1994 British League season

British motorcycle speedway season December 2023 December 2023 British League 11 Champions Poole Pirates Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles Fours Poole Pirates Individual Sam Ermolenko Per Jonsson British League (Div 2)British League (Div 3) 1993 1995 The 1994 British League season was the 60th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 30th and final season known as the British League.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 4 July 2021 Summary Poole Pirates dominated the league and won the title finishing 15 points clear of nearest rivals Eastbourne Eagles. The Pirates last top league success had been back in 1969 and it was thanks to solid performances throughout the season from their Australian pair; new signing from Swindon Jason Crump and Craig Boyce. They were backed up by Norwegian Lars Gunnestad and Londoner Steve Schofield.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1994.php 1994 league tables Speedway GB Final table Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts1 Poole Pirates 40 30 1 9 16 772 Eastbourne Eagles 40 23 2 15 14 623 Wolverhampton Wolves 40 20 2 18 12 544 Coventry Bees 40 19 3 18 11 525 King's Lynn Stars 40 20 1 19 10 516 Ipswich Witches 40 19 2 19 10 507 Bradford Dukes 40 18 1 21 11 488 Arena Essex Hammers 40 19 0 21 8 469 Cradley Heath Heathens 40 16 3 21 7 4210 Reading Racers 40 14 2 24 6 3611 Belle Vue Aces 40 13 1 26 5 32M = 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 54–42 51–45 51–45 51–45 47–49 54–42 47–49 47–43 52–44 50–46 Belle Vue 53–43 53–43 50–45 49–47 46–50 51–45 43–53 42–54 42–54 55–41 Bradford 55–41 54–41 49–47 56–40 50–46 51–45 56–40 52–44 51–45 54–42 Coventry 59–37 51–45 57–39 52–43 61–35 49–47 57–39 45–51 45–51 50–46 Cradley Heath 40–55 69–27 51–45 52–44 55–41 50–46 58–38 43–29 52–44 47–49 Eastbourne 50–45 57–39 55–41 58–38 53–25 62–34 46–32 61–35 51–45 63–32 Ipswich 51–45 49–47 50–46 57–39 48–48 50–46 48–48 44–52 59–34 44–52 King's Lynn 55–41 52–43 56–39 46–50 53–43 61–35 51–44 49–46 60–36 53–43 Poole 50–46 63–33 53–43 50–46 58–37 54–42 53–43 52–44 50–46 51–45 Reading 51–45 56–40 48–48 48–48 58–38 60–36 49–47 44–52 50–46 52.5–43.5 Wolverhampton 51–45 52–44 51–45 55–41 63–33 48–48 58–37 52–43 42–54 54–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994.html Speedway Researcher 1994 fixtures & results 21 May 2025 B Fixtures main FBR grey AE BV BRA COV CH EAS IPS KL PP RR WOL Arena Essex 53–43 54–41 57–39 44–39 56–40 50–46 50–45 58–38 52–43 59–37 Belle Vue 53–43 53–43 44–52 47–49 51–45 51–45 42–54 45–48 59–37 48–8 Bradford 62–34 46–50 42–36 50–46 61–35 46–50 56–40 36–58 53–43 51–45 Coventry 52–44 54–41 56–40 53–43 36–36 46–50 58–38 46–50 54–42 50–46 Cradley Heath 53–43 47–49 46–50 48–48 54–42 53–43 57–39 48–48 61–35 47–46 Eastbourne 62–34 66–30 57–38 60–36 50–46 59–37 58–38 0–80 63–33 55–41 Ipswich 64–32 57–39 51–45 60–36 56–40 50–46 50–46 54–42 63–33 56–39 King's Lynn 51–45 56–40 50–46 0–80 51–45 0–80 42–4 47–49 57–39 53–43 Poole 65–31 74–22 38–34 61–35 50–34 56–40 50–46 71–25 61–35 61–35 Reading 55–41 51–45 50–46 47–48 44–52 42–54 51–45 45–51 46–50 54–41 Wolverhampton 55–41 49–44 55–41 55–41 48–47 50–46 57–39 54–42 53–43 63–33 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994.html Speedway Researcher 1994 fixtures & results 21 May 2025 British League Knockout Cup The 1994 British League Knockout Cup was the 56th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for a third consecutive year.