1994 British League Division Two season
Sports event
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The 1994 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The British League Divisions 2 and 3 were disbanded after this season and did not return until 1997. An Academy League was introduced.[1]
| League | British League Division Two |
|---|---|
| No. of competitors | 10 |
| Champions | Glasgow Tigers |
| Knockout Cup | Glasgow Tigers |
| Individual | Paul Bentley |
| Pairs | Swindon Robins |
| Fours | Oxford Cheetahs |
| Highest average | Jan Stæchmann |
| Division/s above | British League (Div 1) |
| Division/s below | British League (Div 3) |
Summary
Rye House Rockets did not start the season because the promoters Roger Shute and Peter Redfern left the club leaving Ronnie Russell in sole charge. Russell failed to secure the necessary funding to continue and the Rockets were disbanded.[2]
The league title and knockout Cup was won by the Glasgow Tigers, who achieved the feat of recording the 'double double' (the league and cup double for two consecutive seasons).[3][4]
Final table
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasgow Tigers | 36 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 67 |
| 2 | Long Eaton Invaders | 36 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 65 |
| 3 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 36 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 51 |
| 4 | Swindon Robins | 36 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | Peterborough Panthers | 36 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough Bears | 36 | 19 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 48 |
| 7 | Newcastle Diamonds | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 40 |
| 8 | Oxford Cheetahs | 36 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 9 | Sheffield Tigers | 36 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Exeter Falcons | 36 | 9 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 20 |
Fixtures and results
A Fixtures
B Fixtures
British League Division Two Knockout Cup
The 1994 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 27th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[7]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/04 | Edinburgh | 54-42 | Newcastle |
| 24/04 | Newcastle | 46-50 | Edinburgh |
| 24/04 | Glasgow | 56-40 | Oxford |
| 22/04 | Oxford | 39-57 | Glasgow |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/07 | Swindon | 56-40 | Glasgow |
| 10/06 | Peterborough | 58-38 | Sheffield |
| 09/06 | Middlesbrough | 62-34 | Exeter |
| 09/06 | Sheffield | 44-52 | Peterborough |
| 06/06 | Exeter | 50-46 | Middlesbrough |
| 05/06 | Glasgow | 66-30 | Swindon |
| 04/06 | Swindon | rain | Glasgow |
| 03/06 | Edinburgh | 49-47 | Long Eaton |
| 01/06 | Long Eaton | 45-51 | Edinburgh |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23/09 | Peterborough | 50-45 | Glasgow |
| 16/09 | Peterborough | rain | Glasgow |
| 11/09 | Glasgow | 54-42 | Peterborough |
| 12/08 | Edinburgh | 52-44 | Middlesbrough |
| 11/08 | Middlesbrough | 49-47 | Edinburgh |
Final
First leg
| Edinburgh Monarchs Kenny McKinna 12 Les Collins 11 Scott Lamb 11 Jan Andersen 9 Kevin Little 4 Stuart Robson 3 Lawrence Hare 0 | 50 – 46 | Glasgow Tigers David Walsh 14 Mick Powell 9 Nigel Crabtree 9 Sean Courtney 7 Róbert Nagy 4 James Grieves 2 Stewart McDonald 1 |
|---|---|---|
| [8] |
Second leg
| Glasgow Tigers David Walsh 13 Nigel Crabtree 10 Sean Courtney 9 Róbert Nagy 9 Mick Powell 8 James Grieves 5 Stewart McDonald 1 | 55 – 41 | Edinburgh Monarchs Kenny McKinna 12 Les Collins 10 Scott Lamb 9 Jan Andersen 6 Stuart Robson 3 Kevin Little 1 Lawrence Hare 0 |
|---|---|---|
| [8] |
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–91.
