1986 National League season

The 1986 National League was contested as the second division of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]

1986 National League season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsEastbourne Eagles
No. of competitors20
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
IndividualPaul Thorp
PairsEdinburgh Monarchs
FoursMiddlesbrough Tigers
London CupHackney Hawks
Highest averageDave Jessup
Division/s above1986 British League

Summary

The title was won by the Eastbourne Eagles.[2]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Eastbourne Eagles 38 28 1 9 57
2 Poole Pirates 38 25 1 12 51
3 Middlesbrough Tigers 38 25 1 12 51
4 Arena Essex Hammers 38 23 1 14 47
5 Stoke Potters 38 23 0 15 46
6 Wimbledon Dons 38 21 1 16 43
7 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 37 21 1 15 43
8 Milton Keynes Knights 37 20 1 16 41
9 Edinburgh Monarchs 38 19 0 19 38
10 Peterborough Panthers 38 18 2 18 38
11 Rye House Rockets 38 18 0 20 36
12 Boston Barracudas 38 17 1 20 35
13 Hackney Kestrels 38 16 0 22 32
14 Berwick Bandits 38 15 1 22 31
15 Canterbury Crusaders 38 15 1 22 31
16 Exeter Falcons 38 15 0 23 30
17 Birmingham Brummies 38 14 1 23 29
18 Glasgow Tigers 38 14 0 24 28
19 Newcastle Federation Specials 38 13 1 24 27
20 Long Eaton Invaders 38 11 2 25 24

National League Knockout Cup

The 1986 National League Knockout Cup was the 19th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[3]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
12/05Newcastle43-35Boston
10/05Canterbury53-25Birmingham
02/05Glasgow37-41Edinburgh
30/04Edinburgh53-25Glasgow
27/04Boston37-41Newcastle
27/04Rye House55-23Exeter
25/04Birmingham48-30Canterbury
21/04Exeter37-41Rye House

Second round

Date Team one Score Team two
08/07Milton Keynes43-35Mildenhall
07/07Newcastle36-42Berwick
06/07Eastbourne48-30Wimbledon
06/07Mildenhall49-29Milton Keynes
05/07Canterbury39-39Peterborough
04/07Peterborough49-29Canterbury
03/07Middlesbrough49-29Stoke
02/07Long Eaton43-35Edinburgh
02/07Wimbledon36-42Eastbourne
29/06Rye House42-35Hackney
28/06Berwick50-28Newcastle
28/06Stoke40-37Middlesbrough
27/06Edinburgh50-28Long Eaton
27/06Hackney48-30Rye House
15/05Arena45-33Poole
29/04Poole36-42Arena Essex

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
28/08Middlesbrough36-42Mildenhall
22/08Peterborough45-33Berwick
17/08Mildenhall43-35Middlesbrough
09/08Berwick42-36Peterborough
01/08Edinburgh38-40Eastbourne
01/08Hackney39-39Arena Essex
27/07Eastbourne48-28Edinburgh
17/07Arena Essex43-35Hackney

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
17/10Peterborough37-41Eastbourne
28/09Mildenhall44-34Arena Essex
21/09Eastbourne49.5-28.5Peterborough
18/09Arena Essex43-35Mildenhall

Final

First leg

Eastbourne Eagles51 – 25Mildenhall Fen Tigers
[4]

Second leg

Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Melvyn Taylor 12
Eric Monaghan 8		39 – 39Eastbourne Eagles
Martin Dugard 8
Dean Standing 8
[5]

Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 90–64.

Riders' Championship

Paul Thorp won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 August at Brandon Stadium.[6]

Pos.RiderPtsTotal
1England Paul Thorp3 3 3 3 315
2England Steve Schofield3 3 3 3 113
3England Les Collins2 2 3 2 312
4England Andrew Silver3 3 2 2 ret10
5England Malcolm Simmons0 3 2 3 210
6England Jamie Luckhurst2 0 1 3 39
7England Kevin Jolly1 1 3 2 29
8England Gordon Kennett1 2 1 1 38
9England Mark Courtneyef 1 2 2 16
10Australia Mark Fiora3 0 2 1 ex6
11England Steve McDermott1 2 0 0 25
12England Dave Mullett2 1 0 0 25
13England Dave Jessup2 1 1 ef x4
14England Paul Woodsef 2 0 1 14
15England Steve Lawson1 0 1 0 02
16England Kevin Hawkins0 0 0 1 01
17New Zealand Bruce Cribb (res)11
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure

