2025 National Development League and National Trophy speedway season

2025 National Development League and National Trophy speedway season
LeagueNational Development League
National Trophy
NDL ChampionsOxford Chargers
National Trophy championsKing's Lynn Young Stars
Knockout Cupnot held
Riders' Championshipnot held
Highest averageWilliam Cairns (NDL)
Jody Scott (NDT)
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership 2025
SGB Championship 2025

The 2025 National Development League and National Trophy was the third division/tier of British motorcycle speedway for the 2025 season.[1] It was a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Leicester Lion Cubs were the defending champions having won the title in 2024.[2] The league was sponsored by the World Speedway Riders' Association.

Summary

The same six clubs that competed for the 2024 National Development League Championship returned for the 2025 edition. However, an additional competition called the National Trophy was added where five other teams would take part.[1] The league and trophy points limit was set at 38.

Oxford Chargers won the title by a single point from Monarchs Academy, with the bonus point from the meetings between the clubs proving decisive.[3] It was the second time in three years that Oxford were crowned champions.

King's Lynn Young Stars won the debut National Trophy title, dominating the league and winning by seven points.[4]

Locations of the 2025 National Development League and National trophy teams

NDL

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Oxford Chargers (C) 10 5 0 0 3 0 2 505 383 4 20 +112
2 Monarchs Academy 10 5 0 0 3 0 2 449 443 3 19 +6
3 Leicester Lion Cubs 10 3 1 1 3 0 2 465 425 4 17 +40
4 Scunthorpe/Sheffield 10 3 1 1 1 0 4 439 454 2 11 -15
5 Middlesbrough Tigers 10 2 0 3 0 0 5 416 480 1 5 -64
6 Belle Vue Colts 10 1 0 4 1 0 4 405 484 1 5 -79

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BEL EDI LEI MID OXF S/S
Belle Vue 44–46 42–48 46–43 32–58 38–52
Edinburgh 49–39 44–40 48–42 48–42 51–39
Leicester 44–45 55–35 51–38 44–44 47–43
Middlesbrough 45–44 43–47 34–56 30–60 55–34
Oxford 54–36 61–29 55–35 48–42 52–38
Scunthorpe/Sheffield 45–39 38–52 45–45 46–44 59–31
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
1 England William Cairns Belle Vue 10.87
2 England Jody Scott Belle Vue 10.82
3 England Cooper Rushen Leicester 10.36
4 Scotland Ace Pijper Middlesbrough 10.14
5 England Luke Harrison Scunthorpe/Sheffield 10.11
6 England Nathan Ablitt Scunthorpe/Sheffield 9.85
7 England Darryl Ritchings Oxford 9.70
8 Australia Jordy Loftus Edinburgh 9.37
9 England Max Perry Leicester 9.14
10 England Vinnie Foord Scunthorpe/Sheffield 9.07
  • averages include all league fixtures, min 4 matches

National Trophy

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 King's Lynn Young Stars (C) 8 4 0 0 3 0 1 405 303 3 17 +102
2 Leicester Fox Cubs 8 3 0 1 1 0 3 340 364 2 10 -24
3 Kent Eagles 8 3 0 1 0 1 3 322 369 2 9 -47
4 Plymouth Centurions 8 3 0 1 0 0 4 348 364 2 8 -16
5 Birmingham Bulls 8 3 0 1 0 0 4 341 356 1 7 -15

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BIR KEN KL LEI PLY
Birmingham 44–44 41–48 51–38 48–41
Kent 39–35 31–59 47–41 54–36
King's Lynn 52–38 53–35 54–36 46–44
Leicester 46–44 50–34 31–53 53–37
Plymouth 48–40 51–38 47–40 44–45
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
1 England Jody Scott King's Lynn 10.59
2 England Cooper Rushen King's Lynn 10.46
3 England Joe Thompson Plymouth 9.83
4 England William Cairns Leicester 9.67
5 England Vinnie Foord Kent 9.50
6 England Luke Harrison King's Lynn 9.00
7 England Ben Morley Kent 8.90
8 England Ben Trigger Plymouth 8.80
9 England Max Perry King's Lynn 8.74
10 England Darryl Ritchings Birmingham 8.16
  • averages include all league fixtures, min 4 matches

Riders' Championship

The National League Riders' Championship did not take place in 2025.