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/08/british-league-division-one-ko-cup-1994.html 1994 British League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two23/04 Eastbourne 59-37 Belle Vue23/04 Kings Lynn 58-38 Poole21/04 Ipswich 61-33 Cradley Heath20/04 Poole 56-40 Kings Lynn16/04 Cradley Heath 70-25 Ipswich13/04 Belle Vue 47-49 Eastbourne Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two28/06 Coventry 58-37 Reading15/06 Kings Lynn 61-35 Bradford14/06 Bradford 49-47 Kings Lynn28/05 Eastbourne 51-45 Wolverhampton23/05 Reading 52-43 Coventry16/05 Wolverhampton 50-46 Eastbourne14/05 Cradley Heath 59-24 Arena Essex13/05 Arena Essex 52-44 Cradley Heath Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two31/07 Eastbourne 55-41 Kings Lynn30/07 Kings Lynn 55-41 Eastbourne16/07 Coventry 48-47 Cradley Heath02/07 Cradley Heath 55-41 Coventry29/08 Kings Lynn 45-51 Eastbourne28/08 Eastbourne 62-33 Kings Lynn Final First leg 23 October 1994 Eastbourne EaglesMartin Dugard 14Dean Barker 12Stefan Danno 12Paul Dugard 8David Norris 7Stefan Andersson 5Scott Swain 1 59 - 37 https://www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk/years/1994.htm Coventry Bees 1988 season Cradley Speedway 25 June 2021 Cradley HeathGreg Hancock 13Peter Nahlin 9Billy Hamill 7Simon Cross 6Jonathan Forsgren 2Scott Smith 0Lance Sealey 0 Arlington Stadium Second leg 31 October 1994 Cradley HeathSimon Cross 14Billy Hamill 14Peter Nahlin 9Greg Hancock 7Jonathan Forsgren 4Scott Smith 1Lance Sealey 0 49 - 47 Eastbourne EaglesMartin Dugard 10Dean Barker 10Stefan Danno 9David Norris 8Stefan Andersson 4Paul Dugard 3Scott Swain 3 Dudley Wood Stadium Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106-86. Fours Poole Pirates won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1994record.pdf 1994 season Speedway Researcher 24 December 2023 Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Poole28 Crump 9, Boyce 7, Rossiter 6, Schofield 62 Cradley 20 Nahlin 8, Cross 7, Hamill 3, Hancock 23 Eastbourne 15 Norris 5, Barker 4, Dugard 4, Andersson 24 Coventry 9 Jørgensen 6, Andersen 2, Olsen 1, Tacey 0, Spicer 0 Riders' Championship Sam Ermolenko won the British League Riders' Championship. It was held in Swindon on the 9th of October.Hans taped by old rival Sam Heartland Evening News 10 October 1994 6 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003912/19941010/019/0019 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 USA Sam Ermolenko 3 3 3 3 3 152 DEN Hans Nielsen 3 3 3 1 3 133 ENG Martin Dugard 1 3 3 2 2 114 ENG Mark Loram 2 1 1 3 3 10 5 ENG David Norris 1 2 1 3 2 9 6 AUS Leigh Adams0 0 3 3 3 97 USA Greg Hancock 3 2 1 1 2 98 AUS Craig Boyce 2 3 2 1 1 9 9 ENG Joe Screen 3 0 2 2 0 7 10 ENG Gary Havelock 1 1 2 2 1 711 SWE Peter Karlsson 2 2 2 0 1 712 ENG Chris Louis 2 1 1 2 0 613 