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1993 British League Division Two season 
Summary
The 1993 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]
| League | British League Division Two |
|---|---|
| No. of competitors | 11 |
| Champions | Glasgow Tigers |
| Knockout Cup | Glasgow Tigers |
| Individual | Gary Allan |
| Fours | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Highest average | Jason Crump |
| Division/s above | British League (Div 1) |
Summary edit
The title was won by the Glasgow Tigers.[2]
Final table edit
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Glasgow Tigers | 40 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 74 |
| 2 | Long Eaton Invaders | 40 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 63 |
| 3 | Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 61 |
| 4 | Swindon Robins | 40 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 60 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 40 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Newcastle Diamonds | 40 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough Bears | 40 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 50 |
| 8 | Rye House Rockets | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Sheffield Tigers | 40 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Exeter Falcons | 40 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 23 |
British League Division Two Knockout Cup edit
The 1993 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 26th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition.[3]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/05 | Peterborough | 79-29 | Oxford |
| 09/05 | Newcastle | 57-50 | Edinburgh |
| 07/05 | Edinburgh | 61-47 | Newcastle |
| 05/05 | Long Eaton | 80-28 | Sheffield |
| 29/04 | Sheffield | 45-63 | Long Eaton |
| 14/04 | Oxford | 49-58 | Peterborough |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/08 | Rye House | 64-43 | Peterborough |
| 13/08 | Peterborough | 72-36 | Rye House |
| 01/07 | Middlesbrough | 51-57 | Glasgow |
| 30/06 | Long Eaton | 53-54 | Edinburgh |
| 21/06 | Exeter | 57-51 | Swindon |
| 20/06 | Edinburgh | 60-48 | Long Eaton |
| 20/06 | Glasgow | 70-38 | Middlesbrough |
| 19/06 | Swindon | 60-48 | Exeter |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/10 | Peterborough | 55-53 | Glasgow |
| 03/10 | Glasgow | 73-35 | Peterborough |
| 07/08 | Swindon | 61-47 | Edinburgh |
| 06/08 | Edinburgh | 60-48 | Swindon |
Final edit
First leg
Second leg
| Glasgow Tigers Mick Powell 15 Róbert Nagy 13 Nigel Crabtree 10 David Walsh 10 James Grieves 9 Jesper Olsen 4 David Nagel 3 | 64 – 44 | Swindon Robins |
|---|---|---|
| [5] |
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–98.
Riders' Championship edit
Gary Allan won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 25 September at the Norfolk Arena.[6]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gary Allan |
3 2 3 3 2 | 13+3 |
| 2 |  Mick Poole |
2 3 2 3 3 | 13+2 |
| 3 | Tony Langdon |
3 2 3 3 1 | 12+3 |
| 4 |  Paul Thorp |
2 1 3 3 3 | 12+2 |
| 5 |  Jan Staechmann |
3 2 3 1 3 | 12+1 |
| 6 | Jason Crump |
2 3 r 2 2 | 9 |
| 7 |  Robert Nagy |
3 r 1 1 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Jens Rasmussen (res) |
2 1 2 2 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Martin Goodwin |
0 3 2 r 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Carr |
1 0 2 2 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Neil Collins |
1 3 1 1 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Daz Sumner |
0 2 1 0 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Les Collins |
0 0 0 2 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Nigel Crabtree |
1 1 0 1 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Kenny McKinna |
1 1 0 0 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Mark Simmonds |