Squads & final averages

Minimum 2 matches

NDL

Belle Vue Colts

  • England William Cairns 10.87
  • England Freddy Hodder 8.74
  • England Jack Kingston 6.37
  • England Harry Fletcher 4.21
  • England Jack Shimelt 3.74
  • England Mason Watson 3.43
  • England Billy Budd 3.18

Edinburgh Monarchs Academy

  • Australia Jordy Loftus 9.37
  • England Connor Coles 8.67
  • Australia Dayle Wood 8.31
  • England Sam McGurk 7.86
  • Australia Matt Marson 7.50
  • England Luke Crang 5.67
  • England Mark Parker 5.58
  • England Lee Harrison 3.07
  • England Kyran Lyden 1.14

Leicester Lion Cubs

  • England Cooper Rushen 10.36
  • England Ben Trigger 9.76
  • England Max Perry 9.14
  • England Ryan Ingram 6.12
  • England Sonny Springer 5.67
  • England Max James 5.41
  • England Eli Meadows 4.63
  • England Harry Fletcher 0.80

Middlesbrough Tigers

  • Scotland Ace Pijper 10.14
  • England Charlie Southwick 7.75
  • England Tom Spencer 6.92
  • England Jamie Halder 6.50
  • England Kai Ward 5.33
  • Scotland Stene Pijper 5.05
  • England Ben Rathbone 4.50
  • England Danny Phillips 4.35
  • England Elliot Kelly 2.00
  • England Laylen Richardson 1.14

Oxford Chargers

  • England Jody Scott 10.82
  • England Darryl Ritchings 9.70
  • England Jacob Clouting 8.41
  • England Senna Summers 7.91
  • England Ashton Vale 7.43
  • England Arran Butcher 6.74
  • England Max Broadhurst 3.18

Scunthorpe/Sheffield Steelers

National Trophy

Birmingham Bulls

  • England Connor Coles 8.44
  • England Darryl Ritchings 8.16
  • England Sam McGurk 7.57
  • England Tom Spencer 7.29
  • England Max James 6.44
  • England Senna Summers 6.18
  • England Arran Butcher 6.13
  • England Eli Meadows 4.32
  • England Joe Crewe 0.57

Kent Eagles

  • England Vinnie Foord 9.50
  • England Nathan Ablitt 9.33
  • England Ben Morley 8.90
  • England Jamie Etherington 6.60
  • England Luke Harris 5.93
  • England Kenzie Cossey 5.50
  • England Jacob Clouting 5.09
  • England Charlie Wood 3.00
  • England Nathan Hargrave 1.85

King's Lynn Young Stars

  • England Jody Scott 10.59
  • England Cooper Rushen 10.46
  • England Luke Harrison 9.00
  • England Max Perry 8.74
  • England Ashton Vale 4.67
  • England Calum Mitchell 4.61
  • England Harrison Rogers 2.00
  • England Kenzie Cossey 1.50

Leicester Fox Cubs

  • England William Cairns 9.67
  • England Freddy Hodder 9.54
  • Australia Jordy Loftus 8.89
  • Scotland Ace Pjper 7.38
  • England Sonny Springer 7.23
  • England Harry Fletcher 5.60
  • Scotland Stene Pijper 5.00
  • England Mason Watson 4.00
  • England Max Broadhurst 2.08
  • England Caydin Martin 0.62

Plymouth Centurions

  • England Joe Thompson 9.83
  • England Ben Trigger 8.80
  • England Ryan Ingram 6.60
  • England Mickie Simpson 5.00
  • England Charlie Southwick 4.94
  • England Kai Ward 4.50
  • England Morgan Williams 2.00
  • England Harley Driscoll-Freeman 1.33

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NDL expands for 2025". British Speedway. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Leicester Lions Cubs win league title". Oxford Mail. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Oxford Chargers win National League title". Oxford Mail. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Young Stars are NDT champions". British Speedway. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
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