The 1986 National League was contested as the second division of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.
Summary The title was won by the Eastbourne Eagles.
Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Eastbourne Eagles 38 28 1 9 572 Poole Wildcats 38 25 1 12 513 Middlesbrough Tigers 38 25 1 12 514 Arena Essex Hammers 38 23 1 14 475 Stoke Potters 38 23 0 15 466 Wimbledon Dons 38 21 1 16 437 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 37 21 1 15 438 Milton Keynes Knights 37 20 1 16 419 Edinburgh Monarchs 38 19 0 19 3810 Peterborough Panthers 38 18 2 18 3811 Rye House Rockets 38 18 0 20 3612 Boston Barracudas 38 17 1 20 3513 Hackney Kestrels 38 16 0 22 3214 Berwick Bandits 38 15 1 22 3115 Canterbury Crusaders 38 15 1 22 3116 Exeter Falcons 38 15 0 23 3017 Birmingham Brummies 38 14 1 23 2918 Glasgow Tigers 38 14 0 24 2819 Newcastle Federation Specials 38 13 1 24 2720 Long Eaton Invaders 38 11 2 25 24
Fixtures and results
a=Peterborough awarded win
National League Knockout Cup The 1986 National League Knockout Cup was the 19th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.
First round Date Team one Score Team two12/05 Newcastle 43-35 Boston10/05 Canterbury 53-25 Birmingham02/05 Glasgow 37-41 Edinburgh30/04 Edinburgh 53-25 Glasgow27/04 Boston 37-41 Newcastle27/04 Rye House 55-23 Exeter25/04 Birmingham 48-30 Canterbury21/04 Exeter 37-41 Rye House Second round Date Team one Score Team two08/07 Milton Keynes 43-35 Mildenhall07/07 Newcastle 36-42 Berwick06/07 Eastbourne 48-30 Wimbledon06/07 Mildenhall 49-29 Milton Keynes05/07 Canterbury 39-39 Peterborough04/07 Peterborough 49-29 Canterbury03/07 Middlesbrough 49-29 Stoke02/07 Long Eaton 43-35 Edinburgh02/07 Wimbledon 36-42 Eastbourne29/06 Rye House 42-35 Hackney28/06 Berwick 50-28 Newcastle28/06 Stoke 40-37 Middlesbrough27/06 Edinburgh 50-28 Long Eaton27/06 Hackney 48-30 Rye House15/05 Arena 45-33 Poole29/04 Poole 36-42 Arena Essex Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two28/08 Middlesbrough 36-42 Mildenhall22/08 Peterborough 45-33 Berwick17/08 Mildenhall 43-35 Middlesbrough09/08 Berwick 42-36 Peterborough01/08 Edinburgh 38-40 Eastbourne01/08 Hackney 39-39 Arena Essex27/07 Eastbourne 48-28 Edinburgh17/07 Arena Essex 43-35 Hackney Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two17/10 Peterborough 37-41 Eastbourne28/09 Mildenhall 44-34 Arena Essex21/09 Eastbourne 49.5-28.5 Peterborough18/09 Arena Essex 43-35 Mildenhall Final First leg
Second leg
Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 90–64.
Riders' Championship Paul Thorp won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 August at Brandon Stadium.
Pos. Rider Pts Total1 Paul Thorp 3 3 3 3 3 15 2 Steve Schofield 3 3 3 3 1 13 3 Les Collins 2 2 3 2 3 124 Andrew Silver 3 3 2 2 ret 10 5 Malcolm Simmons 0 3 2 3 2 10 6 Jamie Luckhurst 2 0 1 3 3 9 7 Kevin Jolly 1 1 3 2 2 98 Gordon Kennett 1 2 1 1 3 8 9 Mark Courtney ef 1 2 2 1 6 10 Mark Fiora 3 0 2 1 ex 6 11 Steve McDermott 1 2 0 0 2 5 12 Dave Mullett 2 1 0 0 2 5 13 Dave Jessup 2 1 1 ef x 4 14 Paul Woods ef 2 0 1 1 4 15 Steve Lawson 1 0 1 0 0 2 16 Kevin Hawkins 0 0 0 1 0 1 17 Bruce Cribb (res)1 1 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure
Pairs The National League Pairs was held at Hackney Wick Stadium on 13 July and was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.
