2016 National League speedway season

The 2016 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

2016 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBirmingham Brummies
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
IndividualMax Clegg
FoursRye House Raiders
Division/s above2016 Elite League
2016 Premier League

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
1Birmingham Brummies22101091010118177971
2Kent Kings22100151131109885858
3Eastbourne Eagles21110041023102885654
4Cradley Heathens22100131007100894745
5Belle Vue Colts2290212044100496841
6Mildenhall Fen Tigers219021103593991434
7King's Lynn Young Stars208020103689687730
8Isle of Wight Islanders2270411018942103029
9Rye House Raiders2160500037864101621
10Coventry Storm202071200876896616
11Stoke Potters193061000974692513
12Buxton Hitmen22308010010817115512

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

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.[4] [5]

First round
Date Team one Score Team two
24/04Mildenhall48-42Eastbourne
23/04Eastbourne50-38Mildenhall
24/04Rye House37-52Birmingham
06/04Birmingham56-34Rye House
25/05Belle Vue31-35Stoke
14/05Stoke38-52Belle Vue
02/05Kent57-33Isle of Wight
07/06Isle of Wight40-50Kent

Quarter-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
06/08Belle Vue41-48Birmingham
06/07Birmingham54-36Belle Vue
20/06Kent56-34Coventry
10/06Coventry34-56Kent
29/05Buxton44-44Cradley
14/05Stoke38-52Belle Vue
13/06Cradley46-42Buxton
26/06Eastbourne61-28King's Lynn
22/07King's LynnpostponedEastbourne

Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
15/10Eastbourne62-27Cradley
27/09Cradley44-46Eastbourne
12/09Kent36-54Birmingham
07/09Birmingham49-41Kent

Final
Date Team one Score Team two
19/10Birmingham48-42Eastbourne
30/10Eastbourne52-38Birmingham

Riders' Championship

Max Clegg won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 17 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.[6]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Max CleggCradley14
2Ben MorleyRye House11+3
3Tom PerryBirmingham11+2
4Luke BowenKent10
5Matt WilliamsonBelle Vue9
6Nathan GreavesKing's Lynn8
7Ben WilsonStoke8
8Lee PayneBelle Vue7
9Ashley MorrisCradley7
10Jake KnightEastbourne7
11Mark BasebyIsle of Wight6
12Danny HalseyMildenhall6
13James ShanesKent5
14Robert BranfordRye House4
15Ryan BlacklockBuxton4
16Chris WidmanIsle of Wight4
17Ryan KinsleyKing's Lynn1
18Liam CarrCoventry0

Fours

Rye House won the National League Fours, held on 14 August 2016 at Brandon Stadium.[7]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Rye House14Morley 6, Branford 4, Woods 3, Priest 1
2Belle Vue12Bewley 5, Williamson 5, Payne 2, Shuttleworth 0
3Eastbourne11Knight 4, Ellis 3, Wood 3, Perks 1
4Cradley7Morris 4, Clegg 3, Chessell 0, Andrews 0

Riders & averages

Final Leading averages[8] [9]

Rider Team Average
Adam EllisEastbourne10.98
Max CleggCradley10.08
Robert BranfordRye House9.98

Belle Vue Colts

  • Matt Williamson 9.49
  • Dan Bewley 8.65
  • Lee Payne 8.11
  • Rob Shuttleworth 6.60
  • Tom Woolley 4.90
  • Andy Mellish 3.21
  • David Holt 3.00
  • Joe Lawlor 3.00

Birmingham Brummies

Buxton Hitmen

  • Oliver Greenwood 8.00
  • Ben Hopwood 8.00
  • Jade Mudgway 7.62
  • Ryan Blacklock 5.93
  • Lee Dicken 5.87
  • Steven Jones 4.96
  • Shelby Rutherford 4.45
  • Ryan Burton 3.37
  • David Wallinger 3.32
  • David Speight 3.06
  • Lee Geary 3.00

Coventry Storm

  • Mitchell Davey 8.43
  • Liam Carr 7.71
  • Dan Greenwood 6.82
  • Martin Knuckey 6.07
  • Ryan Terry-Daley 4.55
  • Connor Dwyer 4.05
  • Jamie Halder 3.57
  • Callum Walker 3.45

Cradley Heathens

  • Max Clegg 10.08
  • Ashley Morris 9.77
  • Luke Chessell 8.09
  • Jack Kingston 5.84
  • Richard Andrews 4.26
  • James Purchase 3.59
  • Ben Basford 3.09
  • Bradley Andrews 3.07

Eastbourne Eagles

  • Adam Ellis 10.98
  • Kyle Hughes 8.67
  • Ellis Perks 8.25
  • Jake Knight 8.53
  • Ben Hopwood 8.00
  • Georgie Wood 7.62
  • Richard Andrews 5.18
  • Gary Cottham 4.70
  • Charley Powell 4.05
  • Luke Harris 3.95
  • Nick Phillips 3.00

Isle of Wight Islanders

Kent Kings

King's Lynn Young Stars

  • Josh Bailey 8.48
  • Nathan Greaves 8.36
  • Tom Stokes 7.61
  • Scott Campos 6.35
  • Shane Hazelden 5.42
  • Ryan Kinsley 5.39
  • Taylor Hampshire 3.00
  • Lewis Whitmore 3.00
  • Lewis Austin 3.00
  • Layne Cupitt 3.00

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Rye House Raiders

  • Robert Branford 9.98
  • Ben Morley 9.22
  • Luke Priest 8.33
  • Ben Hopwood 8.00
  • George Hunter 4.00
  • Matt Saul 3.00
  • Connor Locke 3.00
  • Macauley Leek 3.00
  • Sam Woods 3.00
  • Harvie Banks 3.00
  • Kenny Bowdery 3.00

Stoke Potters

  • Ben Wilson 8.50
  • Tony Atkin 7.16
  • Danny Phillips 6.25
  • Ben Hopwood 5.83
  • Shaun Tedham 3.93
  • Chris Widman 3.47
  • Paul Burnett 3.46
  • Chris Hay 3.23
  • Lewis Millar 3.00
  • Ryan MacDonald 3.00
  • David Morgan 3.00

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

Group A

Pos team P W D L Pts
1Buxton1070314
2Scunthorpe1261513
3Belle Vue114169
4Long Eaton114078

Group B

Pos team P W D L Pts
1Coventry960312
2Mildenhall850310
3King's Lynn84048
4Milton Keynes113086

Northern Junior League
Pos team P W D L Pts
1Halifax1082018
2Northside1070314
3Berwick1061313
4Workington1042410
5Newcastle102175
6Redcar1000100

See also

References
  1. "Table". Speedway GB.
  2. "2016 Playoffs". Speedway GB.
  3. "2016 CHAMPIONS - PICTURE SPECIAL". Birmingham Brummies.
  4. "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. "2016 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  6. "CLEGG TAKES TITLE". Leicester Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. "2016 National League Fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  8. "Final Greensheet averages" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  9. "2016 Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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