1985 British League season

1985 British League season
League British League
Season 1985
Champions Oxford Cheetahs
No. of competitors 11
Knockout Cup Oxford Cheetahs
Division/s below 1985 National League

The 1985 British League season was the 21st season of the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965.[1]

Summary

Oxford Cheetahs won the league.[2] They were financed by the Oxford Stadium owners Northern Sports, headed by David Hawkins. The team included Danish international Hans Nielsen (signed for £30,000) and Simon Wigg signed for (£25,000).[3][4]

Final table

Team PL W D L BP Pts
Oxford Cheetahs 20 16 1 3 10 43
Sheffield Tigers 20 13 1 6 6 33
Coventry Bees 20 11 2 7 7 31
Halifax Dukes 20 9 1 10 5 24
Ipswich Witches 20 9 2 9 4 24
Belle Vue Aces 20 10 0 10 4 24
Cradley Heath Heathens 19 10 0 9 4 24
Swindon Robins 20 8 1 11 6 23
Reading Racers 19 6 4 9 6 22
Wolverhampton Wolves 20 5 2 13 2 14
King's Lynn Stars 20 5 0 15 0 10

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

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
Denmark Hans NielsenOxford11.35
United States Shawn MoranSheffield10.39
Denmark Erik GundersenCradley Heath10.38
England Kenny CarterHalifax10.13
Denmark Tommy KnudsenCoventry10.13
United States Bobby SchwartzWolverhampton9.80
England Chris MortonBelle Vue9.77
Sweden Jan AnderssonReading9.43
Denmark Bo PetersenSwindon9.35
United States John CookIpswich9.33

British League Knockout Cup

The 1985 British League Knockout Cup was the 47th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Oxford Cheetahs were the winners.[5]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
19/07Oxford43-35Coventry
29/06Swindon36-42Ipswich
24/06Wolverhampton49-29Halifax
15/06Coventry35-43Oxford
30/05Ipswich45-33Swindon
25/05Halifax48-30Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
23/09Reading43-34Sheffield
22/08Sheffield39-39Reading
29/08Ipswich43-34Wolverhampton
19/08Wolverhampton39-39Ipswich
31/07Oxford47-31Belle Vue
20/07Belle Vue40-38Oxford
11/07Sheffield46-32Reading
08/07Reading46-32Sheffield
07/07Cradley Heath53-25Kings Lynn
06/07Kings Lynn39-39Cradley Heath

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
22/10Reading38-40Oxford
16/10Oxford41-36Reading
11/09Cradley Heath36-42Ipswich
19/09Ipswich43-35Cradley Heath

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
30/10Oxford42-35Ipswich
27/10Ipswich41-37Oxford

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1985 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ Baiden, Gary (2009). The History of Oxford Stadium. authorhouse. ISBN 978-1-4490-2054-5.
  4. ↑ "SPEEDWAY: Nielsen regret at Oxford". Oxford Mail.
  5. ↑ "1985 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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