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.[1][2]
League | British League |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 13 |
Champions | Reading Racers |
Knockout Cup | Bradford Dukes |
Individual | Joe Screen |
Highest average | Sam Ermolenko |
Division/s below | British League (Div 2) |
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.[3] Bradford Dukes retained their Knockout Cup title.
World Champion Jan O. Pedersen topped the averages for Cradley Heath.
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
1 | Reading Racers | 24 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 50 |
2 | Bradford Dukes | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 38 |
3 | Poole Pirates | 24 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 38 |
4 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 24 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 38 |
5 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
6 | Belle Vue Aces | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 37 |
7 | Ipswich Witches | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 30 |
8 | Coventry Bees | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
9 | King's Lynn Stars | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 25 |
10 | Oxford Cheetahs | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
11 | Arena Essex Hammers | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 17 |
12 | Eastbourne Eagles | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
13 | Swindon Robins | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 14 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
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.[4]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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10/07 | Belle Vue | 57-33 | Coventry |
06/07 | Reading | 56-34 | Oxford |
16/08 | Kings Lynn | 48-40 | Ipswich |
25/07 | Coventry | 51-39 | Belle Vue |
10/07 | Oxford | 45-45 | Reading |
03/06 | Poole | 49-41 | Cradley Heath |
04/06 | Ipswich | 56-33 | Kings Lynn |
25/04 | Cradley Heath | 54-36 | Poole |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
24/07 | Belle Vue | 47-43 | Ipswich |
10/09 | Ipswich | 39-51 | Belle Vue |
29/07 | Cradley Heath | 56-34 | Arena Essex |
17/10 | Arena Essex | 49-41 | Cradley Heath |
24/07 | Eastbourne | 48-42 | Bradford |
10/10 | Bradford | 59-31 | Eastbourne |
26/10 | Wolverhampton | 50-40 | Swindon |
24/10 | Swindon | 43-47 | Wolverhampton |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
17/10 | Bradford | 61-29 | Belle Vue |
18/10 | Belle Vue | 54-35 | Bradford |
07/10 | Reading | 55-35 | Cradley Heath |
22/10 | Cradley Heath | 45-44 | Reading |
First leg
Bradford Dukes Gary Havelock 13 Simon Wigg 12 Antal Kocso 11 Kelvin Tatum 8 Sean Wilson 5 Paul Thorp 4 Stuart Parnaby 2 | 55 - 35 | Reading Racers Per Jonsson 9 Armando Castagna 9 Dave Mullett 8 Jan Andersson 4 Jeremy Doncaster 3 Phil Morris 2 Lance Sealey 0 |
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Second leg
Reading Racers Dave Mullett 12 Per Jonsson 11 Armando Castagna 11 Jeremy Doncaster 8 Jan Andersson 7 Phil Morris 3 Lance Sealey 1 | 53 - 37 | Bradford Dukes Gary Havelock 10 Simon Wigg 9 Kelvin Tatum 8 Paul Thorp 4 Stuart Parnaby 3 Antal Kocso 2 Sean Wilson 1 |
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Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.
Joe Screen won the British League Riders' Championship. It was the held at Odsal Stadium on 3 October.[5]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | Joe Screen | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 |
2 | Per Jonsson | 2 1 2 3 3 | 11+4 |
3 | Gary Havelock | 1 2 3 2 3 | 11+3 |
4 | Marvyn Cox | 3 1 3 2 2 | 11+2 |
5 | Leigh Adams | 3 2 0 3 3 | 11+1 |
6 | Simon Wigg | 0 3 3 3 2 | 11+0 |
7 | Hans Nielsen | 2 3 3 TX 2 | 10 |
8 | Róbert Nagy | 1 0 2 2 2 | 7 |
9 | Brian Karger | 3 2 0 0 1 | 6 |
10 | Sam Ermolenko | 2 0 1 1 1 | 5 |
11 | John Jørgensen | 0 0 1 2 1 | 4 |
12 | Henka Gustafsson | 2 2 0 0 0 | 4 |
13 | Greg Hancock | 0 3 0 0 1 | 4 |
14 | Peter Nahlin | 1 1 1 1 0 | 4 |
15 | Martin Dugard | 1 1 1 0 0 | 3 |
16 | Tony Rickardsson | 0 0 2 1 0 | 3 |
17 | Darren Pearson (res) | 1 | 1 |
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Sam Ermolenko | Wolverhampton | 10.25 |
Hans Nielsen | Oxford | 10.24 |
Per Jonsson | Reading | 10.04 |
Gary Havelock | Bradford | 9.50 |
Leigh Adams | Swindon | 9.49 |
Greg Hancock | Cradley Heath | 9.41 |
Ronnie Correy | Wolverhampton | 9.36 |
Marvyn Cox | Poole | 9.26 |
Joe Screen | Belle Vue | 9.05 |
Martin Dugard | Oxford | 8.94 |
Arena Essex
Belle Vue
Bradford
Coventry
Cradley Heath
Eastbourne
Ipswich
King's Lynn
Oxford
Poole
Reading
Swindon
Wolverhampton