2011 National League speedway season explained

Competition:National League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Domesticcup3:Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:Jason Garrity
Domesticcup4:Pairs
Domesticcup4 Winners:Stoke Potters
Domesticcup5:Fours
Domesticcup5 Winners:Dudley Heathens
League Above:2011 Elite League
2011 Premier League
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

The 2011 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by ten teams, with Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints winning the play-offs to become champions.[1]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLBPPts
1Stoke Potters1813051743
2Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints1811071436
3Belle Vue Colts1811071335
4Mildenhall Fen Tigers1811251135
5Hackney Hawks1880101228
6King's Lynn Young Stars18819926
7Dudley Heathens18819825
8Buxton Hitmen186012921
9Isle of Wight Islanders186111316
10Newport Hornets185112415
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 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints who defeated the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the final.

Semi-finals

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
14/10Scunthorpe/Sheffield 51-42Belle Vue
02/10Mildenhall51-40 Stoke
01/10Stoke 44-46 Mildenhall
28/10Belle Vue 46-41 Scunthorpe/Sheffield

Final

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21/10Scunthorpe/Sheffield 62-33 Mildenhall
23/10Mildenhall 59-31 Scunthorpe/Sheffield

Final Leading averages

[3]

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Kyle Howarth Belle Vue 9.86
Todd Kurtz Newport 9.78
Simon Lambert Stoke 9.45

National League Knockout Cup

The 2011 National League Knockout Cup was the 14th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners.[4] [5]

First round

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11/06Hackney42-50 Mildenhall
05/06Mildenhall60-32 Hackney
04/06Stoke57-35 Buxton
01/06Belle Vue Colts39-52 Dudley
17/05Dudley 45-39 Belle Vue Colts
14/05Newport Hornets53-40 Isle Of Wight
10/05Isle Of Wight56-38 Newport Hornets
01/05Buxton 45-44 Stoke
Semi-finals
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13/09Isle Of Wight 44-46 Mildenhall
28/08Mildenhall 57-37 Isle Of Wight
28/06Dudley 47-43 Stoke
26/06Stoke 62-32 Dudley

Final

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22/10Stoke 40-52 Mildenhall
25/09Mildenhall 51-43 Stoke

Riders' Championship

Jason Garrity won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 3 September at Rye House Stadium.[6]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxTeam width=50pxTotal
1 Belle Vue12
2 Belle Vue 11
3 Jay Herne Newport10
4 Buxton 10
5 Scunthorpe/Sheffield 9
6 Newport 9
7 Dudley 9
8 Stoke 8
9Scunthorpe/Sheffield 7
10 Hackney 7
11 Jack Hargreaves Mildenhall 6
12 King's Lynn 6
13 Adam Allott Buxton 5
14 Tim Webster Stoke5
15 Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 4
16 Hackney 1

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 18 June 2011. The event was won by Tim Webster and Simon Lambert of the Stoke Potters.[7]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Newport26 Kurtz 15, Herne 11
2Scunthorpe/Sheffield 22Worrall R 14 Worrall S 8
3Belle Vue17Garrity 9, McKinna 8
4Hackney 15Evans 8, Hazelden 7
5King's Lynn 10Knight 7, Kerr 3
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Stoke 23Lambert 14, Webster 9
2Mildenhall21 Hargreaves 12, Blackbird 9
3Dudley 20Newman 11, Armstrong 9
4Isle of Wight13Simmons 9, Smith 4
5Byxton13Allott 8, Luke Priest 5

Final

Fours

Dudley won the National League Fours, held on 30 July 2011 at Loomer Road Stadium.[8]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Mildenhall22Hargreaves 5, Blackbird 5, Heeps 5, Jacobs 3
2 Dudley 16Franklin 5, Morris 4, Armstrong 4, Roynon 3
3 Isle of Wight11Starke 6, Simmons 1, Smith 1, Warwick 0
4 Hackney6Morley 2, Owen 2, Reade 1, Hopwood 1
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=450Riders
1 Stoke14 Lambert 6, Atkin 4, Pickard 3, Webster 1
2 Belle Vue 13Bekker 4, Garrity 4, Mason 4, McKinna 3
3 Buxton 10Taylor 3, Allott 3, Priest 2, Branford 2
4 Newport3 Herne 2, Johnson 1, Jones 0, Andrews 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Dudley15Roynon 6, Morris 4, Armstrong 3, Franklin 2
2 Belle Vue12Bekker 4, McKinna 4, Garrity 4, Mason 0
3 Stoke12Atkin 4, Lambert 3, Webster 3, Pickard 2
4 Mildenhall9Heeps 3, Jacobs 3, Hargreaves 2, Blackbird 1

Teams and final averages

Belle Vue Colts

Buxton Hitmen

Dudley Heathens

Hackney Hawks

Isle of Wight Islanders

King's Lynn Young Stars

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Newport Hornets

Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints

Stoke Potters

Midland Development League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Bwidth=20Pts
1 Long Eaton Invaders 8 5 1 2 415
2 Team Viking Academy 8 5 0 3 313
3 Halifax Dukes 8 3 2 3 19
4 Sheffield Cubs 8 2 2 4 17
5 Scunthorpe Stags 8 2 1 5 16
Long Eaton won grand final 40–32 on aggregate[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Competitions. Speedway Archive.
  2. Web site: Welcome - British Speedway Official Website . 3 March 2017 .
  3. Web site: 2011 Averages. Speedway GB.
  4. Web site: National League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
  5. Web site: 2011 National League Knockout Cup. Speedway Archive.
  6. Web site: Speedway: Birmingham Brummies get Jason Garrity for Challenge clash . Birmingham Mail . 30 June 2023.
  7. Web site: Stoke Potters' Tim Webster enjoying best ever season . BBC Sport . 2 July 2023.
  8. Web site: 2011 . Cradley Speedway . 10 July 2023.
  9. Web site: 2011 Midland Development League. Speedway Archive. 1 September 2021.

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