Final Edinburgh (Collins & Wyer) bt Hackney (Thomas & Galvin) 6-3
Fours Middlesbrough Tigers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 10 August.
Semi finals SF1 = Arena Essex 18, Mildenhall 12, Edinburgh 11, Eastbourne 7 SF2 = Middlesbrough 15, Hackney 13, Stoke 11, Poole 9
Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Middlesbrough Tigers 15Burdfield 5, Courtney 4, Dixon 4, Wilcock 22 Arena Essex Hammers 14 Silver 6, Middleditch 4, Goodwin 3, Smart 13 Hackney Kestrels 11 Simmons 5, Galvin 4, Whittaker 1, Rolls 14 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 8 Monaghan 3, Henry 2, Taylor 2, Jessup 1
Leading averages Rider Team Average Dave JessupMildenhall10.69 Paul Thorp Stoke10.44 Andrew SilverArena Essex10.40 Steve SchofieldPoole10.36 Les CollinsEdinburgh10.14 Nigel Crabtree Stoke9.98 Kevin JollyBoston9.90 Gordon KennettEastbourne9.87 Jamie LuckhurstWimbledon9.83 Martin DugardEastbourne9.75 Malcolm SimmonsHackney9.70
London Cup Hackney won the London Cup but the competition consisted of just Wimbledon and Hackney.
Results Team Score TeamHackney 43–35 WimbledonWimbledon 42–35 Hackney
Riders & final averages Arena Essex
Andrew Silver 10.40 Neil Middleditch 9.56 Martin Goodwin 8.87 David Smart 6.46 Pete Chapman 5.27 Gary Chessell 5.17 Lawrie Bloomfield 4.69 Sean Barker 2.60 Paul Muchene 2.16
Berwick
Charlie McKinna 8.32 Steve McDermott 8.15 Jimmy McMillan 7.68 Steve Finch 7.47 Rob Grant Sr. 6.67 Sean Courtney 5.91 Roger Lambert 5.30 Paul McHale 3.69 Wayne Ross 3.48
Birmingham
Paul Evitts 9.12 David Cheshire 7.59 Reg Wilson 7.53 Phil White 6.45 Rob Woffinden 5.85 Ian Stead 5.66 Ian M Stead 5.48 Mark Stevenson 4.75 Steve Finch 4.14 Wayne Elliott 2.42 David Rose 1.95
Boston
Kevin Jolly 9.90 Andy Hines 8.54 Paul Clarke 7.27 Rob Woffinden 6.19 Dave Jackson 5.66 Andy Fisher 4.88 Peter Framingham 4.67 Wayne Ross 3.89 Derrol Keats 3.64 Gary Clegg 3.36
Canterbury
Dave Mullett 8.69 Mike Spink 7.60 Alan Mogridge 7.34 Rob Tilbury 6.06 Alan Sage 4.88 Steve Bryenton 4.52 Tony Hansford 3.10 Paul Hilton 2.86 Gary Hopkins 1.60
Eastbourne
Gordon Kennett 9.87 Martin Dugard 9.75 Colin Richardson 8.06 Keith Pritchard 7.22 Andy Buck 7.08 Dean Standing 7.06 Chris Mulvihill 4.19 Dean Barker 3.11
Edinburgh
Les Collins 10.14 Doug Wyer 9.13 Dave Trownson 7.16 Brett Saunders 6.13 Mark Burrows 5.08 Phil Jeffrey 4.67 Scott Lamb 4.61
Exeter
