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British speedway season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National League was the second tier of British speedway racing in 1989.[1]
League | National League |
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No. of competitors | 18 |
Champions | Poole Pirates |
Knockout Cup | Berwick Bandits |
Individual | Mark Loram |
Pairs | Stoke Potters |
Fours | Peterborough Panthers |
London Cup | Hackney Hawks |
Highest average | Steve Schofield |
Division/s above | 1989 British League |
The champions that year were Poole Pirates.[2][3]
Paul Muchene lost his life in the fixture between Arena Essex and Hackney at the Hackney Wick Stadium on 30 June 1989.[4]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Poole Pirates | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 53 |
2 | Wimbledon Dons | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 48 |
3 | Berwick Bandits | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 46 |
4 | Ipswich Witches | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 46 |
5 | Exeter Falcons | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 |
6 | Hackney Kestrels | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 |
7 | Eastbourne Eagles | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 38 |
8 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 38 |
9 | Glasgow Tigers | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
10 | Stoke Potters | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 33 |
11 | Peterborough Panthers | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 32 |
12 | Arena Essex Hammers | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 30 |
13 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 28 |
14 | Rye House Rockets | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 26 |
15 | Newcastle Diamonds | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 24 |
16 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 21 |
17 | Long Eaton Invaders | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 21 |
18 | Milton Keynes Knights | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 16 |
The 1989 National League Knockout Cup was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Berwick Bandits were the winners of the competition.[5]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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10/04 | Exeter | 62-34 | Rye House |
09/04 | Rye House | 57-39 | Exeter |
09/04 | Newcastle | 43-52 | Berwick |
08/04 | Berwick | 65-30 | Newcastle |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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26/05 | Hackney | 42-54 | Poole |
17/05 | Wimbledon | 59-37 | Milton Keynes |
16/05 | Milton Keynes | 43-53 | Wimbledon |
16/05 | Poole | 66-33 | Hackney |
15/05 | Exeter | 52-44 | Stoke |
14/05 | Eastbourne | 64-32 | Glasgow |
14/05 | Mildenhall | 45-51 | Peterborough |
13/05 | Berwick | 69-27 | Long Eaton |
13/05 | Stoke | 51-45 | Exeter |
12/05 | Glasgow | 48-48 | Eastbourne |
12/05 | Peterborough | 63-33 | Mildenhall |
10/05 | Long Eaton | 43-53 | Berwick |
06/05 | Arena Essex | 57-39 | Edinburgh |
05/05 | Edinburgh | 60-36 | Arena Essex |
04/05 | Middlesbrough | 47-49 | Ipswich |
24/03 | Ipswich | 60-36 | Middlesbrough |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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05/07 | Wimbledon | 52-44 | Ipswich |
04/07 | Poole | 60-36 | Eastbourne |
03/07 | Exeter | 58-38 | Berwick |
02/07 | Eastbourne | 43-53 | Poole |
02/07 | Edinburgh | 63-33 | Peterborough |
01/07 | Berwick | 58-38 | Exeter |
30/06 | Peterborough | 64-32 | Edinburgh |
22/06 | Ipswich | 48-48 | Wimbledon |
24/07 replay | Exeter | 52-43 | Berwick |
22/07 replay | Berwick | 58-38 | Exeter |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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15/08 | Poole | 62-33 | Wimbledon |
13/08 | Peterborough | 59-37 | Berwick |
09/08 | Wimbledon | 48-48 | Poole |
05/08 | Berwick | 61-35 | Peterborough |
First leg
Poole Pirates Leigh Adams 14 Alun Rossiter 11 Ali Stevens 8 Tony Langdon 6 Craig Boyce 5 Gary Allan 4 Mike Lewthwaite 2 | 50 – 46 | Berwick Bandits Mark Courtney 14 David Blackburn 14 Andy Campbell 5 David Walsh 4 Rob Grant 4 Scott Robson 3 Sean Courtney 2 |
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Second leg
Berwick Bandits David Blackburn 14 Mark Courtney 13 David Walsh 9 Rob Grant 9 Andy Campbell 8 Scott Robson 6 Sean Courtney 4 | 63 – 33 | Poole Pirates Leigh Adams 12 Alun Rossiter 9 Craig Boyce 6 Gary Allan 3 Tony Langdon 3 Ali Stevens 0 Mike Lewthwaite 0 |
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Berwick were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 109–83.
Mark Loram won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 9 September 1989 at Brandon Stadium.[8]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 3 3 3 3 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 3 1 2 3 3 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 1 3 3 3 1 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 0 2 3 3 3 | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 2 3 0 3 2 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 3 2 1 2 2 | 10 |
7 | ![]() | 3 0 3 1 2 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 0 1 2 2 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 2 2 2 2 0 | 8 |
10 | ![]() | 3 2 1 1 0 | 7 |
11 | ![]() | 0 3 0 0 2 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 2 0 1 1 1 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 1 1 2 1 0 | 5 |
14 | ![]() | 1 1 1 0 1 | 4 |
15 | ![]() | 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 - - - - | 0 |
The National League Pairs was held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 19 August. The event was won by Stoke Potters for the second consecutive season.[9]
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Semi finals
Final
Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final for the second successive year, held at the East of England Arena on 23 July.[10]
Semi finals
Final
Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
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1 | Peterborough | 15 | Barney 5, Jolly 5, Poole 3, Hodgson 2 |
2 | Stoke | 14 | Monaghan 5, Crabtree 4, Carr L 3, Cobby 2 |
3 | Exeter | 12 | Andersen 6, Cook 4, Regeling 1, Green 1 |
4 | Eastbourne | 7 | Buck 3, Norris 2, Kennett 1, Barker 1 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Steve Schofield | Hackney | 10.50 |
Andy Galvin | Hackney | 9.95 |
Todd Wiltshire | Wimbledon | 9.94 |
David Blackburn | Berwick | 9.78 |
Nigel Crabtree | Stoke | 9.77 |
Steve Regeling | Exeter | 9.74 |
Kenny McKinna | Glasgow | 9.71 |
Mark Loram | Ipswich | 9.65 |
Chris Louis | Ipswich | 9.65 |
Gordon Kennett | Eastbourne | 9.60 |
Mark Courtney | Berwick | 9.52 |
Hackney won the London Cup but the competition consisted of just Wimbledon and Hackney.[11]
Results
Team | Score | Team |
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Wimbledon | 49–47 | Hackney |
Hackney | 54–42 | Wimbledon |
Arena Essex
Berwick
Eastbourne
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow
Hackney
Ipswich
Long Eaton
Middlesbrough
Mildenhall
Milton Keynes
Newcastle
Peterborough
Poole
Rye House
Stoke
Wimbledon