The 2016 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]
Summary[]
The title was won by Birmingham Brummies.[2][3]
Final league table[]
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
|
League scoring system[]
- Home draw = 1
- Home win by any number of points = 3
- 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[]
|
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
|
|
Final Leading averages[]
[4]
Rider
|
Team
|
Average
|
Adam Ellis |
Eastbourne |
10.98
|
Max Clegg |
Cradley |
10.08
|
Rob Branford |
Rye House |
9.98
|
National League Knockout Cup[]
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[]
Date
|
Team One
|
Score
|
Team Two
|
19/10 |
Birmingham |
48-42 |
Eastbourne
|
30/10 |
Eastbourne |
52-38 |
Birmingham
|
Development Leagues[]
Midland Development League[]
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[]
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[]
References[]
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Current leagues | |
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Former leagues | |
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See also | |
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See also | |
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United Kingdom Speedway Seasons |
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Tier One League Top division | | |
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Tier Two League Second division | |
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Tier Three League Third division | |
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Champions | |
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