1992 British League Division Two season

British motorcycle speedway tier 2 league season December 2023 December 2023 British League Division Two 11 Champions Peterborough Panthers Knockout Cup Peterborough Panthers Gold Cup Newcastle Diamonds Fours Peterborough Panthers Individual Róbert Nagy Richard Knight British League (Div 1) 1991 1993 The 1992 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary Berwick dropped down from division 1 but the league lost two teams with Mildenhall Fen Tigers and Milton Keynes Knights both withdrawing from the league in June and their results were expunged. Mildenhall however did complete their Gold Cup fixtures.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992fixtures.pdf Fixtures Speedway Researcher 8 February 2023 The BSPA withdrew the Milton Keynes speedway licence following complaints over the state of the track and several days later on 24 June, the club was wound-up.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002133/19920624/345/0024 Knights to ride again Northampton Chronicle and Echo 24 June 1992 British Newspaper Archive subscription 29 September 2024 The title was won by the Peterborough Panthers.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 The season had a sad end when on 13 September Wayne Garratt crashed riding for Newcastle Diamonds against Peterborough. He suffered a brain injury and was placed on a life support machine but died 15 days later.http://www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk/riders/w_garratt.htm Wayne Garratt Cradley Speedway 31 July 2021 Final table Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts1 Peterborough Panthers 20 14 0 6 7½ 35½2 Berwick Bandits 20 12 1 7 7 323 Glasgow Tigers 19 11 0 8 7½ 30½4 Newcastle Diamonds 20 11 0 9 7 295 Rye House Rockets 19 12 0 7 4 296 Exeter Falcons 20 9 0 11 4 227 Edinburgh Monarchs 20 8 0 12 5 218 Stoke Potters 20 8 0 12 5 219 Long Eaton Invaders 20 7 2 11 4 2010 Sheffield Tigers 20 9 1 10 1 2011 Middlesbrough Bears 20 6 0 14 2 13 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BER ED EX GLA LE MID NEW PET RH SHE STO Berwick 49–40 60–30 50–40 54–36 58–32 46–43 55–35 52–38 66–24 60–30 Edinburgh 38–52 55–34 47–43 54–36 57–33 48–42 60–30 43–46 60–30 46–44 Exeter 47–43 58–32 43–47 59–30 54–36 62–28 41–49 56–33 63–27 61–29 Glasgow 51–39 41–49 65–25 56–34 54–36 50–40 54–36 39.5–26.5 58–32 51–38 Long Eaton 45–45 47–43 44–46 50–40 55–35 49–41 36–54 63–27 68–21 59–31 Middlesbrough 43–46 48–41 55–34 55–35 50–39 45–44 43–47 37–53 43–46 48–41 Newcastle 51–38 47–43 65–25 47–43 56–33 49–41 56–34 57–33 58–32 50–39 Peterborough 60–30 56–34 56–34 54–36 54–36 55–34 57–32 50–40 49–41 62–28 Rye House 46–44 53–37 55–35 47–43 50–39 52–35 48–41 62–28 59–31 51–39 Sheffield 56–34 53–37 51–38 46–44 45–45 63–27 52–38 44–46 58–32 51–37 Stoke 47–43 50–40 65–25 42–47 54–34 53–37 43–47 56–34 57–33 56–34 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992.html Speedway Researcher 1992 fixtures & results 19 May 2025 British League Division Two Knockout Cup The 1992 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 25th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/04/british-league-division-two-ko-cup-1992.html 1992 National League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two28/06 Glasgow 39-51 Edinburgh15/08 Stoke 59-31 Exeter29/06 Exeter 58-32 Stoke27/05 Long