1976 National League season

1976 National League season
League

National League

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Season 1976
Champions Newcastle Diamonds
No. of competitors 18


The 1976 National League was contested in 1976 as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom having been renamed from the previous season's moniker of New National League.

The league was reduced from 20 teams down to 18. Birmingham Brummies had moved up to the British League. Oxford Rebels of the British League lost their riders and nickname to White City but moved down to the National League as the Oxford Cheetahs. Bradford Barons and Crewe Kings had both closed down.

Newcastle Diamonds comfortably won their first National League title, completing a cup double, and dropping only seven points.

Final table

Team PL W D L Pts
Newcastle Diamonds 34 30 1 3 61
Ellesmere Port Gunners 34 24 1 9 49
Workington Comets 34 20 1 13 41
Canterbury Crusaders 34 20 0 14 40
Rye House Rockets 34 17 2 15 36
Crayford Kestrels 34 17 1 16 35
Coatbridge Tigers 34 17 1 16 35
Eastbourne Eagles 34 17 0 17 34
Peterborough Panthers 34 16 2 16 34
Berwick Bandits 34 17 0 17 34
Stoke Potters 34 15 1 18 31
Boston Barracudas 34 15 1 18 31
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 34 15 1 18 31
Oxford Cheetahs 34 14 1 19 29
Weymouth Wizards 34 11 2 21 24
Paisley Lions 34 12 0 22 24
Scunthorpe Saints 34 11 1 22 23
Teesside Tigers 34 10 0 24 20

Top Five Riders

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Joe Owen England Newcastle Diamonds 11.55
2 Tom Owen England Newcastle Diamonds 10.28
3 Steve Weatherley England Eastbourne Eagles 10.27
4 John Jackson England Ellesmere Port Gunners 10.20
5 Laurie Etheridge England Crayford Kestrels 9.96

References

  1. ↑ Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0



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