2019 National Development League speedway season

2019 National Development League speedway season
LeagueNational Development League
ChampionsLeicester Lion Cubs[1]
Knockout CupLeicester Lion Cubs[2]
National TrophyKent Kings[3]
IndividualAnders Rowe[4]
PairsKent Kings
FoursStoke Potters
Highest averageMax Clegg
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership 2019
SGB Championship 2019

The National League speedway 2019 now known as the National Development League for the 2019 season was the third tier/division of British speedway. There were several team changes for the 2019 league season with reigning league champions and KO cup winners Eastbourne Eagles, along with the Birmingham Brummies, moving into the SGB Championship. Coventry Bees, who rode their home meetings at Leicester the previous season, did not enter the league, but Leicester Lions entered a team (Leicester Lion Cubs).[5] Cradley Heathens fully entered the league after the previous season National Trophy only commitment, while the Buxton Hitmen decided not compete and only run open meetings (friendlies).[6] It was announced on Tuesday 10 September before the end of the 2019 National Development League season that Stoke Potters' home venue at Loomer Road Stadium had been sold and that the team would not be operating in 2020.[7]

Regulation changes

At the Speedway AGM in November 2018, the team averages were reduced to 36.00 points per team.

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Locations of the 2019 National League teams

Results

Home \ Away BVC CH IOW KK LLC MIL PLY STK
Belle Vue Colts 65–25 56–34 44–45 50–40 64–25 50–40 63–27
Cradley Heathens 42–48 47–43 46–44 39–51 46–44 47–43 48–42
Isle of Wight Warriors 51–39 53–37 51–39 51–38 39–51 42–48 48–42
Kent Kings 47–43 41–37 45–45 40–50 59–31 50–37 53–37
Leicester Lion Cubs 51–38 57–33 57–33 51–39 54–36 59–30 50–40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 44–46 38–51 50–40 51–38 48–42 53–37 53–37
Plymouth Gladiators 38–52 40–49 46–44 44–46 38–52 44–46 48–41
Stoke Potters 42–48 51–36 45–45 42–44 40–50 51–38 54–36
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

Final table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Leicester Lion Cubs 14 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 702 555 38 +147
2 Belle Vue Colts 14 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 706 551 32 +155
3 Kent Kings 14 5 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 630 609 26 +21
4 Cradley Heathens 14 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 583 650 24 -77
5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 14 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 608 648 23 -40
6 Isle of Wight Warriors 14 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 619 640 21 -21
7 Stoke Potters 14 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 5 591 660 12 -69
8 Plymouth Gladiators 14 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 5 569 685 10 -116

Play-Offs

Semi-finals Grand Final
          
Leicester Lion Cubs 53 64 117
Cradley Heathens 37 26 63
Leicester Lion Cubs 59 47 106
Kent Kings 31 43 74
Belle Vue Colts 47 36 83
Kent Kings 43 53 96

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

Semi-finals

2 October [9] Cradley Heathens 37–53 Leicester Lion Cubs Perry Barr Stadium
Referee(s):
Seth Perkin

5 October [10] Leicester Lion Cubs 64–26 Cradley Heathens Beaumont Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Watters

4 October [11] Belle Vue Colts 47–43 Kent Kings National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

7 October [12] Kent Kings 53–36 Belle Vue Colts Central Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Paul Carrington

Grand Final

16 October [13] Leicester Lion Cubs
Danyon Hume 16
Ellis Perks 14
Joe Thompson 12
Ryan Terry-Daley 8
Dan Thompson 5
Josh Embleton 4
Luke Ruddick R/R 		59–31 Kent Kings
Dan Gilkes 7
Drew Kemp 7
Robert Ledworth 6
Anders Rowe 6
Jake Mulford 3
Alex Spooner 1
Jordan Jenkins 1 		Beaumont Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

28 October [14] Kent Kings
Robert Ledworth 11
Dan Gilkes 9
Drew Kemp 9
Jordan Jenkins 7
Jake Mulford 4
Alex Spooner 3
Anders Rowe R/R 		43–47 Leicester Lion Cubs
Danyon Hume 13
Ellis Perks 12
Joe Thompson 9
Ryan Terry-Daley 8
Dan Thompson 5
Josh Embleton 0
Luke Ruddick R/R 		Central Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

Leading Final Averages

[15]

Rider Team Average
England Max Clegg Cradley 10.36
England Ellis Perks Leicester 10.04
England Georgie Wood Isle of Wight 9.94
England Ben Morley Isle of Wight 9.85
England Jordan Palin Belle Vue 9.76
England Danyon Hume Leicester 9.61
England Ben Wilson Plymouth 9.22
England Kyle Bickley Belle Vue 9.12
England Leon Flint Belle Vue 8.95
England Anders Rowe Kent 8.86

Knockout Cup

The 2019 National Development League Knockout Cup was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.


Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Stoke Potters 50 42 92
Plymouth Gladiators 39 48 87
Stoke Potters 36 31 67
Leicester Lion Cubs 54 59 113
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 34 52 86
Leicester Lion Cubs 55 38 93
Leicester Lion Cubs 45 43 88
Belle Vue Colts 27 47 74
Cradley Heathens 49 46 95
Isle of Wight Warriors 41 44 85
Cradley Heathens 39 35 84
Belle Vue Colts 45 55 100
Kent Kings 39 43 82
Belle Vue Colts 51 45 96


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

Quarter-finals

6 July [16] Stoke Potters 50–39 Plymouth Gladiators Loomer Road Stadium
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

12 July [17] Plymouth Gladiators 48–42 Stoke Potters Plymouth Coliseum
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

12 May [18] Leicester Lion Cubs 55–34 Mildenhall Fen Tigers Beaumont Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

26 May [19] Mildenhall Fen Tigers 52–38 Leicester Lion Cubs West Row Arena
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

9 May [20] Isle of Wight Warriors 41–49 Cradley Heathens Smallbrook Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Robinson

20 May [21] Cradley Heathens 46–44 Isle of Wight Warriors Monmore Green
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

20 June [22] Belle Vue Colts 51–39 Kent Kings National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Graham Flint

24 June [23] Kent Kings 43–45 Belle Vue Colts Central Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnball

Semi-finals

3 August [24] Stoke Potters 36–54 Leicester Lion Cubs Loomer Road Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

5 October [10] Leicester Lion Cubs 59–31 Stoke Potters Beaumont Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Watters

16 September [25] Cradley Heathens 39–45 Belle Vue Colts Monmore Green
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

18 September [26] Belle Vue Colts 55–35 Cradley Heathens National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

Grand Final

23 October [27] Leicester Lion Cubs
Joe Thompson 12
Danyon Hume 11
Ellis Perks 8
Dan Thompson 7
Ryan Terry-Daley 6
Josh Embleton 1
Luke Ruddick R/R 		45–27 Belle Vue Colts
Kyle Bickley 7
Leon Flint 6
Jordan Palin 4
Connor Bailey 3
Danny Phillips 3
Ben Rathbone 3
Ben Woodhull 1 		Beaumont Park Stadium
Referee(s):
Graeme Hunter

29 October [28] Belle Vue Colts
Connor Bailey 12
Leon Flint 11
Kyle Bickley 8
Jordan Palin 7
Danny Phillips 5
Ben Woodhull 4
Ben Rathbone 0 		47–43 Leicester Lion Cubs
Dan Thompson 11
Ellis Perks 11
Danyon Hume 10
Joe Thompson 5
Josh Embleton 4
Ryan Terry-Daley 2
Luke Ruddick R/R 		National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

National Trophy

Results

Home \ Away IOW KK MIL PLY
Isle of Wight Warriors 48–42 49–40 42–48
Kent Kings 54–35 48–41 56–34
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 51–39 41–43 61–29
Plymouth Gladiators 45–45 46–44 41–49
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

Final table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Kent Kings 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 287 245 14 +42
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 283 249 10 +34
3 Isle of Wight Warriors 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 258 280 8 -22
4 Plymouth Gladiators 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 243 297 7 -54

