1975 New National League season
League | National League |
---|---|
Season | 1975 |
Champions | Birmingham Brummies |
No. of competitors | 20 |
Knockout Cup | Eastbourne Eagles |
Division/s above | 1975 British League |
The 1975 National League was contested as the second division/tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom when British League Division Two was renamed. It was subsequently named the National League.[1]
Summary
Barrow Bombers, Long Eaton Archers and Sunderland Gladiators all dropped out from the previous season, Newcastle Diamonds, Crayford Kestrels, Paisley Lions and Mildenhall Fen Tigers joined the league, increasing it to 20 teams.
Birmingham Brummies, winners of the last British League Division Two, retained their title as winners of the National League and were promoted to the British League for 1976.
Final table
Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
Birmingham Brummies | 38 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 59 |
Newcastle Diamonds | 38 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 54 |
Stoke Potters | 38 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 52 |
Eastbourne Eagles | 38 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 50 |
Boston Barracudas | 38 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 50 |
Workington Comets | 38 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 48 |
Berwick Bandits | 38 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 45 |
Crayford Kestrels | 38 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 42 |
Ellesmere Port Gunners | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 39 |
Canterbury Crusaders | 38 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 38 |
Bradford Barons | 38 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 36 |
Coatbridge Tigers | 38 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 35 |
Scunthorpe Saints | 38 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
Rye House Rockets | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 28 |
Paisley Lions | 38 | 14 | 0 | 24 | 28 |
Crewe Kings | 37 | 13 | 1 | 23 | 27 |
Teesside Tigers | 38 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 26 |
Peterborough Panthers | 37 | 13 | 0 | 24 | 26 |
Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 38 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 23 |
Weymouth Wizards | 38 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 18 |
Top Five Riders
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Joe Owen | ![]() |
Newcastle Diamonds | 10.89 |
2 | Tom Owen | ![]() |
Newcastle Diamonds | 10.78 |
3 | Alan Molyneux | ![]() |
Stoke Potters | 10.10 |
4 | Paul Gachet | ![]() |
Eastbourne Eagles | 10.08 |
5 | Les Rumsey | ![]() |
Canterbury Crusaders | 10.01 |
National League Knockout Cup
The 1975 National League Knockout Cup was the eighth edition (first under its new name) of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.[2]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
15/04 | Ellesmere Port | 43-35 | Coatbridge |
11/04 | Coatbridge | 50-28 | Ellesmere Port |
14/04 | Newcastle | 44-34 | Berwick |
05/04 | Berwick | 40-38 | Newcastle |
21/03 | Peterborough | 42-36 | Boston |
16/03 | Boston | 40-38 | Peterborough |
14/04 | Birmingham | 51-27 | Crayford |
15/04 | Crayford | 37-40 | Birmingham |
Second Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
05/05 | Scunthorpe | 38-40 | Teesside |
01/05 | Teesside | 45-32 | Scunthorpe |
30/05 | Coatbridge | 39-39 | Newcastle |
19/05 | Newcastle | 50-27 | Coatbridge |
10/05 | Paisley | 43-34 | Workington |
30/05 | Workington | 45-33 | Paisley |
05/05 | Crewe | 38-40 | Bradford |
14/05 | Bradford | 48-30 | Crewe |
09/05 | Peterborough | 49-29 | Weymouth |
29/04 | Weymouth | 50-28 | Peterborough |
11/05 | Rye House | 31-46 | Birmingham |
05/05 | Birmingham | 60-18 | Rye House |
10/05 | Canterbury | 40-37 | Eastbourne |
11/05 | Eastbourne | 49-29 | Canterbury |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
07/08 | Teesside | 32-46 | Newcastle |
28/07 | Newcastle | 54-24 | Teesside |
24/08 | Workington | 47-31 | Stoke |
21/08 | Stoke | 42-36 | Workington |
23/09 | Weymouth | 42-36 | Eastbourne |
09/07 | Bradford | 47-31 | Weymouth |
14/07 | Birmingham | 41-37 | Eastbourne |
06/07 | Eastbourne | 45-33 | Birmingham |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
19/09 | Workington | 48-30 | Newcastle |
15/09 | Newcastle | 48-30 | Workington |
23/09 | Weymouth | 42-36 | Eastbourne |
21/09 | Eastbourne | 60-18 | Weymouth |
29/09 replay |
Newcastle | 37-41 | Workington |
26/09 replay |
Workington | 51-27 | Newcastle |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
19/10 | Eastbourne | 52-25 | Workington |
17/10 | Workington | 47-31 | Eastbourne |
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "1975 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.