1989 National League season

The National League was the second tier of British speedway racing in 1989.[1]

1989 National League season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors18
Knockout CupBerwick Bandits
IndividualMark Loram
PairsStoke Potters
FoursPeterborough Panthers
London CupHackney Hawks
Highest averageSteve Schofield
Division/s above1989 British League

Summary

The champions that year were Poole Pirates.[2][3]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Poole Pirates 34 26 1 7 53
2 Wimbledon Dons 34 23 2 9 48
3 Berwick Bandits 34 23 0 11 46
4 Ipswich Witches 34 23 0 11 46
5 Exeter Falcons 34 19 1 14 39
6 Hackney Kestrels 34 19 1 14 39
7 Eastbourne Eagles 34 19 0 15 38
8 Edinburgh Monarchs 34 19 0 15 38
9 Glasgow Tigers 34 17 0 17 34
10 Stoke Potters 34 16 1 17 33
11 Peterborough Panthers 34 16 0 18 32
12 Arena Essex Hammers 34 14 2 18 30
13 Middlesbrough Tigers 34 14 0 20 28
14 Rye House Rockets 34 13 0 21 26
15 Newcastle Diamonds 34 11 2 21 24
16 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 34 10 1 23 21
17 Long Eaton Invaders 34 10 1 23 21
18 Milton Keynes Knights 34 7 2 25 16

National League Knockout Cup

The 1989 National League Knockout Cup was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Berwick Bandits were the winners of the competition.[4]

First round
Date Team one Score Team two
10/04Exeter62-34Rye House
09/04Rye House57-39Exeter
09/04Newcastle43-52Berwick
08/04Berwick65-30Newcastle

Second round
Date Team one Score Team two
26/05Hackney42-54Poole
17/05Wimbledon59-37Milton Keynes
16/05Milton Keynes43-53Wimbledon
16/05Poole66-33Hackney
15/05Exeter52-44Stoke
14/05Eastbourne64-32Glasgow
14/05Mildenhall45-51Peterborough
13/05Berwick69-27Long Eaton
13/05Stoke51-45Exeter
12/05Glasgow48-48Eastbourne
12/05Peterborough63-33Mildenhall
10/05Long Eaton43-53Berwick
06/05Arena Essex57-39Edinburgh
05/05Edinburgh60-36Arena Essex
04/05Middlesbrough47-49Ipswich
24/03Ipswich60-36Middlesbrough

Quarter-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
05/07Wimbledon52-44Ipswich
04/07Poole60-36Eastbourne
03/07Exeter58-38Berwick
02/07Eastbourne43-53Poole
02/07Edinburgh63-33Peterborough
01/07Berwick58-38Exeter
30/06Peterborough64-32Edinburgh
22/06Ipswich48-48Wimbledon
24/07
replay		Exeter52-43Berwick
22/07
replay		Berwick58-38Exeter

Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
15/08Poole62-33Wimbledon
13/08Peterborough59-37Berwick
09/08Wimbledon48-48Poole
05/08Berwick61-35Peterborough

Final

First leg

Poole Pirates
Leigh Adams 14
Alun Rossiter 11
Ali Stevens 8
Tony Langdon 6
Craig Boyce 5
Gary Allan 4
Mike Lewthwaite 2		50 – 46Berwick Bandits
Mark Courtney 14
David Blackburn 14
Andy Campbell 5
David Walsh 4
Rob Grant 4
Scott Robson 3
Sean Courtney 2
[5]

Second leg

Berwick Bandits
David Blackburn 14
Mark Courtney 13
David Walsh 9
Rob Grant 9
Andy Campbell 8
Scott Robson 6
Sean Courtney 4		63 – 33Poole Pirates
Leigh Adams 12
Alun Rossiter 9
Craig Boyce 6
Gary Allan 3
Tony Langdon 3
Ali Stevens 0
Mike Lewthwaite 0
[5][6]
Berrington Lough Stadium

Berwick were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 109–83.

