1983 National League season
The 1983 National League was the second tier of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom.
League | National League |
---|---|
Season | 1983 |
Champions | Newcastle Diamonds[1] |
No. of competitors | 18 |
Knockout Cup | Exeter Falcons |
Division/s above | 1983 British League |
Summary
The winning team was Newcastle Diamonds.[2] [3]
Final table
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Newcastle Diamonds | 34 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 51 |
Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 48 |
Crayford Kestrels | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 46 |
Weymouth Wildcats | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 40 |
Scunthorpe Saints | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 40 |
Milton Keynes Knights | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 |
Middlesbrough Tigers | 34 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 39 |
Berwick Bandits | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 33 |
Exeter Falcons | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 32 |
Rye House Rockets | 34 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 31 |
Peterborough Panthers | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 30 |
Glasgow Tigers | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 29 |
Oxford Cheetahs | 34 | 14 | 1 | 19 | 29 |
Canterbury Crusaders | 34 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 16 |
Boston Barracudas | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 25 |
Stoke Potters | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 21 |
Long Eaton Invaders | 34 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 19 |
Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Joe Owen | Newcastle | 11.10 |
Rod Hunter | Newcastle | 10.51 |
Martin Yeates | Weymouth | 10.39 |
Bobby Beaton | Newcastle | 10.20 |
Steve Lawson | Glasgow | 10.00 |
Jimmy McMillan | Glasgow | 9.85 |
Marvyn Cox | Rye House | 9.83 |
Barry Thomas | Crayford | 9.69 |
Steve Wilcock | Middlesbrough | 9.48 |
Steve McDermott | Berwick | 9.43 |
Bobby Garrad | Rye House | 9.28 |
National League Knockout Cup
The 1983 National League Knockout Cup was the 16th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Exeter Falcons were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
19/04 | Crayford | 45-50 | Mildenhall |
17/04 | Mildenhall | 55-41 | Crayford |
01/04 | Oxford | 51-45 | Milton Keynes |
29/03 | Milton Keynes | 47-49 | Oxford |
Second Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
22/06 | Long Eaton | 58-38 | Berwick |
09/06 | Oxford | 45-51 | Rye House |
05/06 | Berwick | 61-35 | Long Eaton |
27/05 | Peterborough | 57-39 | Mildenhall |
25/05 | Mildenhall | 58-38 | Peterborough |
23/05 | Newcastle | 61-35 | Scunthorpe |
22/05 | Rye House | 51-45 | Oxford |
22/05 | Scunthorpe | 43-53 | Newcastle |
20/05 | Edinburgh | 50-46 | Middlesbrough |
30/04 | Canterbury | 45-51 | Exeter |
24/04 | Boston | 45-51 | Weymouth |
22/04 | Glasgow | 62-34 | Stoke |
19/04 | Weymouth | 58-38 | Boston |
16/04 | Stoke | 55-41 | Glasgow |
14/04 | Middlesbrough | 55-41 | Edinburgh |
11/04 | Exeter | 70-26 | Canterbury |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
15/08 | Exeter | 64-32 | Rye House |
14/08 | Rye House | 55-41 | Exeter |
23/07 | Berwick | 45-50 | Newcastle |
19/07 | Weymouth | 65-31 | Glasgow |
03/07 | Mildenhall | 67-25 | Middlesbrough |
27/06 | Newcastle | 53-42 | Berwick |
11/06 | Glasgow | 41-54 | Weymouth |
09/06 | Middlesbrough | 47-49 | Mildenhall |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
02/10 | Mildenhall | 66-30 | Exeter |
12/09 | Exeter | 74-21 | Mildenhall |
12/09 | Newcastle | 54-42 | Weymouth |
02/08 | Weymouth | 55-41 | Newcastle |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
11/10 | Weymouth | 52-44 | Exeter |
10/10 | Exeter | 52-43 | Weymouth |
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
- "About - Exeter Speedway 1983". MyWeb.Tiscali.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
- "1983 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.