1987 National League season

1987 National League season
League	National League
No. of competitors	16
Champions	Eastbourne Eagles
Knockout Cup	Eastbourne Eagles
Individual	Andrew Silver
Pairs	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Fours	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Highest average	Andrew Silver
Division/s above	1987 British League
	← 1986; 1988 →;

In 1987 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.^[1]

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No. of competitors16

ChampionsEastbourne Eagles

Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles

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Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
1	Eastbourne Eagles	30	22	0	8	44
2	Mildenhall Fen Tigers	30	20	1	9	41
3	Milton Keynes Knights	30	19	1	10	39
4	Stoke Potters	30	18	1	11	37
5	Peterborough Panthers	30	18	0	12	36
6	Berwick Bandits	30	17	1	22	35
7	Wimbledon Dons	30	14	2	14	30
8	Poole Pirates	30	15	0	15	30
9	Middlesbrough Tigers	30	13	3	14	29
10	Edinburgh Monarchs	30	13	2	15	28
11	Newcastle Diamonds	30	12	2	16	26
12	Arena Essex Hammers	30	12	1	17	25
13	Canterbury Crusaders	30	11	1	18	23
14	Exeter Falcons	30	11	1	18	23
15	Long Eaton Invaders	30	8	1	21	17
16	Rye House Rockets	30	8	1	21	17

Home \ Away	AE	BER	CAN	EAS	ED	EX	LE	MID	MIL	MK	NEW	PET	PP	RH	STO	WIM
Arena Essex		37–41	41–36	38–40	39–38	49–27	53–25	41–36	36–42	34–44	37–40	38–40	41–35	39–39	37–41	46–31
Berwick	42–36		48–30	42–35	51–27	60–18	63–14	52–26	43–35	45–33	47–30	50–28	57–21	60–18	44–33	40–36
Canterbury	34–43	55–23		43–35	40–38	44–34	52–26	35–41	35–43	42–36	50–28	44–34	42–36	42–36	34–44	39–39
Eastbourne	50–28	53–25	57–21		55–22	56–22	54–23	53–25	40–38	43–35	50–28	52–26	54–24	55–23	57–21	42–36
Edinburgh	40–38	43–34	59–19	38–39		54–24	46–32	49–29	39–39	34–44	44–34	44–34	43–35	46–31	43–35	42–35
Exeter	34–44	45–33	54–24	41–37	39–39		43–35	41–37	36–42	47–31	41–37	37–41	39–36	49–29	41–37	44–34
Long Eaton	37–41	46–31	37–41	42–35	50–28	44–34		39–39	38–40	34–44	35–43	42–36	43–34	37–41	47–31	42–35
Middlesbrough	39–38	44–34	47–31	33–45	49–29	52–26	40–37		37–41	39–39	41–36	44–33	40–38	55–23	40–38	43–35
Mildenhall	47–31	50–28	48–30	45–33	47–31	44–34	48–30	54–24		38–40	43–35	51–27	47–31	49–29	40–38	41–37
Milton Keynes	40–38	46–32	49–29	36–42	50–28	48–30	42–35	42–36	44–34		43–35	43–35	43–35	57–21	45–33	43–35
Newcastle	42–36	47–31	43–35	34–44	37–41	44–34	55–23	39–39	44–34	41–37		41–37	40–38	43–34	35–43	39–39
Peterborough	47–31	54–24	51–27	40–38	44–34	55–23	51–27	54–24	44–34	40–38	44–34		48–30	59–19	55–23	47–31
Poole	43–34	40–38	51–27	44–34	47–31	47–31	42–36	45–33	42–36	42–36	47–31	41–36		54–24	48–30	37–41
Rye House	36–39	29–49	43–35	33–45	41–36	46–32	43–34	40–36	33–39	43–34	46–31	34–44	36–42		32–46	36–42
Stoke	43–35	39–39	50–28	43–35	46–32	62–16	43–34	47–30	43–35	23–55	45–33	40–35	53–25	56–22		44–34
Wimbledon	38–40	43–35	51–27	38–40	43.5–34.5	41–37	41–36	52–26	40–38	42–36	49–29	42–36	48–29	56–22	38–40

