2009 National League speedway season

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2009 National League speedway season
League National League
Champions Bournemouth Buccaneers
Knockout Cup Bournemouth Buccaneers
Individual Craig Cook
Pairs Newport Hornets
National Trophy Plymouth Devils
Division/s above 2009 Elite League
2009 Premier League

The 2009 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway and was contested by ten teams. Bournemouth Buccaneers were champions. [1] It was the first season under the new name after previously been known as the Conference League.

Contents

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLBPPts
1 Bournemouth Buccaneers 1815122152
2 Weymouth Wildcats 1810171435
3 Plymouth Devils 189361233
4 Buxton Hitmen 189181130
5 Isle of Wight Islanders 189091129
6 Scunthorpe Saints 18729723
7 Newport Hornets 186210822
8 King's Lynn Barracudas 187110722
9 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 186111821
10 Rye House Cobras 186012416

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

SCORING SYSTEM Home loss by any number of points = 0 Home draw = 1 Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2 Home win by 7 points or more = 3 Away loss by 7 points or more = 0 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

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship. [2] The winner was Bournemouth Buccaneers who defeated the Plymouth Devils in the final. [3]

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
21/09Bournemouth63-30Weymouth
27/09Buxton52-41Plymouth
02/10Plymouth56-38Buxton
09/10Weymouth43-30Bournemouth

Final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
28/10Bournemouth62-34Plymouth
30/10Plymouth48-42Bournemouth

Final Leading averages

[4]

RiderTeamAverage
Simon LambertScunthorpe10.54
Jamie SmithKing's Lynn10.34
Nick SimmonsIsle of Wight9.95

National League Knockout Cup

The 2009 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams but the first under its new name. Bournemouth Buccaneers were the winners. [5]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
10/04King's Lynn53-37Mildenhall
12/04Mildenhall46-46King's Lynn
26/04Newport31-59Bournemouth
30/04Bournemouth55-38Newport

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
08/05Plymouth63-29Isle of Wight
26/05Isle of Wight58-34Plymouth
25/05Rye House50-44Buxton
21/06Buxton68-22Rye House
24/07Scunthorpe43-47King's Lynn
31/07King's Lynn?Scunthorpe
19/06Weymouth56-40Bournemouth
02/07Bournemouth62-30Weymouth

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
25/07Plymouth41-49Bournemouth
13/08Bournemouth53-39Plymouth
11/09King's Lynn47-43Buxton
20/09Buxton55-38King's Lynn

Final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
11/10Buxton44-48Bournemouth
15/10Bournemouth57-39Buxton

Riders' Championship

Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 26 September at Rye House Stadium. [6]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 Craig Cook Buxton14
2 Kyle Hughes Plymouth14
3Jay HerneBournemouth13
4 Jerran Hart Bournemouth13
5Tony AtkinNewport8
6 Barrie Evans Mildenhall8
7 Simon Lambert Scunthorpe8
8Darren MallettKing's Lynn7
9 Danny Halsey Rye House6
10Ben HopwoodIsle of Wight6
11Nick SimmonsIsle of Wight5
12Jade MudgwayBuxton4
13 Benji Compton Weymouth3
14Mark SimmondsPlymouth3
15Adam AllottKing's Lynn2
16James CockleWeymouth0
17 Ben Morley (res)Rye House2
18Dan Blake (res)Rye House2

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight, on 18 August 2009. The event was won by Tony Atkin and Grant Tregoning of the Newport Wasps. [7]

Final

Teams and final averages

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "British Speedway Official Website".
  3. ↑ "2009 Play Offs". Speedway GB.
  4. ↑ "2009 Averages". Speedway GB.
  5. ↑ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  6. ↑ "MONARCHS SIGN CRAIG COOK". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "National League Pairs draw". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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