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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. It was the first season under the new name after previously been known as the Conference League. Final table 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. The winner was Bournemouth Buccaneers who defeated the Plymouth Devils in the final. Semi-finals Final Final Leading averages National League Knockout Cup The 2009 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League (speedway)
The current National Development League formerly the National League was formed in 2009 as the third division of speedway in the United Kingdom, replacing the Conference League. It follows the same rules and regulations as the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship, including the use of rider averages. There were two previous speedway leagues in Britain sharing the 'National League' name, the main league that operated from 1932 to 1964, and British League Division Two, which was renamed the National League between 1975 and 1990. History Overview The current National Development League, originally the Conference League, was formed in 2009 with ten teams. Several teams were in the league in the past, but are no longer in speedway for various reasons, such as Newport, Bournemouth, and Weymouth. These were replaced in more recent years by Kent in 2013, along with Birmingham and Eastbourne, former Elite League teams. After a decline in National League teams to eight in 2013, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport Wasps
Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Newport, South Wales from 1964 to 2012. They were the 1999 Conference League champions. The Wasp logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport. History 1964–1977 Newport Wasps first competed in the 1964 Provincial Speedway League (division 2), they finished a creditable fourth and also won the division 2 version of the Knockout Cup, when winning the Provincial League Knockout Cup during their debut season. The following season they joined the inaugural British League season (the top division) and would remain in the top division until 1977. The team weas based at the now-defunct Somerton Park stadium, which was also the home of football and greyhound racing. The tight speedway track meant that turf had to be brought on to make the corner flag area for football matches and removed once the match had finished. The 'Wasps' nickname was dropped after 1972 with the team simply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Morley (speedway Rider)
Benjamin (Ben) Morley (born 10 March 1994) is a British speedway rider. Career Morley rode for Isle of Wight Warriors in the National League for the second successive season in 2019. He also joined Eastbourne Eagles on 22 December 2018, with the Eagles moving up to the SGB Championship in 2019. In 2021, he rode for the Kent Kings in the SGB Championship 2021. The following season in 2022, he rode for the Birmingham Brummies in the SGB Championship 2022. However, he later signed for Plymouth Gladiators The Plymouth Gladiators are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. Under several names Plymouth have competed during various seasons from 1932. The club was reformed after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls r ... on an interim basis. In 2023, he signed for Kent Royals for the 2023 National Development League speedway season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Morley, Ben 1994 births Living people British speedway riders Birmingham Brummi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benji Compton
Benjamin Mark "Benji" Compton (born 17 September 1986, in Playa de las Américas, Tenerife) is a Spanish-British motorcycle speedway rider. Career Compton has ridden for Buxton Hitmen in 2004, Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2005, Sheffield Tigers in 2006 as well as Berwick Bandits and King's Lynn Stars in 2007. He won the Premier Trophy in 2007 while riding for King's Lynn. His parent club is Sheffield Tigers who in 2008 granted him permission to ride for Scunthorpe Scorpions who had moved up to the Premier League from the Conference League. Compton had ridden for Scunthorpe in the Conference League from 2005 to 2007. In May 2008, however, it was revealed that Compton would be leaving Scunthorpe as part of team strengthening. Compton subsequently rode for the Redcar Bears for the remainder of the season. In September 2008, Compton won the Conference League Riders' Championship at Rye House with a 14 point tally. Compton is the first speedway rider with Spanish citizenship to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Halsey
Daniel John Halsey (born 15 September 1988) is a former motorcycle speedway from England. Speedway career He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Eastbourne Eagles during the 2014 Elite League speedway season. He started his speedway career in England riding for the junior team at Rye House Rockets in 2005. He was part of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers team that won the National League Fours, held on 26 August 2012 at Loomer Road Stadium. During the 2014 National League speedway season The 2014 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by nine teams. The Cradley Heathens won the title. The Isle of Wight Islanders were missing from 2012, and the Scunthorpe Stags and Devon Demons have joine ... he won the National League Riders' Championship, when with Mildenhall. References 1988 births Living people British speedway riders Cradley Heathens riders Eastbourne Eagles riders Mildenhall Fen Tigers riders Rye House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Lambert (speedway Rider)
