Edinburgh Monarchs
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| Edinburgh Monarchs | |||
| Club Information | |||
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| Track Address | Armadale Stadium Bathgate Road Armadale West Lothian |
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| Country | Scotland | ||
| Founded | 1948 | ||
| Team Manager | Alan Bridgett | ||
| Team Captain | Derek Sneddon | ||
| League | Premier league | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
| Club Facts | |||
| Colours | Blue and Yellow | ||
| Track size | 260 meters | ||
| Major Team Honours | |||
| Premier League Champions Premier League KO Cup Winners Premier Fours Championship National League KO Cup |
2003 1997,1999 1981, 1993 1981 |
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The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team. They currently compete in the Speedway Premier League. They ride at Armadale on Friday nights during the speedway season. The club is currently run by a Board of Directors, chaired by Alex Harkess, with John Campbell taking the Co-Promoters' role. The team manager is currently ace track curator Alan "Doc" Bridgett.[1]
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[edit] Brief history
They were founded in 1948 by a consortium including Frank Varey and R.L.Rae. The team operated at Old Meadowbank 1948 until 1954 and from 1960 until 1967. [2]
The Monarchs moved to Coatbridge and raced at Cliftonhill for two seasons. Speedway returned to Edinburgh and the Monarchs raced at Powderhall Stadium from 1977 until 1995. A season at Shawfield operating as the Scottish Monarchs was followed by a return of the Edinburgh Monarchs operating out of Lothian Arena at Armadale.[2]
The Monarchs have only won the Premier League championship once in their history, in 2003.[3]
[edit] 2008 Team
Ryan Fisher
Thomas H. Jonasson
Matthew Wethers
William Lawson- Derek Sneddon
- Andrew Tully
- Aaron Summers
[edit] 2007 Team
Kai Laukkanen- Kalle Katajisto
- Matthew Wethers
George Stancl
Daniele Tessari- Derek Sneddon
- Andrew Tully
Also Rode
- Ronnie Correy
Theo Pijper
Henrik Moller
[edit] 2006 Team
- Rusty Harrison
- William Lawson
- Matthew Wethers
- Henrik Moller
- Theo Pijper
- Derek Sneddon
- Sean Stoddart
- Daniel Tessari
[edit] Club Legends
Oyvind Berg
Dick Campbell
Peter Carr- Les Collins
- Reidar Eide
- Robert Eriksson
- George Hunter
- Jamie Luckhurst
- Bob Mark
- Kenny McKinna
- Bernie Persson
- Brett Saunders
- Frede Schott
- Doug Templeton
- Dave Trownson
- Jack Young
- Wayne Briggs
[edit] Team Honours
[edit] Premier League
Champions: 2003
[edit] Premier League Knockout Cup
Winners: 1997,1999
[edit] Premier League Four-Team Championship
Winners: 1981,1993
[edit] National League Knockout Cup
Winners: 1981
[edit] National League Pairs
Winners: 1986
[edit] Scottish Cup
Winners: 1951, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007
[edit] Queen's Cup
Winners: 1953
[edit] North Shield
Winners: 1951
[edit] Individual Honours
[edit] World Championship
- Jack Young - 1951[4]
[edit] Premier League Riders Championship
- Peter Carr - 1997
[edit] Scottish Championship
- Jack Young - 1949, 1950, 1951
- Dick Campbell - ....
- Doug Templeton - 1960, 1962
- George Hunter - 1964
- Bill Landels - 1966
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Oakes, P (2006). Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.
- ^ a b (2001) Speedway in Scotland. Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2229-4.
- ^ Campbell hails his 'dream team'. Evening News (6 October 2003). Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2402-5
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