2010 National League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

The 2010 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway, was contested by ten teams. Buxton Hitmen beat Newport Hornets in the play-off final to become champions.[1][2]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Dudley Heathens 18 13 0 5 19 45
2 Buxton Hitmen 18 14 0 4 17 45
3 Newport Hornets 18 13 0 5 19 45
4 Rye House Cobras 18 10 0 8 11 31
5 Bournemouth Buccaneers 18 10 1 7 9 30
6 Plymouth Devils 18 9 0 9 9 27
7 Isle of Wight Islanders 18 6 0 12 6 18
8 Scunthorpe Saints 18 5 1 12 4 15
9 King's Lynn Young Stars 18 5 0 13 4 14
10 Weymouth Wildcats 18 4 0 14 5 13

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

Mildenhall Fen Tigers withdrew - record expunged

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.[3] The winner was Buxton Hitmen who defeated the Newport Hornets in the final.

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
05/10 Dudley 40-50 Buxton
06/10 Bournemouth 38-49 Newport
17/10 Buxton 49-43 Dudley
17/10 Newport 45-41 Bournemouth

Final

Date Team one Score Team two
29/10 Newport cancelled Buxton
31/10 Buxton 56-35 Newport

National League Knockout Cup

The 2010 National League Knockout Cup was the 13th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.[4][5]

First round

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
Buxton Mildenhall 58-37 49-41 107-78
Isle of Wight Weymouth 51-39 36-58 87-97
Newport Plymouth 42-29 57-35 99-64

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
Rye House Buxton 38-51 29-63 67-114
Weymouth Newport 41-49 35-53 76-102
King's Lynn Bournemouth 52-39 50-40 102-79
Scunthorpe Dudley 44-46 60-32 104-78

Semi-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
King's Lynn Newport 54-39 50-40 104-79
Dudley Buxton 43-47 48-45 91-92

Final

Date Team one Score Team two
24/10 Buxton 58-35 King's Lynn
27/10 King's Lynn 46-44 Buxton

Riders' Championship

Lee Smart won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 October at Rye House Stadium.[6]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Lee Smart Dudley 14
2 Simon Lambert King's Lynn 12
3 Adam Allott Buxton 11
4 Craig Cook Buxton 10
5 Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 9
6 Ben Morley Rye House 9
7 Barrie Evans Dudley 8
8 Jay Herne Bournemouth 7
9 Kyle Newman Newport 7
10 Danny Warwick Isle of Wight 6
11 James Cockle Weymouth 6
12 Gary Cottham Weymouth 5
13 Darren Mallett King's Lynn 5
14 Gary Irving Scunthorpe 5
15 Mark Baseby Bournemouth 4
16 Joe Jacobs Rye House 2
17 Lee Strudwick (res) Rye House 0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 7 August 2010. The event was won by Nicki Glanz and Mark Simmonds of the Plymouth Devils.[7]

Group A
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Plymouth 24 Glanz 14, Simmonds 10
2 Bournemouth 17 Howarth 9, Brundle 8
3 Newport 17 Kurtz 13, Atkin 6
4 Dudley 16 Anderson 11, Dyer 5
5 Isle of Wight 14 Simmons 9, Warwick 5
Group B
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 King's Lynn 23 Lambert 16, Lowe 7
2 Buxton 21 Allott 15, Branford 6
3 Weymouth 20 Cockle 12, Bekker 8
4 Scunthorpe 17 Worrall S 10, Birks 7
5 Rye House 9 Jacobs 6, Hazelden 3

Final

  • Plymouth bt King's Lynn 7–2

Fours

The National League Fours, held on 6 June 2010 at Mildenhall Stadium was abandoned due to rain and was not restaged.

Teams and final averages

Bournemouth

Buxton

  • Craig Cook 10.64
  • Adam Allott 7.42
  • Nick Morris 6.90
  • Robert Branford 6.60
  • Jonathan Bethell 6.44
  • Jason Garrity 5.16
  • Lewis Dallaway 4.35

Dudley

  • Lee Smart 9.50
  • Barrie Evans 7.84
  • Micky Dyer 6.97
  • Jake Anderson 7.02
  • Tom Perry 6.56
  • Richard Franklin 5.39
  • Ashley Morris 5.25

Isle Of Wight

  • Paul Starke 8.06
  • Nick Simmons 8.05
  • Danny Warwick 7.41
  • Lee Smethills 5.70
  • Dean Felton 5.01
  • John Resch 4.29
  • Tom Hill 3.38
  • Danny Hodgson 3.00

King's Lynn

  • Simon Lambert 9.12
  • Darren Mallett 7.52
  • Adam Lowe 5.75
  • Oliver Rayson 5.37
  • Lewis Kerr 5.33
  • Cal McDade 5.08
  • Scott Campos 4.82
  • Jake Knight 3.00

Newport

  • Todd Kurtz 9.01
  • Kyle Newman 8.18
  • Tony Atkin 7.78
  • Tim Webster 6.68
  • Luke Priest 6.08
  • James White Williams 4.96
  • Tom Young 4.62

Plymouth

  • Nicki Glanz 9.70
  • Mark Simmonds 8.96
  • Seemond Stephens 8.79
  • Matt Bates 4.47
  • Jaimie Pickard 4.35
  • Ross Walter 3.00
  • Ben Reade 3.00
  • Bob Charles 3.00

Rye House

  • Kyle Hughes 8.86
  • Marc Owen 6.92
  • Joe Jacobs 6.53
  • Lee Strudwick 6.29
  • David Mason 5.50
  • Ben Morley 4.65
  • Shane Hazelden 4.39
  • Tom Stokes 3.00

Scunthorpe

Weymouth

  • James Cockle 7.46
  • Tom Brown 6.20
  • Adam McKinna 6.15
  • Karl Mason 5.85
  • Brendan Johnson 4.31
  • Gary Cottham 4.24
  • Richard Andrews 3.00
  • Luke Wiltshire 3.00

See also

References

  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "2010 NATIONAL LEAGUE TABLE". Speedway Great Britain.
  3. ^ "2010 Play Offs". Speedway GB.
  4. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Great Britain.
  6. ^ "Lee Smart". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Buccaneers Face A Devil Of A Meeting". Bournemouth Speedway. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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