1992 British League season

The 1992 British League season was the 58th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 28th known as the British League.[1][2]

1992 British League season
LeagueBritish League
ChampionsReading Racers
No. of competitors13
Knockout CupBradford Dukes
IndividualJoe Screen
Highest averageJan O. Pedersen
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)

Summary

Reading Racers won the league for the second time in three years. Four riders who won the 1990 title (Jeremy Doncaster, Per Jonsson, Jan Andersson and Dave Mullett) were integral during the 1992 campaign. They were joined by Italian Armando Castagna and Ray Morton.[3] Bradford Dukes retained their Knockout Cup title.

World Champion Jan O. Pedersen topped the averages for Cradley Heath.

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Reading Racers 24 19 1 4 11 50
2 Bradford Dukes 24 15 0 9 18 38
3 Poole Pirates 24 15 2 7 6 38
4 Cradley Heath Heathens 24 14 2 8 8 38
5 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 14 1 9 9 38
6 Belle Vue Aces 24 14 1 9 8 37
7 Ipswich Witches 24 11 2 11 6 30
8 Coventry Bees 24 10 1 13 5 26
9 King's Lynn Stars 24 9 0 15 7 25
10 Oxford Cheetahs 24 8 4 12 4 24
11 Arena Essex Hammers 24 7 0 17 3 17
12 Eastbourne Eagles 24 6 2 16 1 15
13 Swindon Robins 24 5 2 17 2 14

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Jan O. PedersenCradley Heath11.37
Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton10.25
Hans NielsenOxford10.24
Per JonssonReading10.04
Gary HavelockBradford9.50
Leigh AdamsSwindon9.49
Greg HancockCradley Heath9.41
Ronnie CorreyWolverhampton9.36
Marvyn CoxPoole9.26
Martin DugardOxford8.94

British League Knockout Cup

The 1992 British League Knockout Cup was the 54th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners for the second successive year.[4]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/07Belle Vue57-33Coventry
06/07Reading56-34Oxford
16/08Kings Lynn48-40Ipswich
25/07Coventry51-39Belle Vue
10/07Oxford45-45Reading
03/06Poole49-41Cradley Heath
04/06Ipswich56-33Kings Lynn
25/04Cradley Heath54-36Poole

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
24/07Belle Vue47-43Ipswich
10/09Ipswich39-51Belle Vue
29/07Cradley Heath56-34Arena Essex
17/10Arena Essex49-41Cradley Heath
24/07Eastbourne48-42Bradford
10/10Bradford59-31Eastbourne
26/10Wolverhampton50-40Swindon
24/10Swindon43-47Wolverhampton

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
17/10Bradford61-29Belle Vue
18/10Belle Vue54-35Bradford
07/10Reading55-35Cradley Heath
22/10Cradley Heath45-44Reading

First leg
Bradford Dukes
Gary Havelock 13
Simon Wigg 12
Antal Kocso 11
Kelvin Tatum 8
Sean Wilson 5
Paul Thorp 4
Stuart Parnaby 2		55 - 35Reading Racers
Per Jonsson 9
Armando Castagna 9
Dave Mullett 8
Jan Andersson 4
Jeremy Doncaster 3
Phil Morris 2
Lance Sealey 0

Second leg
Reading Racers
Dave Mullett 12
Per Jonsson 11
Armando Castagna 11
Jeremy Doncaster 8
Jan Andersson 7
Phil Morris 3
Lance Sealey 1		53 - 37Bradford Dukes
Gary Havelock 10
Simon Wigg 9
Kelvin Tatum 8
Paul Thorp 4
Stuart Parnaby 3
Antal Kocso 2
Sean Wilson 1

Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.

Teams

Arena Essex Hammers

Belle Vue Aces

Bradford Dukes

Coventry Bees

Cradley Heath

Eastbourne Eagles

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Oxford Cheetahs

Poole Pirates

Reading Racers

Swindon Robins

Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "1992 league tables". Speedway GB.
  4. "1992 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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