1994 British League Division Two season

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1994 British League Division Two season
LeagueBritish League Division Two
Season1994
ChampionsGlasgow Tigers
No. of competitors10
Knockout CupGlasgow Tigers
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 3)

The 1994 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The British League Divisions 2 and 3 were disbanded after this season and did not return until 1997. An Academy League was introduced.[1]

Summary

The title was won by the Glasgow Tigers.

Final table

Team PL W D L BP Pts
Glasgow Tigers 36 26 1 9 14 67
Long Eaton Invaders 36 24 2 10 15 65
Edinburgh Monarchs 36 20 1 15 10 51
Swindon Robins 36 18 1 17 12 49
Peterborough Panthers 36 18 2 16 10 48
Middlesbrough Bears 36 19 1 16 9 48
Newcastle Diamonds 36 15 1 20 9 40
Oxford Cheetahs 36 15 1 20 7 38
Sheffield Tigers 36 10 1 25 3 24
Exeter Falcons 36 9 1 26 1 20

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
Jan Staechmann Long Eaton 10.10
Tony Olsson Swindon 10.07
Nigel Crabtree Glasgow 9.74
David Walsh Glasgow 9.72
Paul Bentley Middlesbrough 9.39
Robert Nagy Glasgow 9.18
Zdenek Tesar Peterborough 9.13
Martin Dixon Long Eaton 8.94
Mark Thorpe Newcastle 8.95
Michael Coles Edinburgh 8.57

British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1994 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 27th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[2]

First Round

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/04 Edinburgh 54-42 Newcastle
24/04 Newcastle 46-50 Edinburgh
24/04 Glasgow 56-40 Oxford
22/04 Oxford 39-57 Glasgow

Quarter Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
30/07 Swindon 56-40 Glasgow
10/06 Peterborough 58-38 Sheffield
09/06 Middlesbrough 62-34 Exeter
09/06 Sheffield 44-52 Peterborough
06/06 Exeter 50-46 Middlesbrough
05/06 Glasgow 66-30 Swindon
04/06 Swindon rain Glasgow
03/06 Edinburgh 49-47 Long Eaton
01/06 Long Eaton 45-51 Edinburgh

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
23/09 Peterborough 50-45 Glasgow
16/09 Peterborough rain Glasgow
11/09 Glasgow 54-42 Peterborough
12/08 Edinburgh 52-44 Middlesbrough
11/08 Middlesbrough 49-47 Edinburgh

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
14/10 Edinburgh 50-46 Glasgow
16/10 Glasgow 55-41 Edinburgh

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "1994 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.