1989 National League season

The National League was the second tier of British speedway racing in 1989.[1]

1989 National League season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors18
Knockout CupBerwick Bandits
IndividualMark Loram
PairsStoke Potters
FoursPeterborough Panthers
Highest averageSteve Schofield
Division/s above1989 British League

Summary

The champions that year were Poole Pirates.[2][3]

Final table
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

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Steve SchofieldHackney10.50
Andy GalvinHackney9.95
Todd WiltshireWimbledon9.94
David BlackburnBerwick9.78
Nigel CrabtreeStoke9.77
Steve RegelingExeter9.74
Kenny McKinnaGlasgow9.71
Mark LoramIpswich9.65
Chris LouisIpswich9.65
Gordon KennettEastbourne9.60
Mark CourtneyBerwick9.52

National League Knockout Cup

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.[4]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/04Exeter62-34Rye House
09/04Rye House57-39Exeter
09/04Newcastle43-52Berwick
08/04Berwick65-30Newcastle

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/05Hackney42-54Poole
17/05Wimbledon59-37Milton Keynes
16/05Milton Keynes43-53Wimbledon
16/05Poole66-33Hackney
15/05Exeter52-44Stoke
14/05Eastbourne64-32Glasgow
14/05Mildenhall45-51Peterborough
13/05Berwick69-27Long Eaton
13/05Stoke51-45Exeter
12/05Glasgow48-48Eastbourne
12/05Peterborough63-33Mildenhall
10/05Long Eaton43-53Berwick
06/05Arena Essex57-39Edinburgh
05/05Edinburgh60-36Arena Essex
04/05Middlesbrough47-49Ipswich
24/03Ipswich60-36Middlesbrough

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
05/07Wimbledon52-44Ipswich
04/07Poole60-36Eastbourne
03/07Exeter58-38Berwick
02/07Eastbourne43-53Poole
02/07Edinburgh63-33Peterborough
01/07Berwick58-38Exeter
30/06Peterborough64-32Edinburgh
22/06Ipswich48-48Wimbledon
24/07
replay		Exeter52-43Berwick
22/07
replay		Berwick58-38Exeter

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
15/08Poole62-33Wimbledon
13/08Peterborough59-37Berwick
09/08Wimbledon48-48Poole
05/08Berwick61-35Peterborough

Final

First leg

Poole Pirates50 – 46Berwick Bandits
Mark Courtney 14
[5]

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 – 33Poole Pirates
Leigh Adams 12
Alun Rossiter 9
Craig Boyce 6
Gary Allan 3
Tony Langdon 3
Ali Stevens 0
Mike Lewthwaite 0
[5][6]
Berrington Lough Stadium

Berwick were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 109–83.

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0
  3. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. "1989 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. "1989 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. "Speedway by Chris Hodgson". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 18 September 1989. Retrieved 25 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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