The National League speedway 2019 now known as the National Development League for the 2019 season was the third tier/division of British speedway. There were several team changes for the 2019 league season with reigning league champions and KO cup winners Eastbourne Eagles, along with the Birmingham Brummies, moving into the SGB Championship. Coventry Bees, who rode their home meetings at Leicester the previous season, did not enter the league, but Leicester Lions entered a team (Leicester Lion Cubs). Cradley Heathens fully entered the league after the previous season National Trophy only commitment, while the Buxton Hitmen decided not compete and only run open meetings (friendlies). It was announced on Tuesday 10 September before the end of the 2019 National Development League season that Stoke Potters' home venue at Loomer Road Stadium had been sold and that the team would not be operating in 2020.
Regulation changes At the Speedway AGM in November 2018, the team averages were reduced to 36.00 points per team.
Results
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
Final table Club Home Away 1 Leicester Lion Cubs 14 7 0 0 4 0 0 1 2 702 555 38 +147 2 Belle Vue Colts 14 6 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 706 551 32 +155 3 Kent Kings 14 5 1 1 0 3 0 1 3 630 609 26 +21 4 Cradley Heathens 14 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 4 583 650 24 -77 5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 14 5 0 2 1 1 0 0 5 608 648 23 -40 6 Isle of Wight Warriors 14 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 3 619 640 21 -21 7 Stoke Potters 14 3 1 3 0 0 0 2 5 591 660 12 -69 8 Plymouth Gladiators 14 2 0 5 0 1 0 1 5 569 685 10 -116
Play-Offs
Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red
Semi-finals
Grand Final
Leading Final Averages
Rider Team Average Max Clegg Cradley 10.36 Ellis Perks Leicester 10.04 Georgie Wood Isle of Wight 9.94 Ben Morley Isle of Wight 9.85 Jordan Palin Belle Vue 9.76 Danyon Hume Leicester 9.61 Ben Wilson Plymouth 9.22 Kyle Bickley Belle Vue 9.12 Leon Flint Belle Vue 8.95 Anders Rowe Kent 8.86
Knockout Cup The 2019 National Development League Knockout Cup was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.
Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Grand Final
National Trophy Results
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
Final table Club Home Away 1 Kent Kings 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 287 245 14 +42 2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 283 249 10 +34 3 Isle of Wight Warriors 6 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 258 280 8 -22 4 Plymouth Gladiators 6 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 243 297 7 -54
Riders' Championship Raced at the Eddie Wright Raceway, Scunthorpe on 20 October. The meeting was decided on count back for riders first three rides, after rain prevented the meetings full conclusion. Scores below are from the referee's official National League Riders Individual Championship score sheet.
Pos. Rider Team Total1 Anders Rowe Kent Kings92 Drew Kemp Kent Kings 83 Max Clegg Cradley Heathens84 Ellis Perks Leicester Lion Cubs 75 Leon Flint Belle Vue Colts 76 Ryan Kinsley Mildenhall Fen Tigers 67 Kyle Bickley Belle Vue Colts 68 Ben Morley Isle of Wight69Jordan Palin Belle Vue Colts 310 Jason Edwards Mildenhall Fen Tigers 311 Jack Smith Cradley Heathens 312 Tom Spencer (res)Cradley Heathens 313 Joe Thompson Leicester Lion Cubs214 Connor Coles Belle Vue Colts115 Danno Verge Isle of Wight Islanders 116 Joe Lawlor Stoke Potters 017 Tom Young Plymouth Gladiators 018 Sam Woods (res) Unattached 0
Pairs The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Owlerton Stadium, on 25 August 2019. The event was won by Drew Kemp and Anders Rowe of the Kent Kings.
Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Leicester18Perks 12, Hume 62Kent 18Kemp 11, Rowe 73Isle of Wight 10Morley 8, Widman 24Stoke 8Perry 8, Lawlor 0
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Plymouth 18 Wilson 12, Stoneman 62Mildenhall 17Edwards 9, Kinsley 83Belle Vue 13Bickley 9, Flint 44Cradley 6Davies 6, McGurk H 0
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1Kent 19Kemp 10, Rowe 92Leicester 17Perks 12, Hume 53Plymouth 10 Stoneman 6, Wilson 44Mildenhall 8Kinsley 6, Edwards 2
Fours Stoke won the NDL Fours, held on 13 July 2019 at Loomer Road Stadium.
Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Stoke18Lawlor 6, Coles 5, Priest 4, Perry 3 2 Isle of Wight 14Morley 6, Verge 4, Wood 3 Wirtzfield 13 Leicester8 Thompson D 4 Thompson J 2, Terry-Daley 1 Hume 14 Cradley8 Smith 4, halsey 3, Spencer 1, McGurk 0
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Mildenhall 16 Ayres 6, Atkins 4, Edwards 4, Marson 22 Kent 14Jenkins 6, Kemp 3, Rowe 3, Fellows 23 Belle Vue 9Bailey 3, Palin 3, Bickley 3, Phillips 04 Plymouth 8 Wilson 5, Andrews 3, Chessell 0, Wallinger 0
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Stoke15Perry 4, Lawlor 4, Priest 4, Coles 32 Isle of Wight 14Morley 6, Wood 5, Wirtzfield 2, Verge 13 Mildenhall13Ayres 5, Edwards 5, Atkins 3, Marson 04 Kent 6Kemp 4, Rowe 1, Jenkins 1, Fellows 0
Teams and final averages Belle Vue Colts
9.76 9.12 8.95 8.55 7.07 4.67 4.59
7 June Connor Bailey replaced the injured Paul Bowen in the Belle Vue Colts team
Cradley Heathens
10.36 6.93 6.87 6.71 4.60 3.87 3.13 1.14 (1 match only)
21 May Jack Smith replaced the injured Tom Brennan in the Cradley Heathens team 6 June Sheldon Davies replaced Lewis Whitmore in the Cradley Heathens team
Isle of Wight Warriors
9.94 9.85 6.54 5.60 5.36 4.52 4.50 4.47
1 July Scott Campos replaced Ryan Terry-Daley in the Isle of Wight team
Kent Kings
8.86 8.68 8.53 8.33 7.40 6.22 6.35 6.12 3.63
2 June Jacob Clouting replaced the injured Dan Gilkes in the Kent Kings team 15 August Jake Mulford replaced the injured Nathan Ablitt in the Kent Kings team 6 September Alex Spooner replaced Jacob Clouting in the Kent Kings team
Leicester Lion Cubs
10.04 9.61 8.44 7.52 6.42 6.31 6.00 3.59
11 April Ryan MacDonald replaced Kelsey Dugard in the Leicester Lion Cubs team 9 July Ryan Terry-Daley replaced the injured Jamie Halder in the Leicester Lion Cubs team 29 August Josh Embleton replaced Ryan MacDonald in the Leicester Lion Cubs team
Mildenhall Fen Tigers
10.57 8.67 8.38 8.00 7.07 6.40 6.05 5.50 4.30 3.13
16 June Henry Atkins and Arran Butcher replaced the injured Macauley Leek and David Wallinger in the Mildenhall team 13 August Ryan Kinsley replaced the injured Danny Ayres in the Mildenhall Fen Tigers team
Plymouth Gladiators
9.22 8.81 7.03 6.67 4.75 4.48 3.71 3.71 2.29 2.00 0.57
26 June David Wallinger replaced Scott Campos in the Plymouth team 10 July Luke Chessell replaced the injured Nathan Stoneman in the Plymouth team 28 August Tom Young and Kris Andrews replaced the injured Adam Extance and David Wallinger in the Plymouth team 6 September Nathan Stoneman replaced Luke Chessell in the Plymouth team
Stoke Potters
8.71 8.09 8.00 6.19 5.27 4.73 2.33 1.33
9 January Shelby Rutherford replaced Paul Burnett in the Stoke Potters team 9 May Lawlor replaced Luke Chessell in the Stoke Potters team 23 July Corban Pavitt quit the Stoke Potters team for personal reasons 31 August Kieran Douglas replaced Corban Pavitt in the Stoke Potters team
Development Leagues Midland & Southern Development League Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Birmingham Bulls121002202 Exeter12813173 Isle of Wight12804164 Reading Racers12705145 Carmarthen Dragons 12606126 Milton Keynes 12 111037 Weymouth 1202102
Northern Junior League Pos team P W D L Pts 1 Newcastle 8 8 0 0 162 Berwick 7 4 0 3 83 Ashfield 7 3 1 3 74 Redcar 8 2 1 5 55 Edinburgh 8 1 0 7 2
See also List of United Kingdom speedway league champions
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