1984 National League season

British motorcycle speedway season November 2023 November 2023 National League 16 Champions Long Eaton Invaders Knockout Cup Hackney Kestrels Individual Ian Barney Pairs Stoke Potters Fours Mildenhall Fen Tigers Steve Lawson 1984 British League 1983 1985 The 1984 National League was contested as the second division of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom. Summary A new team called the Arena Essex Hammers, promoted by Wally Mawdsley joined the league.New Speed track for Essex Harlow Star 13 October 1983 16 May 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003755/19831013/028/0028 British Newspaper Archive subscription Crayford Kestrels moved to Hackney Wick Stadium to become the Hackney Kestrels.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003580/19831118/028/0028 Goodbye Marvyn Hoddesdon and Broxbourne Mercury 18 November 1983 British Newspaper Archive subscription 28 September 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003223/19840209/251/0031 West Row Opener Newmarket Journal 9 February 1984 British Newspaper Archive subscription 28 September 2024 The title was won by the Long Eaton Invaders who finished just one point clear of the Mildenhall Fen Tigers.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 Remarkably the Long Eaton Invaders had gone from finishing last in 1983 to first in 1984 under former rider Vic White. He had been brought in as the team manager and had signed Graham Drury and Chris Pidcock to support Dave Perks, Paul Stead and David Tyler.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002508/19840105/025/0025 Expect new faces on the track Long Eaton Advertiser 5 January 1984 British Newspaper Archive subscription 22 September 2024 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Long Eaton Invaders 30 21 1 8 432 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 30 19 4 7 423 Stoke Potters 30 17 3 10 374 Hackney Kestrels 30 16 0 14 325 Berwick Bandits 30 15 1 14 316 Boston Barracudas 30 15 1 14 317 Milton Keynes Knights 30 14 1 15 298 Rye House Rockets 30 14 0 16 289 Middlesbrough Tigers 30 13 2 15 2810 Scunthorpe Stags 30 13 2 15 2811 Glasgow Tigers 30 13 2 15 2812 Canterbury Crusaders 30 13 1 16 2713 Weymouth Wildcats 30 13 0 17 2614 Arena Essex Hammers 30 11 3 16 2515 Peterborough Panthers 30 12 0 18 2416 Edinburgh Monarchs 30 10 1 19 21 Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BER BOS CAN ED GLA HAC LE MID MIL MK PET RH SCU STO WEY Arena Essex 51–27 37–41 42–32 41–37 40–38 41–36 41–36 40–38 39–39 31–47 46–31 41–36 37–37 32–46 48–30 Berwick 38–40 49–29 44–34 40–38 48–30 47–31 41–37 46–32 40–37 46–32 44–34 43–34 44–34 37–41 51–37 Boston 51–27 50–28 40–36 54–24 47–31 40–34 41–37 49–29 38–40 40–38 60–18 47–31 41–37 41–37 57–21 Canterbury 49–29 47–31 54–24 45–32 39–39 42–36 35–43 44–34 40–37 45–33 51–27 45–33 42–36 44–34 50–28 Edinburgh 47–31 40–38 45–32 42–34 36–41 44–34 37–41 34–43 38–40 39–38 54–24 41–37 51–26 39–39 36–42 Glasgow 39–39 40–38 47–31 48–30 34–44 45–33 38–39 47–31 41–37 49–29 57–21 43–35 41–36 45–33 48–30 Hackney 44–34 44–34 46–32 47–31 47–31 