Simon James Lambert (born 21 February 1989) in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, is a speedway rider in the United Kingdom. Biography Lambert rode in the Conference League with Boston Barracudas, twice winning the Conference League Pairs Championship. In 2009 and 2010 he rode for Scunthorpe Scorpions in the Premier League.SPEEDWAY: Simon stays at Scorpions , ''Spalding Guardian'', 18 November 2009, retrieved 2011-12-04 In 2010 he won the Golden Hammer individual meeting at , with a perfect fifteen-point score. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie Evans (speedway Rider)
Barrie Evans (born 16 April 1984) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Career Evans started racing in the British leagues during the 1999 Speedway Conference League, when riding for Mildenhall Fen Tigers. The following season he signed for the Arena Essex Hammers in the Premier League but remained with Mildenhall by doubling up. In 2002, he joined Newport Wasps although he was still doubling up with Mildenhall. He rode with Newport Wasps in the Premier League during 2003 but recorded his best season as a Mildenhall rider the same year. He helped Mildenhall win the Conference League and Knockout Cup double, in addition to winning the Conference League Riders' Championship, held on 30 August at Rye House Stadium. Evans continued to double up riding for Newport and Wimbledon Dons in 2004, he won the Conference League Pairs with Wimbledon in 2004. He then joined Stoke Potters and their junior side Stoke Spitfires in 2005. He would ride for Stoke until the end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerran Hart
Jerran Hart (born 19 January 1991) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Hart began his British career riding for Newport Wasps in 2008. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the Ipswich Witches during the 2009 Elite League speedway season. He was part of the Ipswich team that won the 2011 Premier League Four-Team Championship, held at Beaumont Park Stadium Beaumont Park Stadium or the Pidcock Motorcycles Arena for sponsorship purposes is a sports stadium on Beaumont Park, Leicester. The stadium is mainly used for motorcycle speedway and is the home track for the Leicester Lions. At the meeting of ..., although he did not ride in the final, he did help the Witches qualify from the semi final. His last season was riding for the Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2012. References 1991 births Living people British speedway riders Ipswich Witches riders Lakeside Hammers riders {{England-speedway-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Hughes
Kyle Richard Hughes (born 15 June 1989) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Biography Born in Bath, Somerset, Hughes' first experience of speedway was at the training track at Reading in 1999.2011 Rider Index: H , speedwaygb.co, retrieved 2011-12-06 After gaining experience in second-half rides at , he was part of the team that won the Conference League in 2004. He won the title again in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rye House Stadium
Rye House Stadium is a former greyhound racing and speedway venue in Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. It is situated adjacent to the River Lea Navigation. Origins The name Rye House originates from a collection of medieval buildings on an area known as the Isle of Rye due to the fact that the land was directly next door to the River Lea/Lee and in particular the Lee Navigation. When the stadium was constructed in 1935 it was put next door to Rye House on a spare plot which is where the name for the stadium came from. Rye House had been the family home for the Parr family that included Catherine in the 16th century and later a workhouse and tourist attraction in the 19th century. All that remains today of the original Rye House is the gatehouse found to the north of the stadium. The stadium (or circuit as it was then) was first used on 27 May 1934 when it hosted speedway meetings. The stadium was accessed from Rye Road either in an easterly or westerly direction with Hoddes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Riders' Championship
The National League Riders' Championship is an annual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each club competing in the third tier league in the United Kingdom. The same format of Championship applies for the tier one and tier two leagues, that of the SGB Premiership Riders' Individual Championship (tier one) and the SGB Championship Riders' Individual Championship (tier two). Winners See also *List of United Kingdom Speedway League Riders' champions * Speedway in the United Kingdom The sport of speedway in the United Kingdom has changed little since the first meetings in the 1920s. It has three domestic leagues, its own Speedway Grand Prix, and an annual entry into the Speedway World Cup / Speedway of Nations. History Se ... References {{Speedway in the United Kingdom Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National League Knockout Cup
The National League Knockout Cup is a speedway third tier Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom. The competition was previously known as the Academy League Knockout Cup (1995) and the Conference League Knockout Cup (1996-2008) until it changed name to the National League Knockout Cup. The 2020 and 2021 editions of the Cup were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners See also * Knockout Cup (speedway) Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929. Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup c ... for full list of winners and competitions References {{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1995 1995 establishments in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
