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2009 National League speedway season

The 2009 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway and was contested by ten teams. Bournemouth Buccaneers were champions.[1] It was the first season under the new name after previously been known as the Conference League.

2009 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsBournemouth Buccaneers
Knockout CupBournemouth Buccaneers
IndividualCraig Cook
PairsNewport Hornets
National TrophyPlymouth Devils
Division/s above2009 Elite League
2009 Premier League

Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Bournemouth Buccaneers 18 15 1 2 21 52
2 Weymouth Wildcats 18 10 1 7 14 35
3 Plymouth Devils 18 9 3 6 12 33
4 Buxton Hitmen 18 9 1 8 11 30
5 Isle of Wight Islanders 18 9 0 9 11 29
6 Scunthorpe Saints 18 7 2 9 7 23
7 Newport Hornets 18 6 2 10 8 22
8 King's Lynn Barracudas 18 7 1 10 7 22
9 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 18 6 1 11 8 21
10 Rye House Cobras 18 6 0 12 4 16

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away BB BUX IOW KL MIL NEW PD RYE SCU WEY
Bournemouth Buccaneers 62–32 51–41 57–39 59–35 60–32 62–33 60–34 52–43 56–36
Buxton Hitmen 54–40 53–39 63–30 58–37 46–46 50–40 53–40 39–51 56–40
Isle of Wight Islanders 41–49 51–42 59–36 58–34 53–41 35–36 54–39 59–35 50–40
King's Lynn Barracudas 32–59 54–39 68–25 42–51 46–46 51–39 53–38 55–38 46–44
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 42–48 44–46 55–37 49–40 42–52 45–45 59–31 43–49 57–35
Newport Hornets 39–50 47–25 48–41 43–47 52–40 48–42 42–48 48–43 42–51
Plymouth Devils 49–43 55–38 61–30 57–37 60–35 53–41 59–35 60–35 45–45
Rye House Cobras 47–49 36–54 41–49 47–43 41–52 48–44 48–44 57–37 52–41
Scunthorpe Saints 46–46 49–44 42–53 52–43 57–38 51–42 45–45 45–43 42–51
Weymouth Wildcats 41–49 59–33 54–42 63–30 63–32 54–38 51–42 57–35 68–23
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

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Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.[3] The winner was Bournemouth Buccaneers who defeated the Plymouth Devils in the final.[4]

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
21/09 Bournemouth 63-30 Weymouth
27/09 Buxton 52-41 Plymouth
02/10 Plymouth 56-38 Buxton
09/10 Weymouth 43-30 Bournemouth

Final

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28 October Bournemouth Buccaneers
Jerran Hart 18
Andrew Aldridge 11
Aaron Baseby 11
Jay Herne 11
Danny Warwick 9
Mark Baseby 2
Kyle Newman R/R 		62–34 Plymouth Devils
Kyle Hughes 11
Seemond Stephens 8
Paul Starke 8
Matt Bates 3
Craig Cook (guest) 3
Jamie Pickard 1
David Gough 0 		Wimborne Road

30 October Plymouth Devils
Seemond Stephens 13
Kyle Hughes 11
Matt Bates 7
Paul Starke 6
Adam Allott (guest) 5
Jamie Pickard 4
David Gough 2 		48–42 Bournemouth Buccaneers
Jerran Hart 18
Aaron Baseby 7
Mark Baseby 7
Jay Herne 5
Andrew Aldridge 4
Danny Warwick 1
John Resch 0
Kyle Newman R/R 		Plymouth Coliseum

Final Leading averages

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[5]

Rider Team Average
Simon Lambert Scunthorpe 10.54
Jamie Smith King's Lynn 10.34
Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 9.95

National League Knockout Cup

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The 2009 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams but the first under its new name. Bournemouth Buccaneers were the winners.[6]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
10/04 King's Lynn 53-37 Mildenhall
12/04 Mildenhall 46-46 King's Lynn
26/04 Newport 31-59 Bournemouth
30/04 Bournemouth 55-38 Newport

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
08/05 Plymouth 63-29 Isle of Wight
26/05 Isle of Wight 58-34 Plymouth
25/05 Rye House 50-44 Buxton
21/06 Buxton 68-22 Rye House
24/07 Scunthorpe 43-47 King's Lynn
31/07 King's Lynn ? Scunthorpe
19/06 Weymouth 56-40 Bournemouth
02/07 Bournemouth 62-30 Weymouth

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
25/07 Plymouth 41-49 Bournemouth
13/08 Bournemouth 53-39 Plymouth
11/09 King's Lynn 47-43 Buxton
20/09 Buxton 55-38 King's Lynn

Final

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11 October Buxton Hitmen
Jade Mudgway 18
Adam Allott (guest) 13
Ben Taylor 8
Lewis Dallaway 3
Danny Hodgson 2
Gareth Isherwood 0
Scott James R/R 		44–48 Bournemouth Buccaneers
Jerran Hart 18
Aaron Baseby 7
Mark Baseby 7
Jay Herne 5
Andrew Aldridge 4
Danny Warwick 1
John Resch 0
Kyle Newman R/R 		Buxton Raceway

15 October Bournemouth Buccaneers
Jay Herne 14
Jerran Hart 11
Kyle Newman 9
Aaron Baseby 7
Danny Warwick 6
Mark Baseby 5
Andrew Aldridge 5 		57–39 Buxton Hitmen
Craig Cook 14
Jade Mudgway 10
Ben Taylor 10
John Resch 3
Danny Hodgson 1
Lewis Dallaway 1
Scott James R/R 		Wimborne Road

Riders' Championship

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Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 26 September at Rye House Stadium.[7]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Craig Cook Buxton 14
2 Kyle Hughes Plymouth 14
3 Jay Herne Bournemouth 13
4 Jerran Hart Bournemouth 13
5 Tony Atkin Newport 8
6 Barrie Evans Mildenhall 8
7 Simon Lambert Scunthorpe 8
8 Darren Mallett King's Lynn 7
9 Danny Halsey Rye House 6
10 Ben Hopwood Isle of Wight 6
11 Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 5
12 Jade Mudgway Buxton 4
13 Benji Compton Weymouth 3
14 Mark Simmonds Plymouth 3
15 Adam Allott King's Lynn 2
16 James Cockle Weymouth 0
17 Ben Morley (res) Rye House 2
18 Dan Blake (res) Rye House 2

Pairs

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The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight, on 18 August 2009. The event was won by Tony Atkin and Grant Tregoning of the Newport Wasps.[8]

Final

  • Newport bt Bournemouth 5–4

Teams and final averages

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "2009 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "British Speedway Official Website".
  4. ^ "2009 Play Offs". Speedway GB.
  5. ^ "2009 Averages". Speedway GB.
  6. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  7. ^ "MONARCHS SIGN CRAIG COOK". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ^ "National League Pairs draw". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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