1994 British League season

The 1994 British League season was the 60th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 30th and final season known as the British League.[1][2]

1994 British League season
LeagueBritish League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors11
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
IndividualSam Ermolenko
Highest averagePer Jonsson
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)
British League (Div 3)

Summary

Poole Pirates dominated the league and won the title finishing 15 points clear of nearest rivals Eastbourne Eagles. The Pirates last top league success had been back in 1969 and it was thanks to solid performances throughout the season from their Australian pair; new signing from Swindon Jason Crump and Craig Boyce. They were backed up by Norwegian Lars Gunnestad and Londoner Steve Schofield.[3]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Poole Pirates 40 30 1 9 16 77
2 Eastbourne Eagles 40 23 2 15 14 62
3 Wolverhampton Wolves 40 20 2 18 12 54
4 Coventry Bees 40 19 3 18 11 52
5 King's Lynn Stars 40 20 1 19 10 51
6 Ipswich Witches 40 19 2 19 10 50
7 Bradford Dukes 40 18 1 21 11 48
8 Arena Essex Hammers 40 19 0 21 8 46
9 Cradley Heath Heathens 40 16 3 21 7 42
10 Reading Racers 40 14 2 24 6 36
11 Belle Vue Aces 40 13 1 26 5 32

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

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Per JonssonReading10.41
Tony RickardssonIpswich10.00
Hans NielsenCoventry9.98
Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton9.83
Leigh AdamsArena Essex9.79
Joe ScreenBradford9.65
Henrik GustafssonBelle Vue9.64
Gary HavelockBradford9.59
Mark LoramKings Lynn9.46
Martin DugardEastbourne9.33
Jason CrumpPoole9.30
Greg HancockCradley Heath9.29
David NorrisEastbourne9.18
Craig BoycePoole9.08

British League Knockout Cup

The 1994 British League Knockout Cup was the 56th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for a third consecutive year.[4]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/04Eastbourne59-37Belle Vue
23/04Kings Lynn58-38Poole
21/04Ipswich61-33Cradley Heath
20/04Poole56-40Kings Lynn
16/04Cradley Heath70-25Ipswich
13/04Belle Vue47-49Eastbourne

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
28/06Coventry58-37Reading
15/06Kings Lynn61-35Bradford
14/06Bradford49-47Kings Lynn
28/05Eastbourne51-45Wolverhampton
23/05Reading52-43Coventry
16/05Wolverhampton50-46Eastbourne
14/05Cradley Heath59-24Arena Essex
13/05Arena Essex52-44Cradley Heath

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
31/07Eastbourne55-41Kings Lynn
30/07Kings Lynn55-41Eastbourne
16/07Coventry48-47Cradley Heath
02/07Cradley Heath55-41Coventry
29/08Kings Lynn45-51Eastbourne
28/08Eastbourne62-33Kings Lynn

First leg
Eastbourne Eagles
Martin Dugard 14
Dean Barker 12
Stefan Danno 12
Paul Dugard 8
David Norris 7
Stefan Andersson 5
Scott Swain 1		59 - 37Cradley Heath
Greg Hancock 13
Peter Nahlin 9
Billy Hamill 7
Simon Cross 6
Jonathan Forsgren 2
Scott Smith 0
Lance Sealey 0
[5]

Second leg
Cradley Heath
Simon Cross 14
Billy Hamill 14
Peter Nahlin 9
Greg Hancock 7
Jonathan Forsgren 4
Scott Smith 1
Lance Sealey 0		49 - 47Eastbourne Eagles
[5]

Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106-86.

Teams

Arena Essex Hammers

Belle Vue Aces

Bradford Dukes

Coventry Bees

Cradley Heath

Eastbourne Eagles

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Poole Pirates

Reading Racers

Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. "1994 league tables". Speedway GB.
  4. "1994 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. "Coventry Bees 1988 season". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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