League | National League |
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No. of competitors | 19 |
Champions | Newcastle Diamonds |
Knockout Cup | Newcastle Diamonds |
Individual | Joe Owen |
Pairs | Weymouth Wildcats |
Fours | Newcastle Diamonds |
Highest average | Joe Owen |
Division/s above | 1982 British League |
In 1982 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.
Long Eaton Invaders replaced Workington Comets, after the latter withdrew from the league before the start of the season. [1] Wolverhampton Wolves were unable to form a team and would not race for two seasons. [2]
The league champions were Newcastle Diamonds. [3] [4]
Milton Keynes rider Brett Alderton was killed in an accident during the second half of a league meeting at King's Lynn. The 18-year old Australian sustained a fatal head injury on 17 April. [5] [6]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Newcastle Diamonds | 36 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 60 |
2 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
3 | Ellesmere Port Gunners | 36 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 50 |
4 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 36 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 49 |
5 | Weymouth Wildcats | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
6 | Rye House Rockets | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
7 | Long Eaton Invaders | 36 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 41 |
8 | Boston Barracudas | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 |
9 | Berwick Bandits | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
10 | Exeter Falcons | 36 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 34 |
11 | Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
12 | Milton Keynes Knights | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 29 |
13 | Peterborough Panthers | 36 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 28 |
14 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 36 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
15 | Crayford Kestrels | 36 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 26 |
16 | Canterbury Crusaders | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
17 | Scunthorpe Stags | 36 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 24 |
18 | Stoke Potters | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
19 | Oxford Cheetahs | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Joe Owen | ![]() | Newcastle | 11.09 |
2 | Simon Wigg | ![]() | Weymouth | 10.67 |
3 | Steve Lawson | ![]() | Glasgow | 10.40 |
4 | Rod Hunter | ![]() | Newcastle | 10.22 |
5 | Bob Garrad | ![]() | Rye House | 9.86 |
The 1982 National League Knockout Cup was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Newcastle Diamonds were the winners of the competition. [9]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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11/05 | Milton Keynes | 47-49 | Oxford |
06/05 | Oxford | 54-42 | Milton Keynes |
27/04 | Weymouth | 60-36 | Canterbury |
24/04 | Canterbury | 54-42 | Weymouth |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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24/06 | Oxford | 39-56 | Mildenhall |
07/06 | Scunthorpe | 51-45 | Peterborough |
31/05 | Rye House | 35-25 | Crayford |
31/05 | Long Eaton | 67-29 | Berwick |
29/05 | Berwick | 67-29 | Long Eaton |
26/05 | Edinburgh | 53-43 | Ellesmere Port |
26/05 | Mildenhall | 62-34 | Oxford |
25/05 | Crayford | 33-62 | Rye House |
24/05 | Newcastle | 55-41 | Middlesbrough |
23/05 | Boston | 59-37 | Stoke |
22/05 | Stoke | 42-54 | Boston |
21/05 | Ellesmere Port | 60-36 | Edinburgh |
21/05 | Peterborough | 58-38 | Scunthorpe |
20/05 | Middlesbrough | 53-43 | Newcastle |
18/05 | Weymouth | 62-34 | Exeter |
17/05 | Exeter | 60-36 | Weymouth |
30/06 replay | Long Eaton | 62-34 | Berwick |
06/06 replay | Berwick | 67-29 | Long Eaton |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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07/08 | Berwick | 64-32 | Ellesmere Port |
30/07 | Ellesmere Port | 69-26 | Berwick |
29/07 | Weymouth | 53-43 | Peterborough |
26/07 | Newcastle | 62-34 | Boston |
18/07 | Boston | 47-49 | Newcastle |
11/07 | Rye House | 60-35 | Mildenhall |
10/07 | Mildenhall | 56-39 | Rye House |
02/07 | Peterborough | 48-48 | Weymouth |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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05/09 | Rye House | 59-37 | Ellesmere Port |
31/08 | Weymouth | 35-61 | Newcastle |
20/08 | Ellesmere Port | 71-25 | Rye House |
16/08 | Newcastle | 63-32 | Weymouth |
First leg
Ellesmere Port Gunners John Jackson 13 Steve Finch 12 Eric Monaghan 11 Phil Alderman 6 Rob Maxfield 4 Billy Burton 4 Glen Parrott 1 | 51 – 45 | Newcastle Diamonds Joe Owen 15 Rod Hunter 14 Bobby Beaton 8 Tom Owen 5 Keith Bloxsome 2 Alan Emerson 1 Robbie Foy 0 |
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[10] |
Second leg
Newcastle Diamonds Joe Owen 15 Rod Hunter 14 Alan Emerson 12 Tom Owen 11 Keith Bloxsome 11 Bobby Beaton 10 Robbie Foy 0 | 73 – 23 | Ellesmere Port Gunners Eric Monaghan 7 Steve Finch 5 John Jackson 3 Phil Alderman 3 Billy Burton 2 Glen Parrott 2 Rob Maxfield 1 |
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[10] |
Newcastle were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–74.
Joe Owen won the Riders' Championship, sponsored by the Daily Mirror and held at Wimbledon Stadium on 18 September 1982. [11]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 3 3 3 2 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 3 3 3 3 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 1 3 2 3 2 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 2 3 2 3 | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 0 1 2 3 3 | 9 |
6 | ![]() | 2 3 2 1 1 | 9 |
7 | ![]() | 2 0 1 2 3 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 1 2 3 1 1 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 0 2 1 2 2 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 2 2 2 0 | 6 |
11 | ![]() | 3 0 0 0 2 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 3 0 1 1 0 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 3 1 1 0 | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 1 1 2 0 1 | 5 |
15 | ![]() | 2 1 0 1 0 | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 1 0 0 1 | 2 |
The National League Pairs was held at Abbey Stadium on 28 August and was won by Weymouth Wildcats. [12] [13]
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Semi finals
Final
Newcastle Diamonds won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 25 July. [14] [15] [16]
Semi finals
Final
Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
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1 | Newcastle | 17 | Owen 6, Beaton 4, Hunter 4, Emerson 3 |
2 | Mildenhall | 15 | Henry 5, Knight 5, Bales 4, Harrison 1 |
3 | Middlesbrough | 13 | Dixon 5, Wilcock 4, Pusey 2, Spink 2 |
4 | Rye House | 3 | Mullarkey 2, Naylor 1, Garrad 0, Bryenton 0 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Joe Owen | ![]() | Newcastle | 11.01 |
2 | Steve Lawson | ![]() | Glasgow | 10.40 |
3 | Simon Wigg | ![]() | Weymouth | 10.36 |
4 | Rod Hunter | ![]() | Newcastle | 10.12 |
5 | Bob Garrad | ![]() | Rye House | 9.85 |
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