Riders' Championship
Paul Bentley won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 17 September at Brandon Stadium.[9]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 3 3 2 2 | 13 | |
| 2 | 3 3 2 2 2 | 12 | |
| 3 | 1 1 3 3 3 | 11 | |
| 4 | 2 0 2 3 3 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2 1 3 3 1 | 10 | |
| 6 | 2 2 1 3 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 3 0 1 1 3 | 8 | |
| 8 | 3 2 2 1 0 | 8 | |
| 9 | 0 3 1 0 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | 1 1 1 2 2 | 7 | |
| 11 | 0 0 3 1 2 | 6 | |
| 12 | 0 3 0 2 0 | 5 | |
| 13 | 1 2 2 0 0 | 5 | |
| 14 | 2 2 0 0 1 | 5 | |
| 15 | 0 1 0 1 0 | 2 | |
| 16 | 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 |
Pairs
The British League Division Two Pairs Championship, sponsored by the Speedway Star, was held at Arena Essex Raceway on 28 May. The event was won by Swindon Robins.[10][11]
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Semi finals
- Swindon bt Peterborough
- Glasgow bt Edinburgh
Final
- Swindon bt Glasgow
Fours
Oxford Cheetahs won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.[12][13]
Final
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oxford Cheetahs | 24 | Goodwin 11, Poole 7, Karlsson 5, Alan Grahame 1, Sumner 0 |
| 2 | Long Eaton Invaders | 17 | Dixon 7, Collins N 5, Johnston 4, Hellsen 1 |
| 3 | Peterborough Panthers | 16 | Tesar 7, Monaghan 4, Pedersen 3, Sullivan 1, Nicholls 1 |
| 4 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 15 | Lamb 5, McKinna 4, Collins L 3, Andersen 3, Hare 0 |
Final leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Stæchmann | Long Eaton | 10.10 |
| Tony Olsson | Swindon | 10.07 |
| Nigel Crabtree | Glasgow | 9.74 |
| David Walsh | Glasgow | 9.72 |
| Paul Bentley | Middlesbrough | 9.39 |
| Robert Nagy | Glasgow | 9.18 |
| Zdeněk Tesař | Peterborough | 9.13 |
| Martin Dixon | Long Eaton | 8.94 |
| Mark Thorpe | Newcastle | 8.95 |
| Michael Coles | Edinburgh | 8.57 |
Riders and final averages
Edinburgh
- Kenny McKinna 8.40
- Les Collins 8.23
- Scott Lamb 7.85
- Vesa Ylinen 7.68
- Jan Andersen 7.12
- Lawrence Hare 5.48
- Kevin Little 4.91
- Peter Scully 3.62
Exeter
- Paul Fry 7.66
- Antonín Šváb Jr. 6.99
- Václav Verner 6.44
- David Smart 6.38
- Mark Simmonds 6.29
- Mika Pellinen 6.24
- Andreas Bössner 5.30
- Scott Pegler 4.87
- Nigel Leaver 3.73
- Tommy Palmer 3.52
- Henk Bangma 2.29
Glasgow
- Nigel Crabtree 9.74
- David Walsh 9.72
- Robert Nagy 9.18
- Mick Powell 7.22
- Sean Courtney 6.36
- James Grieves 6.01
- Jesper Olsen 4.90
- Stewart McDonald 3.67
Long Eaton
- Jan Stæchmann 10.10
- Martin Dixon 8.94
- Neil Collins 8.07
- Richard Hellsen 7.86
- Steve Johnston 7.48
- Stuart Swales 4.47
- Mike Hampson 3.89
- Mark Bruton 2.74
- Scott Kirton 2.00
Middlesbrough
- Paul Bentley 9.39
- Jens Rasmussen 7.01
- Daz Sumner 6.99
- Alan Mogridge 6.71
- Stuart Swales 6.08
- Mike Smith 5.96
- Paul Whittaker 5.5
- Chris Readshaw 4.25
- Will Beveridge 1.79
Newcastle
- Mark Thorpe 8.95
- Scott Robson 7.39
- Garry Stead 7.19
- Richard Juul 6.67
- Petri Kokko 6.15
- Stuart Robson 4.95
- Chris Readshaw 4.94
- Max Schofield 4.85
- Anthony Barlow 2.55
Oxford
- Mick Poole 8.44
- Martin Goodwin 7.65
- Daz Sumner 7.06
- Alan Grahame 6.96
- Niklas Karlsson 6.86
- David Smart 6.15
- Rene Madsen 5.85
- Stefan Ekberg 5.54
- Andy Meredith 4.55
- Stephen Morris 4.48
- Spencer Timmo 2.75
Peterborough
- Zdeněk Tesař 9.13
- Carl Stonehewer 8.33
- Ronni Pedersen 7.60
- Ryan Sullivan 7.09
- Eric Monaghan 6.72
- Ian Barney 4.57
- Jason Gage 4.51
- Scott Nicholls 3.35
- Darren Shand 3.15
Sheffield
- Roman Matoušek 8.22
- George Štancl 7.65
- Alan Mogridge 6.86
- Shawn Moran 6.35
- Greg Bartlett 5.94
- Rod Colquhoun 5.36
- Robbie Kessler 5.00
- Rob Woffinden 5.00
- Shawn Venables 4.26
- Steve Knott 4.13
- Louis Carr 3.57
Swindon
- Tony Olsson 10.07
- Tony Langdon 8.05
- David Blackburn 6.81
- Gary Chessell 6.63
- Patrik Olsson 6.44
- Glenn Cunningham.5.53
- John Jefferies 1.96