1991 British League season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 British League 13 Champions Wolverhampton Wolves Knockout Cup Bradford Dukes Gold Cup Berwick Bandits Individual Sam Ermolenko Sam Ermolenko British League (Div 2) 1990 1992 The 1991 British League season was the 57th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 27th 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 Wolverhampton Wolves won the league for the first time in their history. The club which was first founded in 1928 had only ever won the Provincial Midland League in 1962 and the Provincial League in 1963. They were led by their American star Sam Ermolenko, who became the first rider to push Hans Nielsen from the top of the averages after eight consecutive years at the top. The Wolves team relied on two more American riders, Ronnie Correy and Sam's younger brother Charles Ermolenko, in addition to Englishman Graham Jones to seal the title from Bradford. Bradford gained consolation by winning the Knockout Cup, led by English international pair Simon Wigg and Gary Havelock.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1991.php 1991 league tables Speedway GBhttp://www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk/years/1991.htm 1991 Season Review Cradley Speedway Wimbledon Dons started the season and managed to complete their Gold Cup fixtures but only ran until June before withdrawing from the league. The entire team was relocated to Arlington Stadium and raced as the Eastbourne Eagles for the remainder of the season.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1991fixtures.pdf 1991 fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 14 February 2023https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002512/19910705/018/0018 Dons say farewell to Wimbledon Stadium Harrow Observer 5 July 1991 British Newspaper Archive subscription 25 September 2024 Final table Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts1 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 19 1 4 10 492 Bradford Dukes 24 15 4 5 9 433 Cradley Heath Heathens 24 15 1 8 10 414 Belle Vue Aces 24 12 3 9 6 335 Berwick Bandits 24 13 0 11 6 326 Ipswich Witches 24 12 1 11 7 327 Coventry Bees 24 12 0 12 6 308 King's Lynn Stars 24 12 1 11 5 309 Oxford Cheetahs 24 8 3 13 6 2510 Poole Pirates 24 8 2 14 5 2311 Reading Racers 24 9 0 15 3 2112 Eastbourne Eagles 24 6 3 15 3 1813 Swindon Robins 24 5 1 18 2 13M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV BER BRA COV CH EAS IPS KL OX PP RR SWI WOL Belle Vue 50–40 45–45 50–39 48–42 49–41 54–36 60–28 45–45 50–39 49–41 50–40 44–46 Berwick 60–0 49–41 47–42 42–48 53–35 48–41 48–42 35–55 50–40 50–40 54–36 47–43 Bradford 48–42 57–33 58–32 49–41 50–40 67–23 52–38 55–35 45–45 58–32 59–30 47.5–41.5 Coventry 49–41 49–41 40–50 48–41 41–49 53–37 56–34 46–44 48–42 56–34 50–40 41–49 Cradley Heath 51–39 50–40 49–41 48–42 53–37 48–42 57–32 46–40 47–43 52–38 52–37 53–37 Eastbourne 45–45 42–48 45–45 53–36 49–41 39–50 55–35 42–47 45–45 43–47 50–40 37–53 Ipswich 41–49 49–41 41–49 40–50 58–32 57–33 52–38 53–37 48–42 51–39 48–41 52–38 King's Lynn 47–43 56–34 37–53 29–60 45–45 51–39 48.5–40.5 54–36 50–40 46–44 46–44 40–50 Oxford 42–47 54–36 45–45 48–42 43–47 47–43 41–49 44–46 52–38 55–35 54–36 35–55 Poole 51–39 43–47 38–52 54–36 46–43 50–40 61–28 44–46 48–42 52–38 48–41 36–54 Reading 42–47 49–41 47–43 50–40 46–43 50–37 44–46 42–46 46–44 55–35 53–37 41–49 Swindon 55–35 41–49 52–38 44–46 44–46 43–47 52–38 41–49 45–45 47–43 47–43 43–47 Wolverhampton 60–30 59–31 53–37 56–34 46–43 49–41 45–45 60–30 51–39 60–30 56–34 48–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1991.html