1981 National League season

The 1981 National League was contested as the second division/tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom. [1]

1981 National League season
LeagueNational League
Season1981
ChampionsMiddlesbrough Tigers
No. of competitors19
Knockout CupEdinburgh Monarchs
Division/s above1981 British League

Final table

[2]

Team PL W D L Pts
Middlesbrough Tigers 36 30 1 5 61
Weymouth Wildcats 36 26 1 9 53
Newcastle Diamonds 36 25 1 10 51
Edinburgh Monarchs 36 25 0 11 50
Glasgow Tigers 36 24 0 12 48
Boston Barracudas 36 22 0 14 44
Exeter Falcons 36 22 0 14 44
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 36 20 0 16 40
Peterborough Panthers 36 19 1 16 39
Crayford Kestrels 36 19 0 17 38
Ellesmere Port Gunners 36 18 1 17 37
Oxford Cheetahs 36 18 1 17 37
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 14 1 21 29
Canterbury Crusaders 36 10 4 24 24
Stoke Potters 36 14 0 22 28
Rye House Rockets 36 11 0 25 22
Scunthorpe Stags 36 6 1 29 13
Workington Comets 36 6 1 29 13
Milton Keynes Knights 36 4 0 32 8

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Steve LawsonGlasgow10.55
Mark CourtneyMiddlesbrough10.44
Les RumseyWeymouth10.19
Martin YeatesWeymouth10.12
Dave PerksOxford10.13
Simon WiggWeymouth10.07
Bruce CribbWolverhampton9.99
Steve WilcockMiddlesbrough9.95
Neil CollinsEdinburgh9.68
Derek HarrisonOxford9.40

National League Knockout Cup

The 1981 National League Knockout Cup was the 14th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.[3]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/03Mildenhall58-38Canterbury
04/04Canterbury52-44Mildenhall
17/04Ellesmere Port47-49Wolverhampton
19/04Wolverhampton43-53Ellesmere Port
23/04Middlesbrough69-27Glasgow
29/05Glasgow55-40Middlesbrough
11/04Stoke51-45Milton Keynes
07/04Milton Keynes38-58Stoke

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
29/05Edinburgh65-31Exeter
01/06Exeter56-40Edinburgh
04/06Oxford59-34Scunthorpe
01/06Scunthorpe46-49Oxford
07/06Mildenhall76-20Ellesmere Port
29/05Ellesmere Port30-64Mildenhall
29/05Peterborough70-26Rye House
07/06Rye House32-64Peterborough
06/06Berwick53-42Newcastle
08/06Newcastle52-44Berwick
09/06Weymouth74-20Workington
29/05Workington31-59Weymouth
07/06Boston69-27Crayford
02/06Crayford42-51Boston
07/06Middlesbrough55-41Stoke
06/06Stoke48-48Middlesbrough

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
14/08Edinburgh65-31Oxford
13/08Oxford41-54Edinburgh
05/07Mildenhall61-35Peterborough
26/06Peterborough49-47Mildenhall
17/07Berwick51-45Weymouth
14/07Weymouth48-48Berwick
02/08Boston57-39Middlesbrough
?Middlesbrough45-51Boston

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/09Edinburgh64-32Mildenhall
11/09Mildenhall46-50Edinburgh
14/10Berwick64-32Boston
27/09Boston58½-37½Berwick

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
21/10Berwick49-46Edinburgh
30/10Edinburgh55-40Berwick

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speedwayyears/1981.html
  3. "1981 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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