1993 British League season

59th season of British motorcycle speedway December 2023 December 2023 British League 11 Champions Belle Vue Aces Knockout Cup Bradford Dukes Fours Reading Racers Individual Per Jonsson Sam Ermolenko British League (Div 2) 1992 1994 The 1993 British League season was the 59th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 29th known as the British League.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 4 July 2021 Summary Oxford Cheetahs dropped out of the first division resulting in their three time World Champion Hans Nielsen moving to Coventry Bees and Martin Dugard joining Eastbourne Eagles.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4939/oxford Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 31 July 2021 Swindon Robins also dropped down to division 2 with their leading rider Leigh Adams going to the Arena Essex. Swindon's other leading riders also moved with Jimmy Nilsen switching to Bradford, Mitch Shirra to Ipswich and Kelly Moran retired. Belle Vue Aces won their first title since 1982. The Manchester team relied on a group of consistent riders, with no rider exceeding a 9-point average but five riders ranging from 8.75 to 6.72. The team consisted of World Under-21 champion Joe Screen, Australian Jason Lyons, Americans Bobby Ott and Shawn Moran and Dane Frede Schött.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1993.php 1993 league tables Speedway GB The Championship was the closest in British League history with Belle Vue finishing on the same points as Wolverhampton Wolves and taking the title on heat points difference. It all came down to the last match when Belle Vue visited Wolves and pulled off a 54–53 victory. Wolves who were clear at the top of the table earlier in the season suffered a series of injuries and were missing four riders towards the end of the season.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1993fixtures.pdf 1993 Fixtures Speedway Researcher 31 July 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts1 Belle Vue Aces 40 24 1 15 14 632 Wolverhampton Wolves 40 23 0 17 17 633 Eastbourne Eagles 40 23 1 16 14 614 Arena Essex Hammers 40 21 1 18 10 535 Coventry Bees 40 18 3 19 13 526 Reading Racers 40 20 1 19 10 517 Bradford Dukes 40 19 3 18 7 488 Ipswich Witches 40 17 0 23 8 429 King's Lynn Stars 40 15 4 21 6 4010 Poole Pirates 40 17 0 23 6 4011 Cradley Heath Heathens 40 16 0 24 5 37M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results A Fixtures main FBR grey AE BV BRA COV CH EAS IPS KL PP RR WOL Arena Essex 65–43 70–38 72–36 64–44 53–54 67–40 71–37 71–37 61–47 55–53 Belle Vue 71–37 65–41 60–47 63–45 62–46 66–42 77–31 78–30 68–40 57–51 Bradford 66–42 57–51 54–54 67–41 68–40 66–42 60–47 71–7 59–49 61–47 Coventry 67–41 73–34 60–48 56–52 62–46 70–38 62–46 57–51 64–44 42–66 Cradley Heath 56–52 59–49 52–55 52–54 58–50 62–46 57–51 56–52 50–58 53–55 Eastbourne 57–51 63–45 70–38 53–55 62–46 62–46 82–26 60–48 62–46 56–52 Ipswich 49–59 70–38 51–57 59–49 49–59 58–50 57.5–50.5 62–46 47–61 47–61 King's Lynn 52–55 55–53 36–42 54–54 69–39 36–36 35–42 65–43 54–54 56–52 Poole 51–57 56–52 63–45 58–50 66–42 56–52 62–46 61–47 56–52 60–48 Reading 51–57 59–47 68–40 57–51 65–42 49–59 62–45 75–33 57–48 57–51 Wolverhampton 65–43 63–44 65–43 65–43 61–47 64–44 65–43 63–45 61–46 68–39 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1993.html Speedway Researcher 1993 fixtures & results 20 May 2025 B Fixtures main FBR grey AE BV BRA COV CH EAS IPS KL PP RR WOL Arena Essex 55–53 72–36 54–54 63–45 53–54 41–67 68–40 71–37 62–46 65–43 Belle Vue 76–32 61–47 67–41 60–45 58–50 62–44 65–43 77–30 56–51 57–51 Bradford 63–45 54–54 58–50 48–60 68–40 69–39 54–54 50–58 57–51 57–51 Coventry 55–53 53–55 60–48 63–45 52–56 50–58 69–39 63–45 64–44 51–57 Cradley Heath 67–41 48–60 66–42 