Английская Википедия:2023 National Development League speedway season
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The 2023 National Development League was the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2023 season.[1] It was a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Leicester Lion Cubs were the defending champions having won the title in 2022.[2] Oxford Chargers won the title, defeating Leicester in a one-off Grand Final.[3]
Summary
Eight clubs competed for the National Development League Championship[4] after the addition of the Workington Comets to the league,[5] who raced on the new Northside track.[6] Armadale Devils were renamed Edinburgh Monarchs Academy,[7] while the Plymouth Centurions did not return.
The league points system changed in-line with the SGB Premiership and SGB Championship, with teams scoring two points for a win (home or away), with a bonus point scored for an aggregate win. A 'Super Heat' was also introduced in the event of a tied meeting, with the winners scoring two league points and the losers gaining one point.[8] The top two in the league qualified for the Grand Final. The rider points limit for team construction was 42 points.
Defending champions Leicester Lion Cubs topped the table, however they lost a one-off Grand Final to the Oxford Chargers. The final was initially supposed to be a two-legged affair, however Leicester were unable to stage their home fixture due to bad weather and the BSPA ruled the title would be decided on the outcome of the Oxford leg. Oxford won the final 34-32, with the meeting ending after just 11 heats due to rain. It was the first major trophy Oxford had won since the Cheetahs claimed the Craven Shield in 2005.
Mildenhall Fen Tigers were controversially awarded the NDL KO Cup after Leicester were also unable to host the home leg of the final. Leicester had won the away leg, but the BSPA ruled a 75-0 walkover for Mildenhall in the second leg.
Workington's Connor Bailey won the Riders' Championship, while Leicester's Dan Thompson topped the averages for the second year running.
League
League table
Шаблон:Tooltip | Club | Шаблон:Tooltip | Home | Away | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | ||||
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1 | Leicester Lion Cubs (Q) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 708 | 543 | 7 | 31 | +165 |
2 | Oxford Chargers (Q) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 710 | 542 | 5 | 27 | +168 |
3 | Belle Vue Colts | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 675 | 583 | 6 | 22 | +92 |
4 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 592 | 632 | 3 | 19 | -40 |
5 | Monarchs Academy | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 614 | 641 | 4 | 16 | -27 |
6 | Workington Comets | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 575 | 648 | 2 | 12 | -73 |
7 | Kent Royals | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 545 | 684 | 1 | 11 | -139 |
8 | Berwick Bullets | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 540 | 686 | 0 | 2 | -146 |
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|name_OXF= Oxford |match_OXF_BEL=49-40 |match_OXF_BER=60-30 |match_OXF_EDI=55-35 |match_OXF_KEN=64-26 |match_OXF_LEI=50-39 |match_OXF_MIL=54-36 |match_OXF_WOR=59-31
|name_WOR= Workington |match_WOR_BEL=39-51 |match_WOR_BER=50-40 |match_WOR_EDI=53-37 |match_WOR_KEN=54-35 |match_WOR_LEI=50-39 |match_WOR_MIL=41-49 |match_WOR_OXF=39-51
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Grand Final
Knockout Cup
