1987 National League season

Second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom December 2023 December 2023 National League 16 Champions Eastbourne Eagles Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles Individual Andrew Silver Pairs Mildenhall Fen Tigers Fours Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1987 British League Andrew Silver 1986 1988 In 1987 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Team changes Glasgow Tigers were without a home so they joined the 1987 season based at Workington's Derwent Park.http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Workington%20Derwent%20Park.htm Workington Speedway Defunct Speedway 31 August 2021Speedway Daily Record 13 May 1987 3 May 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19870513/037/0037 British Newspaper Archive subscription Mid-season withdrawals On 1 August, Boston Barracudas withdrew after a heavy home defeat to Eastbourne.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005383/19870813/238/0022 Speedway shutdown Sleaford Standard 13 August 1987 British Newspaper Archive subscription 29 September 2024 On 13 September, Glasgow Tigers (now called Workington Tigers) held their last fixture against Wimbledon. Both Glasgow-Workington and Boston had their results expunged.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yearbyyear.html Year by Year Speedway Researcher 31 August 2021 Summary The league champions that year were Eastbourne Eagles.Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. 0-9552376-1-0https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Eastbourne Eagles 30 22 0 8 442 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 30 20 1 9 413 Milton Keynes Knights 30 19 1 10 394 Stoke Potters 30 18 1 11 375 Peterborough Panthers 30 18 0 12 366 Berwick Bandits 30 17 1 22 357 Wimbledon Dons 30 14 2 14 308 Poole Pirates 30 15 0 15 309 Middlesbrough Tigers 30 13 3 14 2910 Edinburgh Monarchs 30 13 2 15 2811 Newcastle Diamonds 30 12 2 16 2612 Arena Essex Hammers 30 12 1 17 2513 Canterbury Crusaders 30 11 1 18 2314 Exeter Falcons 30 11 1 18 2315 Long Eaton Invaders 30 8 1 21 1716 Rye House Rockets 30 8 1 21 17 Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BER CAN EAS ED EX LE MID MIL MK NEW PET PP RH STO WIM Arena Essex 37–41 41–36 38–40 39–38 49–27 53–25 41–36 36–42 34–44 37–40 38–40 41–35 39–39 37–41 46–31 Berwick 42–36 48–30 42–35 51–27 60–18 63–14 52–26 43–35 45–33 47–30 50–28 57–21 60–18 44–33 40–36 Canterbury 34–43 55–23 43–35 40–38 44–34 52–26 35–41 35–43 42–36 50–28 44–34 42–36 42–36 34–44 39–39 Eastbourne 50–28 53–25 57–21 55–22 56–22 54–23 53–25 40–38 43–35 50–28 52–26 54–24 55–23 57–21 42–36 Edinburgh 40–38 43–34 59–19 38–39 54–24 46–32 49–29 39–39 34–44 44–34 44–34 43–35 46–31 43–35 42–35 Exeter 34–44 45–33 54–24 41–37 39–39 43–35 41–37 36–42 47–31 41–37 37–41 39–36 49–29 41–37 44–34 Long Eaton 37–41 46–31 37–41 42–35 50–28 44–34 39–39 38–40 34–44 35–43 42–36 43–34 37–41 47–31 42–35 Middlesbrough 39–38 44–34 47–31 33–45 49–29 52–26 40–37 37–41 39–39 41–36 44–33 40–38 55–23 40–38 43–35 Mildenhall 