League | National League |
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Champions | Hackney Kestrels |
No. of competitors | 16 |
Knockout Cup | Hackney Kestrels |
Individual | Troy Butler |
Pairs | Stoke Potters |
Fours | Peterborough Panthers |
Highest average | Mark Loram |
Division/s above | 1988 British League |
In 1988 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.[1]
The league champions that year were Hackney Kestrels.[2][3]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Hackney Kestrels | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 54 |
2 | Poole Pirates | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 41 |
3 | Eastbourne Eagles | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 |
4 | Wimbledon Dons | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 |
5 | Berwick Bandits | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 |
6 | Milton Keynes Knights | 30 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 36 |
7 | Stoke Potters | 30 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 32 |
8 | Peterborough Panthers | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 31 |
9 | Arena Essex Hammers | 30 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 31 |
10 | Glasgow Tigers | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 |
11 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 30 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 28 |
12 | Exeter Falcons | 30 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 24 |
13 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 21 |
14 | Rye House Rockets | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 17 |
15 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 15 |
16 | Long Eaton Invaders | 30 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 14 |
The 1988 National League Knockout Cup was the 21st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.
First round
Team one | Team two | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Edinburgh | Stoke | 55–41 | 45–50 |
Berwick | Glasgow | 56–40 | 49–47 |
Hackney | Poole | 70–26 | 40–56 |
Peterborough | Rye House | 58–38 | 39–56 |
Arena Essex | Mildenhall | 54–42 | 39–57 |
Eastbourne | Exeter | 66–29 | 50–46 |
Milton Keynes | Wimbledon | 44–52 | 41–55 |
Long Eaton | Middlesbrough | 51–45 | 33–63 |
Quarter-finals
Team one | Team two | 1st leg | 2nd leg | replay | replay |
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Edinburgh | Peterborough | 51–45 | 46–49 | ||
Berwick | Eastbourne | 56–40 | 45–51 | ||
Mildenhall | Wimbledon | 59–37 | 37–59 | 45–50 | 46–50 |
Hackney | Middlesbrough | 56–40 | 51–45 |
Semi-finals
Team one | Team two | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Berwick | Wimbledon | 58–38 | 33–63 |
Edinburgh | Hackney | 45–51 | 25–71 |
First leg
Second leg
Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 110–82.
Troy Butler won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 10 September 1988 at Brandon Stadium.[5][6]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
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1 | Troy Butler | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 |
2 | Mark Loram | 3 2 2 2 2 | 11+3 |
3 | Kenny McKinna | 3 1 2 2 3 | 11+2 |
4 | Melvyn Taylor | 2 3 3 2 ef | 10 |
5 | Graham Jones | 1 3 0 3 3 | 10 |
6 | Kevin Jolly | 0 2 3 3 1 | 9 |
7 | Steve Schofield | 3 3 0 1 2 | 9 |
8 | Gordon Kennett | 2 1 2 2 1 | 8 |
9 | Ian Barney | 2 1 1 0 2 | 6 |
10 | Mark Fiora | 1 0 3 0 3 | 7 |
11 | Steve Regeling | 2 2 1 1 0 | 6 |
12 | Martin Goodwin | 1 0 1 1 2 | 5 |
13 | Jens Rasmussen | 0 2 2 ef 1 | 5 |
14 | Jamie Luckhurst | 0 0 1 3 r | 4 |
15 | Keith White | 1 0 0 1 1 | 3 |
16 | Mark Courtney | 0 1 0 0 x | 1 |
17 | Mike Bacon (res) | ef | 0 |
The National League Pairs was held at Wimborne Road was due to be held on 24 July but was postponed before being held on 23 August. The event was won by Stoke Potters.[7][8]
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Semi finals
Final
Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.[9]
Semi finals
Final
Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
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1 | Peterborough Panthers | 14 | Hodgson 5, Poole 4, Hawkins 4, Barney 1 |
2 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 13 | Hines 4, Taylor 4, Monaghan 3, Baxter 1 |
3 | Eastbourne Eagles | 13 | Buck 6, Standing 4, Barker 3, Kennett 0 |
4 | Poole Pirates | 8 | Biles 4, Smart 2, Boyce 2, Schofield 0 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Mark Loram | Hackney | 10.34 |
Steve Schofield | Poole | 10.22 |
Melvyn Taylor | Mildenhall | 10.11 |
Mark Courtney | Berwick | 10.07 |
Kenny McKinna | Glasgow | 10.05 |
Gordon Kennett | Eastbourne | 9.97 |
Andy Galvin | Hackney | 9.86 |
Martin Goodwin | Arena Essex | 9.68 |
Andy Buck | Eastbourne | 9.56 |
Mick Poole | Peterborough | 9.52 |
Mark Fiora | Middlesbrough | 9.45 |
Arena Essex
Berwick
Eastbourne
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow
Hackney
Long Eaton
Middlesbrough
Mildenhall
Milton Keynes
Peterborough
Poole
Rye House
Stoke
Wimbledon