New National League 1975

1975 National League

The first year of the new National League taking over from the British League Division Two. From the previous season Barrow, Long Eaton and Sunderland all dropped out of the competition. New editions were Newcastle, Crayford, Paisley and Mildenhall who took the number of teams to 20. Birmingham who were the British Division Two champions the previous year retained the League title. M W D L F A Pts 1 Birmingham Brummies 38 29 1 8 1702 1252 59 2 Newcastle Diamonds 38 27 0 11 1635 1323 54 3 Stoke Potters 38 26 0 12 1650.5 1309.5 52 4 Eastbourne Eagles 38 25 0 13 1676 1280 50 5 Boston Barracudas 38 24 2 12 1632 1325 50 6 Workington Comets 38 23 2 13 1563.5 1396.5 48 7 Berwick Bandits 38 21 3 14 1486 1472 45 8 Crayford Kestrels 38 20 2 16 1542 1413 42 9 Ellesmere Port 38 19 1 18 1462 1495 39 10 Canterbury Crusaders 38 19 0 19 1533 1423 38 11 Bradford Barons 38 17 2 19 1406 1552 36 12 Coatbridge Tigers 38 17 1 20 1455 1497 35 13 Scunthorpe Saints 38 17 0 21 1373.5 1584.5 34 14 Rye House Rockets 38 13 2 23 1387 1563 28 15 Paisley Lions 38 14 0 24 1311 1641 28 16 Crewe Kings 37 13 1 23 1396 1484 27 17 Teesside Tigers 38 13 0 25 1431 1526 26 18 Peterborough Panthers 37 13 0 24 1276 1604 26 19 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 38 11 1 26 1273.5 1681.5 23 20 Weymouth Wizards 38 8 2 28 1294 1663 18 Peterborough vs Crewe match did not take place. Rider Averages Rider Team M Max Paid Rac Pts Bon Ave Joe Owen Newcastle 54 24 - 187 491 7 10.65 Tom Owen Newcastle 55 14 9 199 507 22 10.63 Alan Molyneaux Stoke 54 9 6 183 443 21 10.14 Les Rumsey Canterbury 46 10 6 162 390 11 9.90 Paul Gachet Eastbourne 53 11 8 189 440 23 9.80 Laurie Etheridge Crayford 47 8 5 175 412 14 9.74 John Jackson Ellesmere Port 50 17 2 182 433 8 9.69 Neil Middleditch Eastbourne 51 8 3 191 430 24 9.51 Arthur Browning Birmingham 57 10 8 151 335 21 9.43 Brian Collins Coatbridge 46 9 5 198 442 24 9.41 Rider Averages by Name Rider Averages by Team Fixtures & Results 23/03/1975 Boston 47 31 Canterbury 29/03/1975 Canterbury 43 35 Ellesmere Port 30/03/1975 Eastbourne 52 26 Boston 31/03/1975 Boston 48 30 Eastbourne 31/03/1975 Crewe 37 41 Crayford 03/04/1975 Stoke 54 24 Crewe 03/04/1975 Teesside 42 36 Workington 04/04/1975 Workington 43 35 Teesside 05/04/1975 Canterbury 43 35 Weymouth 07/04/1975 Crewe 51 26 Coatbridge 08/04/1975 Crayford 46 30 Boston 08/04/1975 Weymouth 35 42 Canterbury 09/04/1975 Bradford 42 36 Eastbourne 10/04/1975 Teesside 37 41 Ellesmere Port 12/04/1975 Berwick 39 39 Coatbridge 13/04/1975 Rye House 32 46 Stoke 14/04/1975 Crewe 42 36 Workington 16/04/1975 Bradford 47 29 