2017 National League speedway season

2017 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBelle Vue Colts
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
IndividualDan Bewley
Highest averageDan Bewley
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership 2017
SGB Championship 2017

The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Summary

The title was won by Belle Vue Colts.[1][2][3] Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table.[4]

King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged.

Final league table

Pos Team P W D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1 Eastbourne Eagles 20 9 0 1 4 1 1 1 3 981 799 49
2 Belle Vue Colts 20 10 0 0 2 2 1 1 4 1037 749 47
3 Kent Kings 20 10 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 950 814 47
4 Lakeside Hammers 20 10 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 907 865 36
5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 20 8 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 878 873 34
6 Birmingham Brummies 20 7 1 2 2 0 1 1 6 898 863 33
7 Cradley Heathens 20 7 1 2 2 0 0 1 7 885 893 31
8 Plymouth Devils 20 7 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 848 911 25
9 Stoke Potters 20 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 9 764 932 20
10 Buxton Hitmen 20 4 0 6 0 1 1 1 7 787 978 18
11 Isle of Wight Islanders 20 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 751 1009 15
12 King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew, results expunged

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BV BIR BUX CH EAS IOW KK LH MIL PLY STO
Belle Vue Colts 55–35 62–28 56–34 57–33 61–28 53–37 60–30 65–25 57–33 66–24
Birmingham Brummies 43–47 55–35 57–31 45–45 54–36 39–51 46–44 51–39 54–36 51–39
Buxton Hitmen 31–59 39–51 27–62 38–52 66–24 47–43 53–37 40–50 49–40 40–50
Cradley Heathens 56–34 43–43 53–37 43–46 61–29 47–37 48–42 43–46 48–41 54–35
Eastbourne Eagles 53–37 50–39 54–35 51–36 57–33 40–49 47–36 57–33 64–26 58–32
Isle of Wight Islanders 28–62 37–53 44–46 61–29 39–51 47–43 49–41 53–37 42–48 56–33
Kent Kings 46–32 50–40 61–29 56–34 54–36 60–22 45–44 49–41 50–40 45–38
Lakeside Hammers 49–41 52–37 51–38 49–41 49–41 63–27 52–38 44–33 55–35 57–32
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 47–43 54–36 45–45 60–28 46–44 53–37 43–46 55–34 54–35 61–29
Plymouth Devils 45–45 34–25 54–36 39–51 32–52 53–37 47–43 57–32 64–26 52–38
Stoke Potters 44–45 46–44 31–28 47–43 40–50 38–22 43–47 42–46 30–30 53–37
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Grand Final
          
Lakeside Hammers 53 21 74
Belle Vue Colts 37 69 106
Belle Vue Colts 33 56 89
Eastbourne Eagles 45 34 79
Kent Kings 46 27 73
Eastbourne Eagles 44 63 107

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

Grand Final

14 October Eastbourne Eagles
Jake Knight 10
Georgie Wood 10
Tom Brennan 8
Josh Bailey 7
Drew Kemp 5
Matt Bates 5
Jason Edwards 0
Charley Powell R/R 		45–33 Belle Vue Colts
Dan Bewley 11
Kyle Bickley 9
Jack Smith 7
Luke Woodhull 3
Rob Shuttleworth 3
Andy Mellish 0
Lee Payne R/R 		Arlington Stadium

18 October Belle Vue Colts
Kyle Bickley 14
Jack Smith 14
Dan Bewley 13
Rob Shuttleworth 10
Luke Woodhull 3
Paul Bowen 2
Lee Payne R/R 		56–34 Eastbourne Eagles
Jake Knight 10
Georgie Wood 10
Tom Brennan 8
Josh Bailey 7
Drew Kemp 5
Matt Bates 5
Jason Edwards 0
Charley Powell R/R 		National Speedway Stadium

National League Knockout Cup

The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year.[6][7]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
01/07 Eastbourne 46-44 Kent
03/06 Stoke 46-44 Buxton
29/05 Kent 42-48 Eastbourne
30/04 Buxton 35-54 Stoke
28/04 Plymouth 51-38 Isle of Wight
27/04 Isle of Wight 43-47 Plymouth

Final Stages

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Eastbourne Eagles W/O
King's Lynn Young Stars
Plymouth Devils 50 25 75
Eastbourne Eagles 39 40 79
Birmingham Brummies 43 41 84
Plymouth Devils 47 49 96
Eastbourne Eagles 59 43 102
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 31 47 78
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 57 41 98
Stoke Potters 33 49 82
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 53 39 92
Belle Vue Colts 37 51 88
Belle Vue Colts '59 w/o 59
Cradley Heathens 31 scr 31

Replay was required in the Quarter-final due to tie
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40
Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90

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

KO Cup Final

22 October Eastbourne Eagles
Josh Bailey 15
Georgie Wood 14
Jake Knight 9
Tom Brennan 9
Charley Powell 6
Matt Bates 4
Jason Edwards 2 		59–31 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Drew Kemp (guest)10
Jon Armstrong 8
Luke Ruddick 7
Jordan Jenkins 4
Luke Harris (guest) 2
Alex Spooner 0
Dan Halsey R/R 		Arlington Stadium

