2016 National League speedway season

2016 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBirmingham Brummies
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
IndividualMax Clegg
FoursRye House Raiders
Division/s above2016 Elite League
2016 Premier League

The 2016 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

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The title was won by Birmingham Brummies.[2][3]

Final league table

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Pos Team P W D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1 Birmingham Brummies 22 10 1 0 9 1 0 1 0 1181 779 71
2 Kent Kings 22 10 0 1 5 1 1 3 1 1098 858 58
3 Eastbourne Eagles 21 11 0 0 4 1 0 2 3 1028 856 54
4 Cradley Heathens 22 10 0 1 3 1 0 0 7 1008 947 45
5 Belle Vue Colts 22 9 0 2 1 2 0 4 4 1004 968 41
6 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 21 9 0 2 1 1 0 3 5 939 914 34
7 King's Lynn Young Stars 20 8 0 2 0 1 0 3 6 896 877 30
8 Isle of Wight Islanders 22 7 0 4 1 1 0 1 8 942 1030 29
9 Rye House Raiders 21 6 0 5 0 0 0 3 7 864 1016 21
10 Coventry Storm 20 2 0 7 1 2 0 0 8 768 966 16
11 Stoke Potters 19 3 0 6 1 0 0 0 9 746 925 13
12 Buxton Hitmen 22 3 0 8 0 1 0 0 10 817 1155 12

Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away BV BIR BUX COV CH EAS IOW KK KL MIL RYE STO
Belle Vue Colts 34–56 52–38 52–37 50–40 53–37 50–40 40–50 48–42 51–39 56–34 53–37
Birmingham Brummies 45–39 58–32 53–35 55–35 47–43 58–31 45–45 64–26 59–31 60–30 56–34
Buxton Hitmen 37–53 29–61 42–46 39–50 52–38 33–57 32–57 51–39 37–53 52–38 33–57
Coventry Storm 51–39 29–61 44–45 51–39 41–49 43–47 30–60 42–48 28–32 – –
Cradley Heathens 51–39 41–48 58–32 52–38 50–38 48–42 53–37 45–27 52–38 53–36 60–30
Eastbourne Eagles 51–39 46–43 57–32 54–36 55–35 51–38 47–43 57–33 52–38 48–42 57–33
Isle of Wight Islanders 46–44 37–53 59–31 52–38 44–45 43–47 40–50 53–37 45–44 61–29 53–36
Kent Kings 46–43 41–43 58–32 66–24 58–32 47–42 59–31 44–39 46–44 45–39 56–34
King's Lynn Young Stars 55–35 31–59 62–27 43–47 51–39 – 64–26 46–44 54–35 55–35 65–25
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 48–42 37–52 51–38 61–29 60–29 34–56 62–28 45–44 47–43 47–43 51–39
Rye House Raiders 44–46 36–54 56–34 49–41 38–52 37–53 54–36 34–56 54–36 47–42 48–41
Stoke Potters 44–46 37–51 51–39 22–38 41–49 40–50 54–33 43–46 – – 48–41
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Grand Final
          
Kent 43 38 81
Eastbourne 47 52 99
Eastbourne 50 33 83
Birmingham 47 57 94
Birmingham 53 47 100
Cradley Heath 37 43 80

Play Off Final

23 October Eastbourne Eagles
Adam Ellis 12
Georgie Wood 12
Jake Knight 9
Ellis Perks 8
Tom Brennan 7
Charley Powell 2
Gary Cotham R/R 		50–47 Birmingham Brummies
Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 9
James Shanes (guest) 8
Tom Bacon 8
Jack Smith 6
Tom Perry 4
Darryl Ritchings 2
Danyon Hume R/R 		Arlington Stadium

26 October Birmingham Brummies
Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 16
Tom Bacon 12
Jack Smith 11
Tom Perry 8
Mitchell Davey (guest) 6
Darryl Ritchings 4
Danyon Hume R/R 		57–33 Eastbourne Eagles
Adam Ellis 14
Jake Knight 7
Ellis Perks 5
Tom Brennan 5
Charley Powell 2
Lee Geary 0
Nathan Stoneman (guest) 0
Gary Cotham R/R 		Perry Barr Stadium

