| League | National League |
|---|---|
| Champions | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| Knockout Cup | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| Individual | Ashley Birks |
| Pairs | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| Fours | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
| Division/s above | 2012 Elite League 2012 Premier League |
The 2012 season of theNational League was the third tier/division of Britishspeedway and was contested by eight teams.[1]
Newport andBelle Vue did not return from 2011, andHackney opted to run atRye House only, renaming the teamRye House Raiders.
Mildenhall Fen Tigers beatDudley Heathens in the play-off final to become champions.[2]
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dudley Heathens | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Stoke Potters | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Rye House Raiders | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe Saints | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | Buxton Hitmen | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 8 | King's Lynn Young Stars | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 |
[3]PL = Matches;W = Wins;D = Draws;L = Losses;Pts = Total Points
SCORING SYSTEMHome loss by any number of points = 0Home draw = 1Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2Home win by 7 points or more = 3Away loss by 7 points or more = 0Away loss by 6 points or less = 1Away draw = 2Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3Away win by 7 points or more = 4
| Home \ Away | BUX | DH | IOW | KL | MIL | RYE | SCU | STO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton Hitmen | 27–65 | 40–50 | 56–37 | 43–43 | 60–33 | 43–46 | 50–38 | |
| Dudley Heathens | 69–23 | 68–22 | 66–24 | 54–40 | 55–16 | 58–33 | 58–35 | |
| Isle of Wight Islanders | 49–44 | 29–61 | 53–40 | 41–49 | 51–42 | 55–37 | 48–42 | |
| King's Lynn Young Stars | 50–43 | 42–47 | 40–50 | 38–54 | 52–42 | 49–46 | 42–48 | |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 53–40 | 53–36 | 63–30 | 55–36 | 49–38 | 62–29 | 45–47 | |
| Rye House Raiders | 53–42 | 38–53 | 50–40 | 51–39 | 40–50 | 52–39 | 49–41 | |
| Scunthorpe Saints | 44–36 | 43–46 | 50–40 | 48–42 | 35–56 | 47–44 | 50–43 | |
| Stoke Potters | 56–39 | 43–47 | 58–37 | 53–36 | 45–45 | 41–48 | 57–37 |
Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.Mildenhall Fen Tigers defeatedDudley Heathens in the final.[5]
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/09 | Mildenhall | 58-36 | Isle of Wight |
| 16/10 | Isle of Wight | 45-44 | Mildenhall |
| 09/10 | Dudley | 44-43 | Stoke |
| 10/10 | Stoke | 41-54 | Dudley |
| 23 October | Dudley Heathens Ashley Morris 15 Darryl Ritchings 14 Adam Roynon 12 James White-Williams 6 Daniel Greenwood 5 Tom Perry 0 Byron Bekker R/R | 51–37 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Joe Jacobs 13 Jason Garrity 8 Daniel Halsey 7 Stefan Nielsen 7 Josh Bates 5 Ryan Terry-Daley 5 Lewis Blackbird R/R | Monmore Green Stadium |
| 24 October | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Joe Jacobs 11 Lewis Blackbird 9 Stefan Nielsen 9 Josh Bates 8 Daniel Halsey 8 Jason Garrity 7 Ryan Terry-Daley 3 | 54–39 | Dudley Heathens Adam Roynon 16 Ashley Morris 8 Darryl Ritchings 7 Daniel Greenwood 6 James White-Williams 3 Adam Kirby 3 Sean Phillips 0 Tom Perry R/R | Mildenhall Stadium |
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Roynton | Dudley | 11.64 |
| Tom Perry | Dudley | 9.88 |
| Ashley Birks | Stoke | 9.66 |
The 2012National League Knockout Cup was the 15th edition of theKnockout Cup for tier three teams.Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners for the second successive year.[7][8]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/05 | Stoke | 49-40 | Scunthorpe Saints |
| 08/05 | Dudley | 65-28 | Buxton |
| 07/05 | Scunthorpe Saints | 47-42 | Stoke |
| 06/05 | Buxton | 36-54 | Dudley |
| 02/05 | King's Lynn | 39-51 | Mildenhall |