Ellesmere Port 17/04/1975 Stoke 58 20 Paisley 19/04/1975 Paisley 47 31 Boston 20/04/1975 Boston 47 31 Bradford 21/04/1975 Newcastle 50 28 Crewe 21/04/1975 Scunthorpe 43 34 Rye House 22/04/1975 Crayford 46 32 Rye House 23/04/1975 Bradford 49 29 Crayford 23/04/1975 Crewe 38 39 Newcastle 24/04/1975 Stoke 56 21 Peterborough 25/04/1975 Coatbridge 54 23 Paisley 25/04/1975 Peterborough 30 48 Canterbury 25/04/1975 Workington 40 38 Weymouth 26/04/1975 Berwick 41 36 Weymouth 26/04/1975 Canterbury 49 28 Birmingham 26/04/1975 Paisley 47 31 Ellesmere Port 27/04/1975 Boston 37 41 Workington 28/04/1975 Birmingham 45 33 Eastbourne 28/04/1975 Scunthorpe 38 40 Crayford 29/04/1975 Crayford 45 31 Coatbridge 29/04/1975 Ellesmere Port 34 44 Stoke 02/05/1975 Coatbridge 49 29 Scunthorpe 03/05/1975 Berwick 47 30 Scunthorpe 03/05/1975 Canterbury 45 33 Boston 03/05/1975 Paisley 45 32 Eastbourne 04/05/1975 Eastbourne 43 34 Weymouth 04/05/1975 Rye House 39 39 Crayford 05/05/1975 Newcastle 52 26 Peterborough 06/05/1975 Crayford 47 31 Canterbury 06/05/1975 Ellesmere Port 45 32 Peterborough 08/05/1975 Stoke 41 37 Newcastle 09/05/1975 Coatbridge 43 35 Workington 10/05/1975 Berwick 48 29 Teesside 11/05/1975 Workington 46 32 Coatbridge 12/05/1975 Crewe 47 31 Ellesmere Port 12/05/1975 Newcastle 54 24 Berwick 12/05/1975 Scunthorpe 41 37 Paisley 13/05/1975 Weymouth 39 39 Crayford 15/05/1975 Crayford 50 27 Ellesmere Port 15/05/1975 Crayford 50 27 Weymouth 15/05/1975 Teesside 37 40 Boston 16/05/1975 Coatbridge 45 32 Teesside 16/05/1975 Peterborough 38 40 Birmingham 16/05/1975 Workington 53 25 Boston 18/05/1975 Boston 34 44 Stoke 18/05/1975 Mildenhall 37 41 Scunthorpe 19/05/1975 Birmingham 59 19 Peterborough 19/05/1975 Crewe 42 36 Paisley 19/05/1975 Scunthorpe 46 32 Ellesmere Port 20/05/1975 Crayford 50 28 Mildenhall 20/05/1975 Ellesmere Port 40 38 Paisley 20/05/1975 Weymouth 33 45 Eastbourne 21/05/1975 Bradford 45 33 Newcastle 22/05/1975 Stoke 46 32 Weymouth 23/05/1975 Coatbridge 34 43 Birmingham 23/05/1975 Workington 39 39 Berwick 24/05/1975 Berwick 44 34 Workington 24/05/1975 Canterbury 49 29 Crayford 24/05/1975 Paisley 42 36 Weymouth 25/05/1975 Boston 45 33 Teesside 25/05/1975 Eastbourne 52 26 Rye House 25/05/1975 Mildenhall 36 41 Crewe 26/05/1975 Canterbury 61 17 Berwick 26/05/1975 Newcastle 38 40 Birmingham 26/05/1975 Rye House 31 45 Eastbourne 26/05/1975 Scunthorpe 41 37 Bradford 27/05/1975 Birmingham 46 32 Newcastle 27/05/1975 Crayford 58 20 Berwick 27/05/1975 Ellesmere Port 44 34 Crewe 27/05/1975 Weymouth 37 41 Stoke 29/05/1975 Stoke 52 26 Workington 29/05/1975 Teesside 49 29 Bradford 29/05/1975 Teesside 52 26 Crewe 30/05/1975 Peterborough 