Edinburgh Monarchs




























































Edinburgh Monarchs
Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway 2015.png
Club information
Track address
Armadale Stadium
Bathgate Road
Armadale
West Lothian
Country
Scotland Scotland
Founded 1928; 90 years ago (1928)
Team manager
Alex Harkess and John Campbell
League SGB Championship
Website www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk
Club facts
Colours Blue and Gold
Track size 260 metres (280 yd)
Track record time 54.8 seconds
Track record date 30 May 2014
Track record holder Craig Cook
Current team






































Rider
 CMA

United States Ricky Wells
 9.11

Germany Erik Riss
 7.93

England Richie Worrall
 7.64

Sweden Victor Palovaara
 5.80

Australia Josh Pickering
 4.86

Sweden Joel Andersson
 4.28

Scotland William Lawson
 4.00
Total
 43.62

Major team honours

































Premier League 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015
Premier League KO Cup 1997,1999, 2014
Premier League Cup 2014, 2015
Premier Trophy 2008
National League/BL Div 2 Fours Championship 1981, 1993
National League KO Cup 1981
Premier League Fours Championship 2013, 2015
Queens Cup 1953

The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the SGB Championship, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a Board of Directors, chaired by Alex Harkess.




Contents






  • 1 Brief history


  • 2 2018 Team


  • 3 2017 Team


  • 4 2016 Team


  • 5 2015 Team


  • 6 2014 Team


  • 7 2013 Team


  • 8 2012 Team


  • 9 2011 Team


  • 10 2010 Team


  • 11 2009 Team


  • 12 2008 Team


  • 13 2007 Team


  • 14 2006 Team


  • 15 Team Honours


    • 15.1 Premier League


    • 15.2 Premier Trophy


    • 15.3 Premier League Knockout Cup


    • 15.4 Premier League Four-Team Championship


    • 15.5 Premier League Pairs Championship


    • 15.6 National League Knockout Cup


    • 15.7 National League Pairs


    • 15.8 Scottish Cup


    • 15.9 Queen's Cup


    • 15.10 North Shield




  • 16 Individual Honours


    • 16.1 World Championship


    • 16.2 Premier League Riders' Championship


    • 16.3 Scottish Championship


    • 16.4 Australian Solo Championship


    • 16.5 Australian Under-21 Championship


    • 16.6 South Australian Championship


    • 16.7 Victorian Championship


    • 16.8 Victorian Under-21 Championship




  • 17 References


  • 18 External links





Brief history


The club was founded in 1928 and operated at Marine Gardens, Portobello in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1938 and 1939. A few team matches were staged in 1929 and an Edinburgh team competed in the Northern League in 1930. The Edinburgh team of 1938 and 1939 was known as The Thistles and they staged a number of challenge matches.


After the war, Marine Gardens was not available and the potential of Old Meadowbank, then the home of Leith Athletic F.C., was said to have been spotted by Ian Hoskins. The Monarchs (Meadowbank Monarchs) were re-established in 1948 by a consortium including Frank Varey, ex-rider and Sheffield promoter, and R.L.Rae, a local Edinburgh businessman.


The team operated at Old Meadowbank 1948 in the National League Second Division until midway through 1954. The team finished at the bottom of the league in 1948 but improved to a best place of third before closure in 1954.
Under its promoter Ian Hoskins from 1960 until 1964 the Monarchs raced in the Provincial League and were founder members of the British League that ran from 1965 to 1967. The track was used for practice sessions between 1957 - 1959.[1]


Old Meadowbank Stadium had been purchased by the City of Edinburgh Council from Leith Athletic in 1956. Following their successful bid to host the 1970 Commonwealth Games they decided to redevelop the site of the stadium and surrounding area. The Monarchs were evicted as Speedway was not incorporated into the new Meadowbank Stadium plans due to the government of the day refusing to fund stadia which would be used by professional sports. The new stadium sits immediately west of Old Meadowbank essentially on the site of the old running track known as New Meadowbank. The team moved en bloc to a new track at Cliftonhill, Coatbridge (nearer to Glasgow than Edinburgh) and operated as the Coatbridge Monarchs for the 1968 and 1969 seasons before the track licence was sold to Wembley.




Speedway at Powderhall Stadium, 1982


Speedway returned to Edinburgh in 1977, with the Monarchs racing at Powderhall Stadium from 1977 until 1995. During the 1995 season, the company operating Powderhall ran into financial difficulty, and the stadium was sold to a housing company for redevelopment. This meant the Monarchs were again evicted.