43–35 42–36 46–32 37–41 46–32 53–25 48–30 55–23 45–33 45–32 Long Eaton 48–30 45–32 57–21 44–34 47–31 49–29 41–37 50–28 36–42 50–28 50–25 47–31 58–20 47–31 41–36 Middlesbrough 46–31 36–42 43–35 50–28 40–37 45–32 42–36 39–39 37–41 40–38 51–27 52–26 41–36 39–39 48–30 Mildenhall 48–30 39–39 39–39 50–28 45–33 52–26 54–24 44–34 47–31 39–39 48–30 44–34 41–36 42–36 51–27 Milton Keynes 40–38 38–40 55–23 40–38 49–29 51–27 47–30 37–41 41–37 42–36 55–2 41–37 43–35 40–38 46–31 Peterborough 44–34 41–37 43–34 45–33 44–34 53–25 42–34 38–40 43–35 36–42 44–34 52–25 41–37 38–40 41–37 Rye House 43–34 44–32 52–26 42–36 58–20 43–35 42–36 44–34 37–40 44–34 44–33 44–22 45–33 43–35 47–31 Scunthorpe 46–32 41–36 50–27 43–35 43–35 43–35 36–41 42–36 41–37 41–36 52–26 49–29 42–35 39–39 41–36 Stoke 48–30 44–34 44–34 44–34 50–28 53–25 42–36 36–42 47–30 49–29 44–33 53–25 43–35 42–36 55–23 Weymouth 39.5–38.5 42–35 46–32 47–31 44–34 45–32 38–40 38–40 52–26 38–40 51–27 41–37 50–28 44–33 40–38 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1984.html Speedway Researcher 1984 fixtures & results 28 April 2025 Top five riders (league averages) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Steve Lawson ENG Glasgow 10.41 2 Martin Yeates ENG Weymouth 10.35 3 Steve Wilcock ENG Middlesbrough 9.89 4 Tom Owen ENG Stoke 9.77 5 Steve McDermott ENG Berwick 9.74 National League Knockout Cup The 1984 National League Knockout Cup was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/04/national-league-ko-cup-1984.html 1984 National League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two08/06 Peterborough 48-30 Arena Essex31/05 Arena Essex 41-37 Peterborough11/05 Peterborough 42-36 Arena Essex26/04 Arena Essex 42-36 Peterborough26/04 Middlesbrough 52-26 Scunthorpe22/04 Boston 40-38 Edinburgh21/04 Berwick 44-34 Glasgow21/04 Stoke 39-38 Long Eaton20/04 Edinburgh 46-32 Boston20/04 Glasgow 33-44 Berwick18/04 Long Eaton 45-33 Stoke17/04 Weymouth 34-44 Canterbury16/04 Scunthorpe 43-35 Middlesbrough15/04 Mildenhall 44-34 Milton Keynes15/04 Rye House 36-42 Hackney14/04 Canterbury 39-39 Weymouth13/04 Hackney 53-25 Rye House10/04 Milton Keynes 41-37 Mildenhall Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two28/07 Canterbury 44-34 Peterborough20/07 Edinburgh 35-43 Berwick20/07 Peterborough 47-30 Canterbury18/05 Hackney 51-27 Mildenhall17/05 Middlesbrough 55-23 Long Eaton13/05 Mildenhall 44-34 Hackney05/05 Berwick 43-35 Edinburgh02/05 Long Eaton 48-30 Middlesbrough Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two07/09 Peterborough 53-25 Hackney27/08 Hackney 54-24 Peterborough26/07 Middlesbrough 41-37 Berwick21/07 Berwick 46-31 Middlesbrough Final First leg 21 September 1984 Hackney KestrelsBarry Thomas 11Trevor Banks 11Paul Bosley 7Andy Galvin 6Kevin Teager 5Paul Whittaker 5Linden Warner 1 46 – 32 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1984fixtures.pdf 1984 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 28 September 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/berwick1984.pdf Berwick 1984 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 28 September 2021 Berwick BanditsJim