1992 British League Division Two season
League | British League Division Two |
---|---|
Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
No. of competitors | 11 |
Knockout Cup | Peterborough Panthers |
Individual | Róbert Nagy |
Fours | Peterborough Panthers |
Highest average | Richard Knight |
Division/s above | British League (Div 1) |
The 1992 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]
Summary[]
The title was won by the Peterborough Panthers.[2]
The season had a sad end when on 13 September Wayne Garratt crashed riding for Newcastle Diamonds against Peterborough. He suffered a brain injury and was placed on a life support machine but died 15 days later.[3]
Final table[]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
1 | Peterborough Panthers | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7½ | 35½ |
2 | Berwick Bandits | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
3 | Glasgow Tigers | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 7½ | 30½ |
4 | Newcastle Diamonds | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
5 | Rye House Rockets | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
6 | Exeter Falcons | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
7 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
8 | Stoke Potters | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
9 | Long Eaton Invaders | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
10 | Sheffield Tigers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
11 | Middlesbrough Bears | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Richard Knight | Berwick | 10.32 |
David Bargh | Newcastle | 9.89 |
Jan Stæchmann | Long Eaton | 9.87 |
Neil Evitts | Sheffield | 9.71 |
Martin Goodwin | Rye House | 9.67 |
Peter Carr | Sheffield | 9.47 |
Mark Thorpe | Newcastle | 9.30 |
Sheffield | 9.21 | |
Steve Regeling | Middlesbrough | 9.12 |
Shane Bowes | Glasgow | 8.96 |
British League Division Two Knockout Cup[]
The 1992 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 25th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
28/06 | Glasgow | 39-51 | Edinburgh |
15/08 | Stoke | 59-31 | Exeter |
29/06 | Exeter | 58-32 | Stoke |
27/05 | Long Eaton | 49-41 | Peterborough |
25/05 | Peterborough | 57-33 | Long Eaton |
08/05 | Edinburgh | 58-32 | Glasgow |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
31/08 | Berwick | 52-38 | Stoke |
31/08 | Peterborough | 58-32 | Edinburgh |
29/08 | Stoke | 49-41 | Berwick |
14/08 | Edinburgh | 50-40 | Peterborough |
31/05 | Newcastle | 53-36 | Middlesbrough |
28/05 | Middlesbrough | 46-43 | Newcastle |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
10/10 | Berwick | 53-37 | Rye House |
27/09 | Rye House | 60-28 | Berwick |
13/09 | Newcastle | 49-41 | Peterborough |
11/09 | Peterborough | 49-41 | Newcastle |
09/10 replay |
Peterborough | 51-39 | Newcastle |
04/10 replay |
Newcastle | 44-46 | Peterborough |
Final[]
First leg
Peterborough Panthers Jason Crump 13 Mick Poole 10 Paul Hurry 9 Neville Tatum 8 Stephen Davies 8 Rod Colquhoun 8 Mark Blackbird 4 | 60 – 30 | Rye House Rockets Jens Rasmussen 12 Martin Goodwin 8 Mark Courtney 4 Robert Ledwith 3 Mikael Teurnberg 2 Jan Pedersen 1 Sean Courtney 0 |
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[5][6] |
East of England Showground
Second leg
Rye House Rockets Mikael Teurnberg 16 Martin Goodwin 11 Jens Rasmussen 8 Sean Courtney 6 Jan Pedersen 6 Mark Courtney 3 Robert Ledwith 1 | 51 – 39 | Peterborough Panthers Mick Poole 9 Neville Tatum 9 Stephen Davies 7 Jason Crump 6 Paul Hurry 5 Rod Colquhoun 3 Mark Blackbird 0 |
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[5][6] |
Arena Essex Raceway
Peterborough were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Wayne Garratt". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "1992 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1992 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Peterborough Panthers fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
Categories:
- Speedway British League Division Two / National League