British Senior Open Final Rider Appearances

These appearance figures are for where riders qualified for the finals and raced, including reserves.

Riders who qualified for finals as reserves and were not called on to race are not included

NAME SURNAME FINALS Steve Harris 25 1986 1987 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2017 Lee Aris 19 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2023 Derek Garnett 18 1954 1955 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1970 1971 1972 1975 1977 1979 Dave Hemsley 17 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2016 Terry Norman 15 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 Norman Venson 15 1987 1989 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Gavin Wheeler 15 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2010 2012 2022 2023 2024 Mark Boaler 14 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2021 2022 2023 2024 Roger Ellis 14 1965 1966 1971 1974 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1985 1986 1990 1992 Paul Heard 14 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 Ben Mould 14 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 John Watchman 14 1967 1969 1970 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 Kevin Greenhalgh 13 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Allan Miller 13 1973 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1988 Andy Angell 12 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 Jason Ashford 12 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Chris Jewkes 12 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2015 2018 2019 2021 2022 Mark Newey 12 1988 1989 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 Geoff Patman 12 1968 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1987 1988 John Watling 12 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Chris Timms 11 2008 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 2022 2024 Colin Wheeler 11 1962 1963 1964 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1981 1984 Brian Moston 10 1951 1952 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 Phil Pilbrow 10 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1990 1991 1993 1994 Zac Payne 10 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 Pete Young 10 1991 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2003 2004 Joshua Brooke 9 2008 2014 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 Myke Grimes 9 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 Lewis Osborne 9 2006 2007 2009 2011 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Lewis Bates 8 1998 1999 2000 2006 2007 2009 2010 2012 Andre Cross 8 1987 1988 1989 1990 1992 1995 1996 1998 Mark Griffiths 8 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1996 2010 2013 Martyn Hepworth 8 1984 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Ian Woodhouse 8 1977 1979 1989 1993 1994 1996 2004 2005 Shaun Woodhouse 8 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Les Bowden 7 1978 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Paul Dyson 7 1981 1982 1988 1991 2003 2005 2006 Alan Guest 7 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1987 