1987 British League season

1987 British League season
League British League
Season 1987
Champions Coventry Bees
No. of competitors 12
Knockout Cup Cradley Heath Heathens
Division/s below 1987 National League

The 1987 British League season was the 23rd season of the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965.[1]

Summary

Coventry Bees won the league.[2]

Final table

Team PL W D L BP Pts
Coventry Bees 22 19 3 0 11 52
Cradley Heath Heathens 22 13 1 8 9 36
Swindon Robins 22 12 2 8 7 33
Sheffield Tigers 22 13 0 9 6 32
Bradford Dukes 22 10 3 9 7 30
Ipswich Witches 22 10 3 9 6 29
Reading Racers 22 11 2 9 4 28
Belle Vue Aces 22 10 1 11 5 26
Hackney Kestrels 22 7 3 12 3 20
Wolverhampton Wolves 22 6 2 14 3 17
Oxford Cheetahs 22 6 1 15 3 16
King's Lynn Stars 22 4 1 17 2 11

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

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
Denmark Hans NielsenOxford11.38
Denmark Erik GundersenCradley Heath10.44
Denmark Tommy KnudsenCoventry10.25
England Kelvin TatumCoventry10.06
United States Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton9.86
England Jeremy DoncasterIpswich9.67
Sweden Jimmy NilsenSwindon9.61
Denmark Jan O. PedersenCradley Heath9.60
United States Shawn MoranSheffield9.47
England Simon WiggHackney9.38


British League Knockout Cup

The 1987 British League Knockout Cup was the 49th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath Heathens were the winners for the second successive year if including the tied 1986 final.[3]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
10/07Hackney48-42Bradford
10/07Oxford51-39Belle Vue
04/07Kings Lynn41-49Sheffield
13/06Swindon47-43Wolverhampton
04/06Sheffield51-39Kings Lynn
01/06Wolverhampton44-46Swindon
30/05Belle Vue47-43Oxford
30/05Bradford49-41Hackney

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
15/09Bradford41-49Cradley Heath
15/08Swindon43-47Reading
07/08Oxford48-42Ipswich
06/08Ipswich47-43Oxford
05/08Cradley Heath55-35Bradford
27/07Reading48-41Swindon
13/07Sheffield48-42Coventry
11/07Coventry51-38Sheffield

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
30/09Coventry48-42Reading
30/09Oxford47-43Cradley Heath
16/09Cradley Heath39-33 AOxford
07/09Reading47-43Coventry

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
20/10Coventry45-45Cradley Heath
21/10Cradley Heath49-41Coventry

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1987 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "1987 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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