2009 National League speedway season

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2009 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBournemouth Buccaneers
Knockout CupBournemouth Buccaneers
IndividualCraig Cook
PairsNewport Hornets
Division/s above2009 Elite League
2009 Premier League

The 2009 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway and was contested by ten teams. Bournemouth Buccaneers were champions.[1] It was the first season under the new name after previously been known as the Conference League.

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Bournemouth Buccaneers 18 15 1 2 21 52
2 Weymouth Wildcats 18 10 1 7 14 35
3 Plymouth Devils 18 9 3 6 12 33
4 Buxton Hitmen 18 9 1 8 11 30
5 Isle of Wight Islanders 18 9 0 9 11 29
6 Scunthorpe Saints 18 7 2 9 7 23
7 Newport Hornets 18 6 2 10 8 22
8 King's Lynn Barracudas 18 7 1 10 7 22
9 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 18 6 1 11 8 21
10 Rye House Cobras 18 6 0 12 4 16

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

SCORING SYSTEM Home loss by any number of points = 0 Home draw = 1 Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2 Home win by 7 points or more = 3 Away loss by 7 points or more = 0 Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Play Offs[]

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.[2] The winner was Bournemouth Buccaneers who defeated the Plymouth Devils in the final.[3]

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
21/09 Bournemouth 63-30 Weymouth
27/09 Buxton 52-41 Plymouth
02/10 Plymouth 56-38 Buxton
09/10 Weymouth 43-30 Bournemouth

Final[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
28/10 Bournemouth 62-34 Plymouth
30/10 Plymouth 48-42 Bournemouth

Final Leading averages[]

[4]

Rider Team Average
Simon Lambert Scunthorpe 10.54
Jamie Smith King's Lynn 10.34
Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 9.95

National League Knockout Cup[]

The 2009 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams but the first under its new name. Bournemouth Buccaneers were the winners.[5]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/04 King's Lynn 53-37 Mildenhall
12/04 Mildenhall 46-46 King's Lynn
26/04 Newport 31-59 Bournemouth
30/04 Bournemouth 55-38 Newport

Quarter Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
08/05 Plymouth 63-29 Isle of Wight
26/05 Isle of Wight 58-34 Plymouth
25/05 Rye House 50-44 Buxton
21/06 Buxton 68-22 Rye House
24/07 Scunthorpe 43-47 King's Lynn
31/07 King's Lynn ? Scunthorpe
19/06 Weymouth 56-40 Bournemouth
02/07 Bournemouth 62-30 Weymouth

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
25/07 Plymouth 41-49 Bournemouth
13/08 Bournemouth 53-39 Plymouth
11/09 King's Lynn 47-43 Buxton
20/09 Buxton 55-38 King's Lynn

Final[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
11/10 Buxton 44-48 Bournemouth
15/10 Bournemouth 57-39 Buxton

See also[]

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References[]

  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "British Speedway Official Website".
  3. ^ "2009 Play Offs". Speedway GB.
  4. ^ "2009 Averages". Speedway GB.
  5. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
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