1994 British League season

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1994 British League season
League British League
No. of competitors11
Champions Poole Pirates
Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles
Fours Poole Pirates
Individual Sam Ermolenko
Highest average Per Jonsson
Division/s below British League (Div 2)
British League (Div 3)

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]

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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

PosTeamPLWDLBPPts
1 Poole Pirates 4030191677
2 Eastbourne Eagles 40232151462
3 Wolverhampton Wolves 40202181254
4 Coventry Bees 40193181152
5 King's Lynn Stars 40201191051
6 Ipswich Witches 40192191050
7 Bradford Dukes 40181211148
8 Arena Essex Hammers 4019021846
9 Cradley Heath Heathens 4016321742
10 Reading Racers 4014224636
11 Belle Vue Aces 4013126532

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

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. [4]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

Final

First leg

Eastbourne Eagles
Martin Dugard 14
Dean Barker 12
Stefan Danno 12
Paul Dugard 8
David Norris 7
Stefan Andersson 5
Scott Swain 1		59 - 37 Cradley Heath
Greg Hancock 13
Peter Nahlin 9
Billy Hamill 7
Simon Cross 6
Jonathan Forsgren 2
Scott Smith 0
Lance Sealey 0
[5]
Arlington Stadium

Second leg

Cradley Heath
Simon Cross 14
Billy Hamill 14
Peter Nahlin 9
Greg Hancock 7
Jonathan Forsgren 4
Scott Smith 1
Lance Sealey 0		49 - 47 Eastbourne Eagles
Martin Dugard 10
Dean Barker 10
Stefan Danno 9
David Norris 8
Stefan Andersson 4
Paul Dugard 3
Scott Swain 3
[5]
Dudley Wood Stadium

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. [6]

Final

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

Riders' Championship

Sam Ermolenko won the British League Riders' Championship. It was held at Abbey Stadium on 9 October. [7]

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ermolenko 3 3 3 3 315
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen 3 3 3 1 313
3 Flag of England.svg Martin Dugard 1 3 3 2 211
4 Flag of England.svg Mark Loram 2 1 1 3 310
5 Flag of England.svg David Norris 1 2 1 3 29
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Adams 0 0 3 3 39
7 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock 3 2 1 1 29
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce 2 3 2 1 19
9 Flag of England.svg Joe Screen 3 0 2 2 07
10 Flag of England.svg Gary Havelock 1 1 2 2 17
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Karlsson 2 2 2 0 17
12 Flag of England.svg Chris Louis 2 1 1 2 06
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump 1 2 0 0 25
14 Flag of England.svg Michael Coles 0 0 0 1 01
15 Flag of England.svg Paul Bentley 0 1 0 0 12
16 Flag of England.svg Dave Mullett 0 0 0 0 00

Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of Sweden.svg Per Jonsson Reading10.41
Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Rickardsson Ipswich10.00
Flag of Denmark.svg Hans Nielsen Coventry9.98
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Ermolenko Wolverhampton9.83
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Adams Arena Essex9.79
Flag of England.svg Joe Screen Bradford9.65
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Gustafsson Belle Vue9.64
Flag of England.svg Gary Havelock Bradford9.59
Flag of England.svg Mark Loram Kings Lynn9.46
Flag of England.svg Martin Dugard Eastbourne9.33
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Crump Poole9.30
Flag of the United States.svg Greg Hancock Cradley Heath9.29
Flag of England.svg David Norris Eastbourne9.18
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce Poole9.08

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Belle Vue

Bradford

Coventry

Cradley Heath

Eastbourne

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Poole

Reading

Wolverhampton

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1994 league tables". Speedway GB.
  4. ↑ "1994 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. 1 2 "Coventry Bees 1988 season". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "1994 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Hans taped by old rival Sam" . Heartland Evening News. 10 October 1994. Retrieved 6 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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