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Newcastle Diamonds
Club information
Track addressNewcastle Stadium
Fossway
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 2XJ
CountryEngland
Founded1929
Closed2022
League SGB Championship (2022)
Club facts
ColoursBlack & White
Track size300 metres (330 yd)
Track record time61.0 seconds
Track record date24 October 2010
Track record holder Kenni Larsen
Major team honours
Provincial League Champions1964
National League Champions 1976, 1982, 1983
Premier League Champions 2001
National League Knockout Cup Winners1976, 1982
Premier League Knockout Cup Winners 2010
Premier Trophy Winners 2010
Premier League Playoff Winners 2010
Premier Shield Winners 2011
Supernational Winners1982, 1983
Gold Cup Winners1991, 1992
National League Fours1976, 1982, 1983
New National League Best Pairs Winners1975
Northern Cup1938
English Speedway Trophy1939

Newcastle Diamonds were a motorcycle speedway team that raced in the SGB Championship, every Sunday night during the season (March–October) from their home at the Newcastle Stadium on the Fossway, Byker. The Stadium was previously known as Brough Park.

History

1929 to 1951

The club were inaugural members of the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League finishing in fourth place and then raced a single season of Northern League in 1930. The club did not race league speedway again until 1938 when they joined the National League. [1] In 1946, the team raced as Newcastle Brough and in 1949 as Newcastle Magpies. From 1952 to 1960 the team did not race in the league. [2]

1960 to 1970

Newcastle returned in 1961 competing in the Provincial League and later won their first major trophy, winning the 1964 Provincial Speedway League, led by Ivan Mauger who would go on to become six times World Champion. In 1967, Ole Olsen made his British debut for Newcastle and would later be a three times World Champion. [3] Olsen arrived after Mauger persuaded the promoter Mike Parker to sign him. [4]

1975 to 1984

After competing in the British League from 1965 to 1970 the team missed four seasons (1971–1974) before returning in 1975. The following season they won the double of National League title and Knockout Cup. [5] The 1976 team was Tom Owen, Ron Henderson, Joe Owen, Andy Cusworth, Brian Havelock, Phil Michelides and Rob Blackadder. Another double of league and cup came their way during the 1982 National League season, when led by Joe Owen, Rod Hunter and Bobby Beaton. One year later, led by the same three riders they won their third National League title and the Fours title during the 1983 National League season. [6] The competed in the British League in 1984.

1985-2009

After missing 1985 they were renamed the Newcastle Federation Specials for the 1986 National League season. They missed the 1988 season and continued to compete in the second tier. In 1992, rider Wayne Garratt died in hospital after crashing at the track, the fourth person to do so since 1946, including Chris Prime in 1978. Newcastle won their fifth league title during the 2001 Premier League speedway season; their top rider that season was Bjarne Pedersen.

2010-2022

The 2010 season was a very successful campaign for the Diamonds. Although the Edinburgh Monarchs dominated the League, it was the Diamonds that took most silverware of the season by winning the Premier League Play-Offs (Against Sheffield Tigers), the Premier Trophy (against Birmingham Brummies) and the Premier League KOC (against Edinburgh Monarchs). The Diamonds also found success in the Super7even events, when the Dane Kenni Larsen won the Premier League Riders Championship to add a fourth honour to the club's successful season. Fellow Dane Rene Bach encountered further success away from the club by helping Denmark to win the under 21 world cup with a 15-point maximum, and by winning the Danish Under 21s Championship. In recognition of their achievements the team was awarded the prestigious 'Team of the Year' award by Sports North-East, shortly before the 2011 campaign commenced, ahead of the Championship League winning football side Newcastle United.

Robert Lambert, who rode for the Diamonds during the 2016 and 2017 seasons, was crowned both British Under 21 and European Under 19 Champion in 2017. He, alongside Steve Worrall (who rode for the Diamonds in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017) represented Great Britain in the World Team Cup during the 2017 season. GB won event one at King's Lynn where both Lambert and Worrall scored 13 points each, helping the team to qualify for the World Team Cup Final in Leszno, Poland.

