1994 British League season

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]

1994 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1994
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors11
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)
British League (Div 3)

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
Per JonssonReading10.41
Tony RickardssonIpswich10.00
Hans NielsenCoventry9.98
Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton9.83
Leigh AdamsArena Essex9.79
Joe ScreenBradford9.65
Henrik GustafssonBelle Vue9.64
Gary HavelockBradford9.59
Mark LoramKings Lynn9.46
Martin DugardEastbourne9.33
Jason CrumpPoole9.30
Greg HancockCradley Heath9.29
David NorrisEastbourne9.18
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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