1982 National League season

In 1982 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.

1982 National League season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsNewcastle Diamonds
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupNewcastle Diamonds
IndividualJoe Owen
PairsWeymouth Wildcats
FoursNewcastle Diamonds
Highest averageJoe Owen
Division/s above1982 British League

Summary

The league champions were Newcastle Diamonds.[1][2]

Milton Keynes rider Brett Alderton was killed in an accident during the second half of a league meeting at King's Lynn. The 18-year old Australian sustained a fatal head injury on 17 April.[3][4]


Final table

[5] [6]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Newcastle Diamonds 36 30 0 6 60
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 36 26 1 9 53
3 Ellesmere Port Gunners 36 25 0 11 50
4 Middlesbrough Tigers 36 24 1 11 49
5 Weymouth Wildcats 36 22 1 13 45
6 Rye House Rockets 36 22 0 14 44
7 Long Eaton Invaders 36 20 1 15 41
8 Boston Barracudas 36 19 1 16 39
9 Berwick Bandits 36 18 1 17 37
10 Exeter Falcons 36 17 0 19 34
11 Glasgow Tigers 36 16 0 20 32
12 Milton Keynes Knights 36 14 1 21 29
13 Peterborough Panthers 36 13 2 21 28
14 Edinburgh Monarchs 36 14 0 22 28
15 Crayford Kestrels 36 13 0 23 26
16 Canterbury Crusaders 36 12 1 23 25
17 Scunthorpe Stags 36 11 2 23 24
18 Stoke Potters 36 11 1 24 23
19 Oxford Cheetahs 36 7 3 26 17

Top Five Riders (League Averages)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Joe Owen England Newcastle Diamonds 11.09
2 Simon Wigg England Weymouth Wildcats 10.67
3 Steve Lawson England Glasgow Tigers 10.40
4 Rod Hunter Australia Newcastle Diamonds 10.22
5 Bob Garrad England Rye House Rockets 9.86

National League Knockout Cup

The 1982 National League Knockout Cup was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Newcastle Diamonds were the winners of the competition.[7]

First round
Date Team one Score Team two
11/05Milton Keynes47-49Oxford
06/05Oxford54-42Milton Keynes
27/04Weymouth60-36Canterbury
24/04Canterbury54-42Weymouth

Second round
Date Team one Score Team two
24/06Oxford39-56Mildenhall
07/06Scunthorpe51-45Peterborough
31/05Rye House35-25Crayford
31/05Long Eaton67-29Berwick
29/05Berwick67-29Long Eaton
26/05Edinburgh53-43Ellesmere Port
26/05Mildenhall62-34Oxford
25/05Crayford33-62Rye House
24/05Newcastle55-41Middlesbrough
23/05Boston59-37Stoke
22/05Stoke42-54Boston
21/05Ellesmere Port60-36Edinburgh
21/05Peterborough58-38Scunthorpe
20/05Middlesbrough53-43Newcastle
18/05Weymouth62-34Exeter
17/05Exeter60-36Weymouth
30/06
replay		Long Eaton62-34Berwick
06/06
replay		Berwick67-29Long Eaton

Quarter-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
07/08Berwick64-32Ellesmere Port
30/07Ellesmere Port69-26Berwick
29/07Weymouth53-43Peterborough
26/07Newcastle62-34Boston
18/07Boston47-49Newcastle
11/07Rye House60-35Mildenhall
10/07Mildenhall56-39Rye House
02/07Peterborough48-48Weymouth

Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
05/09Rye House59-37Ellesmere Port
31/08Weymouth35-61Newcastle
20/08Ellesmere Port71-25Rye House
16/08Newcastle63-32Weymouth

Final

First leg

Ellesmere Port Gunners
John Jackson 13
Steve Finch 12
Eric Monaghan 11
Phil Alderman 6
Rob Maxfield 4
Billy Burton 4
Glen Parrott 1		51 – 45Newcastle Diamonds
Joe Owen 15
Rod Hunter 14
Bobby Beaton 8
Tom Owen 5
Keith Bloxsome 2
Alan Emerson 1
Robbie Foy 0
[8]

Second leg

Newcastle Diamonds
Joe Owen 15
Rod Hunter 14
Alan Emerson 12
Tom Owen 11
Keith Bloxsome 11
Bobby Beaton 10
Robbie Foy 0		73 – 23Ellesmere Port Gunners
Eric Monaghan 7
Steve Finch 5
John Jackson 3
Phil Alderman 3
Billy Burton 2
Glen Parrott 2
Rob Maxfield 1
[8]

Newcastle were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–74.