On 16 September 2018, Newcastle Diamonds legend Stuart Robson announced his retirement from the sport. He first rode for the Diamonds at the age of 16 in 1993. Newcastle Diamonds' celebrated their 90th anniversary season in 2019. After the 2019 season Rob Grant and former Stoke Potters promoter Dave Tattum took ownership of the club. [7]

Going into 2022, speedway clubs in the UK were challenged by the impacts of Brexit and European rider availability. [8] The club had already come close to closing in 2021 before ultimately committing to a second league season under Grant's ownership. [9] Grant cited a rider shortage and low crowd numbers as reasons for temporarily closing the club in June 2022, with the goal of maintaining the club's financial resources to resume in 2023. [9] Grant also cited his other business ventures, finances, and mental health as reasons to close the club before the completion of the league season. Speedway promoter and BSP Chairman Rob Godfrey stated that "[w]e had been working with the Newcastle promotion in an attempt to get them to the end of the season...but sadly that’s proved not to be the case." [10]

2006 season

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Team

‡ Released.
† Injured.

2007 season

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Team

Also Rode:

  • Scotland Ross Brady‡

2008 season

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Team

Also Rode:

2009 season

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2009 team and statistics

Also rode:

  • Denmark Casper Wortmann (Released)
  • England Steve Boxall (Released)
  • England Craig Branney (Released)

80th anniversary series In 2009 to commemorate the Diamonds 80th anniversary a series of 50 cigarette cards were produced by the club. Riders included:

2010 season

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Season overview: triple champions Performance in national competitions

Competition Result Notes
Premier League Runners Up Finished second on 58 points. Won away at Glasgow (37-53), Newport (44-46), Redcar (40-50), Sheffield (43-47), Somerset (42-48), Stoke (42-48). Picked up one point from King's Lynn (51-45) and Workington (47-43). Won all home matches apart from Edinburgh, which they lost by 41-51.
Premier Trophy Champions Only lost one match in the entire competition - Glasgow at home (43-47). Unbeaten away. Finished top of the Northern Group on 20 points. Defeated King's Lynn Stars 103-81 in the semi-final, and the Birmingham Brummies 104-80 in the Final to win the trophy.
Knockout Cup Champions Beat Scunthorpe 100-80 in Round 1, Redcar 100-80 in the quarter-finals, Birmingham 96-85 in the semi-finals, and Edinburgh 91-88 in the Final.
Premier League Playoffs Champions Defeated Birmingham 92-90 in the semi-finals, and Sheffield 101-89 in the Final. Went on to lose to the Ipswich Witches in the promotion / relegation battle 110-76.
Premier League Riders Championship Champions Represented by Kenni Larsen and Rene Bach who was awarded a wildcard spot for been the highest averaged rider, after all clubs were allocated one place. Larsen won the competition with a total of 16 points, and Bach finished 4th with 13. Scorers: Larsen (3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 3), Bach (3, 3, 3, 3, 1, 0 ).
Premier League Pairs Quarter-finalists Represented by Mark Lemon and Kenni Larsen. Eliminated on 20 points, the same as Somerset who advanced to the semi-final, as they had previously won the Somerset vs Newcastle Heat 6-3. Scorers: Larsen (4, EF, 3, 3), Lemon (3, 3, 0, 4).
Premier League Fours Semi-finalists Represented by Mark Lemon, Kenni Larsen, Rene Bach, Jason King, and reserve Dakota North. Finished third in Group A. Scorers: Larsen (3, 1) Lemon (3, 3) Bach (EF, EF) King (1, 1) North (DNR).

2010 team and statistics Greensheet averages The following averages take into account league and trophy matches only, excluding playoffs, semi-finals, and finals. These averages are used for team building purposes and riding order.

Rider M H A R P 2009 2010 +/-
Denmark Kenni Larsen 28 15 13 129 312 8.10 9.67 +1.57
Scotland Derek Sneddon 34 17 17 142 187 4.95 5.27 +0.28
England Jason King 29 13 16 122 177 7.08 5.80 -1.28
Denmark Rene Bach 30 16 14 144 325 7.02 9.03 +2.01
Australia Mark Lemon 33 17 16 159 357 8.09 8.98 +0.89
Scotland Adam McKinna 21 11 10 80 50 3.37 3.00 -0.37
Australia Dakota North 32 17 15 159 185 3.00 4.65 +1.65
Also Rode
Denmark Anders Andersen ‡ 27 12 15 123 72 3.00 3.00 -

Note: British riders have 2.5% reduction on their 2010 averages.
Also Rode: ‡ Released., Injured.

All match averages The following averages take into account all matches including Knockout Cup and Playoffs.

