In 1982 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.
League | National League |
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No. of competitors | 19 |
Champions | Newcastle Diamonds |
Knockout Cup | Newcastle Diamonds |
Individual | Joe Owen |
Pairs | Weymouth Wildcats |
Fours | Newcastle Diamonds |
Highest average | Joe Owen |
Division/s above | 1982 British League |
The league champions were Newcastle Diamonds.[1][2]
Milton Keynes rider Brett Alderton was killed in an accident during the second half of a league meeting at King's Lynn. The 18-year old Australian sustained a fatal head injury on 17 April.[3][4]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Newcastle Diamonds | 36 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 60 |
2 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 53 |
3 | Ellesmere Port Gunners | 36 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 50 |
4 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 36 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 49 |
5 | Weymouth Wildcats | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 45 |
6 | Rye House Rockets | 36 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
7 | Long Eaton Invaders | 36 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 41 |
8 | Boston Barracudas | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 39 |
9 | Berwick Bandits | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
10 | Exeter Falcons | 36 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 34 |
11 | Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
12 | Milton Keynes Knights | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 29 |
13 | Peterborough Panthers | 36 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 28 |
14 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 36 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 28 |
15 | Crayford Kestrels | 36 | 13 | 0 | 23 | 26 |
16 | Canterbury Crusaders | 36 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 25 |
17 | Scunthorpe Stags | 36 | 11 | 2 | 23 | 24 |
18 | Stoke Potters | 36 | 11 | 1 | 24 | 23 |
19 | Oxford Cheetahs | 36 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 17 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Joe Owen | Newcastle | 11.09 | |
2 | Simon Wigg | Weymouth | 10.67 | |
3 | Steve Lawson | Glasgow | 10.40 | |
4 | Rod Hunter | Newcastle | 10.22 | |
5 | Bob Garrad | Rye House | 9.86 |
The 1982 National League Knockout Cup was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Newcastle Diamonds were the winners of the competition.[7]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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11/05 | Milton Keynes | 47-49 | Oxford |
06/05 | Oxford | 54-42 | Milton Keynes |
27/04 | Weymouth | 60-36 | Canterbury |
24/04 | Canterbury | 54-42 | Weymouth |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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24/06 | Oxford | 39-56 | Mildenhall |
07/06 | Scunthorpe | 51-45 | Peterborough |
31/05 | Rye House | 35-25 | Crayford |
31/05 | Long Eaton | 67-29 | Berwick |
29/05 | Berwick | 67-29 | Long Eaton |
26/05 | Edinburgh | 53-43 | Ellesmere Port |
26/05 | Mildenhall | 62-34 | Oxford |
25/05 | Crayford | 33-62 | Rye House |
24/05 | Newcastle | 55-41 | Middlesbrough |
23/05 | Boston | 59-37 | Stoke |
22/05 | Stoke | 42-54 | Boston |
21/05 | Ellesmere Port | 60-36 | Edinburgh |
21/05 | Peterborough | 58-38 | Scunthorpe |
20/05 | Middlesbrough | 53-43 | Newcastle |
18/05 | Weymouth | 62-34 | Exeter |
17/05 | Exeter | 60-36 | Weymouth |
30/06 replay |
Long Eaton | 62-34 | Berwick |
06/06 replay |
Berwick | 67-29 | Long Eaton |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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07/08 | Berwick | 64-32 | Ellesmere Port |
30/07 | Ellesmere Port | 69-26 | Berwick |
29/07 | Weymouth | 53-43 | Peterborough |
26/07 | Newcastle | 62-34 | Boston |
18/07 | Boston | 47-49 | Newcastle |
11/07 | Rye House | 60-35 | Mildenhall |
10/07 | Mildenhall | 56-39 | Rye House |
02/07 | Peterborough | 48-48 | Weymouth |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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05/09 | Rye House | 59-37 | Ellesmere Port |
31/08 | Weymouth | 35-61 | Newcastle |
20/08 | Ellesmere Port | 71-25 | Rye House |
16/08 | Newcastle | 63-32 | Weymouth |
First leg
Ellesmere Port Gunners John Jackson 13 Steve Finch 12 Eric Monaghan 11 Phil Alderman 6 Rob Maxfield 4 Billy Burton 4 Glen Parrott 1 | 51 – 45 | Newcastle Diamonds Joe Owen 15 Rod Hunter 14 Bobby Beaton 8 Tom Owen 5 Keith Bloxsome 2 Alan Emerson 1 Robbie Foy 0 |
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Second leg
Newcastle Diamonds Joe Owen 15 Rod Hunter 14 Alan Emerson 12 Tom Owen 11 Keith Bloxsome 11 Bobby Beaton 10 Robbie Foy 0 | 73 – 23 | Ellesmere Port Gunners Eric Monaghan 7 Steve Finch 5 John Jackson 3 Phil Alderman 3 Billy Burton 2 Glen Parrott 2 Rob Maxfield 1 |
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Newcastle were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–74.
Joe Owen won the Riders' Championship, sponsored by the Daily Mirror and held at Wimbledon Stadium on 18 September 1982.[9]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
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1 | Joe Owen | 3 3 3 3 2 | 14 |
2 | Steve Lomas | 3 3 3 3 | 12 |
3 | Bob Garrad | 1 3 2 3 2 | 11 |
4 | Andy Hines | 2 3 2 3 | 10 |
5 | Keith White | 0 1 2 3 3 | 9 |
6 | Derek Harrison | 2 3 2 1 1 | 9 |
7 | Steve Lawson | 2 0 1 2 3 | 8 |
8 | Andy Campbell | 1 2 3 1 1 | 8 |
9 | Dave Trownson | 0 2 1 2 2 | 7 |
10 | Alan Molyneux | 2 2 2 0 | 6 |
11 | Martin Yeates | 3 0 0 0 2 | 5 |
12 | Barry Thomas | 3 0 1 1 0 | 5 |
13 | Steve Wilcock | 3 1 1 0 | 5 |
14 | Barney Kennett | 1 1 2 0 1 | 5 |
15 | John Jackson | 2 1 0 1 0 | 4 |
16 | Steve McDermott | 1 0 0 1 | 2 |
The National League Pairs was held at Abbey Stadium on 28 August and was won by Weymouth Wildcats.[10][11]
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Semi finals
Final
Newcastle Diamonds won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 25 July.[12][13][14]
Semi finals
Final
Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
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1 | Newcastle | 17 | Owen 6, Beaton 4, Hunter 4, Emerson 3 |
2 | Mildenhall | 15 | Henry 5, Knight 5, Bales 4, Harrison 1 |
3 | Middlesbrough | 13 | Dixon 5, Wilcock 4, Pusey 2, Spink 2 |
4 | Rye House | 3 | Mullarkey 2, Naylor 1, Garrad 0, Bryenton 0 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Joe Owen | Newcastle | 11.01 | |
2 | Steve Lawson | Glasgow | 10.40 | |
3 | Simon Wigg | Weymouth | 10.36 | |
4 | Rod Hunter | Newcastle | 10.12 | |
5 | Bob Garrad | Rye House | 9.85 |
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