47–31 50–28 48–30 45–33 47–31 44–34 48–30 54–24 38–40 43–35 51–27 47–31 49–29 40–38 41–37 Milton Keynes 40–38 46–32 49–29 36–42 50–28 48–30 42–35 42–36 44–34 43–35 43–35 43–35 57–21 45–33 43–35 Newcastle 42–36 47–31 43–35 34–44 37–41 44–34 55–23 39–39 44–34 41–37 41–37 40–38 43–34 35–43 39–39 Peterborough 47–31 54–24 51–27 40–38 44–34 55–23 51–27 54–24 44–34 40–38 44–34 48–30 59–19 55–23 47–31 Poole 43–34 40–38 51–27 44–34 47–31 47–31 42–36 45–33 42–36 42–36 47–31 41–36 54–24 48–30 37–41 Rye House 36–39 29–49 43–35 33–45 41–36 46–32 43–34 40–36 33–39 43–34 46–31 34–44 36–42 32–46 36–42 Stoke 43–35 39–39 50–28 43–35 46–32 62–16 43–34 47–30 43–35 23–55 45–33 40–35 53–25 56–22 44–34 Wimbledon 38–40 43–35 51–27 38–40 43.5–34.5 41–37 41–36 52–26 40–38 42–36 49–29 42–36 48–29 56–22 38–40 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1987.html Speedway Researcher 1987 fixtures & results 6 May 2025 National League Knockout Cup The 1987 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition for the third successive year.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/11/national-league-ko-cup-1987.html 1987 National League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two24/05 Mildenhall 66-30 Rye House17/05 Rye House 24-24a Mildenhall25/04 Berwick 64-32 Newcastle20/04 Newcastle 51-44 Berwick a=Abandoned Second round Date Team one Score Team two10/07 Peterborough 57-39 Middlesbrough21/06 Glasgow 47-49 Edinburgh21/06 Peterborough 34-32a Middlesbrough20/06 Berwick 65-31 Long Eaton19/06 Edinburgh 65-31 Glasgow18/06 Middlesbrough 56-40 Peterborough17/06 Long Eaton 51-45 Berwick17/06 Mildenhall 64-31 Exeter16/06 Poole 51-45 Eastbourne15/06Exeter 51-45 Mildenhall14/06 Eastbourne 62-33 Poole01/06 Arena Essex 52-44 Wimbledon30/05 Canterbury 61-35 Boston25/05 Rye House 47-48 Mildenhall20/05 Wimbledon 48-48 Arena Essex16/05 Stoke 60-36 Milton Keynes12/05 Milton Keynes 50-46 Stoke10/05 Boston 50-46 Canterbury a=Abandoned Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two01/08 Stoke 49-29 Peterborough31/07 Edinburgh 45-50 Eastbourne25/07 Berwick 46-50 Mildenhall25/07 Canterbury 54-42 Arena Essex25/07 Eastbourne 56-40 Edinburgh24/07 Peterborough 50-46 Stoke09/07 Arena Essex 60-36 Canterbury01/07 Mildenhall 61-35 Berwick Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two31/08 Mildenhall 60-36 Arena Essex23/08 Eastbourne 57-39 Stoke20/08 Arena Essex 51-45 Mildenhall15/08 Stoke53-42 Eastbourne Final First leg 27 September 1987 Mildenhall Fen TigersMelvyn Taylor 12Dave Jessup 11David Jackson 10Glen Baxter 8Eric Monaghan 5Richard Green 4Lee Farthing 0 50 – 46 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1987fixtures.pdf 1987 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 29 September 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/mildenhall1987.pdf Mildenhall 1987 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 29 September 2021 Eastbourne EaglesMartin Dugard 14Gordon Kennett 13Andy Buck 9Dean Standing 5Dean Barker 2Keith Pritchard 2Darren Standing 1 Mildenhall Stadium Second leg 4 October 1987 Eastbourne