League | British League |
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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) |
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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
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3 3 2 3 3 | 14 |
2 |
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2 1 2 3 3 | 11+4 |
3 |
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1 2 3 2 3 | 11+3 |
4 |
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3 1 3 2 2 | 11+2 |
5 |
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3 2 0 3 3 | 11+1 |
6 |
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0 3 3 3 2 | 11+0 |
7 |
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2 3 3 TX 2 | 10 |
8 |
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1 0 2 2 2 | 7 |
9 |
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3 2 0 0 1 | 6 |
10 |
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2 0 1 1 1 | 5 |
11 |
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0 0 1 2 1 | 4 |
12 |
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2 2 0 0 0 | 4 |
13 |
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0 3 0 0 1 | 4 |
14 |
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1 1 1 1 0 | 4 |
15 |
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1 1 1 0 0 | 3 |
16 |
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0 0 2 1 0 | 3 |
17 |
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1 | 1 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Wolverhampton | 10.25 |
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Oxford | 10.24 |
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Reading | 10.04 |
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Bradford | 9.50 |
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Swindon | 9.49 |
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Cradley Heath | 9.41 |
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Wolverhampton | 9.36 |
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Poole | 9.26 |
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Belle Vue | 9.05 |
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Oxford | 8.94 |
Arena Essex
Belle Vue
Bradford
Coventry
Cradley Heath
Eastbourne
Ipswich
King's Lynn
Oxford
Poole
Reading
Swindon
Wolverhampton
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) |
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]
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|
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 |
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3 3 2 3 3 | 14 |
2 |
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2 1 2 3 3 | 11+4 |
3 |
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1 2 3 2 3 | 11+3 |
4 |
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3 1 3 2 2 | 11+2 |
5 |
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3 2 0 3 3 | 11+1 |
6 |
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0 3 3 3 2 | 11+0 |
7 |
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2 3 3 TX 2 | 10 |
8 |
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1 0 2 2 2 | 7 |
9 |
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3 2 0 0 1 | 6 |
10 |
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2 0 1 1 1 | 5 |
11 |
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0 0 1 2 1 | 4 |
12 |
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2 2 0 0 0 | 4 |
13 |
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0 3 0 0 1 | 4 |
14 |
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1 1 1 1 0 | 4 |
15 |
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1 1 1 0 0 | 3 |
16 |
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0 0 2 1 0 | 3 |
17 |
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1 | 1 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Wolverhampton | 10.25 |
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Oxford | 10.24 |
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Reading | 10.04 |
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Bradford | 9.50 |
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Swindon | 9.49 |
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Cradley Heath | 9.41 |
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Wolverhampton | 9.36 |
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Poole | 9.26 |
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Belle Vue | 9.05 |
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Oxford | 8.94 |
Arena Essex
Belle Vue
Bradford
Coventry
Cradley Heath
Eastbourne
Ipswich
King's Lynn
Oxford
Poole
Reading
Swindon
Wolverhampton