1988 National League season#National League Knockout Cup

Glasgow Tigers returned to Glasgow for the first time in 15 years, when they moved into Shawfield Stadium in Rutherglen.{{cite news |title=Shawfield welcomes the roar of the Tigers |work=Rutherglen Reformer |date=15 January 1988 |access-date=25 April 2024|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005018/19880115/009/0009 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }} The Canterbury Crusaders had been disbanded following the end of their lease at Kingsmead Stadium.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005421/19870710/075/0006 |title=Speedway is family sport |website=Kentish Gazette |date=10 July 1987 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 September 2024}}

The league champions that year were Hackney Kestrels.Oakes, P.(2006). Speedway Star Almanac. {{ISBN|0-9552376-1-0}}{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990|title=BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990)|website=Official British Speedway website|access-date=11 September 2021}}

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

First leg

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|date = 7 October 1988

|team1 = Hackney Kestrels

|score = 60 – 36

|report = {{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1988fixtures.pdf|title=1988 KO cup final|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=29 September 2021}}

|team2 = Wimbledon Dons

|stadium = Hackney Wick Stadium

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Second leg

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|date = 19 October 1988

|team1 = Wimbledon Dons

|score = 46 – 50

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|team2 = Hackney Kestrels

|stadium = Wimbledon Stadium

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

Troy Butler won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 10 September 1988 at Brandon Stadium.{{cite news |title=Leading the way home |work=Cambridge Daily News |date=12 September 1988 |access-date=21 June 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19880912/021/0021 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaymuseumonline.co.uk/troybutler.html |title=Troy Butler |website=Speedway Museum |access-date=11 September 2021}}

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1988fixtures.pdf |title=1988 fixtures |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=25 May 2023}}{{cite news |title=Stokespeedway pair triumph |work=Staffordshire Sentinel |date=24 August 1988 |access-date=25 May 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19880824/541/0020 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

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Semi finals

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

Final

• Stoke bt Poole 7-2

Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.{{cite news |title=Speedway |work=Cambridge Daily News |date=8 August 1988 |access-date=11 May 2023 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19880808/022/0022 | via = British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}

Semi finals

• SF1 = Poole 20, Peterborough 18, Stoke 9, Glasgow 1
• SF2 = Mildenhall 15, Eastbourne 12, Middlesbrough 11, Hackney 10

Final

Arena Essex

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• Martin Goodwin 9.68
• David Smart 7.27
• Rob Tilbury 6.75
• Nigel Leaver 5.80
• Chris Cobby 5.71
• Ian Humphreys 4.76
• Simon Wolstenholme 4.61

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Berwick

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• Mark Courtney 10.07
• Charlie McKinna 8.40
• Steve McDermott 6.66
• Rob Grant Sr. 6.55
• Sean Courtney 6.12
• Phil Kynman 5.30
• Rob Woffinden 4.75
• Wayne Ross 4.61
• Ian Stead 4.56
• Scott Robson 2.15

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Eastbourne

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• Gordon Kennett 9.97
• Andy Buck 9.56
• Dean Standing 7.71
• Dean Barker 7.37
• Keith Pritchard 5.62
• David Norris 5.00
• Jon Surman 4.44
• Darren Standing 4.32

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Edinburgh

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• Les Collins 9.00
• Jamie Luckhurst 8.60
• Doug Wyer 7.27
• Brett Saunders 6.57
• Scott Lamb 4.69
• Rob Woffinden 4.59
• Jeremy Luckhurst 4.24
• Darrell Branford 2.86
• Mike Long 2.74

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Exeter

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• Steve Regeling 7.90
• Colin Cook 6.80
• Richard Green 6.46
• Alan Rivett 6.43
• Dave Trownson 6.16
• Peter Jeffery 5.53
• Andy Sell 5.32
• Rob Fortune 4.72
• Tony Mattingley 2.90
• Bruce Cribb 3.24

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Glasgow

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• Kenny McKinna 10.05
• Steve Lawson 8.69
• David Blackburn 7.33
• Phil Jeffrey 5.36
• Shane Bowes 5.01
• Martin McKinna 4.17
• Geoff Powell 3.73
• Wayne Ross 3.06
• Michael Irving 2.20

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Hackney

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• Mark Loram 10.34
• Andy Galvin 9.86
• Chris Louis 8.04
• Alan Mogridge 7.41
• Paul Whittaker 7.29
• Gary Rolls 5.94
• Barry Thomas 5.92

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Long Eaton

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• Keith White 8.40
• Glenn Doyle 7.83
• Mike Spink 6.20
• Gary O'Hare 5.44
• Richie Owen 4.00
• Darrell Branford 3.48
• Dave Morton 3.29
• Wayne Elliott 3.21
• Jon Roberts 2.92
• Steve Bishop 2.71

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Middlesbrough

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• Mark Fiora 9.45
• Daz Sumner 8.10
• Martin Dixon 8.00
• Peter McNamara 5.80
• Ashley Norton 4.56
• Nigel Sparshott 4.52
• Geoff Pusey 3.80
• Andy Sumner 3.74
• Andy Buck 3.04
• David Clay 2.86
• Max Schofield 2.38
• Paul Bentley 2.33

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Mildenhall

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• Melvyn Taylor 10.11
• Dave Jackson 7.74
• Andy Hines 7.08
• Eric Monaghan 6.62
• Glen Baxter 5.66
• Michael Coles 5.59
• Paul Blackbird 2.57
• Simon Green 2.56

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Milton Keynes

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• Troy Butler 8.72
• Alastair Stevens 7.67
• Carl Baldwin 7.51
• Trevor Banks 7.20
• Ian Clark 6.44
• Mark Carlson 6.10
• Tony Primmer 6.07
• Nigel Sparshott 5.61
• Paul Atkins 3.65

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Peterborough

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• Mick Poole 9.52
• Ian Barney 8.41
• Kevin Hawkins 7.98
• Craig Hodgson 7.81
• Jamie Habbin 5.72
• John Stokes 4.97
• Pete Chapman 4.55

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Poole

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• Steve Schofield 10.22
• David Biles 8.48
• Craig Boyce 7.65
• Kevin Smart 6.68
• Tony Langdon 6.67
• Gary Allan 5.58
• Robbie Fuller 4.98
• Nigel Flatman 4.90
• Steve Bishop 4.48
• Steve Langdon 3.50

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Rye House

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• Jens Rasmussen 9.28
• Paul Woods 8.12
• Steve Wilcock 6.27
• Mark Lyndon 5.59
• Kevin Brice 4.53
• Carl Chalcraft 4.50
• Peter Schroeck 3.46
• John Wainwright 2.67
• Kevin Teager 2.38

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Stoke

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• Nigel Crabtree 9.16
• Graham Jones 8.92
• Louis Carr 8.02
• Steve Bastable 6.96
• Derek Richardson 6.87
• Paul Fry 5.18
• Wayne Broadhurst 2.48
• Jon Hughes 2.08

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Wimbledon

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• Kevin Jolly 9.05
• Ray Morton 8.30
• Todd Wiltshire 7.66
• Roger Johns 7.29
• Alastair Stevens 7.20
• Andy Campbell 6.59
• Nathan Simpson 6.26
• Terry Mussett 4.73
• Rodney Payne 4.00

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