McMillan 13Bruce Cribb 12David Walsh 3Dennis Gallagher 3Eric Broadbelt 1Mick Caroline 0Steve McDermott R/R Hackney Wick Stadium Second leg 29 September 1984 Berwick BanditsJim McMillan 12Bruce Cribb 12David Walsh 10Dennis Gallagher 3Craig Pendlebury 3Mick Caroline 0Steve McDermott R/R 40 – 37 Hackney KestrelsBarry Thomas 11Trevor Banks 7Kevin Teager 6Paul Bosley 5Andy Galvin 5Paul Whittaker 3Linden Warner 0 Berrington Lough Stadium Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 83–72. Riders' Championship Ian Barney won the Riders' Championship. The final was originally held at Wimbledon Stadium on 23 September but was abandoned after eight heats due to rain. The Championship was restaged on 13 October at East of England Arena.Barney wins title Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 14 October 1984 21 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19841014/038/0038 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Total1 ENG Ian Barney 14+32 ENG Dave Perks 14+ef3 ENG Martin Yeates 12+34 ENG Andy Buck 12+25 ENG Steve Wilcock 106 ENG Colin Cook 87 ENG Tom Owen 8? ENG Alan Sage ? ENG Bob Garrad ? AUS Mark Fiora ? ENG Barry Thomas? NZL Bruce Cribb 4 ? ENG Keith White ? ENG Jamie Luckhurst ? ENG Steve Lawson ? ENG Carl Baldwin Pairs The National League Pairs was held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 30 June and was won by Stoke Potters.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1984fixtures.pdf 1984 fixture list Speedway Researcher 24 May 2023Stoke stars take title Sunday Sun (Newcastle) 1 July 1984 24 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001723/19840701/04 British Newspaper Archive subscription July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Top 4 QualifyingPosTeamPtsRiders1Stoke 20Owen T 12, Crabtree 82Berwick18Cribb 11, McDermott 73Weymouth 18Yeates, Biles 64Mildenhall 18Blackbird, Bales 7 Semi finals Stoke bt Mildenhall Berwick bt Weymouth Final Stoke bt Berwick Fours Mildenhall won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Showground on 22 July.Red hot Tigers takes fours crown at last Cambridge Daily News 23 July 1984 8 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19840723/022/0022 British Newspaper Archive subscription Semi finals SF1 = Boston 16, Stoke 13, Canterbury 10, Berwick 9 SF2 = Mildenhall 23 Milton Keynes 10, Middlesbrough 8, Hackney 7 Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 19 Bales 6, Henry 5, Blackbird 5, Baldwin 32 Stoke Potters 15Crabtree 5, Thorp 4, Owen 4, Evitts 23 Milton Keynes Knights 11White 4, Blackburn 4, Payne 2, De'Ath 1, Framingham 0 4 Boston Barracudas 3Burton 2, Wilson 1, Cook 0, Hollingworth 0 Leading averages Rider Team Average Steve LawsonGlasgow10.38 Martin YeatesWeymouth10.35 Steve McDermottBerwick9.97 Tom Owen Stoke9.86 Steve WilcockMiddlesbrough9.71 Nigel Crabtree Stoke9.56 Bobby BeatonEdinburgh9.30 Bruce CribbBerwick9.24 Alun RossiterWeymouth9.23 Carl BaldwinMildenhall9.11 Mark FioraEdinburgh9.10 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em Bob Humphreys 7.19 Alan Sage 7.19 Martin Goodwin 7.10 David Smart 6.25 Bill