AUS Jason Crump 1 2 0 0 2 5 14 ENG Michael Coles 0 0 0 1 0 115 ENG Paul Bentley 0 1 0 0 1 2 16 ENG Dave Mullett 0 0 0 0 0 0 ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired Leading averages Rider Team Average SWE Per JonssonReading10.41 SWE Tony RickardssonIpswich10.00 DEN Hans Nielsen Coventry9.98 USA Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton9.83 AUS Leigh AdamsArena Essex9.79 ENG Joe ScreenBradford9.65 SWE Henrik GustafssonBelle Vue9.64 ENG Gary HavelockBradford9.59 ENG Mark LoramKings Lynn9.46 ENG Martin DugardEastbourne9.33 AUS Jason CrumpPoole9.30 USA Greg HancockCradley Heath9.29 ENG David NorrisEastbourne9.18 AUS Craig BoycePoole9.08 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em AUS Leigh Adams 9.79 ENG Kelvin Tatum 8.26 ENG Paul Hurry 6.28 SWE Christer Rohlén 5.99 ENG Troy Pratt 4.78 SWE Mikael Teurnberg 4.71 ENG Colin White 4.14 DEN Jan Pedersen 4.00 ENG Robert Ledwith 2.57 ENG Nigel Leaver 2.00 Belle Vue 22em SWE Henka Gustaffson 9.64 SWE Niklas Klingberg 7.79 AUS Jason Lyons 7.14 USA Chris Manchester 6.13 ENG Michael Coles 5.97 DEN Frede Schött 5.94 ENG Peter Carr 5.84 ENG Paul Smith 5.05 ENG Mark Burrows 3.00 Bradford 22em ENG Joe Screen 9.65 ENG Gary Havelock 9.59 ENG Paul Thorp 7.32 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 7.06 ENG Garry Stead 4.62 ENG Paul Pickering 3.10 NZL Mark Thorpe 3.07 ENG Simon Green 2.68 Coventry 22em DEN Hans Nielsen 9.98 DEN John Jørgensen 8.46 DEN Brian Andersen 8.10 ENG Andy Smith 6.45 DEN Jacob Olsen 5.83 ENG Shaun Tacey 4.24 ENG Darren Spicer 3.23 ENG Justin Elkins 1.57 ENG Jason Gage 1.57 Cradley Heath 22em USA Greg Hancock 9.29 USA Billy Hamill 8.68 SWE Peter Nahlin 8.64 DEN Morten Andersen 8.00 ENG Simon Cross 7.78 ENG Scott Smith 4.98 SWE Jonathan Forsgren 4.40 ENG David Clarke 3.94 ENG Justin Walker 1.93 ENG Lance Sealey 1.27 ENG Anthony Boyd 1.04 Eastbourne 22em ENG Martin Dugard 9.33 ENG David Norris 9.18 ENG Dean Barker 8.98 SWE Stefan Dannö 7.41 SWE Stefan Andersson 6.30 ENG Paul Dugard 4.42 ENG Darren Shand 3.18 ENG Darren Grayling 2.98 Ipswich 22em ENG Chris Louis 8.34 NZL Mitch Shirra 8.08 ENG Jeremy Doncaster 7.92 AUS Shane Parker 7.07 ENG Ben Howe 6.14 ENG Savalas Clouting 5.49 ENG Leigh Lanham 4.41 King's Lynn 22em ENG Mark Loram 9.46 USA Bobby Ott 8.33 ENG Richard Knight 6.96 CZE Bohumil Brhel 6.68 CZE Tomáš Topinka 5.75 ENG Emmerson Fairweather 4.37 DEN Jens Rasmussen 4.00 ENG Robert Ledwith 3.36 Poole 22em AUS Jason Crump 9.30 AUS Craig Boyce 9.08 NOR Lars Gunnestad 8.77 ENG Steve Schofield 7.92 SWE Jorgen Johansson 5.85 ENG Alun Rossiter 5.71 ENG Steve Masters 3.44 ENG Justin Elkins 2.37 Reading 22em SWE Per Jonsson 10.41 ITA Armando Castagna 8.44 ENG Dave Mullett 7.65 AUS Shane Bowes 5.83 ENG Ray Morton 5.15 ENG Phil Morris 5.08 DEN Jan Pedersen 4.43 ENG Matthew Cross 2.61 Wolverhampton 22em USA Sam Ermolenko 9.83 SWE Peter Karlsson 8.52 SWE Mikael Karlsson 7.47 USA Charles Ermolenko 6.94 ENG Gordon Kennett 5.28 ENG Andy Grahame 4.40 ENG Wayne Carter 4.34 ENG Tony Atkin 2.82 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:British League Category:1994 in British motorsport Category:1994 in speedway