2013 National League speedway season

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2013 National League speedway season
League National League
Champions Dudley Heathens
Knockout Cup Dudley Heathens
Individual Steve Boxall [1]
Pairs Dudley Heathens
Fours Dudley Heathens
National Trophy Isle of Wight Islanders
Division/s above 2013 Elite League
2013 Premier League

The 2013 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by eight teams. [2]

Contents

Summary

Scunthorpe Saints and Rye House Cobras were both missing from the 2012 league. Two newcomers were the Coventry Storm and the newly formed Kent Kings.

The Dudley Heathens were champions. [3]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Dudley Heathens 13110237
2 King's Lynn Young Stars 1380527
3 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1380525
4 Isle of Wight Islanders 1470722
5 Coventry Storm 1460819
6 Buxton Hitmen 1460818
7 Kent Kings 1350815
8 Stoke Potters 1220107

[4] PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; 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 fewer = 1
Away draw = 2
Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BUX COV DH IOW KK KL MIL STO
Buxton Hitmen 46–4743–4645–4460–3159–3154–3541–49
Coventry Storm 48–4541–4942–5059–3339–5340–4856–39
Dudley Heathens 60–3262–3060–3153–3956–3656–3666–28
Isle of Wight Islanders 55–3748–4237–5248–4254–3960–3368–22
Kent Kings 55–3854–3949–4147–4340–4939–5253–42
King's Lynn Young Stars 53–4242–48n/a49–4158–3552–4038–21
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 44–4648–4148–4250–4053–3952–3650–40
Stoke Potters 46–4737–5538–5053–37n/a41–49n/a
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide the championship. Dudley Heathens defeated King's Lynn Young Stars in the final. [6]

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
02/10King's Lynn57-39Mildenhall
01/10Isle of Wight43-47Dudley
29/09Mildenhall49-41King's Lynn
24/09Dudley59-31Isle of Wight

Final

8 October Dudley Heathens
Ashley Morris 15
Lewis Blackbird 11
Paul Starke 8
Max Clegg 6
Gareth Isherwood 5
Dan Greenwood 5
Nathan Greaves 3		53–30 King's Lynn Young Stars
Lewis Kerr 12
Darren Mallett 9
Lewis Rose 6
Robert Lambert 6
Jake Knight 3
Shane Waldron 3
Josh Bailey 1		 Monmore Green Stadium

9 October King's Lynn Young Stars
Robert Lambert 10
Lewis Rose 10
Darren Mallett 9
Lewis Kerr 7
Jake Knight 5
Shane Waldron 4
Josh Bailey 1.		46–47 Dudley Heathens
Ashley Morris 13
Lewis Blackbird 8
Dan Greenwood 7
Paul Starke 6
Nathan Greaves 6
Gareth Isherwood 4
Max Clegg 3		 King's Lynn Stadium

National League Knockout Cup

The 2013 National League Knockout Cup was the 16th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Dudley Heathens were the winners. [7] [8]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
04/08Buxton47-43Dudley
09/07Isle of Wight61-32Kent
24/06Kent44-49Isle of Wight
19/06King's Lynn64-26Stoke
08/06Stoke57-32King's Lynn
04/06Dudley55-39Buxton
26/05Mildenhall48-42Coventry Storm
17/05Coventry Storm45-47Mildenhall

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
24/10Mildenhall44-46Isle of Wight
15/10Isle of Wight46-44Mildenhall
08/10Isle of Wight50-40Mildenhall
5/09King's Lynn44-46Dudley
22/09Mildenhall50-40Isle of Wight
10/09Dudley56-34King's Lynn

Final

29 October Dudley Heathens
Ashley Morris 14
Paul Starke 11
Lewis Blackbird 10
Dan Greenwood 9
Nathan Greaves 5
Max Clegg 5
Gareth Isherwood 4		58–33 Isle of Wight Islanders
Steve Worrall 10
Tom Perry 8
Lee Payne 5
Ben Hopwood 4
Chris Widman 4
Reece Downes 2
Brendan Johnson R/R		 Monmore Green Stadium

30 October Isle of Wight Islanders
Steve Worrall 14
Ben Hopwood 10
Tom Perry 8
Reece Downes 7
Luke Priest 5
Chris Widman 4
Darryl Ritchings R/R		48–44 Dudley Heathens
Ashley Morris 11
Lewis Blackbird 10
Paul Starke 8
Dan Greenwood 5
Nathan Greaves 4
Gareth Isherwood 3
Max Clegg 3		 Smallbrook Stadium

Riders' Championship

Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 21 September at Rye House Stadium. [9]

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Steve Boxall 14+3
2 Lewis Kerr 14+2
3 Lewis Blackbird 12
4 Steve Worrall 11
5 Robert Lambert 11
6 Stefan Nielsen 9
7 Charles Wright 8
8 Ben Morley 6
9 Paul Starke 6
10 Tom Perry 5
11 Joe Jacobs 5
12 James Sarjeant 5
13Liam Carr4
14 Ashley Morris 4
15 Josh Bates 0
16 Adam Ellis 0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Mildenhall Stadium, on 30 June 2013. The event was won by Ashley Morris and Lewis Blackbird of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers. [10]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Dudley17Blackbird 9, Morris 8
2Mildenhall15Halsey 10, Bates 5
3Kent14Boxall 8, Morley 6
4Stoke8Priest 6, Smart 2

Fours

Dudley won the National League Fours, held on 18 August 2013 at Loomer Road Stadium. [11]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Dudley14Starke 6, Morris 5, Blackbird 3, Isherwood 0
2Kent13Boxall 5, Compton 4, Morley 2, Mason 2
3Mildenhall11Halsey 5, Bates 4, Armstrong 2, Stoneman 0
4King's Lynn10Kerr 5, Mallett 3, Rose 1, Knight 1

National Trophy

PosteamPPts
1Isle of Wight822
2Mildenhall817
3Stoke813
4Buxton87
5Kent83

Final leading averages

[12]

RiderTeamAverage
Lewis Blackbird Dudley10.49
Charles Wright Buxton10.37
Robert Lambert Kings Lynn10.30

Teams and final averages

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

PosteamPWDLPts
1 Belle Vue Colts 1281416
2Milton Keynes1171315
3Kings Lynn1262414
4Stoke1252512
5Castleford114169
6Coventry124179
7Long Eaton123187

Northern Junior League

PosteamPWDLPts
1Redcar861113
2Workington860212
3Northside84139
4Newcastle81163
5Berwick81163

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Yes Heathens win the lot". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  3. ↑ "Cradley Heathens hunt for a new home after loosing temporary base at Wolverhampton". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "2013 PLAY-OFF FIXTURES & RESULTS - British Speedway Official Website".
  5. ↑ "2013 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "2013 Play Offs". Speedway Archive.
  7. ↑ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  8. ↑ "2013 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  9. ↑ "Yes Heathens win the lot". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "All roads lead to Mildenhall as National League Pairs takes centre stage . . . and who can stop the Cradley Heathens from winning again?". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "2013 National League Fours". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "2013 Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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