In 1996, the Monarchs' rivals Glasgow Tigers closed down, so with a stadium not in use in Glasgow, and the Monarchs without a home in Edinburgh, the Monarchs' moved to Shawfield Stadium, Glasgow to form the Scottish Monarchs. Many Tigers fans refused to support what they saw as a team of old rivals, and although Monarchs fans initially travelled through to Glasgow, crowd numbers soon fell.


In 1997, the Monarchs left Glasgow after gaining permission to operate at Armadale Stadium, where they continue to operate to this day.[1]


The Monarchs have won the Premier League championship five times in their history, in 2003[2] again in 2008[3] in 2010, in 2014, and once more in 2015.


Edinburgh took part in the first Premier League Promotion Play off in 2008 when they faced Wolverhampton. Although they put up a valiant fight, they lost the tie on aggregate.[4] Despite finishing runners up in 2009 they faced Belle Vue in the Premier League Promotion Play off losing both legs.


Recent plans of the supermarket chain Sainsburys to redevelop Armadale Stadium fell through after the planning application was rejected.[5]


Edinburgh secured another Premier League title in the 2010 season, their third in seven years. The Championship was secured by winning away at Stoke's Loomer Road track, with Edinburgh riders Ryan Fisher and Kevin Wölbert going through the card unbeaten.[6]


The Monarchs lost out on another League Championship in 2013 losing narrowly to winners Somerset, though took some consolation by securing the Premier League Fours.


The 2014 Monarchs had a very successful season winning the Premier League Cup, the Knock Out Cup and the Premier League. Sam Masters and Max Fricke won the Premier League Pairs Trophy.


The 2015 Monarchs topped their qualifying section in the League Cup before seeing off Ipswich in the semi finals to progress on to defeat Glasgow on aggregate in the Final. They just missed out on the KO Cup to Somerset, however made up for this by securing the Premier League Fours. The Monarchs topped the Premier League after the regular season and went on to retain their title with another aggregate victory over Glasgow in the Premier League Championship Final.



2018 Team






  • United States Ricky Wells




  • Germany Erik Riss




  • England Richie Worrall




  • Sweden Victor Palovaara




  • Australia Josh Pickering




  • Sweden Joel Andersson




  • Scotland William Lawson


Also Rode






  • England Matt Williamson




  • Argentina Fernando Garcia




  • Germany Mark Riss




  • United States Max Ruml




  • England Max Clegg



2017 Team






  • Australia Sam Masters




  • United States Ricky Wells




  • Germany Erik Riss




  • Australia Josh Pickering




  • England Max Clegg




  • Germany Mark Riss




  • Australia Mitchell Davey



2016 Team






  • Germany Kevin Wolbert




  • England Max Clegg




  • Germany Erik Riss




  • Australia Sam Masters




  • Germany Mark Riss




  • United States Ryan Fisher




  • England Daniel Bewley


Also rode






  • Australia Jye Ethridge



2015 Team






  • England Craig Cook




  • Australia Sam Masters




  • Australia Justin Sedgmen




  • England Max Clegg




  • Germany Kevin Wolbert




  • Australia Robert Branford




  • Germany Erik Riss



2014 Team






  • Scotland Derek Sneddon




  • England Craig Cook




  • Australia Max Fricke




  • Australia Justin Sedgmen




  • Australia Sam Masters




  • England Steve Worrall




  • United States Aaron Fox



2013 Team






  • Scotland Derek Sneddon




  • England Craig Cook




  • Netherlands Theo Pijper




  • Hungary Jozsef Tabaka




  • Australia Max Fricke




  • Denmark Claus Vissing




  • Australia Mitchell Davey


Also rode






  • Germany Marcel Helfer


Signed but failed to obtain necessary paperwork






  • Australia Sam Masters



2012 Team






  • Scotland Derek Sneddon




  • Scotland Andrew Tully




  • Australia Matthew Wethers




  • England Craig Cook




  • Netherlands Theo Pijper




  • Hungary Jozsef Tabaka




  • Germany Marcel Helfer


Also Rode






  • England Charles Wright




  • Australia Micky Dyer



2011 Team






  • Germany Kevin Wölbert




  • Finland Kalle Katajisto




  • Scotland Andrew Tully




  • Australia Matthew Wethers




  • England Craig Cook




  • England Kyle Howarth




  • England Tim Webster


Also rode






  • England Ashley Morris




  • Australia Jay Herne




  • England Lee Dicken



2010 Team






  • Germany Kevin Wölbert




  • United States Ryan Fisher




  • Finland Kalle Katajisto




  • Scotland Andrew Tully




  • Australia Matthew Wethers




  • Scotland William Lawson




  • England Ashley Morris


Also Rode:






