2012 National League speedway season explained

Competition:National League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Domesticcup3:Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:Ashley Birks
Domesticcup4:Pairs
Domesticcup4 Winners:Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Domesticcup5:Fours
Domesticcup5 Winners:Mildenhall Fen Tigers
League Above:2012 Elite League
2012 Premier League
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2013

The 2012 season of the National League was the third tier/division of British speedway and was contested by eight teams.[1]

Summary

Newport and Belle Vue did not return from 2011, and Hackney opted to run at Rye House only, renaming the team Rye House Raiders.

Mildenhall Fen Tigers beat Dudley Heathens in the play-off final to become champions.[2]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1Dudley Heathens14130142
2Mildenhall Fen Tigers14102238
3Isle of Wight Islanders1470721
4Stoke Potters1461720
5Rye House Raiders1460820
6Scunthorpe Saints1460817
7Buxton Hitmen14311011
8King's Lynn Young Stars1430119
[3] PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; 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. Mildenhall Fen Tigers defeated Dudley Heathens in the final.[4]

Semi-finals

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
30/09Mildenhall 58-36 Isle of Wight
16/10Isle of Wight 45-44 Mildenhall
09/10Dudley44-43 Stoke
10/10Stoke41-54 Dudley

Final

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
23/10Dudley 51-37Mildenhall Fen Tigers
24/10Mildenhall Fen Tigers 54-39Dudley

Final Leading averages

[5]

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Adam Roynton Dudley 11.64
Tom Perry Dudley 9.88
Ashley Birks Stoke 9.66

National League Knockout Cup

The 2012 National League Knockout Cup was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners for the second successive year.[6] [7]

First round

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13/05Stoke 49-40 Scunthorpe Saints
08/05Dudley 65-28 Buxton
07/05Scunthorpe Saints47-42 Stoke
06/05Buxton 36-54 Dudley
02/05King's Lynn 39-51 Mildenhall
01/05Isle Of Wight58-31 Rye House Raiders
15/04Mildenhall 55-40 King's Lynn
06/04Rye House Raiders49-46 Isle Of Wight

Semi-finals

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15/09Stoke 44-50Mildenhall
27/08Mildenhall55-39 Stoke
09/08Isle of Wight15-21 Dudley
12/06Dudley60-32 Isle Of Wight

Final

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07/10Mildenhall61-33 Dudley
23/10Dudley41-32+ Mildenhall
+abandoned heat 12 due to curfew result stands

Riders' Championship

Ashley Birks won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 29 September at Rye House Stadium.[8]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxTeam width=50pxTotal
1 Stoke 14+3
2 Rye House 14+2
3 Gary Irving Scunthorpe 13
4 Dudley 11
5 Buxton 8
6 Kings Lynn 8
7 Lewis Blackbird Mildenhall 8
8 Mildenhall 7
9Rye House 6
10 Rye House 5
11 Dudley 5
12 Ben Reade Stoke 5
13 Danny Warwick Isle of Wight 4
14 Ben Hopwood Isle of Wight 4
15 Adam Mckinna Buxton4
16 Mildenhall 3

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Mildenhall Stadium, on 22 July 2012. The event was won by Cameron Heeps and Lewis Blackbird of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers.[9]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Mildenhall20 Blackbird 11, Heeps 9
2Buxton 17Wright 10, Branford 7
3Isle of Wight11Warwick 6, Hughes 5
4Rye House 6Morley 4, Sarjeant 2
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Scunthorpe20 Irving 12, Young 8
2Dudley 13Bekker 9, Perry 4
3King's Lynn 12Kerr 10, Cockle 2
4Stoke9Lambert 9, Reade 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Mildenhall20 Heeps 11, Blackbird 6
2Buxton 14Branford 8, Wright 6
3Dudley 12Perry 10, Bekker 2
4Scunthorpe11Irving 8, Young 3

Fours

Mildenhall won the National League Fours, held on 26 August 2012 at Loomer Road Stadium.[10]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Dudley21Roynon 6, Morris 6, Ritchings 5, Bekker 4
2 Stoke 13Birks 5, Cockle 5, Atkin 2, Carr 1
3 Rye House9Morley 4, Sarjeant 3, Chessell 2, Coles 0
4 Isle of Wight5Starke 2, Stoneman 2, Walter 1, Hopwood 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=450Riders
1 Mildenhall23 Blackbird 6, Nielsen 6, Jacobs 6, Halsey 5
2 Buxton 12Wright 5, McKinna 4, Felton 2, Priest 1
3 King's Lynn 6Kerr 3, Knight 2, Stokes 1, Johnson 0
4 Scunthorpe 5 Greenwood 3, Phillips 2, Fenwick 0, Young 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Mildenhall17Nielsen 6, Jacobs 6, Halsey 3, Blackbird 2
2 Buxton13Wright 4, Priest 4, Felton 3, McKinna 2
3 Dudley10Morris 5, Roynon 2, Ritchings 2, Bekker 1
4 Stoke7Birks 3, Cockle 2, Atkin 1, Carr 1

Teams and averages

Buxton Hitmen

Dudley Heathens

Isle of Wight Islanders

King's Lynn Young Stars

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Rye House Raiders

Scunthorpe Saints

Stoke Potters

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Milton Keynes Knights 12 9 1 2 19
2 Belle Vue Colts 11 7 1 3 15
3 Coventry-Mercia Vikings 11 5 2 412
4 Long Eaton 12 5 1 611
5 Stoke 12 4 1 79
6 Scunthorpe 12 4 0 88
7 Sheffield 12 3 0 96
Milton Keynes won grand final 21–15[11]

Anglian Development League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 King's Lynn 10 10 0 0 20
2 Lakeside10 7 0 3 14
3 Mildenhall 9 5 1 3 11
4 Rye House 10 3 0 7 6
5 Peterborough 10 2 0 8 4
6 Ipswich 9 1 1 7 3

Northern Development League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Edinburgh 60 0 0 12
2 Redcar6 4 0 2 8
3 Berwick 6 1 1 4 3
4 Workington 6 0 1 5 1

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Competitions. Speedway Archive.
  2. Web site: Mildenhall Fen Tigers celebrate win. ITV.com.
  3. Web site: British Speedway Official Website.
  4. Web site: 2012 Play Offs. Speedway Archive.
  5. Web site: 2012 Averages. Speedway GB.
  6. Web site: National League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
  7. Web site: 2012 National League Knockout Cup. Speedway Archive.
  8. Web site: BIRKS WINS NLRC . Rye House Speedway . 30 June 2023.
  9. Butt, Randall . On-Song Tigers . Speedway Star page 26-27 . 28 July 2012 .
  10. Web site: 2012 Cradley results . Cradley Speedway . 10 July 2023.
  11. Web site: MK KNIGHTS ARE 2012 MDL CHAMPIONS. Official British Speedway website. 1 September 2021.

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