1979 National League season

[3][4] Long Eaton Stadium saw the return of speedway under the promotion of Dan McCormick but his decision to call the team the "Nottingham Outlaws" upset the supporters club.

The consistency of four riders, Ray Bales, Mick Hines, Melvyn Taylor and Robert Henry was the crucial factor to their success.

[6] There was a controversial end to the season when Rye House visited Mildenhall, needing a draw to win the title.

Needing a 5-1 in the last heat to tie the match, Rocket Karl Fiala's exclusion prompted team-mate Bob Garrad to withdraw from the re-run in protest.

[16] Berwick Boston Canterbury Crayford Edinburgh Ellesmere Port Glasgow Middlesbrough Mildenhall Milton Keynes Newcastle Nottingham Oxford Peterborough Rye House Scunthorpe Stoke Weymouth Workington