The 2016 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.
Summary The title was won by Birmingham Brummies.
Final league table Pos Team P W D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts1 Birmingham Brummies 221010910101181779712 Kent Kings 22100151131109885858 3 Eastbourne Eagles 211100410231028856544 Cradley Heathens22100131007100894745 5 Belle Vue Colts 229 02120441004968416 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 219 0211035939914 34 7 King's Lynn Young Stars 208 0201036896877 308 Isle of Wight Islanders 227 04110189421030299 Rye House Raiders 216 050003786410162110 Coventry Storm 202071200876896616 11 Stoke Potters 19306100097469251312 Buxton Hitmen 22308010010817115512
Fixtures & results
Play-offs
Play Off Final
National League Knockout Cup The 2016 National League Knockout Cup was the 19th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the second successive year.
First round Date Team one Score Team two24/04 Mildenhall 48-42 Eastbourne23/04 Eastbourne 50-38 Mildenhall24/04 Rye House 37-52 Birmingham06/04 Birmingham 56-34 Rye House25/05 Belle Vue 31-35 Stoke14/05 Stoke 38-52 Belle Vue02/05 Kent 57-33 Isle of Wight07/06 Isle of Wight 40-50 Kent Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two06/08 Belle Vue 41-48 Birmingham06/07 Birmingham 54-36 Belle Vue20/06 Kent 56-34 Coventry10/06 Coventry 34-56 Kent29/05 Buxton 44-44 Cradley14/05 Stoke 38-52 Belle Vue13/06 Cradley 46-42 Buxton26/06 Eastbourne 61-28 King's Lynn22/07 King's Lynn postponed Eastbourne Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two15/10 Eastbourne 62-27 Cradley27/09 Cradley44-46 Eastbourne12/09 Kent 36-54 Birmingham07/09 Birmingham 49-41 Kent Final
Riders' Championship Max Clegg won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 17 September at Beaumont Park Stadium.
Pos. Rider Team Total1 Max Clegg Cradley142 Ben Morley Rye House11+33 Tom Perry Birmingham11+24 Luke Bowen Kent105 Matt Williamson Belle Vue 96 Nathan Greaves King's Lynn8 7 Ben Wilson Stoke 88 Lee Payne Belle Vue 79Ashley Morris Cradley 710 Jake Knight Eastbourne 711 Mark Baseby Isle of Wight 612 Danny Halsey Mildenhall613 James ShanesKent5 14 Robert Branford Rye House4 15 Ryan Blacklock Buxton4 16 Chris WidmanIsle of Wight417 Ryan Kinsley King's Lynn118 Liam Carr Coventry0
Fours Rye House won the National League Fours, held on 14 August 2016 at Brandon Stadium.
Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Rye House18Branford 6, Morley 6, Priest 4, Woods 22 Cradley 14Clegg 5, Andrews 3, Morris 3, Chessell 33 Mildenhall13 Halsey 5, Armstrong 4, Coles 3, Jenkins 14 Buxton3 Geary 2 Becket 1, Dicken 0, Wallinger 0
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Eastbourne 17 Perks 6, Ellis 6, Wood 3, Knight 22 Belle Vue 17Bewley 5, Payne 5, Williamson 4, Shuttleworth 33 Birmingham 12Smith 3, Perry 3, Blackburn 3, Bacon 34 Coventry 2 Davey 2, Dwyer 0, Carr 0, Terry-Daley 0
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Rye House14Morley 6, Branford 4, Woods 3, Priest 12 Belle Vue 12Bewley 5, Williamson 5, Payne 2, Shuttleworth 03 Eastbourne11Knight 4, Ellis 3, Wood 3, Perks 14 Cradley 7Morris 4, Clegg 3, Chessell 0, Andrews 0