Rider M R PTS BP TOT CMA
Denmark Kenni Larsen H 24 115 300 10 310 10.78
A 22 101 223 7 230 9.11
46 216 523 17 540 10.00
Scotland Derek Sneddon H 26 112 158 33 191 6.82
A 25 108 103 18 121 4.48
51 220 261 51 312 5.67
England Jason King H 17 73 130 22 152 8.33
A 20 83 98 12 110 5.30
37 156 228 34 262 6.72
Denmark Rene Bach H 25 117 282 21 303 10.36
A 22 105 212 8 220 8.38
47 222 494 29 523 9.42
Australia Mark Lemon H 23 111 282 15 297 10.70
A 23 110 213 8 221 8.04
46 221 495 23 518 9.38
Australia Dakota North H 23 111 155 23 178 6.41
A 22 114 114 12 126 4.42
45 225 269 35 304 5.40
Scotland Adam McKinna H 17 76 59 14 73 3.84
A 16 64 32 10 42 2.63
38 140 91 24 115 3.29
Also Rode
Denmark Anders Andersen H 7 30 21 3 24 3.20
A 8 33 13 3 16 1.94
15 63 34 6 40 2.54

Number of maximums

Rider H/F H/P A/F A/P TOT Near Maxima
Denmark Kenni Larsen 8 4 2 14 6 (3H, 3A)
Scotland Derek Sneddon 1 1 0
England Jason King 1 1 0
Denmark Rene Bach 2 6 8 3 (3H)
Australia Mark Lemon 2 2 3 1 8 16 (14H, 2A)
Scotland Adam McKinna 0 0
Australia Dakota North 1 1 0
Also Rode
Denmark Anders Andersen 0 0

H/F: Full Home, H/P Paid Home, A/F Full Away, P/A Paid Away. Near Maximum: When the rider only dropped a single point from their rides.

Fastest times The following are the riders fastest times around the Brough Park track.

Rider T Date
Denmark Kenni Larsen 61.0 24/10/10
Scotland Derek Sneddon 63.5 22/08/10
England Jason King 62.9 05/04/10
Denmark Rene Bach 61.9 24/10/10
Australia Mark Lemon 62.5 13/06/10
Scotland Adam McKinna 66.3 21/03/10
Australia Dakota North 63.7 30/08/10
Also Rode
Denmark Anders Andersen 65.1 20/06/10
Fastest Visitor
Scotland Andrew Tully 61.5 08/08/10

Note: Kenni Larsen set the current track record as 61.0 on 24/10/10.

2011 season

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Season overview Performance in national competitions

Competition Result Notes
Premier League 12th 46 points.
Knockout Cup Semi-finalists Beat Rye House (89-77) in Round 1. Beat Somerset (97-83) in Quarter-final. Lost to Glasgow (93-87) in the semi-final.
Premier Shield Champions Inaugural champions, defeating the previous seasons league winners, Edinburgh Monarchs 94-89 on aggregate.
Premier League Riders Championship 11th Represented by Mark Lemon (1, 1, 0, 2, 1) = 5.
Premier League Pairs Quarter-finalists Represented by Derek Sneddon (for Mark Lemon ) and Stuart Robson. Eliminated on 17 points, finished 3rd in Group A. Scorers: Sneddon (3, 0, 0, 0), Robson (2, 4, 4, 4).
Premier League Fours Qualified / Withdrew Qualified for the competition, however had to withdraw due to rider injuries.

2011 team and statistics

Rider M H A R P 2011 2010 +/-
Australia Mark Lemon 9.18
Scotland Derek Sneddon 5.47
England Joe Haines 5.30
Denmark Rene Bach 8.75
Denmark Claes Nedermark 6.26
England Kyle Newman 4.02
England Richie Worrall 3.22
Also Rode
England Stuart Robson 8.85
England Jason King 5.07
Slovenia Matej Ferjan † 7.00
Czech Republic Lubos Tomicek ‡ 4.70

Note: British riders have 2.5% reduction on their 2010 averages.
Also Rode: ‡ Released., Injured., † Ferjan died on 22 May 2011. [11]