51–57 56–42 74–34 62–45 57–51 58–50 56–52 Eastbourne 60–48 62–46 60–47 62–45 67–41 57–51 79–29 62–46 58–49 45–61 Ipswich 61–47 52–56 65–43 67–41 57–51 67–41 52–55 58–50 60–48 67–41 King's Lynn 58–50 58–50 63–44 55–53 62–46 74–34 64–44 70–38 69–39 60–48 Poole 52–56 60–47 51–57 61–47 58–50 63–45 57–51 63–45 50–58 63–45 Reading 66–42 58–50 64–44 59–49 64–44 53–55 55–53 60–48 70–38 58–50 Wolverhampton 66–42 53–54 56–52 63–45 62–46 61–46 53–55 62–46 73–35 60–48 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1993.html Speedway Researcher 1993 fixtures & results 20 May 2025 Speedway Star Knockout Cup The 1993 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 55th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners for a third consecutive year.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/08/british-league-division-one-ko-cup-1993.html 1993 British League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two08/07 Ipswich 55-53 Wolverhampton24/05 Wolverhampton 64-43 Ipswich22/05 Cradley Heath 59-49 Belle Vue21/05 Arena Essex 72-36 Kings Lynn21/05 Belle Vue 58-48 Cradley Heath08/05 Kings Lynn 54-54 Arena Essex16/07 Belle Vue 59-47 Cradley Heath30/06 Cradley Heath 59-49 Belle Vue Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two20/08 Belle Vue 60-47 Wolverhampton11/08 Wolverhampton 57-51 Belle Vue31/07 Coventry 64-44 Poole14/07 Poole 55-53 Coventry05/07 Reading 63-45 Arena Essex04/07 Bradford 66-42 Eastbourne27/06 Eastbourne 63-45 Bradford18/06 Arena Essex 67-41 Reading Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two10/10 Belle Vue 61-46 Arena Essex21/09 Arena Essex 67-41 Belle Vue18/09 Bradford 61-47 Coventry14/08 Coventry 54-54 Bradford Final First leg 16 October 1993 Bradford DukesKelvin Tatum 12Sean Wilson 12Gary Havelock 9Antal Kocso 9Simon Green 8Paul Bentley 6Darren Pearson 2 58 - 50 Speedway Sunday Mirror 17 October 1993 27 June 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19931017/522/0063 British Newspaper Archive subscription Arena Essex HammersJosh Larsen 15Leigh Adams 14Leigh Lanham 8Bo Petersen 7Robert Ledwith 5Neville Tatum 1Colin White 0 Odsal Stadium Second leg 22 October 1993 Arena Essex HammersLeigh Adams 14Josh Larsen 12Bo Petersen 11Neville Tatum 6Robert Ledwith 6Colin White 3Leigh Lanham 2Russell Etherington 1 55 - 53 Dukes lift cup again Huddersfield Daily Examiner 23 October 1993 13 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19931023/040/0040 British Newspaper Archive subscription Bradford DukesKelvin Tatum 15Gary Havelock 13Paul Pickering 12Sean Wilson 6Paul Bentley 4Darren Pearson 3Antal Kocso 0 Arena Essex Raceway Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 111-105. Fours Reading Racers won the fours championship final (sponsored by H.E.A.T) and held at the East of England Arena on 25 July.Racers' fab four are hot stuff! Reading Evening Post 26 July 1993 11 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19930726/210/0027 British Newspaper Archive subscription https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1993fixtures.pdf 1993 fixtures Speedway Researcher 24 December 2023 Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Reading27 Jonsson 8, Mullett 8, Castagna 7, Olsson 42 Wolves 25 Ermolenko 8, Karlsson P3 Belle Vue 11 Screen 64 Arena Essex 9 Larsen 3, Ravn 3 Riders' Championship Per Jonsson won the British League Riders' Championship. It was due to be run at Abbey Stadium in early October but was called off twice due to wet weather before finally taking place on 31 October.Speedway results Newcastle Journal 1 November 1993 6 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002240/19931101/367/0036 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Total1 SWE Per Jonsson 142 SWE Henka Gustafsson 13+33 ENG Chris Louis 13+24 AUS Leigh Adams 