47 31 Rye House 31/05/1975 Berwick 52 26 Paisley 31/05/1975 Canterbury 52 26 Coatbridge 01/06/1975 Eastbourne 55 23 Coatbridge 01/06/1975 Mildenhall 37 41 Peterborough 01/06/1975 Rye House 53 25 Crewe 02/06/1975 Birmingham 56 22 Scunthorpe 02/06/1975 Crewe 47 31 Mildenhall 02/06/1975 Newcastle 62 16 Bradford 02/06/1975 Paisley 33 45 Berwick 03/06/1975 Ellesmere Port 41 37 Newcastle 03/06/1975 Scunthorpe 32 46 Birmingham 03/06/1975 Weymouth 34 43 Coatbridge 04/06/1975 Bradford 39 39 Boston 05/06/1975 Stoke 53 25 Ellesmere Port 05/06/1975 Teesside 35 43 Newcastle 06/06/1975 Peterborough 50 28 Weymouth 06/06/1975 Workington 41 36 Birmingham 07/06/1975 Canterbury 53 23 Mildenhall 07/06/1975 Paisley 38 40 Coatbridge 08/06/1975 Boston 61 17 Weymouth 08/06/1975 Eastbourne 41 37 Crayford 08/06/1975 Mildenhall 21.5 55.5 Stoke 08/06/1975 Rye House 45 32 Workington 09/06/1975 Crewe 46 32 Peterborough 09/06/1975 Newcastle 52 26 Rye House 10/06/1975 Crayford 43 35 Scunthorpe 10/06/1975 Ellesmere Port 51 27 Bradford 10/06/1975 Weymouth 43 35 Crewe 11/06/1975 Bradford 43 35 Teesside 12/06/1975 Stoke 53 25 Canterbury 13/06/1975 Coatbridge 50 27 Bradford 13/06/1975 Workington 41 37 Stoke 14/06/1975 Berwick 47 31 Bradford 14/06/1975 Canterbury 38 40 Newcastle 14/06/1975 Paisley 36 41 Stoke 15/06/1975 Eastbourne 37 40 Newcastle 15/06/1975 Rye House 47 31 Peterborough 16/06/1975 Birmingham 47 31 Workington 16/06/1975 Crewe 50 28 Canterbury 16/06/1975 Newcastle 46 32 Crayford 16/06/1975 Scunthorpe 47 31 Mildenhall 17/06/1975 Ellesmere Port 45 33 Berwick 18/06/1975 Bradford 48 30 Crewe 19/06/1975 Stoke 54 24 Eastbourne 20/06/1975 Coatbridge 46 31 Ellesmere Port 20/06/1975 Peterborough 31 46 Boston 21/06/1975 Berwick 48 30 Ellesmere Port 21/06/1975 Paisley 46 32 Crewe 22/06/1975 Boston 54 24 Peterborough 22/06/1975 Mildenhall 51 27 Teesside 22/06/1975 Rye House 44 34 Scunthorpe 22/06/1975 Rye House 44 33 Weymouth 23/06/1975 Crewe 54 24 Bradford 23/06/1975 Newcastle 49 29 Mildenhall 23/06/1975 Scunthorpe 40 38 Eastbourne 24/06/1975 Crayford 48 30 Crewe 24/06/1975 Weymouth 38 39 Birmingham 25/06/1975 Bradford 51 27 Berwick 26/06/1975 Stoke 44 34 Boston 26/06/1975 Teesside 48 30 Rye House 27/06/1975 Coatbridge 43 34 Rye House 27/06/1975 Workington 55 23 Canterbury 28/06/1975 Berwick 50 27 Canterbury 28/06/1975 Paisley 48 29 Rye House 29/06/1975 Eastbourne 60 18 Paisley 29/06/1975 Mildenhall 39 38 Crayford 29/06/1975 Rye House 47 30 Ellesmere Port 30/06/1975 Birmingham 55 22 Bradford 30/06/1975 Newcastle 47 31 Boston 30/06/1975 Scunthorpe 41 37 Crewe 01/07/1975 Crayford 38 40 Eastbourne 01/07/1975 Ellesmere Port 54 24 Mildenhall 