2016 National League speedway season

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2016 National League speedway season
League National League
Champions Birmingham Brummies
Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles
Individual Max Clegg
Fours Rye House Raiders
Division/s above 2016 Elite League
2016 Premier League

The 2016 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway. [1]

Contents

Summary

The title was won by Birmingham Brummies. [2] [3]

Final league table

PosTeamPWDL4w3wD1LLFAPts
1 Birmingham Brummies 22101091010118177971
2 Kent Kings 22100151131109885858
3 Eastbourne Eagles 21110041023102885654
4 Cradley Heathens 22100131007100894745
5 Belle Vue Colts 2290212044100496841
6 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 219021103593991434
7 King's Lynn Young Stars 208020103689687730
8 Isle of Wight Islanders 2270411018942103029
9 Rye House Raiders 2160500037864101621
10 Coventry Storm 202071200876896616
11 Stoke Potters 193061000974692513
12 Buxton Hitmen 22308010010817115512

League scoring system

Play-offs

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
Kent 43 38 81
Eastbourne 47 52 99
Eastbourne 50 33 83
Birmingham 47 57 94
Birmingham 53 47 100
Cradley Heath 37 43 80

National League Knockout Cup

The 2016 National League Knockout Cup was the 19th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the second successive year. [4] [5]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
24/04Mildenhall48-42Eastbourne
23/04Eastbourne50-38Mildenhall
24/04Rye House37-52Birmingham
06/04Birmingham56-34Rye House
25/05Belle Vue31-35Stoke
14/05Stoke38-52Belle Vue
02/05Kent57-33Isle of Wight
07/06Isle of Wight40-50Kent

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
06/08Belle Vue41-48Birmingham
06/07Birmingham54-36Belle Vue
20/06Kent56-34Coventry
10/06Coventry34-56Kent
29/05Buxton44-44Cradley
14/05Stoke38-52Belle Vue
13/06Cradley46-42Buxton
26/06Eastbourne61-28King's Lynn
22/07King's LynnpostponedEastbourne

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
15/10Eastbourne62-27Cradley
27/09Cradley44-46Eastbourne
12/09Kent36-54Birmingham
07/09Birmingham49-41Kent

Final

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
19/10Birmingham48-42Eastbourne
30/10Eastbourne52-38Birmingham

Riders' Championship

Max Clegg won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 17 September at Beaumont Park Stadium. [6]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 Max Clegg Cradley14
2 Ben Morley Rye House11+3
3 Tom Perry Birmingham11+2
4 Luke Bowen Kent10
5Matt WilliamsonBelle Vue9
6 Nathan Greaves King's Lynn8
7 Ben Wilson Stoke8
8Lee PayneBelle Vue7
9 Ashley Morris Cradley7
10Jake KnightEastbourne7
11Mark BasebyIsle of Wight6
12 Danny Halsey Mildenhall6
13 James Shanes Kent5
14 Robert Branford Rye House4
15Ryan BlacklockBuxton4
16Chris WidmanIsle of Wight4
17 Ryan Kinsley King's Lynn1
18Liam CarrCoventry0

Fours

Rye House won the National League Fours, held on 14 August 2016 at Brandon Stadium. [7]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Rye House14Morley 6, Branford 4, Woods 3, Priest 1
2Belle Vue12Bewley 5, Williamson 5, Payne 2, Shuttleworth 0
3Eastbourne11Knight 4, Ellis 3, Wood 3, Perks 1
4Cradley7Morris 4, Clegg 3, Chessell 0, Andrews 0

Riders & averages

Final Leading averages [8] [9]

RiderTeamAverage
Adam Ellis Eastbourne10.98
Max Clegg Cradley10.08
Robert Branford Rye House9.98

Belle Vue Colts

Birmingham Brummies

Buxton Hitmen

Coventry Storm

Cradley Heathens

Eastbourne Eagles

Isle of Wight Islanders

Kent Kings

King's Lynn Young Stars

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Rye House Raiders

Stoke Potters

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

Group A

PosteamPWDLPts
1Buxton1070314
2Scunthorpe1261513
3Belle Vue114169
4Long Eaton114078

Group B

PosteamPWDLPts
1Coventry960312
2Mildenhall850310
3King's Lynn84048
4Milton Keynes113086

Northern Junior League

PosteamPWDLPts
1Halifax1082018
2Northside1070314
3Berwick1061313
4Workington1042410
5Newcastle102175
6Redcar1000100

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Table". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "2016 Playoffs". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "2016 CHAMPIONS - PICTURE SPECIAL". Birmingham Brummies.
  4. ↑ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ↑ "2016 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  6. ↑ "CLEGG TAKES TITLE". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "2016 National League Fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Final Greensheet averages" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "2016 Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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