- Summary
- 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 = 1989 | competitors = 18 | champion = Poole Pirates | domesticcup1 = Knockout Cup | domesticcup1 winners = Berwick Bandits | league above = 1989 British League | prevseason = 1988 | nextseason = 1990 }}The National League was the second tier of British speedway racing in 1989.[1] SummaryThe champions that year were Poole Pirates.[2] Final table Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | Poole Pirates | 34 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 53 | Wimbledon Dons | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 48 | Berwick Bandits | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 46 | Ipswich Witches | 34 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 46 | Exeter Falcons | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 | Hackney Kestrels | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 39 | Eastbourne Eagles | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 38 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 38 | Glasgow Tigers | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 34 | Stoke Potters | 34 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 33 | Peterborough Panthers | 34 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 32 | Arena Essex Hammers | 34 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 30 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 34 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 28 | Rye House Rockets | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 26 | Newcastle Diamonds | 34 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 24 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 21 | Long Eaton Invaders | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 21 | Milton Keynes Knights | 34 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 16 |
Leading averagesRider | Team | Average |
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Steve Schofield | Hackney | 10.50 | Andy Galvin | Hackney | 9.95 | Todd Wiltshire | Wimbledon | 9.94 | David Blackburn | Berwick | 9.78 | Nigel Crabtree | Stoke | 9.77 | Steve Regeling | Exeter | 9.74 | Kenny McKinna | Glasgow | 9.71 | Mark Loram | Ipswich | 9.65 | Chris Louis | Ipswich | 9.65 | Gordon Kennett | Eastbourne | 9.60 | Mark Courtney | Berwick | 9.52 |
National League Knockout CupThe 1989 National League Knockout Cup was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Berwick Bandits were the winners of the competition.[3] First RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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10/04 | Exeter | 62-34 | Rye House | 09/04 | Rye House | 57-39 | Exeter | 09/04 | Newcastle | 43-52 | Berwick | 08/04 | Berwick | 65-30 | Newcastle |
Second RoundDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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26/05 | Hackney | 42-54 | Poole | 17/05 | Wimbledon | 59-37 | Milton Keynes | 16/05 | Milton Keynes | 43-53 | Wimbledon | 16/05 | Poole | 66-33 | Hackney | 15/05 | Exeter | 52-44 | Stoke | 14/05 | Eastbourne | 64-32 | Glasgow | 14/05 | Mildenhall | 45-51 | Peterborough | 13/05 | Berwick | 69-27 | Long Eaton | 13/05 | Stoke | 51-45 | Exeter | 12/05 | Glasgow | 48-48 | Eastbourne | 12/05 | Peterborough | 63-33 | Mildenhall | 10/05 | Long Eaton | 43-53 | Berwick | 06/05 | Arena Essex | 57-39 | Edinburgh | 05/05 | Edinburgh | 60-36 | Arena Essex | 04/05 | Middlesbrough | 47-49 | Ipswich | 24/03 | Ipswich | 60-36 | Middlesbrough |
Quarter FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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05/07 | Wimbledon | 52-44 | Ipswich | 04/07 | Poole | 60-36 | Eastbourne | 03/07 | Exeter | 58-38 | Berwick | 02/07 | Eastbourne | 43-53 | Poole | 02/07 | Edinburgh | 63-33 | Peterborough | 01/07 | Berwick | 58-38 | Exeter | 30/06 | Peterborough | 64-32 | Edinburgh | 22/06 | Ipswich | 48-48 | Wimbledon | 24/07 replay | Exeter | 52-43 | Berwick | 22/07 replay | Berwick | 58-38 | Exeter |
Semi FinalsDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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15/08 | Poole | 62-33 | Wimbledon | 13/08 | Peterborough | 59-37 | Berwick | 09/08 | Wimbledon | 48-48 | Poole | 05/08 | Berwick | 61-35 | Peterborough |
FinalDate | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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16/09 | Berwick | 63-33 | Poole | 12/09 | Poole | 50-46 | Berwick |
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. ^Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. {{ISBN|0-9552376-1-0}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/03/national-league-ko-cup-1989.html|title=1989 National League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}
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