| Competition: | National League |
| Domesticcup1: | Champions |
| Domesticcup1 Winners: | Buxton Hitmen |
| Domesticcup2: | Knockout Cup |
| Domesticcup2 Winners: | Buxton Hitmen |
| Domesticcup3: | Individual |
| Domesticcup3 Winners: | Lee Smart |
| Domesticcup4: | Pairs |
| Domesticcup4 Winners: | Plymouth Devils |
| Domesticcup5: | National Trophy |
| Domesticcup5 Winners: | Buxton Hitmen |
| League Above: | 2010 Elite League 2010 Premier League |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
The 2010 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway, was contested by ten teams. Buxton Hitmen beat Newport Hornets in the play-off final to become champions.[1] [2]
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts | |
| 1 | Dudley Heathens | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 45 | |
| 2 | Buxton Hitmen | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 45 | |
| 3 | Newport Hornets | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 45 | |
| 4 | Rye House Cobras | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 31 | |
| 5 | Bournemouth Buccaneers | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 30 | |
| 6 | Plymouth Devils | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| 7 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| 8 | Scunthorpe Saints | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 | |
| 9 | King's Lynn Young Stars | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 | |
| 10 | Weymouth Wildcats | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
Mildenhall Fen Tigers withdrew - record expunged
Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.[3] The winner was Buxton Hitmen who defeated the Newport Hornets in the final.
| width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/10 | Dudley | 40-50 | Buxton | ||||
| 06/10 | Bournemouth | 38-49 | Newport | ||||
| 17/10 | Buxton | 49-43 | Dudley | ||||
| 17/10 | Newport | 45-41 | Bournemouth |
| width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/10 | Newport | cancelled | Buxton | ||||
| 31/10 | Buxton | 56-35 | Newport |
The 2010 National League Knockout Cup was the 13th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.[4] [5]
First round
| width=250 | Team one | width=250 | Team two | width=80 | First Leg | width=80 | Second Leg | width=100 | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton | Mildenhall | 58-37 | 49-41 | 107-78 | |||||
| Isle of Wight | Weymouth | 51-39 | 36-58 | 87-97 | |||||
| Newport | Plymouth | 42-29 | 57-35 | 99-64 |
Quarter-finals
| width=250 | Team one | width=250 | Team two | width=80 | First Leg | width=80 | Second Leg | width=100 | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye House | Buxton | 38-51 | 29-63 | 67-114 | |||||
| Weymouth | Newport | 41-49 | 35-53 | 76-102 | |||||
| King's Lynn | Bournemouth | 52-39 | 50-40 | 102-79 | |||||
| Scunthorpe | Dudley | 44-46 | 60-32 | 104-78 |
Semi-finals
| width=250 | Team one | width=250 | Team two | width=80 | First Leg | width=80 | Second Leg | width=100 | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Lynn | Newport | 54-39 | 50-40 | 104-79 | |||||
| Dudley | Buxton | 43-47 | 48-45 | 91-92 |
| width=80 | Date | width=250 | Team one | width=80 | Score | width=250 | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/10 | Buxton | 58-35 | King's Lynn | ||||
| 27/10 | King's Lynn | 46-44 | Buxton |
Lee Smart won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 October at Rye House Stadium.[6]
| width=25px | Pos. | width=180px | Rider | width=100px | Team | width=50px | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley | 14 | |||||
| 2 | Simon Lambert | King's Lynn | 12 | ||||
| 3 | Adam Allott | Buxton | 11 | ||||
| 4 | Buxton | 10 | |||||
| 5 | Nick Simmons | Isle of Wight | 9 | ||||
| 6 | Rye House | 9 | |||||
| 7 | Dudley | 8 | |||||
| 8 | Jay Herne | Bournemouth | 7 | ||||
| 9 | Newport | 7 | |||||
| 10 | Danny Warwick | Isle of Wight | 6 | ||||
| 11 | Weymouth | 6 | |||||
| 12 | Gary Cottham | Weymouth | 5 | ||||
| 13 | Darren Mallett | King's Lynn | 5 | ||||
| 14 | Gary Irving | Scunthorpe | 5 | ||||
| 15 | Mark Baseby | Bournemouth | 4 | ||||
| 16 | Rye House | 2 | |||||
| 17 | Lee Strudwick (res) | Rye House | 0 |
The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 7 August 2010. The event was won by Nicki Glanz and Mark Simmonds of the Plymouth Devils.[7]
| Group A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pos | width=80 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=200 | Riders |
| 1 | Plymouth | 24 | Glanz 14, Simmonds 10 | ||||
| 2 | Bournemouth | 17 | Howarth 9, Brundle 8 | ||||
| 3 | Newport | 17 | Kurtz 13, Atkin 6 | ||||
| 4 | Dudley | 16 | Anderson 11, Dyer 5 | ||||
| 5 | Isle of Wight | 14 | Simmons 9, Warwick 5 | ||||
| Group B | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20 | Pos | width=80 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=200 | Riders |
| 1 | King's Lynn | 23 | Lambert 16, Lowe 7 | ||||
| 2 | Buxton | 21 | Allott 15, Branford 6 | ||||
| 3 | Weymouth | 20 | Cockle 12, Bekker 8 | ||||
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 17 | Worrall S 10, Birks 7 | ||||
| 5 | Rye House | 9 | Jacobs 6, Hazelden 3 | ||||
Final
The National League Fours, held on 6 June 2010 at Mildenhall Stadium was abandoned due to rain and was not restaged.
Bournemouth
Buxton
Dudley
Isle Of Wight
King's Lynn
Newport
Plymouth
Rye House
Scunthorpe
Weymouth