1977 National League season

1977 National League season

League	National League
Season	1977
Champions	Eastbourne Eagles
No. of competitors	19

The 1977 National League was contested in 1977 as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.

Newport had moved down from the British League. Their riders were transferred to Bristol Bulldogs but they acquired new riders and were renamed Newport Dragons. Paisley Lions dropped out so the league had 19 teams, the same as the previous season. Part way through the season, Coatbridge Tigers relocated and changed name to Glasgow Tigers

Eastbourne Eagles won the National League title, completing a league and cup double.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Eastbourne Eagles	36	29	0	7	58
Rye House Rockets	36	24	3	9	51
Ellesmere Port Gunners	36	22	2	12	46
Canterbury Crusaders	36	23	0	13	46
Peterborough Panthers	36	22	0	14	44
Newcastle Diamonds	36	21	1	14	43
Boston Barracudas	36	20	0	16	40
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	36	16	4	16	36
Teesside Tigers	36	17	1	18	35
Crayford Kestrels	36	17	0	19	34
Glasgow Tigers	36	16	0	20	32
Newport Dragons	36	16	0	20	32
Oxford Cheetahs	36	15	1	20	31
Scunthorpe Saints	36	15	1	20	31
Edinburgh Monarchs	36	15	0	21	30
Workington Comets	36	14	1	21	29
Weymouth Wizards	36	11	3	22	25
Berwick Bandits	36	11	1	24	23
Stoke Potters	36	9	0	27	18

Top Five Riders

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Tom Owen		Newcastle Diamonds	11.01
2	Colin Richardson		Eastbourne Eagles	10.70
3	Martin Yeates		Oxford Cheetahs	10.59
4	John Jackson		Ellesmere Port Gunners	10.22
5	Mike Sampson		Eastbourne Eagles	10.18