Craig Cook

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British speedway rider

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Field	Value
name	Craig Cook
nationality	British (English)
birth_date
birth_place	Whitehaven, England
nickname	Cookie
career1	Scunthorpe
years1	2008
career2	Buxton
years2	2009–2010
career3	Workington
years3	2009–2010, 2017, 2024
career4	Peterborough
years4	2010, 2016
career5	Edinburgh
years5	2011–2015, 2023
career6	Belle Vue
years6	2011, 2013–2018
career7	Glasgow
years7	2018–2022
career8	King's Lynn
years8	2019–2021
career9	Sheffield
years9	2022
career10	Leicester
years10	2023–2024
career11	Berwick
years11	2025
career12	Oxford
years12	2025
SGP starts	13
SGP podium	0 (0-0-0)
SGP finals	0
SGP win	0
indivhonour1	National League Riders Champion
indivyear1	2009
indivhonour2	Premier League Riders Champion
indivyear2	2012
indivhonour3	Scottish Open Champion
indivyear3	2013
indivhonour4	British Champion
indivyear4	2017
indivhonour5	Riders Champion
indivyear5	2018
teamhonour1	Young Shield Winner
teamyear1	2009
teamyear2	2019
teamhonour2	SGB Championship Pairs
teamhonour3	Premier League Fours
teamyear3	2013, 2015
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Career

Born in Whitehaven, Cook's speedway career began in 2008. In 2009, Cook won the National League Riders Championship, held on 26 September at Rye House Stadium. He rode for Peterborough Panthers in 2010.

He moved on to Edinburgh Monarchs, who he rode for in the Premier League between 2011 and 2015. As an Edinburgh rider, he won the Premier League Riders Championship, held on 14 October 2012 at Owlerton Stadium. He was twice part of the Edinburgh team that won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which were held on 14 July 2013, at the East of England Arena and 1 October 2015, at the Media Prime Arena respectively.

He was part of the Belle Vue Aces team that competed in the Elite League from 2011 until 2018. He finished second in the 2014 British Speedway Championship and the 2015 British Speedway Championship.

His domestic success as also seen him recognised internationally, with appearances in the 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017 Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain, and he was a member of the Great Britain team that finished fourth in 2014 Speedway World Cup. In 2017, he became the British Champion.

In 2018, Cook became a full-time member of the Speedway Grand Series after being given a qualification position after he had finished fourth in the Speedway Grand Prix Challenge Final. This was due to Patryk Dudek, who finished third in the SGP Challenge Final meeting, and also finishing second in the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix Series.

Cook joined Glasgow Tigers in the SGB Championship in 2018 and would stay with them until 2022. As a Glasgow rider, Cook won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 2 September at Owlerton Stadium.

In 2019, he left Peterborough to join the King's Lynn Stars and enjoyed a good season, finishing sixth in the SGB Premiership 2019 averages. Also in 2019, he won the SGB Championship Pairs partnering Rasmus Jensen for Glasgow, during the SGB Championship 2019 season.

In 2021, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership 2021. In 2022, he rode for the Sheffield Tigers in the SGB Premiership 2022 and for Glasgow in the SGB Championship 2022.

In 2023, he returned to the Edinburgh Monarchs for the SGB Championship 2023, he had previously been with them from 2011 to 2015. He re-signed for Workington (another former team) for the 2024 season and later joined Leicester again in June.

Cook signed for Oxford Spires and Berwick Bandits for the 2025 Premiership and Championship seasons.

References

Bamford R.(2008). ''Speedway Yearbook 2008''. {{ISBN. 978-0-9553103-5-5
"MONARCHS SIGN CRAIG COOK".
(20 May 2010). "New Panther Craig is Cooking up a storm". [[Peterborough Evening Telegraph.
"ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022".
"Speedway: Edinburgh ace Craig is Rider Champ".
"2013 fixtures and results".
"FOURS CHAMPIONS".
"2014 British Final Result". speedwayresults.com.
"2015 British Final Result". Speedway GB.
"Cleator speedway star Craig Cook lifts Championship Riders' Individual Trophy".
(27 March 2019). "Club Statement - Craig Cook". Peterborough Panthers.
(28 May 2019). "Lynn Swoop for GB Star". King's Lynn Stars.
"Glasgow win the Pairs".
"2021 KING'S LYNN STARS".
"Ipswich v Kings Lynn".
"British Speedway rider profile".
"Cook returns to complete Monarchs".
"Comets are Cook-ing".
(16 November 2024). "Cook now a Bandit".

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