1994 British League Division Two season
League | British League Division Two |
---|---|
Champions | Glasgow Tigers |
No. of competitors | 10 |
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) |
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]
Summary[]
The title was won by the Glasgow Tigers.[2]
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 |
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 |
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.[3]
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 |
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[4] |
Powderhall Stadium
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 |
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[4] |
Shawfield Stadium
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–91.
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.
- ^ "1994 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1994 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
Categories:
- Speedway British League Division Two / National League