| 01/05 | Isle Of Wight | 58-31 | Rye House Raiders |
| 15/04 | Mildenhall | 55-40 | King's Lynn |
| 06/04 | Rye House Raiders | 49-46 | Isle Of Wight |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/09 | Stoke | 44-50 | Mildenhall |
| 27/08 | Mildenhall | 55-39 | Stoke |
| 09/08 | Isle of Wight | 15-21 | Dudley |
| 12/06 | Dudley | 60-32 | Isle Of Wight |
| 7 October | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Jason Garrity 14 Joe Jacobs 14 Daniel Halsey 11 Josh Bates 10 Stefan Nielsen 7 Ryan Terry-Daley 5 Lewis Blackbird r/r | 61–33 | Dudley Heathens Joe Haines 13 Tom Perry 10 Darryl Ritchings 5 Daniel Greenwood 3 James White-Williams 2 Byron Bekker 0 Ashley Morris r/r | Mildenhall Stadium |
| 23 October | Dudley Heathens Adam Roynon 12 Ashley Morris 11 James White-Williams 9 Darryl Ritchings 7 Sean Phillips 1 Daniel Greenwood 1 Tom Perry r/r | 41–32 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Joe Jacobs 13 Josh Bates 6 Stefan Nielsen 4 Jason Garrity 4 Daniel Halsey 3 Ryan Terry-Daley 2 Lewis Blackbird r/r | Monmore Green Stadium |
Ashley Birks won theRiders' Championship. The final was held on 29 September atRye House Stadium.[9]
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley Birks | Stoke | 14+3 |
| 2 | Jason Garrity | Rye House | 14+2 |
| 3 | Gary Irving | Scunthorpe | 13 |
| 4 | Tom Perry | Dudley | 11 |
| 5 | Charles Wright | Buxton | 8 |
| 6 | Lewis Kerr | Kings Lynn | 8 |
| 7 | Lewis Blackbird | Mildenhall | 8 |
| 8 | Stefan Nielsen | Mildenhall | 7 |
| 9 | James Sarjeant | Rye House | 6 |
| 10 | Ben Morley | Rye House | 5 |
| 11 | Ashley Morris | Dudley | 5 |
| 12 | Ben Reade | Stoke | 5 |
| 13 | Danny Warwick | Isle of Wight | 4 |
| 14 | Ben Hopwood | Isle of Wight | 4 |
| 15 | Adam Mckinna | Buxton | 4 |
| 16 | Joe Jacobs | Mildenhall | 3 |
TheNational League Pairs Championship, was held atMildenhall Stadium, on 22 July 2012. The event was won byCameron Heeps andLewis Blackbird of theMildenhall Fen Tigers.[10]
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| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Mildenhall | 20 | Heeps 11, Blackbird 6 |
| 2 | Buxton | 14 | Branford 8, Wright 6 |
| 3 | Dudley | 12 | Perry 10, Bekker 2 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 11 | Irving 8, Young 3 |
Mildenhall won theNational League Fours, held on 26 August 2012 atLoomer Road Stadium.[11]
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| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Mildenhall | 17 | Nielsen 6, Jacobs 6, Halsey 3, Blackbird 2 |
| 2 | Buxton | 13 | Wright 4, Priest 4, Felton 3, McKinna 2 |
| 3 | Dudley | 10 | Morris 5, Roynon 2, Ritchings 2, Bekker 1 |
| 4 | Stoke | 7 | Birks 3, Cockle 2, Atkin 1, Carr 1 |
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| Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
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| 1 | Milton Keynes Knights | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| 2 | Belle Vue Colts | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Coventry-Mercia Vikings | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Long Eaton | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Stoke | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Sheffield | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
Milton Keynes won grand final 21–15[12]
| Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Lynn | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | Lakeside | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Mildenhall | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Rye House | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Peterborough | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Ipswich | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburgh | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Redcar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Berwick | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Workington | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions