1992 British League season

British motorcycle speedway season December 2023 December 2023 British League 13 Champions Reading Racers Knockout Cup Bradford Dukes Gold Cup Wolverhampton Wolves Individual Joe Screen Sam Ermolenko British League (Div 2) 1991 1993 The 1992 British League season was the 58th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 28th 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 Arena Essex gained promotion to the league from the 1991 season but Berwick dropped out of the league. Reading Racers won the league for the second time in three years. Four riders who won the 1990 title (Jeremy Doncaster, Per Jonsson, Jan Andersson and Dave Mullett) were integral during the 1992 campaign. They were joined by Italian Armando Castagna and Ray Morton.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1992.php 1992 league tables Speedway GB Bradford Dukes retained their Knockout Cup title. World Champion Jan O. Pedersen topped the averages for Cradley Heath. Final table Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts1 Reading Racers 24 19 1 4 11 502 Bradford Dukes 24 15 0 9 18 383 Poole Pirates 24 15 2 7 6 384 Cradley Heath Heathens 24 14 2 8 8 385 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 14 1 9 9 386 Belle Vue Aces 24 14 1 9 8 377 Ipswich Witches 24 11 2 11 6 308 Coventry Bees 24 10 1 13 5 269 King's Lynn Stars 24 9 0 15 7 2510 Oxford Cheetahs 24 8 4 12 4 2411 Arena Essex Hammers 24 7 0 17 3 1712 Eastbourne Eagles 24 6 2 16 1 1513 Swindon Robins 24 5 2 17 2 14M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BV BRA COV CH EAS IPS KL OX PP RR SWI WOL Arena Essex 54–36 53–37 49–40 43–47 58–32 38–52 51–39 47–43 43–47 44–46 43–47 49–41 Belle Vue 63–27 48–41 55–35 55–35 54–36 52–38 56–33 51–39 53–36 43–47 54–36 46–44 Bradford 49–41 49–41 53–37 52–38 64–26 49–41 40–50 57–33 54–36 47–43 50–40 56–34 Coventry 55–35 40–50 35–55 40–50 48–41 51–39 48–42 38–48 44–46 45–45 50–40 56–34 Cradley Heath 59–31 52–38 40–50 46.5–43.5 48–41 51–39 57–33 50–40 39–51 42–47 51–38 50–40 Eastbourne 46–43 46–44 44–46 40–50 35–55 49–41 48–42 49–41 45–45 41–49 49–41 37–53 Ipswich 58–32 53–36 50–40 55–35 45–45 58–31 50–39 48–42 48–42 41–48 62–28 45–45 King's Lynn 49–41 36–54 53–37 49–41 40–50 48–42 51–38 51–39 49–41 0–75 49–40 40–50 Oxford 49–41 45–45 48–42 49–41 45–45 58–32 48–42 48–42 45–45 46–44 45–45 43–47 Poole 57–32 51–39 47–43 41–49 49–41 52–38 65–25 47–43 55–35 46–44 57–33 48–42 Reading 54–36 46–44 59–31 51–39 53–37 58–32 52–38 46–44 53–37 50–40 51–39 54–36 Swindon 53–37 43–47 41–49 43–47 46–44 45–45 42–48 46–44 46–44 43–47 40–50 40–50 Wolverhampton 50–40 49–40 49–41 41–49 44–46 49–40 54–36 51–39 47–43 51–38 56–34 49–41 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992.html Speedway Researcher 1992 fixtures & results 14 May 2025 British League Knockout Cup The 1992 British League Knockout Cup was the 54th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners for the second successive year.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/08/british-league-division-one-ko-cup-1992.html 1992 British League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two10/07 Belle Vue 57-33 Coventry06/07 Reading 56-34 Oxford16/08 Kings Lynn 48-40 Ipswich25/07 Coventry 51-39 Belle Vue10/07 Oxford 45-45 Reading03/06 Poole 49-41 Cradley Heath04/06 Ipswich 56-33 Kings Lynn25/04 Cradley Heath 54-36 Poole Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two24/07 Belle Vue 47-43 Ipswich10/09 Ipswich 39-51 Belle Vue29/07 Cradley Heath 56-34 Arena Essex17/10 Arena Essex 49-41 Cradley Heath24/07 Eastbourne 48-42 Bradford10/10 Bradford 59-31 Eastbourne26/10 Wolverhampton 50-40 Swindon24/10 Swindon 43-47 Wolverhampton Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two17/10Bradford 61-29 Belle Vue18/10Belle Vue 54-35 Bradford07/10Reading 55-35 Cradley Heath22/10Cradley Heath 45-44 Reading Final First leg 24 October 1992 Bradford DukesGary Havelock 13Simon Wigg 12Antal Kocso 11Kelvin Tatum 8Sean Wilson 5Paul Thorp 4Stuart Parnaby 2 55 - 35 Reading RacersPer Jonsson 9Armando Castagna 9Dave Mullett 8Jan Andersson 4Jeremy Doncaster 3Phil Morris 2Lance Sealey 0 Second leg 26 October 1992 Reading RacersDave Mullett 12Per Jonsson 11Armando Castagna 11Jeremy Doncaster 8Jan Andersson 7Phil Morris 3Lance Sealey 1 53 - 37 Bradford DukesGary Havelock 10Simon Wigg 9Kelvin Tatum 8Paul Thorp 4Stuart Parnaby 3Antal Kocso 2Sean Wilson 1 Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88. Gold Cup North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Wolverhampton 10 9 1 0 192 Oxford 10 5 0 5 103 Cradley Heath 10 4 0 6 84 Coventry 10 4 0 6 85 Bradford 10 4 0 6 86 Belle Vue 10 3 1 6 7 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Reading 12 10 0 2 202 King's Lynn 12 9 0 3 183 Ipswich 12 7 0 5 144 Arena Essex 12 6 0 6 125 Poole 12 5 0 7 106 Swindon 12 4 0 8 87 Eastbourne 12 1 0 11 2 main FBR grey BV BRA COV CH OX WOL Belle Vue 56–34 50–40 39–50 49–41 43–47 Bradford 59–31 46–44 48–42 57–33 41–49 Coventry 48–42 50–40 48–42 44–46 42–48 Cradley Heath 58–32 50–40 42–48 50–40 42–47 Oxford 51–39 56–34 49–40 49–41 39–50 Wolverhampton 45–45 55–35 58–31 47–43 52–37 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992.html Speedway Researcher 1992 fixtures & results 19 May 2025 main FBR grey AE EAS IPS KL PP RR SWI Arena Essex 56–34 47–43 56–34 62–28 44–46 53–37 Eastbourne 52–38 41–49 44–46 44–46 42–48 41–49 Ipswich 56–34 62–28 42–48 50–40 51–39 51–39 King's Lynn 46–44 54–36 42–48 51–39 48–42 47–43 Poole 53–37 58–32 46–44 42–48 43.5–46.5 48–42 Reading 52–38 51–39 47–43 53–36 48–42 48–42 Swindon 43–46 49–41 47–43 36–54 48–42 44–46 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1992.html Speedway Researcher 1992 fixtures & results 19 May 2025 Final Team one Team two 1st leg 2nd legReadingWolverhampton 47–42 41—49 Wolverhampton won 91–88 on aggregate. Riders' Championship Joe Screen won the British League Riders' Championship. It was the held at Odsal Stadium on 3 October.Speedway Western Daily Press 5 October 1992 6 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004974/19921005/015/0015 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 ENG Joe Screen 3 3 2 3 3 142 SWE Per Jonsson 2 1 2 3 3 11+43 ENG Gary Havelock 1 2 3 2 3 11+34 ENG Marvyn Cox 3 1 3 2 2 11+2 5 AUS Leigh Adams 3 2 0 3 3 11+1 6 ENG Simon Wigg 0 3 3 3 2 11+07 DEN Hans Nielsen 2 3 3 TX 2 10 8 HUN Róbert Nagy 1 0 2 2 2 7 9 DEN Brian Karger 3 2 0 0 1 6 10 USA Sam Ermolenko 2 0 1 1 1 511 DEN John Jørgensen 0 0 1 2 1 4 12 SWE Henka Gustafsson 2 2 0 0 0 4 13 USA Greg Hancock 0 3 0 0 1 4 14 SWE Peter Nahlin 1 1 1 1 0 4 15 ENG Martin Dugard 1 1 1 0 0 3 16 SWE Tony Rickardsson 0 0 2 1 0 317 ENG Darren Pearson (res) 1 1 ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired Final leading averages Rider Team Average USA Sam Ermolenko Wolverhampton10.25 DEN Hans Nielsen Oxford10.24 SWE Per JonssonReading10.04 ENG Gary HavelockBradford9.50 AUS Leigh AdamsSwindon9.49 USA Greg HancockCradley Heath9.41 USA Ronnie CorreyWolverhampton9.36 ENG Marvyn CoxPoole9.26 ENG Joe ScreenBelle Vue9.05 ENG Martin DugardOxford8.94 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em DEN Brian Karger 8.89 DEN Bo Petersen 8.18 DEN Peter Ravn 7.08 DEN Allan Johansen 6.94 ENG Troy Pratt 6.10 USA Josh Larsen 5.50 ENG Andy Galvin 4.97 ENG Alan Mogridge 3.11 ENG Colin White 3.02 ENG Robert Ledwith 0.44 Belle Vue 22em ENG Joe Screen 9.05 USA Shawn Moran 8.92 USA Bobby Ott 8.83 AUS Jason Lyons 6.84 DEN Frede Schött 6.12 ENG Carl Stonehewer 5.95 ENG Paul Smith 3.73 Bradford 22em ENG Gary Havelock 9.50 ENG Kelvin Tatum 8.75 ENG Simon Wigg 8.25 ENG Sean Wilson 7.55 ENG Paul Thorp 6.70 HUN Antal Kocso 6.16 SCO Kevin Little 2.44 ENG Stuart Parnaby 2.11 ENG Darren Pearson 1.79 ENG Stuart Swales 1.38 Coventry 22em DEN Tommy Knudsen 8.91 USA Rick Miller 8.14 ENG Andy Smith 7.64 DEN John Jørgensen 7.08 DEN Brian Andersen 6.24 ENG Paul Bentley 5.49 ENG Michael Warren 4.79 ENG Jamie Habbin 3.87 Cradley Heath 22em DEN Jan O. Pedersen 11.37 (only 4 matches) USA Greg Hancock 9.41 USA Billy Hamill 8.64 ENG Simon Cross 7.91 DEN Gert Handberg 7.40 ENG Andy Grahame 6.33 ENG Andy Phillips 4.17 ENG Scott Smith 3.79 Eastbourne 22em SWE Peter Nahlin 8.63 ENG Andy Grahame 7.18 ENG Andrew Silver 6.58 FIN Olli Tyrväinen 5.84 AUS Glenn Doyle 5.81 SWE Stefan Dannö 5.71 ENG Nathan Simpson 5.57 ENG Paul Dugard 4.75 Ipswich 22em SWE Tony Rickardsson 8.33 ENG Chris Louis 7.46 AUS Shane Parker 7.10 CZE Zdeněk Tesař 6.93 ENG David Norris 6.76 SWE Tony Olsson 6.65 ENG Ben Howe 4.86 King's Lynn 22em SWE Henka Gustaffson 8.86 ENG Mark Loram 8.85 SWE Dennis Lofqvist 7.54 NZL Gary Allan 6.50 CZE Bohumil Brhel 6.35 ENG Alun Rossiter 5.28 ENG Kevin Brice 5.24 ENG Darren Spicer 2.34 ENG Emmerson Fairweather 1.67 Oxford 22em DEN Hans Nielsen 10.24 ENG Martin Dugard 8.94 ENG Dean Barker 6.09 DEN Morten Andersen 5.22 AUS Mark Carlson 5.21 AUS Troy Butler 5.11 ENG Glenn Cunningham 2.43 ENG Darren Sumner 2.35 Poole 22em ENG Marvyn Cox 9.26 AUS Craig Boyce 8.56 ENG Steve Schofield 7.97 ENG Alun Rossiter 6.40 DEN Tom P. Knudsen 6.33 SWE Jorgen Johansson 5.63 ENG Alastair Stevens 5.53 AUS Tony Langdon 4.43 Reading 22em SWE Per Jonsson 10.04 ENG Jeremy Doncaster 8.36 ENG Dave Mullett 7.88 SWE Jan Andersson 7.65 ITA Armando Castagna 7.09 ENG Ray Morton 6.77 ENG Phil Morris 2.89 Swindon 22em AUS Leigh Adams 9.49 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 7.37 NZL Mitch Shirra 7.16 USA Kelly Moran 6.09 ENG Dean Standing 5.75 ENG David Smart 3.67 ENG Steve Masters 2.88 ENG Justin Elkins 2.73 Wolverhampton 22em USA Sam Ermolenko 10.25 USA Ronnie Correy 9.36 SWE Peter Karlsson 7.79 ENG Graham Jones 6.83 USA Charles Ermolenko 5.17 ENG Gordon Kennett 4.17 ENG Nigel Leaver 4.00 ENG Stephen Morris 2.40 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:British League Category:1992 in British motorsport Category:1992 in speedway