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1984 National League season

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1984 National League season
League	National League
No. of competitors	16
Champions	Long Eaton Invaders
Knockout Cup	Hackney Kestrels
Individual	Ian Barney
Pairs	Stoke Potters
Fours	Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Highest average	Steve Lawson
Division/s above	1984 British League
←1983 1985 →

The1984 National League was contested as the second division ofmotorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom.

Summary

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A new team called theArena Essex Hammers, promoted byWally Mawdsley joined the league.^[1] Crayford Kestrels moved toHackney Wick Stadium to become theHackney Kestrels.^[2]^[3]

The title was won by theLong Eaton Invaders who finished just one point clear of theMildenhall Fen Tigers.^[4]^[5] Remarkably the Long Eaton Invaders had gone from finishing last in 1983 to first in 1984 under former riderVic White. He had been brought in as the team manager and had signed Graham Drury and Chris Pidcock to support Dave Perks, Paul Stead and David Tyler.^[6]

Final table

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Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
1	Long Eaton Invaders	30	21	1	8	43
2	Mildenhall Fen Tigers	30	19	4	7	42
3	Stoke Potters	30	17	3	10	37
4	Hackney Kestrels	30	16	0	14	32
5	Berwick Bandits	30	15	1	14	31
6	Boston Barracudas	30	15	1	14	31
7	Milton Keynes Knights	30	14	1	15	29
8	Rye House Rockets	30	14	0	16	28
9	Middlesbrough Tigers	30	13	2	15	28
10	Scunthorpe Stags	30	13	2	15	28
11	Glasgow Tigers	30	13	2	15	28
12	Canterbury Crusaders	30	13	1	16	27
13	Weymouth Wildcats	30	13	0	17	26
14	Arena Essex Hammers	30	11	3	16	25
15	Peterborough Panthers	30	12	0	18	24
16	Edinburgh Monarchs	30	10	1	19	21

Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away	AE	BER	BOS	CAN	ED	GLA	HAC	LE	MID	MIL	MK	PET	RH	SCU	STO	WEY
Arena Essex		51–27	37–41	42–32	41–37	40–38	41–36	41–36	40–38	39–39	31–47	46–31	41–36	37–37	32–46	48–30
Berwick	38–40		49–29	44–34	40–38	48–30	47–31	41–37	46–32	40–37	46–32	44–34	43–34	44–34	37–41	51–37
Boston	51–27	50–28		40–36	54–24	47–31	40–34	41–37	49–29	38–40	40–38	60–18	47–31	41–37	41–37	57–21
Canterbury	49–29	47–31	54–24		45–32	39–39	42–36	35–43	44–34	40–37	45–33	51–27	45–33	42–36	44–34	50–28
Edinburgh	47–31	40–38	45–32	42–34		36–41	44–34	37–41	34–43	38–40	39–38	54–24	41–37	51–26	39–39	36–42
Glasgow	39–39	40–38	47–31	48–30	34–44		45–33	38–39	47–31	41–37	49–29	57–21	43–35	41–36	45–33	48–30
Hackney	44–34	44–34	46–32	47–31	47–31	43–35		42–36	46–32	37–41	46–32	53–25	48–30	55–23	45–33	45–32
Long Eaton	48–30	45–32	57–21	44–34	47–31	49–29	41–37		50–28	36–42	50–28	50–25	47–31	58–20	47–31	41–36
Middlesbrough	46–31	36–42	43–35	50–28	40–37	45–32	42–36	39–39		37–41	40–38	51–27	52–26	41–36	39–39	48–30
Mildenhall	48–30	39–39	39–39	50–28	45–33	52–26	54–24	44–34	47–31		39–39	48–30	44–34	41–36	42–36	51–27
Milton Keynes	40–38	38–40	55–23	40–38	49–29	51–27	47–30	37–41	41–37	42–36		55–2	41–37	43–35	40–38	46–31
Peterborough	44–34	41–37	43–34	45–33	44–34	53–25	42–34	38–40	43–35	36–42	44–34		52–25	41–37	38–40	41–37
Rye House	43–34	44–32	52–26	42–36	58–20	43–35	42–36	44–34	37–40	44–34	44–33	44–22		45–33	43–35	47–31
Scunthorpe	46–32	41–36	50–27	43–35	43–35	43–35	36–41	42–36	41–37	41–36	52–26	49–29	42–35		39–39	41–36
Stoke	48–30	44–34	44–34	44–34	50–28	53–25	42–36	36–42	47–30	49–29	44–33	53–25	43–35	42–36		55–23
Weymouth	39.5–38.5	42–35	46–32	47–31	44–34	45–32	38–40	38–40	52–26	38–40	51–27	41–37	50–28	44–33	40–38

