1994 British League Division Three

1994 British League Division Three
LeagueBritish League
Season1994
ChampionsBerwick Bandits
IndividualAndy Howe
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)
British League (Div 2)

The 1994 British League Division Three was the third tier/division of British speedway. It was also the final season of the British League before a restructure of the sport.[1][2]

Summary

Four new teams entered the league; the first was Cleveland Bays, who shared Cleveland Park Stadium with division 2 parent club Middlesbrough Bears. The second was the Hi-Edge Hitmen, co-promoted by former England rider Chris Morton and based at Buxton Raceway.[3] The other two teams were teams that would race on tracks that were formerly training circuits; Scottish team Linlithgow Lightning based at Heathersfield Stadium,[4][5] and Iwade Kent Crusaders, who would later withdraw from the league at the end of July.[6]

The title was won by Berwick Bandits. [7][8]

Final league table

[9]

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Berwick Bandits 10 7 1 2 443 329 15 5 20
2 Cleveland Bays 10 6 1 3 420 356 13 3 16
3 Stoke Potters 10 6 0 4 389 379 12 3 15
4 Linlithgow Lightning 10 4 0 6 390 386 8 3 11
5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 10 4 0 6 350 419 8 1 9
6 Hi-Edge Hitmen 10 2 0 8 324 447 4 0 4

Iwade Kent Crusaders withdrew.

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away CB BER HI LL MIL STO
Cleveland Bays 39–39 50–26 44–34 48–30 53–25
Berwick Bandits 47–30 60–18 54–24 48–27 43–33
Hi-Edge Hitmen 32–46 45–33 39–38 36–41 36–41
Linlithgow Lightning 45–33 36–41 51–27 52–26 43–34
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 41–37 37–41 46–29 40–38 37–39
Stoke Potters 37–40 40–37 41–36 48–29 51–25
Source: [10]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Riders' Championship

Andy Howe won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 1 October at Long Eaton Stadium.[11]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Andy Howe Cleveland 14
2 Kevin Little Berwick 13
3 Colin Earl Cleveland 12
4 Ade Hoole Stoke 10
5 Anthony Barlow Berwick 10
6 Stuart Coleman Linlithgow 9
7 Michael Lowrie Berwick 9
8 Andre Compton Buxton (Hi-Edge) 9
9 Craig Taylor Berwick 7
10 Paul Gould Cleveland 6
11 Martin Cobbin Mildenhall 5
12 Peter Johnson Cleveland 5
13 Gary Sweet Mildenhall 3
14 Dean Felton Buxton (Hi-Edge) 3
15 Grant Blackie Linlithgow 2
16 Sean Naylor Buxton (Hi-Edge) 1
17 Simon Wolstenholme Mildenhall 0

Teams and averages

Berwick

  • Glyn Taylor 9.79
  • David Nagel 8.50
  • Michael Lowrie 8.50
  • William Beveridge 8.27
  • Anthony Barlow 8.20
  • Kevin Little 8.13
  • Gareth Martin 7.66
  • David Meldrum 2.67

Buxton (Hi-Edge)

  • Dean Felton 7.71
  • Richard Webb 6.42
  • Lee Dicken 6.13
  • Jamie Isherwood 4.84
  • Scott Donovan 4.48
  • Carl Checketts 4.44
  • Shawn Venables 4.36
  • Sean Naylor 3.50
  • Steve Mitchell 1.60
  • Steve Crockett 1.14

Cleveland

  • Colin Earl 10.31
  • Jason Handley 9.67
  • Andy Howe 8.28
  • Peter Johnson 7.20
  • Jonathan Swales 6.38
  • Brian Turner 4.36
  • Tony Howe 3.87

Iwade (withdrew from league)

  • Kevin Teager 7.20
  • Jason Green 5.33
  • Dean Chapman 5.00
  • Mark Fordham 4.00
  • Nathan Gaymer 4.00
  • David Mason 3.20

Linlithgow

  • Geoff Powell 9.40
  • Paul Gould 8.72
  • Peter Scully 6.50
  • Brian Mercer 6.33
  • Grant Blackie 6.22
  • Stuart Coleman 5.45
  • Neil Hewitt 5.21
  • Paul Taylor 2.92

Mildenhall

  • Simon Wolstenholme 9.03
  • Gary Sweet 6.98
  • Peter Boast 6.00
  • Martin Cobbin 5.84
  • Dean Garrod 5.82
  • Steve Battle 5.18
  • Tony Kingsbury 5.09
  • Carl Johnson 4.69
  • Sid Cooper 2.75

Stoke

  • Chris Cobby 10.40
  • Andre Compton 8.13
  • Craig Taylor 7.41
  • Ade Hoole 7.35
  • Colin Thorpe 6.88
  • Gary O'Hare 5.85
  • Scott Kirton 5.14
  • Rob Horner 5.09
  • Paul Macklin 2.75
  • Drew Wheeldon 2.74

See also

References

  1. ^ "1996 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "A-Z of averages" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Buxton Speedway is under Orders". Manchester Evening News. 13 July 1994. Retrieved 27 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Linlithgow - Heathersfield Stadium". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  5. ^ "New track". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 25 June 1994. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1994 tables". Speedway GB.
  7. ^ "1994 tables". Speedway GB.
  8. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Table". Speedway Archives.
  10. ^ "1994 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Howe races home". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 October 1994. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.