2016 National League speedway season explained

Competition:National League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Birmingham Brummies
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Eastbourne Eagles
Domesticcup3:Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:Max Clegg
Domesticcup4:Fours
Domesticcup4 Winners:Rye House Raiders
League Above:2016 Elite League
2016 Premier League
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

The title was won by Birmingham Brummies.[2] [3]

Final league table

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1 22101091010118177971
2 22100151131109885858
3 21110041023102885654
4 Cradley Heathens22100131007100894745
5 229 0212044100496841
6 219 0211035939914 34
7 208 0201036896877 30
8 227 0411018942103029
9 216 0500037864101621
10 202071200876896616
11 193061000974692513
12 22308010010817115512

League scoring system

National League Knockout Cup

The 2016 National League Knockout Cup was the 19th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the second successive year.[4] [5]

First round

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24/04Mildenhall 48-42 Eastbourne
23/04Eastbourne 50-38 Mildenhall
24/04Rye House 37-52 Birmingham
06/04Birmingham 56-34 Rye House
25/05Belle Vue 31-35 Stoke
14/05Stoke 38-52 Belle Vue
02/05Kent 57-33 Isle of Wight
07/06Isle of Wight 40-50 Kent
Quarter-finals
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06/08Belle Vue 41-48 Birmingham
06/07Birmingham 54-36 Belle Vue
20/06Kent 56-34 Coventry
10/06Coventry34-56 Kent
29/05Buxton44-44 Cradley
14/05Stoke38-52Belle Vue
13/06Cradley46-42Buxton
26/06Eastbourne61-28 King's Lynn
22/07King's Lynnpostponed Eastbourne
Semi-finals
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15/10Eastbourne 62-27 Cradley
27/09Cradley44-46 Eastbourne
12/09Kent 36-54Birmingham
07/09Birmingham 49-41 Kent

Final

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19/10Birmingham 48-42 Eastbourne
30/10Eastbourne 52-38 Birmingham

Riders' Championship

Max Clegg won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 17 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.[6]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxTeam width=50pxTotal
1 Cradley14
2 Rye House11+3
3 Birmingham11+2
4 Kent10
5 Matt Williamson Belle Vue9
6 King's Lynn8
7 Stoke 8
8 Lee Payne Belle Vue7
9Cradley 7
10 Jake Knight Eastbourne7
11 Mark Baseby Isle of Wight6
12 Mildenhall6
13 James ShanesKent5
14 Rye House4
15 Ryan Blacklock Buxton4
16 Chris WidmanIsle of Wight4
17 King's Lynn1
18 Liam Carr Coventry0

Fours

Rye House won the National League Fours, held on 14 August 2016 at Brandon Stadium.[7]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Rye House18Branford 6, Morley 6, Priest 4, Woods 2
2 Cradley 14Clegg 5, Andrews 3, Morris 3, Chessell 3
3 Mildenhall13Halsey 5, Armstrong 4, Coles 3, Jenkins 1
4 Buxton3Geary 2 Becket 1, Dicken 0, Wallinger 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=450Riders
1 Eastbourne 17 Perks 6, Ellis 6, Wood 3, Knight 2
2 Belle Vue 17Bewley 5, Payne 5, Williamson 4, Shuttleworth 3
3 Birmingham 12Smith 3, Perry 3, Blackburn 3, Bacon 3
4 Coventry 2 Davey 2, Dwyer 0, Carr 0, Terry-Daley 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Rye House14Morley 6, Branford 4, Woods 3, Priest 1
2 Belle Vue12Bewley 5, Williamson 5, Payne 2, Shuttleworth 0
3 Eastbourne11Knight 4, Ellis 3, Wood 3, Perks 1
4 Cradley7Morris 4, Clegg 3, Chessell 0, Andrews 0

Riders & averages

Final Leading averages[8] [9]

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Eastbourne 10.98
Cradley 10.08
Rye House 9.98

Belle Vue Colts

Birmingham Brummies

Buxton Hitmen

Coventry Storm

Cradley Heathens

Eastbourne Eagles

Isle of Wight Islanders

Kent Kings

King's Lynn Young Stars

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Rye House Raiders

Stoke Potters

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

Group A

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Buxton 10 7 0 3 14
2 Scunthorpe 12 6 1 5 13
3 Belle Vue 11 4 169
4 Long Eaton 11 4 0 78
Group B
width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Coventry 9 6 0 3 12
2 Mildenhall 8 50 3 10
3 King's Lynn 8 4 048
4 Milton Keynes 11 3 0 86

Northern Junior League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Halifax 108 2 0 18
2 Northside10 7 0 3 14
3 Berwick 10 61 3 13
4 Workington 10 4 2 4 10
5 Newcastle 10 21 7 5
6 Redcar 10 0 0 10 0

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Table. Speedway GB.
  2. Web site: 2016 Playoffs. Speedway GB.
  3. Web site: 2016 CHAMPIONS - PICTURE SPECIAL. Birmingham Brummies.
  4. Web site: National League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
  5. Web site: 2016 National League Knockout Cup. Speedway Archive.
  6. Web site: CLEGG TAKES TITLE . Leicester Speedway . 30 June 2023.
  7. Web site: 2016 National League Fours final . British Speedway . 10 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Final Greensheet averages . British Speedway . 25 January 2023.
  9. Web site: 2016 Averages. Speedway GB.

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