EaglesDean Standing 11Andy Buck 11Gordon Kennett 10Martin Dugard 9Dean Barker 6Keith Pritchard 5Darren Standing 2 54 – 41 Mildenhall Fen TigersMelvyn Taylor 12Dave Jessup 11David Jackson 11Richard Green 5Eric Monaghan 1Paul Blackbird 1Glen Baxter 0 Arlington Stadium Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 100–91. Riders' Championship Andrew Silver won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 12 September 1987 at Brandon Stadium.Nigel makes up for NLRC second Staffordshire Sentinel 14 September 1987 21 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19870914/267/0014 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 ENG Andrew Silver 3 3 3 3 3 152 ENG Nigel Crabtree 3 3 3 3 2 143 ENG David Blackburn 2 2 1 3 2 10+3 4 ENG Les Collins 1 3 3 2 1 10+2 5 ENG David Biles 1 2 2 2 3 10+16 ENG Dave Mullett 2 1 2 2 2 9 7 ENG Martin Dixon 3 2 2 1 0 8 8 ENG Dave Jessup ef 3 3 2 0 8 9ENG Kevin Jolly 2 0 1 1 3 7 10 ENG Martin Dugard 3 2 0 fr 2 7 11 ENG Trevor Banks 0 1 2 3 0 6 12 ENG Paul Woods 1 1 1 0 3 6 13 ENG Steve Lawson 2 0 0 1 1 4 14 ENG Nigel Sparshott 0 0 1 0 1 2 15 ENG Ian Barney 0 1 0 0 1 2 16 ENG Rob Woffinden 1 tex ef 1 0 2 17 ENG Wayne Broadhurst r 0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t-touched tapes Pairs The National League Pairs was held at Wimborne Road on 26 July and was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1987fixtures.pdf 1987 fixtures Speedway Researcher 25 May 2023Tigers triumph Cambridge Daily News 27 July 1987 25 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19870727/023/0023 British Newspaper Archive subscription Semi finals Peterborough (Hawkins & Barney) bt Stoke (Crabtree & Stead) 6-3 Mildenhall (Jessup & Taylor) bt Eastbourne (Kennett & Dugard) 6-3 Final Mildenhall bt Peterborough 6-3 Fours Mildenhall won the fours championship final. The first semi final was held at Peterborough on 9 August but the remaining semi final and final were cancelled due to heavy rain. The re-run was not held until 16 October at Hackney.Fantastic Fours! Cambridge Daily News 31 October 1987 8 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19871031/023/0023 British Newspaper Archive subscription Semi finals SF1 = Mildenhall 18, Arena Essex 16, Berwick 8, Poole 6 SF2 = 1 Eastbourne, 2 Wimbledon, 3 Middlesbrough 4 Peterborough Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 31 Taylor 10, Monaghan 9, Jackson 6, Jessup 62 Arena Essex Hammers 30Silver 12, Goodwin 10, G Chessell 5 M Chessell 33 Eastbourne Eagles 27Buck 8, Kennett 8, Dean Standing 4, Pritchard 4 Dugard 34 Wimbledon Dons 7Tatum 5, Johns 1 Simpson 1, Jolly 0, Mussett 0 Leading averages Rider Team Average Andrew SilverArena Essex10.66 Martin DugardEastbourne10.40 Melvyn TaylorMildenhall10.38 Nigel Crabtree Stoke10.20 Martin DixonMiddlesbrough10.01 Les CollinsEdinburgh9.96 Dave JessupMildenhall9.92 Steve SchofieldPoole9.54 Kevin JollyWimbledon9.48 Gordon KennettEastbourne9.40 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em Andrew Silver 10.66 Martin Goodwin 8.91 Nigel Leaver 6.76 Gary Chessell 6.18 Ian