1984 National League season

The 1984 National League was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.

1984 National League season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsLong Eaton Invaders
No. of competitors16
Knockout CupHackney Kestrels
IndividualIan Barney
PairsStoke Potters
FoursMildenhall Fen Tigers
Highest averageSteve Lawson
Division/s above1984 British League

Summary

The title was won by the Long Eaton Invaders who finished just one point clear of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers.[1][2]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Long Eaton Invaders 30 21 1 8 43
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 30 19 4 7 42
3 Stoke Potters 30 17 3 10 37
4 Hackney Kestrels 30 16 0 14 32
5 Berwick Bandits 30 15 1 14 31
6 Boston Barracudas 30 15 1 14 31
7 Milton Keynes Knights 30 14 1 15 29
8 Rye House Rockets 30 14 0 16 28
9 Middlesbrough Tigers 30 13 2 15 28
10 Scunthorpe Stags 30 13 2 15 28
11 Glasgow Tigers 30 13 2 15 28
12 Canterbury Crusaders 30 13 1 16 27
13 Weymouth Wildcats 30 13 0 17 26
14 Arena Essex Hammers 30 11 3 16 25
15 Peterborough Panthers 30 12 0 18 24
16 Edinburgh Monarchs 30 10 1 19 21

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Steve LawsonGlasgow10.38
Martin YeatesWeymouth10.35
Steve McDermottBerwick9.97
Tom OwenStoke9.86
Steve WilcockMiddlesbrough9.71
Nigel CrabtreeStoke9.56
Bobby BeatonEdinburgh9.30
Bruce CribbBerwick9.24
Alun RossiterWeymouth9.23
Carl BaldwinMildenhall9.11
Mark FioraEdinburgh9.10

National League Knockout Cup

The 1984 National League Knockout Cup was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.[3]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
08/06Peterborough48-30Arena Essex
31/05Arena Essex41-37Peterborough
11/05Peterborough42-36Arena Essex
26/04Arena Essex42-36Peterborough
26/04Middlesbrough52-26Scunthorpe
22/04Boston40-38Edinburgh
21/04Berwick44-34Glasgow
21/04Stoke39-38Long Eaton
20/04Edinburgh46-32Boston
20/04Glasgow33-44Berwick
18/04Long Eaton45-33Stoke
17/04Weymouth34-44Canterbury
16/04Scunthorpe43-35Middlesbrough
15/04Mildenhall44-34Milton Keynes
15/04Rye House36-42Hackney
14/04Canterbury39-39Weymouth
13/04Hackney53-25Rye House
10/04Milton Keynes41-37Mildenhall

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
28/07Canterbury44-34Peterborough
20/07Edinburgh35-43Berwick
20/07Peterborough47-30Canterbury
18/05Hackney51-27Mildenhall
17/05Middlesbrough55-23Long Eaton
13/05Mildenhall44-34Hackney
05/05Berwick43-35Edinburgh
02/05Long Eaton48-30Middlesbrough

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
07/09Peterborough53-25Hackney
27/08Hackney54-24Peterborough
26/07Middlesbrough41-37Berwick
21/07Berwick46-31Middlesbrough

Final

First leg

Hackney Kestrels
Barry Thomas 11
Trevor Banks 11
Paul Bosley 7
Andy Galvin 6
Kevin Teager 5
Paul Whittaker 5
Linden Warner 1		46 – 32Berwick Bandits
Jim McMillan 13
Bruce Cribb 12
David Walsh 3
Dennis Gallagher 3
Eric Broadbelt 1
Mick Caroline 0
Steve McDermott R/R
[4][5]

Second leg

Berwick Bandits
Jim McMillan 12
Bruce Cribb 12
David Walsh 10
Dennis Gallagher 3
Craig Pendlebury 3
Mick Caroline 0
Steve McDermott R/R		40 – 37Hackney Kestrels
Barry Thomas 11
Trevor Banks 7
Kevin Teager 6
Paul Bosley 5
Andy Galvin 5
Paul Whittaker 3
Linden Warner 0
[4][5]
Berrington Lough Stadium

Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 83–72.

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. "1984 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  4. "1984 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. "Berwick 1984 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  • Oakes, Peter (1991) The Complete History of the British League, Front Page Books, ISBN 0-948882-07-7, p. 17 (Division Two section)
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