1977 National League season

1977 National League season
League National League
Season 1977
Champions Eastbourne Eagles
No. of competitors 19
Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles
Division/s above 1977 British League

The 1977 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]

Summary

Newport had moved down from the British League. Their riders were transferred to Bristol Bulldogs but they acquired new riders and were renamed Newport Dragons. Paisley Lions dropped out so the league had 19 teams, the same as the previous season. Part way through the season, Coatbridge Tigers relocated and changed name to Glasgow Tigers.

Eastbourne Eagles won the National League title, completing a league and cup double.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Eastbourne Eagles 36 29 0 7 58
Rye House Rockets 36 24 3 9 51
Ellesmere Port Gunners 36 22 2 12 46
Canterbury Crusaders 36 23 0 13 46
Peterborough Panthers 36 22 0 14 44
Newcastle Diamonds 36 21 1 14 43
Boston Barracudas 36 20 0 16 40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 36 16 4 16 36
Teesside Tigers 36 17 1 18 35
Crayford Kestrels 36 17 0 19 34
Glasgow Tigers 36 16 0 20 32
Newport Dragons 36 16 0 20 32
Oxford Cheetahs 36 15 1 20 31
Scunthorpe Saints 36 15 1 20 31
Edinburgh Monarchs 36 15 0 21 30
Workington Comets 36 14 1 21 29
Weymouth Wizards 36 11 3 22 25
Berwick Bandits 36 11 1 24 23
Stoke Potters 36 9 0 27 18

Top Five Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Tom Owen England Newcastle Diamonds 11.01
2 Colin Richardson England Eastbourne Eagles 10.70
3 Martin Yeates England Oxford Cheetahs 10.59
4 John Jackson England Ellesmere Port Gunners 10.22
5 Mike Sampson England Eastbourne Eagles 10.18

National League Knockout Cup

The 1977 National League Knockout Cup was the tenth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.[2]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
03/04Eastbourne55-23Canterbury
23/04Canterbury26-52Eastbourne
14/04Oxford44-34Rye House
17/04Rye House44-34Oxford
22/04Edinburgh48-30Scunthorpe
25/04Scunthorpe43-34Edinburgh
02/06
replay		Oxford45-32Rye House
29/05
replay		Rye House42-36Oxford

Second Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
15/05Eastbourne54-23Crayford
03/05Crayford35-43Eastbourne
22/05Newcastle49-29Glasgow
29/04Glasgow47-30Newcastle
17/05Ellesmere Port46-32Workington
03/06Workington42-36Ellesmere Port
12/06Oxford50-28Newport
23/06Newport41-37Oxford
28/05Berwick46-32Teesside
02/06Teesside44-34Berwick
27/05Edinburgh44-34Stoke
21/05Stoke40-38Edinburgh
22/05Boston43-34Weymouth
24/05Weymouth35-43Boston
20/05Peterborough44-34Mildenhall
22/05Mildenhall38-40Peterborough

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/07Eastbourne54-24Newcastle
08/08Newcastle34-43Eastbourne
26/07Ellesmere Port46½-31½Oxford
14/07Oxford37-41Ellesmere Port
25/06Berwick46-32Edinburgh
15/07Edinburgh41-37Berwick
17/07Boston45-33Peterborough
01/07Peterborough40-38Boston

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
25/09Eastbourne57-21Ellesmere Port
02/09Ellesmere Port50-28Eastbourne
27/08Berwick45-33Boston
19/08Boston38-40Berwick

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
23/10Eastbourne61-16Berwick
08/10Berwick37-41Eastbourne

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1977 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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