2011 National League speedway season

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The 2011 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by ten teams, with Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints winning the play-offs to become champions.[1]

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2011 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsScunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Knockout CupMildenhall Fen Tigers
IndividualJason Garrity
PairsStoke Potters
FoursDudley Heathens
Division/s above2011 Elite League
2011 Premier League
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Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Stoke Potters 18 13 0 5 17 43
2 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints 18 11 0 7 14 36
3 Belle Vue Colts 18 11 0 7 13 35
4 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 18 11 2 5 11 35
5 Hackney Hawks 18 8 0 10 12 28
6 King's Lynn Young Stars 18 8 1 9 9 26
7 Dudley Heathens 18 8 1 9 8 25
8 Buxton Hitmen 18 6 0 12 9 21
9 Isle of Wight Islanders 18 6 1 11 3 16
10 Newport Hornets 18 5 1 12 4 15
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PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

SCORING SYSTEM Home loss by any number of points = 0 Home draw = 1 Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2 Home win by 7 points or more = 3 Away loss by 7 points or more = 0 Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away BV BUX DH HH IOW KL MIL NEW SCU STO
Belle Vue Colts 38–33 53–15 46–44 50–37 59–33 59–32 57–35 60–31 55–37
Buxton Hitmen 40–50 44–47 40–50 57–36 46–47 45–44 61–31 55–33 51–39
Dudley Heathens 46–44 40–55 49–41 59–34 57–39 38–51 52–43 47–43 27–64
Hackney Hawks 48–39 54–41 42–48 58–35 49–41 42–48 59–35 52–39 53–41
Isle of Wight Islanders 53–39 49–44 42–33 47–43 46–44 45–45 47–43 43–50 42–48
King's Lynn Young Stars 59–34 53–40 48–41 47–45 61–31 45–45 61–32 34–58 41–49
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 47–42 47–43 45–44 57–35 61–33 56–37 60–36 47–43 49–43
Newport Hornets 35–55 56–37 36–36 54–39 47–43 43–46 47–46 50–37 43–50
Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints 59–35 50–43 63–28 64–26 61–32 48–42 51–39 54–39 50–39
Stoke Potters 53–40 50–39 61–34 59–33 61–34 56–37 57–36 41–30 49–41
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Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.[3] The winner was Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints who defeated the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the final.

Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
14/10Scunthorpe/Sheffield51-42Belle Vue
02/10Mildenhall51-40Stoke
01/10Stoke44-46Mildenhall
28/10Belle Vue46-41Scunthorpe/Sheffield
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Final


21 October Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Steven Worrall 12
Richie Worrall 12
Adam Wrathall 11
Stefan Nielsen 10
Ashley Birks 8
Gary Irving 6
Lee Smethills 3
6233 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Cameron Heeps 15
Lewis Blackbird 8
Daniel Halsey 6
Jack Hargreaves 2
Aaron Baseby 2
Joe Jacobs 0
Mark Baseby r/r
Eddie Wright Raceway


23 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Cameron Heeps 13
Daniel Halsey 13
Lewis Blackbird 12
Mark Baseby 10
Aaron Baseby 8
Joe Jacobs 3
Jack Hargreaves r/r
5931 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Richie Worrall 13
Ashley Birks 9
Adam Wrathall 3
Steven Worrall 2
Lee Smethills 2
Stefan Nielsen 2
Gary Irving r/r
Mildenhall Stadium

Final Leading averages

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Rider Team Average
Kyle HowarthBelle Vue9.86
Todd KurtzNewport9.78
Simon LambertStoke9.45
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National League Knockout Cup

The 2011 National League Knockout Cup was the 14th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners.[5][6]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
11/06Hackney42-50Mildenhall
05/06Mildenhall60-32Hackney
04/06Stoke57-35Buxton
01/06Belle Vue Colts39-52Dudley
17/05Dudley45-39Belle Vue Colts
14/05Newport Hornets53-40Isle Of Wight
10/05Isle Of Wight56-38Newport Hornets
01/05Buxton45-44Stoke
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Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
13/09Isle Of Wight44-46Mildenhall
28/08Mildenhall57-37Isle Of Wight
28/06Dudley47-43Stoke
26/06Stoke62-32Dudley
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Final


22 October Stoke Potters
James Sarjeant 11
Tim Webster 8
Jason Garrity (guest) 6
Jamie Pickard 6
Ben Reade 5
Tony Atkin 4
Oliver Greenwood (guest) 0
4052 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Dan Halsey 12
Mark Baseby 9
Cameron Heeps 8
Joe Jacobs 7
Lewis Blackbird 7
Aaron Baseby 4
Jack Hargreaves 2
Loomer Road Stadium


25 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Dan Halsey 12
Lewis Blackbird 10
Cameron Heeps 9
Aaron Baseby 7
Mark Baseby 6
Jack Hargreaves 4
Joe Jacobs 3
5143 Stoke Potters
Simon Lambert 18
James Sarjeant 11
Tim Webster 6
Jamie Pickard 4
Gareth Isherwood 2
Tony Atkin 1
Tim Nobes 1
Mildenhall Stadium

Riders' Championship

Jason Garrity won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 3 September at Rye House Stadium.[7]

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Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Jason GarrityBelle Vue12
2Kyle HowarthBelle Vue11
3Jay HerneNewport10
4Robert BranfordBuxton10
5Richie WorrallScunthorpe/Sheffield9
6Todd KurtzNewport9
7Ashley MorrisDudley9
8Simon LambertStoke8
9Steve WorrallScunthorpe/Sheffield7
10David MasonHackney7
11Jack HargreavesMildenhall6
12James CockleKing's Lynn6
13Adam AllottBuxton5
14Tim WebsterStoke5
15Nick SimmonsIsle of Wight4
16Barrie EvansHackney1
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Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 18 June 2011. The event was won by Tim Webster and Simon Lambert of the Stoke Potters.[8]

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Final

  • Stoke bt Newport 5–4

Fours

Dudley won the National League Fours, held on 30 July 2011 at Loomer Road Stadium.[9]

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Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Dudley15Roynon 6, Morris 4, Armstrong 3, Franklin 2
2Belle Vue12Bekker 4, McKinna 4, Garrity 4, Mason 0
3Stoke12Atkin 4, Lambert 3, Webster 3, Pickard 2
4Mildenhall9Heeps 3, Jacobs 3, Hargreaves 2, Blackbird 1
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Teams and final averages

Midland Development League

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Pos team P W D L B Pts
1Long Eaton Invaders8512415
2Team Viking Academy8503313
3Halifax Dukes832319
4Sheffield Cubs822417
5Scunthorpe Stags821516
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Long Eaton won grand final 40–32 on aggregate[10]

See also

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