1994 British League season

1994 British League season
League British League
Season 1994
Champions Poole Pirates
No. of competitors 11
Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles
Division/s below British League (Div 2)
British League (Div 3)

The 1994 British League season was the 30th and final season of the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965, before the Premier League was formed in 1995.[1]

Summary

Poole Pirates won the league.[2]

Final table

Team PL W D L BP Pts
Poole Pirates 40 30 1 9 16 77
Eastbourne Eagles 40 23 2 15 14 62
Wolverhampton Wolves 40 20 2 18 12 54
Coventry Bees 40 19 3 18 11 52
King's Lynn Stars 40 20 1 19 10 51
Ipswich Witches 40 19 2 19 10 50
Bradford Dukes 40 18 1 21 11 48
Arena Essex Hammers 40 19 0 21 8 46
Cradley Heath Heathens 40 16 3 21 7 42
Reading Racers 40 14 2 24 6 36
Belle Vue Aces 40 13 1 26 5 32

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

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
Sweden Per JonssonReading10.41
Sweden Tony RickardssonIpswich10.00
Denmark Hans NielsenCoventry9.98
United States Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton9.83
Australia Leigh AdamsArena Essex9.79
England Joe ScreenBradford9.65
Sweden Henrik GustafssonBelle Vue9.64
England Gary HavelockBradford9.59
England Mark LoramKings Lynn9.46
England Martin DugardEastbourne9.33
Australia Jason CrumpPoole9.30
United States Greg HancockCradley Heath9.29
England David NorrisEastbourne9.18
Australia Craig BoycePoole9.08

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.[3]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team 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

Date Team One Score Team 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

Date Team One Score Team 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

Date Team One Score Team Two
31/10Cradley Heath49-47Eastbourne
23/10Eastbourne59-37Cradley Heath

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1994 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "1994 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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