The 2023 National Development League Knockout Cup was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. It was limited to teams that were not also running promotions in the SGB Championship. It ended in controversial circumstances as Leicester were unable to stage their home leg of the final, and the competition was therefore awarded to Mildenhall.[11]
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Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final
First leg Шаблон:TeamMatchbox Second leg Шаблон:TeamMatchbox
Riders' Championship
The 2023 National League Riders' Championship took place on Sunday 15 October, at Northside Speedway, Workington and was won by Connor Bailey.[12]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
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1 | Connor Bailey (Workington) | 3,3,3,3,3 | 15 |
2 | Max Clegg (Edinburgh) | 2,2,2,3,3 | 12+3 |
3 | Jacob Hook (Edinburgh) | 1,3,3,2,3 | 12+2 |
4 | Ashton Boughen (Leicester) | 2,3,3,0,3 | 11 |
5 | Ben Morley (Kent) | 2,1,2,3,2 | 10 |
6 | Sam McGurk (Workington) | 1,2,3,2,1 | 9 |
7 | Freddy Hodder (Belle Vue) | 3,2,2,1,1 | 9 |
8 | Ben Trigger (Mildenhall) | 0,3,0,3,2 | 8 |
9 | Max Perry (Leicester) | 3,0,1,2,0 | 6 |
10 | Danny Phillips (Berwick) | X,1,2,2,1 | 6 |
11 | Lee Complin (Mildenhall) | 3,2,X,-,- | 5 |
12 | Tom Woolley (Kent) | 2,0,1,0,2 | 5 |
13 | Jamie Halder (Berwick) | 0,0,1,1,2 | 4 |
14 | Luke Muff (Belle Vue) | 1,1,1,1,- | 4 |
15 | Jacob Clouting (Oxford) | 1,1,0,1,1 | 4 |
16 | Jody Scott (Oxford) | 0,0,0,0,R | 0 |
17 | Callum Foy - res (Workington) | -,-,-,0,0 | 0 |
18 | Ben Rathbone - res (Berwick) | -,-,-,-,0 | 0 |
- F=fell, R=retired, X=excluded TM=two minute warning excluded
Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average | |
1 | Dan Thompson | Leicester | 10.64 |
2 | Jordan Jenkins | Oxford | 10.43 |
3 | Henry Atkins | Oxford | 10.17 |
4 | Connor Bailey | Workington | 10.03 |
5 | Joe Thompson | Leicester | 9.82 |
6 | Alfie Bowtell | Mildenhall | 9.80 |
7 | Max Clegg | Edinburgh | 9.57 |
8 | James Pearson | Belle Vue | 9.24 |
9 | Jack Smith | Belle Vue | 9.15 |
10 | Adam Roynon | Edinburgh | 9.02 |
- averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches
Squads & final averages
Belle Vue Colts
- Шаблон:Player 9.24
- Шаблон:Player (C) 9.15
- Шаблон:Player 8.63
- Шаблон:Player 7.31
- Шаблон:Player 7.21
- Шаблон:Player 6.00
- Шаблон:Player 4.39
- Шаблон:Player 1.00
Berwick Bullets
- Шаблон:Player 7.86
- Шаблон:Player[13] 7.73
- Шаблон:Player 7.21
- Шаблон:Player (C)[14] 6.75
- Шаблон:Player 5.97
- Шаблон:Player 4.80
- Шаблон:Player 4.48
- Шаблон:Player 4.00
- Шаблон:Player 2.80
Edinburgh Monarchs Academy
- Шаблон:Player 9.57
- Шаблон:Player 9.05
- Шаблон:Player 9.02
- Шаблон:Player 8.75
- Шаблон:Player 6.40
- Шаблон:Player 5.27
- Шаблон:Player 5.17
- Шаблон:Player 3.40
- Шаблон:Player 1.94
Kent Royals
- Шаблон:Player 8.38
- Шаблон:Player 8.26
- Шаблон:Player 6.91
- Шаблон:Player (C) 6.58
- Шаблон:Player 6.10
- Шаблон:Player 4.57
- Шаблон:Player 4.00
- Шаблон:Player 3.56
Leicester Lion Cubs
- Шаблон:Player 10.64
- Шаблон:Player (C) 9.82
- Шаблон:Player 8.61
- Шаблон:Player 8.15
- Шаблон:Player 6.77
- Шаблон:Player 6.70
- Шаблон:Player 5.43
Mildenhall Fen Tigers
- Шаблон:Player 9.80
- Шаблон:Player (C) 8.50
- Шаблон:Player 7.16
- Шаблон:Player 6.67
- Шаблон:Player 5.94
- Шаблон:Player 5.33
- Шаблон:Player 2.07
Oxford Chargers
- Шаблон:Player (C) 10.43
- Шаблон:Player 10.17
- Шаблон:Player 8.49
- Шаблон:Player 8.31
- Шаблон:Player 7.43
- Шаблон:Player 6.69
- Шаблон:Player 6.06
- Шаблон:Player 5.85
- Шаблон:Player 0.86
Workington Comets
- Шаблон:Player 10.03
- Шаблон:Player 7.01
- Шаблон:Player[15] 6.90
- Шаблон:Player[16] 6.77
- Шаблон:Player (C) 4.80
- Шаблон:Player 4.68
- Шаблон:Player[16] 2.82
- Шаблон:Player 0.00
See also
References
Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Шаблон:Speedway National League