Competition: | National League |
Competitors: | 16 |
Domesticcup1: | Champions |
Domesticcup1 Winners: | Hackney Kestrels |
Domesticcup2: | Knockout Cup |
Domesticcup2 Winners: | Hackney Kestrels |
Domesticcup3: | Individual |
Domesticcup3 Winners: | Troy Butler |
Domesticcup4: | Pairs |
Domesticcup4 Winners: | Stoke Potters |
Domesticcup5: | Fours |
Domesticcup5 Winners: | Peterborough Panthers |
Highest Average: | Mark Loram |
League Above: | 1988 British League |
Prevseason: | 1987 |
Nextseason: | 1989 |
In 1988 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.[1]
Glasgow Tigers returned to Glasgow for the first time in 15 years, when they moved into Shawfield Stadium in Rutherglen.[2]
The league champions that year were Hackney Kestrels.[3] [4]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | |
1 | Hackney Kestrels | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 54 | |
2 | Poole Pirates | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 41 | |
3 | Eastbourne Eagles | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 | |
4 | Wimbledon Dons | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 | |
5 | Berwick Bandits | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 | |
6 | Milton Keynes Knights | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 | |
7 | Stoke Potters | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 32 | |
8 | Peterborough Panthers | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 31 | |
9 | Arena Essex Hammers | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 31 | |
10 | Glasgow Tigers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 | |
11 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 28 | |
12 | Exeter Falcons | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 24 | |
13 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 21 | |
14 | Rye House Rockets | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 | |
15 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 15 | |
16 | Long Eaton Invaders | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 14 |
The 1988 National League Knockout Cup was the 21st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.
First round
width=200 | Team one | width=200 | Team two | width=80 | 1st leg | width=80 | 2nd leg |
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Edinburgh | Stoke | 55–41 | 45–50 | ||||
Berwick | Glasgow | 56–40 | 49–47 | ||||
Hackney | Poole | 70–26 | 40–56 | ||||
Peterborough | Rye House | 58–38 | 39–56 | ||||
Arena Essex | Mildenhall | 54–42 | 39–57 | ||||
Eastbourne | Exeter | 66–29 | 50–46 | ||||
Milton Keynes | Wimbledon | 44–52 | 41–55 | ||||
Long Eaton | Middlesbrough | 51–45 | 33–63 |
width=200 | Team one | width=200 | Team two | width=80 | 1st leg | width=80 | 2nd leg | width=80 | replay | width=80 | replay |
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Edinburgh | Peterborough | 51–45 | 46–49 | ||||||||
Berwick | Eastbourne | 56–40 | 45–51 | ||||||||
Mildenhall | Wimbledon | 59–37 | 37–59 | 45–50 | 46–50 | ||||||
Hackney | Middlesbrough | 56–40 | 51–45 |
width=200 | Team one | width=200 | Team two | width=80 | 1st leg | width=80 | 2nd leg |
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Berwick | Wimbledon | 58–38 | 33–63 | ||||
Edinburgh | Hackney | 45–51 | 25–71 |
First legSecond leg
Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 110–82.
Troy Butler won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 10 September 1988 at Brandon Stadium.[5] [6]
width=25px | Pos. | width=180px | Rider | width=100px | Pts | width=50px | Total |
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1 | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 | |||||
2 | 3 2 2 2 2 | 11+3 | |||||
3 | 3 1 2 2 3 | 11+2 | |||||
4 | 2 3 3 2 ef | 10 | |||||
5 | 1 3 0 3 3 | 10 | |||||
6 | 0 2 3 3 1 | 9 | |||||
7 | 3 3 0 1 2 | 9 | |||||
8 | 2 1 2 2 1 | 8 | |||||
9 | 2 1 1 0 2 | 6 | |||||
10 | 1 0 3 0 3 | 7 | |||||
11 | 2 2 1 1 0 | 6 | |||||
12 | 1 0 1 1 2 | 5 | |||||
13 | 0 2 2 ef 1 | 5 | |||||
14 | 0 0 1 3 r | 4 | |||||
15 | 1 0 0 1 1 | 3 | |||||
16 | 0 1 0 0 x | 1 | |||||
17 | Mike Bacon (res) | ef | 0 |
The National League Pairs was held at Wimborne Road was due to be held on 24 July but was postponed before being held on 23 August. The event was won by Stoke Potters.[7] [8]
Group A | |||||||
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width=20 | Pos | width=80 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=100 | Riders |
1 | Stoke | 18 | Jones 9 Bastable 9 | ||||
u | Hackney | ||||||
u | Middlesbrough | ||||||
u | Rye House |
Group B | |||||||
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width=20 | Pos | width=80 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=100 | Riders |
1 | Peterborough | Poole | |||||
u | Mildenhall | Taylor Monaghan | |||||
u | Milton Keynes | Butler Baldwin | |||||
u | Arena Essex |
Group C | |||||||
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width=20 | Pos | width=80 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=100 | Riders |
1 | Eastbourne | Kennett | |||||
2 | Berwick | Courtney Grant | |||||
3 | |||||||
4 |
Group D | |||||||
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width=20 | Pos | width=80 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=100 | Riders |
1 | Poole | Schofield Biles | |||||
2 | Edinburgh | ||||||
3 | Glasgow | ||||||
4 |
Semi finals
Final
Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.[9]
Semi finals
Final
width=25px | Pos | width=150px | Team | width=50px | Pts | width=400px | Riders |
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1 | Peterborough Panthers | 14 | Hodgson 5, Poole 4, Hawkins 4, Barney 1 | ||||
2 | 13 | Hines 4, Taylor 4, Monaghan 3, Baxter 1 | |||||
3 | 13 | Buck 6, Standing 4, Barker 3, Kennett 0 | |||||
4 | 8 | Biles 4, Smart 2, Boyce 2, Schofield 0 |
width=200 | Rider | width=200 | Team | width=40 | Average |
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Mark Loram | Hackney | 10.34 | |||
Steve Schofield | Poole | 10.22 | |||
Melvyn Taylor | Mildenhall | 10.11 | |||
Mark Courtney | Berwick | 10.07 | |||
Kenny McKinna | Glasgow | 10.05 | |||
Gordon Kennett | Eastbourne | 9.97 | |||
Andy Galvin | Hackney | 9.86 | |||
Martin Goodwin | Arena Essex | 9.68 | |||
Andy Buck | Eastbourne | 9.56 | |||
Mick Poole | Peterborough | 9.52 | |||
Mark Fiora | Middlesbrough | 9.45 |
Arena Essex
Berwick
Eastbourne
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow
Hackney
Long Eaton
Middlesbrough
Mildenhall
Milton Keynes
Peterborough
Poole
Rye House
Stoke
Wimbledon