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]
The title was won by Birmingham Brummies. [2] [3]
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Birmingham Brummies | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1181 | 779 | 71 |
2 | Kent Kings | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1098 | 858 | 58 |
3 | Eastbourne Eagles | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1028 | 856 | 54 |
4 | Cradley Heathens | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1008 | 947 | 45 |
5 | Belle Vue Colts | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1004 | 968 | 41 |
6 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 21 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 939 | 914 | 34 |
7 | King's Lynn Young Stars | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 896 | 877 | 30 |
8 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 942 | 1030 | 29 |
9 | Rye House Raiders | 21 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 864 | 1016 | 21 |
10 | Coventry Storm | 20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 768 | 966 | 16 |
11 | Stoke Potters | 19 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 746 | 925 | 13 |
12 | Buxton Hitmen | 22 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 817 | 1155 | 12 |
League scoring system
Semi-finals | Grand 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 |
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
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
24/04 | Mildenhall | 48-42 | Eastbourne |
23/04 | Eastbourne | 50-38 | Mildenhall |
24/04 | Rye House | 37-52 | Birmingham |
06/04 | Birmingham | 56-34 | Rye House |
25/05 | Belle Vue | 31-35 | Stoke |
14/05 | Stoke | 38-52 | Belle Vue |
02/05 | Kent | 57-33 | Isle of Wight |
07/06 | Isle of Wight | 40-50 | Kent |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
06/08 | Belle Vue | 41-48 | Birmingham |
06/07 | Birmingham | 54-36 | Belle Vue |
20/06 | Kent | 56-34 | Coventry |
10/06 | Coventry | 34-56 | Kent |
29/05 | Buxton | 44-44 | Cradley |
14/05 | Stoke | 38-52 | Belle Vue |
13/06 | Cradley | 46-42 | Buxton |
26/06 | Eastbourne | 61-28 | King's Lynn |
22/07 | King's Lynn | postponed | Eastbourne |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
15/10 | Eastbourne | 62-27 | Cradley |
27/09 | Cradley | 44-46 | Eastbourne |
12/09 | Kent | 36-54 | Birmingham |
07/09 | Birmingham | 49-41 | Kent |
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
19/10 | Birmingham | 48-42 | Eastbourne |
30/10 | Eastbourne | 52-38 | Birmingham |
Max Clegg won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 17 September at Beaumont Park Stadium. [6]
Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Clegg | Cradley | 14 |
2 | Ben Morley | Rye House | 11+3 |
3 | Tom Perry | Birmingham | 11+2 |
4 | Luke Bowen | Kent | 10 |
5 | Matt Williamson | Belle Vue | 9 |
6 | Nathan Greaves | King's Lynn | 8 |
7 | Ben Wilson | Stoke | 8 |
8 | Lee Payne | Belle Vue | 7 |
9 | Ashley Morris | Cradley | 7 |
10 | Jake Knight | Eastbourne | 7 |
11 | Mark Baseby | Isle of Wight | 6 |
12 | Danny Halsey | Mildenhall | 6 |
13 | James Shanes | Kent | 5 |
14 | Robert Branford | Rye House | 4 |
15 | Ryan Blacklock | Buxton | 4 |
16 | Chris Widman | Isle of Wight | 4 |
17 | Ryan Kinsley | King's Lynn | 1 |
18 | Liam Carr | Coventry | 0 |
Rye House won the National League Fours, held on 14 August 2016 at Brandon Stadium. [7]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Rye House | 14 | Morley 6, Branford 4, Woods 3, Priest 1 |
2 | Belle Vue | 12 | Bewley 5, Williamson 5, Payne 2, Shuttleworth 0 |
3 | Eastbourne | 11 | Knight 4, Ellis 3, Wood 3, Perks 1 |
4 | Cradley | 7 | Morris 4, Clegg 3, Chessell 0, Andrews 0 |
Final Leading averages [8] [9]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Adam Ellis | Eastbourne | 10.98 |
Max Clegg | Cradley | 10.08 |
Robert Branford | Rye House | 9.98 |
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
Group A
Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Buxton | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
2 | Scunthorpe | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
3 | Belle Vue | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
4 | Long Eaton | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
Group B
Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coventry | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Mildenhall | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
3 | King's Lynn | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
4 | Milton Keynes | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Halifax | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
2 | Northside | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
3 | Berwick | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
4 | Workington | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
5 | Newcastle | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
6 | Redcar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
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