Fours

Newcastle Diamonds won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 25 July.[9][10][11]

Semi finals

  • SF1 = Newcastle 16, Middlesbrough 12, Ellesmere Port 10, Peterborough 10
  • SF2 = Mildenhall 15, Rye House 14, Oxford 12, Exeter 7

Final

PosTeamPtsRiders
1Newcastle Diamonds17Owen 6, Beaton 4, Hunter 4, Emerson 3
2Mildenhall Fen Tigers15Henry 5, Knight 5, Bales 4, Harrison 1
3Middlesbrough Tigers13Dixon 5, Wilcock 4, Pusey 2, Spink 2
4Rye House Rockets3Mullarkey 2, Naylor 1, Garrad 0, Bryenton 0

Leading final averages
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Joe Owen England Newcastle Diamonds 11.01
2 Steve Lawson England Glasgow Tigers 10.40
3 Simon Wigg England Weymouth Wildcats 10.36
4 Rod Hunter Australia Newcastle Diamonds 10.12
5 Bob Garrad England Rye House Rockets 9.85

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Boston

  • Steve Lomas 9.17
  • David Gagen 9.09
  • Rob Hollingworth 8.86
  • Dennis Mallett 5.94
  • David Blackburn 4.71
  • Guy Wilson 4.68
  • Peter Framingham 4.19
  • Robbie McGregor 3.60
  • Chris Cole 2.97

Canterbury

  • Barney Kennett 8.66
  • Denzil Kent 7.74
  • Ian Clark 7.64
  • Darryl Simpson 5.18
  • Keith Pritchard 4.46
  • Kevin Brice 4.36
  • Nigel Couzens 4.36
  • Mark Martin 3.74

Crayford

Edinburgh

  • Dave Trownson 9.21
  • Eric Broadbelt 7.05
  • Brett Saunders 7.03
  • Ivan Blacka 6.54
  • Benny Rourke 6.00
  • Chris Turner 5.95
  • Mark Fiora 5.69
  • Roger Lambert 4.36
  • Ian Westwell 2.87
  • Sean Courtney 2.53

Ellesmere Port

Exeter

  • John Barker 9.07
  • Les Sawyer 8.56
  • Andy Campbel 8.38
  • Keith Millard 8.18
  • Bob Coles 6.54
  • Keith Wright 4.67
  • Steve Bishop 4.37
  • Mike Semmonds 3.72
  • Dave Brewer 3.43

Glasgow

  • Steve Lawson 10.40
  • Kenny McKinna 8.78
  • Colin Caffrey 5.92
  • Harry MacLean 4.53
  • Rob Carter .86
  • Kym Mauger 3.67
  • Alan Mason 3.65
  • Martin McKinna 2.64
  • Des Wilson 1.71

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

  • Martin Dixon 9.39
  • Steve Wilcock 9.27
  • Mike Spink 7.67
  • Geoff Pusey 7.34
  • Paul Price 5.21
  • Rob Woffinden 4.86
  • Alan Armstrong 4.33
  • Peter Spink 3.61
  • Bernie Collier 1.64

Mildenhall

Milton Keynes

  • Keith White 8.09
  • Andy Hibbs 8.00
  • Craig Featherby 7.25
  • Nigel Sparshott 7.03
  • Steve Payne 6.29
  • Tony Featherstone 5.60
  • Paul Clarke 4.08

Newcastle

Oxford

  • Ashley Pullen 7.73
  • Graham Drury 7.54
  • Colin Ackroyd 7.42
  • Simon Cross 6.88
  • Kevin Smart 5.13
  • Wayne Jackson 5.10
  • Brian Woodward 4.83
  • John Frankland 4.50
  • Gary Chessell 3.90
  • Bill Barrett 3.14
  • Mick Handley 3.06
  • Mick Fletcher 2.15

Peterborough

  • Andy Hines 8.64
  • Dave Allen 8.26
  • Mick Hines 7.33
  • Andy Buck 6.38
  • Andy Fisher 5.49
  • Ian Barney 5.38
  • Neil Cotton 3.06

Rye House

Scunthorpe

  • Mike Wilding 7.88
  • Kevin Teager 7.18
  • Nigel Crabtree 7.07
  • Rob Woffinden 5.97
  • Derek Richardson 5.74
  • Julian Parr 5.45
  • Terry Kelly 5.11
  • Ian Gibson 4.13
  • Mark DeKok 4.09

Stoke

  • Rod North 7.24
  • Pete Smith 6.91
  • Mark Collins 6.53
  • Mike Sampson 6.05
  • Ian Robertson 6.01
  • Brian Havelock 5.69
  • Arthur Browning 5.36
  • Pete Ellams 5.31
  • Jim Burdfield 4.41
  • Steve Sant 3.32

Weymouth

  • Simon Wigg 10.36
  • Martin Yeates 8.46
  • Steve Schofield 7.10
  • Terry Tulloch 6.72
  • Les Rumsey 6.39
  • Stan Bear 6.00
  • John McNeil 5.69
  • Steve Crockett 3.56
  • Mark Minett 2.86
  • Rob Mather 2.85

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "Craig Featherby". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. "Speedway Star Cover Men". wwosbackup. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. "About - Exeter Speedway 1982". Myweb.tiscali.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  6. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  7. "1982 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  8. "1982 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  9. "Gunners fail to qualify". Liverpool Daily Post. 26 July 1982. Retrieved 10 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Heartbreak puncture robs Tigers of national Fours title". Cambridge Daily News. 26 July 1982. Retrieved 10 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "1982 full season results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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