1988 Craig Harcourt 7 1988 1989 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 Phil Howells 7 1995 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2011 Craig Marchant 7 1998 1999 2001 2005 2007 2008 2015 Adam Peck 7 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2015 Pip Serbert 7 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 Jim Varnish 7 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1990 1991 Mark Carmichael 6 2012 2013 2014 2016 2021 2022 Ashley Hill 6 2016 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 Vic Hinchliffe 6 1961 1962 1963 1964 1966 1967 Martyn Hollebon 6 1995 1996 1998 2000 2001 2002 Derek Knight 6 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1980 Vinny Marsland 6 1960 1961 1964 1966 1967 1968 Dave Parsons 6 1969 1970 1971 1973 1984 1987 Tim Snook 6 1984 1985 1986 1989 1990 1993 Jeff Weaver 6 1974 1975 1976 1979 1980 1982 John Goodyear 5 1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 Denis Hubble 5 1985 1986 1987 2002 2003 Andrew Jackson 5 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Elliott Jones 5 1994 1995 2000 2003 2004 Ray Lewis 5 1959 1961 1962 1963 1965 Daniel Pike 5 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 Reece Pollitt 5 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 Ben Scranage 5 2003 2005 2006 2014 2015 Mick Skinner 5 1989 1990 1993 1994 1997 Adam Stevenson 5 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 Ken Taylor 5 1966 1971 1972 1973 1975 John Whiting 5 1968 1970 1971 1977 1979 Leon Yelland 5 2000 2001 2002 2003 2009 Daniel Zagni 5 1989 1990 1993 1994 1995 Tony Birch 4 1983 1984 1985 1986 Lewis Brinkhoff 4 2019 2021 2022 2024 Dave Chivers 4 1960 1961 1962 1963 Ben Clarke 4 2021 2022 2023 2024 Mike Cockroft 4 1962 1963 1970 1971 John Cordery 4 1985 1987 1991 1992 Dixie Dean 4 1956 1961 1962 1964 Ade Gale 4 1982 1985 1986 2000 Lee Galley 4 1991 1993 2002 2005 Keith Gibbons 4 1970 1974 1976 1977 Vic Haines 4 1966 1967 1968 1976 Julian Hardy 4 1987 1991 1992 1993 Andy Harris 4 1983 1987 1988 1989 Clive Hurrell 4 1965 1974 1976 1979 Rod Mills 4 1965 1966 1967 1968 Paul Ogden 4 1981 1983 1986 1987 Chris Osborne 4 2007 2009 2010 2011 Mike Parkins 4 1962 1974 1977 1978 Jackie Pinkerton 4 1966 1970 1972 1975 Fred Rothwell 4 1971 1972 1973 1974 John Smith 4 1963 1965 1967 1968 David Solomon 4 1994 1997 2002 2003 Chris Strutt 4 1978 1981 1983 1985 Kevin Sutton 4 1981 1982 1983 1985 Dennis Torr 4 1975 1976 1977 1979 Mike Baugh 3 1975 1977 1992 Stuart Baxter 3 1968 1969 1970 Pete Blackwell 3 1957 1958 1961 Glyn Brimson 3 1961 1964 1972 Victor Brooks 3 1990 1993 1994 Phil Clark 3 1982 1983 1984 Alan Cox 3 1980 1984 1986 Shaun Ellis 3 1997 1998 1999 Russ Evans 3 2005 2007 2008 Ian Gill 3 1982 1987 1988 Chris Gooch 3 1966 1967 1968 Tony Hardy 3 1964 1965 1967 Jack Harrold 3 2012 2013 2016 Matt Hill 3 2019 2023 2024 Neil Hollebon 3 2011 2012 2013 Paul Hulme 3 1976 1977 1980 Martin Jarvis 3 1974 1979 1983 Will Jeffrey 3 2019 2021 2023 Ricki Johnson 3 2012 2013 2018 Tony Johnson 3 1967 1968 1969 Martin Kent 3 1989 1990 1991 Malcolm Lane 3 1982 1984 1985 Dennis McGee 3 1952 1959 1961 John Mills 3 1960 1961 1964 Bill