1995 Academy League

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Academy League 1995 Champions Berwick Bandits Knockout Cup Berwick Bandits Individual Kevin Little 1995 Premier League 1994 (div 3) 1996 The 1995 Academy League was the second tier/division of British speedway. It was effectively the same division of teams that had competed in the 1994 British League Division 3 but was renamed because the British League Division 1 and 2 had merged.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary Iwade speedway returned under a new promotion and new team name of Sittingbourne Crusaders.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19950318/039/0039 Academy made up of eight Coventry Evening Telegraph 18 March 1995 British Newspaper Archive subscription 3 November 2024 Cleveland Bays withdrew during the season and their results were expunged. The title was won by Berwick Bandits who had also won the previous season's Division 3 title.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html 1995 league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 Final league table Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total1 Berwick Bandits 12 10 0 2 683 419 20 6 262 Stoke Potters 12 9 0 3 605 526 18 4 223 Hi-Edge Hitmen 12 7 0 5 575 572 14 3 174 Sittingbourne Crusaders 12 7 0 5 555 590 14 3 175 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 12 5 0 7 544 563 10 3 136 Linlithgow Lightning12 2 0 10 513 614 4 2 67 Devon Demons12 2 0 10 513 614 4 2 6 Cleveland Bays withdrew. Fixtures & results main FBR grey CB BER DEV HI LL MIL SIT STO Cleveland Bays n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Berwick Bandits n/a 71–24 68–27 71–24 64–31 63–32 61–35 Devon Demons n/a 44–52 47–49 66–30 40–56 54–42 44–51 Hi-Edge Hitmen 48–48 52–48 62–34 53–43 50–46 62–34 41–54 Linlithgow Lightning 58–38 42–53 70–25 43–50 46–50 32–62 80–0 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 56–40 18–36 57–39 52–44 66–30 46–50 42–65 Sittingbourne Crusaders n/a 39–56 61–35 56–40 55–40 50–45 49–47 Stoke Potters n/a 53–42 69–27 49–47 63–33 60–47 70–25 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1995fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1997 fixtures & results 13 November 2024 Academy League Knockout Cup The 1995 Academy League Knockout Cup was the 28th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/tables1995.htm 1995 Academy League Knockout Cup Final Speedway GB It was only the tier two competition because the Division 1 & 2 had merged, this meant that the newly formed Academy League was tier two of British speedway at the time. Berwick Bandits were awarded the Cup following a first leg final victory, Stoke did not hold the second leg due to rain. First round Dates Team one Team two Scores21/05, 04/06 Mildenhall Sittingbourne62-47, 51–5628/05, 03/06 LinlithgowBerwick45-52, 39–6901/06, 15/06DevonStoke 45-61, 33–73 Semi final Dates Team one Team two Scores29/07, 01/10 StokeMildenhall60-47, 65–4223/00, 14/10 BerwickBuxton66-44, 48–52 Final First Leg 21 October Berwick BanditsGareth Martin 13Darren Pearson 12Chris Readshaw 10Kevin Little 9William Beveridge 6Peter Johnson 6David Meldrum 1 63 42 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1995record.pdf 1995 season results British Speedway Researcher 6 October 2024 Stoke PottersChris Cobby 16Glyn Taylor 11Colin Earl 5Colin Thorpe 4Lee Dicken 3Drew Wheeldon 0Stephen Read 0Ade Hoole R/R Berrington Lough Stadium Second Leg 26 October Stoke Potters not held (rain) Berwick Bandits Loomer Road Stadium Riders' Championship Kevin Little won the Riders' Championship, held on 2 September at Long Eaton Stadium.Horspool comes fourth Cambridge Daily News 4 September 1995 23 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003740/19950904/032/0032 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Team Total1 Kevin Little Berwick152 Chris Cobby Stoke14 3 Andre Compton Hi-Edge Buxton 134 Roger Horspool Mildenhall 125 Paul Gould Berwick 11 6 Gareth Martin Berwick 87 Greg Daniels Devon 78 David Mason Sittingbourne 79Simon Wolstenholme Mildenhall 710 Neil Hewitt Linlithgow 6 11 Ade Hoole Stoke 612 Dean Chapman Sittingbourne 513 Andy Howe Cleveland 414 Mike Bowden Devon 215 Paul Taylor Linlithgow 116 Richard Webb Hi-Edge Buxton 117 Anthony Reason (res) 1 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Academy League Speedway Academy League