1984 National League season
League | National League |
---|---|
Champions | Long Eaton Invaders |
No. of competitors | 16 |
Knockout Cup | Hackney Kestrels |
Individual | Ian Barney |
Pairs | Stoke Potters |
Fours | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
Highest average | Steve Lawson |
Division/s above | 1984 British League |
The 1984 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.
Summary[]
The title was won by the Long Eaton Invaders who finished just one point clear of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers.[1][2]
Final table[]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Long Eaton Invaders | 30 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 43 |
2 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 42 |
3 | Stoke Potters | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
4 | Hackney Kestrels | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 32 |
5 | Berwick Bandits | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 31 |
6 | Boston Barracudas | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 31 |
7 | Milton Keynes Knights | 30 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 29 |
8 | Rye House Rockets | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 28 |
9 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 |
10 | Scunthorpe Stags | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 |
11 | Glasgow Tigers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 |
12 | Canterbury Crusaders | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 27 |
13 | Weymouth Wildcats | 30 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 26 |
14 | Arena Essex Hammers | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 |
15 | Peterborough Panthers | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 24 |
16 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 21 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Steve Lawson | Glasgow | 10.38 |
Martin Yeates | Weymouth | 10.35 |
Steve McDermott | Berwick | 9.97 |
Tom Owen | Stoke | 9.86 |
Steve Wilcock | Middlesbrough | 9.71 |
Nigel Crabtree | Stoke | 9.56 |
Bobby Beaton | Edinburgh | 9.30 |
Bruce Cribb | Berwick | 9.24 |
Alun Rossiter | Weymouth | 9.23 |
Mildenhall | 9.11 | |
Mark Fiora | Edinburgh | 9.10 |
National League Knockout Cup[]
The 1984 National League Knockout Cup was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.[3]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
08/06 | Peterborough | 48-30 | Arena Essex |
31/05 | Arena Essex | 41-37 | Peterborough |
11/05 | Peterborough | 42-36 | Arena Essex |
26/04 | Arena Essex | 42-36 | Peterborough |
26/04 | Middlesbrough | 52-26 | Scunthorpe |
22/04 | Boston | 40-38 | Edinburgh |
21/04 | Berwick | 44-34 | Glasgow |
21/04 | Stoke | 39-38 | Long Eaton |
20/04 | Edinburgh | 46-32 | Boston |
20/04 | Glasgow | 33-44 | Berwick |
18/04 | Long Eaton | 45-33 | Stoke |
17/04 | Weymouth | 34-44 | Canterbury |
16/04 | Scunthorpe | 43-35 | Middlesbrough |
15/04 | Mildenhall | 44-34 | Milton Keynes |
15/04 | Rye House | 36-42 | Hackney |
14/04 | Canterbury | 39-39 | Weymouth |
13/04 | Hackney | 53-25 | Rye House |
10/04 | Milton Keynes | 41-37 | Mildenhall |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
28/07 | Canterbury | 44-34 | Peterborough |
20/07 | Edinburgh | 35-43 | Berwick |
20/07 | Peterborough | 47-30 | Canterbury |
18/05 | Hackney | 51-27 | Mildenhall |
17/05 | Middlesbrough | 55-23 | Long Eaton |
13/05 | Mildenhall | 44-34 | Hackney |
05/05 | Berwick | 43-35 | Edinburgh |
02/05 | Long Eaton | 48-30 | Middlesbrough |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
07/09 | Peterborough | 53-25 | Hackney |
27/08 | Hackney | 54-24 | Peterborough |
26/07 | Middlesbrough | 41-37 | Berwick |
21/07 | Berwick | 46-31 | Middlesbrough |
Final[]
First leg
Hackney Kestrels Barry Thomas 11 Trevor Banks 11 Paul Bosley 7 Andy Galvin 6 Kevin Teager 5 Paul Whittaker 5 Linden Warner 1 | 46 – 32 | Berwick Bandits Jim McMillan 13 Bruce Cribb 12 David Walsh 3 Dennis Gallagher 3 Eric Broadbelt 1 Mick Caroline 0 Steve McDermott R/R |
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[4][5] |
Hackney Wick Stadium
Second leg
Berwick Bandits Jim McMillan 12 Bruce Cribb 12 David Walsh 10 Dennis Gallagher 3 Craig Pendlebury 3 Mick Caroline 0 Steve McDermott R/R | 40 – 37 | Hackney Kestrels Barry Thomas 11 Trevor Banks 7 Kevin Teager 6 Paul Bosley 5 Andy Galvin 5 Paul Whittaker 3 Linden Warner 0 |
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[4][5] |
Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 83–72.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "1984 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1984 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Berwick 1984 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- Oakes, Peter (1991) The Complete History of the British League, Front Page Books, ISBN 0-948882-07-7, p. 17 (Division Two section)
Categories:
- Speedway British League Division Two / National League