2017 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBelle Vue Colts
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
IndividualDan Bewley
Highest averageDan Bewley
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership 2017
SGB Championship 2017

The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Summary

The title was won by Belle Vue Colts.[1][2][3] Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table.[4]

King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged.

Final league table

Pos Team P W D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1Eastbourne Eagles209014111398179949
2Belle Vue Colts20100022114103774947
3Kent Kings2010002203395081447
4Lakeside Hammers2010000103690786536
5Mildenhall Fen Tigers208111110787887334
6Birmingham Brummies207122011689886333
7Cradley Heathens207122001788589331
8Plymouth Devils207120100984891125
9Stoke Potters205141000976493220
10Buxton Hitmen204060111778797818
11Isle of Wight Islanders20505000010751100915

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
          
Lakeside Hammers 53 21 74
Belle Vue Colts 37 69 106
Belle Vue Colts 33 56 89
Eastbourne Eagles 45 34 79
Kent Kings 46 27 73
Eastbourne Eagles 44 63 107

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

National League Knockout Cup

The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year.[5][6]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
01/07Eastbourne46-44Kent
03/06Stoke46-44Buxton
29/05Kent42-48Eastbourne
30/04Buxton35-54Stoke
28/04Plymouth51-38Isle of Wight
27/04Isle of Wight43-47Plymouth

Final Stages

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
Eastbourne Eagles W/O
King's Lynn Young Stars
Plymouth Devils 50 25 75
Eastbourne Eagles 39 40 79
Birmingham Brummies 43 41 84
Plymouth Devils 47 49 96
Eastbourne Eagles 59 43 102
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 31 47 78
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 57 41 98
Stoke Potters 33 49 82
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 53 39 92
Belle Vue Colts 37 51 88
Belle Vue Colts '59 w/o 59
Cradley Heathens 31 scr 31

Replay was required in the Quarter-final due to tie
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40
Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Riders' Championship

Dan Bewley won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.[7][8]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Dan BewleyBelle Vue15
2Matt WilliamsonBuxton13
3Liam CarrBirmingham12
4Tom BaconBirmingham11
5Ben MorleyLakeside11
6Jordan JenkinsMildenhall10
7Alfie BowtellLakeside9
8Josh BaileyEastbourne8
9Jon ArmstrongMildenhall8
10Luke BowenKent7
11Adam RoynonPlymouth4
12Ryan Terry-DaleyStoke3
13Tom WoolleyBuxton3
14Luke HarrisCradley3
15Chris WidmanIsle Of Wight2
16Connor Dwyer (res)Cradley1
17James CockleIsle Of Wight0

Final leading averages

[9]

Rider Team Average
Dan BewleyBelle Vue Colts10.96
Zach WajtknechtLakeside10.84
Steve BoxallPlymouth10.02
Ben MorleyLakeside9.93
Adam RoynonPlymouth9.91

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue Colts

Birmingham Brummies

  • Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 9.35
  • Liam Carr 9.00
  • Danyon Hume 9.00 (2 matches only)
  • Tom Bacon 8.72
  • Darryl Ritchings 8.15
  • David Mason 6.87
  • Layne Cupitt 5.40
  • Taylor Hampshire 4.55
  • Kyle Roberts 2.29
  • Macauley Leek 2.59

Buxton Hitmen

  • Max Clegg 9.74
  • Matt Williamson 9.50
  • Tom Woolley 6.97
  • Ryan Kinsley 4.97
  • Ben Basford 4.33
  • Shelby Rutherford 4.23
  • Lee Geary 3.78
  • Jamie Halder 3.16
  • Ben Woodhull 3.00
  • Carl Basford 2.86

Cradley Heathens

  • Richard Hall 10.00 (2 matches only)
  • Tom Perry 9.41
  • Danny Ayres 8.71
  • Dan Greenwood 7.69
  • Luke Harris 6.37
  • Joe Lawlor 5.87
  • Conor Dwyer 5.49
  • Ryan Burton 5.58
  • Shelby Rutherford 3.93
  • Tyler Govier 2.00 (2 matches only)

Eastbourne Eagles

  • Connor Coles 9.85 (3 matches only)
  • Mark Baseby 9.30
  • Josh Bailey 9.13
  • Jake Knight 9.04
  • Georgie Wood 8.06
  • Tom Brennan 7.96
  • Charley Powell 6.89
  • Mattie Bates 6.42
  • Kelsey Dugard 5.67

Isle of Wight Warriors

  • James Cockle 8.39
  • Ben Wilson 8.25
  • Connor Coles 6.79
  • Scott Campos 6.78
  • Chris Widman 4.97
  • Adam Portwood 4.51
  • Kelsey Dugard 4.00
  • Jamie Sealey 2.31

Kent Kings

Lakeside Hammers

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Plymouth Devils

Stoke Potters

  • Mitchell Davey 8.87
  • Tony Atkin 7.68
  • Lee Dicken 6.91
  • David Wallinger 6.50
  • Luke Priest 6.05
  • Ryan Terry-Daley 5.32
  • Paul Burnett 5.08
  • Shaun Tedham 4.07
  • David Speight 1.00

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1Peterborough891212
2Belle Vue850310
3Scunthorpe84048
4Milton Keynes83056
5Carmarthen Dragons82064

Northern Junior League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1Berwick1072116
2Halifax1071215
3Northside1062214
4Ashfield1042410
5Newcastle101183
6Redcar101092

Southern Development League

Pos team P W D L Pts
1Reading Racers871015
2Kent Kestrels850310
3Plymouth84139
4Exeter82064
5Weymouth81072

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Colts Are 2017 National League Champions!". About Manchester. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "2017 Playoffs". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "Belle Vue Speedway: Colts Are 2017 National League Champions". World Speedway.com.
  4. ↑ "table". Speedway GB.
  5. ↑ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  6. ↑ "2017 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  7. ↑ "2017 National League Riders' Championship" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "BEWLEY WINS NLRC". British Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "2017 Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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