01/07/1975 Weymouth 53 25 Paisley 02/07/1975 Bradford 40 38 Paisley 02/07/1975 Stoke 49 29 Teesside 03/07/1975 Teesside 42 36 Stoke 04/07/1975 Coatbridge 50 28 Berwick 04/07/1975 Peterborough 43 34 Bradford 04/07/1975 Workington 36.5 41.5 Scunthorpe 05/07/1975 Berwick 43 35 Crewe 05/07/1975 Canterbury 44 34 Rye House 05/07/1975 Paisley 47 31 Scunthorpe 06/07/1975 Boston 54 24 Crayford 06/07/1975 Mildenhall 41 37 Ellesmere Port 06/07/1975 Rye House 49 29 Bradford 07/07/1975 Crewe 37 41 Stoke 07/07/1975 Newcastle 46 32 Paisley 07/07/1975 Scunthorpe 42 36 Peterborough 08/07/1975 Crayford 43 35 Birmingham 08/07/1975 Ellesmere Port 51 27 Weymouth 10/07/1975 Stoke 42 36 Berwick 10/07/1975 Teesside 45 33 Mildenhall 10/07/1975 Weymouth 37 41 Ellesmere Port 11/07/1975 Coatbridge 58 20 Mildenhall 11/07/1975 Workington 43 35 Peterborough 12/07/1975 Boston 39 38 Rye House 12/07/1975 Canterbury 49 29 Teesside 12/07/1975 Paisley 47 31 Peterborough 13/07/1975 Eastbourne 61 17 Mildenhall 13/07/1975 Eastbourne 53 25 Teesside 13/07/1975 Rye House 38 39 Boston 14/07/1975 Newcastle 44 34 Stoke 14/07/1975 Scunthorpe 45 33 Weymouth 15/07/1975 Weymouth 44 34 Teesside 16/07/1975 Mildenhall 37 41 Eastbourne 17/07/1975 Stoke 48 30 Birmingham 17/07/1975 Teesside 37 41 Berwick 19/07/1975 Berwick 47 31 Rye House 19/07/1975 Canterbury 55 23 Scunthorpe 20/07/1975 Boston 45 33 Birmingham 20/07/1975 Bradford 48 30 Coatbridge 20/07/1975 Eastbourne 57 21 Scunthorpe 20/07/1975 Rye House 39 38 Canterbury 20/07/1975 Rye House 47 30 Mildenhall 21/07/1975 Birmingham 44 34 Stoke 21/07/1975 Crewe 39 39 Boston 21/07/1975 Newcastle 54 24 Weymouth 21/07/1975 Scunthorpe 51 27 Teesside 22/07/1975 Ellesmere Port 46 32 Boston 22/07/1975 Weymouth 34 44 Newcastle 23/07/1975 Bradford 43 35 Canterbury 23/07/1975 Bradford 39 39 Workington 23/07/1975 Mildenhall 39 39 Rye House 24/07/1975 Stoke 49 29 Bradford 24/07/1975 Teesside 52 26 Canterbury 25/07/1975 Peterborough 45 33 Crayford 25/07/1975 Workington 44 34 Crewe 26/07/1975 Berwick 52 26 Mildenhall 26/07/1975 Canterbury 37 41 Workington 26/07/1975 Paisley 41 37 Teesside 27/07/1975 Boston 50 28 Mildenhall 27/07/1975 Eastbourne 46 32 Workington 27/07/1975 Rye House 46 32 Coatbridge 27/07/1975 Rye House 49 28 Paisley 28/07/1975 Birmingham 53 25 Weymouth 28/07/1975 Scunthorpe 34 44 Boston 29/07/1975 Crayford 53 25 Peterborough 29/07/1975 Ellesmere Port 46 32 Coatbridge 29/07/1975 Weymouth 30 48 Workington 30/07/1975 Mildenhall 31 47 Boston 31/07/1975 Stoke 58 20 Scunthorpe 31/07/1975 Teesside 33 44 Birmingham 01/08/1975 Peterborough 44 34 Eastbourne 01/08/1975 Workington 47 30 Bradford 02/08/1975 Berwick 43 35 