National League Knockout Cup

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The 2016 National League Knockout Cup was the 19th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the second successive year.[5] [6]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
24/04 Mildenhall 48-42 Eastbourne
23/04 Eastbourne 50-38 Mildenhall
24/04 Rye House 37-52 Birmingham
06/04 Birmingham 56-34 Rye House
25/05 Belle Vue 31-35 Stoke
14/05 Stoke 38-52 Belle Vue
02/05 Kent 57-33 Isle of Wight
07/06 Isle of Wight 40-50 Kent

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
06/08 Belle Vue 41-48 Birmingham
06/07 Birmingham 54-36 Belle Vue
20/06 Kent 56-34 Coventry
10/06 Coventry 34-56 Kent
29/05 Buxton 44-44 Cradley
14/05 Stoke 38-52 Belle Vue
13/06 Cradley 46-42 Buxton
26/06 Eastbourne 61-28 King's Lynn
22/07 King's Lynn postponed Eastbourne

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
15/10 Eastbourne 62-27 Cradley
27/09 Cradley 44-46 Eastbourne
12/09 Kent 36-54 Birmingham
07/09 Birmingham 49-41 Kent

Final

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19 October Birmingham Brummies
Jack Smith 14
Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 13
Tom Perry 8
Darryl Ritchings 5
Mitchell Davey (guest) 5
Tom Bacon 3
Danyon Hume R/R 		48–42 Eastbourne Eagles
Adam Ellis 15
Ellis Perks 13
Jake Knight 7
Connor Coles (guest) 5
Tom Brennan 1
Luke Harris 1
Gary Cotham R/R 		Perry Barr Stadium

30 October Eastbourne Eagles
Jake Knight 14
Adam Ellis 12
Georgie Wood 9
Tom Brennan 9
Ellis Perks 6
Charley Powell 2
Gary Cotham R/R 		52–38 Birmingham Brummies
Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 19
Tom Perry 7
Darryl Ritchings 4
Tom Bacon 4
Jack Smith 4
Zach Wajtknecht 0
Danyon Hume R/R 		Arlington Stadium

Riders' Championship

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Max Clegg won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 17 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.[7]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Max Clegg Cradley 14
2 Ben Morley Rye House 11+3
3 Tom Perry Birmingham 11+2
4 Luke Bowen Kent 10
5 Matt Williamson Belle Vue 9
6 Nathan Greaves King's Lynn 8
7 Ben Wilson Stoke 8
8 Lee Payne Belle Vue 7
9 Ashley Morris Cradley 7
10 Jake Knight Eastbourne 7
11 Mark Baseby Isle of Wight 6
12 Danny Halsey Mildenhall 6
13 James Shanes Kent 5
14 Robert Branford Rye House 4
15 Ryan Blacklock Buxton 4
16 Chris Widman Isle of Wight 4
17 Ryan Kinsley King's Lynn 1
18 Liam Carr Coventry 0

Fours

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Rye House won the National League Fours, held on 14 August 2016 at Brandon Stadium.[8]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Rye House 14 Morley 6, Branford 4, Woods 3, Priest 1
2 Belle Vue 12 Bewley 5, Williamson 5, Payne 2, Shuttleworth 0
3 Eastbourne 11 Knight 4, Ellis 3, Wood 3, Perks 1
4 Cradley 7 Morris 4, Clegg 3, Chessell 0, Andrews 0

Riders & averages

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Final Leading averages[9] [10]

Rider Team Average
Adam Ellis Eastbourne 10.98
Max Clegg Cradley 10.08
Robert Branford Rye House 9.98

Belle Vue Colts

  • Matt Williamson 9.49
  • Dan Bewley 8.65
  • Lee Payne 8.11
  • Rob Shuttleworth 6.60
  • Tom Woolley 4.90
  • Andy Mellish 3.21
  • David Holt 3.00
  • Joe Lawlor 3.00

