1991 British League Division Two season

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1991 British League Division Two season
LeagueBritish League Division Two
ChampionsArena Essex Hammers
No. of competitors11
Knockout CupArena Essex Hammers
IndividualJan Stæchmann
FoursArena Essex Hammers
Highest averageBo Petersen
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)

The 1991 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The league had been renamed from the National League.[1]

Summary[]

The title sponsored by Sunbrite was won by the Arena Essex Hammers.[2] Hackney withdrew in July, ten matches into the season.

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Arena Essex Hammers 22 21 0 1 11 53
2 Glasgow Tigers 22 14 0 8 8 36
3 Newcastle Diamonds 22 13 1 8 8 35
4 Edinburgh Monarchs 22 12 0 10 7 31
5 Sheffield Tigers 22 12 0 10 7 31
6 Long Eaton Invaders 22 11 0 11 5 27
7 Exeter Falcons 22 9 0 13 8 26
8 Middlesbrough Bears 22 9 0 13 2 20
9 Rye House Rockets 22 8 0 14 4 20
10 Stoke Potters 22 7 2 13 2 18
11 Milton Keynes Knights 22 7 0 15 3 17
12 Peterborough Panthers 22 7 1 14 1 16

Leading averages[]

Rider Team Average
Bo Petersen Arena Essex 10.54
Brian Karger Arena Essex 10.23
Mark Thorpe Newcastle 9.93
Neil Evitts Sheffield 9.79
Mikael Blixt Peterborough 9.69
David Bargh Newcastle 9.55
Andy Grahame Wimbledon 9.44
Jan Stæchmann Long Eaton 9.39
Peter Carr Sheffield 9.36
Troy Butler Milton Keynes 9.26

British League Division Two Knockout Cup[]

The 1991 British League Division Two Knockout Cup sponsored by Phonesport, was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Arena Essex Hammers were the winners of the competition.[3]

First Round[]

Team One Team Two 1st leg 2nd leg
Long Eaton Edinburgh 54–36 45–45
Stoke Rye House 54–36 35–54
Exeter Newcastle 49–40 35–54
Middlesbrough Arena Essex 51–39 36–53

Quarter Finals[]

Team One Team Two 1st leg 2nd leg
Glasgow Milton Keynes 61–28 45–44
Rye House Long Eaton 46–43 40–50
Newcastle Hackney 52–38 44–46
Peterborough Arena Essex 50–40 29–61

Semi Finals[]

Team One Team Two 1st leg 2nd leg
Arena Essex Long Eaton 65–25 47–43
Glasgow Newcastle 48–42 43–46

Final[]

First leg

Glasgow Tigers
Jason Lyons 11
Shane Bowes 10
Mick Powell 7
Mark Courtney 6
Steve Lawson 5
Sean Courtney 5
Brian Nixon 2		46 – 44Arena Essex Hammers
Bo Petersen 16
Brian Karger 8
Alan Mogridge 8
Troy Pratt 6
Paul Hurry 3
Colin White 2
Andy Galvin 1
[4][5]
Shawfield Stadium

Second leg

Arena Essex Hammers
Bo Petersen 12
Brian Karger 10
Troy Pratt 9
Alan Mogridge 6
Andy Galvin 4
Paul Hurry 3
Colin White 2		46 – 44Glasgow Tigers
Jason Lyons 13
Steve Lawson 12
Shane Bowes 7
Mark Courtney 5
Mick Powell 3
Brian Nixon 3
Sean Courtney 1
[4][5]
Arena Essex Raceway

Final tied 90–90, replay required

Final replay[]

First leg

Arena Essex Hammers
Brian Karger 14
Paul Hurry 10
Alan Mogridge 10
Andy Galvin 8
Bo Petersen 7
Troy Pratt 7

Colin White 4		60 – 30Glasgow Tigers
Steve Lawson 12
Shane Bowes 7
Jason Lyons 6
Mick Powell 2
Sean Courtney 2
Mark Courtney 1
Brian Nixon 0
[4][5]
Arena Essex Raceway

Second leg

Glasgow Tigers
Steve Lawson 14
Sean Courtney 7
Mark Courtney 7
Shane Bowes 6
Brian Nixon 6
Jason Lyons 5
Mick Powell 5		50 – 40Arena Essex Hammers
Bo Petersen 15
Brian Karger 14
Andy Galvin 5
Paul Hurry 3
Troy Pratt 1
Alan Mogridge 1
Colin White 1
[4][5]
Shawfield Stadium

Arena Essex were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "1991 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Great Britain.
  4. ^ a b c d "1991 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "Glasgow Tigers fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
Retrieved from ""