Speedway Researcher 1991 fixtures & results 13 May 2025 British League Knockout Cup The 1991 British League Knockout Cup was the 53rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/08/british-league-division-one-ko-cup-1991.html 1991 British League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two25/05 Cradley Heath 50-39 Ipswich22/05 Wimbledon 52-38 Kings Lynn20/05 Reading 48-42 Poole16/05 Ipswich 46-44 Cradley Heath13/05 Wolverhampton 50-40 Oxford10/05 Oxford 49-41 Wolverhampton30/04 Poole 47-43 Reading27/04 Kings Lynn 40-50 Wimbledon27/04 Swindon 46-44 Belle Vue26/04 Belle Vue 55-35 Swindon26/04 Berwick 47-43 Coventry20/04 Coventry 46-44 Berwick Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two07/09 Cradley Heath 50-39 Reading02/09 Reading 46-43 Cradley Heath02/08 Berwick 43-47 Bradford02/08 Eastbourne 50-40 Reading16/07 Bradford 50-40 Berwick01/07 Reading 56-34 Eastbourne14/06 Belle Vue 44-46 Wolverhampton10/06 Wolverhampton 42.5-47.5 Belle Vue Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two02/09 Reading 46-43 Cradley07/09 Cradley 50-39 Reading05/10 Bradford 56-34 Belle Vue11/10 Belle Vue 51-39 Bradford Final First leg 19 October 1991 Bradford DukesSimon Wigg 14Gary Havelock 10Glenn Doyle 10Craig Hodgson 8Paul Thorp 7Sean Wilson 1Michael Graves 0 50 - 40 Cradley HeathJan O. Pedersen 10Billy Hamill 8Alan Grahame 7Simon Cross 7Greg Hancock 3Scott Smith 3Wayne Garratt 2 Second leg 27 October 1991 Cradley HeathJan O. Pedersen 11Billy Hamill 10Greg Hancock 9Wayne Garratt 6Simon Cross 5Alan Grahame 2Scott Smith 0 43 - 47 Bradford DukesSimon Wigg 14Gary Havelock 10Paul Thorp 8Glenn Doyle 5Michael Graves 4Craig Hodgson 3Sean Wilson 3 Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97-83. Gold Cup North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Berwick 10 7 0 3 142 Wolverhampton 10 5 0 5 103 Cradley Heath 10 5 0 5 104 Belle Vue 10 5 0 5 105 Coventry 10 5 0 5 106 Bradford 10 3 0 7 6 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Oxford 12 10 0 2 202 Reading 12 7 0 5 143 Wimbledon 12 6 0 6 124 Swindon 12 6 0 6 125 Poole 12 5 1 6 116 King's Lynn 12 4 1 7 97 Ipswich 12 3 0 9 6 North main FBR grey BV BER BRA COV CH WOL Belle Vue 55–35 47–43 55–34 41–48 50–40 Berwick 55–35 66–24 56–33 50–40 48–42 Bradford 41–48 50–40 58–32 47–43 44–46 Coventry 57–33 62–27 52–38 48–42 46–44 Cradley Heath 48–42 59–31 59–31 48–42 41–49 Wolverhampton 42–48 41–49 63–27 60–30 49–41 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1991.html Speedway Researcher 1991 fixtures & results 13 May 2025 South main FBR grey IPS KL OX PP RR SWI WIM Ipswich 48–41 49–41 39–51 39–51 42–48 46–44 King's Lynn 54–36 43–47 45–45 47–43 46–44 39–51 Oxford 53–37 53–37 60–30 48–42 51–39 47–43 Poole 52–38 44–46 48–42 39–51 44–46 45–44 Reading 49–40 49–41 44–46 55–35 44–46 51–39 Swindon 52–38 49–41 44–46 43–47 40–50 54–36 Wimbledon 51–39 51–39 44–46 47–43 58–32 46–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1991.html Speedway Researcher 1991 fixtures & results 13 May 2025 Final Team one Team two 1st leg 2nd legBerwick Oxford 50–40 43—47 Berwick won 93–87 on aggregate. Riders' Championship Sam Ermolenko won the British League Riders' Championship, sponsored by Dunlop Tyres. It was the held at Odsal Stadium on 20 October.Speedway Nottingham Evening Post 21 October 1991 6 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19911021/020/0020 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 USA Sam Ermolenko 3 3 3 3 3 152 DEN Hans Nielsen 3 3 3 3 2 143 ENG Joe Screen 2 3 2 2 3 124 USA Ronnie Correy 3 1 3 2 2 11 5 ENG Kelvin Tatum 1 3 3 2 1 10 6 ENG Marvyn Cox 0 2 2 