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1994 British League season

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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]

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

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

Fixtures and results

A Fixtures

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Home \ Away AE BV BRA COV CH EAS IPS KL PP RR WOL
Arena Essex 54–42 51–45 51–45 51–45 47–49 54–42 47–49 47–43 52–44 50–46
Belle Vue 53–43 53–43 50–45 49–47 46–50 51–45 43–53 42–54 42–54 55–41
Bradford 55–41 54–41 49–47 56–40 50–46 51–45 56–40 52–44 51–45 54–42
Coventry 59–37 51–45 57–39 52–43 61–35 49–47 57–39 45–51 45–51 50–46
Cradley Heath 40–55 69–27 51–45 52–44 55–41 50–46 58–38 43–29 52–44 47–49
Eastbourne 50–45 57–39 55–41 58–38 53–25 62–34 46–32 61–35 51–45 63–32
Ipswich 51–45 49–47 50–46 57–39 48–48 50–46 48–48 44–52 59–34 44–52
King's Lynn 55–41 52–43 56–39 46–50 53–43 61–35 51–44 49–46 60–36 53–43
Poole 50–46 63–33 53–43 50–46 58–37 54–42 53–43 52–44 50–46 51–45
Reading 51–45 56–40 48–48 48–48 58–38 60–36 49–47 44–52 50–46 52.5–43.5
Wolverhampton 51–45 52–44 51–45 55–41 63–33 48–48 58–37 52–43 42–54 54–42
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Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

More information Home \ Away, AE ...
Home \ Away AE BV BRA COV CH EAS IPS KL PP RR WOL
Arena Essex 53–43 54–41 57–39 44–39 56–40 50–46 50–45 58–38 52–43 59–37
Belle Vue 53–43 53–43 44–52 47–49 51–45 51–45 42–54 45–48 59–37 48–8
Bradford 62–34 46–50 42–36 50–46 61–35 46–50 56–40 36–58 53–43 51–45
Coventry 52–44 54–41 56–40 53–43 36–36 46–50 58–38 46–50 54–42 50–46
Cradley Heath 53–43 47–49 46–50 48–48 54–42 53–43 57–39 48–48 61–35 47–46
Eastbourne 62–34 66–30 57–38 60–36 50–46 59–37 58–38 0–80 63–33 55–41
Ipswich 64–32 57–39 51–45 60–36 56–40 50–46 50–46 54–42 63–33 56–39
King's Lynn 51–45 56–40 50–46 0–80 51–45 0–80 42–4 47–49 57–39 53–43
Poole 65–31 74–22 38–34 61–35 50–34 56–40 50–46 71–25 61–35 61–35
Reading 55–41 51–45 50–46 47–48 44–52 42–54 51–45 45–51 46–50 54–41
Wolverhampton 55–41 49–44 55–41 55–41 48–47 50–46 57–39 54–42 53–43 63–33
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Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.[6]

First round

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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
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Quarter-finals

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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
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Semi-finals

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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
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Final

First leg

More information Eastbourne EaglesMartin Dugard 14Dean Barker 12Stefan Danno 12Paul Dugard 8David Norris 7Stefan Andersson 5Scott Swain 1, 59 - 37 ...
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
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Second leg

More information Cradley HeathSimon Cross 14Billy Hamill 14Peter Nahlin 9Greg Hancock 7Jonathan Forsgren 4Scott Smith 1Lance Sealey 0, 49 - 47 ...
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
Martin Dugard 10
Dean Barker 10
Stefan Danno 9
David Norris 8
Stefan Andersson 4
Paul Dugard 3
Scott Swain 3
[7]
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Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106-86.

Fours

Poole Pirates won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.[8]

Final

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PosTeamPtsRiders
1Poole28Crump 9, Boyce 7, Rossiter 6, Schofield 6
2Cradley20Nahlin 8, Cross 7, Hamill 3, Hancock 2
3Eastbourne15Norris 5, Barker 4, Dugard 4, Andersson 2
4Coventry9Jørgensen 6, Andersen 2, Olsen 1, Tacey 0, Spicer 0
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Riders' Championship

Sam Ermolenko won the British League Riders' Championship. It was held in Swindon on the 9th of October.[9]

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Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1United States Sam Ermolenko3 3 3 3 315
2Denmark Hans Nielsen3 3 3 1 313
3England Martin Dugard1 3 3 2 211
4England Mark Loram2 1 1 3 310
5England David Norris1 2 1 3 29
6Australia Leigh Adams0 0 3 3 39
7United States Greg Hancock3 2 1 1 29
8Australia Craig Boyce2 3 2 1 19
9England Joe Screen3 0 2 2 07
10England Gary Havelock1 1 2 2 17
11Sweden Peter Karlsson2 2 2 0 17
12England Chris Louis2 1 1 2 06
13Australia Jason Crump1 2 0 0 25
14England Michael Coles0 0 0 1 01
15England Paul Bentley0 1 0 0 12
16England Dave Mullett0 0 0 0 00
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Leading averages

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

Arena Essex

Belle Vue

Bradford

Coventry

Cradley Heath

Eastbourne

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Poole

Reading

Wolverhampton

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