National League Four-Team Championship Explained

National League Four-Team Championship
Sport:Speedway
Founded:1976
Folded:1994
Country:United Kingdom
Footnotes:replaced by the
Premier League Four-Team Championship

The National League Four-Team Championship was a contest between teams competing in the second tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. Teams were grouped into fours, with one rider from each team in each race. The winners and second place of each group compete for the Championship in the final. It was known as the National League Four-Team Championship from 1976 until 1990, and as the British League Division Two Four-Team Championship from 1991 until 1994, reflecting the different names used for the league.[1] [2] [3]

In 1995, a new competition called the Premier League Four-Team Championship replaced this league. However because division 1 and 2 merged for the 1995 and 1996 seasons, the event was run as the only Fours championship. From 1997 it reverted back to an event for tier two teams only.[4]

Winners

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1976[5] Newcastle DiamondsEastbourne EaglesEllesmere Port GunnersWorkington Comets
1977[6] Peterborough PanthersCanterbury CrusadersEastbourne EaglesStoke Potters
1978[7] Peterborough PanthersStoke PottersCanterbury CrusadersEllesmere Port Gunners
1979[8] Ellesmere Port GunnersMildenhall Fen TigersPeterborough PanthersBerwick Bandits
1980[9] Crayford KestrelsRye House RocketsEllesmere Port GunnersStoke Potters
1981[10] Edinburgh MonarchsNewcastle DiamondsMiddlesbrough TigersWolverhampton Wolves
1982[11] Newcastle DiamondsMildenhall Fen TigersMiddlesbrough TigersRye House Rockets
1983[12] Newcastle DiamondsMildenhall Fen TigersMilton Keynes KnightsLong Eaton Invaders
1984[13] Mildenhall Fen TigersStoke PottersMilton Keynes KnightsBoston Barracudas
1985[14] Middlesbrough TigersPeterborough PanthersHackney KestrelsStoke Potters
1986[15] Middlesbrough TigersArena Essex HammersHackney KestrelsMildenhall Fen Tigers
1987[16] Mildenhall Fen TigersArena Essex HammersEastbourne EaglesWimbledon Dons
1988[17] Peterborough PanthersMildenhall Fen TigersEastbourne EaglesPoole Pirates
1989[18] Peterborough PanthersStoke PottersExeter FalconsEastbourne Eagles
1990[19] Stoke PottersPoole PiratesHackney KestrelsIpswich Witches
1991[20] Arena Essex HammersEdinburgh MonarchsLong Eaton InvadersMilton Keynes Knights
1992[21] Peterborough PanthersEdinburgh MonarchsRye House RocketsGlasgow Tigers
1993[22] Edinburgh MonarchsSwindon RobinsLong Eaton InvadersRye House Rockets
1994[23] Oxford CheetahsLong Eaton InvadersPeterborough PanthersEdinburgh Monarchs

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: British Speedway Archive. Speedway GB. 15 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Fours champions. Speedway Archive. 15 October 2021.
  3. Bamford, R.(2007). Speedway Yearbook 2007.
  4. Web site: Year by Year. Speedway Researcher. 15 October 2021.
  5. News: Brothers clinch win for Diamonds . Lynn Advertiser . 20 July 1976 . 9 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  6. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1978 Speedway Yearbook . 1978 . 39 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 978-0904584509.
  7. News: Speedway . Daily Mirror . 31 July 1978 . 10 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  8. News: Speedway . Daily Mirror . 30 July 1979 . 10 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  9. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 69 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
  10. News: Tigers miss the boat in four teams final . Cambridge Daily News . 27 July 1981 . 23 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  11. News: Gunners fail to qualify . Liverpool Daily Post . 26 July 1982 . 10 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  12. News: Tigers miss out again in dramatic finish . Cambridge Daily News . 25 July 1983 . 10 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  13. News: Red hot Tigers takes fours crown at last . Cambridge Daily News . 23 July 1984 . 8 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  14. News: Speedway . Daily Mirror . 22 July 1985 . 11 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  15. News: Speedway . Cambridge Daily News . 11 August 1986 . 11 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  16. News: Fantastic Fours! . Cambridge Daily News . 31 October 1987 . 8 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  17. News: Speedway . Cambridge Daily News . 8 August 1988 . 11 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  18. Book: Oakes, Peter . Speedway Yearbook 1990 . 1990 . 46 . Front Page Books . 0-948882-15-8.
  19. News: Potters capture fours title for the first time . Staffordshire Sentinel . 6 August 1990 . 8 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  20. News: Speedway . Western Daily Press . 22 July 1991 . 13 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  21. News: Speedway . Birmingham Mail . 27 July 1992 . 13 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  22. News: Invaders can't take the heat . Derby Evening Telegraph . 26 July 1993 . 13 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  23. News: Speedway . Huddersfield Daily Examiner . 8 August 1994 . 11 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .

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