1995 Academy League

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1995 Academy League
LeagueAcademy League
Season1995
Champions Berwick Bandits
Knockout Cup Berwick Bandits
Individual Kevin Little
Division/s above 1995 Premier League

The 1995 Academy League was the second tier/division of British speedway. It was effectively the same division of teams that had competed in the 1994 British League Division 3 but was renamed because the British League Division 1 and 2 had merged. [1]

Contents

Summary

Iwade speedway returned under a new promotion and new team name of Sittingbourne Crusaders. [2] Cleveland Bays withdrew during the season and their results were expunged.

The title was won by Berwick Bandits who had also won the previous season's Division 3 title. [3] [4]

Final league table

PosTeamPlayedWDLFAPtsBonusTotal
1 Berwick Bandits 12100268341920626
2 Stoke Potters 1290360552618422
3 Hi-Edge Hitmen 1270557557214317
4 Sittingbourne Crusaders 1270555559014317
5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 1250754456310313
6 Linlithgow Lightning 122010513614426
7 Devon Demons 122010513614426

Cleveland Bays withdrew.

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away CB BER DEV HI LL MIL SIT STO
Cleveland Bays n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Berwick Bandits n/a71–2468–2771–2464–3163–3261–35
Devon Demons n/a44–5247–4966–3040–5654–4244–51
Hi-Edge Hitmen 48–4852–4862–3453–4350–4662–3441–54
Linlithgow Lightning 58–3842–5370–2543–5046–5032–6280–0
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 56–4018–3657–3952–4466–3046–5042–65
Sittingbourne Crusaders n/a39–5661–3556–4055–4050–4549–47
Stoke Potters n/a53–4269–2749–4763–3360–4770–25
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Academy League Knockout Cup

The 1995 Academy League Knockout Cup was the 28th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. [6]

It was only the tier two competition because the Division 1 & 2 had merged, this meant that the newly formed Academy League was tier two of British speedway at the time. Berwick Bandits were awarded the Cup following a first leg final victory, Stoke did not hold the second leg due to rain.

First round

DatesTeam oneTeam twoScores
21/05, 04/06MildenhallSittingbourne62-47, 51-56
28/05, 03/06LinlithgowBerwick45-52, 39-69
01/06, 15/06DevonStoke45-61, 33-73

Semi final

DatesTeam oneTeam twoScores
29/07, 01/10StokeMildenhall60-47, 65-42
23/00, 14/10BerwickBuxton66-44, 48-52

Final

First Leg

21 October [7] Berwick Bandits
Gareth Martin 13
Darren Pearson 12
Chris Readshaw 10
Kevin Little 9
William Beveridge 6
Peter Johnson 6
David Meldrum 1
63–42 Stoke Potters
Chris Cobby 16
Glyn Taylor 11
Colin Earl 5
Colin Thorpe 4
Lee Dicken 3
Drew Wheeldon 0
Stephen Read 0
Ade Hoole R/R		 Berrington Lough Stadium

Second Leg

26 October Stoke Potters not held–(rain) Berwick Bandits Loomer Road Stadium

Riders' Championship

Kevin Little won the Riders' Championship, held on 2 September at Long Eaton Stadium. [8]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 Kevin Little Berwick15
2Chris CobbyStoke14
3 Andre Compton Hi-Edge Buxton13
4Roger HorspoolMildenhall12
5Paul GouldBerwick11
6Gareth MartinBerwick8
7Greg DanielsDevon7
8 David Mason Sittingbourne7
9Simon WolstenholmeMildenhall7
10Neil HewittLinlithgow6
11Ade HooleStoke6
12Dean ChapmanSittingbourne5
13 Andy Howe Cleveland4
14Mike BowdenDevon2
15Paul TaylorLinlithgow1
16Richard WebbHi-Edge Buxton1
17Anthony Reason (res)1

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References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "Academy made up of eight" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 March 1995. Retrieved 3 November 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "1995 league tables". Speedway Archive.
  4. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "1997 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "1995 Academy League Knockout Cup Final". Speedway GB.
  7. ↑ "1995 season results" (PDF). British Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Horspool comes fourth" . Cambridge Daily News. 4 September 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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