2011 fixtures / results

Date Match Comp Res. P Top Scorer Notes / Guests / Injuries
Team Change: Signed Lubos Tomicek for King
19 March Berwick Bandits vs Newcastle Diamonds TTW 43-50 - M. Lemon 15 (5)
20 March Newcastle Diamonds vs Berwick Bandits TTW 49-44 - M. Lemon 14 (5) Won Tyne/Tweed Trophy, Agg. 94-92
25 March Edinburgh Monarchs vs Newcastle Diamonds PS 44-46 - S. Robson 13 (5)
27 March Newcastle Diamonds vs Redcar Bears CHAL 45-44 - S. Robson 13+1 (5)
1 Apr Scunthorpe Scorpions vs Newcastle Diamonds PL 47-42 1 M. Lemon 12 (5)
S. Robson 11+1 (5)
2 April Rye House Rockets vs Newcastle Diamonds PL 44-46 3 M. Lemon 12 (5)
3 April Newcastle Diamonds vs Edinburgh Monarchs PS 48-45 - S. Robson 14 (5) Won Premier Shield, Agg. 94-89.
10 April Newcastle Diamonds vs Rye House Rockets PL 50-43 3 M. Lemon 13 (5) Bach Broken tibia and fibula in right leg, [12] possible further injuries to ribs and collarbone. [13]
Newman Wrist. [14]
14 April Redcar Bears vs Newcastle Diamonds CHAL 57-33 - M. Lemon 13 (6) r/r for Bach returned 6 points.
Adam McKinna for Newman - 1 point.
16 April Leicester Lions v Newcastle Diamonds PL 52-43 0 S. Robson 12+1 (5) Kevin Doolan for Bach - 11 points.
17 April Newcastle Diamonds v Leicester Lions PL 50-40 3 M. Lemon 15 (5) Andrew Tully for Bach - 6+3 points.
Adam McKinna for Newman (World U21s) - 1+1 points.
Team Change: Matej Ferjan for Bach . [15]
Team Change: Claes Nedermark for Tomicek (released). [16]
24 April Glasgow Tigers v Newcastle Diamonds PL 50-43 0 M. Lemon 14 (5) Worrall . Withdrew after 1 ride.
25 April Newcastle Diamonds v Glasgow Tigers PL 41-49 0 R. Worrall 10+4 (7) Lemon . Double break in collarbone.
29 April Somerset Rebels v Newcastle Diamonds PL 53-43 0 S. Robson 11+2 (5) Sergey Darkin for Lemon - 6+1 points.
1 May Newcastle Diamonds v Sheffield Tigers PL 49-44 2 S. Robson 18 (5) Kevin Doolan for Lemon - 9+1 points.
14 May Rye House Rockets v Newcastle Diamonds PLKOC 39-39 - S. Robson 11 (4) Leigh Lanham for Lemon - 9 points.
Ferjan r/r (Hungarian Championship) - 4 points.
Abandoned after Heat 13 (rain).
15 May Newcastle Diamonds v Rye House Rockets PLKOC 50-38 - S. Robson 10+3 (5) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 8+1 points.
Team Change: Jason King for Ferjan (died).
29 May Newcastle Diamonds v Redcar Bears PL 42-47 0 S. Robson 11 (5) Mark Lemon returned from injury. Jason King returned for his first match since August 2010.
5 June Newcastle Diamonds v Somerset Rebels PL 48-45 2 S. Robson 14 (5)
16 June Sheffield Tigers v Newcastle Diamonds PL 52-39 0 S. Robson 11+1 (5) Lee Complin for Lemon - 7+1 points.
19 June Newcastle Diamonds v Plymouth Devils PL 52-40 3 C. Nedermark 11+2 (5) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 6 points.
23 June Ipswich Witches v Newcastle Diamonds PL 47-44 1 S. Robson 17 (5) Leigh Lanham for Lemon - 8 points.
1 July Edinburgh Monarchs v Newcastle Diamonds PL 53-39 0 S. Robson 13 (5) James Grieves for Lemon - 9 points.
2 July Workington Comets v Newcastle Diamonds PL 51-42 0 K. Newman 17+1 (7) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 10 points.
Robson withdrew after one ride.
3 July Newcastle Diamonds v Scunthorpe Scorpions PL 49-45 2 C. Nedermark 14 (6) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 12+1 points.
r/r for Robson - 9 points.
7 July Redcar Bears v Newcastle Diamonds PL 59-34 0 D. Howe 15 (6) David Howe for Lemon - 15 points.
r/r for Robson - 10 points.
King .
10 July Newcastle Diamonds v Edinburgh Monarchs PL 52-43 3 J. Lyons 15 (5) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 15 points.
Aaron Summers for Robson - 11+1 points.
r/r for King - 7 points.
16 July Newport Wasps v Newcastle Diamonds PL 48-42 1 S. Robson 10+1 (5) Cory Gathercole for Lemon - 7 points.
r/r for King - 7+2 points.
22 July Somerset Rebels v Newcastle Diamonds PLKOC 46-44 - K. Newman 15+2 (7) David Howe for Lemon - 3+1 points.
r/r for King - 7+2 points.
24 July Newcastle Diamonds V Somerset Rebels PLKOC 53-37 - K. Newman 15+2 (7) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 4+2 points.
r/r for King - 9+2 points.
Sneddon - withdrew after 2 rides.
30 July Berwick Bandits v Newcastle Diamonds PL 49-43 1 J. Lyons 14 (5) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 14 points.
Thomas Jorgensen for Sneddon - 2 points
r/r for King - 4 points.
31 July Newcastle Diamonds v Workington Comets PL 54-39 3 K. Newman 12+2 (7) Jason Lyons for Lemon - 10+1 points.
Jan Graversen for Sneddon - 4+1 points
r/r for King - 6 points.
Robson - punctured lung and broken ribs.
Nedermark - knees.
Entire top five of the team injured.
Team Change: Rene Bach to return from injury
Team Change: Joe Haines signed for King.