Pairs

The National League Pairs was held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 13 July and was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.[7][8]

Final

  • Edinburgh (Collins & Wyer) bt Hackney (Thomas & Galvin) 6-3

Fours

Middlesbrough Tigers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 10 August.[9]

Semi finals

  • SF1 = Arena Essex 18, Mildenhall 12, Edinburgh 11, Eastbourne 7
  • SF2 = Middlesbrough 15, Hackney 13, Stoke 11, Poole 9

Final

PosTeamPtsRiders
1Middlesbrough Tigers15Burdfield 5, Courtney 4, Dixon 4, Wilcock 2
2Arena Essex Hammers14Silver 6, Middleditch 4, Goodwin 3, Smart 1
3Hackney Kestrels11Simmons 5, Galvin 4, Whittaker 1, Rolls 1
4Mildenhall Fen Tigers8Monaghan 3, Henry 2, Taylor 2, Jessup 1

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Dave JessupMildenhall10.69
Paul ThorpStoke10.44
Andrew SilverArena Essex10.40
Steve SchofieldPoole10.36
Les CollinsEdinburgh10.14
Nigel CrabtreeStoke9.98
Kevin JollyBoston9.90
Gordon KennettEastbourne9.87
Jamie LuckhurstWimbledon9.83
Martin DugardEastbourne9.75
Malcolm SimmonsHackney9.70

London Cup

Hackney won the London Cup but the competition consisted of just Wimbledon and Hackney.[10]

Results

Team Score Team
Hackney43–35Wimbledon
Wimbledon42–35Hackney

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Birmingham

  • Paul Evitts 9.12
  • David Cheshire 7.59
  • Reg Wilson 7.53
  • Phil White 6.45
  • Rob Woffinden 5.85
  • Ian Stead 5.66
  • Ian M Stead 5.48
  • Mark Stevenson 4.75
  • Steve Finch 4.14
  • Wayne Elliott 2.42
  • David Rose 1.95

Boston

  • Kevin Jolly 9.90
  • Andy Hines 8.54
  • Paul Clarke 7.27
  • Rob Woffinden 6.19
  • Dave Jackson 5.66
  • Andy Fisher 4.88
  • Peter Framingham 4.67
  • Wayne Ross 3.89
  • Derrol Keats 3.64
  • Gary Clegg 3.36

Canterbury

  • Dave Mullett 8.69
  • Mike Spink 7.60
  • Alan Mogridge 7.34
  • Rob Tilbury 6.06
  • Alan Sage 4.88
  • Steve Bryenton 4.52
  • Tony Hansford 3.10
  • Paul Hilton 2.86
  • Gary Hopkins 1.60

Eastbourne

Edinburgh

  • Les Collins 10.14
  • Doug Wyer 9.13
  • Dave Trownson 7.16
  • Brett Saunders 6.13
  • Mark Burrows 5.08
  • Phil Jeffrey 4.67
  • Scott Lamb 4.61

Exeter

Glasgow

  • Steve Lawson 9.11
  • Bobby Beaton 8.16
  • Martin McKinna 6.12
  • Jacko Irving 4.81
  • Geoff Powell 4.50
  • Kym Mauger 4.38
  • Derek Cooper 4.15
  • Colin Caffrey 3.68
  • Jim Beaton 3.05
  • Kenny Brailsford 2.71

Hackney

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

Mildenhall

Milton Keynes

Newcastle

Peterborough

Poole

Rye House

Stoke

Wimbledon

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "1986 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  4. "1986 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. "Speedway". Daily Mirror. 3 November 1986. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "What a double". Cambridge Daily News. 1 September 1986. Retrieved 21 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "1986 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  8. "Speedway Pairs Out". Newcastle Journal. 14 July 1986. Retrieved 25 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Speedway". Cambridge Daily News. 11 August 1986. Retrieved 11 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "1986 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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