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Can anyone give me an idea of what teams were in the second division (or whatever it was called then) in 1987 and some of the riders from each team if they can think of any?

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The National League was made up of :

 

Arena Essex

Canterbury

Edinburgh

Long Eaton

Mildenhall

Berwick

Newcastle

Eastbourne

Exeter

Middlesborough

Milton Keynes

Peterborough

Poole

Stoke

Rye House

Wimbledon

 

No idea what the order was?

 

I can get the teams aswell but am waiting to go home from work so there is no way on earth I am doing it now!!!

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Thanks. If you can be bothered the teams would be greatly appreciated. If it's not too much trouble. No hurry. Tomorrow is fine. In the morning. Nine-thirty. Sharpish! :)

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1. Eastbourne

2. Mildenhall

3. Milton Keynes

4. Stoke

5. Peterborough

6. Berwick

7. Wimbledon

8. Poole

9. Middlesbrough

10. Edinburgh

11. Newcastle

12. Arena-Essex

13. Canterbury

14. Exeter

15. Long Eaton

16. Rye House

--. Boston (Closed after 2 meetings)

--. Glasgow (Closed after 2 meetings)

 

Arena Essex - Andrew Silver, Martin Goodwin, Nigel Leaver, Gary Chessell, Ian Humphreys, Steve Bishop, Mark Chessell, Lawrie Bloomfield, Simon Wolstenholme, Paul Muchene

 

Wimbledon - Kevin Jolly, Roger Johns, Neville Tatum, Jeremy Luckhurst, Alan Farmer, Terry Mussett, Nathan Simpson, Mark Fordham, Mark Lyndon, Dave Gibbs, Chris Standen

 

 

Got all the rest but I'll leave them to other members to fill in!! :D

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Mmmm, Arena-Essex look interesting. Andrew Silver eh? And the Chessels, and Steve Bishop.

 

Keep 'em coming!

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Eastbourne - Martin Dugard, Gordon Kennett, Andy Buck, Dean Standing, Darren Standing, Keith Pritchard, Dean Barker, Steve Chambers, Kevin Pitts, Jon Cooper, Jay Pleece.

 

Berwick - Charlie McKinna, Steve McDermott, Phil White, Rob Woffinden, Rob Grant, Ian Stead, Sean Courtney, Paul McHale, Steve Finch, John Robson, Wayne Ross.

 

Boston (2 meetings only) - Carl Baldwin, Gary Clegg, Jon Cooper, Andy Fisher, Wally Hill, Andy Hines, Rob Parish, Phil White.

 

Canterbury - Dave Mullett, Mike Spink, Rob Tilbury, Paul Whittaker, Paul Evitts, Mark Lyndon, Richard Pettman, Carl Charlcraft, Jimmy Goodsell, Warren Mowatt, STEVE HONE

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Finishing order...

Eastbourne

Mildenhall

Milton Keynes

Stoke

Peterborough

Berwick

Wimbledon

Poole

Middlesbrough

Edinburgh

Newcastle

Arena Essex

Canterbury

Exeter

Long Eaton

Rye House

 

KO Cup Final... Mildenhall 50 - 46 Eastbourne

Eastbourne 54 - 41 Mildenhall

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Canterbury - Dave Mullett, Mike Spink, Rob Tilbury, Paul Whittaker, Paul Evitts, Mark Lyndon, Richard Pettman, Carl Charlcraft, Jimmy Goodsell, Warren Mowatt, STEVE HONE

 

hmmm... i had a better average in the '86 season too

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Eastbourne - Martin Dugard, Gordon Kennett, Andy Buck, Dean Standing, Darren Standing, Keith Pritchard, Dean Barker, Steve Chambers, Kevin Pitts, Jon Cooper, Jay Pleece.

 

Blimey! No wonder they won the league.

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Edinburgh - Les Collins, Doug Wyer, Brett Saunders, Dave Trownson, Chris Cobby, Scott Lamb, Phil Jeffrey, Jamie Young, Colin Smith, Barry Ayres, Shaun Bickley, James Hayhow, Ray Taffe.

 

Exeter - Alan Rivett, Colin Cook, David Smart, Kevin Price, Michael Coles, Andy Sell, Dave Gibbs, Tony Mattingley, Bruce Cribb, Tony Garard, John Gould, Peter Jeffrey, Lee Ingham, Alan Mason, Keith Newman.

 

Glasgow (2 Meetings Only) - Colin Caffrey, Derek Cooper, Jacko Irving, Michael Irving, Steve Lawson, Martin McKinna, Geoff Powell, Gordon Whittaker.

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Thanks. If you can be bothered the teams would be greatly appreciated. If it's not too much trouble. No hurry. Tomorrow is fine. In the morning. Nine-thirty. Sharpish! :)

 

My boss can't manage to get me to come into work by 9.30 so you've no chance!!!

 

Think I am going to try and work / skive from home later so I will stick some more teams on if I have time in my heavy schedule!!!

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Thanks. If you can be bothered the teams would be greatly appreciated. If it's not too much trouble. No hurry. Tomorrow is fine. In the morning. Nine-thirty. Sharpish! :)

 

My boss can't manage to get me to come into work by 9.30 so you've no chance!!!

 

Think I am going to try and work / skive from home later so I will stick some more teams on if I have time in my heavy schedule!!!

 

If you have the time it would be great. Don't put yourself out though. I work from home myself quite a lot so I know how hard it can be!

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How transparent I am!! At the moment Arena Essex and Eastbourne look the most attractive options, though I have to pick 3 consecutive meetings so if they're not on the same tape I may have to make a BIG decision.

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Couple of options for 3 matches in a row Grachan....

 

25.4 Spring 4s v Eastbourne, Rye House, Arena Essex

09.5 Grand Slam QR (Andrew Silver)

16.5 Glasgow (NL) W42-36

 

or

 

15.8 Arena Essex

22.8 Newcastle

29.8 Eastbourne

 

or

 

20.6 NL 4TT v Canterbury(24), Eastbourne(29), Exeter(22), Poole(21)

27.6 v Wimbledon D39-39

04.7 v Peterborough W44-34

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Thanks Steve. A lovely load of Andrew Silver to choose from. I can't wait. Thanks everyone for the info.

 

Shoddy - you're fired.

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