2016 National League speedway season

The 2016 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway.^[1]

Summary

Home \ Away	BV	BIR	BUX	COV	CH	EAS	IOW	KK	KL	MIL	RYE	STO
Belle Vue Colts		34–56	52–38	52–37	50–40	53–37	50–40	40–50	48–42	51–39	56–34	53–37
Birmingham Brummies	45–39		58–32	53–35	55–35	47–43	58–31	45–45	64–26	59–31	60–30	56–34
Buxton Hitmen	37–53	29–61		42–46	39–50	52–38	33–57	32–57	51–39	37–53	52–38	33–57
Coventry Storm	51–39	29–61	44–45		51–39	41–49	43–47	30–60	42–48	28–32	–	–
Cradley Heathens	51–39	41–48	58–32	52–38		50–38	48–42	53–37	45–27	52–38	53–36	60–30
Eastbourne Eagles	51–39	46–43	57–32	54–36	55–35		51–38	47–43	57–33	52–38	48–42	57–33
Isle of Wight Islanders	46–44	37–53	59–31	52–38	44–45	43–47		40–50	53–37	45–44	61–29	53–36
Kent Kings	46–43	41–43	58–32	66–24	58–32	47–42	59–31		44–39	46–44	45–39	56–34
King's Lynn Young Stars	55–35	31–59	62–27	43–47	51–39	–	64–26	46–44		54–35	55–35	65–25
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	48–42	37–52	51–38	61–29	60–29	34–56	62–28	45–44	47–43		47–43	51–39
Rye House Raiders	44–46	36–54	56–34	49–41	38–52	37–53	54–36	34–56	54–36	47–42		48–41
Stoke Potters	44–46	37–51	51–39	22–38	41–49	40–50	54–33	43–46	–	–	48–41

Source: ^[4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Off Final

23 October	Eastbourne Eagles Adam Ellis 12 Georgie Wood 12 Jake Knight 9 Ellis Perks 8 Tom Brennan 7 Charley Powell 2 Gary Cotham R/R	50–47	Birmingham Brummies Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 9 James Shanes (guest) 8 Tom Bacon 8 Jack Smith 6 Tom Perry 4 Darryl Ritchings 2 Danyon Hume R/R	Arlington Stadium

26 October	Birmingham Brummies Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 16 Tom Bacon 12 Jack Smith 11 Tom Perry 8 Mitchell Davey (guest) 6 Darryl Ritchings 4 Danyon Hume R/R	57–33	Eastbourne Eagles Adam Ellis 14 Jake Knight 7 Ellis Perks 5 Tom Brennan 5 Charley Powell 2 Lee Geary 0 Nathan Stoneman (guest) 0 Gary Cotham R/R	Perry Barr Stadium

The 2016 National League Knockout Cup was the 19th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for the second successive year.^[5]^[6]

First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
24/04	Mildenhall	48-42	Eastbourne
23/04	Eastbourne	50-38	Mildenhall
24/04	Rye House	37-52	Birmingham
06/04	Birmingham	56-34	Rye House
25/05	Belle Vue	31-35	Stoke
14/05	Stoke	38-52	Belle Vue
02/05	Kent	57-33	Isle of Wight
07/06	Isle of Wight	40-50	Kent

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
06/08	Belle Vue	41-48	Birmingham
06/07	Birmingham	54-36	Belle Vue
20/06	Kent	56-34	Coventry
10/06	Coventry	34-56	Kent
29/05	Buxton	44-44	Cradley
14/05	Stoke	38-52	Belle Vue
13/06	Cradley	46-42	Buxton
26/06	Eastbourne	61-28	King's Lynn
22/07	King's Lynn	postponed	Eastbourne

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
15/10	Eastbourne	62-27	Cradley
27/09	Cradley	44-46	Eastbourne
12/09	Kent	36-54	Birmingham
07/09	Birmingham	49-41	Kent

19 October	Birmingham Brummies Jack Smith 14 Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 13 Tom Perry 8 Darryl Ritchings 5 Mitchell Davey (guest) 5 Tom Bacon 3 Danyon Hume R/R	48–42	Eastbourne Eagles Adam Ellis 15 Ellis Perks 13 Jake Knight 7 Connor Coles (guest) 5 Tom Brennan 1 Luke Harris 1 Gary Cotham R/R	Perry Barr Stadium

30 October	Eastbourne Eagles Jake Knight 14 Adam Ellis 12 Georgie Wood 9 Tom Brennan 9 Ellis Perks 6 Charley Powell 2 Gary Cotham R/R	52–38	Birmingham Brummies Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 19 Tom Perry 7 Darryl Ritchings 4 Tom Bacon 4 Jack Smith 4 Zach Wajtknecht 0 Danyon Hume R/R	Arlington Stadium

Pos.	Rider	Team	Total
1	Max Clegg	Cradley	14
2	Ben Morley	Rye House	11+3
3	Tom Perry	Birmingham	11+2
4	Luke Bowen	Kent	10
5	Matt Williamson	Belle Vue	9
6	Nathan Greaves	King's Lynn	8
7	Ben Wilson	Stoke	8
8	Lee Payne	Belle Vue	7
9	Ashley Morris	Cradley	7
10	Jake Knight	Eastbourne	7
11	Mark Baseby	Isle of Wight	6
12	Danny Halsey	Mildenhall	6
13	James Shanes	Kent	5
14	Robert Branford	Rye House	4
15	Ryan Blacklock	Buxton	4
16	Chris Widman	Isle of Wight	4
17	Ryan Kinsley	King's Lynn	1
18	Liam Carr	Coventry	0

Rye House won the National League Fours, held on 14 August 2016 at Brandon Stadium.^[8]

Group A
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Rye House	18	Branford 6, Morley 6, Priest 4, Woods 2
2	Cradley	14	Clegg 5, Andrews 3, Morris 3, Chessell 3
3	Mildenhall	13	Halsey 5, Armstrong 4, Coles 3, Jenkins 1
4	Buxton	3	Geary 2 Becket 1, Dicken 0, Wallinger 0

Group B
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Eastbourne	17	Perks 6, Ellis 6, Wood 3, Knight 2
2	Belle Vue	17	Bewley 5, Payne 5, Williamson 4, Shuttleworth 3
3	Birmingham	12	Smith 3, Perry 3, Blackburn 3, Bacon 3
4	Coventry	2	Davey 2, Dwyer 0, Carr 0, Terry-Daley 0

Final
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Rye House	14	Morley 6, Branford 4, Woods 3, Priest 1
2	Belle Vue	12	Bewley 5, Williamson 5, Payne 2, Shuttleworth 0
3	Eastbourne	11	Knight 4, Ellis 3, Wood 3, Perks 1
4	Cradley	7	Morris 4, Clegg 3, Chessell 0, Andrews 0