2017 National League speedway season explained

Competition:	National League
Domesticcup1:	Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:	Belle Vue Colts
Domesticcup2:	Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:	Eastbourne Eagles
Domesticcup3:	Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:	Dan Bewley
Highest Average:	Dan Bewley
League Above:	SGB Premiership 2017 SGB Championship 2017
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018

The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Summary

The title was won by Belle Vue Colts.^{[1] [2] [3]} Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table.^[4]

King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged.

Final league table

width=20	Pos	width=300	Team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	4w	width=20	3w	width=20	D	width=20	1L	width=20	L	width=30	F	width=30	A	width=20	Pts
1		20	9	0	1	4	1	1	1	3	981	799	49
2	Belle Vue Colts	20	10	0	0	2	2	1	1	4	1037	749	47
3		20	10	0	0	2	2	0	3	3	950	814	47
4		20	10	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	907	865	36
5		20	8	1	1	1	1	1	0	7	878	873	34
6		20	7	1	2	2	0	1	1	6	898	863	33
7		20	7	1	2	2	0	0	1	7	885	893	31
8		20	7	1	2	0	1	0	0	9	848	911	25
9		20	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	9	764	932	20
10		20	4	0	6	0	1	1	1	7	787	978	18
11		20	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	751	1009	15

League scoring system

• Home draw = 1
• Home win by any number of points = 3
• Away loss by 6 points or less = 1
• Away draw = 2
• Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
• Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Play-offs

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in

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National League Knockout Cup

The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year.^{[5] [6]}

First round

width=80	Date	width=250	Team one	width=80	Score	width=250	Team two
01/07	Eastbourne	46-44	Kent
03/06	Stoke	46-44	Buxton
29/05	Kent	42-48	Eastbourne
30/04	Buxton	35-54	Stoke
28/04	Plymouth	51-38	Isle of Wight
27/04	Isle of Wight	43-47	Plymouth

Final Stages

Replay was required in the Quarter-final due to tie
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40
Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in

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Riders' Championship

Dan Bewley won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.^{[7] [8]}

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=100px	Team	width=50px	Total
1	Dan Bewley	Belle Vue	15
2	Matt Williamson	Buxton	13
3	Liam Carr	Birmingham	12
4		Birmingham	11
5		Lakeside	11
6		Mildenhall	10
7		Lakeside	9
8	Josh Bailey	Eastbourne	8
9		Mildenhall	8
10		Kent	7
11		Plymouth	4
12	Ryan Terry-Daley	Stoke	3
13	Tom Woolley	Buxton	3
14	Luke Harris	Cradley	3
15	Chris Widman	Isle Of Wight	2
16	Connor Dwyer (res)	Cradley	1
17		Isle Of Wight	0

Final leading averages

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width=200	Rider	width=200	Team	width=40	Average
	Belle Vue Colts	10.96
	Lakeside	10.84
	Plymouth	10.02
Ben Morley	Lakeside	9.93
	Plymouth	9.91

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue Colts

• Dan Bewley 10.96
• Lee Payne 9.09
• Rob Shuttleworth 9.00
• Jack Smith 8.74
• Kyle Bickley 8.00
• Andy Mellish 6.02
• Luke Woodhull 4.52

Birmingham Brummies

• Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 9.35
• Liam Carr 9.00
• Danyon Hume 9.00 (2 matches only)
• Tom Bacon 8.72
• Darryl Ritchings 8.15
• David Mason 6.87
• Layne Cupitt 5.40
• Taylor Hampshire 4.55
• Kyle Roberts 2.29
• Macauley Leek 2.59

Buxton Hitmen

• Max Clegg 9.74
• Matt Williamson 9.50
• Tom Woolley 6.97
• Ryan Kinsley 4.97
• Ben Basford 4.33
• Shelby Rutherford 4.23
• Lee Geary 3.78
• Jamie Halder 3.16
• Ben Woodhull 3.00
• Carl Basford 2.86