Newcastle 02/08/1975 Canterbury 43 35 Stoke 02/08/1975 Paisley 35 43 Bradford 03/08/1975 Boston 52 26 Coatbridge 03/08/1975 Eastbourne 52 26 Stoke 03/08/1975 Mildenhall 46 32 Weymouth 03/08/1975 Rye House 48 29 Teesside 04/08/1975 Crewe 36 40 Scunthorpe 04/08/1975 Newcastle 44 34 Eastbourne 05/08/1975 Crayford 50 28 Stoke 06/08/1975 Bradford 36 42 Birmingham 07/08/1975 Stoke 51 27 Mildenhall 08/08/1975 Peterborough 42 36 Mildenhall 08/08/1975 Peterborough 47 31 Teesside 09/08/1975 Canterbury 42 36 Crewe 10/08/1975 Boston 60 18 Ellesmere Port 10/08/1975 Eastbourne 55 23 Crewe 10/08/1975 Eastbourne 59 19 Peterborough 10/08/1975 Mildenhall 44 34 Canterbury 10/08/1975 Rye House 46 32 Berwick 11/08/1975 Birmingham 54 24 Berwick 11/08/1975 Crewe 31 46 Eastbourne 11/08/1975 Scunthorpe 41 37 Canterbury 12/08/1975 Crayford 37 41 Newcastle 12/08/1975 Ellesmere Port 51 27 Rye House 13/08/1975 Bradford 54 24 Rye House 14/08/1975 Teesside 50 28 Coatbridge 15/08/1975 Coatbridge 43 35 Peterborough 16/08/1975 Berwick 53 25 Peterborough 16/08/1975 Paisley 46 30 Newcastle 17/08/1975 Eastbourne 53 24 Ellesmere Port 17/08/1975 Mildenhall 40 37 Workington 18/08/1975 Crewe 41 37 Teesside 18/08/1975 Newcastle 49 29 Canterbury 18/08/1975 Scunthorpe 37 41 Workington 19/08/1975 Ellesmere Port 39 39 Birmingham 19/08/1975 Weymouth 48 30 Peterborough 20/08/1975 Bradford 53 25 Scunthorpe 21/08/1975 Teesside 42 35 Crayford 22/08/1975 Coatbridge 53 25 Crayford 22/08/1975 Workington 48 30 Ellesmere Port 23/08/1975 Berwick 56 22 Crayford 23/08/1975 Canterbury 59 19 Paisley 23/08/1975 Peterborough 40 38 Coatbridge 24/08/1975 Boston 56 22 Paisley 24/08/1975 Eastbourne 45 33 Birmingham 24/08/1975 Mildenhall 40 38 Coatbridge 25/08/1975 Crewe 32 46 Birmingham 25/08/1975 Newcastle 50 28 Teesside 25/08/1975 Paisley 37 41 Workington 25/08/1975 Peterborough 35 43 Berwick 25/08/1975 Scunthorpe 52 26 Coatbridge 26/08/1975 Birmingham 55 23 Crewe 26/08/1975 Ellesmere Port 46 32 Canterbury 26/08/1975 Weymouth 28 50 Boston 28/08/1975 Stoke 48 30 Coatbridge 28/08/1975 Teesside 38 40 Eastbourne 29/08/1975 Coatbridge 38 40 Stoke 29/08/1975 Crewe 59 19 Weymouth 29/08/1975 Peterborough 40 38 Scunthorpe 29/08/1975 Workington 40 38 Eastbourne 30/08/1975 Berwick 50 27 Stoke 30/08/1975 Canterbury 55 23 Bradford 31/08/1975 Boston 42 36 Newcastle 31/08/1975 Eastbourne 63 15 Bradford 31/08/1975 Mildenhall 46 32 Berwick 01/09/1975 Birmingham 51 27 Ellesmere Port 01/09/1975 Newcastle 49 29 Coatbridge 01/09/1975 Scunthorpe 48 30 Berwick 02/09/1975 Crayford 48 30 Teesside 02/09/1975 Ellesmere Port 43 35 Workington 02/09/1975 Weymouth 50 28 Bradford 03/09/1975 Bradford 47 