1994 British League Division Two season

Sports event December 2023 December 2023 British League Division Two 10 Champions Glasgow Tigers Knockout Cup Glasgow Tigers Individual Paul Bentley Pairs Swindon Robins Fours Oxford Cheetahs Jan Stæchmann British League (Div 1) British League (Div 3) 1993 1997 The 1994 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The British League Divisions 2 and 3 were disbanded after this season and did not return until 1997. An Academy League was introduced.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary Rye House Rockets did not start the season because the promoters Roger Shute and Peter Redfern left the club leaving Ronnie Russell in sole charge. Russell failed to secure the necessary funding to continue and the Rockets were disbanded.Rocket's Monday deadline Harlow Star 13 January 1994 24 May 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003756/19940113/064/0064 British Newspaper Archive subscription The league title and knockout Cup was won by the Glasgow Tigers, who achieved the feat of recording the 'double double' (the league and cup double for two consecutive seasons).https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021Tigers just too strong Edinburgh Evening News 17 October 1994 26 April 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000740/19941017/277/0016 British Newspaper Archive subscription Final table Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts1 Glasgow Tigers 36 26 1 9 14 672 Long Eaton Invaders 36 24 2 10 15 653 Edinburgh Monarchs 36 20 1 15 10 514 Swindon Robins 36 18 1 17 12 495 Peterborough Panthers 36 18 2 16 10 486 Middlesbrough Bears 36 19 1 16 9 487 Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 1 20 9 408 Oxford Cheetahs 36 15 1 20 7 389 Sheffield Tigers 36 10 1 25 3 2410 Exeter Falcons 36 9 1 26 1 20 Fixtures and results A Fixtures main FBR grey ED EX GLA LE MID NEW OX PET SHE SWI Edinburgh 61–34 40–56 53–42 52–44 55–40 57–39 56–40 64–32 63–33 Exeter 51–44 45–51 37–59 42–54 54–42 52–44 45–50 46–49 41–55 Glasgow 63–33 74–22 67–28 62–33 56–40 56–40 61–35 66–30 57–39 Long Eaton 48–48 58–38 48–48 53–43 50–46 56–40 46–50 59–37 58–38 Middlesbrough 64–32 61–35 45–50 50–46 54–42 65–31 47–49 64–32 50–46 Newcastle 59–37 51–44 56–40 42–54 44–52 58–37 46–50 65–30 48–35 Oxford 51–45 70–26 36–60 45–51 42–54 43–52 51–44 52–43 55–41 Peterborough 65–31 63–32 57–39 47–48 49–47 42–54 40–44 65–31 55–41 Sheffield 45–51 57–39 40–56 47–49 37–59 47–49 44–52 51–45 46–50 Swindon 47–49 55–41 47–49 56–40 40–55 53–43 56–40 49–47 58–38 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994.html Speedway Researcher 1994 fixtures & results 21 May 2025 B Fixtures main FBR grey ED EX GLA LE MID NEW OX PET SHE SWI Edinburgh 68–28 54–42 49–47 65–31 51–44 60–35 56–40 67–29 51–45 Exeter 54–42 49–47 50–46 50–46 56–40 49–47 47–49 48–48 46–50 Glasgow 60–36 63–33 51–45 67–29 67–29 62–34 59–37 76–20 51–45 Long Eaton 56–40 56–40 52–43 62–34 52–44 58–38 61–35 60–36 59–37 Middlesbrough 51–45 58–38 43–52 45–50 55.5–40.5 49–47 49–47 52–44 47–49 Newcastle 62–34 69–27 52–43 47–48 56–40 40–56 48–48 52–44 54–42 Oxford 46–50 66–30 44–52 53–43 44–52 53–42 54–42 64–32 44–52 Peterborough 52–44 53–42 66–29 47–49 48–48 50–46 41–51 57–39 48–47 Sheffield 60–36 62–34 55–41 48–47 61–35 49–47 41–55 44–52 49–46 