# 2009 National League speedway season

The 2009 National League speedway season was the third tier/division of British speedway and was contested by ten teams. Bournemouth Buccaneers were champions. It was the first season under the new name after previously been known as the Conference League.

## Final table

| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Bournemouth Buccaneers | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 52 |
| 2 | Weymouth Wildcats | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Plymouth Devils | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Buxton Hitmen | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 30 |
| 5 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe Saints | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | Newport Hornets | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| 8 | King's Lynn Barracudas | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 21 |
| 10 | Rye House Cobras | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BB | BUX | IOW | KL | MIL | NEW | PD | RYE | SCU | WEY |
| Bournemouth Buccaneers | | 62–32 | 51–41 | 57–39 | 59–35 | 60–32 | 62–33 | 60–34 | 52–43 | 56–36 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 54–40 | | 53–39 | 63–30 | 58–37 | 46–46 | 50–40 | 53–40 | 39–51 | 56–40 |
| Isle of Wight Islanders | 41–49 | 51–42 | | 59–36 | 58–34 | 53–41 | 35–36 | 54–39 | 59–35 | 50–40 |
| King's Lynn Barracudas | 32–59 | 54–39 | 68–25 | | 42–51 | 46–46 | 51–39 | 53–38 | 55–38 | 46–44 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 42–48 | 44–46 | 55–37 | 49–40 | | 42–52 | 45–45 | 59–31 | 43–49 | 57–35 |
| Newport Hornets | 39–50 | 47–25 | 48–41 | 43–47 | 52–40 | | 48–42 | 42–48 | 48–43 | 42–51 |
| Plymouth Devils | 49–43 | 55–38 | 61–30 | 57–37 | 60–35 | 53–41 | | 59–35 | 60–35 | 45–45 |
| Rye House Cobras | 47–49 | 36–54 | 41–49 | 47–43 | 41–52 | 48–44 | 48–44 | | 57–37 | 52–41 |
| Scunthorpe Saints | 46–46 | 49–44 | 42–53 | 52–43 | 57–38 | 51–42 | 45–45 | 45–43 | | 42–51 |
| Weymouth Wildcats | 41–49 | 59–33 | 54–42 | 63–30 | 63–32 | 54–38 | 51–42 | 57–35 | 68–23 | |

## Play Offs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship. The winner was Bournemouth Buccaneers who defeated the Plymouth Devils in the final.
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 21/09 | Bournemouth | 63-30 | Weymouth |
| 27/09 | Buxton | 52-41 | Plymouth |
| 02/10 | Plymouth | 56-38 | Buxton |
| 09/10 | Weymouth | 43-30 | Bournemouth |

### Final

| 28 October | Bournemouth Buccaneers Jerran Hart 18 Andrew Aldridge 11 Aaron Baseby 11 Jay Herne 11 Danny Warwick 9 Mark Baseby 2 Kyle Newman R/R | 62–34 | Plymouth Devils Kyle Hughes 11 Seemond Stephens 8 Paul Starke 8 Matt Bates 3 Craig Cook (guest) 3 Jamie Pickard 1 David Gough 0 | Wimborne Road |
| 30 October | Plymouth Devils Seemond Stephens 13 Kyle Hughes 11 Matt Bates 7 Paul Starke 6 Adam Allott (guest) 5 Jamie Pickard 4 David Gough 2 | 48–42 | Bournemouth Buccaneers Jerran Hart 18 Aaron Baseby 7 Mark Baseby 7 Jay Herne 5 Andrew Aldridge 4 Danny Warwick 1 John Resch 0 Kyle Newman R/R | Plymouth Coliseum |

## Final Leading averages

| Rider | Team | Average |
| Simon Lambert | Scunthorpe | 10.54 |
| Jamie Smith | King's Lynn | 10.34 |
| Nick Simmons | Isle of Wight | 9.95 |

