2015 National League speedway season

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2015 National League speedway season
League National League
Champions Birmingham Brummies
Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles
National Trophy Eastbourne Eagles
Individual Ben Morley
Pairs Kent Kings
Fours Birmingham Brummies
Highest average Adam Ellis
Division/s above 2015 Elite League
2015 Premier League

The 2015 National League was the seventh season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway. The Cradley Heathens were the defending champions after winning the competition in 2014.

Contents

Cradley finished the 2015 season in third place, as the Birmingham Brummies won the championship title. With 14 wins from 18 matches, the Brummies won the title after a 47–42 victory at the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in September, [1] and ultimately finished 6 points clear of the Eastbourne Eagles.

Teams

The 2015 season featured 10 teams, one more than in 2014. The Scunthorpe Stags and Devon Demons did not compete in 2015, whilst the Birmingham Brummies, Eastbourne Eagles and Rye House Raiders all joined the league. National League co-ordinator Peter Morrish expressed his excitement ahead of the new season, with the addition of the Brummies and Eagles especially – two teams with extensive Elite League experience – it was expected to be one of the most exciting National League seasons in years. [2]

Final league table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFA+/−Pts
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Birmingham Brummies (C)1880142021867758+10948
2 Eastbourne Eagles 1890021123908726+18242
3 Cradley Heathens 1880112033839745+9437
4 Coventry Storm 1880112024816774+4236
5 Rye House Raiders 1861212015797766+3130
6 King's Lynn Young Stars 1870201008797847−5024
7 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1870200018730879−14922
8 Buxton Hitmen 1850401026774862−8820
9 Stoke Potters 1841402007765838−7319
10 Kent Kings 1840500144766864−9818

Final Leading averages

[3]

RiderTeamAverage
Adam Ellis Birmingham10.14
Rob BranfordRye House10.14
Bradley Wilson-Dean Eastbourne9.83

National League Knockout Cup

The 2015 National League Knockout Cup was the 18th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners. [4] [5]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
12/04Mildenhall38-52King's Lynn
15/04King's Lynn54-35Mildenhall
06/04Rye House42-45Stoke
19/04Stoke44-45Rye House

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
19/07Buxton51-39Kings Lynn
21/08Kings Lynn53-37Buxton
16/05Stoke35-43Cradley
27/05Cradley57-33Stoke
20/05Birmingham47-42Eastbourne
21/06Eastbourne50-39Birmingham
11/05Kent52-38Coventry
15/05Coventry45-45Kent

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/06Kent28-42Eastbourne
01.08Eastbourne50-40Kent
07/10King's Lynn39-51Cradley
14/10Cradley57-33King's Lynn

Final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
21/10Cradley30-30Eastbourne
24/10Eastbourne47-43Cradley

Riders' Championship

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

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 Ben Morley Kent15
2 Danny Ayres Kent12
3 Robert Branford Rye House12
4 Kyle Hughes Rye House11
5 Adam Ellis Birmingham11
6Liam CarrBuxton10
7Ryan BlacklockBuxton10
8Tom StokesKing's Lynn8
9 Danny Halsey Mildenhall7
10 Zach Wajtknecht Birmingham7
11Marc OwenEastbourne6
12Rob ShuttleworthCoventry5
13 Jon Armstrong Stoke3
14 Connor Mountain Mildenhall) 2
15Lee PayneStoke1
16 Ryan Kinsley King's Lynn0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at King's Lynn Stadium, on 5 September 2015. The event was won by Ben Morley and Danny Ayres of the Kent Kings. [7]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Birmingham won the National League Fours, held on 14 June 2015 at Brandon Stadium. [8]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Birmingham15Ellis 5, Perry 4, Wajtknecht 4, Chapman 2
2Coventry15Greenwood 6, Ritchings 4, Crang 3, Shuttleworth 2
3Kent13Morley 6, Ayres 3, Baseby 2, Shanes 2
4Rye House4Hughes 2, Chessell 1, Priest 1, Woods 0

Riders & averages

Unless otherwise stated, all listed riders were declared at the start of the 2015 National League season. [9]

Birmingham Brummies

Buxton Hitmen

Coventry Storm

Cradley Heathens

Eastbourne Eagles

Kent Kings

King's Lynn Young Stars

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Rye House Raiders

Stoke Potters

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

PosteamPWDLPts
1King's Lynn18132328
2Belle Vue18131427
3Buxton18111623
4Peterborough16100620
5Long Eaton1791719
6Coventry1661913
7Scunthorpe18601212
8Milton Keynes17511111
9Wolverhampton17511111
10Stoke1630136

Northern Junior League

PosteamPWDLPts
1Northside1081117
2Berwick1080216
3Workington1051411
4Redcar104068
5Castleford103076
6Newcastle101092

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Josh Bates replaced Perry for the eleventh declaration of the season. [10] This change was reverted for the thirteenth declaration of the season. [11] Bates replaced Perry once again, for the fourteenth declaration of the season, [12] but the change was reverted for the fifteenth declaration of the season. [13]
  2. 1 2 Liam Carr replaced Ben Hopwood for the fourth declaration of the season. [14]
  3. 1 2 Steve Jones replaced Adam Extance for the thirteenth declaration of the season. [11]
  4. 1 2 David Speight replaced Paul Bowen for the thirteenth declaration of the season. [11]
  5. 1 2 David Holt replaced Cameron Hoskins for the fourth declaration of the season. [14]
  6. 1 2 Ryan Macdonald replaced David Holt for the twenty-first declaration of the season. [15]
  7. ↑ Ben Basford replaced Sam Darroch for the fourth declaration of the season. [14]
  8. ↑ Buxton Hitmen competed with seven riders for the majority of the season. However, Jack Parkinson-Blackburn was signed for the twenty-first declaration. [15]
  9. 1 2 Mark Baseby replaced Luke Crang for the seventeenth declaration of the season. [16]
  10. 1 2 Ben Hopwood replaced David Mason for Declaration 9a of the season. [18]
  11. 1 2 Matthew Bates replaced Danny Warwick for the second declaration of the season. [17]
  12. 1 2 Daniel Spiller replaced Matthew Bates for the nineteenth declaration of the season. [19]
  13. 1 2 Gary Cottham replaced Kelsey Dugard for the twelfth declaration of the season. [20] This change was reverted for the sixteenth declaration of the season. [21]
  14. ↑ Kent Kings competed with seven riders for the majority of the season. However, Ben Basford was signed for the eighteenth declaration. [22]
  15. 1 2 Jake Knight replaced James Cockle for the twelfth declaration of the season. [20]
  16. 1 2 Stefan Farnaby replaced Liam Rumsey for the fifth declaration of the season. [23]
  17. 1 2 Nick Laurence replaced Stefan Farnaby for the fourteenth declaration of the season. [12]
  18. ↑ For the twentieth declaration, Danyon Hume was no longer listed as a rider for the Rye House Raiders. No replacement was announced. [26] Hume returned to the team for the twenty-second declaration. [27]
  19. 1 2 Paul Burnett replaced Cameron Hoskins for the fourth declaration of the season. [14]

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  14. 1 2 3 4 "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 4" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  15. 1 2 "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 21" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 17" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 3" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 9a" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  19. ↑ "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 19" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  20. 1 2 "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 12" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
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  22. ↑ "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 18" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 5" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  24. ↑ "2015 National League Team Declarations Issue 2" (PDF). National League . Speedway GB. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  25. ↑ Brendan Johnson replaced Luke Priest for the second declaration of the season. [24] This change was reverted for the fifth declaration of the season.
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