- Final table
- Leading averages
- National League Knockout Cup First Round Second Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
- See also
- References
{{Infobox speedway league | competition = National League | season = 1979 | competitors = 19 | champion = Mildenhall Fen Tigers | domesticcup1 = Knockout Cup | domesticcup1 winners = Rye House Rockets | league above = 1979 British League | prevseason = 1978 | nextseason = 1980 }}The 1979 National League was contested as the second division/tier of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1] Final table Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 36 | 30 | 0 | 6 | 60 | Rye House Rockets | 36 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 59 | Oxford Cheetahs | 36 | 24 | 1 | 11 | 49 | Berwick Bandits | 36 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 49 | Milton Keynes Knights | 36 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 42 | Newcastle Diamonds | 36 | 20 | 0 | 16 | 40 | Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 38 | Peterborough Panthers | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 38 | Ellesmere Port Gunners | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 37 | Canterbury Crusaders | 36 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 36 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 36 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 35 | Crayford Kestrels | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 32 | Stoke Potters | 36 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 32 | Nottingham Outlaws | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 29 | Workington Comets | 36 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 29 | Boston Barracudas | 36 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 28 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 36 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 27 | Weymouth Wildcats | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 19 | Scunthorpe Saints | 36 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 9 |
Leading averagesRider | Team | Average |
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{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Owen | Newcastle | 11.18 | {{flagicon|SCO}} George Hunter | Oxford | 10.86 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Les Rumsey | Oxford | 9.78 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Grahame | Milton Keynes | 9.57 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Finch | Ellesmere Port | 9.52 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Ray Bales | Mildenhall | 9.51 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Mick Hines | Mildenhall | 9.31 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Humphreys | Milton Keynes | 9.29 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Pip Lamb | Oxford | 9.27 | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Gagen | Boston | 9.27 | {{flagicon|ENG}} John Jackson | Ellesmere Port | 9.27 | [2]National League Knockout CupThe 1979 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Rye House Rockets were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[3] First RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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29/04 | Rye House | 56-22 | Weymouth | 22/05 | Weymouth | 34-44 | Rye House | 20/04 | Edinburgh | 46-32 | Boston | 10/06 | Boston | 44-34 | Edinburgh |
Second RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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03/06 | Rye House | 54-24 | Glasgow | 08/06 | Glasgow | 47-31 | Rye House | 15/06 | Workington | 46-30 | Middlesbrough | 14/06 | Middlesbrough | 45-32 | Workington | 10/06 | Mildenhall | 53-25 | Ellesmere Port | 08/06 | Ellesmere Port | 41-37 | Mildenhall | 19/06 | Crayford | 44-34 | Edinburgh | 06/07 | Edinburgh | 39-39 | Crayford | 09/06 | Berwick | 60-18 | Scunthorpe | 04/06 | Scunthorpe | 38-40 | Berwick | 14/06 | Oxford | 45-33 | Peterborough | 08/06 | Peterborough | 34-44 | Oxford | 18/06 | Newcastle | 57-21 | Canterbury | 26/05 | Canterbury | 39-39 | Newcastle | 12/06 | Milton Keynes | 50-28 | Stoke | 09/06 | Stoke | 42-36 | Milton Keynes |
Quarter FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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15/07 | Rye House | 59-19 | Workington | 29/06 | Workington | 49-29 | Rye House | 25/07 | Mildenhall | 56-22 | Crayford | 10/07 | Crayford | 39-39 | Mildenhall | ? | Berwick | 51-27 | Oxford | 05/07 | Oxford | 44-34 | Berwick | 09/07 | Newcastle | 53-25 | Milton Keynes | 10/07 | Milton Keynes | 35-42 | Newcastle |
Semi FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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27/08 | Rye House | 44-34 | Mildenhall | 26/08 | Mildenhall | 38-40 | Rye House | 22/09 | Berwick | 47-31 | Newcastle | 19/08 | Newcastle | 46-32 | Berwick |
FinalDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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14/10 | Rye House | 54-24 | Berwick | 27/10 | Berwick | 40-38 | Rye House |
See alsoList of United Kingdom Speedway League ChampionsReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html|title=Historic league tables|publisher=Speedway Archive}} 2. ^http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speedwayyears/1979.html 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-league-ko-cup-1979.html|title=1979 National League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}
{{Speedway British League Division Two seasons}}{{Speedway in the United Kingdom}}{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons}} 1 : Speedway British League Division Two / National League |