In 1987 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Summary

The league champions that year were Eastbourne Eagles.^[2]

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Eastbourne Eagles	30	22	0	8	44
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	30	20	1	9	41
Milton Keynes Knights	30	19	1	10	39
Stoke Potters	30	18	1	11	37
Peterborough Panthers	30	18	0	12	36
Berwick Bandits	30	17	1	22	35
Wimbledon Dons	30	14	2	14	30
Poole Pirates	30	15	0	15	30
Middlesbrough Tigers	30	13	3	14	29
Edinburgh Monarchs	30	13	2	15	28
Newcastle Diamonds	30	12	2	16	26
Arena Essex Hammers	30	12	1	17	25
Canterbury Crusaders	30	11	1	18	23
Exeter Falcons	30	11	1	18	23
Long Eaton Invaders	30	8	1	21	17
Rye House Rockets	30	8	1	21	17

Leading averages

Rider	Team	Average
Andrew Silver	Arena Essex	10.66
Martin Dugard	Eastbourne	10.40
Mel Taylor	Mildenhall	10.38
Nigel Crabtree	Stoke	10.20
Martin Dixon	Middlesbrough	10.01
Les Collins	Edinburgh	9.96
Dave Jessup	Mildenhall	9.92
Steve Schofield	Poole	9.54
Kevin Jolly	Wimbledon	9.48
Gordon Kennett	Eastbourne	9.40

National League Knockout Cup

The 1987 National League Knockout Cup was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition for the third successive year.^[3]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
24/05	Mildenhall	66-30	Rye House
17/05	Rye House	24-24a	Mildenhall
25/04	Berwick	64-32	Newcastle
20/04	Newcastle	51-44	Berwick

Abandoned^{[clarification needed]}

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
10/07	Peterborough	57-39	Middlesbrough
21/06	Glasgow	47-49	Edinburgh
21/06	Peterborough	34-32a	Middlesbrough
20/06	Berwick	65-31	Long Eaton
19/06	Edinburgh	65-31	Glasgow
18/06	Middlesbrough	56-40	Peterborough
17/06	Long Eaton	51-45	Berwick
17/06	Mildenhall	64-31	Exeter
16/06	Poole	51-45	Eastbourne
15/06	Exeter	51-45	Mildenhall
14/06	Eastbourne	62-33	Poole
01/06	Arena Essex	52-44	Wimbledon
30/05	Canterbury	61-35	Boston
25/05	Rye House	47-48	Mildenhall
20/05	Wimbledon	48-48	Arena Essex
16/05	Stoke	60-36	Milton Keynes
12/05	Milton Keynes	50-46	Stoke
10/05	Boston	50-46	Canterbury

Abandoned^{[clarification needed]}

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
01/08	Stoke	49-29	Peterborough
31/07	Edinburgh	45-50	Eastbourne
25/07	Berwick	46-50	Mildenhall
25/07	Canterbury	54-42	Arena Essex
25/07	Eastbourne	56-40	Edinburgh
24/07	Peterborough	50-46	Stoke
09/07	Arena Essex	60-36	Canterbury
01/07	Mildenhall	61-35	Berwick

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
31/08	Mildenhall	60-36	Arena Essex
23/08	Eastbourne	57-39	Stoke
20/08	Arena Essex	51-45	Mildenhall
15/08	Stoke	53-42	Eastbourne

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
04/10	Eastbourne	54-41	Mildenhall
27/09	Mildenhall	50-46	Eastbourne

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References