The 2026 National Development League is the third division/tier of British motorcycle speedway for the 2026 season.[1] It is a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Oxford Chargers are the defending champions having won the title in 2025.[2]
Summary
Four of six 2025 clubs returned for the 2026 edition. The two other teams were King's Lynn Young Stars, who stepped up from the 2025 NT and the newly named Buxton Bulls (formerly Buxton Hitmen) returned to British speedway. Two teams dropped out, the Belle Vue Colts and the Scunthorpe/Sheffield combination.[1] The league and trophy points limit was set at 42.
NDL
League table
| Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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| W | D | L | W | D | L | ||||||||
| 1 | Edinburgh Academy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 102 | 1 | 7 | +66 |
| 2 | Oxford Chargers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 188 | 171 | 1 | 5 | +17 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 250 | 1 | 5 | -9 |
| 4 | Leicester Lions Cubs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 66 | 0 | 4 | +48 |
| 5 | King's Lynn Young Stars | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 102 | 0 | 0 | -24 |
| 6 | Buxton Bulls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 118 | 0 | 0 | -56 |
Fixtures and results
Leading averages
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- averages include all league fixtures, min 4 matches
Riders' Championship
Squads and final averages
Minimum 2 matches
Buxton Bulls
Edinburgh Monarchs Academy
King's Lynn Young Stars
Leicester Lion Cubs
Middlesbrough Tigers
Oxford Chargers
See also
References
- 1 2 "British Development Statement". British Speedway. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ↑ "Oxford Chargers win National League title". Oxford Mail. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
