2015 National League speedway season
The 2015 National League was the seventh season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway. The Cradley Heathens were the defending champions after winning the competition in 2014.
Cradley finished the 2015 season in third place, as the Birmingham Brummies won the championship title; with 14 wins from 18 matches, the Brummies won the title after a 47–42 victory at the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in September,[1] and ultimately finished 6 points clear of the Eastbourne Eagles.
Teams
The 2015 season featured 10 teams, one more than in 2014. The Scunthorpe Stags and Devon Demons did not compete in 2015, whilst the Birmingham Brummies, Eastbourne Eagles and Rye House Raiders all joined the league. National League co-ordinator Peter Morrish expressed his excitement ahead of the new season, with the addition of the Brummies and Eagles especially – two teams with extensive Elite League experience – it was expected to be one of the most exciting National League seasons in years.[2]
Team-by-team
Unless otherwise stated, all listed riders were declared at the start of the 2015 National League season.[3]
Birmingham Brummies
Buxton Hitmen
Coventry Storm
Cradley Heathens
Eastbourne Eagles
Kent Kings
King's Lynn Young Stars
Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Rye House Raiders
Stoke Potters
Final league table
Notes
- 1 2 Josh Bates replaced Tom Perry for the eleventh declaration of the season.[4] This change was reverted for the thirteenth declaration of the season.[5] Bates replaced Perry once again, for the fourteenth declaration of the season,[6] but the change was reverted for the fifteenth declaration of the season.[7]
- 1 2 Liam Carr replaced Ben Hopwood for the fourth declaration of the season.[8]
- 1 2 Steve Jones replaced Adam Extance for the thirteenth declaration of the season.[5]
- 1 2 David Holt replaced Cameron Hoskins for the fourth declaration of the season.[8]
- 1 2 Ryan Macdonald replaced David Holt for the twenty-first declaration of the season.[9]
- 1 2 David Speight replaced Paul Bowen for the thirteenth declaration of the season.[5]
- 1 2 Ben Basford replaced Sam Darroch for the fourth declaration of the season.[8]
- ↑ For the thirteenth declaration, Ben Basford was no longer listed as a rider for the Buxton Hitmen. No replacement was announced.[5]
- ↑ Buxton Hitmen competed with seven riders for the majority of the season. However, Jack Parkinson-Blackburn was signed for the twenty-first declaration.[9]
- 1 2 Mark Baseby replaced Luke Crang for the seventeenth declaration of the season.[10]
- 1 2 Jamie Halder replaced Stefan Farnaby for the fifth declaration of the season.[11]
- 1 2 Ben Hopwood replaced David Mason for Declaration 9a of the season.[12]
- 1 2 Matthew Bates replaced Danny Warwick for the second declaration of the season.[13]
- 1 2 Daniel Spiller replaced Matthew Bates for the nineteenth declaration of the season.[14]
- 1 2 Gary Cottham replaced Kelsey Dugard for the twelfth declaration of the season.[15] This change was reverted for the sixteenth declaration of the season.[16]
- ↑ Kent Kings competed with seven riders for the majority of the season. However, Ben Basford was signed for the eighteenth declaration.[17]
- 1 2 Jake Knight replaced James Cockle for the twelfth declaration of the season.[15]
- 1 2 Stefan Farnaby replaced Liam Rumsey for the fifth declaration of the season.[11]
- 1 2 Nick Laurence replaced Stefan Farnaby for the fourteenth declaration of the season.[6]
- 1 2 Brendan Johnson replaced Luke Priest for the second declaration of the season.[18] This change was reverted for the fifth declaration of the season.[11]
- ↑ For the twentieth declaration, Danyon Hume was no longer listed as a rider for the Rye House Raiders. No replacement was announced.[19] Hume returned to the team for the twenty-second declaration.[20]
- 1 2 Shaun Tedham replaced Ryan McDonald for the ninth declaration of the season.[21]
- 1 2 Paul Burnett replaced Cameron Hoskins for the fourth declaration of the season.[8]
References
Ben Morley