2017 National League speedway season

Summary

Final league table

Fixtures & results

Play-offs

National League Knockout Cup

Riders' Championship

Final leading averages

Riders & final averages

Development Leagues

References

First round

Final Stages

Midland Development League

Northern Junior League

Southern Development League

British motorcycle speedway season

2017 National League speedway season
League	National League
Champions	Belle Vue Colts
Knockout Cup	Eastbourne Eagles
Individual	Dan Bewley
Highest average	Dan Bewley
Division/s above	SGB Premiership 2017 SGB Championship 2017
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The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.

The title was won by Belle Vue Colts. Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table.

King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	4w	3w	D	1L	L	F	A	Pts
1	Eastbourne Eagles	20	9	0	1	4	1	1	1	3	981	799	49
2	Belle Vue Colts	20	10	0	0	2	2	1	1	4	1037	749	47
3	Kent Kings	20	10	0	0	2	2	0	3	3	950	814	47
4	Lakeside Hammers	20	10	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	907	865	36
5	Mildenhall Fen Tigers	20	8	1	1	1	1	1	0	7	878	873	34
6	Birmingham Brummies	20	7	1	2	2	0	1	1	6	898	863	33
7	Cradley Heathens	20	7	1	2	2	0	0	1	7	885	893	31
8	Plymouth Devils	20	7	1	2	0	1	0	0	9	848	911	25
9	Stoke Potters	20	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	9	764	932	20
10	Buxton Hitmen	20	4	0	6	0	1	1	1	7	787	978	18
11	Isle of Wight Islanders	20	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	751	1009	15
12	King's Lynn Young Stars	withdrew, results expunged

Home \ Away	BV	BIR	BUX	CH	EAS	IOW	KK	LH	MIL	PLY	STO
Belle Vue Colts		55–35	62–28	56–34	57–33	61–28	53–37	60–30	65–25	57–33	66–24
Birmingham Brummies	43–47		55–35	57–31	45–45	54–36	39–51	46–44	51–39	54–36	51–39
Buxton Hitmen	31–59	39–51		27–62	38–52	66–24	47–43	53–37	40–50	49–40	40–50
Cradley Heathens	56–34	43–43	53–37		43–46	61–29	47–37	48–42	43–46	48–41	54–35
Eastbourne Eagles	53–37	50–39	54–35	51–36		57–33	40–49	47–36	57–33	64–26	58–32
Isle of Wight Islanders	28–62	37–53	44–46	61–29	39–51		47–43	49–41	53–37	42–48	56–33
Kent Kings	46–32	50–40	61–29	56–34	54–36	60–22		45–44	49–41	50–40	45–38
Lakeside Hammers	49–41	52–37	51–38	49–41	49–41	63–27	52–38		44–33	55–35	57–32
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	47–43	54–36	45–45	60–28	46–44	53–37	43–46	55–34		54–35	61–29
Plymouth Devils	45–45	34–25	54–36	39–51	32–52	53–37	47–43	57–32	64–26		52–38
Stoke Potters	44–45	46–44	31–28	47–43	40–50	38–22	43–47	42–46	30–30	53–37

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Semi-finals				Grand Final

Lakeside Hammers	53	21	74

Belle Vue Colts	37	69	106
				Belle Vue Colts	33	56	89

				Eastbourne Eagles	45	34	79
Kent Kings	46	27	73

Eastbourne Eagles	44	63	107

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Grand Final

14 October	Eastbourne Eagles Jake Knight 10 Georgie Wood 10 Tom Brennan 8 Josh Bailey 7 Drew Kemp 5 Matt Bates 5 Jason Edwards 0 Charley Powell R/R	45–33	Belle Vue Colts Dan Bewley 11 Kyle Bickley 9 Jack Smith 7 Luke Woodhull 3 Rob Shuttleworth 3 Andy Mellish 0 Lee Payne R/R	Arlington Stadium

18 October	Belle Vue Colts Kyle Bickley 14 Jack Smith 14 Dan Bewley 13 Rob Shuttleworth 10 Luke Woodhull 3 Paul Bowen 2 Lee Payne R/R	56–34	Eastbourne Eagles Jake Knight 10 Georgie Wood 10 Tom Brennan 8 Josh Bailey 7 Drew Kemp 5 Matt Bates 5 Jason Edwards 0 Charley Powell R/R	National Speedway Stadium

The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year.

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
01/07	Eastbourne	46-44	Kent
03/06	Stoke	46-44	Buxton
29/05	Kent	42-48	Eastbourne
30/04	Buxton	35-54	Stoke
28/04	Plymouth	51-38	Isle of Wight
27/04	Isle of Wight	43-47	Plymouth

Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final

Eastbourne Eagles			W/O

King's Lynn Young Stars
				Plymouth Devils	50	25	75

				Eastbourne Eagles	39	40	79
Birmingham Brummies	43	41	84

Plymouth Devils	47	49	96
								Eastbourne Eagles	59	43	102

								Mildenhall Fen Tigers	31	47	78
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	57	41	98

Stoke Potters	33	49	82
				Mildenhall Fen Tigers	53	39	92

				Belle Vue Colts	37	51	88
Belle Vue Colts	'59	w/o	59

Cradley Heathens	31	scr	31

Replay was required in the Quarter-final due to tie
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40
Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

KO Cup Final

22 October	Eastbourne Eagles Josh Bailey 15 Georgie Wood 14 Jake Knight 9 Tom Brennan 9 Charley Powell 6 Matt Bates 4 Jason Edwards 2	59–31	Mildenhall Fen Tigers Drew Kemp (guest)10 Jon Armstrong 8 Luke Ruddick 7 Jordan Jenkins 4 Luke Harris (guest) 2 Alex Spooner 0 Dan Halsey R/R	Arlington Stadium

29 October	Mildenhall Fen Tigers Drew Kemp (guest)15 Jordan Jenkins 15 Ben Hopwood (guest) 8 Alfie Bowtell (guest) 6 Alex Spooner 2 Luke Ruddick 1 Dan Halsey R/R	47–43	Eastbourne Eagles Josh Bailey 11 Jake Knight 10 Georgie Wood 8 Tom Brennan 5 Jason Edwards 5 Charley Powell 4 Matt Bates 0	Mildenhall Stadium

Dan Bewley won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.

Pos.	Rider	Team	Total
1	Dan Bewley	Belle Vue	15
2	Matt Williamson	Buxton	13
3	Liam Carr	Birmingham	12
4	Tom Bacon	Birmingham	11
5	Ben Morley	Lakeside	11
6	Jordan Jenkins	Mildenhall	10
7	Alfie Bowtell	Lakeside	9
8	Josh Bailey	Eastbourne	8
9	Jon Armstrong	Mildenhall	8
10	Luke Bowen	Kent	7
11	Adam Roynon	Plymouth	4
12	Ryan Terry-Daley	Stoke	3
13	Tom Woolley	Buxton	3
14	Luke Harris	Cradley	3
15	Chris Widman	Isle Of Wight	2
16	Connor Dwyer (res)	Cradley	1
17	James Cockle	Isle Of Wight	0

Rider	Team	Average
Dan Bewley	Belle Vue Colts	10.96
Zach Wajtknecht	Lakeside	10.84
Steve Boxall	Plymouth	10.02
Ben Morley	Lakeside	9.93
Adam Roynon	Plymouth	9.91

Belle Vue Colts

Dan Bewley 10.96
Lee Payne 9.09
Rob Shuttleworth 9.00
Jack Smith 8.74
Kyle Bickley 8.00
Andy Mellish 6.02
Luke Woodhull 4.52

Birmingham Brummies

Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 9.35
Liam Carr 9.00
Danyon Hume 9.00 (2 matches only)
Tom Bacon 8.72
Darryl Ritchings 8.15
David Mason 6.87
Layne Cupitt 5.40
Taylor Hampshire 4.55
Kyle Roberts 2.29
Macauley Leek 2.59

Buxton Hitmen

Max Clegg 9.74
Matt Williamson 9.50
Tom Woolley 6.97
Ryan Kinsley 4.97
Ben Basford 4.33
Shelby Rutherford 4.23
Lee Geary 3.78
Jamie Halder 3.16
Ben Woodhull 3.00
Carl Basford 2.86