Punter 3 1959 1960 1963 Jake Read 3 2016 2018 2019 Aaron Smith 3 2021 2022 2023 Erroll Thaw 3 1999 2002 2012 Marcus Wadhams 3 2007 2008 2009 Dean Webb 3 1990 1994 1995 Glyn Whale 3 1984 1985 1988 John White 3 1971 1972 1973 Mark Whitehead 3 2000 2003 2007 Matt Beharrell 2 2010 2011 Kenzie Bennett 2 2023 2024 Jonathan Birks 2 2006 2007 Jim Brett 2 1973 1980 Andy Bright 2 1957 1961 Wil Bristowe 2 2019 2022 Gary Brown 2 2001 2004 Pete Bury 2 1963 1964 Dave Butcher 2 1960 1962 Dave Carter 2 1971 1972 Ian Clark 2 1983 1986 Tom Colling 2 2010 2024 Ron Coward 2 1956 1957 Tam Daly 2 1966 1969 Wally Deighton 2 1960 1961 Brian Eaton 2 1986 1996 Ewie Edwards 2 1956 1960 Frank Finnigan 2 1978 1999 Eddie Fordham 2 1967 1972 Andy Franks 2 1982 1999 Dave Frith 2 1989 1998 Martin Gale 2 1988 1989 Mark Hammersley 2 1986 1990 Bruce Heath 2 1969 1971 Ben Higham 2 2014 2017 John Hocking 2 1966 1967 Chris Hunt 2 1965 1966 Rob Hunt 2 1951 1952 Ryker Jolly 2 2023 2024 Lee Kemp 2 2016 2017 Alan King 2 1951 1954 Richard Lloyd 2 1990 1991 Derek Lockwood 2 1958 1960 Tam Low 2 1969 1973 Aaron Lowey 2 2004 2008 Kevin Marson 2 1983 1988 Neil Mason 2 1987 1989 Bob Merrett 2 1960 1963 Steve Mullinder 2 1985 1988 John Murphy 2 1970 1972 Ray Oliver 2 1994 1995 Pete Page 2 1958 1959 Chris Parish 2 2014 2015 Charlie Parr 2 2023 2024 Mick Price 2 1965 1966 Pete Rawson 2 1955 1960 Thomas Reed 2 2011 2013 Mike Richards 2 1962 1963 Jimmy Riley 2 1955 1956 Lewis Roberts 2 2012 2014 Charlie Rumbold 2 2015 2016 Bill Savage 2 1966 1968 Barry Shapley 2 1957 1965 Ian Swaine 2 1980 1982 Will Truslove 2 1964 1965 Mel Vickers 2 1959 1960 Stephen Ward 2 2005 2006 Adam Watson 2 2018 2019 Bryan Wood 2 1956 1957 Noah Woodhouse 2 2023 2024 Ken Worlock 2 1952 1957 Terry Abbott 1 1954 Ken Adams 1 1963 Ian Alcock 1 1988 Roy Archie 1 1959 Mick Aris 1 1974 Mal Ashworth 1 1952 Brian Aze 1 1955 Ron Bagley 1 1955 Joe Bailey 1 1975 Michael Baldock 1 2018 Gerald Banks 1 1975 Adam Bardsley 1 1991 Andy Barnes 1 1983 Keith Bass 1 1956 Dave Bates 1 1958 Dave Beasley 1 1955 Jim Bentham 1 1954 Lee Benton 1 1996 Brian Beresford 1 1973 Richard Bessant 1 1988 Fred Boutell 1 1959 Ptee Breaker 1 1958 Ron Bridges 1 1956 Keith Bristow 1 1962 Stu Broadfield 1 1968 Pete Bromley 1 1959 Johnnie Brooks 1 1964 Alan Brown 1 1981 Jamie Brown 1 2009 Eric Buckingham 1 1956 Mike Burgess 1 1981 Mick Carlile 1 1995 David Carmichael 1 2008 Sonny Cattano 1 1952 Jamie Chittock 1 2015 Mick Clack 1 1951 Ray Clark 1 1967 Eric Cleaver 1 1952 John Colbert 1 1976 Gary Colby 1 1999 Mark Collins 1 1988 Nick Collins 1 1992 Jim Cooke 1 1959 Merv Cooper 1 1991 Rob Cooper 1 1956 Steve Coote 1 1984 Dave Crawley 1 1954 Mick Crawley 1 1954 Tom Cropley 1 1967 Ivan Darby 1 1993 Larry Davenport 1 1958 T Davis 1 1954 Tommy Davis 1 1961 Dave Daw 1 1952 Barrie Dent 1 1957 Brian Doubleday 1 1968 Alan Douglas 1 1970 John Eaton 1 1954 Richard Edge 1 1998 Willie Evans 1 1958 Nicky Evans 1 2015 Richard Felgett 1 2018 Chris Finnigan 1 2006 Mick Fisher 1 1952 Graham Fletcher 1 1969 Malcolm Flood 1 1951 Terry Foster 1 1954 Lewis Foxley 1 2024 Rob Frampton 1 1960 Derek Francis 1 1957 Pete Fraser 1 1959 Roy Frazer 1 1958 Gus Garrett 1 1952 Brian Geater 