Eaton 49-41 Peterborough25/05 Peterborough 57-33 Long Eaton08/05 Edinburgh 58-32 Glasgow Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two31/08 Berwick 52-38 Stoke31/08 Peterborough 58-32 Edinburgh29/08 Stoke 49-41 Berwick14/08 Edinburgh 50-40 Peterborough31/05 Newcastle 53-36 Middlesbrough28/05 Middlesbrough 46-43 Newcastle Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two10/10 Berwick 53-37 Rye House27/09 Rye House 60-28 Berwick13/09 Newcastle 49-41 Peterborough11/09 Peterborough 49-41 Newcastle09/10replay Peterborough 51-39 Newcastle04/10replay Newcastle 44-46 Peterborough Final First leg 23 October 1992 Peterborough PanthersJason Crump 13Mick Poole 10Paul Hurry 9Neville Tatum 8Stephen Davies 8Rod Colquhoun 8Mark Blackbird 4 60 – 30 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992fixtures.pdf 1992 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/peterborough1992.pdf Peterborough Panthers fixtures Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021 Rye House RocketsJens Rasmussen 12Martin Goodwin 8Mark Courtney 4Robert Ledwith 3Mikael Teurnberg 2Jan Pedersen 1Sean Courtney 0 East of England Showground Second leg 28 October 1992 Rye House RocketsMikael Teurnberg 16Martin Goodwin 11Jens Rasmussen 8Sean Courtney 6Jan Pedersen 6Mark Courtney 3Robert Ledwith 1 51 – 39 Peterborough PanthersMick Poole 9Neville Tatum 9Stephen Davies 7Jason Crump 6Paul Hurry 5Rod Colquhoun 3Mark Blackbird 0 Arena Essex Raceway Peterborough were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81. Gold Cup North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Newcastle 10 8 1 1 172 Berwick 10 6 0 4 123 Sheffield 10 5 0 5 104 Middlesbrough 10 4 0 6 85 Edinburgh 10 3 1 6 76 Glasgow 10 3 0 7 6 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Stoke 12 8 0 4 162 Exeter 12 7 0 5 143 Peterborough 12 7 0 5 144 Mildenhall 11 6 0 5 125 Long Eaton 11 5 0 6 106 Rye House 11 5 0 6 106 Milton Keynes 9 1 0 8 2 main FBR grey BER ED GLA MID NEW SHE Berwick 58–32 64–26 59–31 36–54 59–31 Edinburgh 42–48 56–33 55–35 45–45 62–28 Glasgow 44–46 46–43 51–39 42–48 48–42 Middlesbrough 50–40 57–33 52–38 43–47 55–35 Newcastle 46–43 50–40 54–36 58–32 54–36 Sheffield 51–39 52–38 48–41 46–44 48–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992.html Speedway Researcher 1992 fixtures & results 19 May 2025 main FBR grey EX LE MIL MK PET RH STO Exeter 62–28 71–19 63–27 54–36 53–37 66–23 Long Eaton 42–48 51–39 51–39 51–39 48–42 49–41 Mildenhall 48–42 47–43 49–41 42–48 49–41 39–51 Milton Keynes 46–43 – – 41–49 – 40–49 Peterborough 52–38 53–37 43–47 60–30 59–31 49–41 Rye House 51–39 46–44 35–53 53–35 49–41 46–42 Stoke 53–37 54–36 48–42 56–34 60–29 48–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992.html Speedway Researcher 1992 fixtures & results 19 May 2025 Final Team one Team two 1st leg 2nd legStokeNewcastle 37–53 38—51 Newcastle won 104–75 on aggregate. Final leading averages Rider Team Average Richard KnightBerwick10.32 David BarghNewcastle9.89 Jan StæchmannLong Eaton9.87 Neil EvittsSheffield9.71 Martin GoodwinRye House9.67 Peter CarrSheffield9.47 Mark ThorpeNewcastle9.30 Tony LangdonSheffield9.21 Steve RegelingMiddlesbrough9.12 Shane BowesGlasgow8.96 Riders' Championship Róbert Nagy won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 19 September at Brandon Stadium.No joy for Jan Nottingham Evening Post 21 