In 1988 the National League, also known as British League Division Two, was the second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Summary

Glasgow Tigers returned to Glasgow for the first time in 15 years, when they moved into Shawfield Stadium in Rutherglen.^[2]

The league champions that year were Hackney Kestrels.^[3][4]

Final table

National League Knockout Cup

The 1988 National League Knockout Cup was the 21st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hackney Kestrels were the winners of the competition.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Hackney were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 110–82.

Riders' Championship

Troy Butler won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 10 September 1988 at Brandon Stadium.^[6][7]

Pos.	Rider	Pts	Total
1	Troy Butler	3 3 3 3 3	15
2	Mark Loram	3 2 2 2 2	11+3
3	Kenny McKinna	3 1 2 2 3	11+2
4	Melvyn Taylor	2 3 3 2 ef	10
5	Graham Jones	1 3 0 3 3	10
6	Kevin Jolly	0 2 3 3 1	9
7	Steve Schofield	3 3 0 1 2	9
8	Gordon Kennett	2 1 2 2 1	8
9	Ian Barney	2 1 1 0 2	6
10	Mark Fiora	1 0 3 0 3	7
11	Steve Regeling	2 2 1 1 0	6
12	Martin Goodwin	1 0 1 1 2	5
13	Jens Rasmussen	0 2 2 ef 1	5
14	Jamie Luckhurst	0 0 1 3 r	4
15	Keith White	1 0 0 1 1	3
16	Mark Courtney	0 1 0 0 x	1
17	Mike Bacon (res)	ef	0

• f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The National League Pairs was held at Wimborne Road was due to be held on 24 July but was postponed before being held on 23 August. The event was won by Stoke Potters.^[8][9]

Semi finals

• Stoke bt Eastbourne 5-4
• Poole bt Peterborough 5-4

Final

• Stoke bt Poole 7-2

Fours

Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.^[10]

Semi finals

• SF1 = Poole 20, Peterborough 18, Stoke 9, Glasgow 1
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