1978 National League season
| League | National League |
|---|---|
| Season | 1978 |
| Champions | Canterbury Crusaders |
| No. of competitors | 20 |
The 1978 National League was contested in 1978 as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. [1]
Newport Dragons dropped out of the league after just one season of second tier racing, however two new entrants - Milton Keynes Knights and Barrow Furness Flyers - saw the league expanded to twenty teams. Weymouth changed their nickname from Wizards to Wildcats.
Canterbury Crusaders won the National League title. Although equal on points with Newcastle Diamonds they won by virtue of the fact that their race points difference was greater than their rival.
Final table
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Canterbury Crusaders | 38 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 60 |
| Newcastle Diamonds | 38 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 60 |
| Rye House Rockets | 38 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 54 |
| Eastbourne Eagles | 38 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 51 |
| Ellesmere Port Gunners | 38 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 48 |
| Peterborough Panthers | 38 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 45 |
| Oxford Cheetahs | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 44 |
| Stoke Potters | 38 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 43 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 38 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 39 |
| Crayford Kestrels | 38 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 34 |
| Berwick Bandits | 38 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 34 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 38 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 33 |
| Weymouth Wildcats | 38 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
| Workington Comets | 38 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 32 |
| Edinburgh Monarchs | 38 | 15 | 1 | 22 | 31 |
| Milton Keynes Knights | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 30 |
| Boston Barracudas | 38 | 13 | 2 | 23 | 28 |
| Teesside Tigers | 38 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 24 |
| Scunthorpe Saints | 38 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 20 |
| Barrow Furness Flyers | 38 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 18 |
Top Five Riders
| Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
| 1 | Tom Owen |  |
Newcastle Diamonds | 10.86 |
| 2 | Bob Humphreys |  |
Milton Keynes Knights | 10.59 |
| 3 | John Jackson | |
Ellesmere Port Gunners | 10.32 |
| 4 | Les Rumsey | |
Canterbury Crusaders | 10.17 |
| 5 | Steve Koppe | |
Canterbury Crusaders | 9.95 |
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