September 1992 22 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19920921/020/0020 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 HUN Róbert Nagy3 2 2 3 3 132 AUS Mick Poole2 2 3 3 3 133 ENG Richard Green 3 3 3 2 fex 114 ENG Martin Goodwin f 3 2 3 2 10 5 AUS Tony Langdon 3 2 0 1 2 8 6 DEN Jan Staechmannfex 1 3 1 3 87 NZL David Bargh 2 r 1 2 3 8 8 ENG David Blackburn 3 3 r 0 2 8 9AUS Shane Bowes f 1 3 2 2 8 10 ENG Andy Grahame 1 2 2 1 1 711 SCO Kenny McKinna 2 0 1 3 1 712 ENG Richard Knight 0 3 1 2 fex 6 13 ENG Les Collins 2 1 0 1 1 514 NZL Mark Thorpe 1 0 2 0 ef 315 AUS Steve Regeling 1 0 1 r 0 2 16 ENG Paul Whittaker 1 1 0 0 0 2 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Fours Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 26 July.Speedway Birmingham Mail 27 July 1992 13 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002139/19920727/035/0035 British Newspaper Archive subscription Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Peterborough24 Poole 9, Hurry2 Edinburgh 23 Collins L 8, McKinna, 3 Rye House 17 Goodwin 64 Glasgow8 Nagy 3, Powell 3, Bowes 0 Riders & final averages Berwick 22em Richard Knight 10.32 David Walsh 8.38 David Blackburn 8.07 Scott Lamb 6.68 Scott Robson 6.52 Chris Readshaw 4.92 Michael Lowrie 2.53 Edinburgh 22em Les Collins 8.85 Kenny McKinna 8.44 Michael Coles 8.02 Johnny Jorgensen 6.93 Brett Saunders 6.68 Dariusz Fliegert 4.90 Jan Andersen 3.58 (5 matches only) Mike McLuskey 3.36 Mike Lewthwaite 3.26 John Wainwright 2.61 Exeter 22em Richard Green 8.80 Paul Fry 7.52 Peter Jeffery 6.60 Frank Smart 6.57 Colin Cook 6.44 Mark Simmonds 6.27 Ian Humphreys 4.74 Tommy Palmer 2.88 Glasgow 22em Shane Bowes 8.96 Robert Nagy 8.61 Neil Collins 8.37 Steve Lawson 7.90 Mick Powell 5.62 Jesper Olsen 4.78 James Grieves 4.59 Jason Straughan 2.92 Long Eaton 22em Jan Stæchmann 9.87 Carl Blackbird 8.03 Richard Hellsen 7.07 Deon Prinsloo 6.00 Martin Dixon 5.84 Gary O'Hare 5.41 Nigel Sparshott 4.85 Middlesbrough 22em Steve Regeling 9.12 Daz Sumner 7.72 David Cheshire 6.44 Mark Lemon 5.78 Paul Whittaker 5.26 Doug Nicol 5.22 Duncan Chapman 5.09 Donny Odom 4.41 Paul Pickering 2.96 Stuart Swales 2.73 Mildenhall (withdrew from league) 22em Nigel Leaver 8.61 Melvyn Taylor 7.24 Mikael Teurnberg 6.67 David Smart 6.10 Jamie Habbin 5.55 Jesper Olsen 5.14 Gary Tagg 4.29 Jason Gage 3.64 Milton Keynes (withdrew from league) 22em Peter Glanz 8.92 Richard Hellsen 7.60 David Steen 6.91 Kieran McCullagh 6.00 Frank Smart 4.40 Justin Walker 3.43 Ian Barney 2.86 Newcastle 22em David Bargh 9.89 Mark Thorpe 9.30 Scott Norman 7.67 Phil Jeffrey 6.42 Richard Juul 5.49 Wayne Garratt 4.63 Max Schofield 4.61 David Nagel 2.93 Peterborough 22em Mick Poole 8.77 Jason Crump 8.40 Stephen Davies 8.16 Rod Colquhoun 6.46 Neville Tatum 6.44 Mark Blackbird 5.93 Paul Hurry 5.64 Rye House 22em Martin Goodwin 9.67 Jens Rasmussen 7.52 Jan Pedersen 7.08 Mikael Teurnberg 6.51 Sean Courtney 6.15 Mark Courtney 5.89 Robert Ledwith 4.83 Chris Young 3.30 Sheffield 22em Neil Evitts 9.71 Peter Carr 9.47 Tony Langdon 9.21 Louis Carr 5.64 Simon Green 4.40 Steve Johnston 3.96 Mark Hepworth 3.73 Steve Knott 3.71 Stoke 22em Nigel Crabtree 8.66 Alan Grahame 8.36 Eric Monaghan 7.61 Gary Chessell 6.67 Garry Stead 5.68 David Steen 5.68 Andy Meredith 3.46 Darren Standing 2.18 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League