1993 British League Division Two season

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1993 British League Division Two season
LeagueBritish League Division Two
ChampionsGlasgow Tigers
No. of competitors11
Knockout CupGlasgow Tigers
IndividualGary Allan
FoursEdinburgh Monarchs
Highest averageJason Crump
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)

The 1993 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 Glasgow Tigers.[2]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Glasgow Tigers 40 27 1 12 19 74
2 Long Eaton Invaders 40 25 0 15 13 63
3 Peterborough Panthers 40 24 0 16 13 61
4 Swindon Robins 40 23 1 16 13 60
5 Edinburgh Monarchs 40 20 1 19 15 56
6 Newcastle Diamonds 40 21 2 17 8 52
7 Middlesbrough Bears 40 21 0 19 8 50
8 Rye House Rockets 40 20 0 20 9 49
9 Sheffield Tigers 40 15 0 25 5 35
10 Exeter Falcons 40 12 0 28 3 27
11 Oxford Cheetahs 40 9 1 30 4 23

Leading averages[]

Rider Team Average
Jason Crump Swindon 10.50
Róbert Nagy Glasgow 10.18
Jan Stæchmann Long Eaton 10.16
Paul Thorp Newcastle 9.90
Neil Collins Long Eaton 9.60
Mark Thorpe Newcastle 9.28
Shane Bowes Glasgow 8.99
Oxford 8.99
Gary Allan Swindon 8.93
Mick Poole Peterborough 8.90

British League Division Two Knockout Cup[]

The 1993 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 26th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition.[3]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
21/05 Peterborough 79-29 Oxford
09/05 Newcastle 57-50 Edinburgh
07/05 Edinburgh 61-47 Newcastle
05/05 Long Eaton 80-28 Sheffield
29/04 Sheffield 45-63 Long Eaton
14/04 Oxford 49-58 Peterborough

Quarter Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
15/08 Rye House 64-43 Peterborough
13/08 Peterborough 72-36 Rye House
01/07 Middlesbrough 51-57 Glasgow
30/06 Long Eaton 53-54 Edinburgh
21/06 Exeter 57-51 Swindon
20/06 Edinburgh 60-48 Long Eaton
20/06 Glasgow 70-38 Middlesbrough
19/06 Swindon 60-48 Exeter

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
08/10 Peterborough 55-53 Glasgow
03/10 Glasgow 73-35 Peterborough
07/08 Swindon 61-47 Edinburgh
06/08 Edinburgh 60-48 Swindon

Final[]

First leg

Swindon Robins54 – 54Glasgow Tigers
[4]
Abbey Stadium

Second leg

Glasgow Tigers64 – 44Swindon Robins
[4]
Shawfield Stadium

Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–98.

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. ^ "1993 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  4. ^ a b "1993 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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