Humphreys 4.55 Steve Bishop 4.06 Mark Chessell 2.98 Lawrie Bloomfield 2.73 Simon Wolstenholme 2.00 Berwick 22em Charlie McKinna 8.08 Steve McDermott 8.00 Phil White 7.88 Rob Woffinden 7.68 Rob Grant Sr. 6.93 Ian Stead 6.85 Wayne Ross 6.45 Sean Courtney 6.06 Paul McHale 4.57 Boston (withdrew from league) 22em Andy Hines 8.17 Carl Baldwin 6.35 Phil White 5.81 Andy Fisher 4.96 Wally Hill 3.60 Jonathan Cooper 3.32 Gary Clegg 3.29 Jamie Young 3.27 Chris Mulvihill 1.75 Canterbury 22em Dave Mullett 8.62 Mike Spink 7.51 Rob Tilbury 7.15 Paul Whittaker 6.93 Paul Evitts 6.33 Mark Lyndon 5.63 Richard Pettman 3.95 Carl Chalcraft 3.76 Jimmy Goodsell 2.00 Eastbourne 22em Martin Dugard 10.40 Gordon Kennett 9.40 Andy Buck 8.66 Dean Standing 7.33 Keith Pritchard 7.02 Dean Barker 5.16 Darren Standing 4.30 Steve Chambers 4.00 Edinburgh 22em Les Collins 9.96 Doug Wyer 8.40 Brett Saunders 7.77 Dave Trownson 6.90 Chris Cobby 6.15 Scott Lamb 5.55 Phil Jeffrey 4.73 Jamie Young 2.87 Ray Taaffe 2.82 Colin Smith 1.00 Shaun Bickley 0.71 Exeter 22em Alan Rivett 7.59 Colin Cook 7.44 David Smart 7.43 Kevin Price 6.81 Michael Coles 5.09 Andy Sell 4.66 Dave Gibbs 4.46 Tony Mattingley 3.77 Glasgow/Workington (withdrew from league) 22em Steve Lawson 8.48 Gordon Whitaker 7.16 Martin McKinna 5.35 Jacko Irving 4.63 Derek Cooper 3.35 Geoff Powell 3.10 Jim Graham 2.59 Long Eaton 22em Glenn Doyle 8.50 Nigel Sparshott 7.72 Keith White 7.33 Gerald Short 7.02 Glyn Taylor 6.14 Miles Evans 6.00 Richie Owen 4.78 Ian Stead 4.00 Rob Carter 3.52 Kevin Price 3.31 Mark Ferry 2.30 Mark Hepworth 1.84 Middlesbrough 22em Martin Dixon 10.01 Mark Fiora 8.89 Steve Wilcock 7.56 Peter McNamara 5.40 Ashley Norton 5.18 Andy Buck 4.97 Mark Burrows 4.38 Geoff Pusey 4.06 Mildenhall 22em Melvyn Taylor 10.38 Dave Jessup 9.92 Eric Monaghan 7.90 Dave Jackson 6.42 Richard Green 5.91 Glen Baxter 5.28 Lee Farthing 4.08 Rob Parish 3.40 Milton Keynes 22em Kevin Smart 8.51 Trevor Banks 8.48 Keith White 8.19 Andy Hines 7.27 Mark Carlson 6.96 Troy Butler 6.83 Peter Lloyd 6.46 Ian Clark 5.09 Newcastle 22em David Blackburn 8.90 Tom Owen 7.31 Dave Morton 7.22 Mark Courtney 7.18 Gary O'Hare 5.42 Shane Bowes 4.69 Bernie Collier 4.67 Paul Cooper 1.69 Peterborough 22em Ian Barney 9.16 Kevin Hawkins 8.69 Nigel Flatman 7.63 Carl Baldwin 7.35 Craig Hodgson 6.23 Jamie Habbin 6.17 Pete Chapman 6.09 Rob Fortune 5.08 Poole 22em Steve Schofield 9.54 David Biles 9.16 Martin Yeates 7.66 Kevin Smith 7.33 Wayne Barrett 4.08 Peter Read 3.53 Will James 3.39 Nigel Newman 2.90 Rye House 22em Paul Woods 8.11 Barry Thomas 6.93 Jamie Luckhurst 6.40 Kevin Brice 5.10 Linden Warner 4.99 Kevin Teager 4.81 Gary Rolls 4.44 Rob Parish 4.15 Steve Bryenton 4.00 Julian Parr 3.51 Stoke 22em Nigel Crabtree 10.20 Darren Sumner 8.03 Graham Jones 7.94 Paul Stead 7.38 Mike Wilding 6.34 Derek Richardson 5.16 Bobby Duncan 3.71 Wimbledon 22em Kevin Jolly 9.48 Roger Johns 9.02 Neville Tatum 8.56 Jeremy Luckhurst 6.06 Alan Farmer 5.27 Terry Mussett 5.00 Nathan Simpson 4.36 Mark Fordham 3.79 Mark Lyndon 3.46 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League