2026 National Development League speedway season
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| League | National Development League |
|---|---|
| NDL Champions | tbc |
| Knockout Cup | tbc |
| Riders' Championship | tbc |
| Division/s above | 2026 SGB Premiership 2026 SGB Championship |
The 2026 National Development League is the third division/tier of British motorcycle speedway for the 2026 season.[1] It is a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Oxford Chargers are the defending champions having won the title in 2025.[2]
Four of six 2025 clubs returned for the 2026 edition. The two other teams were King's Lynn Young Stars, who stepped up from the 2025 NT and the newly named Buxton Bulls (formerly Buxton Hitmen) returned to British speedway. Two teams dropped out, the Belle Vue Colts and the Scunthorpe/Sheffield combination.[1] The league and trophy points limit was set at 42.
NDL
League table
| Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | W | D | L | ||||||||
| 1 | Leicester Lions Cubs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 37 | 0 | 2 | +16 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 95 | 0 | 2 | -10 |
| 3 | Buxton Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Edinburgh Academy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | King's Lynn Young Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Oxford Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 48 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
Fixtures and results
Leading averages
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- averages include all league fixtures, min 4 matches