## National League Knockout Cup

The 2009 National League Knockout Cup was the 12th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams but the first under its new name. Bournemouth Buccaneers were the winners.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 10/04 | King's Lynn | 53-37 | Mildenhall |
| 12/04 | Mildenhall | 46-46 | King's Lynn |
| 26/04 | Newport | 31-59 | Bournemouth |
| 30/04 | Bournemouth | 55-38 | Newport |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 08/05 | Plymouth | 63-29 | Isle of Wight |
| 26/05 | Isle of Wight | 58-34 | Plymouth |
| 25/05 | Rye House | 50-44 | Buxton |
| 21/06 | Buxton | 68-22 | Rye House |
| 24/07 | Scunthorpe | 43-47 | King's Lynn |
| 31/07 | King's Lynn | ? | Scunthorpe |
| 19/06 | Weymouth | 56-40 | Bournemouth |
| 02/07 | Bournemouth | 62-30 | Weymouth |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 25/07 | Plymouth | 41-49 | Bournemouth |
| 13/08 | Bournemouth | 53-39 | Plymouth |
| 11/09 | King's Lynn | 47-43 | Buxton |
| 20/09 | Buxton | 55-38 | King's Lynn |

### Final

| 11 October | Buxton Hitmen Jade Mudgway 18 Adam Allott (guest) 13 Ben Taylor 8 Lewis Dallaway 3 Danny Hodgson 2 Gareth Isherwood 0 Scott James R/R | 44–48 | Bournemouth Buccaneers Jerran Hart 18 Aaron Baseby 7 Mark Baseby 7 Jay Herne 5 Andrew Aldridge 4 Danny Warwick 1 John Resch 0 Kyle Newman R/R | Buxton Raceway |
| 15 October | Bournemouth Buccaneers Jay Herne 14 Jerran Hart 11 Kyle Newman 9 Aaron Baseby 7 Danny Warwick 6 Mark Baseby 5 Andrew Aldridge 5 | 57–39 | Buxton Hitmen Craig Cook 14 Jade Mudgway 10 Ben Taylor 10 John Resch 3 Danny Hodgson 1 Lewis Dallaway 1 Scott James R/R | Wimborne Road |

## Riders' Championship

Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 26 September at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | Craig Cook | Buxton | 14 |
| 2 | Kyle Hughes | Plymouth | 14 |
| 3 | Jay Herne | Bournemouth | 13 |
| 4 | Jerran Hart | Bournemouth | 13 |
| 5 | Tony Atkin | Newport | 8 |
| 6 | Barrie Evans | Mildenhall | 8 |
| 7 | Simon Lambert | Scunthorpe | 8 |
| 8 | Darren Mallett | King's Lynn | 7 |
| 9 | Danny Halsey | Rye House | 6 |
| 10 | Ben Hopwood | Isle of Wight | 6 |
| 11 | Nick Simmons | Isle of Wight | 5 |
| 12 | Jade Mudgway | Buxton | 4 |
| 13 | Benji Compton | Weymouth | 3 |
| 14 | Mark Simmonds | Plymouth | 3 |
| 15 | Adam Allott | King's Lynn | 2 |
| 16 | James Cockle | Weymouth | 0 |
| 17 | Ben Morley (res) | Rye House | 2 |
| 18 | Dan Blake (res) | Rye House | 2 |

## Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Smallbrook Stadium, Isle of Wight, on 18 August 2009. The event was won by Tony Atkin and Grant Tregoning of the Newport Wasps.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Newport | 26 | Atkin 15, Tregoning 11 |
| 2 | Isle of Wight | 21 | Simmons 16, Johnson 5 |
| 3 | Rye House | 17 | Strudwick 12, Mason 5 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 14 | Lambert 12, Morris 2 |
| 5 | King's Lynn | 12 | Allott 6, Mallett 6 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Bournemouth | 23 | Herne 16, Baseby 7 |
| 2 | Buxton | 20 | Cook 15, james 5 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 20 | Simmonds 11, Hughes 9 |
| 4 | Mildenhall | 17 | Evans 10, Priest 7 |
| 5 | Weymouth | 10 | Burrows 5, Cockle 5 |
Final
* Newport bt Bournemouth 5–4