1 1959 Robert George 1 1951 Keith Gibson 1 1970 Pat Gilchrist 1 1965 Andy Giles 1 1980 Josh Gleave 1 1969 Harry Glover 1 1969 Leyton Glover 1 2012 Andy Goodrick 1 1986 John Grant 1 1969 Mick Grant 1 1960 Rob Grant 1 1969 Dennis Gray 1 1957 Terry Greenaway 1 1955 Lewis Grepp 1 1951 Les Grimes 1 1972 Nathan Groves 1 2009 Tom Haddock 1 2008 Vic Halliwell 1 1955 Danny Harper 1 2007 John Harrhy 1 1965 Alan Harrison 1 1957 Chris Harrison 1 1990 Bernard Hart 1 1954 Bob Hemmings 1 1971 Aaron Herbert 1 2016 Chris Hill 1 1969 Rod Holloway 1 1963 Peter Howells 1 1951 Rob Hunt 1 2008 Norman Hunter 1 1957 Derek Hutson 1 1954 Ray Isidoro 1 1955 John Jennings 1 1962 Brian Johnson 1 1962 Torsten Jolly 1 2023 Honky Jones 1 1955 Trevor Jones 1 1967 Shaun Kell 1 2024 Darren Kent 1 1993 Mick Keyworth 1 1972 Jim Kilsby 1 1955 Dan Knights 1 2019 Ernie Lamacq 1 1954 Ian Lawrence 1 1984 John Leamon 1 1974 Pete Leckie 1 1954 Neil Lester 1 1993 Dennis Lilley 1 1959 Stan Lister 1 1958 Pete Lomas 1 1962 Chic Mackie 1 1972 David Martin 1 2000 Dave Matthews 1 1955 Jack Mayes 1 1951 Dave McCue 1 1966 Sandy McGillivray 1 1958 Bill McGuinness 1 1958 Angus McKenzie 1 1965 Jim McMinn 1 1957 Scott Millward 1 2017 Don Moir 1 1965 Phil Moreton 1 1997 Arron Morgan 1 2013 Jim Morris 1 1957 Ed Morton 1 2022 Alan Mowatt 1 1952 Leon Mower 1 2017 Brian Munns 1 1964 Paul Murden 1 1956 Craig Nash 1 2001 Arthur Newson 1 1951 Alan Packham 1 1952 Steve Paver 1 1993 Geoff Pearce 1 1958 Mick Pedley 1 1983 Geoff Pennikett 1 1957 Jack Pennington 1 1954 Dave Perks 1 1971 Les Perrett 1 1952 James Porter 1 2022 Stuart Potter 1 1970 Terry Potter 1 1956 Bill Powell 1 1951 Arthur Price 1 1966 John Prisestley 1 1969 Dylan Radcliffe 1 2010 Robert Rance 1 1951 Ernie Randall 1 1963 D Read 1 1954 Dave Reid 1 1970 Paul Rennie 1 1964 Pete Rhodes 1 1965 Chris Riches 1 1978 Pete Rides 1 1963 Brian Roberts 1 1952 Chris Roberts 1 2000 George Russell 1 1972 Sid Russell 1 1964 Paul Russo 1 1976 Pete Saunders 1 1960 Phil Sharples 1 2001 Paul Shipley 1 1986 Mark Short 1 1993 Colin Simmons 1 1981 Les Simms 1 1951 John Simpson 1 1958 S Skellding 1 1951 Dave Skinner 1 1984 Darren Slater 1 2002 Malcolm Smith 1 1954 Rex Smith 1 1956 Rob Smith 1 1978 Reggie Squires 1 1968 Les Stevens 1 1975 Pete Stevens 1 1980 Andy Stone 1 1992 Dave Tarr 1 1958 Derek Tegg 1 1957 Barry Telling 1 1951 Fred Tidmarsh 1 1955 Sid Tomlyn 1 1956 Les Trewin 1 1956 Dave Tulloch 1 1973 Chris Turner 1 2006 Dave Underhill 1 1979 Johnny Varnish 1 1959 Ian Vitner 1 1952 Martin Voller 1 1996 Kim Waddup 1 1975 George Wakeman 1 1955 Ted Walker 1 1960 Rob Wallsgrove 1 1981 Bruce Ward 1 1969 George Warwick 1 1958 Les Westwood 1 1956 Chris Wheatley 1 1997 Brandon Whetton 1 2017 Phil White 1 1973 Jake White 1 2017 Steve Whitehead 1 1973 Geoff Widdup 1 1972 Leon Wild 1 2024 Archie Wilkinson 1 1959 Karl Wilkinson 1 1981 Don Williams 1 1968 Richard Williamson 1 2005 Tony Wills 1 1951 Dave Wilson 1 1970 Mark Winwood 1 2004 Barry Woodcock 1 1962 Doug Wootton 1 1952 Nigel Wragg 1 1997 Martin Zuk 1 1985

Steve Harris: Current holder of most appearances in Cycle Speedway British Senior Open Final history

See results from other British Individual Finals…