2010 National League speedway season

2010 National League speedway season

League	National League
Champions	Buxton Hitmen
Knockout Cup	Buxton Hitmen
Individual	Lee Smart
Pairs	Plymouth Devils
National Trophy	Buxton Hitmen
Division/s above	2010 Elite League 2010 Premier League
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The 2010 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway, was contested by ten teams. Buxton Hitmen beat Newport Hornets in the play-off final to become champions. ^{[1] [2]}

Final table

Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	BP	Pts
1	Dudley Heathens	18	13	0	5	19	45
2	Buxton Hitmen	18	14	0	4	17	45
3	Newport Hornets	18	13	0	5	19	45
4	Rye House Cobras	18	10	0	8	11	31
5	Bournemouth Buccaneers	18	10	1	7	9	30
6	Plymouth Devils	18	9	0	9	9	27
7	Isle of Wight Islanders	18	6	0	12	6	18
8	Scunthorpe Saints	18	5	1	12	4	15
9	King's Lynn Young Stars	18	5	0	13	4	14
10	Weymouth Wildcats	18	4	0	14	5	13

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

Mildenhall Fen Tigers withdrew - record expunged

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. ^[3] The winner was Buxton Hitmen who defeated the Newport Hornets in the final.

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
05/10	Dudley	40-50	Buxton
06/10	Bournemouth	38-49	Newport
17/10	Buxton	49-43	Dudley
17/10	Newport	45-41	Bournemouth

Final

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
29/10	Newport	cancelled	Buxton
31/10	Buxton	56-35	Newport

National League Knockout Cup

The 2010 National League Knockout Cup was the 13th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners. ^{[4] [5]}

First round

Team one	Team two	First Leg	Second Leg	Aggregate
Buxton	Mildenhall	58-37	49-41	107-78
Isle of Wight	Weymouth	51-39	36-58	87-97
Newport	Plymouth	42-29	57-35	99-64

Quarter-finals

Team one	Team two	First Leg	Second Leg	Aggregate
Rye House	Buxton	38-51	29-63	67-114
Weymouth	Newport	41-49	35-53	76-102
King's Lynn	Bournemouth	52-39	50-40	102-79
Scunthorpe	Dudley	44-46	60-32	104-78

Semi-finals

Team one	Team two	First Leg	Second Leg	Aggregate
King's Lynn	Newport	54-39	50-40	104-79
Dudley	Buxton	43-47	48-45	91-92

Final

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
24/10	Buxton	58-35	King's Lynn
27/10	King's Lynn	46-44	Buxton

Riders' Championship

Lee Smart won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 October at Rye House Stadium. ^[6]

Pos.	Rider	Team	Total
1	Lee Smart	Dudley	14
2	Simon Lambert	King's Lynn	12
3	Adam Allott	Buxton	11
4	Craig Cook	Buxton	10
5	Nick Simmons	Isle of Wight	9
6	Ben Morley	Rye House	9
7	Barrie Evans	Dudley	8
8	Jay Herne	Bournemouth	7
9	Kyle Newman	Newport	7
10	Danny Warwick	Isle of Wight	6
11	James Cockle	Weymouth	6
12	Gary Cottham	Weymouth	5
13	Darren Mallett	King's Lynn	5
14	Gary Irving	Scunthorpe	5
15	Mark Baseby	Bournemouth	4
16	Joe Jacobs	Rye House	2
17	Lee Strudwick (res)	Rye House	0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 7 August 2010. The event was won by Nicki Glanz and Mark Simmonds of the Plymouth Devils. ^[7]

Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Plymouth 24 Glanz 14, Simmonds 10 2 Bournemouth 17 Howarth 9, Brundle 8 3 Newport 17 Kurtz 13, Atkin 6 4 Dudley 16 Anderson 11, Dyer 5 5 Isle of Wight 14 Simmons 9, Warwick 5

Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 King's Lynn 23 Lambert 16, Lowe 7 2 Buxton 21 Allott 15, Branford 6 3 Weymouth 20 Cockle 12, Bekker 8 4 Scunthorpe 17 Worrall S 10, Birks 7 5 Rye House 9 Jacobs 6, Hazelden 3

Final

• Plymouth bt King's Lynn 7–2

Fours

The National League Fours, held on 6 June 2010 at Mildenhall Stadium was abandoned due to rain and was not restaged.

Teams and final averages

Bournemouth Jay Herne 10.16 James Brundle 8.97 Mark Baseby 6.93 Kyle Howarth 6.61 James Sarjeant 3.91 Nick Lawrence 3.00 Danny Stoneman 3.00

Buxton Craig Cook 10.64 Adam Allott 7.42 Nick Morris 6.90 Robert Branford 6.60 Jonathan Bethell 6.44 Jason Garrity 5.16 Lewis Dallaway 4.35

Dudley Lee Smart 9.50 Barrie Evans 7.84 Micky Dyer 6.97 Jake Anderson 7.02 Tom Perry 6.56 Richard Franklin 5.39 Ashley Morris 5.25

Isle Of Wight Paul Starke 8.06 Nick Simmons 8.05 Danny Warwick 7.41 Lee Smethills 5.70 Dean Felton 5.01 John Resch 4.29 Tom Hill 3.38 Danny Hodgson 3.00

King's Lynn Simon Lambert 9.12 Darren Mallett 7.52 Adam Lowe 5.75 Oliver Rayson 5.37 Lewis Kerr 5.33 Cal McDade 5.08 Scott Campos 4.82 Jake Knight 3.00

Newport Todd Kurtz 9.01 Kyle Newman 8.18 Tony Atkin 7.78 Tim Webster 6.68 Luke Priest 6.08 James White Williams 4.96 Tom Young 4.62

Plymouth Nicki Glanz 9.70 Mark Simmonds 8.96 Seemond Stephens 8.79 Matt Bates 4.47 Jaimie Pickard 4.35 Ross Walter 3.00 Ben Reade 3.00 Bob Charles 3.00

Rye House Kyle Hughes 8.86 Marc Owen 6.92 Joe Jacobs 6.53 Lee Strudwick 6.29 David Mason 5.50 Ben Morley 4.65 Shane Hazelden 4.39 Tom Stokes 3.00

Scunthorpe Mark Burrows 6.76 Benji Compton 6.28 Gary Irving 6.25 Steve Worrall 5.74 Scott Richardson 5.16 Ashley Birks 4.92 Adam Wrathall 4.31 Luke Chessell 3.42

Weymouth James Cockle 7.46 Tom Brown 6.20 Adam McKinna 6.15 Karl Mason 5.85 Brendan Johnson 4.31 Gary Cottham 4.24 Richard Andrews 3.00 Luke Wiltshire 3.00

See also

• List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

1. "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
2. "2010 NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE". Speedway Great Britain.
3. "2010 Play Offs". Speedway GB.
4. "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
5. "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Great Britain.
6. "Lee Smart". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
7. "Buccaneers Face A Devil Of A Meeting". Bournemouth Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.