2022 National Development League speedway season

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2022 National Development League speedway season
League National Development League
Champions Leicester Lion Cubs
Knockout Cup Leicester Lion Cubs
Pairs Championship Leicester Lion Cubs
Riders Championship Jordan Jenkins
Highest average Dan Thompson
Division/s above SGB Premiership
SGB Championship

The 2022 National Development League was the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2022 season. [1] It is a semi-professional development league, containing the junior sides of many SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs.

Contents

Summary

Eight clubs competed for the League Championship, with Armadale, Belle Vue, Berwick, Kent, Leicester and champions Mildenhall all returning. [2] [3] Kent would switch venues from Central Park Stadium to the Iwade Speedway Stadium and would only enter the Royals in the National League. [4] Oxford and Plymouth would also enter junior sides, taking the total to eight sides [5]

The Championship Play Offs also returned in 2022 to determine the League Champions, as would the Knockout Cup. Leicester Lion Cubs dominated the season by winning the league and successfully defending their National League Knockout Cup title (from 2019) and winning the Pairs Championship. [6]

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Locations of the 2022 National Development League teams

Regular season

League Table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Leicester Lion Cubs 147003010370854735+161
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 145023011267457330+101
3 Berwick Bullets 147001101466858329+85
4 Oxford Chargers 145111200465260026+52
5 Belle Vue Colts 147000101568257225+110
6 Kent Royals 145111100559066723-77
7 Plymouth Centurions 14205000165367217-185
8 Armadale Devils 14205000074997466-247

Fixtures & Results

Home \ Away ARM BEL BER KEN LEI MIL OXF PLY
Armadale 51–3638–5242–4836–5338–5042–4851–39
Belle Vue 69–2150–4064–2650–4064–2657–3358–32
Berwick 56–2855–3553–3749–4148–4250–4067–23
Kent 55–3547–4346–4450–4045–4542–4747–43
Leicester 65–2559–3252–3756–3449–4051–3957–32
Mildenhall 60–2741–4757–3357–3239–5055–3256–34
Oxford 65–2548–4150–3960–2945–4539–5150–39
Plymouth 50–4053–3744–4538–5240–5035–5534–56
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Scoring System

Championship Play Offs

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
1 Leicester Lion Cubs 44 5296
4 Oxford Chargers 4638 84
Leicester Lion Cubs 52 62114
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 3728 65
3 Berwick Bullets 4622 68
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 43 67110

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

Final

First Leg

27 October [8] Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 16
Luke Muff 9
Ashton Boughen 5
Alex Spooner 4
Josh Warren 2
Jack Kingston 1
James Shanes r/r		37–52 Leicester Lion Cubs
Dan Thompson 14
Joe Thompson 10
Connor Coles 8
Max Perry 7
Vinnie Foord 6
Mickie Simpson 5
Tom Spencer 2		 Mildenhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

Second Leg

4 November [9] Leicester Lion Cubs
Max Perry 11
Dan Thompson 11
Joe Thompson 11
Tom Spencer 10
Vinnie Foord 7
Mickie Simpson 7
Max James 5
Connor Coles r/r		62–28 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 17
Ashton Boughen 5
Tom Woolley 3
James Laker 2
Bailey Fellows 1
James Jessop 0
James Shanes r/r		 Adrian Flux Arena

Knockout Cup

The 2022 National Development League Knockout Cup was the 23rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. It returned after being cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [10]

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
1 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 5142 93
4 Kent Royals 39 4887
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 29 2756
Leicester Lion Cubs 5561 116
3 Berwick Bullets 27 4168
2 Leicester Lion Cubs 6349 112

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

Final

First Leg

15 October [11] Leicester Lion Cubs
Dan Thompson 12
Joe Thompson 11
Connor Coles 10
Mickie Simpson 7
Vinnie Foord 7
Max Perry 4
Tom Spencer 4		55–29 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 8
Josh Warren 7
Luke Muff 5
Alex Spooner 4
Lee Complin 4
James Laker 1
Jack Kingston r/r		 Paul Chapman and Sons Arena
Referee(s):
Seth Perkin

Second Leg

27 October [12] Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 13
Luke Muff 8
James Laker 4
Alex Spooner 2
Josh Warren 0
Jack Kingston DNR
James Shanes r/r		27–61 Leicester Lion Cubs
Tom Spencer 12
Max Perry 12
Dan Thompson 11
Joe Thompson 9
Vinnie Foord 7
Mickie Simpson 5
Max James 5
Connor Coles r/r		 Mildenhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

Pairs Championship

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Beaumont Park Stadium, on 20 August 2022. The event was won by Joe Thompson and Dan Thompson of the Leicester Lion Cubs. [13]

Semi-finals

Team oneTeam twoScoreResult
LeicesterOxford7-2D. Thompson, J. Thompson, Jenkins, Hagon
ArmadalePlymouth5-4Roynon, Kelly, Woolley, Naylor (f.exc)

Final

Team oneTeam twoScoreResult
LeicesterArmadale7-2D. Thompson, J. Thompson, Kelly, Woolley

Leading Averages

RiderTeamAverage
1 Dan Thompson Leicester10.81
2 Jason Edwards Mildenhall10.50
3 Alfie Bowtell Kent10.30
4 Ben Morley Kent10.00
5 Nathan Stoneman Oxford9.73

Riders' Championship

The 2022 edition of the National Development League Riders Championship, took place on Sunday 25 September at The Eddie Wright Raceway, Scunthorpe. [14]

Pos.RiderTotal
1 Jordan Jenkins 14
2 Max Clegg 13+3
3 Jason Edwards 13+2
4 Lee Complin 11
5 Ben Morley 10
6 Dan Thompson 10
7 Joe Thompson 9
8Jack Kingston9
9Tom Woolley7
10 Jack Smith 7
11 Ben Trigger 5
12 Jody Scott 4
13 Harry McGurk 3
14Luke Harrison2
15Mason Watson2
16Luke Crang1
17Jack Shimelt (res)0

Squads & final averages

[15]

Armadale Devils

Belle Vue Colts

Berwick Bullets

Kent Royals

Leicester Lion Cubs

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Oxford Chargers

Plymouth Centurions

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References

  1. 1 2 "2022 NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "2022 National League clubs". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Colts reveal full side". Official British Speedway website. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "STATEMENT FROM KENT SPEEDWAY". Kent Speedway. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Centurions enter the NDL". Plymouth Speedway. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "LIONS CUBS WIN KO CUP". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022 National Development League Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "MIldenhall Fen Tigers vs Leicester Lions Cubs scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  9. ↑ "Lion Cubs crowned champions". British Speedway. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "2022 National Development League KO Cup - British Speedway Official Website". 9 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Knockout Cup final first leg". British Speedway. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "MIldenhall Fen Tigers vs Leicester Lions Cubs scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  13. ↑ "National League Pairs @ Leicester". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Major Events - British Speedway Official Website". 19 February 2021.
  15. ↑ "2022 teams E" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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