Note: Top scorer in italics, indicates a full or paid maximum.
Fixtures: TTW: Tyne/Tweed Trophy, CHAL: Challenge, PS: Premier Shield, PL: Premier League
Coloring: Green: Won, Red: Lost, Yellow: Draw, Blue: Lost, but still gained league points (PL matches only)

2018 season

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Personnel

  • George English, Andrew Dalby & Martin Phillips (club owners)
  • George English & Martin Phillips (club promoters)
  • Boiler Technical Services (team sponsor)

Performance in national competitions

Competition Result Notes
Tyne/Tweed Trophy Won Newcastle 102 Berwick 78
Championship Four Team Tournament Out in group stage 10th in Qualifiers, 7 points
Championship Pairs n/a Did not qualify
Championship (League) 8th out of 11
Championship Shield (Cup) Out in group stage 3rd in Group 9 points from 6 meetings
Championship Knock Out Cup Out in quarter final
Championship Riders Championship Out in qualifying stage Tero Aarnio Represented Newcastle

9 Points

Team and statistics Averages below are green sheet averages based on BSPA (as at 1 October 2018):

Rider Final 2018 Ave Starting 2018 Average +/-
England Stuart Robson 6.43 7.02 -
Sweden Ludvig Lindgren 6.47 7.21 -
England Ashley Morris 5.58 4.88 +
Finland Tero Aarnio 6.83 5.02 +
Czech Republic Matej Kus 5.63 7.64 -
Australia Matthew Wethers 5.78 5.65 +
England Carl Wilkinson 3.96 4.97 -
Also Rode
England Lewis Rose 6.25 6.49 -
Form Riders Form over their last 6 matches
Rider M R P B GS Ave. CMA Ist 2nd 3rd 4th R Ex.
1 Tero Aarnio 6 32 59 3 7.38 7.75 7 17 4 1 1 2
2 Stuart Robson 6 28 46 2 6.57 6.86 6 8 12 2 0 0
3 Ludvig Lindgren 6 28 41 3 5.86 6.29 8 7 3 6 4 0
4 Matej Kus 6 25 36 2 5.76 6.08 5 8 5 6 1 0
5 Matthew Wethers 6 37 52 11 5.62 6.81 7 8 15 5 1 1
6 Ashley Morris 6 29 30 7 4.14 5.10 2 6 12 6 2 1
7 Carl Wilkinson 6 31 20 4 2.58 3.10 2 2 10 10 6 1

2019 season

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The full team was confirmed on 22 December 2018 with only Matthew Wethers retained from the 2018 season. Thomas Jorgensen joined the Diamonds following 2018 with neighbours and rivals Redcar Bears. Danny Phillips was on loan from the Diamonds at Scunthorpe during 2018. Max Clegg travelled south from Edinburgh Monarchs, while Steve Worrall and Simon Lambert were late additions to the team from Workington. Finally, Lasse Bjerre, younger brother of Newcastle legend Kenneth Bjerre who started his British career with the Diamonds in the early 2000s before going on to star in the Speedway Grand Prix series, was on the team.

Personnel

  • George English, Andrew Dalby & Martin Phillips (club owners)
  • George English & Martin Phillips (club promoters)
  • Technical Services (team sponsor)

Team and statistics

  • England Steve Worrall 7.97*
  • Denmark Thomas Jorgensen 7.66
  • Denmark Lasse Bjerre 7.08
  • Australia Matthew Wethers 5.78
  • England Simon Lambert 4.18
  • England Max Clegg 3.17
  • England Danny Phillips 2.00

2020 to 2022 seasons

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The 2020 SGB Championship season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, Newcastle entered a junior team, named the Newcastle Gems to compete in the National Development League National Trophy competition.

