1979 National League season

1979 National League season
League National League
Season 1979
Champions Mildenhall Fen Tigers
No. of competitors 19
Knockout Cup Rye House Rockets
Division/s above 1979 British League

The 1979 National League was contested as the second division/tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 36 30 0 6 60
Rye House Rockets 36 29 1 6 59
Oxford Cheetahs 36 24 1 11 49
Berwick Bandits 36 23 3 12 49
Milton Keynes Knights 36 21 0 15 42
Newcastle Diamonds 36 20 0 16 40
Glasgow Tigers 36 19 0 17 38
Peterborough Panthers 36 18 2 16 38
Ellesmere Port Gunners 36 18 1 17 37
Canterbury Crusaders 36 17 2 17 36
Middlesbrough Tigers 36 17 1 18 35
Crayford Kestrels 36 16 0 20 32
Stoke Potters 36 15 2 19 32
Nottingham Outlaws 36 14 1 21 29
Workington Comets 36 14 1 21 29
Boston Barracudas 36 13 2 21 28
Edinburgh Monarchs 36 13 1 22 27
Weymouth Wildcats 36 9 1 26 19
Scunthorpe Saints 36 4 1 31 9

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
England Tom OwenNewcastle11.18
Scotland George HunterOxford10.86
England Les RumseyOxford9.78
England Andy GrahameMilton Keynes9.57
England Steve FinchEllesmere Port9.52
England Ray BalesMildenhall9.51
England Mick HinesMildenhall9.31
Australia Bob HumphreysMilton Keynes9.29
England Pip LambOxford9.27
England David GagenBoston9.27
England John JacksonEllesmere Port9.27

[2]

National League Knockout Cup

The 1979 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Rye House Rockets were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[3]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/04Rye House56-22Weymouth
22/05Weymouth34-44Rye House
20/04Edinburgh46-32Boston
10/06Boston44-34Edinburgh

Second Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
03/06Rye House54-24Glasgow
08/06Glasgow47-31Rye House
15/06Workington46-30Middlesbrough
14/06Middlesbrough45-32Workington
10/06Mildenhall53-25Ellesmere Port
08/06Ellesmere Port41-37Mildenhall
19/06Crayford44-34Edinburgh
06/07Edinburgh39-39Crayford
09/06Berwick60-18Scunthorpe
04/06Scunthorpe38-40Berwick
14/06Oxford45-33Peterborough
08/06Peterborough34-44Oxford
18/06Newcastle57-21Canterbury
26/05Canterbury39-39Newcastle
12/06Milton Keynes50-28Stoke
09/06Stoke42-36Milton Keynes

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
15/07Rye House59-19Workington
29/06Workington49-29Rye House
25/07Mildenhall56-22Crayford
10/07Crayford39-39Mildenhall
?Berwick51-27Oxford
05/07Oxford44-34Berwick
09/07Newcastle53-25Milton Keynes
10/07Milton Keynes35-42Newcastle

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
27/08Rye House44-34Mildenhall
26/08Mildenhall38-40Rye House
22/09Berwick47-31Newcastle
19/08Newcastle46-32Berwick

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
14/10Rye House54-24Berwick
27/10Berwick40-38Rye House

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speedwayyears/1979.html
  3. ↑ "1979 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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