Bruce Cribb 8.23 Alan Rivett 7.80 Colin Cook 7.60 Steve Bishop 7.05 Kevin Price 6.13 Alan Mason 5.28 Michael Coles 5.04 Tony Mattingley 4.34 Andy Sell 4.10 Dave Roberts 3.35 Mike Semmonds 3.02 Stuart Williams 1.60
Glasgow
Steve Lawson 9.11 Bobby Beaton 8.16 Martin McKinna 6.12 Jacko Irving 4.81 Geoff Powell 4.50 Kym Mauger 4.38 Derek Cooper 4.15 Colin Caffrey 3.68 Jim Beaton 3.05 Kenny Brailsford 2.71
Hackney
Malcolm Simmons 9.70 Andy Galvin 7.95 Barry Thomas 7.39 Alan Mogridge 6.67 Paul Whittaker 6.28 Gary Rolls 4.07 Carl Chalcraft 3.91 Richard Pettman 3.78 Mike Fitzpatrick 3.62 Steve Smith 1.56
Long Eaton
Mark Fiora 9.18 Miles Evans 6.94 Gerald Short 6.86 Geoff Pusey 5.19 John Proctor 4.81 Phil Alderman 4.63 Glenn Doyle 4.29 Pete Smith 3.53 Eric Broadbelt 3.15 Kenny Young 2.10
Middlesbrough
Martin Dixon 9.30 Mark Courtney 9.21 Gary Havelock 8.64 Steve Wilcock 7.98 Jim Burdfield 5.27 Tony Forward 4.30 Roland Tebbs 4.30 Glenn Hornby 3.74
Mildenhall
Dave Jessup 10.69 Melvyn Taylor 9.11 Eric Monaghan 7.62 Robert Henry 7.04 Richard Green 5.19 Rob Parish 4.06 Kelvin Mullarkey 3.73 Lee Potter 3.06 Wayne Dunworth 1.55 Andy Steward 1.41
Milton Keynes
Keith White 8.40 Trevor Banks 8.02 Kevin Smart 7.65 Ian Clark 6.48 Mark Carlson 5.32 Derek Richardson 5.31 Mark Chessell 4.64 Peter Lloyd 4.50
Newcastle
Dave Morton 8.24 Paul Stead 7.45 David Blackburn 7.07 Dave Perks 6.27 Gary O'Hare 5.95 Bernie Collier 4.70 Paul Cooper 4.34 Keith Bloxsome 2.37 Steve Wicks 2.00
Peterborough
Kevin Hawkins 8.75 Nigel Flatman 8.16 Dave Allen 7.00 Carl Baldwin 7.00 Ian Barney 6.43 Pete Chapman 5.79 Jamie Habbin 5.01 Adrian Hume 4.71 John Stokes 4.31
Poole
Steve Schofield 10.36 Kevin Smith 9.45 Martin Yeates 8.70 David Biles 7.75 Marcus Bisson 5.06 Dave Gibbs 4.55 Wayne Barrett 4.14 Will James 2.42
Rye House
Paul Woods 8.97 Alan Mogridge 7.53 Alastair Stevens 7.47 Paul Bosley 6.02 Kevin Brice 5.47 Bobby Garrad 5.42 Julian Parr 5.02 Linden Warner 4.61 Colin Lambkin 0.63
Stoke
Paul Thorp 10.44 Nigel Crabtree 9.98 Tom Owen 7.34 Mike Wilding 7.0 Darren Sumner 7.06 Graham Jones 5.70 Nigel Harrhy .4.27 Mark Crang 3.93 Jamie Young 2.24
Wimbledon
Jamie Luckhurst 9.83 Roger Johns 9.25 Nigel Sparshott 6.92 Neville Tatum 6.74 Jeremy Luckhurst 6.04 Terry Mussett .4.50 Mark Fordham 3.54 Mark Baldwin 3.32 Jay Pleece 1.26
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
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