British motorcycle speedway season
The 2012 season of the National League was the third tier/division of British speedway and was contested by eight teams.[1]
Summary [ edit ] Newport and Belle Vue did not return from 2011, and Hackney opted to run at Rye House only, renaming the team Rye House Raiders .
Mildenhall Fen Tigers beat Dudley Heathens in the play-off final to become champions.[2]
Final table [ edit ] [3] PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; 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 [ edit ] Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship. Mildenhall Fen Tigers defeated Dudley Heathens in the final.[4]
Semi-finals [ edit ] Date Team one Score Team two 30/09 Mildenhall 58-36 Isle of Wight 16/10 Isle of Wight 45-44 Mildenhall 09/10 Dudley 44-43 Stoke 10/10 Stoke 41-54 Dudley
Date Team one Score Team two 23/10 Dudley 51-37 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 24/10 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 54-39 Dudley
Final Leading averages [ edit ] [5]
Rider Team Average Adam Roynton Dudley 11.64 Tom Perry Dudley 9.88 Ashley Birks Stoke 9.66
National League Knockout Cup [ edit ] The 2012 National League Knockout Cup was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners for the second successive year.[6] [7]
First round
Date Team one Score Team two 13/05 Stoke 49-40 Scunthorpe Saints 08/05 Dudley 65-28 Buxton 07/05 Scunthorpe Saints 47-42 Stoke 06/05 Buxton 36-54 Dudley 02/05 King's Lynn 39-51 Mildenhall 01/05 Isle Of Wight 58-31 Rye House Raiders 15/04 Mildenhall 55-40 King's Lynn 06/04 Rye House Raiders 49-46 Isle Of Wight
Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two 15/09 Stoke 44-50 Mildenhall 27/08 Mildenhall 55-39 Stoke 09/08 Isle of Wight 15-21 Dudley 12/06 Dudley 60-32 Isle Of Wight
Date Team one Score Team two 07/10 Mildenhall 61-33 Dudley 23/10 Dudley 41-32+ Mildenhall
+abandoned heat 12 due to curfew result stands
Riders' Championship [ edit ] Ashley Birks won the Riders' Championship . The final was held on 29 September at Rye House Stadium .[8]
The National League Pairs Championship , was held at Mildenhall Stadium , on 22 July 2012. The event was won by Cameron Heeps and Lewis Blackbird of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers .[9]
Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Mildenhall 20 Blackbird 11, Heeps 9 2 Buxton 17 Wright 10, Branford 7 3 Isle of Wight 11 Warwick 6, Hughes 5 4 Rye House 6 Morley 4, Sarjeant 2
Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Scunthorpe 20 Irving 12, Young 8 2 Dudley 13 Bekker 9, Perry 4 3 King's Lynn 12 Kerr 10, Cockle 2 4 Stoke 9 Lambert 9, Reade 0
Final Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Mildenhall 20 Heeps 11, Blackbird 6 2 Buxton 14 Branford 8, Wright 6 3 Dudley 12 Perry 10, Bekker 2 4 Scunthorpe 11 Irving 8, Young 3
Mildenhall won the National League Fours , held on 26 August 2012 at Loomer Road Stadium .[10]
Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Dudley 21 Roynon 6, Morris 6, Ritchings 5, Bekker 4 2 Stoke 13 Birks 5, Cockle 5, Atkin 2, Carr 1 3 Rye House 9 Morley 4, Sarjeant 3, Chessell 2, Coles 0 4 Isle of Wight 5 Starke 2, Stoneman 2, Walter 1, Hopwood 0
Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Mildenhall 23 Blackbird 6, Nielsen 6, Jacobs 6, Halsey 5 2 Buxton 12 Wright 5, McKinna 4, Felton 2, Priest 1 3 King's Lynn 6 Kerr 3, Knight 2, Stokes 1, Johnson 0 4 Scunthorpe 5 Greenwood 3, Phillips 2, Fenwick 0, Young 0
Final Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Mildenhall 17 Nielsen 6, Jacobs 6, Halsey 3, Blackbird 2 2 Buxton 13 Wright 4, Priest 4, Felton 3, McKinna 2 3 Dudley 10 Morris 5, Roynon 2, Ritchings 2, Bekker 1 4 Stoke 7 Birks 3, Cockle 2, Atkin 1, Carr 1
Teams and averages [ edit ] Development Leagues [ edit ] Midland Development League [ edit ] Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Milton Keynes Knights 12 9 1 2 19 2 Belle Vue Colts 11 7 1 3 15 3 Coventry-Mercia Vikings 11 5 2 4 12 4 Long Eaton 12 5 1 6 11 5 Stoke 12 4 1 7 9 6 Scunthorpe 12 4 0 8 8 7 Sheffield 12 3 0 9 6
Milton Keynes won grand final 21–15[11]
Anglian Development League [ edit ] Pos team P W D L Pts 1 King's Lynn 10 10 0 0 20 2 Lakeside 10 7 0 3 14 3 Mildenhall 9 5 1 3 11 4 Rye House 10 3 0 7 6 5 Peterborough 10 2 0 8 4 6 Ipswich 9 1 1 7 3
Northern Development League [ edit ] Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Edinburgh 6 0 0 0 12 2 Redcar 6 4 0 2 8 3 Berwick 6 1 1 4 3 4 Workington 6 0 1 5 1
See also [ edit ] List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References [ edit ] See also [ edit ]
Current leagues Former leagues Current team competitions Former team competitions Current individual competitions Former individual competitions See also
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division Tier Two League Second division Tier Three League Third division Champions