# 2010 National League speedway season

The 2010 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway, was contested by ten teams. Buxton Hitmen beat Newport Hornets in the play-off final to become champions.

## Final table

| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Dudley Heathens | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 45 |
| 2 | Buxton Hitmen | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | Newport Hornets | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Rye House Cobras | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| 5 | Bournemouth Buccaneers | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Plymouth Devils | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 7 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe Saints | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| 9 | King's Lynn Young Stars | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Weymouth Wildcats | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 13 |
PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points
Mildenhall Fen Tigers withdrew - record expunged

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BB | BUX | DH | IOW | KL | MIL | NEW | PD |
| Bournemouth Buccaneers | | 49–41 | 50–45 | 54–39 | 47–43 | – | 47–46 | 55–40 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 50–43 | | 47–45 | 64–27 | 55–39 | – | 49–36 | 56–34 |
| Dudley Heathens | 51–41 | 49–41 | | 60–33 | 63–32 | 44–46 | 58–33 | 54–41 |
| Isle of Wight Islanders | 60–32 | 41–52 | 44–49 | | 56–39 | 41–49 | 41–54 | 52–41 |
| King's Lynn Young Stars | 45–44 | 32–39 | 41–49 | 61–32 | | 39–53 | 56–35 | 41–49 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 53–37 | – | – | 55–40 | 43–50 | | – | 60–33 |
| Newport Hornets | 56–34 | 44–46 | 59–34 | 51–23 | 58–35 | 56–33 | | 54–41 |
| Plymouth Devils | 49–41 | 59–35 | 49–43 | 56–33 | 59–36 | – | 41–48 | |

## Play Offs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship. The winner was Buxton Hitmen who defeated the Newport Hornets in the final.
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 05/10 | Dudley | 40-50 | Buxton |
| 06/10 | Bournemouth | 38-49 | Newport |
| 17/10 | Buxton | 49-43 | Dudley |
| 17/10 | Newport | 45-41 | Bournemouth |

### Final

| 29 October | Newport Hornets | 0–0+ | Buxton Hitmen | Hayley Stadium |
+ not held
| 31 October | Buxton Hitmen Robert Branford 14 Craig Cook 12 Jason Garrity 9 Richie Worrall (guest) 8 Adam Allott 7 Lewis Dallaway 6 Nick Morris R/R | 46–35 | Newport Hornets Steve Worrall (guest) 11 Tony Atkin 9 Kyle Newman 7 Tom Young 4 Luke Priest 4 Rhys Naylor (guest) 0 Tim Webster R/R | Buxton Raceway |

## National League Knockout Cup

The 2010 National League Knockout Cup was the 13th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.
First round
| Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
| Buxton | Mildenhall | 58-37 | 49-41 | 107-78 |
| Isle of Wight | Weymouth | 51-39 | 36-58 | 87-97 |
| Newport | Plymouth | 42-29 | 57-35 | 99-64 |
Quarter-finals
| Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
| Rye House | Buxton | 38-51 | 29-63 | 67–114 |
| Weymouth | Newport | 41-49 | 35-53 | 76–102 |
| King's Lynn | Bournemouth | 52-39 | 50-40 | 102–79 |
| Scunthorpe | Dudley | 44-46 | 60-32 | 104-78 |
Semi-finals
| Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
| King's Lynn | Newport | 54-39 | 50-40 | 104-79 |
| Dudley | Buxton | 43-47 | 48-45 | 91–92 |

### Final

| 24 October | Buxton Hitmen Jason Garrity 19 Robert Branford 11 Jay Herne (guest) 10 Adam Allott 9 Richie Worrall 5 Lewis Dallaway 4 Jonathon Bethell 0 Nick Morris R/R | 58–35 | King's Lynn Young Stars Darren Mallett 15 Simon Lambert 6 Adam Lowe 4 Oliver Rayson 3 Cal McDade 3 Jake Knight 2 Lewis Kerr 1 | Buxton Raceway |
| 27 October | King's Lynn Young Stars Simon Lambert 12 Darren Mallett 9 Jake Knight 7 Adam Lowe 7 Olly Rayson 6 Cal McDade 3 Lewis Kerr 2 | 46–44 | Buxton Hitmen Robert Branford 13 Adam Allott 12 Craig Cook 9 Richie Worrall 6 Jason Garrity 3 Lewis Dallaway 1 Nick Morris R/R | King's Lynn Stadium |

## Riders' Championship

Lee Smart won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 October at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | Lee Smart | Dudley | 14 |
| 2 | Simon Lambert | King's Lynn | 12 |
| 3 | Adam Allott | Buxton | 11 |
| 4 | Craig Cook | Buxton | 10 |
| 5 | Nick Simmons | Isle of Wight | 9 |
| 6 | Ben Morley | Rye House | 9 |
| 7 | Barrie Evans | Dudley | 8 |
| 8 | Jay Herne | Bournemouth | 7 |
| 9 | Kyle Newman | Newport | 7 |
| 10 | Danny Warwick | Isle of Wight | 6 |
| 11 | James Cockle | Weymouth | 6 |
| 12 | Gary Cottham | Weymouth | 5 |
| 13 | Darren Mallett | King's Lynn | 5 |
| 14 | Gary Irving | Scunthorpe | 5 |
| 15 | Mark Baseby | Bournemouth | 4 |
| 16 | Joe Jacobs | Rye House | 2 |
| 17 | Lee Strudwick (res) | Rye House | 0 |

## Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 7 August 2010. The event was won by Nicki Glanz and Mark Simmonds of the Plymouth Devils.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Plymouth | 24 | Glanz 14, Simmonds 10 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 17 | Howarth 9, Brundle 8 |
| 3 | Newport | 17 | Kurtz 13, Atkin 6 |
| 4 | Dudley | 16 | Anderson 11, Dyer 5 |
| 5 | Isle of Wight | 14 | Simmons 9, Warwick 5 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | King's Lynn | 23 | Lambert 16, Lowe 7 |
| 2 | Buxton | 21 | Allott 15, Branford 6 |
| 3 | Weymouth | 20 | Cockle 12, Bekker 8 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 17 | Worrall S 10, Birks 7 |
| 5 | Rye House | 9 | Jacobs 6, Hazelden 3 |
Final
* Plymouth bt King's Lynn 7–2

## Fours

The National League Fours, held on 6 June 2010 at Mildenhall Stadium was abandoned due to rain and was not restaged.