115 SWE Peter Karlsson 10 6 DEN Hans Nielsen 107 SWE Tony Rickardsson 88 ENG Joe Screen 79 AUS Craig Boyce 610 ENG Simon Cross 611 NZL Gary Allan 612 AUS Jason Crump 513 ENG Kelvin Tatum 5 14 AUS Jason Lyons 315 ENG David Norris 316 ENG Glenn Cunningham (res) 217 ENG Simon Wigg 118 ENG Steve Camden (res) 0 ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired Leading averages Rider Team Average USA Sam Ermolenko Wolverhampton11.12 SWE Per JonssonReading10.34 DEN Hans Nielsen Coventry10.05 USA Greg HancockCradley Heath9.85 USA Ronnie CorreyWolverhampton9.62 AUS Leigh AdamsArena Essex9.49 SWE Henrik GustafssonKings Lynn9.27 SWE Tony RickardssonIpswich9.01 USA Billy HamillCradley Heath8.99 ENG Martin DugardEastbourne8.98 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em AUS Leigh Adams 9.49 DEN Bo Petersen 8.42 DEN Brian Karger 8.34 USA Josh Larsen 7.16 DEN Peter Ravn 7.12 ENG Colin White 6.84 ENG Troy Pratt 6.07 ENG Robert Ledwith 5.78 ENG Andy Galvin 4.31 ENG Neville Tatum 3.16 ENG Russell Etherington 1.23 Belle Vue 22em ENG Joe Screen 8.75 USA Bobby Ott 8.17 AUS Jason Lyons 7.90 USA Shawn Moran 7.58 DEN Frede Schött 6.72 ENG Paul Smith 5.77 CAN Shawn Venables 5.63 ENG Max Schofield 5.17 ENG Carl Stonehewer 4.84 ENG Jon Armstrong 4.18 ENG Peter Scully 3.69 ENG Mike Lewthwaite 3.45 Bradford 22em ENG Gary Havelock 8.89 ENG Kelvin Tatum 8.86 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 7.60 ENG Sean Wilson 7.21 AUS Craig Hodgson 6.75 ENG Paul Bentley 5.34 ENG Darren Pearson 4.80 HUN Antal Kocso 4.76 ENG Stuart Swales 4.32 ENG Simon Green 3.46 ENG Richard Smith 0.67 Coventry 22em DEN Hans Nielsen 10.05 DEN John Jørgensen 7.76 ENG Simon Wigg 7.71 ENG Andy Smith 7.47 DEN Brian Andersen 6.75 DEN Jacob Olsen 5.42 ENG Andy Meredith 4.07 ENG Chris Clarence 3.27 ENG Mark Bruton 3.20 ENG Jon Armstrong 3.14 ENG Scott Kirton 2.50 Cradley Heath 22em USA Greg Hancock 9.85 USA Billy Hamill 8.99 ENG Simon Cross 22 DEN Gert Handberg 6.15 ENG Scott Smith 5.95 DEN Morten Andersen 5.84 ENG Andy Grahame 5.20 ENG Alan Grahame 4.64 ENG Justin Walker 4.56 ENG Anthony Boyd 3.22 Eastbourne 22em ENG Martin Dugard 8.98 SWE Peter Nahlin 8.02 ENG David Norris 7.33 ENG Dean Barker 7.04 ENG Andrew Silver 6.91 SWE Stefan Dannö 6.53 ENG John Wainwright 5.73 ENG Darren Grayling 5.48 ENG Nathan Gaymer 3.80 ENG Paul Dugard 3.04 ENG Mark Bruton 1.52 Ipswich 22em SWE Tony Rickardsson 9.01 ENG Chris Louis 8.36 NZL Mitch Shirra 6.85 ENG Shaun Tacey 6.62 AUS Shane Parker 6.00 ENG Savalas Clouting 5.98 ENG Leigh Lanham 5.91 ENG Ben Howe 4.99 CZE Zdeněk Tesař 4.63 DEN Claus Jacobsen 4.32 POL Miroslaw Kowalik 3.51 ENG Lawrence Hare 1.57 King's Lynn 22em SWE Henka Gustaffson 9.27 ENG Mark Loram 7.96 ENG Richard Knight 6.90 CZE Bohumil Brhel 6.16 AUS Glenn Doyle 5.99 ENG Emmerson Fairweather 5.16 ENG Darren Spicer 4.98 CZE Tomáš Topinka 4.70 ENG Andy Mountain 3.11 ENG Paul Dugard 3.10 ENG Kevin Brice 3.03 Poole 22em AUS Craig Boyce 7.40 NOR Lars Gunnestad 6.97 SWE Jorgen Johansson 6.77 ENG Steve Schofield 6.76 ENG Ray Morton 6.31 USA John Cook 5.63 ENG Justin Elkins 5.14 ENG Scott Swain 4.72 ENG Matthew Cross 4.37 ENG Martin Willis 3.46 Reading 22em SWE Per Jonsson 10.34 ITA Armando Castagna 7.88 ENG Dave Mullett 7.39 ENG Jeremy Doncaster 6.83 SWE Tony Olsson 6.10 ENG Phil Morris 5.66 SWE Kenneth Nystrom 4.83 DEN Peter Glanz 4.37 ENG Lance Sealey 3.19 Wolverhampton 22em USA Sam Ermolenko 11.12 USA Ronnie Correy 9.62 SWE Peter Karlsson 8.10 SWE Mikael Karlsson 6.70 USA Charles Ermolenko 6.33 ENG Graham Jones 6.04 ENG Stephen Morris 5.98 ENG Gordon Kennett 4.62 ENG Phil Ashcroft 4.14 ENG Neil Evitts 3.90 ENG John Wainwright 3.63 ENG Craig Taylor 1.82 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:British League Category:1993 in British motorsport Category:1993 in speedway