29 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Drew Kemp (guest)15
Jordan Jenkins 15
Ben Hopwood (guest) 8
Alfie Bowtell (guest) 6
Alex Spooner 2
Luke Ruddick 1
Dan Halsey R/R 		47–43 Eastbourne Eagles
Josh Bailey 11
Jake Knight 10
Georgie Wood 8
Tom Brennan 5
Jason Edwards 5
Charley Powell 4
Matt Bates 0 		Mildenhall Stadium

Riders' Championship

Dan Bewley won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.[8][9]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Dan Bewley Belle Vue 15
2 Matt Williamson Buxton 13
3 Liam Carr Birmingham 12
4 Tom Bacon Birmingham 11
5 Ben Morley Lakeside 11
6 Jordan Jenkins Mildenhall 10
7 Alfie Bowtell Lakeside 9
8 Josh Bailey Eastbourne 8
9 Jon Armstrong Mildenhall 8
10 Luke Bowen Kent 7
11 Adam Roynon Plymouth 4
12 Ryan Terry-Daley Stoke 3
13 Tom Woolley Buxton 3
14 Luke Harris Cradley 3
15 Chris Widman Isle Of Wight 2
16 Connor Dwyer (res) Cradley 1
17 James Cockle Isle Of Wight 0

Final leading averages

[10]

Rider Team Average
Dan Bewley Belle Vue Colts 10.96
Zach Wajtknecht Lakeside 10.84
Steve Boxall Plymouth 10.02
Ben Morley Lakeside 9.93
Adam Roynon Plymouth 9.91

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue Colts

Birmingham Brummies

  • Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 9.35
  • Liam Carr 9.00
  • Danyon Hume 9.00 (2 matches only)
  • Tom Bacon 8.72
  • Darryl Ritchings 8.15
  • David Mason 6.87
  • Layne Cupitt 5.40
  • Taylor Hampshire 4.55
  • Kyle Roberts 2.29
  • Macauley Leek 2.59

Buxton Hitmen

  • Max Clegg 9.74
  • Matt Williamson 9.50
  • Tom Woolley 6.97
  • Ryan Kinsley 4.97
  • Ben Basford 4.33
  • Shelby Rutherford 4.23
  • Lee Geary 3.78
  • Jamie Halder 3.16
  • Ben Woodhull 3.00
  • Carl Basford 2.86

Cradley Heathens

  • Richard Hall 10.00 (2 matches only)
  • Tom Perry 9.41
  • Danny Ayres 8.71
  • Dan Greenwood 7.69
  • Luke Harris 6.37
  • Joe Lawlor 5.87
  • Conor Dwyer 5.49
  • Ryan Burton 5.58
  • Shelby Rutherford 3.93
  • Tyler Govier 2.00 (2 matches only)

Eastbourne Eagles

  • Connor Coles 9.85 (3 matches only)
  • Mark Baseby 9.30
  • Josh Bailey 9.13
  • Jake Knight 9.04
  • Georgie Wood 8.06
  • Tom Brennan 7.96
  • Charley Powell 6.89
  • Mattie Bates 6.42
  • Kelsey Dugard 5.67

Isle of Wight Warriors

  • James Cockle 8.39
  • Ben Wilson 8.25
  • Connor Coles 6.79
  • Scott Campos 6.78
  • Chris Widman 4.97
  • Adam Portwood 4.51
  • Kelsey Dugard 4.00
  • Jamie Sealey 2.31

Kent Kings

Lakeside Hammers

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Plymouth Devils

Stoke Potters

  • Mitchell Davey 8.87
  • Tony Atkin 7.68
  • Lee Dicken 6.91
  • David Wallinger 6.50
  • Luke Priest 6.05
  • Ryan Terry-Daley 5.32
  • Paul Burnett 5.08
  • Shaun Tedham 4.07
  • David Speight 1.00

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Peterborough 8 9 1 2 12
2 Belle Vue 8 5 0 3 10
3 Scunthorpe 8 4 0 4 8
4 Milton Keynes 8 3 0 5 6
5 Carmarthen Dragons 8 2 0 6 4

Northern Junior League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Berwick 10 7 2 1 16
2 Halifax 10 7 1 2 15
3 Northside 10 6 2 2 14
4 Ashfield 10 4 2 4 10
5 Newcastle 10 1 1 8 3
6 Redcar 10 1 0 9 2

Southern Development League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Reading Racers 8 7 1 0 15
2 Kent Kestrels 8 5 0 3 10
3 Plymouth 8 4 1 3 9
4 Exeter 8 2 0 6 4
5 Weymouth 8 1 0 7 2

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

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  2. ^ "2017 Playoffs". Speedway GB.
  3. ^ "Belle Vue Speedway: Colts Are 2017 National League Champions". World Speedway.com.
  4. ^ "table". Speedway GB.
  5. ^ "2017 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  7. ^ "2017 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  8. ^ "2017 National League Riders' Championship" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  9. ^ "BEWLEY WINS NLRC". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  10. ^ "2017 Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 January 2023.