2009 National League speedway season explained

Competition:National League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Bournemouth Buccaneers
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Bournemouth Buccaneers
Domesticcup3:Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:Craig Cook
Domesticcup4:Pairs
Domesticcup4 Winners:Newport Hornets
Domesticcup5:National Trophy
Domesticcup5 Winners:Plymouth Devils
League Above:2009 Elite League
2009 Premier League
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway and was contested by ten teams. Bournemouth Buccaneers were champions.[1] It was the first season under the new name after previously been known as the Conference League.

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLBPPts
1Bournemouth Buccaneers1815122152
2Weymouth Wildcats1810171435
3Plymouth Devils189361233
4Buxton Hitmen189181130
5Isle of Wight Islanders189091129
6Scunthorpe Saints18729723
7Newport Hornets186210822
8King's Lynn Barracudas187110722
9Mildenhall Fen Tigers186111821
10Rye House Cobras186012416
PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

SCORING SYSTEMHome loss by any number of points = 0Home draw = 1Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2Home win by 7 points or more = 3Away loss by 7 points or more = 0Away loss by 6 points or less = 1Away draw = 2Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Play Offs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.[2] The winner was Bournemouth Buccaneers who defeated the Plymouth Devils in the final.[3]

Semi-finals

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21/09Bournemouth63-30 Weymouth
27/09Buxton52-41 Plymouth
02/10Plymouth56-38Buxton
09/10Weymouth43-30Bournemouth

Final

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28/10Bournemouth 62-34 Plymouth
30/10Plymouth 48-42 Bournemouth

Final Leading averages

[4]

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Simon Lambert Scunthorpe 10.54
Jamie Smith King's Lynn 10.34
Nick SimmonsIsle of Wight 9.95

National League Knockout Cup

The 2009 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams but the first under its new name. Bournemouth Buccaneers were the winners.[5]

First round

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10/04King's Lynn 53-37 Mildenhall
12/04Mildenhall 46-46 King's Lynn
26/04Newport 31-59 Bournemouth
30/04Bournemouth 55-38 Newport

Quarter-finals

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08/05Plymouth63-29 Isle of Wight
26/05Isle of Wight58-34 Plymouth
25/05Rye House50-44 Buxton
21/06Buxton68-22 Rye House
24/07Scunthorpe43-47 King's Lynn
31/07King's Lynn? Scunthorpe
19/06Weymouth56-40 Bournemouth
02/07Bournemouth62-30 Weymouth

Semi-finals

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25/07Plymouth41-49 Bournemouth
13/08Bournemouth53-39 Plymouth
11/09King's Lynn47-43 Buxton
20/09Buxton55-38 King's Lynn

Final

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11/10Buxton 44-48 Bournemouth
15/10Bournemouth 57-39 Buxton

Riders' Championship

Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 26 September at Rye House Stadium.[6]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxTeam width=50pxTotal
1 Buxton 14
2 Plymouth 14
3 Jay Herne Bournemouth 13
4 Bournemouth13
5 Tony Atkin Newport 8
6 Barrie EvansMildenhall8
7 Simon LambertScunthorpe8
8 Darren Mallett King's Lynn7
9Rye House6
10 Ben Hopwood Isle of Wight 6
11 Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 5
12 Jade MudgwayBuxton 4
13 Weymouth 3
14 Mark Simmonds Plymouth3
15 Adam Allott King's Lynn2
16 James Cockle Weymouth0
17 Ben Morley (res) Rye House 2
18 Dan Blake (res) Rye House2

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight, on 18 August 2009. The event was won by Tony Atkin and Grant Tregoning of the Newport Wasps.[7]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Newport26 Atkin 15, Tregoning 11
2Isle of Wight 21Simmons 16, Johnson 5
3Rye House17Strudwick 12, Mason 5
4Scunthorpe 14Lambert 12, Morris 2
5King's Lynn 12Allott 6, Mallett 6
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Bournemouth23 Herne 16, Baseby 7
2Buxton 20Cook 15, james 5
3Plymouth 20Simmonds 11, Hughes 9
4Mildenhall17Evans 10, Priest 7
5Weymouth10Burrows 5, Cockle 5

Final

Teams and final averages

Bournemouth

Buxton

Isle Of Wight

King's Lynn

Mildenhall

Newport

Plymouth

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Weymouth

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Competitions. Speedway Archive.
  2. Web site: British Speedway Official Website.
  3. Web site: 2009 Play Offs. Speedway GB.
  4. Web site: 2009 Averages. Speedway GB.
  5. Web site: National League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
  6. Web site: MONARCHS SIGN CRAIG COOK . Edinburgh Speedway . 30 June 2023.
  7. Web site: National League Pairs draw . East Anglian Daily Times . 2 July 2023.

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