2015 National League speedway season explained

Competition:National League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Birmingham Brummies
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Eastbourne Eagles
Domesticcup3:National Trophy
Domesticcup3 Winners:Eastbourne Eagles
Domesticcup4:Individual
Domesticcup4 Winners:Ben Morley
Domesticcup5:Pairs
Domesticcup5 Winners:Kent Kings
Domesticcup6:Fours
Domesticcup6 Winners:Birmingham Brummies
Highest Average:Adam Ellis
League Above:2015 Elite League
2015 Premier League
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 National League was the seventh season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway. The Cradley Heathens were the defending champions after winning the competition in 2014.

Cradley finished the 2015 season in third place, as the Birmingham Brummies won the championship title. With 14 wins from 18 matches, the Brummies won the title after a 47–42 victory at the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in September,[1] and ultimately finished 6 points clear of the Eastbourne Eagles.

Teams

The 2015 season featured 10 teams, one more than in 2014. The Scunthorpe Stags and Devon Demons did not compete in 2015, whilst the Birmingham Brummies, Eastbourne Eagles and Rye House Raiders all joined the league. National League co-ordinator Peter Morrish expressed his excitement ahead of the new season, with the addition of the Brummies and Eagles especially – two teams with extensive Elite League experience – it was expected to be one of the most exciting National League seasons in years.[2]

Final league table

ClubHomeAway
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1Birmingham Brummies (C)1880142021867758+10948
2Eastbourne Eagles1890021123908726+18242
3Cradley Heathens1880112033839745+9437
4Coventry Storm1880112024816774+4236
5Rye House Raiders1861212015797766+3130
6King's Lynn Young Stars1870201008797847−5024
7Mildenhall Fen Tigers1870200018730879−14922
8Buxton Hitmen1850401026774862−8820
9Stoke Potters1841402007765838−7319
10Kent Kings1840500144766864−9818

Final Leading averages

[3]

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Birmingham 10.14
Rob Branford Rye House 10.14
Bradley Wilson-DeanEastbourne 9.83

National League Knockout Cup

The 2015 National League Knockout Cup was the 18th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners.[4] [5]

First round

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12/04Mildenhall 38-52King's Lynn
15/04King's Lynn 54-35Mildenhall
06/04Rye House 42-45Stoke
19/04Stoke 44-45 Rye House
Quarter-finals
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19/07Buxton 51-39Kings Lynn
21/08Kings Lynn 53-37Buxton
16/05Stoke 35-43Cradley
27/05Cradley 57-33Stoke
20/05Birmingham 47-42Eastbourne
21/06Eastbourne 50-39Birmingham
11/05 Kent52-38Coventry
15/05Coventry45-45Kent
Semi-finals
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29/06Kent 28-42Eastbourne
01.08Eastbourne 50-40Kent
07/10King's Lynn 39-51Cradley
14/10Cradley 57-33King's Lynn

Final

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21/10Cradley 30-30Eastbourne
24/10Eastbourne 47-43Cradley

Riders' Championship

Ben Morley 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 Ben MorleyKent15
2 Kent12
3 Rye House12
4 Rye House11
5 Birmingham11
6 Liam Carr Buxton10
7 Ryan Blacklock Buxton10
8 Tom Stokes King's Lynn8
9Mildenhall7
10 Birmingham7
11 Marc Owen Eastbourne6
12 Rob Shuttleworth Coventry5
13 Stoke3
14 Mildenhall) 2
15 Lee Payne Stoke1
16 King's Lynn0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at King's Lynn Stadium, on 5 September 2015. The event was won by Ben Morley and Danny Ayres of the Kent Kings.[7]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Rye House 28Branford 14, Hughes 14
2King's Lynn 20Stokes 13, Bailey 7
3Eastbourne15Wilson-Dean 9, Owen 6
4Stoke14 Armstrong 14, Payne 0
5Coventry 13Knuckey 11, Baseby 2
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Kent23 Morley 12, Ayres 11
2Cradley21Clegg 12, Perks 9
3Birmingham 20Wajtknecht 12, Perry 8
4Mildenhall14Halsey 11, Mountain 3
5Buxton 12Carr 7, Blacklock 5

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Birmingham won the National League Fours, held on 14 June 2015 at Brandon Stadium.[8]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Birmingham18Ellis 6, Perry 5, Wajtknecht 4, Chapman 3
2 Coventry 14Greenwood 6, Ritchings 5, Crang 2, Shuttleworth 1
3 Eastbourne8Wilson-Dean 4, Owen 3, Mason 1, Andrews 0
4 King's Lynn7Kinsley 3, Bailey 2, Sokes 2, Cockle 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=450Riders
1 Kent 16 Ayres 5, Morley 5, Baseby 3, Shanes 3
2 Rye House 16Hughes 6, Priest 5, Chessell 3, Woods 2
3 Cradley 9Harris 3, Perks 3, Williamson 2, Mogridge 1
4 Mildenhall 7 Halsey 4, Coles 2, Kingston 1, Mountain 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Birmingham15Ellis 5, Perry 4, Wajtknecht 4, Chapman 2
2 Coventry15Greenwood 6, Ritchings 4, Crang 3, Shuttleworth 2
3 Kent13Morley 6, Ayres 3, Baseby 2, Shanes 2
4 Rye House4Hughes 2, Chessell 1, Priest 1, Woods 0

Riders & averages

Unless otherwise stated, all listed riders were declared at the start of the 2015 National League season.[9]

Birmingham Brummies

Buxton Hitmen

Coventry Storm

Cradley Heathens

Eastbourne Eagles

Kent Kings

King's Lynn Young Stars

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Rye House Raiders

Stoke Potters

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 King's Lynn 18 13 2 3 28
2 Belle Vue 18 13 1 4 27
3 Buxton 18 11 1 623
4 Peterborough 16 10 0 620
5 Long Eaton 179 1 719
6 Coventry 16 61 913
7 Scunthorpe 18 6 0 1212
8 Milton Keynes 17 5 1 1111
9 Wolverhampton 17 5 1 1111
10 Stoke 16 3 0 136

Northern Junior League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Northside 108 1 1 17
2 Berwick 108 0 2 16
3 Workington 10 5 1 4 11
4 Redcar 10 4 0 6 8
5 Castleford 10 3 0 7 6
6 Newcastle 10 1 0 9 2

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mildenhall 42 Birmingham 47: Brilliant Brummies in title triumph. Nigel. Pearson. 7 September 2015. 4 November 2015. Birmingham Mail. Trinity Mirror.
  2. Web site: BRITISH SPEEDWAY NL STATEMENT - British Speedway Official Website.
  3. Web site: 2015 Averages. Speedway GB.
  4. Web site: National League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
  5. Web site: Ocitber 2015 results. Speedway Great Britain.
  6. Web site: 2015 National League Riders' Championship . British Speedway . 30 June 2023.
  7. Web site: National League Pairs . British Speedway . 2 July 2023.
  8. Web site: 2015 National League Fours . British Speedway . 10 July 2023.
  9. Web site: 2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 1. 2 April 2015. 16 July 2015. National League. Speedway GB.

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