2012 Speedway National League

Competition	National League
Season	2012
No. of competitors	8
Champion	Mildenhall Fen Tigers

The 2012 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by eight teams. Newport and Belle Vue did not return from 2011, and Hackney opted to run at Rye House only, renaming the team Rye House Raiders.

Mildenhall Fen Tigers beat Dudley Heathens in the play-off final to become champions.

2012 Teams

Buxton Hitmen

• Charles Wright
• Robert Branford
• Adam McKinna
• Dean Felton
• Luke Priest
• Ryan Blacklock
• Chris Widman

Also rode:

• Richard Andrews
• Michael Neale
• Adam Portwood

Dudley Heathens

• Adam Roynon
• Tom Perry
• Ashley Morris
• Byron Bekker
• Dan Greenwood
• Darryl Ritchings
• James White-Williams

Also rode:

• Conor Dwyer
• Joe Haines
• Adam Kirby

Isle of Wight Islanders

• Danny Warwick
• Ben Hopwood
• Paul Starke
• Mark Baseby
• Steve Jones
• Danny Stoneman
• Ross Walter

Also rode:

• Aaron Baseby
• Dan Berwick
• Gary Cottham
• Adam Ellis
• Kyle Hughes
• Marc Owen

King's Lynn Young Stars

• Darren Mallet
• Lewis Kerr
• Jake Knight
• Adam Lowe
• Brendan Johnson
• Tom Stokes
• Scott Campos

Also rode:

• James Cockle
• Martin Knuckey
• Andy Mountain
• Lewis Rose
• Sam Woods

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

• Cameron Heeps
• Stefan Nielsen
• Joe Jacobs
• Lewis Blackbird
• Daniel Halsey
• Josh Bates
• Ryan Terry-Daley

Also rode:

• Joe Graver
• Gareth Isherwood
• Nathan Stoneman
• Ross Walter
• Tom Woolley

Rye House Raiders

• Jason Garrity
• James Sarjeant
• Ben Morley
• Luke Chessell
• Shane Hazelden
• Connor Coles
• Brad Tokley

Also rode:

• Tom Braddock
• Richard Franklin
• Joe Graver
• Nick Laurence
• Nick Lee
• David Mason
• Rikki Mullins
• Danno Verge

Scunthorpe Saints

• Jerran Hart
• Steve Worrall
• Gary Irving
• Tom Young
• Oliver Greenwood
• Max Clegg
• Danny Phillips

Also rode:

• Simon Allan
• Tommy Fenwick
• Steve Jones
• Adam Kirby
• Adam Wrathall
• Martin Wrathall

Stoke Potters

• Ashley Birks
• Tony Atkin
• Ben Reade
• James Cockle
• Liam Carr
• Richard Andrews
• Liam Rumsey

Also rode:

• Lee Geary
• Jack Kingston
• Simon Lambert
• Rhys Naylor
• Jaimie Pickard
• Ross Walter
• Adam Wrathall

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Dudley Heathens	14	13	0	1	42
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	14	10	2	2	38
IoW Islanders	14	7	0	7	21
Stoke Potters	14	6	1	7	20
Rye House Raiders	14	6	0	8	20
Scunthorpe Saints	14	6	0	8	17
Buxton Hitmen	14	3	1	10	11
King's Lynn Young Stars	14	3	0	11	9

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

SCORING SYSTEM Home loss by any amount of points = 0 Home draw = 1 Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2 Home win by 7 points or more = 3 Away loss by 7 points or more = 0 Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4

PLAY-OFF Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.

Winner : Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Runner-up : Dudley Heathens