tully
align=center\| 2013 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Craig Cook
align=center\| 2014 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Sam Masters
align=center\| 2015-2016 \| colspan=3 \| Not held
align=center\| 2017 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Justin Sedgmen
align=center\| 2018 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rory Schlein
align=center\| 2019 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Richie Worrall
align=center\| 2020-2021 \|colspan=3\|Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web \|url=http://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/fixtures-results20 \|title=FIXTURES & RESULTS 2020 \|website=British Speedway \|access-date=27 November 2022}}
align=center\| 2022 \| Armadale \| Armadale Stadium \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Sam Masters{{cite web \|url=https://britishspeedway.co.uk/event/farewell-to-armadale-edinburgh/ \|title=FAREWELL TO ARMADALE SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP \|website=British Speedway \|access-date=27 November 2022}}

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Scottish Open (speedway)

History

Winners (since 1928)

References