Cradley Heathens

• Richard Hall 10.00 (2 matches only)
• Tom Perry 9.41
• Danny Ayres 8.71
• Dan Greenwood 7.69
• Luke Harris 6.37
• Joe Lawlor 5.87
• Conor Dwyer 5.49
• Ryan Burton 5.58
• Shelby Rutherford 3.93
• Tyler Govier 2.00 (2 matches only)

Eastbourne Eagles

• Connor Coles 9.85 (3 matches only)
• Mark Baseby 9.30
• Josh Bailey 9.13
• Jake Knight 9.04
• Georgie Wood 8.06
• Tom Brennan 7.96
• Charley Powell 6.89
• Mattie Bates 6.42
• Kelsey Dugard 5.67

Isle of Wight Warriors

• James Cockle 8.39
• Ben Wilson 8.25
• Connor Coles 6.79
• Scott Campos 6.78
• Chris Widman 4.97
• Adam Portwood 4.51
• Kelsey Dugard 4.00
• Jamie Sealey 2.31

Kent Kings

• Luke Bowen 9.84
• Ben Hopwood 8.26
• Jack Thomas 8.08
• Dan Greenwood 8.00
• Nathan Stoneman 8.00
• Luke Clifton 6.67
• George Hunter 6.39
• Anders Rowe 6.17
• Bradley Andrews 5.80

Lakeside Hammers

• Zach Wajtknecht 10.84
• Ben Morley 9.93
• Paul Hurry 9.50
• Alfie Bowtell 7.51
• David Mason 7.50 (2 matches only)
• George Hunter 4.00
• Connor Locke 3.39
• Nick Laurence 3.28
• Jamie Couzins 3.09

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

• Connor Mountain 9.56
• Danny Halsey 8.00
• Jordan Jenkins 8.00
• Jon Armstrong 7.54
• Luke Ruddick 6.14
• Danno Verge 5.77
• Sam Woods 3.83

Plymouth Devils

• Steve Boxall 10.02
• Adam Roynon 9.91
• Benji Compton 6.81
• Henry Atkins 5.53
• Richard Andrews 5.41
• Callum Walker 4.91
• Lee Smart 4.24
• William O'Keefe 1.85
• Rob Parker 1.67

Stoke Potters

• Mitchell Davey 8.87
• Tony Atkin 7.68
• Lee Dicken 6.91
• David Wallinger 6.50
• Luke Priest 6.05
• Ryan Terry-Daley 5.32
• Paul Burnett 5.08
• Shaun Tedham 4.07
• David Speight 1.00

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

width=20	Pos	width=200	team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Pts
1	Peterborough	8	9	1	2	12
2	Belle Vue	8	5	0	3	10
3	Scunthorpe	8	4	0	4	8
4	Milton Keynes	8	3	0	5	6
5		8	2	0	6	4

Northern Junior League

width=20	Pos	width=200	team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Pts
1	Berwick	10	7	2	1	16
2	Halifax	10	7	1	2	15
3	Northside	10	6	2	2	14
4	Ashfield	10	4	2	4	10
5	Newcastle	10	1	1	8	3
6	Redcar	10	1	0	9	2

Southern Development League

width=20	Pos	width=200	team	width=20	P	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	Pts
1		8	7	1	0	15
2		8	5	0	3	10
3	Plymouth	8	4	1	3	9
4	Exeter	8	2	0	6	4
5	Weymouth	8	1	0	7	2

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Colts Are 2017 National League Champions! . About Manchester . 22 January 2023.
2. Web site: 2017 Playoffs. Speedway GB.
3. Web site: Belle Vue Speedway: Colts Are 2017 National League Champions. World Speedway.com.
4. Web site: table. Speedway GB.
5. Web site: National League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
6. Web site: 2017 National League Knockout Cup. Speedway Archive.
7. Web site: 2017 National League Riders' Championship . British Speedway . 30 June 2023.
8. Web site: BEWLEY WINS NLRC. British Speedway. 17 June 2021.
9. Web site: 2017 Averages . British Speedway . 22 January 2023.

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