2010 National League speedway season

2010 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBuxton Hitmen
Knockout CupBuxton Hitmen
IndividualLee Smart
PairsPlymouth Devils
National TrophyBuxton Hitmen
Division/s above2010 Elite League
2010 Premier League

The 2010 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway, was contested by ten teams. Buxton Hitmen beat Newport Hornets in the play-off final to become champions.[1][2]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Dudley Heathens 18 13 0 5 19 45
2 Buxton Hitmen 18 14 0 4 17 45
3 Newport Hornets 18 13 0 5 19 45
4 Rye House Cobras 18 10 0 8 11 31
5 Bournemouth Buccaneers 18 10 1 7 9 30
6 Plymouth Devils 18 9 0 9 9 27
7 Isle of Wight Islanders 18 6 0 12 6 18
8 Scunthorpe Saints 18 5 1 12 4 15
9 King's Lynn Young Stars 18 5 0 13 4 14
10 Weymouth Wildcats 18 4 0 14 5 13

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

Mildenhall Fen Tigers withdrew - record expunged

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BB BUX DH IOW KL MIL NEW PD
Bournemouth Buccaneers 49–41 50–45 54–39 47–43 – 47–46 55–40
Buxton Hitmen 50–43 47–45 64–27 55–39 – 49–36 56–34
Dudley Heathens 51–41 49–41 60–33 63–32 44–46 58–33 54–41
Isle of Wight Islanders 60–32 41–52 44–49 56–39 41–49 41–54 52–41
King's Lynn Young Stars 45–44 32–39 41–49 61–32 39–53 56–35 41–49
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 53–37 – – 55–40 43–50 – 60–33
Newport Hornets 56–34 44–46 59–34 51–23 58–35 56–33 54–41
Plymouth Devils 49–41 59–35 49–43 56–33 59–36 – 41–48
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.[4] The winner was Buxton Hitmen who defeated the Newport Hornets in the final.

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
05/10 Dudley 40-50 Buxton
06/10 Bournemouth 38-49 Newport
17/10 Buxton 49-43 Dudley
17/10 Newport 45-41 Bournemouth

Final

29 October Newport Hornets 0–0+ Buxton Hitmen Hayley Stadium

+ not held

31 October Buxton Hitmen
Robert Branford 14
Craig Cook 12
Jason Garrity 9
Richie Worrall (guest) 8
Adam Allott 7
Lewis Dallaway 6
Nick Morris R/R 		46–35 Newport Hornets
Steve Worrall (guest) 11
Tony Atkin 9
Kyle Newman 7
Tom Young 4
Luke Priest 4
Rhys Naylor (guest) 0
Tim Webster R/R 		Buxton Raceway

National League Knockout Cup

The 2010 National League Knockout Cup was the 13th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.[5][6]

First round

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
Buxton Mildenhall 58-37 49-41 107-78
Isle of Wight Weymouth 51-39 36-58 87-97
Newport Plymouth 42-29 57-35 99-64

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
Rye House Buxton 38-51 29-63 67–114
Weymouth Newport 41-49 35-53 76–102
King's Lynn Bournemouth 52-39 50-40 102–79
Scunthorpe Dudley 44-46 60-32 104-78

Semi-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
King's Lynn Newport 54-39 50-40 104-79
Dudley Buxton 43-47 48-45 91–92

Final

24 October Buxton Hitmen
Jason Garrity 19
Robert Branford 11
Jay Herne (guest) 10
Adam Allott 9
Richie Worrall 5
Lewis Dallaway 4
Jonathon Bethell 0
Nick Morris R/R 		58–35 King's Lynn Young Stars
Darren Mallett 15
Simon Lambert 6
Adam Lowe 4
Oliver Rayson 3
Cal McDade 3
Jake Knight 2
Lewis Kerr 1 		Buxton Raceway

27 October King's Lynn Young Stars
Simon Lambert 12
Darren Mallett 9
Jake Knight 7
Adam Lowe 7
Olly Rayson 6
Cal McDade 3
Lewis Kerr 2 		46–44 Buxton Hitmen
Robert Branford 13
Adam Allott 12
Craig Cook 9
Richie Worrall 6
Jason Garrity 3
Lewis Dallaway 1
Nick Morris R/R 		King's Lynn Stadium

Riders' Championship

Lee Smart won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 October at Rye House Stadium.[7]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Lee Smart Dudley 14
2 Simon Lambert King's Lynn 12
3 Adam Allott Buxton 11
4 Craig Cook Buxton 10
5 Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 9
6 Ben Morley Rye House 9
7 Barrie Evans Dudley 8
8 Jay Herne Bournemouth 7
9 Kyle Newman Newport 7
10 Danny Warwick Isle of Wight 6
11 James Cockle Weymouth 6
12 Gary Cottham Weymouth 5
13 Darren Mallett King's Lynn 5
14 Gary Irving Scunthorpe 5
15 Mark Baseby Bournemouth 4
16 Joe Jacobs Rye House 2
17 Lee Strudwick (res) Rye House 0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 7 August 2010. The event was won by Nicki Glanz and Mark Simmonds of the Plymouth Devils.[8]

Final

  • Plymouth bt King's Lynn 7–2

Fours

The National League Fours, held on 6 June 2010 at Mildenhall Stadium was abandoned due to rain and was not restaged.

Teams and final averages

See also

References

  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "2010 NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE". Speedway Great Britain.
  3. ^ "2010 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "2010 Play Offs". Speedway GB.
  5. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  6. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Great Britain.
  7. ^ "Lee Smart". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Buccaneers Face A Devil Of A Meeting". Bournemouth Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.