1987 National League season

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1987 National League season
League National League
No. of competitors16
Champions Eastbourne Eagles
Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles
Individual Andrew Silver
Pairs Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Fours Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Highest average Andrew Silver
Division/s above 1987 British League

In 1987 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom. [1]

Contents

Team changes

Glasgow Tigers were without a home so they joined the 1987 season based at Workington's Derwent Park. [2] [3]

Mid-season withdrawals

On 31 July, Glasgow Tigers (now called Workington Tigers held their last fixture against Stoke. [2] The following day on 1 August, Boston Barracudas withdrew after a heavy home defeat to Eastbourne. Both Glasgow-Workington and Boston had their results expunged. [4]

Summary

The league champions that year were Eastbourne Eagles. [5] [6]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Eastbourne Eagles 30220844
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 30201941
3 Milton Keynes Knights 301911039
4 Stoke Potters 301811137
5 Peterborough Panthers 301801236
6 Berwick Bandits 301712235
7 Wimbledon Dons 301421430
8 Poole Pirates 301501530
9 Middlesbrough Tigers 301331429
10 Edinburgh Monarchs 301321528
11 Newcastle Diamonds 301221626
12 Arena Essex Hammers 301211725
13 Canterbury Crusaders 301111823
14 Exeter Falcons 301111823
15 Long Eaton Invaders 30812117
16 Rye House Rockets 30812117

National League Knockout Cup

The 1987 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition for the third successive year. [7]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
24/05Mildenhall66-30Rye House
17/05Rye House24-24aMildenhall
25/04Berwick64-32Newcastle
20/04Newcastle51-44Berwick

a=Abandoned

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
10/07Peterborough57-39Middlesbrough
21/06Glasgow47-49Edinburgh
21/06Peterborough34-32aMiddlesbrough
20/06Berwick65-31Long Eaton
19/06Edinburgh65-31Glasgow
18/06Middlesbrough56-40Peterborough
17/06Long Eaton51-45Berwick
17/06Mildenhall64-31Exeter
16/06Poole51-45Eastbourne
15/06Exeter51-45Mildenhall
14/06Eastbourne62-33Poole
01/06Arena Essex52-44Wimbledon
30/05Canterbury61-35Boston
25/05Rye House47-48Mildenhall
20/05Wimbledon48-48Arena Essex
16/05Stoke60-36Milton Keynes
12/05Milton Keynes50-46Stoke
10/05Boston50-46Canterbury

a=Abandoned

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
01/08Stoke49-29Peterborough
31/07Edinburgh45-50Eastbourne
25/07Berwick46-50Mildenhall
25/07Canterbury54-42Arena Essex
25/07Eastbourne56-40Edinburgh
24/07Peterborough50-46Stoke
09/07Arena Essex60-36Canterbury
01/07Mildenhall61-35Berwick

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
31/08Mildenhall60-36Arena Essex
23/08Eastbourne57-39Stoke
20/08Arena Essex51-45Mildenhall
15/08Stoke53-42Eastbourne

Final

First leg

Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Melvyn Taylor 12
Dave Jessup 11
David Jackson 10
Glen Baxter 8
Eric Monaghan 5
Richard Green 4
Lee Farthing 0
50 – 46 Eastbourne Eagles
Martin Dugard 14
Gordon Kennett 13
Andy Buck 9
Dean Standing 5
Dean Barker 2
Keith Pritchard 2
Darren Standing 1
[8] [9]

Second leg

Eastbourne Eagles
Dean Standing 11
Andy Buck 11
Gordon Kennett 10
Martin Dugard 9
Dean Barker 6
Keith Pritchard 5
Darren Standing 2
54 – 41 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Melvyn Taylor 12
Dave Jessup 11
David Jackson 11
Richard Green 5
Eric Monaghan 1
Paul Blackbird 1
Glen Baxter 0
[8] [9]

Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 100–91.

Riders' Championship

Andrew Silver won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 12 September 1987 at Brandon Stadium. [10]

Pos.RiderPtsTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Andrew Silver 3 3 3 3 315
2 Flag of England.svg Nigel Crabtree 3 3 3 3 214
3 Flag of England.svg David Blackburn 2 2 1 3 210+3
4 Flag of England.svg Les Collins 1 3 3 2 110+2
5 Flag of England.svg David Biles 1 2 2 2 310+1
6 Flag of England.svg Dave Mullett 2 1 2 2 29
7 Flag of England.svg Martin Dixon 3 2 2 1 08
8 Flag of England.svg Dave Jessup ef 3 3 2 08
9 Flag of England.svg Kevin Jolly 2 0 1 1 37
10 Flag of England.svg Martin Dugard 3 2 0 fr 27
11 Flag of England.svg Trevor Banks 0 1 2 3 06
12 Flag of England.svg Paul Woods 1 1 1 0 36
13 Flag of England.svg Steve Lawson 2 0 0 1 14
14 Flag of England.svg Nigel Sparshott 0 0 1 0 12
15 Flag of England.svg Ian Barney 0 1 0 0 12
16 Flag of England.svg Rob Woffinden 1 tex ef 1 02
17 Flag of England.svg Wayne Broadhurst r0

Pairs

The National League Pairs was held at Wimborne Road on 26 July and was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers. [11] [12]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Mildenhall won the fours championship final. The first semi final was held at Peterborough on 9 August but the remaining semi final and final were cancelled due to heavy rain. The re-run was not held until 16 October at Hackney. [13]

Semi finals

Final

PosTeamPtsRiders
1 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 31Taylor 10, Monaghan 9, Jackson 6, Jessup 6
2 Arena Essex Hammers 30Silver 12, Goodwin 10, G Chessell 5 M Chessell 3
3 Eastbourne Eagles 27Buck 8, Kennett 8, Dean Standing 4, Pritchard 4 Dugard 3
4 Wimbledon Dons 7Tatum 5, Johns 1 Simpson 1, Jolly 0, Mussett 0

Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Andrew Silver Arena Essex10.66
Martin Dugard Eastbourne10.40
Melvyn Taylor Mildenhall10.38
Nigel Crabtree Stoke10.20
Martin Dixon Middlesbrough10.01
Les Collins Edinburgh9.96
Dave Jessup Mildenhall9.92
Steve Schofield Poole9.54
Kevin Jolly Wimbledon9.48
Gordon Kennett Eastbourne9.40

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Boston (withdrew from league)

Canterbury

Eastbourne

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow/Workington (withdrew from league)

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

Mildenhall

Milton Keynes

Newcastle

Peterborough

Poole

Rye House

Stoke

Wimbledon

See also

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