  • Scotland Cal McDade




  • England Kyle Howarth




  • Hungary Jozsef Tabaka




  • Germany Max Dilger




  • Germany Tobias Busch




  • Australia Arlo Bugeja



2009 Team






  • United States Ryan Fisher




  • Scotland Andrew Tully [7]




  • Australia Matthew Wethers




  • Germany Kevin Wölbert




  • Australia Aaron Summers




  • Poland Michał Rajkowski




  • Finland Kalle Katajisto


Also rode:






  • Scotland Sean Stoddart




  • Germany Max Dilger




  • South Africa Byron Bekker




  • Sweden Thomas H.Jonasson



2008 Team






  • United States Ryan Fisher




  • Sweden Thomas H. Jonasson




  • Australia Matthew Wethers




  • Scotland William Lawson




  • Scotland Derek Sneddon




  • Scotland Andrew Tully




  • Australia Aaron Summers



2007 Team






  • Finland Kai Laukkanen




  • Finland Kalle Katajisto




  • Australia Matthew Wethers




  • Czech Republic George Stancl




  • Italy Daniele Tessari




  • Scotland Derek Sneddon




  • Scotland Andrew Tully


Also Rode






  • United States Ronnie Correy




  • Netherlands Theo Pijper




  • Denmark Henrik Moller



2006 Team






  • Australia Rusty Harrison




  • Scotland William Lawson




  • Australia Matthew Wethers




  • Denmark Henrik Moller




  • Netherlands Theo Pijper




  • Scotland Derek Sneddon




  • Scotland Sean Stoddart




  • Italy Daniel Tessari



Team Honours



Premier League


Champions: 2003, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2015



Premier Trophy


Winners: 2008, 2014, 2015



Premier League Knockout Cup


Winners: 1997,1999, 2014



Premier League Four-Team Championship


Winners: 1981,1993, 2013, 2015



Premier League Pairs Championship


Winners: 2014



National League Knockout Cup


Winners: 1981



National League Pairs


Winners: 1986



Scottish Cup


Winners: 1951, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010



Queen's Cup


Winners: 1953



North Shield


Winners: 1951



Individual Honours


Championships won while an Edinburgh Monarchs rider.



World Championship



  • Australia Jack Young - 1951[8] - The first second division rider to become Speedway World Champion


Premier League Riders' Championship




  • England Peter Carr - 1997


  • England Craig Cook - 2012



Scottish Championship




  • Australia Jack Young - 1949, 1950, 1951


  • New Zealand Dick Campbell - 1952


  • Scotland Doug Templeton - 1960, 1962


  • Scotland George Hunter - 1964


  • Scotland Bill Landels - 1966


  • England Peter Carr - 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002


  • Scotland Andrew Tully - 2012


  • England Craig Cook - 2013


  • Australia Sam Masters - 2014



Australian Solo Championship



  • Australia Sam Masters - 2017


Australian Under-21 Championship



  • Australia Max Fricke - 2013, 2014


South Australian Championship



  • Australia Mark Fiora 1982, 1983


Victorian Championship



  • Australia Sam Masters - 2015

Victorian Champion 1967/68 Bert Harkins.Scotland



Victorian Under-21 Championship



  • Australia Robert Branford - 2015


References





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  3. ^ "Monarchs handed the title as Rebels fail at Birmingham". Edinburgh Evening News. 2006-09-25. Retrieved 2008-10-02.


  4. ^ "Edinburgh Monarchs | Official Club Website". Edinburghspeedway.com. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
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  5. ^ "Edinburgh Monarchs | Official Club Website". Edinburghspeedway.com. 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
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  7. ^ "Edinburgh Monarchs | Official Club Website". Edinburghspeedway.com. 2009-08-21. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
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  8. ^ Bamford, R. & Shailes, G. (2002). A History of the World Speedway Championship. Stroud: Tempus Publishing.
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