Riders and averages Final Leading averages
Rider Team Average Adam Ellis Eastbourne 10.98 Max Clegg Cradley 10.08 Robert Branford Rye House 9.98
Belle Vue Colts Matt Williamson 9.49 Dan Bewley 8.65 Lee Payne 8.11 Rob Shuttleworth 6.60 Tom Woolley 4.90 Andy Mellish 3.21 David Holt 3.00 Joe Lawlor 3.00
Birmingham Brummies Zach Wajtknecht 8.59 Tom Perry Tom Bacon 7.95 Danyon Hume 7.33 Darryl Ritchings 7.04 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 6.97 Jack Smith 6.32
Buxton Hitmen Oliver Greenwood 8.00 Ben Hopwood 8.00 Jade Mudgway 7.62 Ryan Blacklock 5.93 Lee Dicken 5.87 Steven Jones 4.96 Shelby Rutherford 4.45 Ryan Burton 3.37 David Wallinger 3.32 David Speight 3.06 Lee Geary 3.00
Coventry Storm Mitchell Davey 8.43 Liam Carr 7.71 Dan Greenwood 6.82 Martin Knuckey 6.07 Ryan Terry-Daley 4.55 Connor Dwyer 4.05 Jamie Halder 3.57 Callum Walker 3.45
Cradley Heathens Max Clegg 10.08 Ashley Morris 9.77 Luke Chessell 8.09 Jack Kingston 5.84 Richard Andrews 4.26 James Purchase 3.59 Ben Basford 3.09 Bradley Andrews 3.07
Eastbourne Eagles Adam Ellis 10.98 Kyle Hughes 8.67 Ellis Perks 8.25 Jake Knight 8.53 Ben Hopwood 8.00 Georgie Wood 7.62 Richard Andrews 5.18 Gary Cottham 4.70 Charley Powell 4.05 Luke Harris 3.95 Nick Phillips 3.00
Isle of Wight Islanders Benji Compton 8.95 Joe Jacobs 8.63 Mark Baseby 7.73 James Cockle 7.35 Nathan Stoneman 6.98 Lee Smart 5.71 Chris Widman 4.45 Kelsey Dugard 4.28 Layne Cupitt 3.00 George Piper 3.00 Brendan Johnson 6.21 Matt Saul 3.00 Nick Phillips 3.00 Tyler Govier 3.30
Kent Kings Luke Bowen 9.42 Danny Ayres 8.56 James Shanes 8.53 David Mason 6.54 Jack Thomas 5.83 Danno Verge 4.43 Luke Clifton 4.22
King's Lynn Young Stars Josh Bailey 8.48 Nathan Greaves 8.36 Tom Stokes 7.61 Scott Campos 6.35 Shane Hazelden 5.42 Ryan Kinsley 5.39 Taylor Hampshire 3.00 Lewis Whitmore 3.00 Lewis Austin 3.00 Layne Cupitt 3.00
Mildenhall Fen Tigers Connor Mountain 8.73 Kyle Hughes 8.67 Danny Halsey 8.64 Jon Armstrong 7.82 Connor Coles 7.11 Alfie Bowtell 4.21 Chris Widman 4.15 Jordan Jenkins 3.00 Luke Ruddick 3.10 Robert Parker 3.00
Rye House Raiders Robert Branford 9.98 Ben Morley 9.22 Luke Priest 8.33 Ben Hopwood 8.00 George Hunter 4.00 Matt Saul 3.00 Connor Locke 3.00 Macauley Leek 3.00 Sam Woods 3.00 Harvie Banks 3.00 Kenny Bowdery 3.00
Stoke Potters Ben Wilson 8.50 Tony Atkin 7.16 Danny Phillips 6.25 Ben Hopwood 5.83 Shaun Tedham 3.93 Chris Widman 3.47 Paul Burnett 3.46 Chris Hay 3.23 Lewis Millar 3.00 Ryan MacDonald 3.00 David Morgan 3.00
Development Leagues Midland Development League Group A Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Buxton 10 7 0 3 14 2 Scunthorpe 12 6 1 5 133 Belle Vue 11 4 1 694 Long Eaton 11 4 0 78 Group B Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Coventry 9 6 0 3 12 2 Mildenhall 8 5 0 3 103 King's Lynn 8 4 0 484 Milton Keynes 11 3 0 86
Northern Junior League Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Halifax 10 8 2 0 182 Northside 10 7 0 3 143 Berwick 10 6 1 3 134 Workington 10 4 2 4 105 Newcastle 10 2 1 7 56 Redcar 10 0 0 10 0
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
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