2021

  • Personnel
  • Robert Grant Jnr (club owner)
  • Robert Grant Jnr & Dave Tattum (club promoters)
  • Grant's Event Catering (team sponsor)

2022 season

Also rode:

Season summary

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Year and league Position Notes
1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League 4th
1930 Speedway Northern League 9th
1938 Speedway National League Division Two 6th
1939 Speedway National League Division Two 1st+ +when league was suspended
1946 Speedway Northern League 5th
1947 Speedway National League Division Two 5th
1948 Speedway National League Division Two 7th
1949 Speedway National League Division Two 10th
1950 Speedway National League Division Two 13th
1951 Speedway National League Division Two 16th
1961 Provincial Speedway League 11th
1962 Provincial Speedway League 9th
1963 Provincial Speedway League 6th
1964 Provincial Speedway League 1st champions
1965 British League season 12th
1966 British League season 5th
1967 British League season 10th
1968 British League season 5th
1969 British League season 13th
1970 British League season 17th
1975 New National League season 2nd
1976 National League season 1st champions & Knockout Cup winners
1977 National League season 6th
1978 National League season 2nd
1979 National League season 6th
1980 National League season 2nd
1981 National League season 3rd
1982 National League season 1st champions & Knockout Cup winners
1983 National League season 1st champions
1984 British League season 16th
1986 National League season 19th
1987 National League season 11th
1989 National League season 15th
1990 National League season 12th
1991 British League Division Two season 3rd
1992 British League Division Two season 4th
1993 British League Division Two season 6th
1994 British League Division Two season 7th
1997 Premier League speedway season 4th
1998 Premier League speedway season 10th
1999 Premier League speedway season 5th
2000 Premier League speedway season 8th
2001 Premier League speedway season 1st champions
2002 Premier League speedway season 2nd
2003 Premier League speedway season 11th
2004 Premier League speedway season 15th
2005 Premier League speedway season 8th
2006 Premier League speedway season 9th
2007 Premier League speedway season 10th
2008 Premier League speedway season 14th
2009 Premier League speedway season 3rd
2010 Premier League speedway season 2nd PO Champions & Knockout Cup
2011 Premier League speedway season 12th
2012 Premier League speedway season 1st PO elimination & Knockout Cup
2013 Premier League speedway season 3rd
2014 Premier League speedway season 8th
2015 Premier League speedway season 9th
2016 Premier League speedway season 3rd
SGB Championship 2017 7th
SGB Championship 2018 8th
SGB Championship 2019 10th
SGB Championship 2021 11th

Season summary (juniors)

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Year and league Position Notes
2002 Speedway Conference League 8th Gems
2003 Speedway Conference League 7th Gems
2004 Speedway Conference League 11th Gems
2021 National Development League speedway season N/A withdrew, results expunged

Club honours

Team honours

19 Titles

Individual honours

  • World Champions - Ivan Mauger ( 1968)
  • National League Riders Championship - Joe Owen (1976, 1982)
  • Provincial League Riders Championship - Ivan Mauger (1963, 1964)
  • Premier League Riders Championship - Kenni Larsen ( 2010)

Regional honour

  • Sport Newcastle Team of the Year - 2010

Notable Newcastle riders

Highest averaged rider

Rider of the Year

As nominated by supporters:

  • 2011: England Stuart Robson
  • 2010: Denmark Kenni Larsen
  • 2009: Australia Mark Lemon
  • 2008: England Jason King
  • 2007: Scotland Sean Stoddart
  • 2006: Australia Christian Henry

Hall of fame riders/managers

There are currently three inductees in the Diamonds hall of fame: [18]

References

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  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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  7. ^ "GRANT IN DIAMONDS TAKEOVER - British Speedway Archive Website". www.speedwaygb.net. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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  10. ^ "GRANT CONFIRMS NEWCASTLE CLOSURE - Speedway Star : Weekly Speedway Magazine and Xtra". www.speedwaystar.net. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. ^ "MATEJ FERJAN - British Speedway Official Website". 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Double fracture horror for starlet Rene Bach". 12 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  14. ^ "Injured Kyle Newman out of big final". 14 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  16. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link)
  17. ^ Bamford, R.(2004). Speedway Yearbook 2004. ISBN  0-7524-2955-8
  18. ^ "Diamonds complete a magnificent trophy treble". November 2010.
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