3 3 10 7 DEN Jan Staechmann 2 2 2 1 2 9 8 ENG Gary Havelock 2 2 0 3 1 8 9 DEN Jan O. Pedersen 3 1 0 0 3 710 SWE Henka Gustafsson 1 0 1 2 1 5 11 NZL Dave Bargh 2 1 1 0 0 412 ENG Les Collins 0 2 0 1 1 4 13 AUS Leigh Adams 1 0 0 0 2 3 14 ENG Alan Grahame 0 1 2 0 0 3 15 AUS Shane Parker 1 0 1 1 0 3 16 DEN Tommy Knudsen 0 0 1 1 0 2 ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired Leading final averages Rider Team Average USA Sam Ermolenko Wolverhampton 10.74 DEN Hans Nielsen Oxford10.50 ENG Kelvin TatumBerwick9.92 ENG Gary HavelockBradford9.89 SWE Jimmy Nilsen Berwick 9.63 USA Ronnie CorreyWolverhampton9.58 DEN Jan O. PedersenCradley Heath9.54 ENG Andy GrahameEastbourne9.44 ENG Martin DugardOxford9.12 SWE Henrik GustafssonKings Lynn9.06 Riders and final averages Belle Vue 22em USA Shawn Moran 8.45 USA Kelly Moran 8.28 ENG Neil Collins 7.60 ENG Joe Screen 7.59 SWE Tony Olsson 7.32 ENG Carl Stonehewer 6.09 ENG Darren Sumner 5.22 ENG Paul Smith 5.09 ENG Nigel Leaver 3.88 DEN Frank Andersen 3.31 Berwick 22em ENG Kelvin Tatum 9.92 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 9.63 ENG Richard Knight 7.85 ENG David Walsh 5.86 ENG Scott Robson 4.73 ENG David Blackburn 4.56 ENG Rob Grant Sr. 3.89 SCO Kevin Little 2.65 ENG Michael Lowrie 1.70 ENG David Nagel 1.33 Bradford 22em ENG Gary Havelock 9.89 ENG Simon Wigg 8.43 ENG Paul Thorp 8.32 AUS Glenn Doyle 6.94 ENG Sean Wilson 6.79 AUS Craig Hodgson 6.61 ENG Michael Graves 3.51 Coventry 22em DEN Tommy Knudsen 8.64 USA Rick Miller 7.90 DEN John Jørgensen 7.56 CZE Roman Matoušek 6.77 DEN Peter Ravn 6.76 ENG Michael Warren 4.84 ENG Andy Hackett 4.39 ENG Mark Robinson 3.38 ENG Andy Meredith 2.77 ENG David Haynes 0.19 Cradley Heath 22em DEN Jan O. Pedersen 9.54 USA Billy Hamill 8.77 USA Greg Hancock 8.24 DEN Gert Handberg 8.20 ENG Alan Grahame 6.56 ENG Simon Cross 5.29 ENG Mark Robinson 4.46 ENG Scott Smith 3.15 ENG Wayne Garratt 3.07 Eastbourne/Wimbledon 22em ENG Andy Grahame 9.44 USA Bobby Ott 8.48 ITA Armando Castagna 6.67 ENG John Davis 6.59 ENG Nathan Simpson 5.88 ENG Gordon Kennett 4.98 ZIM Deon Prinsloo 4.75 ENG Neville Tatum 4.29 DEN Jesper Olsen 3.59 Ipswich 22em ENG Chris Louis 8.44 SWE Tony Rickardsson 8.15 ENG Neville Tatum 7.33 CZE Zdenek Tesar 6.96 ENG David Norris 6.39 AUS Shane Parker 6.25 ENG Alastair Stevens 5.17 ENG Ben Howe 3.74 King's Lynn 22em SWE Henka Gustaffson 9.06 ENG Mark Loram 8.28 CZE Bohumil Brhel 7.08 SWE Dennis Lofqvist 5.51 ENG Nigel Leaver 4.50 ENG Kevin Brice 4.23 ENG Paul Fry 4.13 Oxford 22em DEN Hans Nielsen 10.50 ENG Martin Dugard 9.12 AUS Craig Boyce 7.17 ENG Dean Barker 7.13 AUS Mark Carlson 4.00 ENG Glenn Cunningham 2.95 ENG Kieran McCullagh 2.93 ENG Spencer Timmo 2.64 ENG Darren Grayling 1.91 Poole 22em ENG Marvyn Cox 8.67 ENG Steve Schofield 8.00 ENG Gary Allan 6.43 AUS Mick Poole 6.32 AUS Tony Langdon 6.21 DEN Tom P. Knudsen 4.78 ENG Alun Rossiter 4.08 ENG Steve Leigh 2.06 Reading 22em ENG Jeremy Doncaster 8.47 NZL Mitch Shirra 8.43 AUS Todd Wiltshire 8.41 SWE Jan Andersson 7.67 ENG Dave Mullett 6.78 ENG Ray Morton 6.50 AUS Scott Humphries 4.47 ZIM Davd Steen 2.38 ENG Terry Mussett 1.41 Swindon 22em AUS Leigh Adams 8.55 ENG John Davis 8.47 ENG Andy Smith 7.75 SWE Peter Nahlin 7.12 ENG Dean Standing 6.36 ENG Andrew Silver 5.87 ENG Paul Smith 4.49 ENG Paul Dugard 4.38 AUS Rod Colquhoun 4.00 Wolverhampton 22em USA Sam Ermolenko 10.74 USA Ronnie Correy 9.58 ENG Graham Jones 7.25 USA Charles Ermolenko 6.57 AUS Scott Norman 5.32 ENG Andy Phillips 5.32 ENG Wayne Carter 4.29 DEN Lars Munkedal 3.75 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:British League Category:1991 in British motorsport