The National League speedway 2019 now known as the National Development League for the 2019 season was the third tier/division of British

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. There were several team changes for the 2019 league season with reigning league champions and KO cup winners

Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles were a British speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England, that raced in the SGB Championship. History Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in 1929. During their first league season th ...

, along with the

Birmingham Brummies Birmingham Brummies are a British speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of British speedway, during the 1952 Speedway National Le ...

, moving into the

SGB Championship The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It ...

Coventry Bees Coventry Bees were a motorcycle speedway team that existed from 1929 to 2018. They raced at Brandon Stadium, Brandon near Coventry, England. History A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the inaugural season of the Souther ...

, who rode their home meetings at Leicester the previous season, did not enter the league, but

Leicester Lions Leicester Lions are a speedway team which originally operated from 1968 until 1983.Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. The club returned to speedway for the 2011 Premier League season, moving up to the Elite League ...

entered a team (Leicester Lion Cubs).

Cradley Heathens Cradley Heathens was a motorcycle speedway team from Dudley, England. The team was founded in 1947 and competed at the top level of British speedway until its closure in 1995. It was revived as Dudley Heathens in 2010, competing in the National L ...

fully entered the league after the previous season National Trophy only commitment, while the

Buxton Hitmen The Buxton Hitmen were a speedway team in the British National League (formerly the Conference League) from 1994 to 2018. The club stopped racing in the National League after the 2018 speedway season. History The team's inaugural season was i ...

decided not compete and only run open meetings (friendlies). It was announced on Tuesday 10 September before the end of the 2019 National Development League season that Stoke Potters' home venue at

Loomer Road Stadium Loomer Road Stadium is a former sports stadium situated in Chesterton, Staffordshire. The building had considerable parking facilities, covered terracing and a bar with a view of the track. It had a capacity of 5,000. The stadium was construct ...

had been sold and that the team would not be operating in 2020.

Regulation changes

At the Speedway AGM in November 2018, the team averages were reduced to 36.00 points per team.

Results

Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

Final table

Play-Offs

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red Semi-Finals ---- Grand Final ----

Leading Final Averages

NDL Knockout Cup

The 2019 National Development League Knockout Cup was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red Quarter Finals ---- Semi Finals ---- Grand Final ----

National Trophy

Results

Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.

Final table

NDL Riders' Championship

Raced at the Eddie Wright Raceway, Scunthorpe on 20 October. The meeting was decided on count back for riders first three rides, after rain prevented the meetings full conclusion. Scores below are from the referee's official National League Riders Individual Championship score sheet.
*1 Anders Rowe (

Kent Kings The Kent Royals (formerly Kings) are a British speedway team formed in 2013. Through 2021 they competed in the SGB Championship but also run a junior team in the National League. They were based at Central Park Stadium in Sittingbourne, with a t ...

) 9 *2 Drew Kemp (

) 8 *3

Max Clegg Max Clegg (born 11 April 1997) is a British speedway rider. Career Born in Brighouse, Yorkshire, Clegg started racing in grasstrack at the age of seven, moving on to speedway in his teens and becoming team mascot for Sheffield Tigers.

(

) 8 *4

Ellis Perks Ellis George Perks (born 18 March 1997) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. In 2019, he became the first ever rider to win all three tiers of the British Speedway leagues in the same season; the Premiership, Championship and Nati ...

( Leicester Lion Cubs) 7 *

Leon Flint Leon Flint (born 22 February 2003) is a speedway rider from England. Career Flint began his British speedway career riding for Birmingham Brummies during the 2018 National League speedway season. In 2021 he rode in the top tier of British Spe ...

(

Belle Vue Colts The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the Belle Vue Aces, one of the World's most famous motorcycle speedway team, based in Manchester in the northwest of England. History Belle Vue first operated a reserve team during the ...

) 7 *6 Ryan Kinsley (

Mildenhall Fen Tigers The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, founded in 1975 and currently riding in the National Development League. History 1971–1989 The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with chef Bernie Kla ...

) 6 *

Kyle Bickley Kyle Bickley (born 27 February 2002) is a speedway rider from England. Speedway career Bickley has ridden in the top two tiers of British Speedway. During his debut season he rode for Workington Comets, where he won the league and cup double ...