Source:^[7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top five riders (league averages)

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	Rider	Team	C.M.A.
1	Steve Lawson	Glasgow	10.41
2	Martin Yeates	Weymouth	10.35
3	Steve Wilcock	Middlesbrough	9.89
4	Tom Owen	Stoke	9.77
5	Steve McDermott	Berwick	9.74

National League Knockout Cup

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The 1984 National League Knockout Cup was the 17th edition of theKnockout Cup for tier two teams.Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.^[8]

First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
08/06	Peterborough	48-30	Arena Essex
31/05	Arena Essex	41-37	Peterborough
11/05	Peterborough	42-36	Arena Essex
26/04	Arena Essex	42-36	Peterborough
26/04	Middlesbrough	52-26	Scunthorpe
22/04	Boston	40-38	Edinburgh
21/04	Berwick	44-34	Glasgow
21/04	Stoke	39-38	Long Eaton
20/04	Edinburgh	46-32	Boston
20/04	Glasgow	33-44	Berwick
18/04	Long Eaton	45-33	Stoke
17/04	Weymouth	34-44	Canterbury
16/04	Scunthorpe	43-35	Middlesbrough
15/04	Mildenhall	44-34	Milton Keynes
15/04	Rye House	36-42	Hackney
14/04	Canterbury	39-39	Weymouth
13/04	Hackney	53-25	Rye House
10/04	Milton Keynes	41-37	Mildenhall

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
28/07	Canterbury	44-34	Peterborough
20/07	Edinburgh	35-43	Berwick
20/07	Peterborough	47-30	Canterbury
18/05	Hackney	51-27	Mildenhall
17/05	Middlesbrough	55-23	Long Eaton
13/05	Mildenhall	44-34	Hackney
05/05	Berwick	43-35	Edinburgh
02/05	Long Eaton	48-30	Middlesbrough

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
07/09	Peterborough	53-25	Hackney
27/08	Hackney	54-24	Peterborough
26/07	Middlesbrough	41-37	Berwick
21/07	Berwick	46-31	Middlesbrough

Final

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First leg

21 September 1984

Hackney Kestrels Barry Thomas 11 Trevor Banks 11 Paul Bosley 7 Andy Galvin 6 Kevin Teager 5 Paul Whittaker 5 Linden Warner 1	46 – 32	Berwick Bandits Jim McMillan 13 Bruce Cribb 12 David Walsh 3 Dennis Gallagher 3 Eric Broadbelt 1 Mick Caroline 0 Steve McDermott R/R
	^[9]^[10]

Hackney Wick Stadium

Second leg

29 September 1984

Berwick Bandits Jim McMillan 12 Bruce Cribb 12 David Walsh 10 Dennis Gallagher 3 Craig Pendlebury 3 Mick Caroline 0 Steve McDermott R/R	40 – 37	Hackney Kestrels Barry Thomas 11 Trevor Banks 7 Kevin Teager 6 Paul Bosley 5 Andy Galvin 5 Paul Whittaker 3 Linden Warner 0
	^[9]^[10]

Berrington Lough Stadium

Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate83–72.

