1988 National League season

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1988 National League season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsHackney Kestrels
No. of competitors16
Knockout CupHackney Kestrels
IndividualTroy Butler[1]
PairsStoke Potters
FoursPeterborough Panthers
Highest averageMark Loram
Division/s above1988 British League

In 1988 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.[2]

Summary[]

The league champions that year were Hackney Kestrels.[3][4]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Hackney Kestrels 30 26 2 2 54
2 Poole Pirates 30 20 1 9 41
3 Eastbourne Eagles 30 17 2 11 36
4 Wimbledon Dons 30 17 2 11 36
5 Berwick Bandits 30 17 2 11 36
6 Milton Keynes Knights 30 17 2 11 36
7 Stoke Potters 30 16 0 14 32
8 Peterborough Panthers 30 15 1 14 31
9 Arena Essex Hammers 30 15 1 14 31
10 Glasgow Tigers 30 13 2 15 28
11 Edinburgh Monarchs 30 14 0 16 28
12 Exeter Falcons 30 12 0 18 24
13 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 30 10 1 19 21
14 Rye House Rockets 30 8 1 21 17
15 Middlesbrough Tigers 30 7 1 22 15
16 Long Eaton Invaders 30 7 0 23 14

Leading averages[]

Rider Team Average
Mark Loram Hackney 10.34
Steve Schofield Poole 10.22
Melvyn Taylor Mildenhall 10.11
Mark Courtney Berwick 10.07
Kenny McKinna Glasgow 10.05
Gordon Kennett Eastbourne 9.97
Andy Galvin Hackney 9.86
Martin Goodwin Arena Essex 9.68
Eastbourne 9.56
Mick Poole Peterborough 9.52
Mark Fiora Middlesbrough 9.45

National League Knockout Cup[]

The 1988 National League Knockout Cup was the 21st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.

First Round[]

Team One Team Two 1st leg 2nd leg
Edinburgh Stoke 55–41 45–50
Berwick Glasgow 56–40 49–47
Hackney Poole 70–26 40–56
Peterborough Rye House 58–38 39–56
Arena Essex Mildenhall 54–42 39–57
Eastbourne Exeter 66–29 50–46
Milton Keynes Wimbledon 44–52 41–55
Long Eaton Middlesbrough 51–45 33–63

Quarter Finals[]

Team One Team Two 1st leg 2nd leg replay replay
Edinburgh Peterborough 51–45 46–49
Berwick Eastbourne 56–40 45–51
Mildenhall Wimbledon 59–37 37–59 45–50 46–50
Hackney Middlesbrough 56–40 51–45

Semi Finals[]

Team One Team Two 1st leg 2nd leg
Berwick Wimbledon 58–38 33–63
Edinburgh Hackney 45–51 25–71

Final[]

First leg

Hackney Kestrels60 – 36Wimbledon Dons
[5]
Hackney Wick Stadium

Second leg

Wimbledon Dons46 – 50Hackney Kestrels
[5]
Wimbledon Stadium

Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 110–82.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Troy Butler". Speedway Museum. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  3. ^ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b "1988 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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