(

) 6 * Ben Morley ( Isle of Wight Warriors) 6 *9 Jordan Palin (

) 3 * Jason Edwards (

) 3 * Jack Smith (

) 3 * Tom Spencer (

) (res) 3 *13 Joe Thompson ( Leicester Lion Cubs) 2 *14 Connor Coles (

) 1 * Canny Vego ( Isle of Wight Warriors) 1 *16 Joe Lawlor ( Stoke Potters) 0 * Tom Young ( Plymouth Gladiators) 0 * Sam Woods (Unattached) (res) 0

NDL Pairs

Sunday 25 August staged at Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield. Group Stages
Group A
Leicester Lion Cubs 18

18
Isle of Wight Warriors 10
Stoke Potters 8 Group B
Plymouth Gladiators 18

6 Final

19
Leicester Lion Cubs 17
Plymouth Gladiators 10

NDL Fours

Saturday 13 July staged at Loomer Road, Stoke. Group Stages
Group A
Stoke Potters 18
Isle of Wight Warriors 14

8
Leicester Lion Cubs 8 Group B

Plymouth Gladiators 8

8 Final
Stoke Potters 15
Isle of Wight Warriors 14

Teams

Belle Vue Colts * * * * * * * 7 June Connor Bailey replaced the injured Paul Bowen in the

team Cradley Heathens * * * * * * * 21 May Jack Smith replaced the injured Tom Brennan in the

team
6 June Sheldon Davies replaced Lewis Whitmore in the

team Isle of Wight Warriors * * * * * * * 1 July Scott Campos replaced Ryan Terry-Daley in the Isle of Wight Warriors team Kent Kings * * * * * * * 2 June Jacob Clouting replaced the injured Dan Gilkes in the

team
15 August

Jake Mulford Jake Mulford (born 4 March 2004) is a speedway rider from England. Career In 2019, he signed for the Kent Kings for the 2019 National Development League speedway season. Unable to ride during 2020 because of COVID-19 cancelled season, he co ...

replaced the injured Nathan Ablitt in the

team
6 September Alex Spooner replaced Jacob Clouting in the

team Leicester Lion Cubs * * * * * * * 11 April Ryan MacDonald replaced Kelsey Dugard in the Leicester Lion Cubs team
9 July Ryan Terry-Daley replaced the injured Jamie Halder in the Leicester Lion Cubs team
29 August Josh Embeton replaced Ryan MacDonald in the Leicester Lion Cubs team Mildenhall Fen Tigers * * * * * * * 16 June Henry Atkins and Arran Butcher replaced the injured Macauley Leek and David Wallinger in the

team
13 August Ryan Kinsley replaced the injured Danny Ayers in the

team Plymouth Gladiators= * * * * * * * 26 June David Wallinger replaced Scott Campos in the Plymouth Gladiators team
10 July Luke Chessell replaced the injured Nathan Stoneman in the Plymouth Gladiators team
28 August Tom Young and Kris Andrews replaced the injured Adam Extance and David Wallinger in the Plymouth Gladiators team
6 September Nathan Stoneman replaced Luke Chessell in the Plymouth Gladiators team Stoke Potters * * * * * * * 9 January Shelby Rutherford replaced

Paul Burnett Paul Burnett (born 26 November 1943) is an English radio disc jockey. Early career Burnett began his radio career while in the Royal Air Force in the Persian Gulf in 1964. In 1966 he joined offshore radio station, Radio 270, broadcasting off ...

in the Stoke Potters team
9 May Joe Lawlor replaced Luke Chessell in the Stoke Potters team
23 July Corban Pavitt quit the Stoke Potters team due to personal reasons
31 August Kieran Douglas replaced Corban Pavitt in the Stoke Potters team

Development Leagues

Midland & Southern Development League

Northern Junior League

References

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Speedway National League

Regulation changes

Results

Final table

Play-Offs

Leading Final Averages

NDL Knockout Cup

National Trophy

Results

Final table

NDL Riders' Championship

NDL Pairs

NDL Fours

Teams

Development Leagues

Midland & Southern Development League

Northern Junior League

See also

References