Riders' Championship

Mark Loram won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 9 September 1989 at Brandon Stadium.[7]

Pos.RiderPtsTotal
1England Mark Loram2 3 3 3 314
2Scotland Kenny McKinna3 1 2 3 312
3England David Blackburn1 3 3 3 111
4England Martin Goodwin0 2 3 3 310
5England Steve Schofield2 3 0 3 210
6Sweden Richard Hellsen3 2 1 2 210
7Australia Mick Poole3 0 3 1 29
8Australia Todd Wiltshire0 1 2 2 38
9England Les Collins2 2 2 2 08
10England Nigel Crabtree3 2 1 1 07
11Denmark Jens Rasmussen0 3 0 0 25
12England Gordon Kennett2 0 1 1 15
13Australia Steve Regeling1 1 2 1 05
14Denmark Preben Eriksen1 1 1 0 14
15Australia Rod Hunter1 0 0 0 12
16Australia Leigh Adams0 - - - -0

Pairs

The National League Pairs was held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 19 August. The event was won by Stoke Potters for the second consecutive season.[8]

Semi finals

  • Stoke bt Edinburgh 6-3
  • Mildenhall bt Hackney 6-3

Final

  • Stoke bt Mildenhall 6-3

Fours

Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final for the second successive year, held at the East of England Arena on 23 July.[9]

Semi finals

  • SF1 = Stoke 22, Eastbourne 11, Edinburgh 10, Hackney 5
  • SF2 = Peterborough 21, Exeter 12, Berwick 12, Arena Essex 3

Final

PosTeamPtsRiders
1Peterborough Panthers15Barney 5, Jolly 5, Poole 3, Hodgson 2
2Stoke Potters14Monaghan 5, Crabtree 4, Carr L 3, Cobby 2
3Exeter Falcons12Andersen 6, Cook 4, Regeling 1, Green 1
4Eastbourne Eagles7Buck 3, Norris 2, Kennett 1, Barker 1

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Steve SchofieldHackney10.50
Andy GalvinHackney9.95
Todd WiltshireWimbledon9.94
David BlackburnBerwick9.78
Nigel CrabtreeStoke9.77
Steve RegelingExeter9.74
Kenny McKinnaGlasgow9.71
Mark LoramIpswich9.65
Chris LouisIpswich9.65
Gordon KennettEastbourne9.60
Mark CourtneyBerwick9.52

London Cup

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

Results

Team Score Team
Wimbledon49–47Hackney
Hackney54–42Wimbledon

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

  • Martin Goodwin 8.47
  • Rob Tilbury 8.11
  • Malcolm Simmons 7.68
  • Wayne Garratt 5.83
  • Simon Wolstenholme 5.09
  • Troy Pratt 4.53
  • Ian Humphreys 3.56
  • Nick Floyd 2.89

Berwick

Eastbourne

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hackney

Ipswich

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

Mildenhall

Milton Keynes

  • Andy Hines 6.75
  • Trevor Banks 6.35
  • David Clarke 5.96
  • Tony Primmer 5.93
  • Nigel De'ath 5.88
  • Mark Lyndon 5.46
  • Paul Evitts 4.82
  • Paul Atkins 4.56
  • Rob Fortune 4.47
  • Carl Baldwin 4.09

Newcastle

  • Rod Hunter 9.15
  • Peter Carr 8.66
  • David Clarke 5.44
  • Mark Thorpe 5.17
  • Simon Green 4.55
  • Derek Richardson 4.37
  • Gordon Whitaker 3.39
  • Anthony Hulme 3.01
  • Steve Wicks 2.42

Peterborough

Poole

Rye House

Stoke

Wimbledon

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  3. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. "1989 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. "1989 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. "Speedway by Chris Hodgson". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 18 September 1989. Retrieved 25 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Speedway". Daily Record. 11 September 1989. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 59. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  9. Oakes, Peter (1990). Speedway Yearbook 1990. Front Page Books. p. 46. ISBN 0-948882-15-8.
  10. "1989 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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