Swindon 55–41 67–29 57–39 45–51 57–39 56–40 48–48 49–47 56–40 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994.html Speedway Researcher 1994 fixtures & results 21 May 2025 British League Division Two Knockout Cup The 1994 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 27th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/04/british-league-division-two-ko-cup-1994.html 1994 National League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two29/04 Edinburgh 54-42 Newcastle24/04 Newcastle 46-50 Edinburgh24/04 Glasgow 56-40 Oxford22/04 Oxford 39-57 Glasgow Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two30/07 Swindon 56-40 Glasgow10/06 Peterborough 58-38 Sheffield09/06 Middlesbrough 62-34 Exeter09/06 Sheffield 44-52 Peterborough06/06 Exeter 50-46 Middlesbrough05/06 Glasgow 66-30 Swindon04/06Swindon rain Glasgow03/06Edinburgh 49-47 Long Eaton01/06 Long Eaton 45-51 Edinburgh Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two23/09Peterborough 50-45 Glasgow16/09 Peterborough rain Glasgow11/09 Glasgow 54-42 Peterborough12/08 Edinburgh 52-44 Middlesbrough11/08 Middlesbrough 49-47 Edinburgh Final First leg 14 October 1994 Edinburgh MonarchsKenny McKinna 12Les Collins 11Scott Lamb 11Jan Andersen 9Kevin Little 4Stuart Robson 3Lawrence Hare 0 50 – 46 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994record.pdf 1994 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021 Glasgow TigersDavid Walsh 14Mick Powell 9Nigel Crabtree 9Sean Courtney 7Róbert Nagy 4James Grieves 2Stewart McDonald 1 Powderhall Stadium Second leg 16 October 1994 Glasgow TigersDavid Walsh 13Nigel Crabtree 10Sean Courtney 9Róbert Nagy 9Mick Powell 8James Grieves 5Stewart McDonald 1 55 – 41 Edinburgh MonarchsKenny McKinna 12Les Collins 10Scott Lamb 9Jan Andersen 6Stuart Robson 3Kevin Little 1Lawrence Hare 0 Shawfield Stadium Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–91. Riders' Championship Paul Bentley won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 17 September at Brandon Stadium.Rickardsson does Sweden proud Birmingham Daily Post 19 September 1994 22 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19940919/024/0024 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 ENG Paul Bentley 3 3 3 2 2 132 SWE Tony Olsson 3 3 2 2 2 123 AUS Tony Langdon 1 1 3 3 3 114 ENG Alan Grahame 2 0 2 3 3 10 5 CZE Roman Matoušek 2 1 3 3 1 106 AUS Mick Poole 2 2 1 3 1 9 7 SCO Kenny McKinna 3 0 1 1 3 8 8 ENG Martin Dixon 3 2 2 1 0 8 9HUN Róbert Nagy 0 3 1 0 3 7 10 DEN Ronni Pedersen 1 1 1 2 2 7 11 CZE Zdeněk Tesař 0 0 3 1 2 612 NZL Mark Thorpe 0 3 0 2 0 5 13 ENG Les Collins 1 2 2 0 0 5 14 ENG Paul Fry 2 2 0 0 1 515 ENG Nigel Crabtree 0 1 0 1 0 216 SWE Richard Hellsen 1 0 0 0 1 2 Pairs The British League Division Two Pairs Championship, sponsored by the Speedway Star, was held at Arena Essex Raceway on 28 May. The event was won by Swindon Robins.