2017 National League speedway season

The 2017 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.

2017 National League speedway season

League	National League
Season	2017
Champions	Belle Vue Colts
Knockout Cup	Eastbourne Eagles
Division/s above	SGB Premiership 2017 SGB Championship 2017

Summary

The title was won by Belle Vue Colts.[1][2] Eastbourne Eagles finished top of the regular season table.[3]

King's Lynn Young Stars withdrew part way through the season and their results were expunged.

Final league table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	4w	3w	D	1L	L	F	A	Pts
1	Eastbourne Eagles	20	9	0	1	4	1	1	1	3	981	799	49
2	Belle Vue Colts	20	10	0	0	2	2	1	1	4	1037	749	47
3	Kent Kings	20	10	0	0	2	2	0	3	3	950	814	47
4	Lakeside Hammers	20	10	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	907	865	36
5	Mildenhall Fen Tigers	20	8	1	1	1	1	1	0	7	878	873	34
6	Birmingham Brummies	20	7	1	2	2	0	1	1	6	898	863	33
7	Cradley Heathens	20	7	1	2	2	0	0	1	7	885	893	31
8	Plymouth Devils	20	7	1	2	0	1	0	0	9	848	911	25
9	Stoke Potters	20	5	1	4	1	0	0	0	9	764	932	20
10	Buxton Hitmen	20	4	0	6	0	1	1	1	7	787	978	18
11	Isle of Wight Islanders	20	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	10	751	1009	15

League scoring system

• Home draw = 1
• Home win by any number of points = 3
• 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-offs

	Semi Finals							Grand Final
	Lakeside Hammers		53	21	74
	Belle Vue Colts		37	69	106
								Belle Vue Colts		33	56	89
								Eastbourne Eagles		45	34	79
	Kent Kings		46	27	73
	Eastbourne Eagles		44	63	107

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Final Leading averages

[4]

Rider	Team	Average
Dan Bewley	Belle Vue Colts	10.67
Steve Boxall	Plymouth	10.02
Luke Bowen	Kent	9.84

(minimum 10 matches)

National League Knockout Cup

The 2017 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the third successive year.[5][6]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
01/07	Eastbourne	46-44	Kent
03/06	Stoke	46-44	Buxton
29/05	Kent	42-48	Eastbourne
30/04	Buxton	35-54	Stoke
28/04	Plymouth	51-38	Isle of Wight
27/04	Isle of Wight	43-47	Plymouth

Final Stages

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
		Eastbourne Eagles			W/O
		Kings Lynn Young Stars
									Plymouth Devils	50	25	75
									Eastbourne Eagles	39	40	79
		Birmingham Brummies	43	41	84
		Plymouth Devils	47	49	96
																Eastbourne Eagles	59	43	102
															Mildenhall Fen Tigers	31	47	78
		Mildenhall Fen Tigers	57	41	98
		Stoke Potters	33	49	82
									Mildenhall Fen Tigers	53	39	92
									Belle Vue Colts	37	51	88
		Belle Vue Colts	'59	w/o	59
		Cradley Heathens	31	scr	31

Replay was required in the Quarter Final due to tie
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50 Stoke Potters 40
Stoke Potters 50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 90 Stoke Potters 90

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

1. "2017 Play offs". Speedway GB.
2. "Belle Vue Speedway: Colts Are 2017 National League Champions". World Speedway.com.
3. "table". Speedway GB.
4. "2017 Averages". Speedway GB.
5. "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
6. "2017 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.