Barrett 6.02 David Cheshire 5.61 Jeremy Luckhurst 4.81 Peter Johns 4.77 Steve Collins 1.33 Berwick 22em Steve McDermott 9.97 Bruce Cribb 9.24 Jimmy McMillan 8.73 Charlie McKinna 6.65 Phil Kynman 6.21 Craig Pendlebury 5.40 David Walsh 5.34 Rob Grant Sr. 5.10 Mike Caroline 3.64 Dennis Gallagher 3.64 Paul Cooper 3.58 Jacko Irving 2.50 Boston 22em Colin Cook 7.26 Rob Hollingworth 7.16 Guy Wilson 7.11 David Gagen 7.03 Dennis Mallett 6.67 Billy Burton 6.44 Paul Clarke 5.63 Steve Lomas 5.14 Pete Chapman 4.40 Canterbury 22em Jamie Luckhurst 8.11 Alan Mogridge 7.69 Dave Mullett 7.61 Barney Kennett 6.73 Rob Tilbury 5.72 Kevin Brice 5.59 Andy Fines 5.16 Keith Pritchard 5.13 Neville Tatum 4.79 Edinburgh 22em Bobby Beaton 9.30 Mark Fiora 9.10 Dave Trownson 7.67 Craig Pendlebury 6.39 Sean Courtney 6.00 Roger Lambert 5.85 Brett Saunders 5.40 Paul McHale 4.48 Phil Jeffrey 4.31 Martin Johnson 2.78 Glasgow 22em Steve Lawson 10.38 Andy Reid 7.64 Brian Collins 6.58 Colin Caffrey 6.11 Martin McKinna 5.44 Jim Beaton 4.55 David Cassels 3.26 Tam Baggley 2.75 Barry Ayres 2.67 Geoff Powell 2.59 Hackney 22em Trevor Banks 8.46 Barry Thomas 8.44 Kevin Teager 7.34 Andy Galvin 6.01 Mark Terry 5.22 Linden Warner 5.16 Paul Whittaker 4.98 Long Eaton 22em Dave Perks 8.99 Paul Stead 8.75 Graham Drury 8.50 David Tyler 7.37 Chris Pidcock 6.96 Miles Evans 5.83 Mark Stevenson 5.41 John Frankland 5.35 Middlesbrough 22em Steve Wilcock 9.71 Mike Spink 8.50 Geoff Pusey 7.26 Paul Price 5.70 Pete Smith 4.87 Mark Crang 4.75 Jim Burdfield 4.68 Ashley Norton 4.24 Rob Carter 3.22 John Place 2.06 Mildenhall 22em Carl Baldwin 9.11 Carl Blackbird 8.97 Robert Henry 8.42 Ray Bales 7.89 Dave Jackson 5.29 Wally Hill 4.64 Rob Parish 3.70 Ian Farnham 2.67 Milton Keynes 22em Keith White 8.84 Kevin Smart 8.39 David Blackburn 7.36 Paul Clarke 6.75 Nigel De'ath 6.38 Steve Payne 5.89 Peter Framingham 5.18 Rob Wall 4.94 Chris Hunt 2.93 Peterborough 22em Mick Hines 7.51 Dave Allen 6.98 Ian Barney 6.96 Andy Fisher 6.36 Keith Millard 6.25 Adrian Hume 5.86 Mike Spinks 4.65 Neil Cotton 4.32 Lawrie Bloomfield 3.90 Mike Smart 2.56 Rye House 22em Bobby Garrad 8.69 Andrew Silver 7.79 Steve Naylor 7.69 Kelvin Mullarkey 7.10 Kerry Gray 5.71 Steve Bryenton 5.46 Chris Chaplin 4.93 Michael Keepe 3.86 Mark Chessell 3.70 Gary Rolls 3.31 Scunthorpe 22em Julian Parr 8.11 Andy Buck 7.80 Rob Woffinden 7.65 Derek Richardson 7.5 Paul Evitts 6.64 Mike Wilding 6.06 Kevin Armitage 5.54 Ian Gibson 4.73 Mark Burrows 3.94 Richie Owen 2.43 Stoke 22em Tom Owen 9.86 Nigel Crabtree 9.56 Paul Thorp 7.26 Paul Evitts 6.47 Steve Bishop 5.47 Ashley Pullen 5.46 Graham Jones 5.09 Phil Alderman 5.00 Ian Stead 4.25 Weymouth 22em Martin Yeates 10.35 Alun Rossiter 9.23 David Biles 7.06 John Barker 6.84 Kevin Price 5.21 Gordon Humphreys 4.28 Mike Semmonds 4.10 Michael Coles 3.78 Ian Humphreys 3.62 Dave Gibbs 3.55 Terry Mussett 2.92 Wayne Barrett 1.09 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Oakes, Peter (1991) The Complete History of the British League, Front Page Books, 0-948882-07-7, p. 17 (Division Two section) Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League