1995 Academy League

1995 Academy League
LeagueAcademy League
Season1995
ChampionsBerwick Bandits
Knockout CupBerwick Bandits
IndividualKevin Little
Division/s above1995 Premier League

The 1995 Academy League was the second tier/division of British speedway. It was effectively the same division of teams that had competed in the 1994 British League Division 3 but was renamed because the British League Division 1 and 2 had merged.[1]

Summary

Iwade speedway returned under a new promotion and new team name of Sittingbourne Crusaders.[2] Cleveland Bays withdrew during the season and their results were expunged.

The title was won by Berwick Bandits who had also won the previous season's Division 3 title.[3][4]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Berwick Bandits 12 10 0 2 683 419 20 6 26
2 Stoke Potters 12 9 0 3 605 526 18 4 22
3 Hi-Edge Hitmen 12 7 0 5 575 572 14 3 17
4 Sittingbourne Crusaders 12 7 0 5 555 590 14 3 17
5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 12 5 0 7 544 563 10 3 13
6 Linlithgow Lightning 12 2 0 10 513 614 4 2 6
7 Devon Demons 12 2 0 10 513 614 4 2 6

Cleveland Bays withdrew.

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away CB BER DEV HI LL MIL SIT STO
Cleveland Bays n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Berwick Bandits n/a 71–24 68–27 71–24 64–31 63–32 61–35
Devon Demons n/a 44–52 47–49 66–30 40–56 54–42 44–51
Hi-Edge Hitmen 48–48 52–48 62–34 53–43 50–46 62–34 41–54
Linlithgow Lightning 58–38 42–53 70–25 43–50 46–50 32–62 80–0
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 56–40 18–36 57–39 52–44 66–30 46–50 42–65
Sittingbourne Crusaders n/a 39–56 61–35 56–40 55–40 50–45 49–47
Stoke Potters n/a 53–42 69–27 49–47 63–33 60–47 70–25
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Academy League Knockout Cup

The 1995 Academy League Knockout Cup was the 28th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.[6]

It was only the tier two competition because the Division 1 & 2 had merged, this meant that the newly formed Academy League was tier two of British speedway at the time. Berwick Bandits were awarded the Cup following a first leg final victory, Stoke did not hold the second leg due to rain.

First round

Dates Team one Team two Scores
21/05, 04/06 Mildenhall Sittingbourne 62-47, 51–56
28/05, 03/06 Linlithgow Berwick 45-52, 39–69
01/06, 15/06 Devon Stoke 45-61, 33–73

Semi final

Dates Team one Team two Scores
29/07, 01/10 Stoke Mildenhall 60-47, 65–42
23/00, 14/10 Berwick Buxton 66-44, 48–52

Final

First Leg

21 October [7] Berwick Bandits
Gareth Martin 13
Darren Pearson 12
Chris Readshaw 10
Kevin Little 9
William Beveridge 6
Peter Johnson 6
David Meldrum 1 		63–42 Stoke Potters
Chris Cobby 16
Glyn Taylor 11
Colin Earl 5
Colin Thorpe 4
Lee Dicken 3
Drew Wheeldon 0
Stephen Read 0
Ade Hoole R/R 		Berrington Lough Stadium

Second Leg

26 October Stoke Potters not held–(rain) Berwick Bandits Loomer Road Stadium

Riders' Championship

Kevin Little won the Riders' Championship, held on 2 September at Long Eaton Stadium.[8]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Kevin Little Berwick 15
2 Chris Cobby Stoke 14
3 Andre Compton Hi-Edge Buxton 13
4 Roger Horspool Mildenhall 12
5 Paul Gould Berwick 11
6 Gareth Martin Berwick 8
7 Greg Daniels Devon 7
8 David Mason Sittingbourne 7
9 Simon Wolstenholme Mildenhall 7
10 Neil Hewitt Linlithgow 6
11 Ade Hoole Stoke 6
12 Dean Chapman Sittingbourne 5
13 Andy Howe Cleveland 4
14 Mike Bowden Devon 2
15 Paul Taylor Linlithgow 1
16 Richard Webb Hi-Edge Buxton 1
17 Anthony Reason (res) 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Academy made up of eight". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 18 March 1995. Retrieved 3 November 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "1995 league tables". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ "1997 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ^ "1995 Academy League Knockout Cup Final". Speedway GB.
  7. ^ "1995 season results" (PDF). British Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Horspool comes fourth". Cambridge Daily News. 4 September 1995. Retrieved 23 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.