2009 National League speedway season

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.

2009 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBournemouth Buccaneers
Knockout CupBournemouth Buccaneers
IndividualCraig Cook
PairsNewport Hornets
National TrophyPlymouth Devils
Division/s above2009 Elite League
2009 Premier 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
21/09Bournemouth63-30Weymouth
27/09Buxton52-41Plymouth
02/10Plymouth56-38Buxton
09/10Weymouth43-30Bournemouth

Final
Date Team one Score Team two
28/10Bournemouth62-34Plymouth
30/10Plymouth48-42Bournemouth

Final Leading averages

[4]

Rider Team Average
Simon LambertScunthorpe10.54
Jamie SmithKing's Lynn10.34
Nick SimmonsIsle of Wight9.95

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
10/04King's Lynn53-37Mildenhall
12/04Mildenhall46-46King's Lynn
26/04Newport31-59Bournemouth
30/04Bournemouth55-38Newport

Quarter-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
08/05Plymouth63-29Isle of Wight
26/05Isle of Wight58-34Plymouth
25/05Rye House50-44Buxton
21/06Buxton68-22Rye House
24/07Scunthorpe43-47King's Lynn
31/07King's Lynn?Scunthorpe
19/06Weymouth56-40Bournemouth
02/07Bournemouth62-30Weymouth

Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
25/07Plymouth41-49Bournemouth
13/08Bournemouth53-39Plymouth
11/09King's Lynn47-43Buxton
20/09Buxton55-38King's Lynn

Final
Date Team one Score Team two
11/10Buxton44-48Bournemouth
15/10Bournemouth57-39Buxton

Riders' Championship

Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 26 September at Rye House Stadium.[6]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Craig CookBuxton14
2Kyle HughesPlymouth14
3Jay HerneBournemouth13
4Jerran HartBournemouth13
5Tony AtkinNewport8
6Barrie EvansMildenhall8
7Simon LambertScunthorpe8
8Darren MallettKing's Lynn7
9Danny HalseyRye House6
10Ben HopwoodIsle of Wight6
11Nick SimmonsIsle of Wight5
12Jade MudgwayBuxton4
13Benji ComptonWeymouth3
14Mark SimmondsPlymouth3
15Adam AllottKing's Lynn2
16James CockleWeymouth0
17Ben Morley (res)Rye House2
18Dan Blake (res)Rye House2

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight, on 18 August 2009. The event was won by Tony Atkin and Grant Tregoning of the Newport Wasps.[7]

Final

  • Newport bt Bournemouth 5–4

Teams and final averages

See also

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.
  6. "MONARCHS SIGN CRAIG COOK". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. "National League Pairs draw". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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