1984 National League season

1984 National League season

League	National League
Season	1984
Champions	Long Eaton Invaders
No. of competitors	16
Knockout Cup	Hackney Kestrels
Division/s above	1984 British League

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

Summary

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

Final table

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

Leading averages

Rider	Team	Average
Steve Lawson	Glasgow	10.38
Martin Yeates	Weymouth	10.35
Steve McDermott	Berwick	9.97
Tom Owen	Stoke	9.86
Steve Wilcock	Middlesbrough	9.71
Nigel Crabtree	Stoke	9.56
Bobby Beaton	Edinburgh	9.30
Bruce Cribb	Berwick	9.24
Alun Rossiter	Weymouth	9.23
Carl Baldwin	Mildenhall	9.11
Mark Fiora	Edinburgh	9.10

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.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
08/06	Peterborough	48-30	Arena Essex
31/05	Arena Essex	41-37	Peterborough
11/05	Peterborough	42-36	Arena Essex
26/04	Arena Essex	42-36	Peterborough
26/04	Middlesbrough	52-26	Scunthorpe
22/04	Boston	40-38	Edinburgh
21/04	Berwick	44-34	Glasgow
21/04	Stoke	39-38	Long Eaton
20/04	Edinburgh	46-32	Boston
20/04	Glasgow	33-44	Berwick
18/04	Long Eaton	45-33	Stoke
17/04	Weymouth	34-44	Canterbury
16/04	Scunthorpe	43-35	Middlesbrough
15/04	Mildenhall	44-34	Milton Keynes
15/04	Rye House	36-42	Hackney
14/04	Canterbury	39-39	Weymouth
13/04	Hackney	53-25	Rye House
10/04	Milton Keynes	41-37	Mildenhall

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
28/07	Canterbury	44-34	Peterborough
20/07	Edinburgh	35-43	Berwick
20/07	Peterborough	47-30	Canterbury
18/05	Hackney	51-27	Mildenhall
17/05	Middlesbrough	55-23	Long Eaton
13/05	Mildenhall	44-34	Hackney
05/05	Berwick	43-35	Edinburgh
02/05	Long Eaton	48-30	Middlesbrough

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
07/09	Peterborough	53-25	Hackney
27/08	Hackney	54-24	Peterborough
26/07	Middlesbrough	41-37	Berwick
21/07	Berwick	46-31	Middlesbrough

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
29/09	Berwick	40-37	Hackney
21/09	Hackney	46-32	Berwick

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

• Oakes, Peter (1991) The Complete History of the British League, Front Page Books, ISBN 0-948882-07-7, p. 17 (Division Two section)