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
LeagueNational League
Season1975
ChampionsBirmingham Brummies
No. of competitors20
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
Division/s above1975 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
15/04Ellesmere Port43-35Coatbridge
11/04Coatbridge50-28Ellesmere Port
14/04Newcastle44-34Berwick
05/04Berwick40-38Newcastle
21/03Peterborough42-36Boston
16/03Boston40-38Peterborough
14/04Birmingham51-27Crayford
15/04Crayford37-40Birmingham

Second Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
05/05Scunthorpe38-40Teesside
01/05Teesside45-32Scunthorpe
30/05Coatbridge39-39Newcastle
19/05Newcastle50-27Coatbridge
10/05Paisley43-34Workington
30/05Workington45-33Paisley
05/05Crewe38-40Bradford
14/05Bradford48-30Crewe
09/05Peterborough49-29Weymouth
29/04Weymouth50-28Peterborough
11/05Rye House31-46Birmingham
05/05Birmingham60-18Rye House
10/05Canterbury40-37Eastbourne
11/05Eastbourne49-29Canterbury

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
07/08Teesside32-46Newcastle
28/07Newcastle54-24Teesside
24/08Workington47-31Stoke
21/08Stoke42-36Workington
23/09Weymouth42-36Eastbourne
09/07Bradford47-31Weymouth
14/07Birmingham41-37Eastbourne
06/07Eastbourne45-33Birmingham

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
19/09Workington48-30Newcastle
15/09Newcastle48-30Workington
23/09Weymouth42-36Eastbourne
21/09Eastbourne60-18Weymouth
29/09
replay		Newcastle37-41Workington
26/09
replay		Workington51-27Newcastle

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
19/10Eastbourne52-25Workington
17/10Workington47-31Eastbourne
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See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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