2017 National League speedway season

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2017 National League speedway season
League National League
Champions Belle Vue Colts
Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles
Individual Dan Bewley
Highest average Dan Bewley
Division/s above SGB Premiership 2017
SGB Championship 2017

The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Contents

Summary

The title was won by Belle Vue Colts. [1] [2] [3] Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table. [4]

King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged.

Final league table

PosTeamPWDL4w3wD1LLFAPts
1 Eastbourne Eagles 209014111398179949
2 Belle Vue Colts 20100022114103774947
3 Kent Kings 2010002203395081447
4 Lakeside Hammers 2010000103690786536
5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 208111110787887334
6 Birmingham Brummies 207122011689886333
7 Cradley Heathens 207122001788589331
8 Plymouth Devils 207120100984891125
9 Stoke Potters 205141000976493220
10 Buxton Hitmen 204060111778797818
11 Isle of Wight Islanders 20505000010751100915

League scoring system

Play-offs

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
Lakeside Hammers 5321 74
Belle Vue Colts 37 69106
Belle Vue Colts 33 5689
Eastbourne Eagles 4534 79
Kent Kings 4627 73
Eastbourne Eagles 44 63107

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

National League Knockout Cup

The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year. [5] [6]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
01/07Eastbourne46-44Kent
03/06Stoke46-44Buxton
29/05Kent42-48Eastbourne
30/04Buxton35-54Stoke
28/04Plymouth51-38Isle of Wight
27/04Isle of Wight43-47Plymouth

Final Stages

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
Eastbourne Eagles W/O
King's Lynn Young Stars
Plymouth Devils 5025 75
Eastbourne Eagles 39 4079
Birmingham Brummies 4341 84
Plymouth Devils 47 4996
Eastbourne Eagles 5943 102
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 31 4778
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 5741 98
Stoke Potters 33 4982
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 5339 92
Belle Vue Colts 37 5188
Belle Vue Colts '59w/o 59
Cradley Heathens 31 scr 31

Replay was required in the Quarter-final due to tie
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40
Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Riders' Championship

Dan Bewley won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Beaumont Park Stadium. [7] [8]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 Dan Bewley Belle Vue15
2Matt WilliamsonBuxton13
3Liam CarrBirmingham12
4 Tom Bacon Birmingham11
5 Ben Morley Lakeside11
6 Jordan Jenkins Mildenhall10
7 Alfie Bowtell Lakeside9
8Josh BaileyEastbourne8
9 Jon Armstrong Mildenhall8
10 Luke Bowen Kent7
11 Adam Roynon Plymouth4
12Ryan Terry-DaleyStoke3
13Tom WoolleyBuxton3
14Luke HarrisCradley3
15Chris WidmanIsle Of Wight2
16Connor Dwyer (res)Cradley1
17 James Cockle Isle Of Wight0

Final leading averages

[9]

RiderTeamAverage
Dan Bewley Belle Vue Colts10.96
Zach Wajtknecht Lakeside10.84
Steve Boxall Plymouth10.02
Ben Morley Lakeside9.93
Adam Roynon Plymouth9.91

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue Colts

Birmingham Brummies

Buxton Hitmen

Cradley Heathens

Eastbourne Eagles

Isle of Wight Warriors

Kent Kings

Lakeside Hammers

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Plymouth Devils

Stoke Potters

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

PosteamPWDLPts
1Peterborough891212
2Belle Vue850310
3Scunthorpe84048
4Milton Keynes83056
5 Carmarthen Dragons 82064

Northern Junior League

PosteamPWDLPts
1Berwick1072116
2Halifax1071215
3Northside1062214
4Ashfield1042410
5Newcastle101183
6Redcar101092

Southern Development League

PosteamPWDLPts
1 Reading Racers 871015
2 Kent Kestrels 850310
3Plymouth84139
4Exeter82064
5Weymouth81072

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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