Riders' Championship

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Ian Barney won theRiders' Championship. The final was originally held atWimbledon Stadium on 23 September but was abandoned after eight heats due to rain. The Championship was restaged on 13 October atEast of England Arena.^[11]

Pos.	Rider	Total
1	Ian Barney	14+3
2	Dave Perks	14+ef
3	Martin Yeates	12+3
4	Andy Buck	12+2
5	Steve Wilcock	10
6	Colin Cook	8
7	Tom Owen	8
?	Alan Sage
?	Bob Garrad
?	Mark Fiora
?	Barry Thomas
?	Bruce Cribb	4
?	Keith White
?	Jamie Luckhurst
?	Steve Lawson
?	Carl Baldwin

Pairs

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TheNational League Pairs was held atHackney Wick Stadium on 30 June and was won by Stoke Potters.^[12]^[13]

Top 4 Qualifying
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Stoke	20	Owen T 12, Crabtree 8
2	Berwick	18	Cribb 11, McDermott 7
3	Weymouth	18	Yeates, Biles 6
4	Mildenhall	18	Blackbird, Bales 7

Semi finals

Stoke bt Mildenhall
Berwick bt Weymouth

Final

Stoke bt Berwick

Fours

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Mildenhall won the fours championship final, held at theEast of England Showground on 22 July.^[14]

Semi finals

SF1 = Boston 16, Stoke 13, Canterbury 10, Berwick 9
SF2 = Mildenhall 23 Milton Keynes 10, Middlesbrough 8, Hackney 7

Final

Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Mildenhall Fen Tigers	19	Bales 6, Henry 5, Blackbird 5, Baldwin 3
2	Stoke Potters	15	Crabtree 5, Thorp 4, Owen 4, Evitts 2
3	Milton Keynes Knights	11	White 4, Blackburn 4, Payne 2, De'Ath 1, Framingham 0
4	Boston Barracudas	3	Burton 2, Wilson 1, Cook 0, Hollingworth 0

Leading averages

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Rider	Team	Average
Steve Lawson	Glasgow	10.38
Martin Yeates	Weymouth	10.35
Steve McDermott	Berwick	9.97
Tom Owen	Stoke	9.86
Steve Wilcock	Middlesbrough	9.71
Nigel Crabtree	Stoke	9.56
Bobby Beaton	Edinburgh	9.30
Bruce Cribb	Berwick	9.24
Alun Rossiter	Weymouth	9.23
Carl Baldwin	Mildenhall	9.11
Mark Fiora	Edinburgh	9.10

Riders & final averages

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Arena Essex

Bob Humphreys 7.19
Alan Sage 7.19
Martin Goodwin 7.10
David Smart 6.25
Bill Barrett 6.02
David Cheshire 5.61
Jeremy Luckhurst 4.81
Peter Johns 4.77
Steve Collins 1.33

Berwick

Steve McDermott 9.97
Bruce Cribb 9.24
Jimmy McMillan 8.73
Charlie McKinna 6.65
Phil Kynman 6.21
Craig Pendlebury 5.40
David Walsh 5.34
Rob Grant Sr. 5.10
Mike Caroline 3.64
Dennis Gallagher 3.64
Paul Cooper 3.58
Jacko Irving 2.50

Boston

Colin Cook 7.26
Rob Hollingworth 7.16
Guy Wilson 7.11
David Gagen 7.03
Dennis Mallett 6.67
Billy Burton 6.44
Paul Clarke 5.63
Steve Lomas 5.14
Pete Chapman 4.40

Canterbury

Jamie Luckhurst 8.11
Alan Mogridge 7.69
Dave Mullett 7.61
Barney Kennett 6.73
Rob Tilbury 5.72
Kevin Brice 5.59
Andy Fines 5.16
Keith Pritchard 5.13
Neville Tatum 4.79

Edinburgh

Bobby Beaton 9.30
Mark Fiora 9.10
Dave Trownson 7.67
Craig Pendlebury 6.39
Sean Courtney 6.00
Roger Lambert 5.85
Brett Saunders 5.40
Paul McHale 4.48
Phil Jeffrey 4.31
Martin Johnson 2.78

Glasgow

Steve Lawson 10.38
Andy Reid 7.64
Brian Collins 6.58
Colin Caffrey 6.11
Martin McKinna 5.44
Jim Beaton 4.55
David Cassels 3.26
Tam Baggley 2.75
Barry Ayres 2.67
Geoff Powell 2.59

Hackney

Trevor Banks 8.46
Barry Thomas 8.44
Kevin Teager 7.34
Andy Galvin 6.01
Mark Terry 5.22
Linden Warner 5.16
Paul Whittaker 4.98