0 0 1 0 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mark Thorpe |
- - - - - | 0 |
- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Fours edit
Edinburgh Monarchs won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 25 July.[7]
Final
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edinburgh | 22 | Collins L 7, McKinna 6, Coles 6, Lamb 3 |
| 2 | Swindon | 20 | Allan 9, Crump 5, Rossiter 4, Leaver 2 |
| 3 | Long Eaton | 18 | Hellsen 7, Steachmann 4, Dixon 4, Collins N 3 |
| 4 | Rye House | 12 | Teurnberg 5, Goodwin 3, Rasmussen 2, O'Brien 2, Pedersen 0 |
Final leading averages edit
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Crump | Swindon | 10.50 |
| Róbert Nagy | Glasgow | 10.18 |
| Jan Stæchmann | Long Eaton | 10.16 |
| Paul Thorp | Newcastle | 9.90 |
| Neil Collins | Long Eaton | 9.60 |
| Mark Thorpe | Newcastle | 9.28 |
| Shane Bowes | Glasgow | 8.99 |
| Tony Langdon | Oxford | 8.99 |
| Gary Allan | Swindon | 8.93 |
| Mick Poole | Peterborough | 8.90 |
Riders & final averages edit
Edinburgh
- Michael Coles 8.57
- Kenny McKinna 8.25
- Les Collins 8.12
- Vesa Ylinen 7.43
- Scott Lamb 6.96
- Kevin Little 6.29
- Sean Courtney 5.77
- Peter Scully 5.68
- Mike Lewthwaite 5.33
- Stewart McDonald 3.53
Exeter
- Richard Green 7.97
- Gordon Kennett 6.93
- Paul Fry 6.88
- Mark Simmonds 6.01
- Scott Pegler 5.57
- Tommy Palmer 5.52
- Frank Smart 4.91
- David Steen 4.76
- Václav Verner 4.59
- Ian Humphreys 2.73
- Graeme Gordon 1.22
Glasgow
- Robert Nagy 10.18
- Shane Bowes 8.99
- Nigel Crabtree 8.12
- David Walsh 7.75
- Mick Powell 7.43
- James Grieves 6.72
- Jesper Olsen 6.29
- David Nagel 4.43
Long Eaton
- Jan Stæchmann 10.16
- Neil Collins 9.60
- Carl Blackbird 8.08
- Martin Dixon 7.79
- David Blackburn 7.51
- Richard Hellsen 7.15
- Mike Hampson 5.68
- Steve Johnston 5.64
- Nigel Sparshott 4.58
- Ade Hoole 4.52
- Ian Barney 1.70
Middlesbrough
- Steve Regeling 7.75
- Brett Saunders 7.60
- Daz Sumner 7.44
- Mike Smith 6.53
- Paul Pickering 6.46
- Mark Courtney 6.23
- Wayne Carter 6.15
- Duncan Chapman 4.95
- Chris Readshaw 4.07
- Stuart Swales 3.38
Newcastle
- Paul Thorp 9.90
- Mark Thorpe 9.28
- Garry Stead 7.17
- Richard Juul 5.62
- Scott Robson 5.58
- Stuart Parnaby 5.24
- Phil Jeffrey 4.67
- Stuart Robson 4.35
- Andre Compton 1.10
Oxford
- Tony Langdon 8.99
- Alan Grahame 7.05
- David Smart 6.97
- Andy Meredith 6.35
- Spencer Timmo 5.66
- Rene Madsen 5.53
- Mark Blackbird 5.33
- David Clarke 4.87
- Chris Cobby 4.55
- Andy Hackett .4.41
- Paul Blackbird 4.29
- Gary Sweet 3.30
Peterborough
- Mick Poole 8.90
- Alan Mogridge 7.29
- Eric Monaghan 7.29
- Paul Hurry 7.04
- Rod Colquhoun 6.84
- Hans Clausen 6.72
- Ronni Pedersen 6.56
- Jason Gage 6.51
- Kieran McCullagh 5.44
- Scott Kirton 4.94
Rye House
- Martin Goodwin 8.23
- Jens Rasmussen 8.04
- Jan Pedersen 7.33
- Lawrence Hare 7.11
- Darren Spicer 6.93
- Mikael Teurnberg 6.30
- Trevor O'Brien 5.31
- Paul Whittaker 5.05
- Martin Cobbin 4.43
- Chris Young 3.06
Sheffield
- Roman Matousek 8.58
- Peter Carr 8.57
- Chris Morton 6.66
- Louis Carr 5.91
- David Blackburn 5.86
- Rene Aas 5.66
- Rob Woffinden 5.06
- Glyn Taylor 4.95
- Steve Knott 4.93
- Dean Child 3.72
- Steve Cope 2.80
- Will Beveridge 2.28
Swindon
- Jason Crump 10.50
- Gary Allan 8.93
- Alun Rossiter 7.40
- Gary Chessell 6.60
- Nigel Leaver 6.16
- Glenn Cunningham 6.01
- Steve Camden 4.72
- Steve Masters 3.56
- Andy Mountain 2.67
- Martin Willis 2.40
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "1993 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "1993 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Tigers pounce on double". Paisley Daily Express. 19 October 1993. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Speedway". Sunday Mirror. 26 September 1993. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Invaders can't take the heat". Derby Evening Telegraph. 26 July 1993. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.