1975 New National League season

The 1975 National League was contested as the second division/tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom when British League Division Two was renamed. It was subsequently named the National League.[1]

1975 New National League season

League	National League
Season	1975
Champions	Birmingham Brummies
No. of competitors	20
Knockout Cup	Eastbourne Eagles
Division/s above	1975 British League

Summary

Barrow Bombers, Long Eaton Archers and Sunderland Gladiators all dropped out from the previous season, Newcastle Diamonds, Crayford Kestrels, Paisley Lions and Mildenhall Fen Tigers joined the league, increasing it to 20 teams.

Birmingham Brummies, winners of the last British League Division Two, retained their title as winners of the National League and were promoted to the British League for 1976.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Birmingham Brummies	38	29	1	8	59
Newcastle Diamonds	38	27	0	11	54
Stoke Potters	38	26	0	12	52
Eastbourne Eagles	38	25	0	13	50
Boston Barracudas	38	24	2	12	50
Workington Comets	38	23	2	13	48
Berwick Bandits	38	21	3	14	45
Crayford Kestrels	38	20	2	16	42
Ellesmere Port Gunners	38	19	1	18	39
Canterbury Crusaders	38	19	0	19	38
Bradford Barons	38	17	2	19	36
Coatbridge Tigers	38	17	1	20	35
Scunthorpe Saints	38	17	0	21	34
Rye House Rockets	38	13	2	23	28
Paisley Lions	38	14	0	24	28
Crewe Kings	37	13	1	23	27
Teesside Tigers	38	13	0	25	26
Peterborough Panthers	37	13	0	24	26
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	38	11	1	26	23
Weymouth Wizards	38	8	2	28	18

Top Five Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Joe Owen		Newcastle Diamonds	10.89
2	Tom Owen		Newcastle Diamonds	10.78
3	Alan Molyneux		Stoke Potters	10.10
4	Paul Gachet		Eastbourne Eagles	10.08
5	Les Rumsey		Canterbury Crusaders	10.01

National League Knockout Cup

The 1975 National League Knockout Cup was the eighth edition (first under its new name) of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.[2]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
15/04	Ellesmere Port	43-35	Coatbridge
11/04	Coatbridge	50-28	Ellesmere Port
14/04	Newcastle	44-34	Berwick
05/04	Berwick	40-38	Newcastle
21/03	Peterborough	42-36	Boston
16/03	Boston	40-38	Peterborough
14/04	Birmingham	51-27	Crayford
15/04	Crayford	37-40	Birmingham

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
05/05	Scunthorpe	38-40	Teesside
01/05	Teesside	45-32	Scunthorpe
30/05	Coatbridge	39-39	Newcastle
19/05	Newcastle	50-27	Coatbridge
10/05	Paisley	43-34	Workington
30/05	Workington	45-33	Paisley
05/05	Crewe	38-40	Bradford
14/05	Bradford	48-30	Crewe
09/05	Peterborough	49-29	Weymouth
29/04	Weymouth	50-28	Peterborough
11/05	Rye House	31-46	Birmingham
05/05	Birmingham	60-18	Rye House
10/05	Canterbury	40-37	Eastbourne
11/05	Eastbourne	49-29	Canterbury

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
07/08	Teesside	32-46	Newcastle
28/07	Newcastle	54-24	Teesside
24/08	Workington	47-31	Stoke
21/08	Stoke	42-36	Workington
23/09	Weymouth	42-36	Eastbourne
09/07	Bradford	47-31	Weymouth
14/07	Birmingham	41-37	Eastbourne
06/07	Eastbourne	45-33	Birmingham

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
19/09	Workington	48-30	Newcastle
15/09	Newcastle	48-30	Workington
23/09	Weymouth	42-36	Eastbourne
21/09	Eastbourne	60-18	Weymouth
29/09 replay	Newcastle	37-41	Workington
26/09 replay	Workington	51-27	Newcastle

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
19/10	Eastbourne	52-25	Workington
17/10	Workington	47-31	Eastbourne

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
2. "1975 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.