League | National Development League |
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Champions | Leicester Lion Cubs [1] |
Knockout Cup | Leicester Lion Cubs [2] |
National Trophy | Kent Kings [3] |
Individual | Anders Rowe [4] |
Pairs | Kent Kings |
Fours | Stoke Potters |
Highest average | Max Clegg |
Division/s above | SGB Premiership 2019 SGB Championship 2019 |
The National League speedway 2019 now known as the National Development League for the 2019 season was the third tier/division of British speedway. There were several team changes for the 2019 league season with reigning league champions and KO cup winners Eastbourne Eagles, along with the Birmingham Brummies, moving into the SGB Championship. Coventry Bees, who rode their home meetings at Leicester the previous season, did not enter the league, but Leicester Lions entered a team (Leicester Lion Cubs). [5] Cradley Heathens fully entered the league after the previous season National Trophy only commitment, while the Buxton Hitmen decided not compete and only run open meetings (friendlies). [6] It was announced on Tuesday 10 September before the end of the 2019 National Development League season that Stoke Potters' home venue at Loomer Road Stadium had been sold and that the team would not be operating in 2020. [7]
At the Speedway AGM in November 2018, the team averages were reduced to 36.00 points per team.
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Leicester Lion Cubs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 702 | 555 | 38 | +147 |
2 | Belle Vue Colts | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 706 | 551 | 32 | +155 |
3 | Kent Kings | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 630 | 609 | 26 | +21 |
4 | Cradley Heathens | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 583 | 650 | 24 | -77 |
5 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 608 | 648 | 23 | -40 |
6 | Isle of Wight Warriors | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 619 | 640 | 21 | -21 |
7 | Stoke Potters | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 591 | 660 | 12 | -69 |
8 | Plymouth Gladiators | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 569 | 685 | 10 | -116 |
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
Leicester Lion Cubs | 53 | 64 | 117 | ||||||||||
Cradley Heathens | 37 | 26 | 63 | ||||||||||
Leicester Lion Cubs | 59 | 47 | 106 | ||||||||||
Kent Kings | 31 | 43 | 74 | ||||||||||
Belle Vue Colts | 47 | 36 | 83 | ||||||||||
Kent Kings | 43 | 53 | 96 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Semi-finals
2 October | [9] | Cradley Heathens | 37–53 | Leicester Lion Cubs | Perry Barr Stadium Referee(s): Seth Perkin |
5 October | [10] | Leicester Lion Cubs | 64–26 | Cradley Heathens | Beaumont Park Stadium Referee(s): Dave Watters |
4 October | [11] | Belle Vue Colts | 47–43 | Kent Kings | National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd |
7 October | [12] | Kent Kings | 53–36 | Belle Vue Colts | Central Park Stadium Referee(s): Paul Carrington |
Grand Final
16 October | [13] | Leicester Lion Cubs | 59–31 | Kent Kings | Beaumont Park Stadium Referee(s): Mick Bates |
28 October | [14] | Kent Kings | 43–47 | Leicester Lion Cubs | Central Park Stadium Referee(s): Chris Gay |
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Cradley | 10.36 |
![]() | Leicester | 10.04 |
![]() | Isle of Wight | 9.94 |
![]() | Isle of Wight | 9.85 |
![]() | Belle Vue | 9.76 |
![]() | Leicester | 9.61 |
![]() | Plymouth | 9.22 |
![]() | Belle Vue | 9.12 |
![]() | Belle Vue | 8.95 |
![]() | Kent | 8.86 |
The 2019 National Development League Knockout Cup was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Stoke Potters | 50 | 42 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
Plymouth Gladiators | 39 | 48 | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
Stoke Potters | 36 | 31 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lion Cubs | 54 | 59 | 113 | |||||||||||||||||
Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 34 | 52 | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lion Cubs | 55 | 38 | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lion Cubs | 45 | 43 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
Belle Vue Colts | 27 | 47 | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
Cradley Heathens | 49 | 46 | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
Isle of Wight Warriors | 41 | 44 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
Cradley Heathens | 39 | 35 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
Belle Vue Colts | 45 | 55 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
Kent Kings | 39 | 43 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
Belle Vue Colts | 51 | 45 | 96 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Quarter-finals
6 July | [16] | Stoke Potters | 50–39 | Plymouth Gladiators | Loomer Road Stadium Referee(s): Michael Breckon |
12 July | [17] | Plymouth Gladiators | 48–42 | Stoke Potters | Plymouth Coliseum Referee(s): Chris Durno |
12 May | [18] | Leicester Lion Cubs | 55–34 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | Beaumont Park Stadium Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
26 May | [19] | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 52–38 | Leicester Lion Cubs | West Row Arena Referee(s): Stuart Wilson |
9 May | [20] | Isle of Wight Warriors | 41–49 | Cradley Heathens | Smallbrook Stadium Referee(s): Dave Robinson |
20 May | [21] | Cradley Heathens | 46–44 | Isle of Wight Warriors | Monmore Green Referee(s): Chris Durno |
20 June | [22] | Belle Vue Colts | 51–39 | Kent Kings | National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Graham Flint |
24 June | [23] | Kent Kings | 43–45 | Belle Vue Colts | Central Park Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnball |
Semi-finals