Birmingham Brummies

Buxton Hitmen

  • Oliver Greenwood 8.00
  • Ben Hopwood 8.00
  • Jade Mudgway 7.62
  • Ryan Blacklock 5.93
  • Lee Dicken 5.87
  • Steven Jones 4.96
  • Shelby Rutherford 4.45
  • Ryan Burton 3.37
  • David Wallinger 3.32
  • David Speight 3.06
  • Lee Geary 3.00

Coventry Storm

  • Mitchell Davey 8.43
  • Liam Carr 7.71
  • Dan Greenwood 6.82
  • Martin Knuckey 6.07
  • Ryan Terry-Daley 4.55
  • Connor Dwyer 4.05
  • Jamie Halder 3.57
  • Callum Walker 3.45

Cradley Heathens

  • Max Clegg 10.08
  • Ashley Morris 9.77
  • Luke Chessell 8.09
  • Jack Kingston 5.84
  • Richard Andrews 4.26
  • James Purchase 3.59
  • Ben Basford 3.09
  • Bradley Andrews 3.07

Eastbourne Eagles

  • Adam Ellis 10.98
  • Kyle Hughes 8.67
  • Ellis Perks 8.25
  • Jake Knight 8.53
  • Ben Hopwood 8.00
  • Georgie Wood 7.62
  • Richard Andrews 5.18
  • Gary Cottham 4.70
  • Charley Powell 4.05
  • Luke Harris 3.95
  • Nick Phillips 3.00

Isle of Wight Islanders

Kent Kings

King's Lynn Young Stars

  • Josh Bailey 8.48
  • Nathan Greaves 8.36
  • Tom Stokes 7.61
  • Scott Campos 6.35
  • Shane Hazelden 5.42
  • Ryan Kinsley 5.39
  • Taylor Hampshire 3.00
  • Lewis Whitmore 3.00
  • Lewis Austin 3.00
  • Layne Cupitt 3.00

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Rye House Raiders

  • Robert Branford 9.98
  • Ben Morley 9.22
  • Luke Priest 8.33
  • Ben Hopwood 8.00
  • George Hunter 4.00
  • Matt Saul 3.00
  • Connor Locke 3.00
  • Macauley Leek 3.00
  • Sam Woods 3.00
  • Harvie Banks 3.00
  • Kenny Bowdery 3.00

Stoke Potters

  • Ben Wilson 8.50
  • Tony Atkin 7.16
  • Danny Phillips 6.25
  • Ben Hopwood 5.83
  • Shaun Tedham 3.93
  • Chris Widman 3.47
  • Paul Burnett 3.46
  • Chris Hay 3.23
  • Lewis Millar 3.00
  • Ryan MacDonald 3.00
  • David Morgan 3.00

Development Leagues

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Midland Development League

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Group A

Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Buxton 10 7 0 3 14
2 Scunthorpe 12 6 1 5 13
3 Belle Vue 11 4 1 6 9
4 Long Eaton 11 4 0 7 8

Group B

Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Coventry 9 6 0 3 12
2 Mildenhall 8 5 0 3 10
3 King's Lynn 8 4 0 4 8
4 Milton Keynes 11 3 0 8 6

Northern Junior League

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Pos team P W D L Pts
1 Halifax 10 8 2 0 18
2 Northside 10 7 0 3 14
3 Berwick 10 6 1 3 13
4 Workington 10 4 2 4 10
5 Newcastle 10 2 1 7 5
6 Redcar 10 0 0 10 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Table". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "2016 Playoffs". Speedway GB.
  3. ^ "2016 CHAMPIONS - PICTURE SPECIAL". Birmingham Brummies.
  4. ^ "2016 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  6. ^ "2016 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  7. ^ "CLEGG TAKES TITLE". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "2016 National League Fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Final Greensheet averages" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  10. ^ "2016 Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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