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2022 National Development League speedway season

The 2022 National Development League was the third division/tier of British speedway for the 2022 season.[1] It is a semi-professional development league, containing the junior sides of many SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs.

2022 National Development League speedway season
LeagueNational Development League
ChampionsLeicester Lion Cubs
Knockout CupLeicester Lion Cubs
Pairs ChampionshipLeicester Lion Cubs
Riders ChampionshipJordan Jenkins
Highest averageDan Thompson
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership
SGB Championship

Summary

Eight clubs competed for the League Championship, with Armadale, Belle Vue, Berwick, Kent, Leicester and champions Mildenhall all returning.[2][3] Kent would switch venues from Central Park Stadium to the Iwade Speedway Stadium and would only enter the Royals in the National League.[4] Oxford and Plymouth would also enter junior sides, taking the total to eight sides[5]

The Championship Play Offs also returned in 2022 to determine the League Champions, as would the Knockout Cup. Leicester Lion Cubs dominated the season by winning the league and successfully defending their National League Knockout Cup title (from 2019) and winning the Pairs Championship.[6]

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Locations of the 2022 National Development League teams

Regular season

League Table

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1Leicester Lion Cubs147003010370854735+161
2Mildenhall Fen Tigers145023011267457330+101
3Berwick Bullets147001101466858329+85
4Oxford Chargers145111200465260026+52
5Belle Vue Colts147000101568257225+110
6Kent Royals145111100559066723-77
7Plymouth Centurions14205000165367217-185
8Armadale Devils14205000074997466-247

Fixtures & Results

Home \ AwayARMBELBERKENLEIMILOXFPLY
Armadale51–3638–5242–4836–5338–5042–4851–39
Belle Vue69–2150–4064–2650–4064–2657–3358–32
Berwick56–2855–3553–3749–4148–4250–4067–23
Kent55–3547–4346–4450–4045–4542–4747–43
Leicester65–2559–3252–3756–3449–4051–3957–32
Mildenhall60–2741–4757–3357–3239–5055–3256–34
Oxford65–2548–4150–3960–2945–4539–5150–39
Plymouth50–4053–3744–4538–5240–5035–5534–56
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League Scoring System

  • Home loss by any number of points = 0
  • Home draw = 1
  • Home win by any number of points = 3
  • Away loss by 7 points or more = 0
  • Away loss by 6 points or less = 1
  • Away draw = 2
  • Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
  • Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Championship Play Offs

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
1Leicester Lion Cubs445296
4Oxford Chargers463884
Leicester Lion Cubs5262114
Mildenhall Fen Tigers372865
3Berwick Bullets462268
2Mildenhall Fen Tigers4367110

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Final

First Leg

27 October[8]Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 16
Luke Muff 9
Ashton Boughen 5
Alex Spooner 4
Josh Warren 2
Jack Kingston 1
James Shanes r/r		37–52Leicester Lion Cubs
Dan Thompson 14
Joe Thompson 10
Connor Coles 8
Max Perry 7
Vinnie Foord 6
Mickie Simpson 5
Tom Spencer 2		Mildenhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

Second Leg

4 November[9]Leicester Lion Cubs
Max Perry 11
Dan Thompson 11
Joe Thompson 11
Tom Spencer 10
Vinnie Foord 7
Mickie Simpson 7
Max James 5
Connor Coles r/r		62–28Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 17
Ashton Boughen 5
Tom Woolley 3
James Laker 2
Bailey Fellows 1
James Jessop 0
James Shanes r/r		Adrian Flux Arena

Knockout Cup

The 2022 National Development League Knockout Cup was the 23rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. It returned after being cancelled in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][10]

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
1Mildenhall Fen Tigers514293
4Kent Royals394887
Mildenhall Fen Tigers292756
Leicester Lion Cubs5561116
3Berwick Bullets274168
2Leicester Lion Cubs6349112

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Final

First Leg

15 October[11]Leicester Lion Cubs
Dan Thompson 12
Joe Thompson 11
Connor Coles 10
Mickie Simpson 7
Vinnie Foord 7
Max Perry 4
Tom Spencer 4		55–29Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 8
Josh Warren 7
Luke Muff 5
Alex Spooner 4
Lee Complin 4
James Laker 1
Jack Kingston r/r		Paul Chapman and Sons Arena
Referee(s):
Seth Perkin

Second Leg

27 October[12]Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jason Edwards 13
Luke Muff 8
James Laker 4
Alex Spooner 2
Josh Warren 0
Jack Kingston DNR
James Shanes r/r		27–61Leicester Lion Cubs
Tom Spencer 12
Max Perry 12
Dan Thompson 11
Joe Thompson 9
Vinnie Foord 7
Mickie Simpson 5
Max James 5
Connor Coles r/r		Mildenhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

Pairs Championship

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Beaumont Park Stadium, on 20 August 2022. The event was won by Joe Thompson and Dan Thompson of the Leicester Lion Cubs.[13]

Group B
PosClubRidersPts
1stPlymouth QAdam Roynon & Rhys Naylor16
2ndOxford QJordan Jenkins & Sam Hagon14
3rdMildenhallJason Edwards & Jack Kingston14
4thKentBen Morley & Sam Woolley9

Semi-finals

Team oneTeam twoScoreResult
LeicesterOxford7-2D. Thompson, J. Thompson, Jenkins, Hagon
ArmadalePlymouth5-4Roynon, Kelly, Woolley, Naylor (f.exc)

Final

Team oneTeam twoScoreResult
LeicesterArmadale7-2D. Thompson, J. Thompson, Kelly, Woolley

Leading Averages

RiderTeamAverage
1Dan ThompsonLeicester10.81
2Jason EdwardsMildenhall10.50
3Alfie BowtellKent10.30
4Ben MorleyKent10.00
5Nathan StonemanOxford9.73
  • averages include NDL, KO Cup, min 6 matches

Riders' Championship

The 2022 edition of the National Development League Riders Championship, took place on Sunday 25 September at The Eddie Wright Raceway, Scunthorpe.[14]

Pos.RiderTotal
1Jordan Jenkins14
2Max Clegg13+3
3Jason Edwards13+2
4Lee Complin11
5Ben Morley10
6Dan Thompson10
7Joe Thompson9
8Jack Kingston9
9Tom Woolley7
10Jack Smith7
11Ben Trigger5
12Jody Scott4
13Harry McGurk3
14Luke Harrison2
15Mason Watson2
16Luke Crang1
17Jack Shimelt (res)0

Squads & final averages

[15]

Armadale Devils

  • Lee Complin 8.28
  • William Lawson 7.29
  • Tom Woolley 7.12
  • Danny Phillips 6.95
  • Josh Embleton 4.80
  • Elliot Kelly 4.38
  • Gregor Millar 3.85
  • Kyran Lyden 2.50
  • Lewis Millar 1.68

Belle Vue Colts

Berwick Bullets

  • Kyle Bickley 9.44
  • Greg Blair 8.16
  • Luke Crang 7.17
  • Ace Pijper 7.11
  • Mason Watson 5.32
  • Ben Rathbone 4.50
  • Kieran Douglas 3.87

Kent Royals

Leicester Lion Cubs

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

  • Jason Edwards 10.50
  • Jack Kingston 7.06
  • Sam Bebee 7.02
  • James Shanes 7.00
  • Alex Spooner 6.83
  • Josh Warren 6.21
  • Luke Muff 5.88

Oxford Chargers

Plymouth Centurions

See also

References

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