Riders' Championship

Raced at the Eddie Wright Raceway, Scunthorpe on 20 October. The meeting was decided on count back for riders first three rides, after rain prevented the meetings full conclusion. Scores below are from the referee's official National League Riders Individual Championship score sheet.[29]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Anders Rowe Kent Kings 9
2 Drew Kemp Kent Kings 8
3 Max Clegg Cradley Heathens 8
4 Ellis Perks Leicester Lion Cubs 7
5 Leon Flint Belle Vue Colts 7
6 Ryan Kinsley Mildenhall Fen Tigers 6
7 Kyle Bickley Belle Vue Colts 6
8 Ben Morley Isle of Wight 6
9 Jordan Palin Belle Vue Colts 3
10 Jason Edwards Mildenhall Fen Tigers 3
11 Jack Smith Cradley Heathens 3
12 Tom Spencer (res) Cradley Heathens 3
13 Joe Thompson Leicester Lion Cubs 2
14 Connor Coles Belle Vue Colts 1
15 Danno Verge Isle of Wight Islanders 1
16 Joe Lawlor Stoke Potters 0
17 Tom Young Plymouth Gladiators 0
18 Sam Woods (res) Unattached 0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Owlerton Stadium, on 25 August 2019. The event was won by Drew Kemp and Anders Rowe of the Kent Kings.[30]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Kent 19 Kemp 10, Rowe 9
2 Leicester 17 Perks 12, Hume 5
3 Plymouth 10 Stoneman 6, Wilson 4
4 Mildenhall 8 Kinsley 6, Edwards 2

Fours

Stoke won the NDL Fours, held on 13 July 2019 at Loomer Road Stadium.[31][32][33][34][35]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Stoke 15 Perry 4, Lawlor 4, Priest 4, Coles 3
2 Isle of Wight 14 Morley 6, Wood 5, Wirtzfield 2, Verge 1
3 Mildenhall 13 Ayres 5, Edwards 5, Atkins 3, Marson 0
4 Kent 6 Kemp 4, Rowe 1, Jenkins 1, Fellows 0

Teams and final averages

Belle Vue Colts

7 June Connor Bailey replaced the injured Paul Bowen in the Belle Vue Colts team[36]

Cradley Heathens

21 May Jack Smith replaced the injured Tom Brennan in the Cradley Heathens team[37]
6 June Sheldon Davies replaced Lewis Whitmore in the Cradley Heathens team[38]

Isle of Wight Warriors

1 July Scott Campos replaced Ryan Terry-Daley in the Isle of Wight team[39]

Kent Kings

2 June Jacob Clouting replaced the injured Dan Gilkes in the Kent Kings team[40]
15 August Jake Mulford replaced the injured Nathan Ablitt in the Kent Kings team[41]
6 September Alex Spooner replaced Jacob Clouting in the Kent Kings team[42]

Leicester Lion Cubs

11 April Ryan MacDonald replaced Kelsey Dugard in the Leicester Lion Cubs team[43]
9 July Ryan Terry-Daley replaced the injured Jamie Halder in the Leicester Lion Cubs team[44]
29 August Josh Embleton replaced Ryan MacDonald in the Leicester Lion Cubs team[45]

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

16 June Henry Atkins and Arran Butcher replaced the injured Macauley Leek and David Wallinger in the Mildenhall team[46]
13 August Ryan Kinsley replaced the injured Danny Ayres in the Mildenhall Fen Tigers team[47]

Plymouth Gladiators

26 June David Wallinger replaced Scott Campos in the Plymouth team[48]
10 July Luke Chessell replaced the injured Nathan Stoneman in the Plymouth team[49]
28 August Tom Young and Kris Andrews replaced the injured Adam Extance and David Wallinger in the Plymouth team[50]
6 September Nathan Stoneman replaced Luke Chessell in the Plymouth team[51]

Stoke Potters

9 January Shelby Rutherford replaced Paul Burnett in the Stoke Potters team[52]
9 May Lawlor replaced Luke Chessell in the Stoke Potters team[53]
23 July Corban Pavitt quit the Stoke Potters team for personal reasons[54]
31 August Kieran Douglas replaced Corban Pavitt in the Stoke Potters team[55]

Development Leagues

Midland & Southern Development League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Birmingham Bulls 12 10 0 2 20
2 Exeter 12 8 1 3 17
3 Isle of Wight 12 8 0 4 16
4 Reading Racers 12 7 0 5 14
5 Carmarthen Dragons 12 6 0 6 12
6 Milton Keynes 12 1 1 10 3
7 Weymouth 12 0 2 10 2

Northern Junior League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Newcastle 8 8 0 0 16
2 Berwick 7 4 0 3 8
3 Ashfield 7 3 1 3 7
4 Redcar 8 2 1 5 5
5 Edinburgh 8 1 0 7 2

See also

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    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/june19%7Ctitle- June Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/july19%7Ctitle- July Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/august19%7Ctitle- August Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/september19%7Ctitle- September Results
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