Cradley Heathens

Richard Hall 10.00 (2 matches only)
Tom Perry 9.41
Danny Ayres 8.71
Dan Greenwood 7.69
Luke Harris 6.37
Joe Lawlor 5.87
Conor Dwyer 5.49
Ryan Burton 5.58
Shelby Rutherford 3.93
Tyler Govier 2.00 (2 matches only)

Eastbourne Eagles

Connor Coles 9.85 (3 matches only)
Mark Baseby 9.30
Josh Bailey 9.13
Jake Knight 9.04
Georgie Wood 8.06
Tom Brennan 7.96
Charley Powell 6.89
Mattie Bates 6.42
Kelsey Dugard 5.67

Isle of Wight Warriors

James Cockle 8.39
Ben Wilson 8.25
Connor Coles 6.79
Scott Campos 6.78
Chris Widman 4.97
Adam Portwood 4.51
Kelsey Dugard 4.00
Jamie Sealey 2.31

Kent Kings

Luke Bowen 9.84
Ben Hopwood 8.26
Jack Thomas 8.08
Dan Greenwood 8.00
Nathan Stoneman 8.00
Luke Clifton 6.67
George Hunter 6.39
Anders Rowe 6.17
Bradley Andrews 5.80

Lakeside Hammers

Zach Wajtknecht 10.84
Ben Morley 9.93
Paul Hurry 9.50
Alfie Bowtell 7.51
David Mason 7.50 (2 matches only)
George Hunter 4.00
Connor Locke 3.39
Nick Laurence 3.28
Jamie Couzins 3.09

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Connor Mountain 9.56
Danny Halsey 8.00
Jordan Jenkins 8.00
Jon Armstrong 7.54
Luke Ruddick 6.14
Danno Verge 5.77
Sam Woods 3.83

Plymouth Devils

Steve Boxall 10.02
Adam Roynon 9.91
Benji Compton 6.81
Henry Atkins 5.53
Richard Andrews 5.41
Callum Walker 4.91
Lee Smart 4.24
William O'Keefe 1.85
Rob Parker 1.67

Stoke Potters

Mitchell Davey 8.87
Tony Atkin 7.68
Lee Dicken 6.91
David Wallinger 6.50
Luke Priest 6.05
Ryan Terry-Daley 5.32
Paul Burnett 5.08
Shaun Tedham 4.07
David Speight 1.00

Peterborough

Scunthorpe

Milton Keynes

Carmarthen Dragons

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v t e Speedway in the United Kingdom
Current leagues	SGB Premiership SGB Championship National Development League List of champions
Former leagues	Elite League Premier League National League (1932–1964) Provincial League (1960–1964) British League British League Division Two/National League Conference League National League Division Two National League Division Three English Dirt Track League/Northern League Southern League (1929–1931) Southern League (1952–1953) Provincial League (1936–1937) Southern Area League
Current team competitions	Knockout Cup League Pairs champions League Fours champions
Former team competitions	London Cup Midland Cup Craven and Young Shields Premiership Shield
Current individual competitions	British Speedway Championship League Riders' champions British U-21 British U-19 Scottish Open
Former individual competitions	London Riders' Midland Riders' Northern Riders' Southern Riders' Olympique Internationale
See also	Speedway British Speedway Promoters' Association Speedway Control Bureau

v t e United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division	1929 1929 1930 1930 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tier Two League Second division	1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tier Three League Third division	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Champions	League champions Cup winners

v t e National Development League
2025 NDL teams	Belle Vue Colts Edinburgh Monarchs Academy Leicester Lion Cubs Middlesbrough Tigers Oxford Chargers Scunthorpe & Sheffield
2025 NT teams	Birmingham reserves Kent Eagles King's Lynn Young Stars Plymouth Centurions Workington reserves
Former Teams	Berwick Bullets Birmingham Brummies Bournemouth Buccaneers Buxton Hitmen Coventry Storm Cradley Heathens Eastbourne Seagulls Devon Demons Hackney Hawks Isle of Wight Warriors Mildenhall Fen Tigers Newcastle Gems Newport Hornets Plymouth Gladiators Rye House Rockets Scunthorpe Saints/Stags Stoke Potters Weymouth Wildcats Workington Comets
Seasons	2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Domestic cups	Knockout Cup Riders' Championship Pairs Fours

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