Speedway National League

National League
Current season or competition: 2011 Speedway National League
League Information
Sport	Speedway
Formerly	British League
Country	United Kingdom
Founded	1932, 1975, 2009-
Closed	1964, 1990,
Governing Body	Speedway Control Board (SCB)
Website	SpeedwayGB
League Facts
Current Champions	Buxton Hitmen
Most Championships	Wembley Lions (8)
No. of Teams	10
Current Competitions
National League
National League Play-Offs
National League KOC
National League Pairs
National League Fours
National League Riders' Championship
Current Teams
Buxton Hitmen Dudley Heathens Isle of Wight Islanders Kings Lynn Young Stars Mildenhall Fen Tigers	Newport Hornets Plymouth Devils Rye House Cobras Scunthorpe Saints Stoke Potters

The National League was the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom from 1932 until 1965 when it became known as the British League. Prior to 1932 there were only small regional leagues competing within the sport in the UK. The National League was re-incarnated in 1975 as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom when British League Division Two was renamed. After 1990, British League Division Two was re-instated and the National League ceased to exist. The National League was re-incarnated for the second time in 2009 as the third division of Speedway in the United Kingdom when the Conference League was renamed. It will follow the same rules and regulations as the Premier and Elite League, including the use of rider averages.

2011 Teams

Belle Vue Colts 1. Byron Bekker 2. Scott Richardson 3. Kyle Howarth 4. Karl Mason 5. Adam McKinna 6. Chris Widman 7. Jason Garrity

Buxton Hitmen 1. Ben Taylor 2. Dean Felton 3. Robert Branford 4. Luke Priest 5. Adam Allott 6. John McPhail 7. Ryan Blacklock

Dudley Heathens 1. Jon Armstrong 2. Ashley Morris 3. Tom Perry 4. Richard Franklin 5. Adam Roynon 6. Daryl Ritchings 7. Luke Chessell

Hackney Hawks 1. Barrie Evans 2. Ben Morley 3. David Mason 4. Ben Hopwood 5. Marc Owen 6. Shane Hazelden 7. Brandon Freemantle

Isle of Wight Islanders 1. Paul Starke 2. Brendan Johnson 3. Lee Smethills 4. Rob Smith 5. Nick Simmons 6. John Resch 7. Tom Hill

Kings Lynn Young Stars 1. Darren Mallett 2. Oliver Rayson 3. Lewis Kerr 4. Adam Lowe 5. James Cockle 6. Jake Knight 7. Tom Stokes

Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1. James Brundle 2. Aaron Baseby 3. Daniel Halsey 4. Joe Jacobs 5. Jack Hargreaves 6. Lewis Blackbird 7. Cameron Heeps

Newport Hornets 1. Jay Herne 2. Tom Young 3. James White-Williams 4. Matt Bates 5. Todd Kurtz 6. David Gough 7. Richard Andrews

Scunthorpe/Sheffield Saints 1. Paul Cooper 2. Adam Wrathall 3. Ashley Birks 4. Steve Worrall 5. Gary Irving 6. Richie Worrall 7. Stefan Nielsen

Stoke Potters 1. Simon Lambert 2. Jamie Pickard 3. Gareth Isherwood 4. Tony Atkin 5. Tim Webster 6. Ben Reade 7. James Sarjeant

Champions

1932-1964

Season	Champions	Second
1932	Wembley Lions	Crystal Palace Glaziers
1933	Belle Vue Aces	Wimbledon Dons
1934	Belle Vue Aces	Wembley Lions
1935	Belle Vue Aces	Harringay Racers
1936	Belle Vue Aces	Wembley Lions
1937	West Ham Hammers	Wembley Lions
1938	New Cross Rangers	West Ham Hammers
not held during Second World War
1946	Wembley Lions	Belle Vue Aces
1947	Wembley Lions	Belle Vue Aces
1948	New Cross Rangers	Harringay Racers
1949	Wembley Lions	Belle Vue Aces
1950	Wembley Lions	Belle Vue Aces
1951	Wembley Lions	Belle Vue Aces
1952	Wembley Lions	Birmingham Brummies
1953	Wembley Lions	Harringay Racers
1954	Wimbledon Dons	Wembley Lions
1955	Wimbledon Dons	Belle Vue Aces
1956	Wimbledon Dons	Wembley Lions
1957	Swindon Robins	Belle Vue Aces
1958	Wimbledon Dons	Norwich Stars
1959	Wimbledon Dons	Leicester Hunters
1960	Wimbledon Dons	Belle Vue Aces
1961	Wimbledon Dons	Southampton Saints
1962	Southampton Saints	Wimbledon Dons
1963	Belle Vue Aces	Norwich Stars
1964	Oxford Cheetahs	Coventry Bees

1975-1990

When the National League was re-established in 1975 it operated as the Second Division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.

Season	Champions	Second
1975	Birmingham Brummies	Newcastle Diamonds
1976	Newcastle Diamonds	Ellesmere Port Gunners
1977	Eastbourne Eagles	Rye House Rockets
1978	Canterbury Crusaders	Newcastle Diamonds
1979	Mildenhall Fen Tigers	Rye House Rockets
1980	Rye House Rockets	Newcastle Diamonds
1981	Middlesbrough Tigers	Weymouth Wildcats
1982	Newcastle Diamonds	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1983	Newcastle Diamonds	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1984	Long Eaton Invaders	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1985	Ellesmere Port Gunners	Poole Wildcats
1986	Eastbourne Eagles	Poole Wildcats
1987	Eastbourne Eagles	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
1988	Hackney Kestrels	Poole Pirates
1989	Poole Pirates	Wimbledon Dons
1990	Poole Pirates	Middlesbrough Bears

2009-

When the National League was re-established in 2009 it operated as the Third Division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.

Season	Champions	Second
2009	Bournemouth Buccaneers	Plymouth Devils
2010	Buxton Hitmen	Newport Hornets

References

External links

• Official BSPA (British Speedway Promoters Association) Homepage