British motorcycle speedway season
The 2013 season of the National League , the third tier of British speedway was contested by eight teams.[2]
Summary [ edit ] Scunthorpe Saints and Rye House Cobras were both missing from the 2012 league. Two newcomers were the Coventry Storm and the newly formed Kent Kings .
The Dudley Heathens were champions.[3]
Final table [ edit ] [4] 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 fewer = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4
Playoffs [ edit ] Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide the championship. Dudley Heathens defeated King's Lynn Young Stars in the final.[5]
Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two 02/10 King's Lynn 57-39 Mildenhall 01/10 Isle of Wight 43-47 Dudley 29/09 Mildenhall 49-41 King's Lynn 24/09 Dudley 59-31 Isle of Wight
Date Team one Score Team two 08/10 Dudley 53-30 King's Lynn 09/10 King's Lynn 46-47 Dudley
National League Knockout Cup [ edit ] The 2013 National League Knockout Cup was the 16th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Dudley Heathens were the winners.[6] [7]
First round
Date Team one Score Team two 04/08 Buxton 47-43 Dudley 09/07 Isle of Wight 61-32 Kent 24/06 Kent 44-49 Isle of Wight 19/06 King's Lynn 64-26 Stoke 08/06 Stoke 57-32 King's Lynn 04/06 Dudley 55-39 Buxton 26/05 Mildenhall 48-42 Coventry Storm 17/05 Coventry Storm 45-47 Mildenhall
Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two 24/10 Mildenhall 44-46 Isle of Wight 15/10 Isle of Wight 46-44 Mildenhall 08/10 Isle of Wight 50-40 Mildenhall 5/09 King's Lynn 44-46 Dudley 22/09 Mildenhall 50-40 Isle of Wight 10/09 Dudley 56-34 King's Lynn
Date Team one Score Team two 29/10 Dudley 58-33 Isle of Wight 30/10 Isle of Wight 48-44 Dudley
Riders' Championship [ edit ] Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 21 September at Rye House Stadium .[8]
The National League Pairs Championship , was held at Mildenhall Stadium , on 30 June 2013. The event was won by Ashley Morris and Lewis Blackbird of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers .[9]
Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Dudley 18 Morris 10, Blackbird 8 2 Stoke 15 Smart 9, Priest 6 3 Isle of Wight 11 Hopwood 9, Ritchings 2 4 King's Lynn 10 Waldron 5, Worrall S 5
Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Mildenhall 14 Halsey 9, Bates 5 2 Kent 14 Boxall 12, Morley 2 3 Coventry 13 Sarjeant 7, Branford 6 4 Buxton 13 Wright 11, McKinna 2
Final Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Dudley 17 Blackbird 9, Morris 8 2 Mildenhall 15 Halsey 10, Bates 5 3 Kent 14 Boxall 8, Morley 6 4 Stoke 8 Priest 6, Smart 2
Dudley won the National League Fours , held on 18 August 2013 at Loomer Road Stadium .[10]
Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 King's Lynn 16 Kerr 6, Mallett 5, Rose 4, Knight 1 2 Mildenhall 15 Armstrong 5, Stoneman 4, Bates 3, Halsey 3 3 Isle of Wight 10 Ritchings 4, Hopwood 2, Johnson 2, Ellis 2 4 Coventry 7 Sarjeant 5, Greenwood 2, Terry-Daley 0, Shanes 0
Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Dudley 17 Starke 6, Blackbird 5, Morris 4, Isherwood 1, Ward 1 2 Kent 12 Boxall 6, Compton 5, Mason 1, Morley 0 3 Stoke 11 Worrall 4, Hughes 4, Priest 3, Payne 0 4 Buxton 8 McKinna 3, Wright 3, Carr 2, Blacklock 0
Final Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Dudley 14 Starke 6, Morris 5, Blackbird 3, Isherwood 0 2 Kent 13 Boxall 5, Compton 4, Morley 2, Mason 2 3 Mildenhall 11 Halsey 5, Bates 4, Armstrong 2, Stoneman 0 4 King's Lynn 10 Kerr 5, Mallett 3, Rose 1, Knight 1
National Trophy [ edit ] Pos team P Pts 1 Isle of Wight 8 22 2 Mildenhall 8 17 3 Stoke 8 13 4 Buxton 8 7 5 Kent 8 3
Final leading averages [ edit ] [11]
Teams and final averages [ edit ] Development Leagues [ edit ] Midland Development League [ edit ] Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Belle Vue Colts 12 8 1 4 16 2 Milton Keynes 11 7 1 3 15 3 Kings Lynn 12 6 2 4 14 4 Stoke 12 5 2 5 12 5 Castleford 11 4 1 6 9 6 Coventry 12 4 1 7 9 7 Long Eaton 12 3 1 8 7
Northern Junior League [ edit ] Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Redcar 8 6 1 1 13 2 Workington 8 6 0 2 12 3 Northside 8 4 1 3 9 4 Newcastle 8 1 1 6 3 5 Berwick 8 1 1 6 3
See also [ edit ] References [ 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