31 Peterborough 03/09/1975 Paisley 43 35 Canterbury 04/09/1975 Stoke 44 34 Rye House 04/09/1975 Teesside 47 30 Paisley 05/09/1975 Coatbridge 45 32 Canterbury 05/09/1975 Peterborough 37 41 Newcastle 05/09/1975 Workington 54 24 Rye House 07/09/1975 Boston 48 30 Berwick 07/09/1975 Mildenhall 41 37 Newcastle 08/09/1975 Birmingham 52 25 Coatbridge 08/09/1975 Newcastle 47 29 Scunthorpe 09/09/1975 Crayford 57 21 Workington 09/09/1975 Ellesmere Port 44 34 Teesside 09/09/1975 Weymouth 43 35 Rye House 10/09/1975 Scunthorpe 38 40 Newcastle 11/09/1975 Stoke 36 42 Crayford 11/09/1975 Teesside 48 30 Peterborough 11/09/1975 Teesside 49 29 Scunthorpe 12/09/1975 Coatbridge 37 41 Boston 12/09/1975 Peterborough 41 37 Ellesmere Port 12/09/1975 Peterborough 40 38 Stoke 12/09/1975 Workington 49 29 Crayford 13/09/1975 Berwick 41 37 Boston 13/09/1975 Paisley 44 33 Crayford 15/09/1975 Birmingham 53 25 Paisley 15/09/1975 Crewe 58 20 Rye House 16/09/1975 Ellesmere Port 48 30 Eastbourne 16/09/1975 Weymouth 41 37 Scunthorpe 17/09/1975 Bradford 63 15 Weymouth 17/09/1975 Mildenhall 57 20 Paisley 18/09/1975 Teesside 58 20 Weymouth 19/09/1975 Coatbridge 51 27 Weymouth 19/09/1975 Peterborough 47 29 Paisley 20/09/1975 Berwick 42 35 Birmingham 20/09/1975 Canterbury 60 18 Peterborough 20/09/1975 Paisley 41 37 Mildenhall 21/09/1975 Boston 64 14 Scunthorpe 21/09/1975 Rye House 36 42 Newcastle 22/09/1975 Birmingham 49 29 Teesside 22/09/1975 Newcastle 40 38 Ellesmere Port 22/09/1975 Scunthorpe 44 34 Stoke 23/09/1975 Crayford 59 19 Bradford 23/09/1975 Crayford 55 23 Paisley 23/09/1975 Ellesmere Port 45 33 Scunthorpe 26/09/1975 Coatbridge 41 37 Crewe 28/09/1975 Eastbourne 50 28 Berwick 28/09/1975 Eastbourne 48 30 Canterbury 28/09/1975 Mildenhall 49 29 Bradford 28/09/1975 Rye House 33 45 Birmingham 29/09/1975 Birmingham 57 20 Mildenhall 29/09/1975 Birmingham 52 26 Rye House 30/09/1975 Weymouth 39 39 Berwick 01/10/1975 Bradford 51 27 Mildenhall 01/10/1975 Bradford 45 33 Stoke 03/10/1975 Coatbridge 38 40 Eastbourne 03/10/1975 Workington 40 38 Newcastle 04/10/1975 Berwick 47 31 Eastbourne 04/10/1975 Peterborough 38 40 Workington 06/10/1975 Birmingham 45 33 Canterbury 06/10/1975 Birmingham 49 29 Crayford 06/10/1975 Crewe 50 28 Berwick 06/10/1975 Newcastle 42 36 Workington 07/10/1975 Weymouth 50 28 Mildenhall 10/10/1975 Workington 64 14 Paisley 13/10/1975 Birmingham 41 36 Boston 17/10/1975 Coatbridge 43 35 Newcastle 18/10/1975 Paisley 45 33 Birmingham 19/10/1975 Boston 49 29 Crewe 21/10/1975 Ellesmere Port 55 23 Crayford 24/10/1975 Workington 58 20 Mildenhall 25/10/1975 Canterbury 40 37 Eastbourne 26/10/1975 Mildenhall 26 52 Birmingham Peterborough Crewe