3 August | [24] | Stoke Potters | 36–54 | Leicester Lion Cubs | Loomer Road Stadium Referee(s): Chris Durno |
5 October | [10] | Leicester Lion Cubs | 59–31 | Stoke Potters | Beaumont Park Stadium Referee(s): Dave Watters |
16 September | [25] | Cradley Heathens | 39–45 | Belle Vue Colts | Monmore Green Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
18 September | [26] | Belle Vue Colts | 55–35 | Cradley Heathens | National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd |
Grand Final
23 October | [27] | Leicester Lion Cubs | 45–27 | Belle Vue Colts | Beaumont Park Stadium Referee(s): Graeme Hunter |
29 October | [28] | Belle Vue Colts | 47–43 | Leicester Lion Cubs | National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Jim McGregor |
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Kent Kings | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 245 | 14 | +42 |
2 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 283 | 249 | 10 | +34 |
3 | Isle of Wight Warriors | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 258 | 280 | 8 | -22 |
4 | Plymouth Gladiators | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 243 | 297 | 7 | -54 |
Raced at the Eddie Wright Raceway, Scunthorpe on 20 October. The meeting was decided on count back for riders first three rides, after rain prevented the meetings full conclusion. Scores below are from the referee's official National League Riders Individual Championship score sheet. [29]
Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
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1 | Anders Rowe | Kent Kings | 9 |
2 | Drew Kemp | Kent Kings | 8 |
3 | Max Clegg | Cradley Heathens | 8 |
4 | Ellis Perks | Leicester Lion Cubs | 7 |
5 | Leon Flint | Belle Vue Colts | 7 |
6 | Ryan Kinsley | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 6 |
7 | Kyle Bickley | Belle Vue Colts | 6 |
8 | Ben Morley | Isle of Wight | 6 |
9 | Jordan Palin | Belle Vue Colts | 3 |
10 | Jason Edwards | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 3 |
11 | Jack Smith | Cradley Heathens | 3 |
12 | Tom Spencer (res) | Cradley Heathens | 3 |
13 | Joe Thompson | Leicester Lion Cubs | 2 |
14 | Connor Coles | Belle Vue Colts | 1 |
15 | Danno Verge | Isle of Wight Islanders | 1 |
16 | Joe Lawlor | Stoke Potters | 0 |
17 | Tom Young | Plymouth Gladiators | 0 |
18 | Sam Woods (res) | Unattached | 0 |
The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Owlerton Stadium, on 25 August 2019. The event was won by Drew Kemp and Anders Rowe of the Kent Kings. [30]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Kent | 19 | Kemp 10, Rowe 9 |
2 | Leicester | 17 | Perks 12, Hume 5 |
3 | Plymouth | 10 | Stoneman 6, Wilson 4 |
4 | Mildenhall | 8 | Kinsley 6, Edwards 2 |
Stoke won the NDL Fours, held on 13 July 2019 at Loomer Road Stadium. [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Stoke | 15 | Perry 4, Lawlor 4, Priest 4, Coles 3 |
2 | Isle of Wight | 14 | Morley 6, Wood 5, Wirtzfield 2, Verge 1 |
3 | Mildenhall | 13 | Ayres 5, Edwards 5, Atkins 3, Marson 0 |
4 | Kent | 6 | Kemp 4, Rowe 1, Jenkins 1, Fellows 0 |
Belle Vue Colts
7 June Connor Bailey replaced the injured Paul Bowen in the Belle Vue Colts team [36]
Cradley Heathens
21 May Jack Smith replaced the injured Tom Brennan in the Cradley Heathens team [37]
6 June Sheldon Davies replaced Lewis Whitmore in the Cradley Heathens team [38]
Isle of Wight Warriors
1 July Scott Campos replaced Ryan Terry-Daley in the Isle of Wight team [39]
Kent Kings
2 June Jacob Clouting replaced the injured Dan Gilkes in the Kent Kings team [40]
15 August Jake Mulford replaced the injured Nathan Ablitt in the Kent Kings team [41]
6 September Alex Spooner replaced Jacob Clouting in the Kent Kings team [42]
Leicester Lion Cubs
11 April Ryan MacDonald replaced Kelsey Dugard in the Leicester Lion Cubs team [43]
9 July Ryan Terry-Daley replaced the injured Jamie Halder in the Leicester Lion Cubs team [44]
29 August Josh Embleton replaced Ryan MacDonald in the Leicester Lion Cubs team [45]
Mildenhall Fen Tigers
16 June Henry Atkins and Arran Butcher replaced the injured Macauley Leek and David Wallinger in the Mildenhall team [46]
13 August Ryan Kinsley replaced the injured Danny Ayres in the Mildenhall Fen Tigers team [47]
Plymouth Gladiators
26 June David Wallinger replaced Scott Campos in the Plymouth team [48]
10 July Luke Chessell replaced the injured Nathan Stoneman in the Plymouth team [49]
28 August Tom Young and Kris Andrews replaced the injured Adam Extance and David Wallinger in the Plymouth team [50]
6 September Nathan Stoneman replaced Luke Chessell in the Plymouth team [51]
Stoke Potters
9 January Shelby Rutherford replaced Paul Burnett in the Stoke Potters team [52]
9 May Lawlor replaced Luke Chessell in the Stoke Potters team [53]
23 July Corban Pavitt quit the Stoke Potters team for personal reasons [54]
31 August Kieran Douglas replaced Corban Pavitt in the Stoke Potters team [55]
Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Birmingham Bulls | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
2 | Exeter | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
3 | Isle of Wight | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
4 | Reading Racers | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
5 | Carmarthen Dragons | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
6 | Milton Keynes | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
7 | Weymouth | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Newcastle | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
2 | Berwick | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Ashfield | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Redcar | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
5 | Edinburgh | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
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