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994record.pdf 1994 season results Speedway Researcher 26 May 2023https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19940530/019/0019 Top pair take a title at last Western Daily Press 30 May 1994 British Newspaper Archive subscription 9 September 2024 QualifyingPosTeamPtsRiders1Swindon20 Olsson 12, Langdon 82Glasgow 17Crabtree 12, Walsh 53Edinburgh 16Ylinen 9, Collins L 74Peterborough 16Tesar 12, Monaghan 45Long Eaton 14 Collins N 8, Dixon 6 QualifyingPosTeamPtsRiders6Middlesbrough 13 Sumner 7, Bentley 67Newcastle 13 Thorpe 10, Juul 38Oxford 9 Goodwin 6, Poole 39Exeter 9 Svab 9, Verner 010Sheffield 8 Matousek 8, Bartlett 0 Semi finals Swindon bt Peterborough Glasgow bt Edinburgh Final Swindon bt Glasgow Fours Oxford Cheetahs won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.Speedway Huddersfield Daily Examiner 8 August 1994 11 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19940808/015/0015 British Newspaper Archive subscription https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994record.pdf 1994 complete season records Speedway Researcher 13 May 2023 Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Oxford Cheetahs24 Goodwin 11, Poole 7, Karlsson 5, Alan Grahame 1, Sumner 02 Long Eaton Invaders 17 Dixon 7, Collins N 5, Johnston 4, Hellsen 13 Peterborough Panthers 16 Tesar 7, Monaghan 4, Pedersen 3, Sullivan 1, Nicholls 14 Edinburgh Monarchs 15 Lamb 5, McKinna 4, Collins L 3, Andersen 3, Hare 0 Final leading averages Rider Team Average Jan StæchmannLong Eaton10.10 Tony OlssonSwindon10.07 Nigel CrabtreeGlasgow9.74 David WalshGlasgow9.72 Paul BentleyMiddlesbrough9.39 Robert NagyGlasgow9.18 Zdeněk TesařPeterborough9.13 Martin DixonLong Eaton8.94 Mark ThorpeNewcastle8.95 Michael ColesEdinburgh8.57 Riders and final averages Edinburgh 22em Kenny McKinna 8.40 Les Collins 8.23 Scott Lamb 7.85 Vesa Ylinen 7.68 Jan Andersen 7.12 Lawrence Hare 5.48 Kevin Little 4.91 Peter Scully 3.62 Exeter 22em Paul Fry 7.66 Antonín Šváb Jr. 6.99 Václav Verner 6.44 David Smart 6.38 Mark Simmonds 6.29 Mika Pellinen 6.24 Andreas Bössner 5.30 Scott Pegler 4.87 Nigel Leaver 3.73 Tommy Palmer 3.52 Henk Bangma 2.29 Glasgow 22em Nigel Crabtree 9.74 David Walsh 9.72 Robert Nagy 9.18 Mick Powell 7.22 Sean Courtney 6.36 James Grieves 6.01 Jesper Olsen 4.90 Stewart McDonald 3.67 Long Eaton 22em Jan Stæchmann 10.10 Martin Dixon 8.94 Neil Collins 8.07 Richard Hellsen 7.86 Steve Johnston 7.48 Stuart Swales 4.47 Mike Hampson 3.89 Mark Bruton 2.74 Scott Kirton 2.00 Middlesbrough 22em Paul Bentley 9.39 Jens Rasmussen 7.01 Daz Sumner 6.99 Alan Mogridge 6.71 Stuart Swales 6.08 Mike Smith 5.96 Paul Whittaker 5.5 Chris Readshaw 4.25 Will Beveridge 1.79 Newcastle 22em Mark Thorpe 8.95 Scott Robson 7.39 Garry Stead 7.19 Richard Juul 6.67 Petri Kokko 6.15 Stuart Robson 4.95 Chris Readshaw 4.94 Max Schofield 4.85 Anthony Barlow 2.55 Oxford 22em Mick Poole 8.44 Martin Goodwin 7.65 Daz Sumner 7.06 Alan Grahame 6.96 Niklas Karlsson 6.86 David Smart 6.15 Rene Madsen 5.85 Stefan Ekberg 5.54 Andy Meredith 4.55 Stephen Morris 4.48 Spencer Timmo 2.75 Peterborough 22em Zdeněk Tesař 9.13 Carl Stonehewer 8.33 Ronni Pedersen 7.60 Ryan Sullivan 7.09 Eric Monaghan 6.72 Ian Barney 4.57 Jason Gage 4.51 Scott Nicholls 3.35 Darren Shand 3.15 Sheffield 22em Roman Matoušek 8.22 George Štancl 7.65 Alan Mogridge 6.86 Shawn Moran 6.35 Greg Bartlett 5.94 Rod Colquhoun 5.36 Robbie Kessler 5.00 Rob Woffinden 5.00 Shawn Venables 4.26 Steve Knott 4.13 Louis Carr 3.57 Swindon 22em Tony Olsson 10.07 Tony Langdon 8.05 David Blackburn 6.81 Gary Chessell 6.63 Patrik Olsson 6.44 Glenn Cunningham.5.53 John Jefferies 1.96 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League