Long Eaton

Dave Perks 8.99
Paul Stead 8.75
Graham Drury 8.50
David Tyler 7.37
Chris Pidcock 6.96
Miles Evans 5.83
Mark Stevenson 5.41
John Frankland 5.35

Middlesbrough

Steve Wilcock 9.71
Mike Spink 8.50
Geoff Pusey 7.26
Paul Price 5.70
Pete Smith 4.87
Mark Crang 4.75
Jim Burdfield 4.68
Ashley Norton 4.24
Rob Carter 3.22
John Place 2.06

Mildenhall

Carl Baldwin 9.11
Carl Blackbird 8.97
Robert Henry 8.42
Ray Bales 7.89
Dave Jackson 5.29
Wally Hill 4.64
Rob Parish 3.70
Ian Farnham 2.67

Milton Keynes

Keith White 8.84
Kevin Smart 8.39
David Blackburn 7.36
Paul Clarke 6.75
Nigel De'ath 6.38
Steve Payne 5.89
Peter Framingham 5.18
Rob Wall 4.94
Chris Hunt 2.93

Peterborough

Mick Hines 7.51
Dave Allen 6.98
Ian Barney 6.96
Andy Fisher 6.36
Keith Millard 6.25
Adrian Hume 5.86
Mike Spinks 4.65
Neil Cotton 4.32
Lawrie Bloomfield 3.90
Mike Smart 2.56

Rye House

Bobby Garrad 8.69
Andrew Silver 7.79
Steve Naylor 7.69
Kelvin Mullarkey 7.10
Kerry Gray 5.71
Steve Bryenton 5.46
Chris Chaplin 4.93
Michael Keepe 3.86
Mark Chessell 3.70
Gary Rolls 3.31

Scunthorpe

Julian Parr 8.11
Andy Buck 7.80
Rob Woffinden 7.65
Derek Richardson 7.5
Paul Evitts 6.64
Mike Wilding 6.06
Kevin Armitage 5.54
Ian Gibson 4.73
Mark Burrows 3.94
Richie Owen 2.43

Stoke

Tom Owen 9.86
Nigel Crabtree 9.56
Paul Thorp 7.26
Paul Evitts 6.47
Steve Bishop 5.47
Ashley Pullen 5.46
Graham Jones 5.09
Phil Alderman 5.00
Ian Stead 4.25

Weymouth

Martin Yeates 10.35
Alun Rossiter 9.23
David Biles 7.06
John Barker 6.84
Kevin Price 5.21
Gordon Humphreys 4.28
Mike Semmonds 4.10
Michael Coles 3.78
Ian Humphreys 3.62
Dave Gibbs 3.55
Terry Mussett 2.92
Wayne Barrett 1.09

References

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^"BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)".Official British Speedway website. Retrieved11 September 2021.
^"Expect new faces on the track".Long Eaton Advertiser. 5 January 1984. Retrieved22 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Oakes, Peter (1991)The Complete History of the British League, Front Page Books,ISBN 0-948882-07-7, p. 17 (Division Two section)

v t e British League Division Two/National League seasons
1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994	Speedway British League Division Two

v t e Speedway in the United Kingdom
Current leagues	SGB Premiership SGB Championship National Development League List of champions
Former leagues	Elite League Premier League National League (1932–1964) Provincial League (1960–1964) British League British League Division Two/National League Conference League National League Division Two National League Division Three English Dirt Track League/Northern League Southern League (1929–1931) Southern League (1952–1953) Provincial League (1936–1937) Southern Area League
Current team competitions	Knockout Cup League Pairs champions League Fours champions
Former team competitions	London Cup Midland Cup Craven and Young Shields Premiership Shield
Current individual competitions	British Speedway Championship League Riders' champions British U-21 British U-19 Scottish Open
Former individual competitions	London Riders' Midland Riders' Northern Riders' Southern Riders' Olympique Internationale
See also	Speedway British Speedway Promoters' Association Speedway Control Bureau

v t e United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
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Tier Two League Second division	1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tier Three League Third division	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Champions	League champions Cup winners