2011 National League speedway season

2011 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsScunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Knockout CupMildenhall Fen Tigers
IndividualJason Garrity
PairsStoke Potters
FoursDudley Heathens
Division/s above2011 Elite League
2011 Premier League

The 2011 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by ten teams, with Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints winning the play-offs to become champions.[1]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Stoke Potters 18 13 0 5 17 43
2 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints 18 11 0 7 14 36
3 Belle Vue Colts 18 11 0 7 13 35
4 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 18 11 2 5 11 35
5 Hackney Hawks 18 8 0 10 12 28
6 King's Lynn Young Stars 18 8 1 9 9 26
7 Dudley Heathens 18 8 1 9 8 25
8 Buxton Hitmen 18 6 0 12 9 21
9 Isle of Wight Islanders 18 6 1 11 3 16
10 Newport Hornets 18 5 1 12 4 15

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

SCORING SYSTEM Home loss by any number of points = 0 Home draw = 1 Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2 Home win by 7 points or more = 3 Away loss by 7 points or more = 0 Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BV BUX DH HH IOW KL MIL NEW SCU STO
Belle Vue Colts 38–33 53–15 46–44 50–37 59–33 59–32 57–35 60–31 55–37
Buxton Hitmen 40–50 44–47 40–50 57–36 46–47 45–44 61–31 55–33 51–39
Dudley Heathens 46–44 40–55 49–41 59–34 57–39 38–51 52–43 47–43 27–64
Hackney Hawks 48–39 54–41 42–48 58–35 49–41 42–48 59–35 52–39 53–41
Isle of Wight Islanders 53–39 49–44 42–33 47–43 46–44 45–45 47–43 43–50 42–48
King's Lynn Young Stars 59–34 53–40 48–41 47–45 61–31 45–45 61–32 34–58 41–49
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 47–42 47–43 45–44 57–35 61–33 56–37 60–36 47–43 49–43
Newport Hornets 35–55 56–37 36–36 54–39 47–43 43–46 47–46 50–37 43–50
Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints 59–35 50–43 63–28 64–26 61–32 48–42 51–39 54–39 50–39
Stoke Potters 53–40 50–39 61–34 59–33 61–34 56–37 57–36 41–30 49–41
Source: [2]
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.[3] The winner was Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints who defeated the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the final.

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
14/10 Scunthorpe/Sheffield 51-42 Belle Vue
02/10 Mildenhall 51-40 Stoke
01/10 Stoke 44-46 Mildenhall
28/10 Belle Vue 46-41 Scunthorpe/Sheffield

Final

21 October Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Steven Worrall 12
Richie Worrall 12
Adam Wrathall 11
Stefan Nielsen 10
Ashley Birks 8
Gary Irving 6
Lee Smethills 3 		62–33 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Cameron Heeps 15
Lewis Blackbird 8
Daniel Halsey 6
Jack Hargreaves 2
Aaron Baseby 2
Joe Jacobs 0
Mark Baseby r/r 		Eddie Wright Raceway

23 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Cameron Heeps 13
Daniel Halsey 13
Lewis Blackbird 12
Mark Baseby 10
Aaron Baseby 8
Joe Jacobs 3
Jack Hargreaves r/r 		59–31 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Richie Worrall 13
Ashley Birks 9
Adam Wrathall 3
Steven Worrall 2
Lee Smethills 2
Stefan Nielsen 2
Gary Irving r/r 		Mildenhall Stadium

Final Leading averages

[4]

Rider Team Average
Kyle Howarth Belle Vue 9.86
Todd Kurtz Newport 9.78
Simon Lambert Stoke 9.45

National League Knockout Cup

The 2011 National League Knockout Cup was the 14th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners.[5] [6]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
11/06 Hackney 42-50 Mildenhall
05/06 Mildenhall 60-32 Hackney
04/06 Stoke 57-35 Buxton
01/06 Belle Vue Colts 39-52 Dudley
17/05 Dudley 45-39 Belle Vue Colts
14/05 Newport Hornets 53-40 Isle Of Wight
10/05 Isle Of Wight 56-38 Newport Hornets
01/05 Buxton 45-44 Stoke

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
13/09 Isle Of Wight 44-46 Mildenhall
28/08 Mildenhall 57-37 Isle Of Wight
28/06 Dudley 47-43 Stoke
26/06 Stoke 62-32 Dudley

Final

22 October Stoke Potters
James Sarjeant 11
Tim Webster 8
Jason Garrity (guest) 6
Jamie Pickard 6
Ben Reade 5
Tony Atkin 4
Oliver Greenwood (guest) 0 		40–52 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Dan Halsey 12
Mark Baseby 9
Cameron Heeps 8
Joe Jacobs 7
Lewis Blackbird 7
Aaron Baseby 4
Jack Hargreaves 2 		Loomer Road Stadium

25 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Dan Halsey 12
Lewis Blackbird 10
Cameron Heeps 9
Aaron Baseby 7
Mark Baseby 6
Jack Hargreaves 4
Joe Jacobs 3 		51–43 Stoke Potters
Simon Lambert 18
James Sarjeant 11
Tim Webster 6
Jamie Pickard 4
Gareth Isherwood 2
Tony Atkin 1
Tim Nobes 1 		Mildenhall Stadium

Riders' Championship

Jason Garrity won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 3 September at Rye House Stadium.[7]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Jason Garrity Belle Vue 12
2 Kyle Howarth Belle Vue 11
3 Jay Herne Newport 10
4 Robert Branford Buxton 10
5 Richie Worrall Scunthorpe/Sheffield 9
6 Todd Kurtz Newport 9
7 Ashley Morris Dudley 9
8 Simon Lambert Stoke 8
9 Steve Worrall Scunthorpe/Sheffield 7
10 David Mason Hackney 7
11 Jack Hargreaves Mildenhall 6
12 James Cockle King's Lynn 6
13 Adam Allott Buxton 5
14 Tim Webster Stoke 5
15 Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 4
16 Barrie Evans Hackney 1

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 18 June 2011. The event was won by Tim Webster and Simon Lambert of the Stoke Potters.[8]

Final

  • Stoke bt Newport 5–4

Fours

Dudley won the National League Fours, held on 30 July 2011 at Loomer Road Stadium.[9]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Dudley 15 Roynon 6, Morris 4, Armstrong 3, Franklin 2
2 Belle Vue 12 Bekker 4, McKinna 4, Garrity 4, Mason 0
3 Stoke 12 Atkin 4, Lambert 3, Webster 3, Pickard 2
4 Mildenhall 9 Heeps 3, Jacobs 3, Hargreaves 2, Blackbird 1

Teams and final averages

Midland Development League

Pos team P W D L B Pts
1 Long Eaton Invaders 8 5 1 2 4 15
2 Team Viking Academy 8 5 0 3 3 13
3 Halifax Dukes 8 3 2 3 1 9
4 Sheffield Cubs 8 2 2 4 1 7
5 Scunthorpe Stags 8 2 1 5 1 6

Long Eaton won grand final 40–32 on aggregate[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "2011 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Welcome - British Speedway Official Website". 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ "2011 Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  5. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  6. ^ "2011 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  7. ^ "Speedway: Birmingham Brummies get Jason Garrity for Challenge clash". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Stoke Potters' Tim Webster enjoying best ever season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ "2011". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  10. ^ "2011 Midland Development League". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2021.