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
24/05	Mildenhall	66-30	Rye House
17/05	Rye House	24-24a	Mildenhall
25/04	Berwick	64-32	Newcastle
20/04	Newcastle	51-44	Berwick

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
10/07	Peterborough	57-39	Middlesbrough
21/06	Glasgow	47-49	Edinburgh
21/06	Peterborough	34-32a	Middlesbrough
20/06	Berwick	65-31	Long Eaton
19/06	Edinburgh	65-31	Glasgow
18/06	Middlesbrough	56-40	Peterborough
17/06	Long Eaton	51-45	Berwick
17/06	Mildenhall	64-31	Exeter
16/06	Poole	51-45	Eastbourne
15/06	Exeter	51-45	Mildenhall
14/06	Eastbourne	62-33	Poole
01/06	Arena Essex	52-44	Wimbledon
30/05	Canterbury	61-35	Boston
25/05	Rye House	47-48	Mildenhall
20/05	Wimbledon	48-48	Arena Essex
16/05	Stoke	60-36	Milton Keynes
12/05	Milton Keynes	50-46	Stoke
10/05	Boston	50-46	Canterbury

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
01/08	Stoke	49-29	Peterborough
31/07	Edinburgh	45-50	Eastbourne
25/07	Berwick	46-50	Mildenhall
25/07	Canterbury	54-42	Arena Essex
25/07	Eastbourne	56-40	Edinburgh
24/07	Peterborough	50-46	Stoke
09/07	Arena Essex	60-36	Canterbury
01/07	Mildenhall	61-35	Berwick

1987 National League season

Team changes

Mid-season withdrawals

Summary

Final table

Fixtures and results

National League Knockout Cup

Riders' Championship

Pairs

Fours

Leading averages

Riders & final averages

See also

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
31/08	Mildenhall	60-36	Arena Essex
23/08	Eastbourne	57-39	Stoke
20/08	Arena Essex	51-45	Mildenhall
15/08	Stoke	53-42	Eastbourne

Pos.	Rider	Pts	Total
1	Andrew Silver	3 3 3 3 3	15
2	Nigel Crabtree	3 3 3 3 2	14
3	David Blackburn	2 2 1 3 2	10+3
4	Les Collins	1 3 3 2 1	10+2
5	David Biles	1 2 2 2 3	10+1
6	Dave Mullett	2 1 2 2 2	9
7	Martin Dixon	3 2 2 1 0	8
8	Dave Jessup	ef 3 3 2 0	8
9	Kevin Jolly	2 0 1 1 3	7
10	Martin Dugard	3 2 0 fr 2	7
11	Trevor Banks	0 1 2 3 0	6
12	Paul Woods	1 1 1 0 3	6
13	Steve Lawson	2 0 0 1 1	4
14	Nigel Sparshott	0 0 1 0 1	2
15	Ian Barney	0 1 0 0 1	2
16	Rob Woffinden	1 tex ef 1 0	2
17	Wayne Broadhurst	r	0

Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Mildenhall Fen Tigers	31	Taylor 10, Monaghan 9, Jackson 6, Jessup 6
2	Arena Essex Hammers	30	Silver 12, Goodwin 10, G Chessell 5 M Chessell 3
3	Eastbourne Eagles	27	Buck 8, Kennett 8, Dean Standing 4, Pritchard 4 Dugard 3
4	Wimbledon Dons	7	Tatum 5, Johns 1 Simpson 1, Jolly 0, Mussett 0

Rider	Team	Average
Andrew Silver	Arena Essex	10.66
Martin Dugard	Eastbourne	10.40
Melvyn Taylor	Mildenhall	10.38
Nigel Crabtree	Stoke	10.20
Martin Dixon	Middlesbrough	10.01
Les Collins	Edinburgh	9.96
Dave Jessup	Mildenhall	9.92
Steve Schofield	Poole	9.54
Kevin Jolly	Wimbledon	9.48
Gordon Kennett	Eastbourne	9.40