1992 British League season
LeagueBritish League
ChampionsReading Racers
No. of competitors13
Knockout CupBradford Dukes
IndividualJoe Screen
Highest averageSam Ermolenko
Division/s belowBritish 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]

Summary

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.

Final table

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

British League Knockout Cup

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
10/07Belle Vue57-33Coventry
06/07Reading56-34Oxford
16/08Kings Lynn48-40Ipswich
25/07Coventry51-39Belle Vue
10/07Oxford45-45Reading
03/06Poole49-41Cradley Heath
04/06Ipswich56-33Kings Lynn
25/04Cradley Heath54-36Poole

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
24/07Belle Vue47-43Ipswich
10/09Ipswich39-51Belle Vue
29/07Cradley Heath56-34Arena Essex
17/10Arena Essex49-41Cradley Heath
24/07Eastbourne48-42Bradford
10/10Bradford59-31Eastbourne
26/10Wolverhampton50-40Swindon
24/10Swindon43-47Wolverhampton

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
17/10Bradford61-29Belle Vue
18/10Belle Vue54-35Bradford
07/10Reading55-35Cradley Heath
22/10Cradley Heath45-44Reading

Final

First leg

Second leg

Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.

Riders' Championship

Joe Screen won the British League Riders' Championship. It was the held at Odsal Stadium on 3 October.[5]

Pos.RiderHeat ScoresTotal
1England Joe Screen3 3 2 3 314
2Sweden Per Jonsson2 1 2 3 311+4
3England Gary Havelock1 2 3 2 311+3
4England Marvyn Cox3 1 3 2 211+2
5Australia Leigh Adams3 2 0 3 311+1
6England Simon Wigg0 3 3 3 211+0
7Denmark Hans Nielsen2 3 3 TX 210
8Hungary Róbert Nagy1 0 2 2 27
9Denmark Brian Karger3 2 0 0 16
10United States Sam Ermolenko2 0 1 1 15
11Denmark John Jørgensen0 0 1 2 14
12Sweden Henka Gustafsson2 2 0 0 04
13United States Greg Hancock0 3 0 0 14
14Sweden Peter Nahlin1 1 1 1 04
15England Martin Dugard1 1 1 0 03
16Sweden Tony Rickardsson0 0 2 1 03
17England Darren Pearson (res)11
  • ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired

Final leading averages

Rider Team Average
United States Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton10.25
Denmark Hans NielsenOxford10.24
Sweden Per JonssonReading10.04
England Gary HavelockBradford9.50
Australia Leigh AdamsSwindon9.49
United States Greg HancockCradley Heath9.41
United States Ronnie CorreyWolverhampton9.36
England Marvyn CoxPoole9.26
England Joe ScreenBelle Vue9.05
England Martin DugardOxford8.94

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Belle Vue

Bradford

Coventry

Cradley Heath

Eastbourne

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Oxford

Poole

Reading

Swindon

Wolverhampton

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "1992 league tables". Speedway GB.
  4. ↑ "1992 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. ↑ "Speedway". Western Daily Press. 5 October 1992. Retrieved 6 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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